Universitatea Cluj
Full nameAsociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj
Nickname(s)
  • Șepcile roșii (The Red Caps)
  • Studenții (The Students)
  • Alb-negrii (The White and Blacks)
Short nameU Cluj
Founded23 November 1919 (1919-11-23)
as Societatea Sportivă a
Studenților Universitari
2016 (2016) (refounding)
as ACSF Alb-Negru al Studenților Clujeni
GroundCluj Arena
Capacity30,201[1]
OwnersCluj-Napoca Municipality
Babeș-Bolyai University
U Cluj Supporters Association
ChairmanRadu Costantea
Head coachIoan Sabău
LeagueLiga I
2022–23Liga I, 10th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (Romanian pronunciation: [universiˈtate̯a kluʒ]), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I.

Founded in 1919 by doctor Iuliu Hațieganu, Universitatea Cluj has spent more than half of its history in the top flight, but never became national champion. It has played six Cupa României finals under four names, and won the trophy in the 1964–65 season after a 2–1 defeat of Dinamo Pitești. Once considered the most important side in the region of Transylvania, its status has been threatened in the 21st century by the success of CFR Cluj, with whom it contests the Cluj derby.

Universitatea players and fans are nicknamed Șepcile roșii ("the Red Caps") after the red berets worn by students of the Cluj University of Medicine. The team traditionally plays in white and black kits, although variations of red, maroon and gold have been used in the past. Its home ground is Cluj Arena, which was opened in 2011 and can host around 30,000 spectators.

History

The Universitatea sports club of Cluj was founded on 23 November 1919 by the "Sports Society of University Students" (Romanian: Societatea Sportivă a Studenților Universitari—abbreviated to "U"), the press from Cluj wrote an announcement that day:"With patriotic warmth for every young Romanian university student to hold on to a holy duty to join the sports lists that are at the University's Secretariat".[2][3] Its first chairman was Professor Iuliu Hațieganu, a physician and politician. In the early years of its existence "U" Cluj played in local competitions; at the time there was no national football championship in Romania. The team played against Chinezul Timișoara in the 1923 final of the Mara Cup, losing 0–2. "U" played in the Romania national football championship Divizia A from 1932. In their first season "U" finished first in its group and played the championship final against Ripensia Timișoara (0–0 and 3–5).

In the first season of the Romanian Cup, in 1933–34, "U" reached the final, losing against Ripensia Timișoara (0–5). In 1940, "U" moved from Cluj to Sibiu as a result of the Second Vienna Award, when the northern part of Transylvania was ceded to Hungary. In 1942, "U" played in the final of the Romanian Cup for a second time and lost against Rapid București (1–7). In 1945, after the end of the Second World War and the return of the northern part of Transylvania to Romania, "U" returned to its home in Cluj.

In 1946, the name of the club was changed to Știința Cluj (Science Cluj). In 1949, the team reached the final of the Romanian Cup for the third time, but it was beaten by CSCA București—now called Steaua București (1–2).

At the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, the manager of Știința Cluj was Ștefan Kovács—a famous Romanian coach who later became the manager of Ajax Amsterdam. In 1964–65, Știința Cluj won the Romanian Cup; this remained the greatest performance of the club for many years.

In 1966, the name of the team was changed back to "Universitatea". At the end of the 1971–1972 season, "U" was in the best position in the Romanian Championship Divizia A after the Second World War; it finished third in the league table, with the same number of points as the second placed team UTA Arad. In 1998, "U" reached the final of Cupa Ligii but lost to FCM Bacău. In 1999, "U" was relegated into the second Romanian division, Divizia B and in 2000 it was relegated for the first time in its history into the third division, Divizia C. It played one season in the third division, and in 2001 it was promoted back to Divizia B. The manager of the team at the time was the ex-Romanian international, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău—who started playing football in the 1980s at "U" Cluj.In the 2005–06 Divizia B season, the new objective became promotion to the first league. Under coach Leo Grozavu, who often played highly defensive football, the team made many nil draws and the team lost second place (promotion play-off) by a point, though in the last match days they won 4–0 with the first place and the third, and 3–2 (after leading 3–0) with the second place.

In the beginning of the 2006–07 Liga II season (Divizia B was renamed to Liga II in this season), a new manager, Adrian Falub—who had never coached before but had played over 220 matches for "U" Cluj in the first league—was hired. Under his lead, the team had a poor early season and only reached eighth position. Yet, the moment passed and the team reached first position, often separated by over 6 points from the next position. On 19 May 2007, virtual promotion was achieved after a 0–0 draw against second place contender Dacia Mioveni. Three weeks before the final match day, "U" ended its 8-year spell in the lower divisions, returning to the first league for the 52nd season in its history.

