Club: Steaua Bucharest (commonly known in professional competition as FCSB)

Season context (around 2020/21):

• FCSB is one of Romania’s historically biggest clubs (the club most commonly associated with the Steaua name in Romanian professional football).
• During the 2020/21 campaign the club competed in Romania’s Liga I (the top division) and domestic cup competitions, and aimed to challenge for the title against rivals such as CFR Cluj.
• Ownership and club direction remained influenced by high-profile owner/managerial figures in Romanian football, with an emphasis on producing attacking, entertaining football and selling talent to stronger European leagues.

Head coach: Anton Petrea

• Anton Petrea, a Romanian coach who had previously worked as an assistant at the club and elsewhere, served as FCSB’s head coach during the 2020–21 period. He took charge in 2020 and led the team through much of that season.
• Petrea’s approach favored organization, discipline and attacking transitions; he often set the team up to press and to create chances from quick combinations and set-pieces.

2020/21 season — brief summary

• League performance: FCSB mounted a title challenge and finished the 2020/21 Liga I season as one of the top sides, ending the campaign as runners-up (behind CFR Cluj).
• Domestic cup competitions: the club also competed in the Cupa României and sought to add silverware, while balancing league ambitions and player management.
• Squad management: the season saw a mixture of established club players and younger prospects; the club continued its pattern of developing talent and negotiating high-value transfers when the right offers arrived from abroad.

Key players (not exhaustive)

• Florin Tănase — club captain and one of the primary goalscoring threats (important figure for penalties and set plays).
• Florinel Coman — a pacey wide attacker who contributed in chances and goals when fit.
• Other first-team regulars around that period included a mix of domestic talent and foreign signings, with the club typically rotating and refreshing the squad across the season.

Style and tactics under Petrea

• Formation: frequently used variations of 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 to prioritize width, quick transitions and combination play through midfield.
• Defensive organization: emphasis on a compact mid-block and structured defensive transitions to limit counter-attacks.
• Offensive focus: creating overloads on the wings, using creative midfielders in the number 10 role and exploiting set-piece opportunities.

Legacy of that period

• The 2020/21 season kept FCSB among Romania’s top teams and maintained the club’s reputation for producing and selling talent. Anton Petrea’s spell contributed to short-term stability and competitive league form.
• The season reflected the club’s ongoing ambition to return to and sustain domestic dominance and to re-establish stronger runs in European competition in subsequent years.

Note: “Steaua” and “FCSB” have a complex naming/history background in Romania; professionally the team commonly referred to in international football records for this period is FCSB. The above summary focuses on the professional side coached by Anton Petrea around the 2020/21 timeframe.