2023–24 CFR Cluj season
CFR Cluj 2023–24 football season
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The 2023–24 season was CFR Cluj's 117th season in existence and 20th consecutive in the Liga I. They also competed in the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
ManagerOvidiu Hoban (interim)
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Manager | Ovidiu Hoban (interim) |
| Stadium | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
| Liga I | 2nd |
| Cupa României | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Philip Otele (18) All: Philip Otele (18) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,247[1] |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Philip Otele |
 UTA Arad |
Free | 1 July 2023 | |
| MF |  Durel Avounou |
Unattached | Free | 11 July 2023 | |
| MF |  Panagiotis Tachtsidis |
 Khor Fakkan |
Free | 21 July 2023 | |
| GK | Cătălin Căbuz |
Hermannstadt |
Free | 24 August 2023 | [4] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 June 2023 Friendly | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | CSC Dumbrăvița |
| 13 August 2023 Friendly | CFR Cluj | 3–2 | Hermannstadt |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I | 15 July 2023 | 9 March 2024 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 52.94 | |
| Cupa României | 28 September 2023 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 27 July 2023 | 3 August 2023 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 47.62 | ||||
Last updated: November 2023
Source: Soccerway
Liga I
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCSB | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 64 | Qualification to play-off round |
| 2 | Rapid București | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 55 | |
| 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] |
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.[5]
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.[5]
Notes:
- Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: November 2023.
Source: Superliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 15 July 2023 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Politehnica Iași | Cluj-Napoca |
| EEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 30 July 2023 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| EEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 21 August 2023 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–4 | CFR Cluj | |
| --:-- EET (UTC+1) |
| 26 August 2023 | CFR Cluj | 3–1 | Botoșani | Cluj-Napoca |
| EEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 18 September 2023 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 25 September 2023 | Rapid București | 3–1 | CFR Cluj | |
| --:-- EET (UTC+1) |
| 1 October 2023 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | FC U Craiova 1948 | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 5 October 2023 | CFR Cluj | 3–0 | Sepsi OSK | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 8 October 2023 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | |
| --:-- EET (UTC+1) |
| 23 October 2023 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | Oțelul Galați | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 30 October 2023 | CFR Cluj | 3–1 | Farul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 6 November 2023 | Hermannstadt | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | |
| --:-- EET (UTC+1) |
| 11 November 2023 | Politehnica Iași | 3–3 | CFR Cluj | |
| --:-- EET (UTC+1) |
| 25 November 2023 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | UTA Arad | Cluj-Napoca |
| EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 2 December 2023 | Universitatea Craiova | v | CFR Cluj | |
| 20:30 EET (UTC+1) |
| 10 December 2023 | CFR Cluj | v | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
Cupa României
| August 2023 Play-off round | v | CFR Cluj | ||
| EEST (UTC+2) |
Group stage
| 2 November 2023 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | |
| EET (UTC+1) |
| 6 December 2023 | Rapid București | v | CFR Cluj | |
| EET (UTC+1) |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.
| 27 July 2023 First leg | CFR Cluj | 1–1 |  Adana Demirspor | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 9,847 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 3 August 2023 Second leg | Adana Demirspor | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Adana, Turkey |
| 21:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 22,256 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
