2019–20 CFR Cluj season

CFR Cluj 2019–20 football season
CFR Cluj
2019–20 season
ChairmanMarian Bagacean
ManagerDan Petrescu
StadiumDr. Constantin Rădulescu
Liga I1st
Cupa RomânieiRound of 32
Supercupa RomânieiRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Ciprian Deac
(14 goals)
All: Ciprian Deac
(18 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2019–20 season is the 49th season in CFR Cluj's history, and the 24th in the top-flight of Romanian football. CFR Cluj is competing in Liga I, in the Cupa României and in the Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 February 2020[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
3 DF Romania ROU Andrei Burcă
4 DF Romania ROU Cristian Manea
5 MF Mali MLI Yacouba Sylla
6 MF Portugal POR Luís Aurélio
7 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Păun
8 MF Croatia CRO Damjan Djoković
9 FW France FRA Billel Omrani
10 MF Romania ROU Ciprian Deac
11 MF France FRA Michaël Pereira
12 GK Poland POL Grzegorz Sandomierski
13 DF Romania ROU Denis Ciobotariu
16 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mateo Sušić
18 FW Romania ROU Valentin Costache
20 FW Romania ROU George Țucudean
21 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kévin Boli (on loan from Guizhou Hengfeng)
23 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Golofca
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Chipciu
28 MF Romania ROU Ovidiu Hoban
37 MF Romania ROU Mihai Bordeianu
45 DF Portugal POR Camora (Captain)
55 DF Brazil BRA Paulo Vinícius
62 MF Romania ROU Claudiu Petrila
74 GK Romania ROU Ionuț Rus
87 GK Lithuania LTU Giedrius Arlauskis
90 FW Ivory Coast CIV Lacina Traoré
91 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Andronic
92 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Mike Cestor
94 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Itu
96 DF Romania ROU Dodi Joca
97 MF Romania ROU Alin Fica
99 FW Venezuela VEN Mario Rondón

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Romania ROU Sebastian Mailat (loan return from Gaz Metan Mediaș)
12 GK Romania ROU Cosmin Vâtcă (from Voluntari)
3 DF Romania ROU Andrei Burcă (from Botoșani)
25 DF Romania ROU Mihai Butean (from Astra Giurgiu)
92 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Mike Cestor (from Astra Giurgiu)
16 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mateo Sušić (from Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol)
6 MF Portugal POR Luís Aurélio (from Gaz Metan Mediaș)
11 MF France FRA Michaël Pereira (from Turkey Yeni Malatyaspor)
5 MF Mali MLI Yacouba Sylla (from Norway Strømsgodset)
99 FW Venezuela VEN Mario Rondón (from Gaz Metan Mediaș)
90 FW Ivory Coast CIV Lacina Traoré (from Hungary Újpest)
23 FW Romania ROU Cătălin Golofca (from Botoșani)
2 DF Romania ROU Alex Pașcanu (from England Leicester City)
— DF Greece GRE Giannis Kontoes (from Greece Apollon Smyrni)
13 DF Romania ROU Denis Ciobotariu (from Dinamo București)
27 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Chipciu (from Belgium Anderlecht)
12 GK Poland POL Grzegorz Sandomierski (from Poland Jagiellonia Białystok)
74 GK Romania ROU Ionuț Rus (loan return from Turris Turnu Măgurele)
91 MF Romania ROU Răzvan Andronic (from Botoșani)

Loans in

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Romania ROU Cristian Manea (from Cyprus Apollon Limassol, previously on loan at FCSB)

