2024–25 FC Universitatea Cluj season

Universitatea Cluj
2024–25 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
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 99th season of competitive football of Universitatea Cluj, and the 3rd 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 August 2024^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Patrick Kis
3	DF	ROU	Bogdan Mitrea (4th captain)
5	DF	ARG	Lucas Masoero
6	DF	ROU	Iulian Cristea
7	MF	ROU	Robert Silaghi
8	MF	ROU	Dorin Codrea
9	FW	TUN	Adel Bettaieb
10	MF	ROU	Dan Nistor (Vice-captain)
11	FW	ARM	Artur Miranyan
12	GK	ROU	Denis Moldovan
13	FW	CMR	Franck Tchassem
16	DF	SUI	Jasper van der Werff
15	FW	ROU	Eneas Horvat
17	DF	ESP	Daniel Lasure
19	MF	ROU	Răzvan Oaidă


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ROU	Alexandru Bota
21	MF	ROU	Mario Șfaiț
22	MF	MDA	Vadim Rață
23	MF	ROU	Ovidiu Popescu
24	DF	ROU	Radu Boboc
26	DF	ROU	Dorinel Oancea
27	MF	ROU	Alexandru Chipciu (Captain)
30	GK	LTU	Edvinas Gertmonas
33	GK	ROU	Andrei Gorcea
66	DF	ROU	Ștefan Opriș
77	FW	ROU	Vladislav Blănuță (on loan from FC U Craiova)
93	FW	SEN	Mamadou Thiam
94	MF	ROU	Ovidiu Bic (3rd captain)
97	FW	ROU	Alin Baciu
98	MF	ROU	Gabriel Simion

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dorin Codrea	Concordia Chiajna	Free	6 May 2024	^[2]
MF	Ovidiu Popescu	FCSB	Free	29 May 2024	^[3]
MF	Vadim Rață	FC Voluntari	Free	30 May 2024	^[4]
DF	Iulian Cristea	FC Rapid București	Free	5 June 2024	^[5]
DF	Radu Boboc	FC Voluntari	Free	7 June 2024	^[6]
FW	Mamadou Thiam	Al-Jabalain	Undisclosed	12 June 2024	^[7]
FW	Adel Bettaieb	Politehnica Iași	Free	22 June 2024
FW	Mario Șfaiț	FC Viitorul Mihai Georgescu	Undisclosed	25 June 2024	^[8]
MF	Berto	Portimonense	Free	3 July 2024
DF	Ștefan Andrei	Sănătatea Cluj	Free	12 July 2024
FW	Vladislav Blănuță	FC U Craiova 1948	Loan	12 July 2024
FW	Franck Tchassem	CSM Focșani	Free	12 July 2024
DF	Daniel Lasure	SD Amorebieta	Free	30 July 2024	^[9]
DF	Jasper van der Werff	SC Paderborn	Free	6 August 2024
MF	Răzvan Oaidă	FC Rapid București	Free	18 September 2024
FW	Artur Miranyan	FC Noah	Free	20 September 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
FW	Dragoș Tescan	Gloria Buzău	Free	31 May 2024
GK	Plamen Iliev	Cherno More Varna	Free	31 May 2024
DF	Andrei Pițian	FC Voluntari	Free	31 May 2024
MF	Kevin Doukouré	FC Argeș	Free	31 May 2024
FW	Daniel Popa	FCSB	€300,000	4 June 2024
GK	Iustin Chirilă	FC Voluntari	Loan	14 June 2024
FW	Albert Hofman	Oțelul Galați	Loan	17 June 2024
MF	Marco Fossati		Free	18 June 2024
DF	Andrei Peteleu	FC Voluntari	Free	1 July 2024
FW	Valentin Gheorghe	Politehnica Iași	Free	1 July 2024
FW	Federico Anselmo		Free	1 July 2024
MF	Ștefan Pănoiu	FC Rapid București	Loan return	1 July 2024
MF	Ante Roguljić	Universitatea Craiova	Loan return	1 July 2024
DF	Alin Chinteș	Unirea Ungheni	Loan	1 July 2024
DF	Thalisson	Antalyaspor	€280,000	17 July 2024
MF	Roger		Free	22 August 2024
MF	Matei Moraru	FC U Craiova 1948	Loan	8 September 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

