Mihai Teja Warns FCSB Before Dinamo Bucureşti Vs Fcsb Playoff
Mihai Teja drew the sharpest line before dinamo bucureşti vs fcsb: FCSB “nu avea voie niciodată” să finish in 7th, 8th or 9th place. The derby at Arcul de Triumf on 29 May 2026 was set to decide which side reached the second preliminary round of the Conference League.
Teja’s FCSB verdict
The former coach of both clubs said there is never a favorite in a derby, but he still pointed to Dinamo’s current shape as the cleaner one. Teja said Dinamo is the more homogeneous team at the moment, while FCSB has the individual quality to decide a match at any time.
He also laid the blame for FCSB’s season on the play-out, calling it “Primul lucru rău care s-a întâmplat a fost play-out-ul.” That sequence pushed the discussion beyond one match and into the season FCSB left behind, after finishing 8th and missing the play-off.
Arcul de Triumf stakes
The match was scheduled for 20:30 on 29 May 2026, and the winner would move on to the turul 2 preliminar Conference League. That left the derby with direct European consequences, not just local bragging rights.
Teja’s own history with both clubs sharpened the read on his comments. He coached FCSB for șase luni in 2019 and left after finishing second, one point behind CFR Cluj. Before that, he worked at Dinamo as Mircea Rednic’s assistant in the 2006-2007 season, and later returned as Dinamo head coach in the 2014-2015 season.
His final point went to the standard he thinks should govern clubs of this size: “Dacă ești profesionist și mergi la FCSB, Dinamo sau Craiova, trebuie să ai ca obiectiv câștigarea unui trofeu. Altfel nu este în regulă.” For FCSB, the immediate test was simple enough: avoid letting the season end with another missed European opportunity.
