The 2018–19 season was the 48th season of competitive football by Universitatea Craiova. Craiova competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League.
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Marcel Popescu | |||
| Manager | Devis Mangia | |||
| Stadium | Ion Oblemenco | |||
| Liga I | 4th | |||
| Cupa României | Semi-finals | |||
| Supercupa României | Runners-up | |||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Elvir Koljić Alexandru Mitriță (13 each) All: Elvir Koljić (14) | |||
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Season overview
editBackground
editPrevious season positions
edit| Competition | Position | |
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UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round |
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Liga I | 3rd |
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Cupa României | Winners |
Players
editSquad information
editTransfers
editIn
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| 4 June 2018 | DF | Florin Gardoș
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29 |  Southampton
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Free agent | Previously on loan. Signed for two years. | [1] |
| 6 July 2018 | MF | Alexandru Cicâldău
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20 | Viitorul Constanța
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€750.000 | Signed for four years. | [2] |
| 25 July 2018 | DF |   Isaac Donkor
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22 | Cesena
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Free agent | Signed for three years. | [3] |
| 23 August 2018 | GK | Eduard Stăncioiu
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37 | FCSB
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Undisclosed. | Signed for one year. | [4] |
Loans in
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
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Out
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
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Loans out
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
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Overall transfer activity
editPreseason and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss
| 24 June 2018 Friendly | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 |  V-Varen Nagasaki | Fulpmes, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes |
Competitions
editWin Draw Loss
Overview
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 | 23 July 2018 | – | Matchday 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Cupa României | October 2018 | – | Round of 32 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Supercupa României | 14 July 2018 | – | Final | Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Europa League | 9 August 2018 | 16 August 2018 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 13 July 2018
Source: Competitions
Liga I
editThe Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.
Regular season
editTable
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | FCSB | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 49 | |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 38 |
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.[5]
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.[5]
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 |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
Last updated: 4 March 2019.
Source: Liga I
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 13 July 2018. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin Draw Loss
| 23 July 2018 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Politehnica Iași | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj) |
| 29 July 2018 2 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Iulian Călin |
| 3 August 2018 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–2 | FC Botoșani | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
| 12 August 2018 4 | Dunărea Călărași | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova | Călărași |
| 15:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Ion Comșa Attendance: 7,530 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
| 20 August 2018 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | Concordia Chiajna | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ionuţ Coza |
| 27 August 2018 6 | FC Voluntari | 1–5 | Universitatea Craiova | Voluntari |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 1 September 2018 7 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–0 | Dinamo București | Craiova |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) |
| 15 September 2018 8 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Mediaș |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Gaz Metan Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
| 22 September 2018 9 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu |
| 1 October 2018 10 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 3,500 Referee: István Kovács (Carei) |
| 6 October 2018 11 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | Hermannstadt | Craiova |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Iulian Călin |
| 21 October 2018 12 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | FCSB | Craiova |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) |
| 26 October 2018 13 | Astra Giurgiu | 0–3 | Universitatea Craiova | Giurgiu |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
| 2 November 2018 14 | Politehnica Iași | 0–3 | Universitatea Craiova | Iași |
| 21:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
| 9 November 2018 15 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Craiova |
| 21:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu |
| 26 November 2018 16 | FC Botoșani | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Botoșani |
| 20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,000 Referee: István Kovács (Carei) |
| 2 December 2018 17 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Dunărea Călărași | Craiova |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
| 6 December 2018 18 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova | Chiajna |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 800 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) |
| 10 December 2018 19 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–1 | FC Voluntari | Craiova |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Adrian Comănescu |
| 15 December 2018 20 | Dinamo București | 3–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 19 December 2018 21 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Craiova |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj) |
| 3 February 2019 22 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Summary | Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
| 10 February 2019 23 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
| 21:00 EET (UTC+2) | Summary | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
| 16 February 2019 24 | Hermannstadt | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Pitești |
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu |
| 24 February 2019 25 | FCSB | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Summary |
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Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 18.576 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 4 March 2019 26 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Astra Giurgiu | Craiova |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Summary | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Iulian Călin |
Championship round
editTable
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 20 |
Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
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.)[6]
(C) Champions
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.)[6]
(C) Champions
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 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Last updated: 18 May 2019.