28 June 2024 Friendly	SV Ried	1–1	Universitatea Cluj	Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pomer 45'		Bettaieb 48'

1 July 2024 Friendly	Universitatea Cluj	5–0	UVB Vöcklamarkt	Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bettaieb 15', 39' Bic 23' Silaghi 43' Suciu 65'

4 July 2024 Friendly	Universitatea Cluj	0–2	Diósgyőri VTK	Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

5 July 2023 Friendly	Universitatea Cluj	0–2	Slovan Liberec	Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

16 July 2024 Friendly	Universitatea Cluj	3–0	CSM Olimpia Satu Mare	Cluj-Napoca
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiam 42', 89' Suciu 70'

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	13 July 2024	–	Matchday 1	–	7	4	3	0	12	4	+8	057.14
Cupa României	29 August 2024	–	Play-off	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					7	4	3	0	12	4	+8	057.14

Last updated: 27 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Liga I

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universitatea Cluj	16	8	6	2	24	12	+12	30	Qualification for play-off round
2	CFR Cluj	16	7	6	3	27	19	+8	27
3	Petrolul Ploiești	16	6	8	2	18	13	+5	26
4	Dinamo București	16	6	7	3	25	18	+7	25^[a]
5	Universitatea Craiova	16	6	7	3	26	16	+10	25^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2024. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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.^[10]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Dinamo București 3; Universitatea Craiova 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
7	4	3	0	12	4	+8	15	2	0	0	6	1	+5	2	3	0	6	3	+3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 1 July 2024.

13 July 2024 1	FCSB	1–1	Universitatea Cluj	Bucharest
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Musi 51'		Nistor 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Steaua Stadium Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

21 July 2024 2	Universitatea Cluj	3–1	FC Hermannstadt	Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Blănuță 7', 37' Nistor 20' (pen.)		Bejan 41'	Stadium: Cluj Arena

29 July 2024 3	UTA	0–0	Universitatea Cluj	Arad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Francisc von Neuman

4 August 2024 4	CFR	2–3	Universitatea Cluj	Cluj-Napoca
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Michael 24' Păun 72'		Masoero 59' Nistor 69' (pen.) Popescu 77'	Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

12 August 2024 5	Petrolul	0–0	Universitatea Cluj	Ploiești
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Ilie Oană

19 August 2024 6	Universitatea Cluj	3–0	Sepsi	Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Thiam 38' Blănuță 58', 70'			Stadium: Cluj Arena

26 August 2024 7	Gloria Buzău	0–2	Universitatea Cluj	Buzău
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)			Nistor 27' (pen.) Thiam 43'	Stadium: Municipal

2 September 2024 8	Universitatea Cluj	1–0	Dinamo	Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Bic 62'			Stadium: Cluj Arena

16 September 2024 9	Rapid	0–2	Universitatea Cluj	Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)			Berto 30' Nistor 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Rapid-Giulești

22 September 2024 10	Universitatea Cluj	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Cluj-Napoca
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Thiam 38'		Oshima 68'	Stadium: Cluj Arena

References

^ "Echipa". FC Universitatea Cluj.
^ "Bun venit, Dorin Codrea!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Bun venit, Ovidiu Popescu!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Vadim Rață, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Bun venit, Iulian Cristea!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Radu Boboc, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Mamadou Thiam revine la "U"". FC Universitatea Cluj. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Mario Şfaiţ, noul jucător al Universității Cluj. A fost al treilea cel mai bun marcator din campionatul ligii a 4-a". Monitorul Cluj. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Dani Lasure firma por el Universitatea Cluj rumano". Heraldo. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[table_hth_DIN0.93179405617146-10] Head-to-head points: Dinamo București 3; Universitatea Craiova 0.

[1] "Echipa". FC Universitatea Cluj.

[2] "Bun venit, Dorin Codrea!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[3] "Bun venit, Ovidiu Popescu!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[4] "Vadim Rață, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[5] "Bun venit, Iulian Cristea!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[6] "Radu Boboc, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[7] "Mamadou Thiam revine la "U"". FC Universitatea Cluj. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[8] "Mario Şfaiţ, noul jucător al Universității Cluj. A fost al treilea cel mai bun marcator din campionatul ligii a 4-a". Monitorul Cluj. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[9] "Dani Lasure firma por el Universitatea Cluj rumano". Heraldo. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[sw-11] "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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