2019–20 CS Universitatea Craiova season

The 2019–20 season was the 44th season in Universitatea Craiova's history, and the 34th in the top-flight of Romanian football. Universitatea Craiova competed in Liga I, the Cupa României and the Europa League.

Universitatea Craiova
2019–20 season
ChairmanSorin Cârțu
ManagerCorneliu Papură
(until 1 September)
Victor Piturca
(from 1 September until 4 January 2020) Corneliu Papură
(from 4 January 2020)
StadiumIon Oblemenco
Liga I2nd
Cupa RomânieiQuarter-finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexandru Cicaldau (14)

All:
Alexandru Cicaldau (16)
Highest home attendance30,000
(vs FCSB, 15 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,236
(vs FC Botoşani, 5 December 2019)
Average home league attendance12,286
Biggest winUniversitatea Craiova 3–0 Hermannstadt

Universitatea Craiova 4–1 Dinamo București

FC Voluntari 1–4 Universitatea Craiova
Biggest defeatCFR Cluj 2–0 Universitatea Craiova FC FCSB 2–0 Universitatea Craiova

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2020[1]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
13 GK Italy Mirko Pigliacelli30EU 2019 66 1 2022 €300k
1 GK Romania Laurențiu Popescu26EU 2016 19 0 2021 Youth system
25 GK Romania Andrei Marinescu38EU 2019 0 0 2021 Free
5 DF Romania Bogdan Vatajelu (4th captain)30EU 2019 132 11 2023 €350k
2 DF Portugal Tiago Ferreira30EU 2017 74 0 2020 Free
18 DF Romania Ștefan Vlădoiu24EU 2016 12 0 Not known Youth system
27 MF Switzerland Ivan Martić33EU 2017 70 5 2020 Free
11 DF Romania Nicusor Bancu (captain)31EU 2014 200 21 2020 €80k
24 DF Romania Florin Gardos34EU 2018 11 1 2020 Free
26 DF Ivory Coast Stephane Acka33Non-EU 2019 109 1 Not known Free
33 DF Romania Mihai Balasa28EU 2019 17 2 2023 €100k
15 DF Serbia Uros Cosic30Non-EU 2019 10 1 2022 Undisclosed
30 DF Romania Alexandru Matel34EU 2019 6 0 2022 €50k
8 MF Romania Alexandru Mateiu (vice-captain)33EU 2014 180 10 Not known €500k
21 MF Bulgaria Antoni Ivanov28EU 2019 28 2 2022 €150k
14 MF Albania Kamer Qaka28Non-EU 2019 16 0 2023 €200k
22 MF Romania Cristian Bărbuț28EU 2017 80 7 2021 €100k
10 MF Romania Alexandru Cicaldau (3rd captain)26EU 2018 71 15 2022 €1.0M
23 MF Romania Vasile Constantin25EU 2019 7 2 Not known Youth system
16 MF Romania Dan Nistor35EU 2020 2 0 2022 €260k
28 FW Romania Valentin Mihaila23EU 2018 54 7 2021 Youth system
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Koljić31Non-EU 2017 27 15 2020 €450k
7 FW Romania Mihai Roman29EU 2017 40 4 2020 €125k
17 FW Romania Ștefan Baiaram20EU 2019 6 0 2024 Youth system
9 FW Romania Andrei Ivan26EU 2019 116 21 2023 €1.5M
38 FW Romania Luis Nitu22EU 2019 10 3 2024 Youth system
4 DF France Claude Dielna35EU 2020 70 19 Unknown Free
FW Brazil Gustavo31Non-EU 2020 0 0 2021 Free

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Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) OrenburgRussia 1–1 RomaniaUniversitatea Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)
25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) QarabağAzerbaijan 0–0 RomaniaUniversitatea Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Universitatea CraiovaRomania 2-1 SerbiaFK Spartak Subotica Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)

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Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I July 2019 Matchday 1 25 14 4 7 41 26 +15 056.00
Cupa României October 2019 Round of 32 - 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Europa League July 2019 First Qualifying Round Third Qualifying Round 6 2 3 1 7 7 +0 033.33
Total 33 18 7 8 53 34 +19 054.55

Last updated: 17 February 2020
Source: Competitions

Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.

