2023–24 CFR Cluj season

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

CFR Cluj
2023–24 season
StadiumStadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Liga I2nd
Cupa RomânieiGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

In edit

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 edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  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 edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team 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: [2] , 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:
  1. ^ Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0


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
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 edit

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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

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

Group stage edit

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 edit

Second qualifying round edit

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)
Report
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
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 22,256
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

References edit

  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. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links edit