2023–24 FC Universitatea Cluj 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.

This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Cluj for all official competitions inside the 2023–24 season.
Universitatea Cluj
2023–24 season
OwnerCluj-Napoca Municipality
Babeș-Bolyai University
U Cluj Supporters Association
ChairmanRadu Constantea
ManagerIoan Sabău
StadiumCluj Arena

Season overview

Previous season positions
Competition Position
Liga I 10th
Cupa României Final

First-team squad
Last updated on 5 March 2024[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
12 Iustin Chirilă GK (2006-05-21) 21 May 2006
23 Plamen Iliev GK (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992
33 Andrei Gorcea GK (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001
Defenders
2 Thalisson CB (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998
3 Bogdan Mitrea CB (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984
17 Andrei Pițian CB (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993
25 Lucas Masoero CB (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988
26 Dorinel Oancea RB (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997
41 Alin Techereș LB (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007
43 Alin Chinteș RB (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006
77 Andrei Peteleu RB August 20, 1992 (age 31)
93 Răzvan Călăgur LB (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006
Midfielders
4 Kevin Doukouré CM (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999
8 Roger AM (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996
10 Dan Nistor CM (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988
21 Marco Fossati DM (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995
24 Ante Roguljić AM (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996
42 Alexandru Bota CM (1982-09-03) 3 September 1982
94 Ovidiu Bic CM (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999
96 Robert Silaghi AM (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991
98 Gabriel Simion DM (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998
Forwards
9 Filip Ilie CF (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002
11 Dragoș Tescan CF (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999
19 Daniel Popa CF (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995
20 Valentin Gheorghe LW (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997
27 Alexandru Chipciu (captain) RW (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
30 Luca Nagy CF (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006
32 Federico Anselmo CF (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994
71 Ștefan Pănoiu RW (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002

Transfers and loans

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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
Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
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]
Notes:
  1. Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0
  2. Head to head points: UTA 3 (+1), Hermannstadt 3 (-1)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCS CFR UCV FAR SEP RAP
1 FCSB (C) 10 5 2 3 12 11 +1 49 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
2 CFR Cluj 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 46 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 1–2 5–1 2–1 3–2
3 Universitatea Craiova (O) 10 6 1 3 18 14 +4 44 Qualification to European competition play-offs 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
4 Farul Constanța 10 4 2 4 19 20 −1 36 0–1 5–1 3–3 1–4 3–1
5 Sepsi OSK 10 3 3 4 17 17 0 34 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2
6 Rapid București 10 1 1 8 13 22 −9 32 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–1
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; (O) Play-off winners

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation UTA OTE HER UCJ PET IAS DIN BOT VOL FCU
1 UTA Arad 9 5 2 2 15 11 +4 37 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–3 3–1
2 Oțelul Galați 9 6 1 2 11 7 +4 36 Qualification to European competition play-offs 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
3 Hermannstadt 9 4 2 3 13 7 +6 34 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1
4 Universitatea Cluj 9 3 3 3 12 10 +2 33 Qualification to European competition play-offs 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 3–0
5 Petrolul Ploiești 9 3 2 4 8 14 −6 29 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–4 1–0
6 Politehnica Iași 9 3 1 5 7 8 −1 27 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0
7 Dinamo București (O) 9 2 4 3 10 12 −2 25 Qualification to relegation play-offs 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
8 Botoșani (O) 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 25 2–1 2–1 0–0 4–1
9 Voluntari (R) 9 2 4 3 11 10 +1 24 Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
10 FC U Craiova (R) 9 1 3 5 8 14 −6 22 1–2 1–3 3–2 1–1
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
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Cupa României
Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 2 February 2024
No.PosPlayerLiga ICupa României Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Squad statistics
Liga I Cupa României Home Away Total Stats
Games played300000
Games won100000
Games drawn120000
Games lost80000
Goals scored350000
Goals conceded380000
Goal difference-30000
Clean sheets00000
Goal by Substitute00000
Players used–––––
Yellow cards00000
Red cards00000
Winning rate0%0%0%0%0%

Last updated: 2 February 2024
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers
As of 2 February 2024
Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Total
Total 0 0 0

Clean sheets
As of 2024
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Total Games played
Total 0 0 0 0

Attendances
As of 2024
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I00000
Cupa României00000
Total00000

See also

References
  1. "Echipa". www.fcuniversitateacluj.ro. fcuniversitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "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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