2019–20 CS Universitatea Craiova season

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

This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Craiova of the 2019–20 season.
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
Cupa RomânieiQuarter-finals
Europa League3rd qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexandru Cicaldau (10)
All:
Alexandru Cicaldau (12)
Highest home attendance30,000
(vs FCSB, 15 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,236
(vs FC Botosani, 5 December 2019)
Average home league attendance12,286
Biggest winUniversitatea Craiova 3–0 Hermannstadt

Universitatea Craiova 4–1 Dinamo Bucuresti

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]

First team squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
13 GK Mirko Pigliacelli27EU 2019 66 1 2022 €300k
1 GK Laurențiu Popescu23EU 2016 19 0 2021 Youth system
25 GK Andrei Marinescu35EU 2019 0 0 2021 Free
5 DF Bogdan Vatajelu (4th captain)27EU 2019 132 11 2023 €350k
2 DF Tiago Ferreira27EU 2017 74 0 2020 Free
18 DF Ștefan Vlădoiu21EU 2016 12 0 Not known Youth system
27 MF Ivan Martic29EU 2017 70 5 2020 Free
11 DF Nicusor Bancu (captain)27EU 2014 200 21 2020 €80k
24 DF Florin Gardos31EU 2018 11 1 2020 Free
26 DF Stephane Acka29Non-EU 2019 109 1 Not known Free
33 DF Mihai Balasa25EU 2019 17 2 2023 €100k
15 DF Uros Cosic27Non-EU 2019 10 1 2022 Undisclosed
30 DF Alexandru Matel30EU 2019 6 0 2022 €50k
8 MF Alexandru Mateiu (vice-captain)30EU 2014 180 10 Not known €500k
21 MF Antoni Ivanov24EU 2019 28 2 2022 €150k
14 MF Kamer Qaka25Non-EU 2019 16 0 2023 €200k
22 MF Cristian Bărbuț25EU 2017 80 7 2021 €100k
10 MF Alexandru Cicaldau (3rd captain)23EU 2018 71 15 2022 €1.0M
23 MF Vasile Constantin22EU 2019 7 2 Not known Youth system
16 MF Dan Nistor32EU 2020 2 0 2022 €260k
28 FW Valentin Mihaila20EU 2018 54 7 2021 Youth system
19 FW Elvir Koljić28Non-EU 2017 27 15 2020 €450k
7 FW Mihai Roman26EU 2017 40 4 2020 €125k
17 FW Ștefan Baiaram17EU 2019 6 0 2024 Youth system
9 FW Andrei Ivan23EU 2019 116 21 2023 €1.5M
38 FW Luis Nitu19EU 2019 10 3 2024 Youth system
4 DF Claude Dielna32EU 2020 70 19 Unknown Free
FW Gustavo28Non-EU 2020 0 0 2021 Free

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Transfers

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) Orenburg1–1Universitatea Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)
25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) Qarabağ0–0Universitatea Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)
28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) Universitatea Craiova1–3Viktoria Plzeň
EEST (UTC+3)
1 July 2019 (2019-07-01) Ferencváros4–0Universitatea Craiova
EEST (UTC+3)
2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) Universitatea Craiova3–3Legia Warsaw
EEST (UTC+3)
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Universitatea Craiova2-1FK Spartak SuboticaCraiova
EEST (UTC+3)
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) Universitatea Craiova2-0Eintracht BraunschweigAntalya
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Valentin Mihaila  54'
  • Jasmin Fejzic  84' (o.g.)
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) FC Aarau1–0Universitatea CraiovaAntalya
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Olivier Jackle  45+3'
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) Universitatea Craiova1-3Pogon SzczecinAntalya
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Alexandru Cicaldau  33' (pen.)
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) Zaglebie Lubin3-0Universitatea CraiovaAntalya
EEST (UTC+3)
24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) Universitatea Craiova3-1KarvinaAntalya
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Milan Rundic  46' (pen.)

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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
Main article: 2019–20 Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.