Table

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.[4]


Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLLDWWLWWDLDWDWLWLWLWWWL
Position32235653332333343435443222
Updated to match(es) played on January 2020. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) 1 Universitatea Craiova 3–2 Academica Clinceni Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
21 July 2019 (2019-07-21) 2 Dinamo București 0–2 Universitatea Craiova București
Stadium: Arena Nationala
Attendance: 7,343
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 3 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Chindia Târgoviște Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 9,693
Referee: Horia Mladinovic (Romania)
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 4 Hermannstadt 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Târgu Mureș
Stadium: Stadionul Trans-Sil
Attendance: 400
Referee: Florin Andrei (Romania)
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 5 Universitatea Craiova 0–1 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7860
Referee: George Radulescu (Romania)
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 6 Botoșani 1–1 Universitatea Craiova Botoșani
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 7 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Astra Giurgiu Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,457
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) 8 Voluntari 1–2 Universitatea Craiova Voluntari
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 9 Universitatea Craiova 0-1 FCSB Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 10 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2-3 Universitatea Craiova Mediaș
Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) 11 Universitatea Craiova 3-1 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 12 Universitatea Craiova 1-1 Politehnica Iași Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,358
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13 CFR Cluj 2-0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 14 Academica Clinceni 0-0 Universitatea Craiova Clinceni
Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sorin Antonie (Romania)
4 November 2019 (2019-11-04) 15 Universitatea Craiova 4-1 Dinamo București Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,242
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16 Chindia Târgoviște 1-1 Universitatea Craiova Ploiești
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Catalin Popa (Romania)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 17 Universitatea Craiova 3-0 Hermannstadt Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 18 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1-0 Universitatea Craiova Sfântu Gheorghe
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 19 Universitatea Craiova 3-1 Botoșani Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 20 Astra Giurgiu 1-0 Universitatea Craiova Giurgiu
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21 Universitatea Craiova 2-1 Voluntari Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Romania)
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22 FCSB 2-0 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 13,210
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)
31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) 23 Universitatea Craiova 3-1 Gaz Metan Mediaș Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,926
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 24 Viitorul Constanța 1-2 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 25 Politehnica Iași 2-5 Universitatea Craiova Iași
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 2,140
Referee: Catalin Popa (Romania)
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 26 Universitatea Craiova 0-2 CFR Cluj Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)

Cupa României

Universitatea Craiova will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.

Round of 32

25 October 2019 Round of 32 CSM Reşiţa 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Craiova
18:45 Summary Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Catalin Busi

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Europa League

As Universitatea Craiova finished 4th in the 2018–19 Liga I, they entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first round took place on 18 June. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Azerbaijan 3rd place Sabail.

9 July 2019 1st Leg Sabail Azerbaijan 2–3 Romania Universitatea Craiova Baku
Stadium: ASCO Arena
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
18 July 2019 2nd Leg Universitatea Craiova Romania 3–2
(6–4 agg.)
Azerbaijan Sabail Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,763
Referee: Helgi Jónasson (Iceland)

Second qualifying round

Universitatea Craiova advanced to the second qualifying round. The draw for the second round took place on 19 June. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Hungarian 4th place Honvéd.

25 July 2019 1st Leg Honvéd Hungary 0–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova Győr
Stadium: ETO Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scottish Football Association)

Third qualifying round

Universitatea Craiova advanced to the third qualifying round. The draw for the third round took place on 22 July. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Greek 3rd place AEK Athens.

8 August 2019 1st Leg Universitatea Craiova Romania 0–2 Greece AEK Athens Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 2,5301
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherland)

Notes:
^1 On 5 August 2019 UEFA banned Universitatea Craiova to attend two home games without fans following the incidents against Honved Budapest in the Second qualifying round of Europa League. In the match against AEK Athens only kids under 14 were allowed

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 17 February 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLiga 1Europa LeagueCupa Romaniei
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Romania ROU Laurențiu Popescu 80600020
13 GK Italy ITA Mirko Pigliacelli 3703006010
25 GK Romania ROU Andrei Marinescu 00000000
35 GK Romania ROU Catalin Predut 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ferreira 120901020
3 DF Romania ROU Marius Briceag 30002010
4 DF Romania ROU Florin Borța 20200000
4 DF France FRA Claude Dielna 20200000
5 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu 3132326120
6 DF Croatia CRO Renato Kelić 150906000
11 DF Romania ROU Nicușor Bancu 4053146130
15 DF Serbia SRB Uroš Ćosić 2111810030
18 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Vlădoiu 2102100000
24 DF Romania ROU Florin Gardoș 10001000
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Stephane Acka 3502805020
27 DF Switzerland SUI Ivan Martić 2211515020
30 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Mățel 50400010
33 DF Romania ROU Mihai Bălașa 2332230010
Midfielders
8 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mateiu 3612906110
10 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Cicâldău 411633145131
14 MF Albania ALB Kamer Qaka 1901205020
16 MF Romania ROU Dan Nistor 1551430012
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Antoni Ivanov 3222616100
22 MF Romania ROU Cristian Bărbuț 3622826020
23 MF Romania ROU Vasile Constantin 72423000
31 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Ioniță 101603011
Forwards
7 FW Romania ROU Mihai Roman 2041535100
9 FW Romania ROU Andrei Ivan 2422420000
16 FW Romania ROU Jovan Marković 30300000
17 FW Romania ROU Ștefan Baiaram 1301101010
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvir Koljić 1861560030
20 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Goran Zakarić 1001000000
28 FW Romania ROU Valentin Mihăilă 3192871022
34 FW Romania ROU Raoul Baicu 10100000
38 FW Romania ROU Luis Nitu 1341130021
99 FW Portugal POR Carlos Fortes 142816100