Out

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kévin Boli (loan return to China Guizhou Hengfeng)
6 DF Romania ROU Cristian Manea (loan return to Cyprus Apollon Limassol)
22 DF Hungary HUN Ádám Lang (to Cyprus Omonia)
5 MF Croatia CRO Mate Maleš (to Norway Sarpsborg 08)
14 MF Portugal POR Thierry Moutinho (to FCSB)
— MF France FRA Bryan Nouvier (to Poland Raków Częstochowa, previously on loan at Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe)
26 FW Romania ROU Cristian Bud (to Turris Turnu Măgurele)
— FW Romania ROU Gabriel Dodoi (to Rapid București, previously on loan at Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
19 MF Argentina ARG Emmanuel Culio (to Argentina Quailmes)
30 DF Romania ROU Andrei Mureșan (to Universitatea Cluj)
4 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Horj (to Universitatea Cluj)
77 DF Romania ROU Andrei Peteleu (to Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol)
12 GK Romania ROU Cosmin Vâtcă (released)
88 FW Cameroon CMR Robert Tambe (to China Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, previously on loan)
33 GK Romania ROU Adrian Rus (released)

Loans out

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ioniță (to Universitatea Craiova)
88 FW Cameroon CMR Robert Tambe (to Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol)
— GK Romania ROU Ionuț Rus (to Turris Turnu Măgurele)
— DF Romania ROU Andrei Radu (to Politehnica Iasi)
95 DF Romania ROU Rareș Ispas (to Sportul Snagov)
2 DF Romania ROU Alex Pașcanu (to Voluntari)
25 DF Romania ROU Mihai Butean (to Gaz Metan Mediaș)
1 GK Spain ESP Jesús Fernández (to Greece Panetolikos)
31 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ioniță (to Astra Giurgiu, previously on loan at Universitatea Craiova)
27 MF Romania ROU Sebastian Mailat (to Universitatea Cluj)
— DF Greece GRE Giannis Kontoes (to Academica Clinceni)

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease €1,100,000

Winter: Decrease €210,000

Total: Decrease €1,310,000

Income

Summer: Increase €200,000

Winter: Increase €000,000

Total: Increase €200,000

Net Totals

Summer: Decrease €900,000

Winter: Decrease €210,000

Total: Decrease €1,110,000

Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

CFR Cluj Romania v Russia Orenburg
18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Russia Orenburg
EEST (UTC+3) Djoković 31' Report
Red Star Belgrade Serbia v Romania CFR Cluj
22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–1 Romania CFR Cluj Windischgarsten, Austria
EEST (UTC+3) Savić 67' Report Vinícius 80' Stadium: DANA Arena
Attendance: 200
Osijek Croatia v Romania CFR Cluj
26 June 2019 (2019-06-26) Osijek Croatia 1–2 Romania CFR Cluj
EEST (UTC+3)
CFR Cluj Romania v Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
EEST (UTC+3) Burcă 38' Report
CFR Cluj Romania v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
EEST (UTC+3) Țucudean 87' Report
CFR Cluj Romania v Germany Holstein Kiel
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) CFR Cluj Romania 1–2 Germany Holstein Kiel Oliva, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Omrani 67' Baku 57'
Eberwein 82'		 Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
Attendance: 300
CFR Cluj Romania v Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
20 January 2020 (2020-01-20) CFR Cluj Romania cancelled Hungary Ferencvárosi TC La Nucia, Spain
18:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio Camilo Cano
CFR Cluj Romania v Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden Oliva, Spain
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Camora 47' Schäffler 23' Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
CFR Cluj Romania v Republic of Ireland Dundalk
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) CFR Cluj Romania 2–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Oliva, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Țucudean 72'
Petrila 88'		 Boyle 26' Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
CFR Cluj Romania v Algeria ES Sétif
24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) CFR Cluj Romania 0–1 Algeria ES Sétif La Nucia, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Kendouci 73' Stadium: Stade Olímpico Camilo Cano
CFR Cluj Romania v Ecuador Emelec
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) CFR Cluj Romania 3–2 Ecuador Emelec La Nucia, Spain
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Vinícius 35'
Păun 37'
Țucudean 90'		 Cevallos 26'
Barceló 69'		 Stadium: Stade Olímpico Camilo Cano

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 13 July 2019 3 August 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 36 22 9 5 68 23 +45 061.11
Cupa României 25 September 2019 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Supercupa României 6 July 2019 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 9 July 2019 28 August 2019 First Qualifying Round Play-off round 8 3 2 3 11 10 +1 037.50
UEFA Europa League 19 September 2019 27 February 2020 Group stage Round of 32 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 050.00
Total 54 29 14 11 88 41 +47 053.70

Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.

