2024–25 FC Universitatea Cluj season

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Universitatea Cluj 2024–25 football season

Universitatea Cluj2024–25 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

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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

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### First-team squad

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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.

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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  | MF |  ROU | Antonio Suciu
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 | Matei Moraru
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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
99  | MF |  CPV | Berto

## Transfers

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### In

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Pos. | Player  | Transferred from  | Fee  | Date  | Source

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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  |

### Out

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Pos. | Player  | Transferred to  | Fee  | Date  | Ref.

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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  |

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Win Draw Loss Fixtures

SV Ried v  Universitatea Cluj 28 June 2024 Friendly|  SV Ried | 1–1|  Universitatea Cluj | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Pomer 45'

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* Bettaieb 48'

Universitatea Cluj  v  UVB Vöcklamarkt 1 July 2024 Friendly|  Universitatea Cluj  | 5–0|  UVB Vöcklamarkt | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Bettaieb 15', 39'
* Bic 23'
* Silaghi 43'
* Suciu 65'

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Universitatea Cluj  v  Diósgyőri VTK 4 July 2024 Friendly|  Universitatea Cluj  | 0–2|  Diósgyőri VTK | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria

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14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  |

Universitatea Cluj  v  Slovan Liberec 5 July 2023 Friendly|  Universitatea Cluj  | 0–2|  Slovan Liberec | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  |

Universitatea Cluj  v  CSM Olimpia Satu Mare 16 July 2024 Friendly|  Universitatea Cluj  | 3–0|  CSM Olimpia Satu Mare | Cluj-Napoca

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Thiam 42', 89'
* Suciu 70'

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## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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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

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Main article: 2024–25 Liga I

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Universitatea Craiova | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 14  | Qualification for play-off round
2  | Universitatea Cluj | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 12
3  | Oțelul Galați | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 11
4  | FCSB | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 5
5  | Petrolul Ploiești | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 9

Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2024. Source: LPF (in Romanian)

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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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

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 1 July 2024.

FCSB v Universitatea Cluj 13 July 2024 1|  FCSB | 1–1|  Universitatea Cluj | Bucharest

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22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |

* Musi 51'

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* Nistor 57' (pen.)

| Stadium: Steaua Stadium
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

Universitatea Cluj v FC Hermannstadt 21 July 2024 2|  Universitatea Cluj | 3–1|  FC Hermannstadt | Cluj-Napoca

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |

* Blănuță 7', 37'
* Nistor 20' (pen.)

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* Bejan 41'

| Stadium: Cluj Arena

UTA v Universitatea Cluj 29 July 2024 3|  UTA | 0–0|  Universitatea Cluj | Arad

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) |  |  |  | Stadium: Francisc von Neuman

CFR v Universitatea Cluj 4 August 2024 4|  CFR | 2–3|  Universitatea Cluj | Cluj-Napoca

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) |

* Michael  24'
* Păun 72'

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* Masoero 59'
* Nistor 69' (pen.)
* Popescu 77'

| Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

Petrolul v Universitatea Cluj 12 August 2024 5|  Petrolul | 0–0|  Universitatea Cluj | Ploiești

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18:30 EEST (UTC+3) |  |  |  | Stadium: Ilie Oană

Universitatea Cluj v Sepsi 19 August 2024 6|  Universitatea Cluj | 3–0|  Sepsi | Cluj-Napoca

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |

* Thiam 38'
* Blănuță 58', 70'

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Gloria Buzău v Universitatea Cluj 26 August 2024 7|  Gloria Buzău | 0–2|  Universitatea Cluj | Buzău

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19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |  |  |

* Nistor 27' (pen.)
* Thiam 43'

| Stadium: Municipal

Universitatea Cluj v Dinamo 2 September 2024 8|  Universitatea Cluj | v|  Dinamo | Cluj-Napoca

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21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |  |  |  | Stadium: Cluj Arena

## References

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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.

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