2021–22 CFR Cluj season

The 2021–22 season was Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj's 26th consecutive season in the Liga I and 114th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, CFR Cluj participated in this season's editions of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

CFR Cluj
2021–22 season
CFR Cluj celebrating winning the 2021–22 Liga I
OwnerIoan Varga
ManagerMarius Șumudică
(until 28 August)[1]
Dan Petrescu
(from 31 August)
StadiumStadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Liga I1st
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
Supercupa RomânieiRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   ROU Andrei Burcă
4 DF   ROU Cristian Manea
5 MF   ARG Jonathan Rodríguez
6 DF   BIH Daniel Graovac
7 MF   ROU Adrian Păun
8 MF   ISL Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
9 FW   FRA Billel Omrani
10 MF   ROU Ciprian Deac
11 MF   ROU Alexandru Chipciu
13 DF   ROU Denis Ciobotariu
16 DF   BIH Mateo Sušić
17 DF   ROU Mihai Butean
18 FW   ROU Valentin Costache
19 MF   ARG Emmanuel Culio
21 MF   GHA Nana Boateng
22 FW   CRO Gabriel Debeljuh
23 GK   POR Cristiano
23 MF   ROU Raul Haiduc
24 MF   MAR Anas Tahiri
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW   MLI Hadi Sacko
27 MF   ROU Claudiu Petrila
28 MF   ROU Ovidiu Hoban
29 DF   ALG Rachid Bouhenna
30 GK   CRO Karlo Letica
34 GK   ROU Cristian Bălgrădean
37 MF   ROU Mihai Bordeianu
45 DF   ROU Camora
75 MF   ROU Adrian Gîdea
76 MF   MTN Guessouma Fofana
77 FW   ROU Denis Alibec
82 MF   ROU Alin Fică
86 MF   ROU Denis Rusu
88 MF   ROU Răzvan Andronic
89 GK   ROU Otto Hindrich
92 DF   COD Mike Cestor
96 DF   ROU Florin Ștefan

Source: [2]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 16 July 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 40 30 5 5 66 25 +41 075.00
Cupa României 23 September 2021 23 September 2021 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Supercupa României 10 July 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 6 July 2021 10 August 2021 First qualifying round Third qualifying round 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 17 August 2021 26 August 2021 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 16 September 2021 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 016.67
Total 56 34 8 14 81 47 +34 060.71

Source: Competitions

Supercupa României

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CFR Cluj, as Liga I winners in the previous season, played against Universitatea Craiova in the 2021 Supercupa României, who themselves won the Cupa României.

10 July 2021 Final CFR Cluj 0–0
(2–4 p)
Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru
Penalties
Note: Universitatea Craiova on penalty kicks 4–2.

Liga I

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
40 30 5 5 66 25  +41 95 17 2 1 34 10  +24 13 3 4 32 15  +17

Source: Competitions

Regular season

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Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj 30 24 4 2 48 16 +32 76 Qualification for the Play-off round
2 FCSB 30 18 8 4 54 28 +26 62
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 55 29 +26 54
4 Argeș Pitești 30 14 6 10 28 22 +6 48
5 Farul Constanța 30 14 6 10 42 21 +21 48
Source: LPF (in Romanian) 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.[3]
Matches
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16 July 2021 1 CFR Cluj 3–2 FC U Craiova 1948 Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Radu Petrescu
24 July 2021 2 Academica Clinceni 1–2 CFR Cluj Călărași
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Comșa
Referee: Lucian Rusandu
31 July 2021 3 CFR Cluj 1–0 Chindia Târgoviște Cluj-Napoca
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Florin Andrei
6 August 2021 4 Mioveni 0–1 CFR Cluj Mioveni
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
13 August 2021 5 CFR Cluj 1–0 Farul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu
21 August 2021 6 Argeș Pitești 0–1 CFR Cluj Pitești
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Referee: Adrian Costreie
29 August 2021 7 CFR Cluj 4–1 FCSB Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
11 September 2021 8 Botoșani 1–0 CFR Cluj Botoșani
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Referee: Radu Petrescu
20 September 2021 9 CFR Cluj 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
26 September 2021 10 UTA Arad 0–1 CFR Cluj Arad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
Referee: Horia Mladinovici
3 October 2021 11 CFR Cluj 2–1 Gaz Metan Mediaș Cluj-Napoca
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Florin Andrei
17 October 2021 12 Rapid București 2–0 CFR Cluj Mioveni
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
25 October 2021 13 CFR Cluj 2–0 Sepsi OSK Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
30 October 2021 14 CFR Cluj 1–0 Voluntari Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Cătălin Popa
7 November 2021 15 Dinamo București 0–3 CFR Cluj Bucharest
18:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ştefan Cel Mare
Referee: Marian Barbu
20 November 2021 16 FC U Craiova 1948 0–2 CFR Cluj Craiova
20:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: István Kovács
29 November 2021 17 CFR Cluj 2–0 Academica Clinceni Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Ionuţ Coza
4 December 2021 18 Chindia Târgoviște 0–1 CFR Cluj Ploiești
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană
Referee: Radu Petrescu
12 December 2021 19 CFR Cluj 1–0 Mioveni Cluj-Napoca
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: George Găman
16 December 2021 20 Farul Constanța 0–2 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
20:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Cătălin Popa
19 December 2021 21 CFR Cluj 1–0 Argeș Pitești Cluj-Napoca
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Viorel Flueran
23 January 2022 22 FCSB 3–3 CFR Cluj Bucharest
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu
31 January 2022 23 CFR Cluj 1–1 Botoșani Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru
5 February 2022 24 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 CFR Cluj Craiova
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
8 February 2022 25 CFR Cluj 0–0 UTA Arad Cluj-Napoca
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Adrian Costreie
12 February 2022 26 Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–2 CFR Cluj Mediaș
19:55 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan
Referee: Ionuţ Coza
20 February 2022 27 CFR Cluj 2–1 Rapid București Cluj-Napoca
19:55 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Marian Barbu
26 February 2022 28 Sepsi OSK 0–2 CFR Cluj Sfântu Gheorghe
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sepsi Arena Stadium
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
2 March 2022 29 Voluntari 0–1 CFR Cluj Voluntari
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Horia Mladinovici
6 March 2022 30 CFR Cluj 4–1 Dinamo București Cluj-Napoca
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Iulian Călin