Regular season

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj 26 15 7 4 51 16 +35 52 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 4 8 41 28 +13 46
3 Botoșani 26 12 9 5 36 30 +6 45
4 FCSB 26 13 5 8 37 29 +8 44
5 Gaz Metan Mediaș 26 12 7 7 34 30 +4 43
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.[2]
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
26 15 7 4 51 16  +35 52 11 2 0 30 2  +28 4 5 4 21 14  +7

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: Liga I

Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

CFR Cluj v Politehnica Iași
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 1 CFR Cluj 1–1 Politehnica Iași Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Academica Clinceni v CFR Cluj
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) 2 Academica Clinceni 1–4 CFR Cluj Clinceni
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marius Avram
CFR Cluj v Dinamo București
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) 3 CFR Cluj 1–0 Dinamo București Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
Chindia Târgoviște v CFR Cluj
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 4 Chindia Târgoviște 1–4 CFR Cluj Ploiești
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: George Găman
CFR Cluj v Hermannstadt
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 5 CFR Cluj 3–0 Hermannstadt Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Horia Mladinovici
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe v CFR Cluj
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 6 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1–1 CFR Cluj Sibiu
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: István Kovács
CFR Cluj v Botoșani
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 7 CFR Cluj 4–1 Botoșani Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
Astra Giurgiu v CFR Cluj
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 8 Astra Giurgiu 3–2 CFR Cluj Giurgiu
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu
CFR Cluj v Voluntari
13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) 9 CFR Cluj 5–0 Voluntari Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03) Itu 3'
Hoban 36'
Costache 37'
Achim 51' (o.g.)
Omrani 68'		 Report Julio Red card 12'
Simonovski Red card 28'		 Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Iulian Călin
FCSB v CFR Cluj
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 10 FCSB 0–0 CFR Cluj Bucharest
20:30 EEST (UTC+03) Cristea Yellow card 45'
Tsoumou Yellow card 49'
Panțîru Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bordeianu Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 15,877
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
CFR Cluj v Gaz Metan Mediaș
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 11 CFR Cluj 3–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: István Kovács
Viitorul Constanța v CFR Cluj
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) 12 Viitorul Constanța 3–1 CFR Cluj Ovidiu
20:30 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Găman
CFR Cluj v Universitatea Craiova
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13 CFR Cluj 2–0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu
Politehnica Iași v CFR Cluj
28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) 14 Politehnica Iași 2–1 CFR Cluj Botoșani
20:30 EEST (UTC+02)
Report Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 200
Referee: Marius Avram
CFR Cluj v Academica Clinceni
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 CFR Cluj 3–0 Academica Clinceni Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: Cătălin Buși
Dinamo București v CFR Cluj
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 16 Dinamo București 0–0 CFR Cluj Bucharest
19:00 EET (UTC+02) Puljić Yellow card 79' Report Aurélio Yellow card 76' Stadium: Dinamo
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
CFR Cluj v Chindia Târgoviște
22 November 2019 (2019-11-22) 17 CFR Cluj 4–0 Chindia Târgoviște Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET (UTC+02)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Iulian Călin
Hermannstadt v CFR Cluj
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 18 Hermannstadt 1–1 CFR Cluj Sibiu
19:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lucian Rușandu
CFR Cluj v Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 19 CFR Cluj 1–0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Cluj-Napoca
18:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
Botoșani v CFR Cluj
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 20 Botoșani 2–1 CFR Cluj Botoșani
17:30 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
CFR Cluj v Astra Giurgiu
16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) 21 CFR Cluj 2–0 Astra Giurgiu Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: István Kovács
Voluntari v CFR Cluj
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22 Voluntari 0–4 CFR Cluj Voluntari
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 350
Referee: George Rădulescu
CFR Cluj v FCSB
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 23 CFR Cluj 1–0 FCSB Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: István Kovács
Gaz Metan Mediaș v CFR Cluj
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 24 Gaz Metan Mediaș 0–0 CFR Cluj Mediaș
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
  • Vinícius Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
CFR Cluj v Viitorul Constanța
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 25 CFR Cluj 0–0 Viitorul Constanța Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EET (UTC+02) Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu
Universitatea Craiova v CFR Cluj
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 26 Universitatea Craiova 0–2 CFR Cluj Craiova
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

