Winter break
New players: Henri Siqueira-Barras -Switzerland- (FC Argeș Pitești), Mircea Rus (FCU Politehnica Timișoara), Răzvan Frițea (Universitatea Craiova), Cornel Predescu (Dinamo București), Dan Codreanu (Dinamo București), Dan Roman (Lacul Ursu Mobila Sovata), Dan Voicilă (Rulmentul Alexandria)
Left team: Cosmin Frăsinescu (Forex Brașov), Răzvan Pădurețu (mijlocaș, Unirea Urziceni), Dănuț Mitruc (Cetatea Suceava), Alexandru Vagner (FC Baia-Mare), Dinu Sânmărtean (FC Săcele), Alexandru Păcurar (Pandurii Târgu-Jiu), Sandu Negrean (Universitatea Cluj), Cristian Ciubotariu (Sportul Studențesc București)

New players: Robert Tufiși (Inter Gaz București), László Sepsi (Stade Rennais FC), Dănuț Mitruc (Politehnica Iași), Dinu Sânmărtean (Thrasivoulos, Greece), Sergiu Costea (Dinamo II București) , Radu Mărginean (CFR Cluj-Napoca), Vilmoș Stoica (Gaz metan Mediaș), Levente Pereș (Gaz metan Mediaș), Sead Bruncević (CFR Cluj-Napoca), Robert Roszel (CFR Cluj-Napoca), Dorel Zaharia (Unirea Urziceni), Flavius Băd (FCU Politehnica Timișoara)
Left team: Sabin Pâglișan (free player), Sergiu Mândrean (Pandurii Târgu-Jiu), Alin Chibulcutean (Pandurii Târgu-Jiu), Alin Rus (Pandurii Târgu-Jiu), Dorian Arbănaș (Sheriff Tiraspol), Jozsef Lörincz (Dunărea Galați), Sandu Borș (Gloria Bistrița II), Alexandru Păcurar (Dinamo București), Răzvan Pădurețu (Dinamo București), Daniel Iftodi (FC Botoșani), Florin Pelecaci (Unirea Urziceni), Rareș Stan (Universitatea Cluj), Sorin Oncică (FCM UTA Arad), Andrei Bozeșan (Forex Brașov), Dan Predica (Dacia Unirea Brăila), Cătălin Bucur (fourth league from Germany), Răzvan Radu (Dunărea Galați), Vasile Prodan (Pandurii Târgu-Jiu), Florin Măjer (Oțelul Galați), Adrian Borza ("U" Cluj)

Gloria Bistrita is the team which invested the least in the squad, just 7.000 dollars, but even so the team of Sabau is on 5th place in this moment.

Călin Albuț (26-year-old): He is the single player who belongs 100% to Bistrita. He also played at Baia-Mare. Price for acquisition: 7.000 dollars;

Dan Matei (26-year-old): He came from "U" Cluj, when he was young, but just Sabau had trust in him and kept him in the squad. Till then, he was loaned to ISCT, in Liga 2. Price for acquisition: 0;

Octavian Abrudan (23-year-old): Was brought for free from "U" Cluj. He is the son of vice-president of Romanian FA, Patritiu Abrudan. Price for acquisition: 0;

Gabriel Mureșan (25-year-old): He started his career at Gloria, being junior, but was sent to Mobila Sovata, in Liga 3, from where Sabau took him at Medias for 3.000 dollars. At Bistrita came as free player, and after three months Dinamo offered for him 350.000 dollars. Price for acquisition: 0;

Laszlo Sepsi (21-year-old): When he was 17-year-old he was playing titular at Gaz metan Medias, Sabau being his trainer then, but he went for one year to Rennes. Sepsi is the single player of Gloria who was selected at national team, being titular in youth team of Romania. Last Summer he was refused by Dinamo and Rapid. Price for acquisition: 0;

Mircea Rus (29-year-old): He was dismissed from CFR by Aurel Sunda, after promotion in first league, then by Poli Timisoara, after Olaroiu went to Steaua. He looked for a team abroad, but in the end he came at Gloria, as free player. Price for acquisition: 0;

Radu Mărginean (24-year-old): He is loaned from CFR Cluj, team which is paying his contract. He came at Gloria after a pause of one year, caused by a serious injury during the match from Intertoto, CFR - Athletic Bilbao. Price for acquisition: 0;

Adrian Nalați (24-year-old): After an adventure of three years in Italy, at Arrezo, Perugia and Isernia, he returned at Gloria in 2004, but he was forgotten at second team, the place from where he was taken by Sabau. Price for acquisition: 0;

Robert Roszel (24-year-old): He was brought from Olimpia Satu-Mare, but was ceded to CFR in 2004. He was loaned from CFR in last Summer. Four years ago, Mircea Govor, the boss of Olimpia Satu-Mare, refused 400.000 dollars from Dinamo Kyiv for him. Price for acquisition: 0;

Dorel Zaharia (29-year-old): He was the topscorer of Liga 2 in last season, at Unirea Urziceni, he coming at Gloria as free player. Price for acquisition: 0;

Sergiu Costea (24-year-old): At the age of 17 he was captain of "U" Cluj, in Liga 3, with Sabau player/coach. He went to Dinamo, but didn't confirm. He reached to Gloria in last Summer, as loaning from second team of Dinamo. Price for acquisition: 0.