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=== 1990–2002: Post-Revolution era ===
The [[Romanian Revolution]] led the country towards a free open market and, subsequently, several players of the 1980s team left for other clubs in the West. After a short pull-back, a quick recovery followed and Steaua managed a six consecutive championship streak between [[1992–93 Divizia A|1992–93]] and [[1997–98 Divizia A|1997–98]] to equalize the 1920s performance of [[Chinezul Timișoara]]<ref>{{cite web
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| title        = Romania&nbsp;– List of Champions
| work        = [[RSSSF]]
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}}</ref> and also three more cups in 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1998–99. At an international level, the club also managed to reach the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage three years in a row between [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1994–95]] and [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]].  Other records highly regarded by the fans were the eight-year and six-month long undefeated streak in front of arch-rivals Dinamo București, which counted 19 matches in both the championship and the [[Romanian Cup]], and the 17-year and 7-month long undefeated league run at Ghencea against the same Dinamo. 
At international level, the club managed to reach the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals in 1993, when they lost on away goals to [[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp]], and also to make it to the Champions League group stage three years in a row between 1994 and 1995 and 1996–97. In 1998, the football club separated from [[CSA Steaua București|CSA Steaua]] and changed its name to ''FC Steaua București'',<ref name="ziua">{{cite news
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 |title        = Politica mineaza sportul românesc
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 |author       = Besutiu, Andrei
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}}</ref> being led by Romanian businessman Viorel Păunescu. Păunescu performed poorly as a president and soon the club was plunged into debt.<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/Sport/20015/Conducatorii-vor-plati-cu-averea-datoriile-cluburilor
 |title        = Conducatorii vor plati cu averea datoriile cluburilor
 |work         = 9am.ro
 |author1      = Petrache, Bogdan
 |author2      = Predan, Cristian
 |access-date  = 7 July 2007
 |archive-date = 8 July 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708114419/http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/Sport/20015/Conducatorii-vor-plati-cu-averea-datoriile-cluburilor
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}}</ref> [[George Becali]], another businessman, was offered the position of vice-president in the hope that Becali would invest money in the club. 
[[File:RO B Steaua 1989.jpg|thumb|left|260px|The Steaua București champion team of 1989.]]