Championship round

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 7 2 1 17 7 +10 49 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Universitatea Craiova 9 7 0 2 17 14 +3 44 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Astra Giurgiu[a] 8 3 3 2 12 8 +4 33
4 Botoșani 10 2 3 5 10 12 −2 32 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 FCSB[b] 9 2 3 4 13 14 −1 31
6 Gaz Metan Mediaș 10 0 3 7 5 19 −14 25
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.)[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Astra Giurgiu failed to obtain a UEFA licence.
  2. ^ FCSB qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Cupa României.
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
10 7 2 1 17 7  +10 23 4 0 1 8 4  +4 3 2 0 9 3  +6

Last updated: 3 August 2020.
Source: Liga I

Position by round
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

CFR Cluj v Astra Giurgiu
2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) 1 CFR Cluj 2–1 Astra Giurgiu Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Gaz Metan Mediaș v CFR Cluj
9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) 2 Gaz Metan Mediaș 0–0 CFR Cluj Mediaș
20:30 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 0
Referee: George Găman
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[4]
CFR Cluj v FCSB
14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) 3 CFR Cluj 1–0 FCSB Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Note: The match should have been played on 15 March 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[5]
Botoșani v CFR Cluj
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 4 Botoșani 0–2 CFR Cluj Botoșani
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
  • Deac 3' (pen.), 12'
 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Note: The match should have been played on 20 March 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[5] On 11 June announced the league administration that a member of the medical staff of FC Botoșani has tested positive for the COVID-19, which prompted the league the administration to postpone all FC Botoșani games until further notice.[6] On 18 June FC Botoșani received a medical clearance to return to play, so its game against CFR Cluj has been kept as scheduled.[7]
CFR Cluj v Universitatea Craiova
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 5 CFR Cluj 2–3 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács
Note: The match should have been played on 4 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
Astra Giurgiu v CFR Cluj
5 July 2020 (2020-07-05) 6 Astra Giurgiu 2–2 CFR Cluj Giurgiu
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
Note: The match should have been played on 11 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
CFR Cluj v Gaz Metan Mediaș
13 July 2020 (2020-07-13) 7 CFR Cluj 2–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Note: The match should have been played on 18 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
CFR Cluj v Botoșani
28 July 2020 (2020-07-28) 9 CFR Cluj 1–0 Botoșani Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marius Avram
Note: The match should have been played on 2 May 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8] Following its rescheduling for the 26 July 2020, the game was postponed for a second time after the league administration announced on 24 July that several members of CFR Cluj tested positive for COVID-19.[9] The game was then rescheduled for 28 July.
FCSB v CFR Cluj
31 July 2020 (2020-07-31) 8 FCSB 0–2 CFR Cluj Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+03)
  • Crețu Yellow card 39'
 Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács
Note: The match should have been played on 25 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8] Following its rescheduling for the 18 July 2020, the game was postponed for a second time after the league administration announced on 18 July that several members of CFR Cluj tested positive for COVID-19.[10] The game was later rescheduled for the 30 July 2020.[11] Following the rescheduling of the CFR Cluj v Botoșani game, the game was moved with one to be played on 31 July.
Universitatea Craiova v CFR Cluj
3 August 2020 (2020-08-03) 10 Universitatea Craiova 1−3 CFR Cluj Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Note: The match should have been played on 9 May 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

Cupa României

CFR Cluj will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.

