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2019–20 CS Universitatea Craiova season

This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Craiova of the 2019–20 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 Cicâldău (14)
All:
Alexandru Cicâldău (16)
Highest home attendance30,000
(vs FCSB, 15 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,236
(vs FC Botoșani, 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

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First-team squad

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As of 12 January 2020[1]
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
13 GK   Mirko Pigliacelli 31 EU 2019 66 1 2022 €300k
1 GK   Laurențiu Popescu 27 EU 2016 19 0 2021 Youth system
25 GK   Andrei Marinescu 39 EU 2019 0 0 2021 Free
5 DF   Bogdan Vatajelu (4th captain) 31 EU 2019 132 11 2023 €350k
2 DF   Tiago Ferreira 31 EU 2017 74 0 2020 Free
18 DF   Ștefan Vlădoiu 25 EU 2016 12 0 Not known Youth system
27 MF   Ivan Martić 34 EU 2017 70 5 2020 Free
11 DF   Nicusor Bancu (captain) 32 EU 2014 200 21 2020 €80k
24 DF   Florin Gardos 36 EU 2018 11 1 2020 Free
26 DF   Stephane Acka 34 Non-EU 2019 109 1 Not known Free
33 DF   Mihai Balasa 29 EU 2019 17 2 2023 €100k
15 DF   Uros Cosic 32 Non-EU 2019 10 1 2022 Undisclosed
30 DF   Alexandru Matel 35 EU 2019 6 0 2022 €50k
8 MF   Alexandru Mateiu (vice-captain) 34 EU 2014 180 10 Not known €500k
21 MF   Antoni Ivanov 29 EU 2019 28 2 2022 €150k
14 MF   Kamer Qaka 29 Non-EU 2019 16 0 2023 €200k
22 MF   Cristian Bărbuț 29 EU 2017 80 7 2021 €100k
10 MF   Alexandru Cicâldău (3rd captain) 27 EU 2018 71 15 2022 €1.0M
23 MF   Vasile Constantin 26 EU 2019 7 2 Not known Youth system
16 MF   Dan Nistor 36 EU 2020 2 0 2022 €260k
28 FW   Valentin Mihăilă 24 EU 2018 54 7 2021 Youth system
19 FW   Elvir Koljić 32 Non-EU 2017 27 15 2020 €450k
7 FW   Mihai Roman 31 EU 2017 40 4 2020 €125k
17 FW   Ștefan Baiaram 21 EU 2019 6 0 2024 Youth system
9 FW   Andrei Ivan 27 EU 2019 116 21 2023 €1.5M
38 FW   Luis Nitu 23 EU 2019 10 3 2024 Youth system
4 DF   Claude Dielna 36 EU 2020 70 19 Unknown Free
FW   Gustavo 33 Non-EU 2020 0 0 2021 Free

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Transfers

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Out

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Preseason and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) Orenburg  1–1  Universitatea Craiova
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25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) Qarabağ  0–0  Universitatea Craiova
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28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) Universitatea Craiova  1–3  Viktoria Plzeň
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1 July 2019 (2019-07-01) Ferencváros  4–0  Universitatea Craiova
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2 July 2019 (2019-07-02) Universitatea Craiova  3–3  Legia Warsaw
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16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Universitatea Craiova  2-1  FK Spartak Subotica Craiova
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12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) Universitatea Craiova  2-0  Eintracht Braunschweig Antalya
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17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) FC Aarau  1–0  Universitatea Craiova Antalya
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18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) Universitatea Craiova  1-3  Pogoń Szczecin Antalya
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23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) Zagłębie Lubin  3-0  Universitatea Craiova Antalya
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24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) Universitatea Craiova  3-1  Karviná Antalya
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Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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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

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Main article: 2019–20 Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.

Regular season

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Table
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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
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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
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  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
*Billel Omrani   78'
 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

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Main article: 2019–20 Cupa României

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

Round of 32

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

Round of 16

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31 October 2019 Round of 16 FC Voluntari 1–4 Universitatea Craiova Voluntari
21:00
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/31/romania/cupa-romaniei/cs-fc-petrolul-zf1948-berca/cs-u-craiova/3176521/ Summary
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Iulian Calin

Quarter-finals

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3-5 March 2020 Quarter-finals Politehnica Iași v Universitatea Craiova Iași
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu

UEFA Europa League

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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

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

Second qualifying round

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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   0–0   Universitatea Craiova Győr
Stadium: ETO Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scottish Football Association)
1 August 2019 2nd Leg Universitatea Craiova   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–0 agg.)
(3–1 p)		   Honvéd Craiova
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
Penalties

Third qualifying round

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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   0–2   AEK Athens Craiova
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 2,5301
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherland)
15 August 2019 2nd Leg AEK Athens   1–1
(3–1 agg.)		   Universitatea Craiova Athens
Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Referee: Jérôme 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

