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2019–20 CFR Cluj season

This page covers all relevant details regarding CFR Cluj of the 2019–20 season.

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.

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)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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

Transfers edit

Overall transfer activity edit

Preseason and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) CFR Cluj   1–0   Orenburg
EEST (UTC+3) Djoković   31' Report
22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) Red Star Belgrade   1–1   CFR Cluj Windischgarsten, Austria
EEST (UTC+3) Savić   67' Report Vinícius   80' Stadium: DANA Arena
Attendance: 200
26 June 2019 (2019-06-26) Osijek   1–2   CFR Cluj
EEST (UTC+3)
28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) CFR Cluj   1–0   Mladá Boleslav
EEST (UTC+3) Burcă   38' Report
29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) CFR Cluj   1–0   Sparta Prague
EEST (UTC+3) Țucudean   87' Report
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) CFR Cluj   1–2   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
20 January 2020 (2020-01-20) CFR Cluj   cancelled   Ferencvárosi TC La Nucia, Spain
18:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio Camilo Cano
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) CFR Cluj   1–1   SV Wehen Wiesbaden Oliva, Spain
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Camora   47' Schäffler   23' Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) CFR Cluj   2–1   Dundalk Oliva, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Țucudean   72'
Petrila   88'		 Boyle   26' Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1
24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) CFR Cluj   0–1   ES Sétif La Nucia, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Kendouci   73' Stadium: Stade Olímpico Camilo Cano
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) CFR Cluj   3–2   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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview edit

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 edit

Main article: 2019–20 Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.

Regular season edit

Table edit

Pos Team
 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 edit
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 edit
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDWLWDWLWLWDWDWLWWWDDW
Position94421112111111111112111111
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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   12'
Simonovski   28'		 Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Iulian Călin
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 10 FCSB 0–0 CFR Cluj Bucharest
20:30 EEST (UTC+03) Cristea   45'
Tsoumou   49'
Panțîru   90+1'		 Report Bordeianu   90+5' Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 15,877
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
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
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
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
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
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
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 16 Dinamo București 0–0 CFR Cluj Bucharest
19:00 EET (UTC+02) Puljić   79' Report Aurélio   76' Stadium: Dinamo
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 24 Gaz Metan Mediaș 0–0 CFR Cluj Mediaș
20:00 EET (UTC+02)
Report
Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
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
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 edit

Table edit

Pos Team
 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 edit
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 edit
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHHAA
ResultWDWWLDWWWW
Position1111122211
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

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
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]
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]
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 4 Botoșani 0–2 CFR Cluj Botoșani
20:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Report
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
31 July 2020 (2020-07-31) 8 FCSB 0–2 CFR Cluj Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+03)
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.
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 edit

Main article: 2019–20 Cupa României

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

Round of 32 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2019 Supercupa României

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

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

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2019–20 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 edit

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

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

Second qualifying round edit

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.

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

Third qualifying round edit

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.

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

Play-off Round edit

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.

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

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2019–20 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 edit

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

Round of 32 edit

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.

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

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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   Andrei Burcă 19+2 2 1 1 0 0 8 0 8 1 38 4
4 DF   Cristian Manea 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
5 MF   Yacouba Sylla 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 5 0
6 MF   Luís Aurélio 3+7 1 1 0 0 0 4+1 0 1+1 0 18 1
7 MF   Alexandru Păun 13+11 7 0 0 0 0 1+6 0 4+3 0 38 7
8 MF   Damjan Djoković 15+3 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 8 1 35 2
9 FW   Billel Omrani 12+16 6 0 0 1 0 8 6 7+1 1 45 13
10 MF   Ciprian Deac 23+2 14 0 0 1 0 8 1 7+1 3 42 18
11 MF   Michaël Pereira 10+6 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 18 2
12 GK   Grzegorz Sandomierski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF   Denis Ciobotariu 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Mateo Sušić 15+1 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 3+1 0 29 2
18 MF   Valentin Costache 31+3 4 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 36 4
20 FW   George Țucudean 2+3 1 0 0 0+1 0 1+4 1 0 0 11 2
21 DF   Kévin Boli 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 21 2
23 FW   Cătălin Golofca 1+6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 13 1
27 MF   Alexandru Chipciu 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
28 MF   Ovidiu Hoban 21+6 1 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0+4 0 35 1
37 MF   Mihai Bordeianu 13+8 2 1 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 39 2
45 DF   Camora 29 2 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 46 2
55 DF   Paulo Vinícius 25 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 34 5
62 MF   Claudiu Petrila 1+13 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
74 GK   Ionuț Rus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 GK   Giedrius Arlauskis 28 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 0 45 0
89 GK   Otto Hindrich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
90 FW   Lacina Traoré 6+5 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 19 2
91 MF   Răzvan Andronic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 DF   Mike Cestor 10+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 17 1
94 MF   Cătălin Itu 31+2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 4
96 MF   Dodi Joca 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
97 MF   Alin Fica 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW   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   Jesús Fernández 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF   Alex Pașcanu 2+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF   Răzvan Horj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   Cosmin Vâtcă 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF   Emmanuel Culio 8+1 4 0 0 0+1 0 4 1 4+2 0 20 5
25 DF   Mihai Butean 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
27 MF   Sebastian Mailat 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
30 DF   Andrei Mureșan 7 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 12 0
33 GK   Adrian Rus 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 DF   Andrei Peteleu 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
95 DF   Rareș Ispas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Squad statistics edit

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 edit

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

Goal minutes edit

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 edit

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

Clean sheets edit

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

Disciplinary record edit

N P Nat. Name Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total Notes
                                   
2 DF   Pașcanu 1 1
3 DF   Burcă 3 1 2 6
5 MF   Sylla 2 2
6 MF   Aurélio 2 1 3
7 MF   Păun 4 4
8 MF   Djoković 3 1 1 3 3 11
9 FW   Omrani 3 1 4
10 MF   Deac 3 3 1 7
11 MF   Pereira 4 4
12 GK   Vâtcă 1 1
16 DF   Sušić 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
18 MF   Costache 5 5
19 MF   Culio 2 2
20 FW   Țucudean 1 1
21 DF   Boli 1 1 1 1
25 DF   Butean 1 1
27 MF   Chipciu 2 2
27 MF   Mailat 1 1 1 2 1
28 MF   Hoban 3 1 3 1
30 DF   Mureșan 1 1
37 MF   Bordeianu 8 1 1 2 1 1 12 2
45 DF   Camora 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
55 DF   Vinícius 2 2
62 MF   Petrila 2 2
77 DF   Peteleu 3 3
87 GK   Arlauskis 3 1 2 6
90 FW   Traoré 1 2 3
92 DF   Cestor 4 1 5
94 MF   Itu 2 2
99 FW   Rondón 3 1 1 1 5 1

Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Competitive matches
Only 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 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 edit

References edit

  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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