Round of 32

Botoșani v CFR Cluj
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Round of 32 Botoșani 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 CFR Cluj Botoșani
16:30 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
Penalties

Supercupa României

CFR Cluj will play in the Romanian Supercup as winners of the Liga I against Cupa României winners Viitorul Constanța.

CFR Cluj v Viitorul Constanța
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Final CFR Cluj 0–1 Viitorul Constanța Ploiești
20:00 EEST (UTC+03) Omrani Yellow card 12'
Djoković Yellow card 28'
Camora Yellow card 90'		 Iacob Yellow card 41'
Iancu Yellow card 50'
Artean 86'		 Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Constantin Colțescu

UEFA Champions League

As winners of the 2018-19 Liga I, CFR Cluj entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first round took place on 18 June. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Kazakh champions Astana.

Astana Kazakhstan v Romania CFR Cluj
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) 1st Leg Astana Kazakhstan 1–0 Romania CFR Cluj Nur-Sultan
16:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
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 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 18,587
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
CFR Cluj Romania v Kazakhstan Astana
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) 2nd Leg CFR Cluj Romania 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Astana Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 8,092
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Second qualifying round

CFR Cluj advanced to the second qualifying round. The draw for the second round took place on 19 June. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.

CFR Cluj Romania v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) 1st Leg CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 11,150
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Romania CFR Cluj
30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) 2nd Leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Netanya
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 11,947
Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)

Third qualifying round

CFR Cluj advanced to the third qualifying round. The draw for the third round took place on 22 July. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Scottish champions Celtic.

CFR Cluj Romania v Scotland Celtic
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) 1st Leg CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 13,055
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Celtic Scotland v Romania CFR Cluj
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) 2nd Leg Celtic Scotland 3–4
(4–5 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
21:45 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,964
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Play-off Round

CFR Cluj advanced to the play-off round. The draw for the play-off round took place on 5 August. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Czech champions Slavia Prague.

CFR Cluj Romania v Czech Republic Slavia Prague
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 1st Leg CFR Cluj Romania 0–1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Cluj-Napoca
22:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 15,196
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic v Romania CFR Cluj
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) 2nd Leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Prague
22:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 18,562
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

After losing to Slavia Prague in the Champions League play-off round, CFR Cluj progressed to the Europa League group stage. The draw was held on 30 August. CFR Cluj was drawn with Lazio, Celtic and Rennes.

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEL CLJ LAZ REN
1 Scotland Celtic 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–1 3–1
2 Romania CFR Cluj 6 4 0 2 6 4 +2 12 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
4 France Rennes 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 1–1 0–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
CFR Cluj Romania v Italy Lazio
19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) 1 CFR Cluj Romania 2–1 Italy Lazio Cluj-Napoca
19:55 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 9,222
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
Celtic Scotland v Romania CFR Cluj
3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) 2 Celtic Scotland 2–0 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
22:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Rennes France v Romania CFR Cluj
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) 3 Rennes France 0–1 Romania CFR Cluj Rennes
22:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,330
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
CFR Cluj Romania v France Rennes
7 November 2019 (2019-11-07) 4 CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 France Rennes Cluj-Napoca
19:55 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 11,067
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Lazio Italy v Romania CFR Cluj
28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) 5 Lazio Italy 1–0 Romania CFR Cluj Rome
22:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
CFR Cluj Romania v Scotland Celtic
12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) 6 CFR Cluj Romania 2–0 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca
19:55 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 12,890
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Round of 32

CFR Cluj advanced to the round of 32. The draw for the round of 32 took place on 16 December. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against the Spanish record-winner of the UEFA Europa League Sevilla.

