2023–24 FC Universitatea Cluj season

Universitatea Cluj
2023–24 season
Owner	Cluj-Napoca Municipality ; Babeș-Bolyai University ; U Cluj Supporters Association
Chairman	Radu Constantea
Manager	Ioan Sabău
Stadium	Cluj Arena
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

Season overview[edit]

Background[edit]

Previous season positions[edit]

	Competition	Position
	Liga I	10th
	Cupa României	Final

First-team squad[edit]

Last updated on 5 March 2024^[1]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
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)

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

Last updated: 2 February 2024
Source: Competitions

Liga I[edit]

The Liga I fixture list was announced on July 1, 2023.

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Farul Constanța	30	11	10	9	37	38	−1	43^[a]	Qualification to play-off round
6	Sepsi OSK	30	12	7	11	43	34	+9	43^[a]	Qualification to play-off round
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^[b]
9	Hermannstadt	30	9	13	8	36	31	+5	40^[b]

Source: [1] , 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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0
^ ^a ^b Head to head points: UTA 3 (+1), Hermannstadt 3 (-1)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FCS	UCV	CFR	FAR	RAP	SEP
1	FCSB (C, Q)	7	5	2	0	12	6	+6	49	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round		2–0	11 May	2–1	2–2	2–1
2	Universitatea Craiova	7	4	0	3	10	9	+1	37	Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round	6 May		0–1	1–2	2–1	18 May
3	CFR Cluj	7	3	1	3	10	11	−1	37	Qualification to European competition play-offs	0–1	1–2		18 May	5 May	2–1
4	Farul Constanța	7	4	1	2	14	8	+6	35		0–1	11 May	5–1		3–1	3 May
5	Rapid București	7	0	1	6	7	16	−9	29		18 May	1–2	1–4	1–2		0–1
6	Sepsi OSK	7	1	3	3	8	11	−3	28		2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	11 May

Updated to match(es) played on 29 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]	UTA	OTE	HER	UCJ	PET	BOT	VOL	FCU	DIN	IAS
1	UTA Arad	7	4	2	1	12	8	+4	34	Qualification to European competition play-offs		3–1	1–3			1–0	4–3	6 May
2	Oțelul Galați	7	5	1	1	8	5	+3	33	Qualification to European competition play-offs			1–0	1–0					1–0	1–0
3	Hermannstadt	7	3	2	2	10	5	+5	31					1–1	2–0	1–1			3–0	6 May
4	Universitatea Cluj	7	2	2	3	8	7	+1	29		0–0				1–2	3–0			4 May	1–0
5	Petrolul Ploiești	7	2	2	3	6	11	−5	26		1–1	5 May				1–2	0–4	1–0
6	Botoșani	7	4	1	2	11	9	+2	24								4 May	4–1	2–1	2–1
7	Voluntari	7	2	3	2	11	9	+2	23	Qualification to relegation play-offs		1–1	1–0					0–0
8	FC U Craiova	7	1	3	3	6	10	−4	22	Qualification to relegation play-offs		1–2		3–2					1–1
9	Dinamo București	7	1	3	3	5	9	−4	21	Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II					1–1		1–1			1–0
10	Politehnica Iași	7	1	1	5	4	8	−4	21	Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II	0–2						3–1	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 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
Notes:

^ The 2023–24 Romanian Cup winners will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
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

Last updated: 2 February 2024.
Source: [2]

Position by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Cupa României[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 2 February 2024

No.	Pos	Player	Liga I		Cupa României		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Squad statistics[edit]

	Liga I	Cupa României	Home	Away	Total Stats
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%

Last updated: 2 February 2024
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 2 February 2024

Rank	Position	Name	Liga I	Cupa României	Total
Total			0	0	0

Goal minutes[edit]

	1'–15'	16'–30'	31'–HT	46'–60'	61'–75'	76'–FT	Extra time	Forfeit
Goals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percentage	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Last updated: 2024(UTC)
Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 2024

Rank	Name	Liga II	Cupa României	Total	Games played
Total		0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 2024

Rank	Position	Name	Liga II			Cupa României			Total
Rank	Position	Name
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Attendances[edit]

As of 2024

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Liga I	0	0	0	0	0
Cupa României	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0

References[edit]

^ "Echipa". www.fcuniversitateacluj.ro. fcuniversitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "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.

[table_hth_FAR0.95095980397936-2] Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0

[table_hth_UTA0.95095980397936-3] Head to head points: UTA 3 (+1), Hermannstadt 3 (-1)

[6] The 2023–24 Romanian Cup winners will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round.

[1] "Echipa". www.fcuniversitateacluj.ro. fcuniversitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[sw-4] "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[5] "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.

[7] "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.

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Season overview[edit]

Background[edit]

Previous season positions[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Liga I[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Position by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Cupa României[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Goal minutes[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

Attendances[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]