Regular season
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) 1Universitatea Craiova3–2Academica ClinceniCraiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
21 July 2019 (2019-07-21) 2Dinamo București0–2Universitatea CraiovaBucurești
 Stadium: Arena Nationala
Attendance: 7,343
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 3Universitatea Craiova1–0Chindia TârgovișteCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 9,693
Referee: Horia Mladinovic (Romania)
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 4Hermannstadt2–1Universitatea CraiovaTargu Mures
Stadium: Stadionul Trans-Sil
Attendance: 400
Referee: Florin Andrei (Romania)
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 5Universitatea Craiova0–1Sepsi Sfântu GheorgheCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7860
Referee: George Radulescu (Romania)
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 6Botoșani1–1Universitatea CraiovaBotoșani
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 7Universitatea Craiova1–0Astra GiurgiuCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,457
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) 8Voluntari1–2Universitatea CraiovaVoluntari
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 9Universitatea Craiova0-1FCSBCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 10Gaz Metan Mediaș2-3Universitatea CraiovaMediaș
  • Luis Nitu  6'
  • Bogdan Vatajelu  42'
  • Alexandru Cicaldau  57'
 Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) 11Universitatea Craiova3-1Viitorul ConstanțaCraiova
  • Bogdan Tiru  8'
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 12Universitatea Craiova1-1Politehnica IașiCraiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,358
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13CFR Cluj2-0Universitatea CraiovaCluj-Napoca
  • Lacina Traore  70'
*Billel Omrani  78'
 Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 14Academica Clinceni0-0Universitatea CraiovaClinceni
Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sorin Antonie (Romania)
4 November 2019 (2019-11-04) 15Universitatea Craiova4-1Dinamo BucureștiDrobeta-Turnu Severin
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,242
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16Chindia Târgoviște1-1Universitatea CraiovaPloiești
  • Alexandru Cicaldau  64'
 Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Catalin Popa (Romania)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 17Universitatea Craiova3-0HermannstadtCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 18Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe1-0Universitatea CraiovaSfântu Gheorghe
 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 19Universitatea Craiova3-1BotoșaniCraiova
  • Valentin Mihaila 20'
  • Alexandru Cicaldau 28' (pen)
  • Bogdan Vatajelu 90+3'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 20Astra Giurgiu1-0Universitatea CraiovaGiurgiu
 Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21Universitatea Craiova2-1VoluntariCraiova
  • Alexandru Cicaldau 74'
  • Mihai Balasa 89'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Romania)
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22FCSB2-0Universitatea CraiovaBucharest
 Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 13,210
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)
31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) 23Universitatea Craiova3-1Gaz Metan MediașCraiova
  • Alexandru Cicaldau 7'
  • Alexandru Cicaldau 26'
  • Uros Cosic 62'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,926
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 24Viitorul Constanța1-2Universitatea CraiovaOvidiu
  • Luis Nitu 25'
  • Valentin Mihaila 82'
 Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 25Politehnica Iași2-5Universitatea CraiovaIași
  • Luis Nitu 11'
  • Alexandru Cicaldau 16' (pen)
  • Mihai Balasa 23'
  • Nicusor Bancu 82'
  • Elvir Koljić 88'
 Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 2,140
Referee: Catalin Popa (Romania)
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 26Universitatea Craiova0-2CFR ClujCraiova
  • Mario Rondon 9'
  • Ivan Martic 68' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)

Cupa României
Main article: 2019–20 Cupa României

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

Round of 32
25 October 2019 Round of 32CSM Resita0–1Universitatea CraiovaCraiova
18:45 Summary
  • Luis Nitu  30'
 Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Catalin Busi

Round of 16
31 October 2019 Round of 16FC Voluntari1–4Universitatea CraiovaVoluntari
21:00
  • Ivan Martic  32' (o.g.)
 Summary Report
  • Valentin Mihaila  12'
  • Valentin Mihaila  20'
  • Alexandru Cicaldau  53' (pen)
  • Alexandru Ionita  75'
 Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Iulian Calin