CFR Cluj Romania v Spain Sevilla
20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) 1st Leg CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Spain Sevilla Cluj-Napoca
19:55 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 14,820
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Sevilla Spain v Romania CFR Cluj
27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) 2nd Leg Sevilla Spain 0–0
(1–1 (a) agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Seville
22:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,338
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 August 2020
No. Pos Player Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Romania Andrei Burcă 19+2 2 1 1 0 0 8 0 8 1 38 4
4 DF Romania Cristian Manea 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
5 MF Mali Yacouba Sylla 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 5 0
6 MF Portugal Luís Aurélio 3+7 1 1 0 0 0 4+1 0 1+1 0 18 1
7 MF Romania Alexandru Păun 13+11 7 0 0 0 0 1+6 0 4+3 0 38 7
8 MF Croatia Damjan Djoković 15+3 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 8 1 35 2
9 FW France Billel Omrani 12+16 6 0 0 1 0 8 6 7+1 1 45 13
10 MF Romania Ciprian Deac 23+2 14 0 0 1 0 8 1 7+1 3 42 18
11 MF France Michaël Pereira 10+6 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 18 2
12 GK Poland Grzegorz Sandomierski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF Romania Denis Ciobotariu 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Sušić 15+1 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 3+1 0 29 2
18 MF Romania Valentin Costache 31+3 4 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 36 4
20 FW Romania George Țucudean 2+3 1 0 0 0+1 0 1+4 1 0 0 11 2
21 DF Ivory Coast Kévin Boli 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 21 2
23 FW Romania Cătălin Golofca 1+6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 13 1
27 MF Romania Alexandru Chipciu 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
28 MF Romania Ovidiu Hoban 21+6 1 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0+4 0 35 1
37 MF Romania Mihai Bordeianu 13+8 2 1 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 39 2
45 DF Portugal Camora 29 2 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 46 2
55 DF Brazil Paulo Vinícius 25 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 34 5
62 MF Romania Claudiu Petrila 1+13 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
74 GK Romania Ionuț Rus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 GK Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis 28 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 45 0
89 GK Romania Otto Hindrich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
90 FW Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré 6+5 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 19 2
91 MF Romania Răzvan Andronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Mike Cestor 10+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 17 1
94 MF Romania Cătălin Itu 31+2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 4
96 MF Romania Dodi Joca 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
97 MF Romania Alin Fica 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW Venezuela Mario Rondón 15+9 2 1 0 0 0 6+2 2 1+3 1 37 5
Players who appeared for CFR Cluj that left during the season:
1 GK Spain Jesús Fernández 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF Romania Alex Pașcanu 2+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF Romania Răzvan Horj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Romania Cosmin Vâtcă 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF Argentina Emmanuel Culio 8+1 4 0 0 0+1 0 4 1 4+2 0 20 5
25 DF Romania Mihai Butean 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
27 MF Romania Sebastian Mailat 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
30 DF Romania Andrei Mureșan 7 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 12 0
33 GK Romania Adrian Rus 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 DF Romania Andrei Peteleu 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
95 DF Romania Rareș Ispas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Squad statistics

Liga I Cupa României UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Home Away Total Stats
Games played 36 1 8 8 27 26 53
Games won 22 0 3 4 20 9 29
Games drawn 9 1 2 2 5 9 14
Games lost 5 0 3 2 2 8 10
Goals scored 68 2 11 7 49 39 88
Goals conceded 33 2 10 5 11 29 40
Goal difference 45 0 1 2 38 10 48
Clean sheets 22 0 1 4 17 10 27
Goal by Substitute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total shots – – – – – – –
Shots on target – – – – – – –
Corners – – – – – – –
Players used – – – – – – –
Offsides – – – – – – –
Fouls suffered – – – – – – –
Fouls committed – – – – – – –
Yellow cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winning rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

