2023–24 CFR Cluj season

CFR Cluj
2023–24 season
Manager	Ovidiu Hoban (interim)
Stadium	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Liga I	2nd
Cupa României	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Philip Otele (18); All: Philip Otele (18)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was CFR Cluj's 117th season in existence and 20th consecutive in the Liga I. They also competed in the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 January 2024^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	FW	BIH	Luka Juričić
3	DF	ISR	Ziv Morgan (on loan from Ironi Kiryat Shmona)
4	DF	ROU	Cristian Manea (3rd captain)
6	DF	ALB	Arlind Ajeti
8	MF	ROU	Robert Filip
10	MF	ROU	Ciprian Deac (Vice-captain)
17	FW	NGA	Philip Otele
18	MF	GHA	Isaac Nortey
19	DF	ROU	Vasile Mogoș
21	MF	ROU	Luca Mihai
22	FW	UKR	Yevhen Konoplyanka
27	DF	ROU	Matei Ilie
29	MF	CGO	Durel Avounou
30	FW	ROU	Daniel Bîrligea


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	GK	ROU	Cristian Bălgrădean
40	MF	CRO	Lovro Cvek
42	DF	SVN	Matija Boben
44	DF	CRO	Anton Krešić (on loan from Rijeka)
45	DF	ROU	Mário Camora (Captain)
73	MF	CRO	Karlo Muhar (4th captain)
76	MF	ROU	Tudor Lucaci
77	MF	GRE	Panagiotis Tachtsidis
81	FW	MDA	Gheorghe Gondiu
82	MF	ROU	Alin Fică
89	GK	ROU	Otto Hindrich
90	GK	ROU	Răzvan Sava

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	KOS	Rion Zejnullahu

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	CIV	Ricky Gnéba (to Chindia Târgoviște)
11	MF	ROU	Claudiu Petrila (to Rapid București)
12	GK	ROU	Mihai Pînzariu (to Bihor Oradea)
33	GK	ROU	Cătălin Căbuz (to Hermannstadt)
55	FW	GAM	Mustapha Jah (to Chindia Târgoviște)
71	DF	ROU	Andrei Peteleu (to Universitatea Cluj)
—	DF	ROU	Rareș Bălan (to Gloria Bistrița)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Laley Fofana (to CSU Alba Iulia)
—	MF	ROU	Sergiu Luca (to Gloria Bistrița)
—	MF	CRO	Josip Mihalić (to Argeș Pitești)
—	FW	GHA	Carl Davordzie (to Gloria Bistrița)
—	FW	ROU	Viktor Kun (to SCM Zalău)
—	FW	BFA	Moussa Samaké (to CSM Satu Mare)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Philip Otele	UTA Arad	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Durel Avounou	Unattached	Free	11 July 2023
MF	Panagiotis Tachtsidis	Khor Fakkan	Free	21 July 2023
GK	Cătălin Căbuz	Hermannstadt	Free	24 August 2023	^[3]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

30 June 2023 Friendly

CFR Cluj

1–0

CSC Dumbrăvița

4 July 2023 Friendly

CFR Cluj

3–1

Brașov

8 July 2023 Friendly

CFR Cluj

3–1

Ceahlăul

13 August 2023 Friendly

CFR Cluj

3–2

Hermannstadt

Competitions

Overall record

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	15 July 2023	9 March 2024	Matchday 1		17	9	5	3	32	18	+14	052.94
Cupa României	28 September 2023		Round of 16		2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023	3 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					21	10	7	4	38	23	+15	047.62

Last updated: November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Liga I

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FCSB	30	19	7	4	53	28	+25	64	Qualification to play-off round
2	Rapid București	30	15	10	5	55	32	+23	55
3	CFR Cluj	30	15	8	7	54	29	+25	53
4	Universitatea Craiova	30	13	10	7	47	38	+9	49
5	Farul Constanța	30	11	10	9	37	38	−1	43^[a]

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.^[4]
Notes:

^ Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 2023.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 July 2023	CFR Cluj	2–0	Politehnica Iași	Cluj-Napoca
EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

21 July 2023	UTA Arad	1–3	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

30 July 2023	CFR Cluj	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Cluj-Napoca
EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

6 August 2023	FCSB	1–0	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

21 August 2023	Universitatea Cluj	3–4	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

26 August 2023	CFR Cluj	3–1	Botoșani	Cluj-Napoca
EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

2 September 2023	Voluntari	1–4	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

18 September 2023	CFR Cluj	1–0	Petrolul Ploiești	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

25 September 2023	Rapid București	3–1	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

1 October 2023	CFR Cluj	2–0	FC U Craiova 1948	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

5 October 2023	CFR Cluj	3–0	Sepsi OSK	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

8 October 2023	Dinamo București	1–1	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

23 October 2023	CFR Cluj	0–0	Oțelul Galați	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

30 October 2023	CFR Cluj	3–1	Farul Constanța	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

6 November 2023	Hermannstadt	1–0	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

11 November 2023	Politehnica Iași	3–3	CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)

25 November 2023	CFR Cluj	0–0	UTA Arad	Cluj-Napoca
EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

2 December 2023	Universitatea Craiova	v	CFR Cluj
20:30 EET (UTC+1)

10 December 2023	CFR Cluj	v	FCSB	Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu

Cupa României

August 2023 Play-off round		v	CFR Cluj
EEST (UTC+2)

Group stage

2 November 2023	Universitatea Cluj	1–1	CFR Cluj
EET (UTC+1)

6 December 2023	Rapid București	v	CFR Cluj
EET (UTC+1)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg	CFR Cluj	1–1	Adana Demirspor	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Betancor 6' Sava 64' Krasniqi 88' Bîrligea 89'	Report	Manev 51' Gravillon 65' Stambouli 77' Rodrigues 90+6'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 9,847 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

3 August 2023 Second leg	Adana Demirspor	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	CFR Cluj	Adana, Turkey
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Svensson 21' David 43' Gravillon 63' C. Ndiaye 65', 90+3' Belhanda 90+10'	Report	Bîrligea 65' Mogos 68' (pen.) Ajeti 78' Cvek 90+2' Tachtsidis 90+6'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 22,256 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

References

^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "FC CFR 1907 CLUJ" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "CFR 1907 | MULȚUMIM, CĂTĂLIN CĂBUZ!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_FAR0.23078833624292-4] Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0

[1] "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[2] "FC CFR 1907 CLUJ" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[3] "CFR 1907 | MULȚUMIM, CĂTĂLIN CĂBUZ!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[sw-5] "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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