where they have had remarkable results, winning a group composed of: FC Groningen, Beveren, Boby Brno and Etar Veliko Tarnovo. The results were as follows: 2–0 against Etar, 2–0 against Beveren, 2–0 against Brno and 0–0 against Groningen. In the round of 16 nemțenii encountered FC Metz of France, in front of which they inclined at Piatra Neamț, 0–2, goals scored by Jocelyn Blanchard and Franck Meyrignac. In the championship the team did not feel so good, probably accusing their first participation in European competitions and finished 15th, at 6 points from the relegation zone. Under coach Florin Marin, "the Yellow and Blacks" had a revival in the 1996–97 season and end on the 6th place at only one point distance of the best performance equalizing. Followed two consecutive rankings in the 9th place, at the end of the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, the team being trained by: Florin Marin, Mircea Nedelcu, Nicolae Manea or Viorel Hizo. In 1999 Ceahlăul was preparing for a new European Cup participation, the same UEFA Intertoto Cup, but the 1999 season. Ceahlăul made a new good run and eliminated two teams: Ekranas (2–0 on aggregate) and Jedinstvo Bihać (5–2 on aggregate). In the third round Ceahlăul would have had a historical two matches encounter, the games for which the entire Moldavia mobilized its forces, against the titrated Italian side Juventus. This double would remain an important landmark in the history of the club, the more so as Ceahlăul gave a good "answer", 1–1 at Piatra Neamț, scored Scânteie in the 28th minute and Alessio Tacchinardi in the 58th. In Italy, on the Dino Manuzzi Stadium from Cesena, they obtained an unexpected 0–0, but not enough to qualify. In the Divizia A Ceahlăul finished on the 4th place, best performance in its entire history, 1999–2000 season, being in fact the top period of the club. This golden generation, the second after the 1993 one, had Viorel Hizo as a coach and the following players: Eugen Anghel, Costel Câmpeanu, Radu Lefter – Angelo Alistar, Cristinel Atomulesei, Adrian Baldovin, Dumitru Botez, Codruț Domșa, Costel Enache, Leontin Grozavu, Constantin Ilie, Mihai Dan Ionescu, Ovidiu Marc, Mihai Nemțanu, Gheorghe Pantazi, Dănuț Perjă, Daniel Scînteie, Adrian Solomon, Tiberiu Șerban, Tudorel Șoimaru and Lavi Hrib. In 2000 Ceahlăul entered again in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, becoming a traditional team of this competition. After a 9–4 on aggregate against Narva Trans from