They missed by little the chance to play the final on their home ground, being eliminated on away goals by Steaua București after an 86-minute equaliser by Nicolae Dică, in the second leg match.
[6] Although it was almost certain that the Bosnian Blaž Slišković would be the new manager, on June 27 it was announced that the Italian Giuseppe Materazzi would take onto the team in the next season, with the goal of qualifying for the Europa League.
On June 27 it has been announced that other two key players of the previous season, Mihai Roman and Sabrin Sburlea had been transferred to Rapid București for an unofficial fee of €800,000[13] or €1.5 million by other sources.
[17] Dănuţ Coman, once the goalkeeper of the Romania national football team, and the club mutually agreed to end their contract on August 7,[18] so that he was released on free transfer.
The middle of the season saw somehow important changes in the squad, the new manager bringing four fresh new South American players: Diego Gaúcho, David Distéfano, Josías Paulo Cardoso and Juan Toloza.
[24] At the same time, the first option for the goalkeeper position until the winter break, Mihai Mincă was leaving to CFR Cluj, and three other players, Daniel Bălaşa, Laurenţiu Dumitru and Valentin Bădoi were terminating their contracts.
The last transfer of the mid-season completed under the new coach was French-born Portuguese Filipe Teixeira, landed on loan until the end of the season from Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk on February 21, 2011.
[1] It was announced near the end of the season, on May 14, that Braşov had reached an agreement with Chilean club Unión San Felipe for the transfer of Argentine midfielder Miguel Ángel González, known as El Mágico.
[25] Wearing the number 10 in San Felipe's squad, the Argentine is supposed to be the replacement of 37 years old captain player Robert Ilyes, after rumors regarding his eventual departure to the Liga I club Târgu Mureş were finally confirmed on May 15.
[26] Cristian Oroş settled a transfer to Rapid București for the next season, while coach António Conceição stated he would continue at Braşov only if the club aimed at being one of the strongest in the country.