Quarter-finals
3-5 March 2020 Quarter-finalsPolitehnica IasivUniversitatea CraiovaIasi
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2019–20 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 LegSabail 2–3 Universitatea CraiovaBaku
Stadium: ASCO Arena
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
18 July 2019 2nd LegUniversitatea Craiova 3–2
(6–4 agg.)		 SabailCraiova
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 LegHonvéd 0–0 Universitatea CraiovaGyőr
Stadium: ETO Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scottish Football Association)
1 August 2019 2nd LegUniversitatea Craiova 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–0 agg.)
(3–1 p)		 HonvédCraiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland )
Penalties

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 LegUniversitatea Craiova 0–2 AEK AthensCraiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 2,5301
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherland)
15 August 2019 2nd LegAEK Athens 1–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Universitatea CraiovaAthens
Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Referee: Jerome Brisard (France)

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 Laurențiu Popescu 80600020
13 GK Mirko Pigliacelli 2602006000
25 GK Andrei Marinescu 00000000
35 GK Catalin Predut 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Tiago Ferreira 120901020
3 DF Marius Briceag 30002010
4 DF Florin Borța 20200000
4 DF Claude Dielna 10100000
5 DF Bogdan Vătăjelu 2331626110
6 DF Renato Kelić 140806000
11 DF Nicușor Bancu 3252446120
15 DF Uroš Ćosić 1211010020
18 DF Ștefan Vlădoiu 1301300000
24 DF Florin Gardoș 10001000
26 DF Stephane Acka 2602005010
27 DF Ivan Martić 2011415010
30 DF Alexandru Mățel 50400010
33 DF Mihai Bălașa 1931830010
Midfielders
8 MF Alexandru Mateiu 2712006110
10 MF Alexandru Cicâldău 311224105121
14 MF Kamer Qaka 1701105010
16 MF Dan Nistor 50500000
21 MF Antoni Ivanov 2822216100
22 MF Cristian Bărbuț 2812116010
23 MF Vasile Constantin 72423000
31 MF Alexandru Ioniță 111603021
Forwards
7 FW Mihai Roman 84731100
9 FW Andrei Ivan 1821820000
16 FW Jovan Marković 30300000
17 FW Ștefan Baiaram 70501010
19 FW Elvir Koljić 92720020
20 FW Goran Zakarić 1001000000
28 FW Valentin Mihăilă 2372051022
34 FW Raoul Baicu 10100000
38 FW Luis Nitu 1241030021
99 FW 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 Resita 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 Alexandru Cicaldau MF 9 1 1 12
2 Valentin Mihaila FW 4 2 0 7
3 Nicusor Bancu DF 4 0 1 5
4 Mihai Roman FW 3 0 1 4
5 Luis Nitu FW 3 1 0 4
6 Bogdan Vatajelu DF 2 0 1 3
7 Mihai Balasa DF 3 0 0 3
8 Andrei Ivan FW 2 0 0 2
9 Carlos Fortes FW 1 0 1 2
10 Vasile Constantin MF 2 0 0 2
11 Antoni Ivanov MF 1 0 1 2
12 Elvir Koljić FW 2 0 0 2
13 Cristian Bărbuț MF 1 0 0 1
14 Ivan Martic DF 1 0 0 1
15 Alexandru Ioniță MF 0 1 0 1
16 Alexandru Mateiu MF 0 0 1 1
16 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% % %

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
28GKValentin Mihaila80001090
11DFNicusor Bancu60003090
33DFMihai Bălașa70000070
10DFAlexandru Cicaldau60000060
9DFAndrei Ivan50000050
6FWRenato Kelic40001050
5FWBogdan Vatajelu20102050
14MFKamer Qaka30001040
7FWMihai Roman20002040
22MFCristian Barbut40000040
27MFIvan Martic30001040
15FWUros Cosic40000040
8DFAlexandru Mateiu30000030
2MFTiago Ferreira30000030
21MFAntoni Ivanov30000030
26MFStephane Acka20000020
1MFLaurențiu Popescu10000010
23DFVasile Constantin10000010
20DFGoran Zakaric10000010
4MFFlorin Borța10000010
18MFȘtefan Vlădoiu10000010
31DFAlexandru Ioniță00001010
99DFCarlos 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

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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. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Liga I 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. Soccerway
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