Squad statistics

Liga I Cupa României Europa League Home Away Total Stats
Games played2626161834
Games won142210818
Games drawn403257
Games lost801459
Goals scored4157272653
Goals conceded2817162036
Goal difference+13+40+11+6+17
Clean sheets512448
Goal by Substitute500325
Total shots25201100188164352
Shots on target11501378765152
Corners13401319273165
Players used321920343134
Offsides480120392968
Fouls suffered4330190269254523
Fouls committed4430194277260537
Yellow cards70113354984
Red cards000000
Winning rate56,00%100%33,33%66,6%41,17%54,54%

Last updated: 17 February 2020
Source: Competitive matches

Notes:
^1 Data unavailable for 2019–20 Cupa României matches against CSM Reşiţa and FC Voluntari in the round of Round of 32 respectively Round of 16.

Goals

As of 17 February 2020
Rank Player Position Liga 1 Cupa Romaniei Europa League Total[5]
1 Romania Alexandru Cicaldau MF 9 1 1 12
2 Romania Valentin Mihaila FW 4 2 0 7
3 Romania Nicusor Bancu DF 4 0 1 5
4 Romania Mihai Roman FW 3 0 1 4
5 Romania Luis Nitu FW 3 1 0 4
6 Romania Bogdan Vatajelu DF 2 0 1 3
7 Romania Mihai Balasa DF 3 0 0 3
8 Romania Andrei Ivan FW 2 0 0 2
9 Portugal Carlos Fortes FW 1 0 1 2
10 Romania Vasile Constantin MF 2 0 0 2
11 Bulgaria Antoni Ivanov MF 1 0 1 2
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Koljić FW 2 0 0 2
13 Romania Cristian Bărbuț MF 1 0 0 1
14 Switzerland Ivan Martić DF 1 0 0 1
15 Romania Alexandru Ioniță MF 0 1 0 1
16 Romania Alexandru Mateiu MF 0 0 1 1
16 Serbia Uros Cosic DF 1 0 0 1

Goal minutes

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time Forfeit
Goals 6 9 8 8 8 9 0 0
Percentage 13.21% 20.75% 15.09% 15.09% 15.09% 20.75% 0% 0%

Last updated: 2020 (UTC)
Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition

Clean sheets

As of 10 January 2020
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total Games played
Total 5 1 2 8 32

Disciplinary record

As of 17 February 2020

Number Nation Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
28RomaniaGKValentin Mihaila80001090
11RomaniaDFNicusor Bancu60003090
33RomaniaDFMihai Bălașa70000070
10RomaniaDFAlexandru Cicaldau60000060
9RomaniaDFAndrei Ivan50000050
6CroatiaFWRenato Kelic40001050
5RomaniaFWBogdan Vatajelu20102050
14AlbaniaMFKamer Qaka30001040
7RomaniaFWMihai Roman20002040
22RomaniaMFCristian Barbut40000040
27SwitzerlandMFIvan Martić30001040
15SerbiaFWUros Cosic40000040
8RomaniaDFAlexandru Mateiu30000030
2PortugalMFTiago Ferreira30000030
21BulgariaMFAntoni Ivanov30000030
26Ivory CoastMFStephane Acka20000020
1RomaniaMFLaurențiu Popescu10000010
23RomaniaDFVasile Constantin10000010
20Bosnia and HerzegovinaDFGoran Zakaric10000010
4RomaniaMFFlorin Borța10000010
18RomaniaMFȘtefan Vlădoiu10000010
31RomaniaDFAlexandru Ioniță00001010
99PortugalDFCarlos Fortes00001010
TOTALS 69 0 1 0 13 0 83 0

Attendances

As of 17 February 2020
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I13169,28211,69030,0004,236
Cupa României00000
Europa League340,42713,47522,1342,530
Total16180,70913,02130,0002,530

See also

References

  1. "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Prima echipă" [First team squad] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "Universitatea Caiova" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Liga I 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. Soccerway
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