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.
| 2023–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ovidiu Hoban (interim) |
| Stadium | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
| Liga I | 2nd |
| Cupa României | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Philip Otele (18) All: Philip Otele (18) |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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 | [3] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
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 | 52.94 | |
| Cupa României | 28 September 2023 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 27 July 2023 | 3 August 2023 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 47.62 | ||||
Last updated: November 2023
Source: Soccerway
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: [2] , 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]
Notes:
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]
Notes:
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
Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
| 30 July 2023 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| EEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
Qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.
v 
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor| 27 July 2023 First leg | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Adana Demirspor | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 9,847 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
v 
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj| 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
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