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=== 1949–1984: CCA Golden Team ===
In 1949, ''CSCA'' won its first trophy, the [[Cupa României]], defeating [[U Cluj|CSU Cluj]] 2–1 in the final. Under the name of ''CCA'', the club managed to win three [[Liga I|Championship]] titles in a row in [[Divizia A 1951|1951]], [[Divizia A 1952|1952]] and [[Divizia A 1953|1953]], along with its first Championship–Cup [[double (association football)|double]] in 1951. During the 1950s, the so-called "CCA Golden Team" became nationally famous.<ref>Brancu, Constantin (1994), ''Din culisele supercampioanei'', Tempus, p.5–8, {{ISBN|973-95993-1-1}}</ref> In 1956, the [[Romania national football team|Romania national team]] (composed exclusively of CCA players) played [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in Belgrade and won 1–0. In the same year, CCA, coached by [[Ilie Savu]], became the first Romanian team to participate in a tournament in England, where it achieved noteworthy results against the likes of [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/gsp-special/superreportaje/foto-intiia-cucerire-a-occidentului-citeste-povestea-primei-echipe-a-stelei-care-a-facut-furori-in-europa-306381.html|title=Întîia cucerire a Occidentului!|publisher=[[Gazeta Sporturilor]]|language=ro|date=14 February 2012|access-date=21 May 2013|archive-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606145617/http://www.gsp.ro/gsp-special/superreportaje/foto-intiia-cucerire-a-occidentului-citeste-povestea-primei-echipe-a-stelei-care-a-facut-furori-in-europa-306381.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After CCA won the [[1959–60 Divizia A|1959–60]] title, they were supposed to play in the [[1960–61 European Cup]] against [[FC Hradec Králové|Spartak Hradec Králové]] who was the champion of Czechoslovakia, but as [[Romania national football team|Romania's national team]] lost with 5–0 on aggregate against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in the [[1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals]], when the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|communist authorities]] saw that Steaua had to play with the champion of Czechoslovakia in the European Cup, they withdrew the team from the competition, fearing a shameful elimination in front of the Czechoslovakians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/frf-a-interzis-doua-echipe-in-cupele-europene-de-frica-unei-eliminari-rusinoase-si-din-cauza-destrabalarii-bulevardiste-acum-altele-nu-aplica-sa-joace-in-europa-si-bulverseaza-compe-19648061|title=FRF a interzis două echipe în cupele europene de frica unei eliminări rușinoase și din cauza "destrăbălării bulevardiste", acum altele nu aplică să joace în Europa și bulversează competiția|publisher=Prosport.ro|language=Romanian|trans-title=The FRF banned two teams from the European Cups for fear of a shameful elimination and because of "boulevardist disorganization", now others are not applying to play in Europe and are disrupting the competition|date=2 May 2023|access-date=3 May 2023|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514071846/https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/frf-a-interzis-doua-echipe-in-cupele-europene-de-frica-unei-eliminari-rusinoase-si-din-cauza-destrabalarii-bulevardiste-acum-altele-nu-aplica-sa-joace-in-europa-si-bulverseaza-compe-19648061|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Steaua si Cupa Campionilor Europeni.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Steaua București squad with the UEFA European Champions Clubs' Cup in 1986.]]At the end of 1961, ''CCA'' changed its name once again to ''[[CSA Steaua București]]'' (''Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua''&nbsp;– "Army Sports Club Steaua"). The club's new name translated to ''The Star'' and was adopted because of the presence of a [[red star]], a symbol of most East European Army clubs, on its crest. A poor period of almost two decades followed in which the club claimed only three championships ([[Divizia A 1967–68|1967–68]], [[Divizia A 1975–76|1975–76]], [[Divizia A 1977–78|1977–78]]). Instead, the team won nine national cup trophies, for which matter it gained the nickname of "cup specialists".<ref>{{cite news
| url   = http://www.fcsteaua.ro/index/section/articles/article/3562
| title   = Cupa Romaniei: STEAUA&nbsp;– Otelul Galati
| work   = FCSteaua.ro
| access-date   = 27 August 2007
| archive-date   = 28 September 2007
| archive-url   = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104653/http://www.fcsteaua.ro/index/section/articles/article/3562
| url-status   = live
}}</ref> Also during this period, on 9 April 1974 Steaua's ground, [[Stadionul Steaua (1974)|Stadionul Ghencea]], was inaugurated with a friendly match against [[OFK Beograd|OFK Belgrade]].<ref name="stadium">{{cite web
| url   = http://www.stadiumguide.com/ghencea.htm
| title   = Ghencea Stadion
| work   = StadiumGuide.com
| access-date   = 10 June 2007
| archive-date   = 1 July 2007
| archive-url   = https://web.archive.org/web/20070701082655/http://www.stadiumguide.com/ghencea.htm
| url-status   = live
}}</ref> Internally, fierce rivalry with teams like [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[Petrolul Ploiești]] and [[UTA Arad]] made it more and more difficult for the military team to reach the title, the 1970s and 1980s seeing them win the title only three times under their new name (1967–68, 1975–76, 1977–78). However, during that same period, Steaua won eight National Cups (1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76 and 1978–79), ultimately being nicknamed ''the cup specialists''.
{{football squad on pitch|align = right
| GK      = [[Helmut Duckadam|'''Duckadam''']]
| RB      = [[Ștefan Iovan|'''Iovan (C)''']]
| RCB     = [[Miodrag Belodedici|'''Belodedici''']]
| LCB     = [[Adrian Bumbescu|'''Bumbescu''']]
| LB      = [[Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer)|'''Bărbulescu''']]
| RM      = [[Gavril Balint|'''Balint''']]
| RCM     = [[Lucian Bălan|'''Bălan''']]
| LCM     = [[László Bölöni|'''Bölöni''']]
| LM      = [[Mihail Majearu|'''Majearu''']]
| RCF     = [[Marius Lăcătuș|'''Lăcătuș''']]
| LCF     = [[Victor Pițurcă|'''Pițurcă''']]
| caption = [[1986 European Cup final]] starting line-up.
}}The first half of the 1980s was a very poor period for the club, as no trophies were won for six years. However, several prodigies were transferred, such as [[Helmut Duckadam]], [[Ștefan Iovan]], [[Miodrag Belodedici]], [[Marius Lăcătuș]], [[Victor Pițurcă]], [[Mihail Majearu]], [[Gavril Balint]] and [[Adrian Bumbescu]], who would set the basis for the future team. However, these years of search and frustration did no less than to foretell the amazing performances of the 1980s and 1990s.