2023–24 CFR Cluj season

CFR Cluj
2023–24 season
ManagerOvidiu Hoban (interim)
StadiumStadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Liga I2nd
Cupa RomânieiQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Philip Otele (18)
All: Philip Otele (18)

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

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Luka Juričić
3 DF Israel ISR Ziv Morgan (on loan from Ironi Kiryat Shmona)
4 DF Romania ROU Cristian Manea (3rd captain)
6 DF Albania ALB Arlind Ajeti
8 MF Romania ROU Robert Filip
10 MF Romania ROU Ciprian Deac (Vice-captain)
17 FW Nigeria NGA Philip Otele
18 MF Ghana GHA Isaac Nortey
19 DF Romania ROU Vasile Mogoș
21 MF Romania ROU Luca Mihai
22 FW Ukraine UKR Yevhen Konoplyanka
27 DF Romania ROU Matei Ilie
29 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Durel Avounou
30 FW Romania ROU Daniel Bîrligea
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Romania ROU Cristian Bălgrădean
40 MF Croatia CRO Lovro Cvek
42 DF Slovenia SVN Matija Boben
44 DF Croatia CRO Anton Krešić (on loan from Rijeka)
45 DF Romania ROU Mário Camora (Captain)
73 MF Croatia CRO Karlo Muhar (4th captain)
76 MF Romania ROU Tudor Lucaci
77 MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Tachtsidis
81 FW Moldova MDA Gheorghe Gondiu
82 MF Romania ROU Alin Fică
89 GK Romania ROU Otto Hindrich
90 GK Romania ROU Răzvan Sava

Other players under contract

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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 Kosovo KOS Rion Zejnullahu

Out on loan

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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 Ivory Coast CIV Ricky Gnéba (to Chindia Târgoviște)
11 MF Romania ROU Claudiu Petrila (to Rapid București)
12 GK Romania ROU Mihai Pînzariu (to Bihor Oradea)
33 GK Romania ROU Cătălin Căbuz (to Hermannstadt)
55 FW The Gambia GAM Mustapha Jah (to Chindia Târgoviște)
71 DF Romania ROU Andrei Peteleu (to Universitatea Cluj)
— DF Romania ROU Rareș Bălan (to Gloria Bistrița)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA Laley Fofana (to CSU Alba Iulia)
— MF Romania ROU Sergiu Luca (to Gloria Bistrița)
— MF Croatia CRO Josip Mihalić (to Argeș Pitești)
— FW Ghana GHA Carl Davordzie (to Gloria Bistrița)
— FW Romania ROU Viktor Kun (to SCM Zalău)
— FW Burkina Faso BFA Moussa Samaké (to CSM Satu Mare)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Nigeria Philip Otele Romania UTA Arad Free 1 July 2023
MF Republic of the Congo Durel Avounou Unattached Free 11 July 2023
MF Greece Panagiotis Tachtsidis United Arab Emirates Khor Fakkan Free 21 July 2023
GK Romania Cătălin Căbuz Romania Hermannstadt Free 24 August 2023 [3]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 June 2023 Friendly CFR Cluj Romania 1–0 Romania CSC Dumbrăvița
4 July 2023 Friendly CFR Cluj Romania 3–1 Romania Brașov
8 July 2023 Friendly CFR Cluj Romania 3–1 Romania Ceahlăul
13 August 2023 Friendly CFR Cluj Romania 3–2 Romania Hermannstadt

Competitions

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Overall record

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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

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Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

League table

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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: [1] , 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

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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

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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

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15 July 2023 CFR Cluj 2–0 Politehnica Iași Cluj-Napoca
EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
21 July 2023 UTA Arad 1–3 CFR Cluj
--:-- EET (UTC+1)
30 July 2023 CFR Cluj 1–1 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
EEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
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

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Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României
August 2023 Play-off round v CFR Cluj
EEST (UTC+2)

Group stage

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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

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Second qualifying round
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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Turkey 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 Turkey 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Adana, Turkey
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 22,256
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

References

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  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. ^ "CFR 1907 | MULȚUMIM, CĂTĂLIN CĂBUZ!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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