1962–63 FC Dinamo București season
The 1962–63 season was Dinamo București's 14th season in Divizia A. Dinamo kept the title won in the last season. In the European Cup, Dinamo entered the preliminary round, and could not pass by Galatasaray Istanbul.
| 1962–63 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Angelo Niculescu (rounds 1–14), Traian Ionescu and Dumitru Nicolae (rounds 15–27) |
| Divizia A | 1st |
| Romanian Cup | Quarterfinals |
| European Cup | Preliminary round |
| Top goalscorer | Constantin Frățilă (9) |
Because the team was only seventh at the half of the championship, manager Angelo Niculescu was replaced by a tandem consisting of Dumitru Nicolae "Nicuşor" and Traian Ionescu.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 19 August 1962 | CSMS Iaşi | A | 2–2 |
| 2 | 26 August 1962 | Farul Constanţa | H | 0–0 |
| 3 | 2 September 1962 | Rapid București | A | 1–2 |
| 4 | 14 October 1962 | Dinamo Bacău | A | 0–0 |
| 5 | 17 October 1962 | Petrolul Ploieşti | H | 2–1 |
| 6 | 26 September 1962 | Progresul București | A | 0–0 |
| 7 | 30 September 1962 | UTA | A | 1–0 |
| 8 | 7 October 1962 | Minerul Lupeni | H | 4–2 |
| 9 | 28 October 1962 | CS Oradea | A | 3–1 |
| 10 | 9 December 1962 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | H | 4–0 |
| 11 | 11 November 1962 | Steaua București | H | 2–2 |
| 12 | 13 March 1963 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | A | 1–0 |
| 13 | 28 November 1962 | Ştiinţa Cluj | H | 0–0 |
| 14 | 2 December 1962 | Viitorul București | A | 0–1 |
| 15 | 17 March 1963 | CSMS Iaşi | H | 6–1 |
| 16 | 24 March 1963 | Farul Constanţa | A | 1–0 |
| 17 | 31 March 1963 | Rapid București | H | 1–1 |
| 18 | 7 April 1963 | Dinamo Bacău | H | 1–0 |
| 19 | 14 April 1963 | Petrolul Ploieşti | A | 1–0 |
| 20 | 21 April 1963 | Progresul București | H | 3–2 |
| 21 | 28 April 1963 | UTA | H | 4–2 |
| 22 | 19 May 1963 | Minerul Lupeni | A | 2–1 |
| 23 | 26 May 1963 | Steaua București | A | 0–0 |
| 24 | 9 June 1963 | CS Oradea | H | 4–0 |
| 25 | 30 June 1963 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | A | 0–3 |
| 26 | 7 July 1963 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | H | 0–1 |
| 27 | 14 July 1963 | Ştiinţa Cluj | A | 3–3 |
| Divizia A 1962–63 Winners |
|---|
| Dinamo București 3rd Title |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 10 April 1963 | CFR Roşiori | A | 3–1 |
| Last 16 | 15 May 1963 | Dinamo Bacău | Braşov | 6–5 |
| Quarterfinals | 27 June 1963 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Braşov | 0–2 |
European Cup
Preliminary round – first leg
| Dinamo București | 1–1 |  Galatasaray Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
Pîrcălab  71' (pen.) |
Oktay 53' |
Second leg
| Galatasaray Istanbul | 3–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Oktay 4' (pen.) Kökten 51'Kutver 78' |
Squad
Goalkeepers: Ilie Datcu (13 games/0 goals), Iuliu Uţu (17/0).
Defenders: Ilie Constantinescu (8/0), Dumitru Ivan (25/1), Ion Nunweiller (18/0), Cornel Popa (25/0).
Midfielders: Vasile Alexandru (13/1), Lică Nunweiller (22/1), Constantin Ștefan (25/0).
Forwards: Vasile Anghel (3/0), Constantin David (12/1), Haralambie Eftimie (5/3), Gheorghe Ene (19/7), Constantin Frățilă (15/9), Vasile Gergely (1/0), Nicolae Niculescu (2/0), Ion Pîrcălab (21/7), Nicolae Selymes (8/2), Ion Țîrcovnicu (24/7), Aurel Unguroiu (20/3), Iosif Varga (22/4).
Transfers
Dinamo's only transfers took place in the winter break. Vasile Gergely of Viitorul București and Nicolae Selymes from Steagul Roşu reinforced a group from which Vasile Anghel had gone to Petrolul Ploieşti and Haralambie Eftimie to Dinamo Bacau.