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Romanianational football team record

336
Wins
194
Draws
241
Defeats

771 matches, 1919 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1607, 81st in the world

Romania have played 771 internationals since 1919: 336 wins, 194 draws and 241 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Yugoslavia, with 38 meetings. Their biggest win is 9–0 against Finland in World Cup qualifying on 14 October 1973.

Romania's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7713361942411244–99244%
Competitive41519899118712–48648%
Friendlies35613895123532–50639%
At home3221916962646–31859%
Away360113102145469–54431%
Neutral venues89322334129–13036%

Record against every opponent

Romania have played 89 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Yugoslavia381751659–631983
Greece361710972–412022
Poland361415755–592026
Bulgaria34187970–492024
Czechoslovakia29671634–631993
Turkey27147649–252026
Israel24127536–242023
Hungary22571024–452015
France18351016–272016
Italy18251115–352015
Spain1856719–282019
Albania17113341–102016
Cyprus17124145–142025
East Germany1653823–291988
Germany15231019–412021
Netherlands1513113–322024
Norway1557317–142020
Switzerland1565419–222023
Lithuania14130127–92024
Belgium1352614–182024
Finland1394030–52022
Slovakia1356221–152026
Sweden1333713–252026
Austria1235414–142025
England1236310–112021
Russia1242615–182016
Denmark1144318–152017
Portugal114259–112000
Bosnia940516–122026
Georgia953121–72026
Northern Ireland92439–92024
Slovenia933314–122022
Belarus853017–82023
Faroe Islands880026–22019
Armenia751115–42021
Liechtenstein761030–12024
Montenegro72236–72022
North Macedonia751114–72021
Serbia71246–142018
Ukraine741217–102024
Andorra660021–12023
Argentina61235–82014
Egypt63219–71991
Luxembourg660021–12011
Scotland62226–82004
Wales641111–82026
Algeria51227–82014
Croatia50143–82009
Iceland531111–22021
Moldova550017–32025
Peru52218–61993
Ireland51222–42004
San Marino550022–32025
Uruguay51223–82012
Azerbaijan440012–11999
Colombia42116–42024
Estonia43017–22013
Kosovo42205–02024
Latvia44009–02008
USA42114–41994
Brazil30032–62011
Chile3–2 (2017), 3–2 (2018)22006–42018
China4–2 (1984), 1–0 (1984)22005–21984
Cuba3–3 (1938), 1–2 (1938)20114–51938
Czech Republic0–1 (2004), 2–0 (2005)21012–12005
DR Congo1–1 (1967), 1–1 (2016)20202–22016
Iran2–2 (1976), 0–0 (1977)20202–21977
Kazakhstan0–0 (2016), 3–1 (2017)21103–12017
Malta4–0 (2019), 1–0 (2019)22005–02019
Mexico2–0 (1992), 2–0 (1993)22004–01993
Morocco4–0 (1962), 1–3 (1962)21015–31962
Nigeria2–0 (1994), 3–0 (2005)22005–02005
Paraguay3–2 (1998), 0–2 (2011)21013–42011
Australia3–2 (2013)11003–22013
Bolivia3–0 (1994)11003–01994
Cameroon1–2 (1990)10011–21990
Canada0–3 (2025)10010–32025
Ecuador0–3 (1993)10010–31993
Honduras3–0 (2010)11003–02010
Hong Kong4–2 (2001)11004–22001
Iraq1–1 (1986)10101–11986
Ivory Coast1–2 (2005)10011–22005
Japan1–1 (2003)10101–12003
Jordan0–1 (2001)10010–12001
South Korea2–1 (1994)11002–11994
Trinidad and Tobago4–0 (2013)11004–02013
Tunisia1–1 (1998)10101–11998
Turkmenistan4–0 (2012)11004–02012
UAE1–2 (1996)10011–21996

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v FinlandWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 19739–0 for Romania
  2. v LiechtensteinWorld Cup qualifying, 29 Mar 19978–0 for Romania
  3. at LiechtensteinWorld Cup qualifying, 6 Sept 19978–1 for Romania
  4. v GreeceBalkan Cup, 25 May 19308–1 for Romania
  5. at LuxembourgEuro qualifying, 16 Oct 20027–0 for Romania

Heaviest defeats

  1. at HungaryBalkan Cup, 6 Jun 19480–9 for Romania
  2. at GermanyFriendly, 16 Aug 19420–7 for Romania
  3. at GermanyFriendly, 14 Jul 19403–9 for Romania
  4. at SwitzerlandEuro qualifying, 24 May 19671–7 for Romania
  5. at SwedenFriendly, 1 Sept 19351–7 for Romania

