2019–20 CFR Cluj season
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| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Marian Bagacean | |||
| Manager | Dan Petrescu | |||
| Stadium | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | |||
| Liga I | 1st | |||
| Cupa României | Round of 32 | |||
| Supercupa României | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ciprian Deac (14 goals) All: Ciprian Deac (18 goals) | |||
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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[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.
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Transfers[edit]
Overall transfer activity[edit]
Expenditure[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: | Income[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: | Net Totals[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: |
Preseason and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 22 June 2019 | Red Star Belgrade  | 1–1 |  CFR Cluj | Windischgarsten, Austria |
| EEST (UTC+3) | Savić  67' | Report | Vinícius 80' | Stadium: DANA Arena Attendance: 200 |
| 17 January 2020 | 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 | CFR Cluj | cancelled |  Ferencvárosi TC | La Nucia, Spain |
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Estadio Camilo Cano |
| 21 January 2020 | 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 | 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 | CFR Cluj | 0–1 |  ES Sétif | La Nucia, Spain |
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kendouci 73' | Stadium: Stade Olímpico Camilo Cano |
| 25 January 2020 | 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 | 61.11 |
| Cupa României | 25 September 2019 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Supercupa României | 6 July 2019 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 9 July 2019 | 28 August 2019 | First Qualifying Round | Play-off round | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 37.50 |
| UEFA Europa League | 19 September 2019 | 27 February 2020 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 53.70 | ||||
Last updated: 3 August 2020
Source: Competitions
Liga I[edit]
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]
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 13 July 2019 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 2 | Academica Clinceni | 1–4 | CFR Cluj | Clinceni |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+03) |
| Report | Stadium: Clinceni Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 27 July 2019 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 14 | Politehnica Iași | 2–1 | CFR Cluj | Botoșani |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+02) | Report |
| Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 200 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 2 November 2019 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 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 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 18 | Hermannstadt | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Sibiu |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+02) | Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lucian Rușandu |
| 4 December 2019 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 20 | Botoșani | 2–1 | CFR Cluj | Botoșani |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+02) | Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
| 16 December 2019 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 22 | Voluntari | 0–4 | CFR Cluj | Voluntari |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+02) |
| Report | Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 350 Referee: George Rădulescu |
| 2 February 2020 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 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 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 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:
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:
- ^ Astra Giurgiu failed to obtain a UEFA licence.
- ^ 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]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 2 March 2020 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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]
CFR Cluj will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.
Round of 32[edit]
| 25 September 2019 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]
CFR Cluj will play in the Romanian Supercup as winners of the Liga I against Cupa României winners Viitorul Constanța.
| 6 July 2019 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]
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 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) |