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)
Average home league attendance6,247[1]

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

First-team squad

As of 3 January 2024[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  KOS Rion Zejnullahu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Philip Otele UTA Arad Free 1 July 2023
MF Durel Avounou Unattached Free 11 July 2023
MF Panagiotis Tachtsidis Khor Fakkan Free 21 July 2023
GK Cătălin Căbuz Hermannstadt Free 24 August 2023 [4]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

League table

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.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0


Results summary

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

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

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

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

Group stage

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

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg CFR Cluj 1–1 Adana Demirspor Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Betancor 6'
  • Sava  64'
  • Krasniqi  88'
  • Bîrligea  89'
 Report
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 9,847
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
3 August 2023 Second leg Adana Demirspor 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 CFR Cluj Adana, Turkey
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 22,256
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

References

  1. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/rou-liga-1-2023-2024/1/
  2. ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "FC CFR 1907 CLUJ" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "CFR 1907 | MULȚUMIM, CĂTĂLIN CĂBUZ!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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