Source: Liga I
Position by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin Draw Loss
| 10 March 2019 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Craiova |
| 20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Summary | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 14,000 Referee: István Kovács (referee) |
| 15 March 2019 2 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| 20:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete |
| 31 March 2019 3 | FCSB | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest |
| Summary | Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 21,730 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
| 7 April 2019 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
| Summary | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 13 April 2019 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu |
| 19 April 2019 6 | Astra Giurgiu | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Giurgiu |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 800 Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete |
| 29 April 2019 7 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Craiova |
| Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Horia Gabriel Mladinovici |
| 5 May 2019 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | FCSB | Craiova |
| Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 27,000 Referee: István Kovács (referee) |
| 12 May 2019 9 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| Summary | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
| 18 May 2019 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
Cupa României
editUniversitatea Craiova will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.
Round of 32
edit| 25 September 2018 Round of 32 | Sportul Snagov | 0–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Craiova |
| 18:45 |
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Summary | Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Horia Mladinovici |
Round of 16
edit| 30 October 2018 Round of 16 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 1–4 | Universitatea Craiova | Turnu Măgurele |
| 19:00 |
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Summary | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eduard Ioniţă |
Quarter-finals
edit| 28 February 2019 Quarter-finals | Miercurea Ciuc | 0–3 | Universitatea Craiova | Miercurea Ciuc |
| 19:00 | Summary | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Iulian Dima |
Semi-finals
edit| 4 April 2019 First leg | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Craiova |
| 19:00 | Summary |
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Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Horatiu Mircea Fesnic |
| 25 April 2019 Second leg | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 (4–1 agg.) | Universitatea Craiova | Ovidiu |
| 18:45 | Summary |
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Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu |
Supercupa României
editUniversitatea Craiova will play in the Romanian supercup as winners of the Cupa României.
| 14 July 2018 Final | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Ion Oblemenco, Craiova |
| 20:30 EET (UTC+02) |
UEFA Europa League
editAs winners of the 2017–18 Cupa României, Universitatea Craiova will enter the Europa League at the third qualifying round.
Third qualifying round
editThe draw for the third round took place on 23 July. Universitatea was drawn to play against the winners from the second qualifying round match between RB Leipzig and Häcken. Universitatea Craiova will play on 9 August and on 16 August 2018. On 2 August, RB Leipzig was confirmed as Craiova's opponent after their 5–1 aggregate win over Häcken.
| 9 August 2018 1st Leg | RB Leipzig  | 3–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Leipzig, Germany |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: RB Arena Attendance: 16,648 Referee:  Paweł Gil |
| 16 August 2018 2nd Leg | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 (2–4 agg.) | RB Leipzig | Craiova, Romania |
| Summary | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,050 Referee:  Miroslav Zelinka |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of 1 July 2018
| No. | Pos | Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Supercupa României | Europa League | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Squad statistics
edit| Liga I | Cupa României | Supercupa României | Europa League | Home | Away | Total Stats | |
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| Games played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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: 13 July 2018
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers
edit- As of 13 July 2018
| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Supercupa României | Europa League | Total |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Last updated: 1 July 2018
Goal minutes
edit| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time | Forfeit | |
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| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Last updated: 2018 (UTC)
Source: UCV1948 (in Romanian)
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
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Clean sheets
edit- As of July 2018
| Rank | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Supercupa României | Europa League | Total | Played Games |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
edit- As of July 2018
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Universitatea Craiova first squad during the season.
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Last updated: 1 July 2018
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Attendances
edit- As of match played 1 July 2018
| Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
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| Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Supercupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gardoș a semnat cu Știința pe doi ani!".
- ^ "Alexandru Cicâldău, jucătorul Științei pentru 4 ani!".
- ^ "Știința cooptează un fundaș crescut de Inter Milano".
- ^ "Are nouă trofee în palmares și azi a semnat cu Știința: Bun venit, Edi Stăncioiu!".
- ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.