2023–24_FC_Universitatea_Cluj_season
2023–24 FC Universitatea Cluj season
FC Universitatea Cluj seasons
This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Cluj for all official competitions inside the 2023–24 season.
The 2023–24 season is the 98rd season of competitive football by Universitatea Cluj, and the 2nd in Liga I, after being promoted at the end of the 2021-22 Liga II season. Universitatea Cluj will compete in the Liga I and in Cupa României.
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Quick Facts Owner, Chairman ...
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Owner | Cluj-Napoca Municipality Babeș-Bolyai University U Cluj Supporters Association | ||
| Chairman | Radu Constantea | ||
| Manager | Ioan Sabău | ||
| Stadium | Cluj Arena | ||
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Background
More information Competition, Position ...
| Competition | Position | |
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Liga I | 10th |
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Cupa României | Final |
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- Last updated on 5 March 2024[1]
More information Squad No., Name ...
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 12 | Iustin Chirilă | |
GK | (2006-05-21) 21 May 2006 (age 17) |
| 23 | Plamen Iliev |  |
GK | (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 31) |
| 33 | Andrei Gorcea | |
GK | (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 22) |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Thalisson |  |
CB | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 25) |
| 3 | Bogdan Mitrea | |
CB | (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 (age 40) |
| 17 | Andrei Pițian | |
CB | (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 31) |
| 25 | Lucas Masoero |  |
CB | (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 35) |
| 26 | Dorinel Oancea | |
RB | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) |
| 41 | Alin Techereș | |
LB | (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17) |
| 43 | Alin Chinteș | |
RB | (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) |
| 77 | Andrei Peteleu | |
RB | August 20, 1992 (age 31) |
| 93 | Răzvan Călăgur | |
LB | (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18) |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Kevin Doukouré |  |
CM | (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25) |
| 8 | Roger | |
AM | (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) |
| 10 | Dan Nistor | |
CM | (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 35) |
| 21 | Marco Fossati |  |
DM | (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28) |
| 24 | Ante Roguljić |  |
AM | (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) |
| 42 | Alexandru Bota | |
CM | (1982-09-03) 3 September 1982 (age 41) |
| 94 | Ovidiu Bic | |
CM | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25) |
| 96 | Robert Silaghi | |
AM | (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 32) |
| 98 | Gabriel Simion | |
DM | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 25) |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Filip Ilie | |
CF | (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21) |
| 11 | Dragoș Tescan | |
CF | (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 24) |
| 19 | Daniel Popa | |
CF | (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 28) |
| 20 | Valentin Gheorghe | |
LW | (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) |
| 27 | Alexandru Chipciu (captain) | |
RW | (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 34) |
| 30 | Luca Nagy | |
CF | (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) |
| 32 | Federico Anselmo | |
CF | (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 29) |
| 71 | Ștefan Pănoiu | |
RW | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) |
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Win Draw Loss
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I | 16 July 2023 | Matchday 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 034.78 | ||
| Cupa României | August 2023 | – | Group stage | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 034.78 | ||||
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Last updated: 2 February 2024
Source: Competitions
Liga I
Main article: 2023–24 Liga I
The Liga I fixture list was announced on July 1, 2023.
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to play-off round |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 43[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 7 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42 | Qualification to play-out round |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 9 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 40[lower-alpha 2] |
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Source: , Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FCS | CFR | FAR | UCV | RAP | SEP | |
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| 1 | FCSB (C, Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 37 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5 May | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Farul Constanța | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 35 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3 May | |||
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 6 May | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| 5 | Rapid București | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 29 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 29 Apr | 0–1 | ||||
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 28 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[3] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[3] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] | UTA | OTE | HER | UCJ | PET | VOL | FCU | IAS | DIN | BOT | |
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| 1 | UTA Arad | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 34 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 6 May | 1–0 | ||||||
| 2 | Oțelul Galați | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 33 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Hermannstadt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 31 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6 May | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 29 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4 May | 3–0 | |||||||
| 5 | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 26 | 1–1 | 5 May | 0–4 | 1–0 | 29 Apr | |||||||
| 6 | Voluntari | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 23 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| 7 | FC U Craiova | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 22 | Qualification to relegation play-offs | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| 8 | Politehnica Iași | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 21 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Dinamo București | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 21 | Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 10 | Botoșani | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 21 | 4 May | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
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- The 2023–24 Romanian Cup winners will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round.
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
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Position by round
Matches
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Cupa României
Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României
Appearances and goals
- As of 2 February 2024
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
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Squad statistics
More information Liga I, Cupa României ...
| Liga I | Cupa României | Home | Away | Total Stats | |
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| Games played | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games won | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals conceded | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal by Substitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players used | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning rate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Last updated: 2 February 2024
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers
- As of 2 February 2024
More information Rank, Position ...
| Rank | Position | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Total |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Goal minutes
More information 1'–15', 16'–30' ...
| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time | Forfeit | |
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| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Last updated: 2024(UTC)
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
More information Player, Against ...
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
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Clean sheets
- As of 2024
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Liga II | Cupa României | Total | Games played |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Disciplinary record
- As of 2024
More information Rank, Position ...
| Rank | Position | Name | Liga II | Cupa României | Total | ||||||
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Attendances
- As of 2024
More information Matches, Attendances ...
| Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
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| Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.