CFR Cluj

association football club in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj ('CFR' stands for Căile Ferate Române, meaning Romanian Railways) is a Romanian association football club from Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club spent most of its history in the lower divisions. Great financial gains in 2002 led them to reach the Liga I in 2004. The following season, the CFR Cluj took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and finished as runners-up. For the first time in their history, the club won the Liga I in 2008. That season, they took the title away from the teams of Bucharest for the first time in 17 years. Since 2004, they have won the Liga I 3 times, the Romanian Cup 3 times and the Romanian Supercup twice.

CFR Cluj in 2008.
CFR Cluj fans showing the team's main colours: purple and white.

The teams colours are purple and white, and their biggest rival is Universitatea Cluj.

Honours

Liga I

  • Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12

Liga II

  • Winners (2): 1968–69, 2003–04
  • Runners-up (1): 1977–78

Liga III

  • Winners (7): 1946–47, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2001–02
  • Runners-up (3): 1936–37, 1958–59, 1987–88

Romanian Cup

  • Winners (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Romanian Supercup

  • Winners (2): 2009, 2010
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

European competitions

Their most recent appearance in a European competition was in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, in which they reached the third qualifying round.

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentsHomeAwayAggregate
2005UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Vėtra3–24–17–3
Second round Athletic Bilbao1–0(aet) 0–11–1 (5–3 p)
Third round Saint-Étienne1–12–2(a) 3–3
Semi–finals Žalgiris Vilnius5–12–17–2
Finals Lens1–11–32–4
2007–08UEFA CupSecond qualifying round Anorthosis1–30–01–3
2008–09UEFA Champions LeagueGroup A Roma1–32–14th place
Chelsea0–01–2
Bordeaux1–20–1
2009–10UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Sarajevo2–11–13–2
Group K Copenhagen2–00–24th place
PSV Eindhoven0–20–1
Sparta Prague2–30–2
2010–11UEFA Champions LeagueGroup E Basel2–10–14th place
Roma1–11–2
Bayern Munich0–42–3
2012–13UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Slovan Liberec1–02–13–1
Play-off round Basel1–02–13–1
Group H Braga3–12–03rd place
Manchester United1–21–0
Galatasaray1–31–1
2012–13UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32 Internazionale0–30–20–5
2014–15UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round Jagodina0–01–01–0
Third qualifying round Dinamo Minsk0–20–10–3

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