Latest results

  1. v SwedenNations League, 5 Oct 20260–1 for Romania
  2. at PolandNations League, 2 Oct 20260–6 for Romania
  3. v BosniaNations League, 28 Sept 20262–4 for Romania
  4. at SwedenNations League, 25 Sept 20261–2 for Romania
  5. v WalesFriendly, 6 Jun 20262–1 for Romania
  6. at GeorgiaFriendly, 2 Jun 20261–1 for Romania
  7. at SlovakiaFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–2 for Romania
  8. at TurkeyWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20260–1 for Romania
  9. v San MarinoWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20257–1 for Romania
  10. at BosniaWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Nov 20251–3 for Romania

Romania's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1919: 1429End of 1922: 1441End of 1923: 1423End of 1924: 1395End of 1925: 1407End of 1926: 1457End of 1927: 1430End of 1928: 1430End of 1929: 1451End of 1930: 1459End of 1931: 1547End of 1932: 1489End of 1933: 1528End of 1934: 1526End of 1935: 1443End of 1936: 1472End of 1937: 1488End of 1938: 1434End of 1939: 1447End of 1940: 1450End of 1941: 1449End of 1942: 1438End of 1943: 1436End of 1945: 1432End of 1946: 1441End of 1947: 1453End of 1948: 1444End of 1949: 1468End of 1950: 1483End of 1951: 1489End of 1952: 1518End of 1953: 1512End of 1954: 1522End of 1955: 1509End of 1956: 1508End of 1957: 1539End of 1958: 1555End of 1959: 1545End of 1960: 1507End of 1961: 1539End of 1962: 1557End of 1963: 1580End of 1964: 1598End of 1965: 1607End of 1966: 1642End of 1967: 1622End of 1968: 1628End of 1969: 1659End of 1970: 1660End of 1971: 1703End of 1972: 1685End of 1973: 1697End of 1974: 1700End of 1975: 1712End of 1976: 1705End of 1977: 1718End of 1978: 1715End of 1979: 1677End of 1980: 1715End of 1981: 1655End of 1982: 1681End of 1983: 1712End of 1984: 1666End of 1985: 1693End of 1986: 1748End of 1987: 1777End of 1988: 1815End of 1989: 1806End of 1990: 1748End of 1991: 1764End of 1992: 1779End of 1993: 1805End of 1994: 1873End of 1995: 1847End of 1996: 1811End of 1997: 1846End of 1998: 1871End of 1999: 1865End of 2000: 1799End of 2001: 1768End of 2002: 1755End of 2003: 1764End of 2004: 1800End of 2005: 1836End of 2006: 1861End of 2007: 1903End of 2008: 1833End of 2009: 1777End of 2010: 1722End of 2011: 1720End of 2012: 1770End of 2013: 1741End of 2014: 1810End of 2015: 1788End of 2016: 1711End of 2017: 1718End of 2018: 1783End of 2019: 1735End of 2020: 1733End of 2021: 1724End of 2022: 1662End of 2023: 1724End of 2024: 1769End of 2025: 1694End of 2026: 1607
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1924, reached on 17 October 2007. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly35613895123532–506
World Cup qualifying147763041257–153
Euro qualifying136694126242–123
Balkan Cup422171495–77
Nations League28127940–36
World Cup2185830–32
European Championship20261214–27
Cyprus International Tournament1383225–12
Inter-Allied Games30033–14
Millennium Cup31024–5
Lunar New Year Cup11002–1
Olympic Games10010–6

Top scorers

  1. 1Gheorghe Hagi27
  2. 2Adrian Mutu24
  3. 3Florin Răducioiu21
  4. 4Ciprian Marica17
  5. 5Viorel Moldovan16
  6. 6Dorinel Munteanu13
  7. 7Gheorghe Popescu13
  8. 8Florea Dumitrache12
  9. 9Răzvan Marin11
  10. 10Claudiu Keșerü10

Counted from the 318 of 771 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Romania play their first international?

On 24 June 1919, a 0–4 defeat against France in the Inter-Allied Games.

What is Romania's biggest win?

9–0 against Finland in World Cup qualifying on 14 October 1973.

What is Romania's heaviest defeat?

0–9 against Hungary in the Balkan Cup on 6 June 1948.

Who have Romania played the most?

Yugoslavia: 38 matches, with 17 wins, 5 draws and 16 defeats for Romania.

What is Romania's longest winning run?

8 wins in a row, from 9 October 1996 to 10 September 1997.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.