Yep! In
is corruption, while in
is just incompetence
I don't care about Rapid Bucharest as they are our rivals but they had a good European cmpign when they reached the UEFA Cup quater-finls in 2006 and where eliminated by us and the way they where destroyed was just to horrible.
First, in May, the Romanian Federation decided tht "U" Cluj is relegated for a 150.000 Euros debt, while Rapid Bucharest is relegated for a 30 milion Euros debt. So,these two teams should've gone to Liga 2 together with the last 4 placed teams in Liga 1, wich meant that the Romanian league would have 16 teams next season instead of 18 teams.
Then, "U" Cluj payed the debt and won the trial aginst the Romnin Federation and the right to play in Liga 1. So, the Romanian team would have an odd number of teams, 17. In order to solve that problem, the Romanian Federation had a "brilliant" idea - a play-off betwen the team that had absolutely no right to play in Liga 1 because of high debts (Rapid Bucharest) and the 15the placed team last season (Concordia Chiajna).
Rapid Bucharest won the play-off and stayed in Liga 1. Obviously, they had no right to play in Liga 1 as 30 milion Euros is to much debt, so Concordia Chiajna sued the Romanian Federation. The new season started in Liga 1 with Rapid Bucharest playing two rounds, but right before the 3rd round, the Swiss court decided that they have no right to play in Liga 1 and they should be relegated and replaced with Concordia Chiajna.
Now, Rapid Bucharest wanted to play in Liga 2 but the Romanian Federtion sid that the deadline for joining Liga 2 was 15th of July and Rapid must go to Liga 2!!!!! So, the same Federation that let them play in Liga 1 won't let them play in Liga 2 because they passed the deadline for joining
Also, the Romanin Federation said that if Rapid Bucharest would sue them, thn they will decide the desafiliation of the team and they will never be allowed to play again....
The situation is just dramatic
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Anyway, since the team will probably end it's existance, here is Rapid Buchrest Europen campaifn in UEFA Cup 2005 - 2006:
1st qualifuing round: Saint Julia - Rapid Bucharest 0 - 5, 0 - 5 (0 - 10 agg.)
2nd qualifying round: Rapid Buchrest - Vardar Skopje 3 - 0, 1 - 1 (4 - 1 agg.)
1st round: Feyenoord Rotterdam - Rapid Bucharest 1 - 1, 0 - 1 (1 - 2 agg.)
Group Stage: Rapid Bucharest - Rennes 2 - 0, Shaktar Donetk - Rapid Bucharest 0 - 1, Rapid Buchrest - PAOK 1 - 0, Vfb Stuttgart - Rapid Bucharest 2 - 1
Last 32: Hertha Berlin - Rapid Buchrest 0 - 1, 0 - 2 (0 - 3 agg.)
Last 16: Rapid Bucharest - Hamburger SV 2 - 0, 1 - 3 (3 - 3 agg, Rapid Bucharest won on away goals)
Quater Finals: Rapid Bucharest - Steaua Bucharest 1 - 1, 0 - 0 (1 - 1 agg, Steaua Bucharest won on away goals)