Name Period
Societatea Sportivă a Studenților Universitari Cluj 1919–1940
Universitatea Cluj-Sibiu 1940–1945
Știința Cluj 1946–1948
CSU Cluj 1948–1950
Știința Cluj 1950–1966
Universitatea Cluj 1966-1994
AS FC Universitatea Cluj 1994–2015
ACS Alb-Negru al Studenților Clujeni 2016–2017
FC Universitatea Cluj 2017–present
"U" Cluj players celebrating the promotion in the Liga I in 2007.

2007–08 Liga I season, first season of Liga I in last 8 years for "U" Cluj was a tough one, the club didn't manage very well the promotion and at the end of a tumultuous season the club finished on 18th place, the last one, with only 17 points, returning to Liga II.[4]

2008–09 Liga II season was a transition one and "U" saved from relegation to Liga III in the last round, after a 3–0 victory against Arieșul Turda while the main contra-candidate ACU Arad ended only 1–1 at home against Bihor Oradea, a match which was followed by a major scandal. Bihor Oradea accused ACU Arad of trying to fix the match, a victory being enough for the team from Arad to save from relegation.[5]

In the summer of 2009 "U" Cluj was taken over by Florian Walter, owner of Romprest Service which is one of the leaders of the facility management sector in Romania.[6] After only one season under the ownership of Walter, "U" Cluj promoted to Liga I finishing second in the 2009–10 Liga II season.

In the new season, "U" Cluj demonstrated that was much better prepared from an administrative and sports point of view and managed to finish 2010–11 Liga I season on the eighth place, far away from the relegation area.

2011–12 Liga I season brought "U" to another area of its existence, well known and valuable players like Mircea Bornescu, George Galamaz, Gabriel Boștină, Marian Cristescu, Ovidiu Hoban, Gheorghe Grozav, Laurențiu Marinescu or Tony were bought by the club and the objective was qualification in the UEFA Europa League. Șepcile Roșii finished only on seventh place and failed to achieve the objective, but they got the best ranking of the club in the last 26 years.

In the summer of 2012, Florian Walter left "U" Cluj and becoming the owner of Petrolul Ploiești. Together with his departure, most valuable players left also the club and signed with the team from Ploiești.[7] Left without the main financier Alb-Negrii attempted to form a squad of competitive players with little money. In February 2013 club debts grew worrying and "U" went into insolvency.[8] Despite all the financial problems the team saved from relegation, finishing 12th at the end of 2012–13 season.

In the spring of 2013 Florian Walter announced that he will return at "U" Cluj.[9] At the end of the 2012–13 season a new problem shaken the already disturbed environment of "U" Cluj. License committee refused to license the club for the 2013–14 Liga I season and decided to relegate it to Liga II.[10] Șepcile Roșii contest the decision at CAS and won, assuring his presence in the next season of Liga I.[11] 2013–14 season it would once again be one without claims for "U" due to financial problems that the club had, also Florian Walter no longer seemed interested in investing too much in the team. With all the problems Studenții managed again to save from relegation, finishing 11th.

"Cluj has its own charm: whoever comes and works here, if they leave, they will have an empty stomach for leaving the city! Cluj has something that is not tangible, you don't know why you like Cluj, it's like love... Universitatea Cluj is like that. When you see the kids singing "Come on U!", even though they don't know much about football, you can't help but love the team. Okay, this club is something special, excuse my subjectivity"

–Remus Câmpeanu, former "U" Cluj captain[12]

2014–15 Liga I season was a reorganization one, 6 teams relegated instead of 4, in attempt to reduce Liga I teams from 18 to 14. "U" Cluj struggled with its few resources until the very end, but at the end of the season the club was placed on 15th position and relegated to Liga II after its 5-year spell in Liga I.

Chart showing the progress of U Cluj's league finishes from 1932 to 2017.

The relegation in the Liga II was a real disaster for "U"'s already shaky financial situation. The club made a squad full of young players from the academy hoping that through the ambition of the young players and a miracle the team will promote back in Liga I after only one season of Liga II.[13] That was the only solution for saving the club, which was at that moment in insolvency for 2 years and a half and with an owner, Florian Walter, present only as a name in the papers, without investing in the club anyway and also being in international tracking for tax evasion and money laundering.[14] 2015–16 Liga II season was a season of extremes for "U" Cluj. In the first part of the championship the team had run over expectations and had great chances of promotion. But after the winter break the financial situation become worse and the team started to have bad results which ended with a qualification in the play-out tournament, without any chances of promotion. This moment was a crucial one, without any motivation the team ended the championship on tenth place and relegated to Liga III.[15]

