// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the 2023-24 CS Universitatea Craiova season a kick? It had a ball.
| 2023–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Laurențiu Reghecampf (26 July–19 September) Corneliu Papură (caretaker, 21 September–7 November) Ivaylo Petev (7 November–10 April) Constantin Gâlcă (from 17 April) |
| Superliga Regular season | 4th |
| Superliga Championship round | 3rd |
| Europe play-offs | Winners |
| Cupa României | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alexandru Mitriță (16) All: Alexandru Mitriță (16) |
| Biggest win | Universitatea Craiova 5–1 Botoșani |
| Biggest defeat | FCSB 3–0 Universitatea Craiova |
The 2023–24 campaign was the 76th season in the history of CS Universitatea Craiova, and their 10th consecutive season in Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football. The club also competed in the Cupa României, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The season featured significant managerial changes; on September 19, head coach Laurențiu Reghecampf resigned to assume a position with Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai.[1] Later, on April 10, Bulgarian manager Ivaylo Petev was dismissed from his duties following consecutive, decisive defeats in both the domestic cup and league competitions.[2]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Alexandru Mitriță |
 New York City FC |
1 July 2023 | ||
| MF |  Jasmin Kurtić |
 Parma |
8 August 2023 | ||
| MF |  Lyes Houri |
 Videoton FC Fehérvár |
29 August 2023 | ||
| FW |  Pyry Soiri |
HJK Helsinki |
30 December 2023 | [3] | |
| MF |  Anzor Mekvabishvili |
Dinamo Tbilisi |
19 January 2024 | [4] | |
| FW |  Jalen Blesa |
 FC Prishtina |
13 February 2024 |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Valerică Găman |
Hermannstadt |
End of contract | 1 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF | Jasmin Kurtić |
Südtirol |
5 January 2024 | ||
| FW | Atanas Trică |
CS Tunari |
Loan | 18 January 2024 | |
| MF |  Ante Roguljić |
Universitatea Cluj |
Loan | 24 January 2024 | [6] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Superliga Regular season | 17 July 2023 | 10 March 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 43.33 |
| Superliga Championship round | 16 March 2024 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 60.00 |
| Europe play-offs | 26 May 2024 | First leg | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Cupa României | 27 September 2023 | 4 April 2024 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 46.67 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Superliga
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rapid București | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 55 | Qualification to play-off round |
| 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] | |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 43[a] |
Source: , 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.[7]
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.[7]
Notes:
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]| 17 July 2023 1 | Dinamo București | 0–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 24 July 2023 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați |
| 30 July 2023 3 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 4 August 2023 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Hermannstadt |
| 12 August 2023 5 | Politehnica Iași | 1–4 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 18 August 2023 6 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–0 | UTA Arad |
| 27 August 2023 7 | Farul Constanța | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 2 September 2023 8 | FCSB | 3–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 16 September 2023 9 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | Sepsi OSK |
| 23 September 2023 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 1 October 2023 11 | Universitatea Craiova | 5–1 | Botoșani |
| 7 October 2023 12 | Voluntari | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 22 October 2023 13 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–3 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| 29 October 2023 14 | Rapid București | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 4 November 2023 15 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | FC U Craiova 1948 |
| 12 November 2023 16 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
| 26 November 2023 17 | Oțelul Galați | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 2 December 2023 18 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | CFR Cluj |
| 10 December 2023 19 | Hermannstadt | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 16 December 2023 20 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–2 | Politehnica Iași |
| 20 December 2023 21 | UTA Arad | 2–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 21 January 2024 22 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Farul Constanța |
| 28 January 2024 23 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–3 | FCSB |
| 4 February 2024 24 | Sepsi OSK | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 9 February 2024 25 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–2 | Universitatea Cluj |
| 18 February 2024 26 | Botoșani | 2–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 26 February 2024 27 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | Voluntari |
| 29 February 2024 28 | Petrolul Ploiești | 2–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 4 March 2024 29 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | Rapid București |
| 10 March 2024 30 | FC U Craiova 1948 | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
Championship round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCSB (C) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 46 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova (O) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 44 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 4 | Farul Constanța | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 34 | |
| 6 | Rapid București | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 32 |
Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[8][9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[8][9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
| 16 March 2024 1 | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 30 March 2024 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | Rapid București |
| 7 April 2024 3 | FCSB | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 12 April 2024 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Farul Constanța |
| 21 April 2024 5 | Sepsi OSK | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 25 April 2024 6 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
| 29 April 2024 7 | Rapid București | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 6 May 2024 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | FCSB |
| 13 May 2024 9 | Farul Constanța | 3–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 18 May 2024 10 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–2 | Sepsi OSK |
Europe play-offs
[edit]| 26 May 2024 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Universitatea Cluj |
Cupa României
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| 27 September 2023 1 | Tunari | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 1 November 2023 2 | UTA Arad | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 4 December 2023 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 4–0 | Farul Constanța |
Knockout stage
[edit]| 4 April 2024 Quarter-finals | Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Oțelul Galați |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Răsturnare de situație! Cu ce echipă semnează, de fapt, Laurențiu Reghecampf".
- ↑ "Ivaylo Petev, dat afară de la Universitatea Craiova! Rotaru alege între Gâlcă și Rădoi". 10 April 2024.
- ↑ "Transferul Universității Craiova e lovitura finalului de an! Mihai Rotaru a reușit să îl impresioneze pe Mihai Stoica: "E foarte interesant jucătorul"". 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova și-a prezentat al treilea transfer al iernii! Detaliile mutării".
- ↑ "OFICIAL | Valerică Găman și-a găsit echipă, după despărțirea de Universitatea Craiova".
- ↑ ""U" Cluj a împrumutat un mijlocaș de la Universitatea Craiova: "Bun venit, Ante Roguljic!"". 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Departajarea în play-off-ul şi play-out-ul din Liga 1 și Liga 2, explicată de FRF" [Tie-breaking criteria in the Liga I and Liga II play-off and play-out, explained by the FRF] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 19 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2024.