Dinamo finished the previous season on the 6th place in Liga I and missed a qualification for a European competition for the first time since 1998.

After a poor start of the season, Mulțescu was sacked in September and Flavius Stoican was promoted from the second team of the club.

Dinamo ended the season on the fourth spot, a position that guaranteed the qualification for the Europa League, but after the club announced to open the insolvency procedure, the Romanian Federation withdrew the rights to play in the European competition.

In the third round of the championship, on 5 August, Dinamo met Viitorul Constanţa, and failed again to win against the team owned by Gheorghe Hagi.

Dinamo could not find the way to a win neither in the next game, against newly promoted Corona Braşov, a team without a point after four matches.

[4] Dinamo hadn't won by such margins for eight years, since a game against FCM Bacău played in September 2005.

After three weeks without games, due to the national team's matches, Dinamo travelled on 13 September to Târgu Jiu, to meet Pandurii.

Cristian Bălgrădean was the hero for Dinamo, saving a penalty, in the 53rd minute, and other big chances missed by Petrolul.

[7] But in the 89th minute, the defence could not stop Juan Albin who scored the equalising goal, and the game ended in a draw.

After the draw against Petrolul, Gheorghe Mulțescu was sacked, the owner reproaching the poor results, Dinamo managing to win only two games from the first eight played.

[8] The same day when Mulțescu was sacked, his place was taken by Flavius Stoican, head coach from the second Dinamo team.

In the first championship game with Stoican as manager, Dinamo came from behind at Galați, against Oțelul, and won 2–1 with goals scored by Dragoș Grigore and Dorin Rotariu.

Dinamo faced Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț at home and took an early lead, after Steven Thicot's first goal for the Bucharest squad.

[11] On 24 November, when the head coach Flavius Stoican celebrated his 37th birthday, Dinamo won the game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.

The home team scored through a penalty transformed by Liviu Antal, but George Țucudean equalised in the second half.

[13] The spring season started badly for Dinamo who failed to beat at home Viitorul Constanța.

First, Ionuț Cioinac, who made his debut for Dinamo, scored an own goal, then he brought down an opponent in the box and Larie put Viitorul ahead from the penalty spot.

On 1 March, Dinamo played at Steaua and led after a goal scored by Dragoș Grigore from a penalty in the 58th minute.

Valentin Lazăr scored the only goal of the game and Dinamo climbed to the fourth position in Liga I for the first time this season.

Kamil Bilinski scored twice for Dinamo, his first goals since he was transferred from Žalgiris Vilnius, but Pandurii won in the end 3–2.

On 27 March, Dinamo were outwitted and outclassed as they were heavily beaten by their biggest rivals, Steaua, 5–2, in the first leg of the Romanian Cup semifinals.

After this game, Dinamo descended a place in the Liga I standings, ending the month of March on the fifth position.

The good round of results continued, Dinamo managing to win for the fourth consecutive time in the championship.

The winning streak ended abruptly when Dinamo lost against a side that fights against relegation, FC Brașov.

Dinamo failed to defeat on the own stadium against CFR for the fifth consecutive season, the Railwaymen winning four games and drawing the fifth.

In the second half, Dinamo earned a penalty after a foul by Stojkov against Bărboianu, but Lazăr missed.

Despite finishing fourth, Dinamo haven't qualify for Europa League after the decision from the Romanian Federation to withdraw the club's licence because of the insolvency procedures.