2024–25 FC Universitatea Cluj season
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2024) |
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Owner | Cluj-Napoca Municipality Babeș-Bolyai University U Cluj Supporters Association | ||
| Chairman | Radu Constantea | ||
| Manager | Ioan Sabău | ||
| Stadium | Cluj Arena | ||
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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[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 18 July 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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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Dorin Codrea
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Concordia Chiajna
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Free | 6 May 2024 | [2] |
| MF | Ovidiu Popescu
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FCSB
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Free | 29 May 2024 | [3] |
| MF |  Vadim Rață
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FC Voluntari
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Free | 30 May 2024 | [4] |
| DF | Iulian Cristea
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FC Rapid București
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Free | 5 June 2024 | [5] |
| DF | Radu Boboc
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FC Voluntari
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Free | 7 June 2024 | [6] |
| FW |  Mamadou Thiam
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 Al-Jabalain
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Undisclosed | 12 June 2024 | [7] |
| FW |  Adel Bettaieb
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Politehnica Iași
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Free | 22 June 2024 | |
| FW | Mario Șfaiț
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FC Viitorul Mihai Georgescu
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Undisclosed | 25 June 2024 | [8] |
| MF |  Berto
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 Portimonense
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Free | 3 July 2024 | |
| DF | Ștefan Andrei
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Sănătatea Cluj
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Free | 12 July 2024 | |
| FW | Vladislav Blănuță
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FC U Craiova 1948
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Loan | 12 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Franck Tchassem
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CSM Focșani
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Free | 12 July 2024 |
Out[edit]
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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| FW | Dragoș Tescan
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Gloria Buzău
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
| GK |  Plamen Iliev
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Cherno More Varna
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
| DF | Andrei Pițian
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FC Voluntari
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
| MF |  Kevin Doukouré
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FC Argeș
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
| FW | Daniel Popa
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FCSB
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€300,000 | 4 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Roger
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Corvinul Hunedoara
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Loan | 5 June 2024 | |
| GK | Iustin Chirilă
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FC Voluntari
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Loan | 14 June 2024 | |
| FW | Albert Hofman
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Oțelul Galați
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Loan | 17 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Marco Fossati
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Free | 18 June 2024 | ||
| DF | Andrei Peteleu
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FC Voluntari
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW | Valentin Gheorghe
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Politehnica Iași
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Federico Anselmo
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Free | 1 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Ștefan Pănoiu
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FC Rapid București
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Ante Roguljić
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Universitatea Craiova
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Alin Chinteș
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Unirea Ungheni
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Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Thalisson
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 Antalyaspor
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€280,000 | 17 July 2024 |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 June 2024 Friendly | SV Ried  | 1–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 1 July 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj | 5–0 | UVB Vöcklamarkt | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 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) |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| 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 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Cupa României | August 2024 | – | Group stage | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 14 July 2024
Source: Competitions
Liga I[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | Sepsi OSK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for play-off round |
| 5 | Rapid București | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2024. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Results summary[edit]
| 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 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were unveiled on 1 July 2024.
| 13 July 2024 1 | FCSB | 1–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Bucharest |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Steaua Stadium Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
| 21 July 2024 2 | Universitatea Cluj | v | FC Hermannstadt | Cluj-Napoca |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
| 27 July 2024 3 | UTA | v | Universitatea Cluj | Arad |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Francisc von Neuman |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.