Play-off round

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Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CFR FCS UCV VOL FAR ARG
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 6 1 3 18 9 +9 57 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 FCSB 10 8 1 1 24 7 +17 56 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round 3–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 4–0
3 Universitatea Craiova (O) 10 7 0 3 22 9 +13 48 Qualification to European competition play-offs 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 3–0
4 Voluntari 10 3 2 5 9 14 −5 35 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1
5 Farul Constanța 10 2 2 6 5 16 −11 32 0–0 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–0
6 Argeș Pitești 10 1 0 9 3 26 −23 27 0–6 2–3 0–4 0–1 0–2
Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Matches
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12 March 2022 1 CFR Cluj 3–1 Voluntari Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Radu Petrescu
19 March 2022 2 Farul Constanța 0–0 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu
4 April 2022 3 CFR Cluj 2–0 Argeș Pitești Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
10 April 2022 4 Universitatea Craiova 3–2 CFR Cluj Craiova
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: Radu Petrescu
17 April 2022 5 CFR Cluj 0–1 FCSB Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: István Kovács
24 April 2022 6 Voluntari 0–1 CFR Cluj Voluntari
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru
1 May 2022 7 CFR Cluj 1–0 Farul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Radu Petrescu
7 May 2022 8 Argeș Pitești 0–6 CFR Cluj Pitești
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
15 May 2022 9 CFR Cluj 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Radu Petrescu
22 May 2022 10 FCSB 3–1 CFR Cluj Buzău
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

Cupa României

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23 September 2021 Round of 32 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 CFR Cluj Craiova
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Referee: István Kovács

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

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6 July 2021 First leg CFR Cluj   3–1   Borac Banja Luka Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 4,500[5]
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
13 July 2021 Second leg Borac Banja Luka   2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)
  CFR Cluj Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 8,300[6]
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Note: CFR Cluj won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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20 July 2021 First leg Lincoln Red Imps   1–2   CFR Cluj Gibraltar
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,039[7]
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
28 July 2021 Second leg CFR Cluj   2–0
(4–1 agg.)
  Lincoln Red Imps Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 5,230[8]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
Note: CFR Cluj won 4–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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3 August 2021 First leg CFR Cluj   1–1   Young Boys Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 9,500[9]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
10 August 2021 Second leg Young Boys   3–1
(4–2 agg.)
  CFR Cluj Bern, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf
Attendance: 21,145[10]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Note: Young Boys won 4–2 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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17 August 2021 First leg Red Star Belgrade   4–0   CFR Cluj Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 22,482[11]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
26 August 2021 Second leg CFR Cluj   1–2
(1–6 agg.)
  Red Star Belgrade Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 4,200[12]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Note: Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021, 13:30 CEST (14:30 TRT), in Istanbul, Turkey.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ RAN JAB CLJ
1   AZ 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Advance to round of 16 1–0 1–0 2–0
2   Randers 6 1 4 1 9 9 0 7 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 2–2 2–1
3   Jablonec 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 1–1 2–2 1–0
4   CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–1 1–1 2–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Jablonec   1–0   CFR Cluj Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 2,470[14]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
30 September 2021 2 CFR Cluj   1–1   Randers Cluj-Napoca, Romania
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 3,825[15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
21 October 2021 3 CFR Cluj   0–1   AZ Cluj-Napoca, Romania
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 3,628[16]
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
4 November 2021 4 AZ   2–0   CFR Cluj Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,554[17]
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
25 November 2021 5 Randers   2–1   CFR Cluj Randers, Denmark
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 4,309[18]
Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)
9 December 2021 6 CFR Cluj   2–0   Jablonec Cluj-Napoca, Romania
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,400[19]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

References

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