// Workers AI · dad joke modeDid 2020-21 CS Universitatea Craiova season go well? It had a kick.
| 2020–21 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mihai Rotaru |
| Chairman | Sorin Cârțu |
| Manager | Cristiano Bergodi (until 9 November) Corneliu Papură (10 November–30 January) Dragoș Bon (30 January–7 February) Marinos Ouzounidis (from 7 February) |
| Liga I Regular season | 3rd |
| Liga I Championship group | 3rd |
| Cupa României | Winners |
| UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |
The 2020–21 season was the 73rd in the history of Club Sportiv Universitatea Craiova. The team competed in Liga I, finished third, won the Romanian Cup, and participated in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Shortly after a 0–1 defeat against Chindia Târgoviște, head coach Cristiano Bergodi announced his resignation from his position. It later emerged that the resignation was for personal reasons.[1] On 30 January 2021, the contract of coach Corneliu Papură was mutually terminated after 11 matches, in which he recorded only three victories.[2]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Vladimir Screciu |
 Genk |
Free | 1 July 2020 | |
| DF | Marius Constantin |
Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Undisclosed | 12 August 2020 | [3] |
| DF | Paul Papp |
 Sivasspor |
Free | 12 August 2020 | |
| FW | Alexandru Tudorie |
 FC Arsenal Tula |
Loan | 12 August 2020 | |
| MF | Ovidiu Bic |
Chindia Târgoviște |
Loan return | 15 August 2020 | |
| MF | Mihai Căpățînă |
Voluntari |
Undisclosed | 5 October 2020 | |
| MF | Alexandru Cîmpanu |
Botoșani |
Undisclosed | 5 October 2020 | |
| FW |  Ivan Mamut |
Inter Zaprešić |
Loan | 5 October 2020 | |
| FW |  Reagy Ofosu |
Botoșani |
Undisclosed | 5 October 2020 | |
| FW | Ivan Mamut |
Inter Zaprešić |
Undisclosed | 15 January 2021 | |
| MF |  Matteo Fedele |
 Valenciennes |
Free | 8 February 2021 | |
| MF |  Juan Cámara |
 Jagiellonia Białystok |
Loan | 15 February 2021 |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Gustavo Vagenin |
 Ajman |
Loan | 10 August 2020 | |
| FW | Luis Nițu |
Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Undisclosed | 20 August 2020 | |
| DF |  Uroš Ćosić |
 Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Free | 17 September 2020 | |
| MF | Valentin Mihăilă |
 Parma |
€8,500,000 | 5 October 2020 | [4] |
| MF |  Kamer Qaka |
 Kongsvinger |
Free | 12 October 2020 | |
| MF |  Antoni Ivanov |
Voluntari |
Loan | 18 January 2021 |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I Regular season | 22 August 2020 | 11 April 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 53.33 |
| Liga I Championship group | 17 April 2021 | 26 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 30.00 |
| Cupa României | 27 November 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 83.33 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 27 August 2020 | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 51.06 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Liga I
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCSB | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 65 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 64 | |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 58 | |
| 4 | Sepsi OSK | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 45 | |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 44 |
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]| 22 August 2020 1 | Sepsi OSK | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 30 August 2020 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Astra Giurgiu |
| 14 September 2020 3 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–4 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 19 September 2020 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | Voluntari |
| 25 September 2020 5 | Argeș Pitești | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 2 October 2020 6 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Politehnica Iași |
| 18 October 2020 7 | Dinamo București | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 23 October 2020 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | Academica Clinceni |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Hermannstadt | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 6 November 2020 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | Chindia Târgoviște |
| 21 November 2020 11 | Botoșani | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 7 December 2020 12 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–1 | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| 14 December 2020 13 | UTA Arad | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 18 December 2020 14 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | FCSB |
| 22 December 2020 15 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 12 January 2021 16 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Sepsi OSK |
| 18 January 2021 17 | Astra Giurgiu | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 23 January 2021 18 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | Viitorul Constanța |
| 26 January 2021 19 | Voluntari | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 29 January 2021 20 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | Argeș Pitești |
| 2 February 2021 21 | Politehnica Iași | 0–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 6 February 2021 22 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
| 14 February 2021 23 | Academica Clinceni | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 19 February 2021 24 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Hermannstadt |
| 27 February 2021 25 | Chindia Târgoviște | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 6 March 2021 26 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Botoșani |
| 12 March 2021 27 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 16 March 2021 28 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | UTA Arad |
| 4 April 2021 29 | FCSB | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 11 April 2021 30 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | CFR Cluj |
Championship group
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 45 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 41 | |
| 4 | Sepsi (O) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 40 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Botoșani | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 31 |
Source: , FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: [citation needed]
| 17 April 2021 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Sepsi OSK |
| 21 April 2021 2 | Botoșani | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 24 April 2021 3 | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 29 April 2021 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | FCSB |
| 2 May 2021 5 | Academica Clinceni | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 5 May 2021 6 | Sepsi OSK | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 9 May 2021 7 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–3 | Botoșani |
| 15 May 2021 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–3 | CFR Cluj |
| 19 May 2021 9 | FCSB | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 26 May 2021 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Academica Clinceni |
Cupa României
[edit]| 27 November 2020 | Progresul Spartac | 0–5 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 11 February 2021 Round of 16 | Botoșani | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 2 March 2021 Quarter-finals | Chindia Târgoviște | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 14 April 2021 Semi-finals First leg | Universitatea Craiova | 3–0 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| 12 May 2021 Semi-finals Second leg | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2–2 (2–5 agg.) | Universitatea Craiova |
| 22 May 2021 Final | Astra Giurgiu | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Universitatea Craiova |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Qualifying rounds
[edit]| 27 August 2020 First qualifying round | Locomotive Tbilisi  | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Miloš Đorđić (Serbia) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Adevăratul motiv pentru care Cristiano Bergodi a plecat de la Craiova". GOLAZO.ro. November 16, 2020.
- ↑ "OFICIAL | Corneliu Papură, OUT de la Universitatea Craiova!". www.digisport.ro.
- ↑ "Bine ai venit, Marius Constantin!". Universitatea Craiova - ECHIPA TA, campioana unei mari iubiri!. August 12, 2020.
- ↑ Răureanu, Remus (October 4, 2020). "Valentin Mihăilă la Parma, mutare marca Ioan Becali!". GSP.ro.
- ↑ "Liga I 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.