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Squad appearances and goals

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Last updated on 17 February 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Liga 1 Europa League Cupa Romaniei
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ROU Laurențiu Popescu 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK   ITA Mirko Pigliacelli 37 0 30 0 6 0 1 0
25 GK   ROU Andrei Marinescu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK   ROU Catalin Predut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   POR Tiago Ferreira 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   ROU Marius Briceag 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF   ROU Florin Borța 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   FRA Claude Dielna 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu 31 3 23 2 6 1 2 0
6 DF   CRO Renato Kelić 15 0 9 0 6 0 0 0
11 DF   ROU Nicușor Bancu 40 5 31 4 6 1 3 0
15 DF   SRB Uroš Ćosić 21 1 18 1 0 0 3 0
18 DF   ROU Ștefan Vlădoiu 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   ROU Florin Gardoș 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF   CIV Stephane Acka 35 0 28 0 5 0 2 0
27 DF   SUI Ivan Martić 22 1 15 1 5 0 2 0
30 DF   ROU Alexandru Mățel 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   ROU Mihai Bălașa 23 3 22 3 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
8 MF   ROU Alexandru Mateiu 36 1 29 0 6 1 1 0
10 MF   ROU Alexandru Cicâldău 41 16 33 14 5 1 3 1
14 MF   ALB Kamer Qaka 19 0 12 0 5 0 2 0
16 MF   ROU Dan Nistor 15 5 14 3 0 0 1 2
21 MF   BUL Antoni Ivanov 32 2 26 1 6 1 0 0
22 MF   ROU Cristian Bărbuț 36 2 28 2 6 0 2 0
23 MF   ROU Vasile Constantin 7 2 4 2 3 0 0 0
31 MF   ROU Alexandru Ioniță 10 1 6 0 3 0 1 1
Forwards
7 FW   ROU Mihai Roman 20 4 15 3 5 1 0 0
9 FW   ROU Andrei Ivan 24 2 24 2 0 0 0 0
16 FW   ROU Jovan Marković 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ROU Ștefan Baiaram 13 0 11 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW   BIH Elvir Koljić 18 6 15 6 0 0 3 0
20 FW   BIH Goran Zakarić 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW   ROU Valentin Mihăilă 31 9 28 7 1 0 2 2
34 FW   ROU Raoul Baicu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   ROU Luis Nitu 13 4 11 3 0 0 2 1
99 FW   POR Carlos Fortes 14 2 8 1 6 1 0 0

Squad statistics

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Liga I Cupa României Europa League Home Away Total Stats
Games played 26 2 6 16 18 34
Games won 14 2 2 10 8 18
Games drawn 4 0 3 2 5 7
Games lost 8 0 1 4 5 9
Goals scored 41 5 7 27 26 53
Goals conceded 28 1 7 16 20 36
Goal difference +13 +4 0 +11 +6 +17
Clean sheets 5 1 2 4 4 8
Goal by Substitute 5 0 0 3 2 5
Total shots 252 01 100 188 164 352
Shots on target 115 01 37 87 65 152
Corners 134 01 31 92 73 165
Players used 32 19 20 34 31 34
Offsides 48 01 20 39 29 68
Fouls suffered 433 01 90 269 254 523
Fouls committed 443 01 94 277 260 537
Yellow cards 70 1 13 35 49 84
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winning rate 56,00% 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 Reșița and FC Voluntari in the round of Round of 32 respectively Round of 16.

Goals

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As of 17 February 2020
Rank Player Position Liga 1 Cupa Romaniei Europa League Total[5]
1   Alexandru Cicâldău 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 Martić 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

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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

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Player Against Result Date Competition

Clean sheets

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

Disciplinary record

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As of 17 February 2020

Number Nation Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
               
28   GK Valentin Mihaila 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
11   DF Nicusor Bancu 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
33   DF Mihai Bălașa 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
10   DF Alexandru Cicâldău 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
9   DF Andrei Ivan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6   FW Renato Kelic 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
5   FW Bogdan Vatajelu 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
14   MF Kamer Qaka 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
7   FW Mihai Roman 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
22   MF Cristian Barbut 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27   MF Ivan Martić 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15   FW Uros Cosic 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8   DF Alexandru Mateiu 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2   MF Tiago Ferreira 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21   MF Antoni Ivanov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26   MF Stephane Acka 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1   MF Laurențiu Popescu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23   DF Vasile Constantin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20   DF Goran Zakaric 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4   MF Florin Borța 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18   MF Ștefan Vlădoiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31   DF Alexandru Ioniță 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
99   DF Carlos Fortes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 69 0 1 0 13 0 83 0

Attendances

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As of 17 February 2020
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I 13 169,282 11,690 30,000 4,236
Cupa României 0 0 0 0 0
Europa League 3 40,427 13,475 22,134 2,530
Total 16 180,709 13,021 30,000 2,530

See also

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References

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  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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