As of 3 August 2020
Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Champions League Europa League Total
1 MF Romania Ciprian Deac 14 0 1 3 18
2 FW France Billel Omrani 6 0 6 1 13
3 MF Romania Alexandru Păun 7 0 0 0 7
4 MF Argentina Emmanuel Culio 4 0 1 0 5
5 FW Venezuela Mario Rondón 2 0 2 1 5
6 DF Brazil Paulo Vinícius 5 0 0 0 5
7 FW Romania Valentin Costache 4 0 0 0 4
8 DF Romania Andrei Burcă 2 1 0 1 4
9 MF Romania Cătălin Itu 4 0 0 0 4
10 FW Romania George Țucudean 1 0 1 0 2
11 FW Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF Romania Mihai Bordeianu 2 0 0 0 2
13 MF France Michaël Pereira 2 0 0 0 2
14 DF Portugal Camora 2 0 0 0 2
15 MF Croatia Damjan Djoković 1 0 0 1 2
16 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Sušić 2 0 0 0 2
17 DF Ivory Coast Kévin Boli 2 0 0 0 2
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Mike Cestor 1 0 0 0 1
19 MF Portugal Luís Aurélio 1 0 0 0 1
20 MF Romania Ovidiu Hoban 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW Romania Cătălin Golofca 0 1 0 0 1
– – Own goal 3 0 0 0 3

Goal minutes

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time Forfeit
Goals 16 14 11 11 15 21 0 0
Percentage 18.18% 15.91% 12.5% 12.5% 17.05% 23.86% 0% 0%

Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
France Omrani Kazakhstan Astana 3–1 (H) 17 July 2019 Champions League

Clean sheets

As of 3 August 2020
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total Games played
1 Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis 19 0 1 4 24 45
2 Romania Cosmin Vâtcă 1 0 0 0 1 4
3 Spain Jesús Fernández 0 0 0 0 0 3
4 Poland Grzegorz Sandomierski 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 Romania Otto Hindrich 1 0 0 0 1 1
6 Romania Adrian Rus 0 0 0 0 0 (1)
Total 22 0 1 4 27 54

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
2 DF Romania Pașcanu 1 1
3 DF Romania Burcă 3 1 2 6
5 MF Mali Sylla 2 2
6 MF Portugal Aurélio 2 1 3
7 MF Romania Păun 4 4
8 MF Croatia Djoković 3 1 1 3 3 11
9 FW France Omrani 3 1 4
10 MF Romania Deac 3 3 1 7
11 MF France Pereira 4 4
12 GK Romania Vâtcă 1 1
16 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sušić 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
18 MF Romania Costache 5 5
19 MF Argentina Culio 2 2
20 FW Romania Țucudean 1 1
21 DF Ivory Coast Boli 1 1 1 1
25 DF Romania Butean 1 1
27 MF Romania Chipciu 2 2
27 MF Romania Mailat 1 1 1 2 1
28 MF Romania Hoban 3 1 3 1
30 DF Romania Mureșan 1 1
37 MF Romania Bordeianu 8 1 1 2 1 1 12 2
45 DF Portugal Camora 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
55 DF Brazil Vinícius 2 2
62 MF Romania Petrila 2 2
77 DF Romania Peteleu 3 3
87 GK Lithuania Arlauskis 3 1 2 6
90 FW Ivory Coast Traoré 1 2 3
92 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Cestor 4 1 5
94 MF Romania Itu 2 2
99 FW Colombia Rondón 3 1 1 1 5 1

Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Attendances

As of 8 March 2020
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I 14 46,630 3,330 9,800 1,500
UEFA Champions League 4 47,493 11,873 15,196 8,092
UEFA Europa League 4 47,999 12,000 14,820 9,222
Total 22 151,922 6,905 15,196 1,500

See also

References

  1. ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Liga I 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Comunicat LPF". LPF. 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "CASA Liga 1 se închide până în 31 martie!". LPF. 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Comunicat LPF". LPF. 11 June 2020.
  7. ^ "FC Botoșani are drept de joc!". LPF. 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Prima concluzie a Grupului de Lucru format de FRF". LPF. 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Comunicat de presă - 24 iulie 2020". LPF. 24 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Comunicat de presă - 18 iulie 2020". LPF. 18 July 2020.
  11. ^ "CASA Liga 1 - Modificări în programul etapei a 9-a play-off". LPF. 21 July 2020.
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