Summer of 2016 it meant a new beginning for "U". With a sporting society in insolvency, with big chances of bankruptcy and an owner arrested for tax evasion and money laundering, there was no other solution than the formation of a new club. Cluj-Napoca Municipality which is the owner of "U" Cluj logo and record terminated the lease agreement with the company of Florian Walter. Than Cluj-Napoca Municipality together with Babeș-Bolyai University and "U" Cluj Supporters Association started a new project entitled ACSF Alb-Negru al Studenților Clujeni (ACSF White-Black of the Students from Cluj) a name that was given to the new team, because the society administered by Florian Walter was not yet bankrupt and the name of FC Universitatea Cluj could not belong to two companies. After the foundation of the new team Cluj-Napoca Municipality rented "U" logo and record to the new society.[16] The team was enrolled in Liga IV–Cluj County, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău has been named team manager and Marius Popescu the new coach. Șepcile Roșii also signed with a lot of valuable players like Octavian Abrudan, Alexandru Păcurar, Dorin Goga or Gabriel Giurgiu. Together with them in the team have been added the most talented players of "U" Cluj Football Academy and the objective was the promotion.[17] The project was a real success and Studenții won Liga IV without any problems, winning 26 matches and making only a draw in a match against Sticla Arieșul Turda. Also the team achieved the number of 1,000 contributing members and a lot of development projects are planned.[18][19][20]

On 29 September 2016 Walter's society, FC Universitatea Cluj, has gone bankrupt leaving the name free.[21] But the bankruptcy occurred after the starting of the 2016–17 Liga IV season, so the name remained ACSF Alb-Negru al Studenților Clujeni for that season. On 11 May 2017 was announced officially that from the 2017–18 season the team will return to the old name, FC Universitatea Cluj and also the basketball team will evolve under the same brand.[22][23]

Stadium

Cluj Arena at night

Ion Moina Stadium, the first football and athletics stadium in Cluj-Napoca, was built between 1908 and 1911 and had a capacity of 1,500. The official inauguration in 1911 was a game between a Cluj team and Galatasaray Istanbul. It was the first game in Europe for Galatasaray; the Cluj team won 8–1. In 1961, new U-shaped stands were built and the capacity of the stadium became 28,000. In 2000, most of the stands were declared structurally unsafe for hosting supporters and were closed, leaving the stadium with a capacity of 12–13,000. In late 2008, the old "Ion Moina" Stadium was demolished, and building works begun for the Cluj Arena. The last official game at the old stadium was played on 22 November 2008; Universitatea drew 0–0 in their Liga II game with Mureșul Deva.[24]

During the construction works for the new stadium, Universitatea played its home games in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 Liga II seasons at the Clujana Stadium and its home games in the 2010–11 Liga I season at the Cetate Stadium in Alba Iulia, Gloria Stadium in Bistrița and Gaz Metan Stadium in Mediaș.

On 11 October 2011, the first match at the new Cluj Arena stadium—a friendly between Universitatea and the Russian team Kuban Krasnodar—was played; Kuban won 4–0. The first official match at the new stadium was played; Universitatea won the Liga I game against FC Brașov 1–0 on 16 October 2011.[25]

Support

"U" Cluj supporters during a First Division game (season 2011–12)

"U" has many supporters in Cluj-Napoca, but also in some other parts of Romania—especially in Transylvania. One of the reasons for the team's popularity is that Cluj-Napoca has some of Romania's most important universities—including the Babeș-Bolyai University, the largest in the country with more than 45,000 students.[26]

The history of U's fanatic supporters began in the 1970s, when fan-groups started to appear on the stadium. First, in 1972 appeared Amicii U, one of the first supporters groups in Romania. The group started to compose songs along with Music Academy's students and wear accessories like the well-known red hats or pins with the club's crest. Those years, Slavă ție studenție was composed, being nowadays club's anthem.[27] After the fall of communist regime, the Ultras idea arrived in Romania. First ultras group founded was Vecchia Guardia in 1996, followed by Ultra Curva Groapa in 1997 and Ultras 19 in 2004.

''U'' Cluj fans during a Liga 1 promotion game against Dinamo Bucharest in 2022.

Some of the present-day ultras groups of "U" Cluj are: Groparii, VG (Vecchia Guardia), BOYS, MADS, FPU (The Few The Proud The Ultras), Potaissa, PPS (Prezenti pentru simbol), MNST (Mănăștur). .[28]

The fanaticism sometimes led to violence, some violent episode being in 1979 when Sportul Studențesc won the match with "U" due to poor referee decisions. After the match, supporters began to shout thieves in front of the stadium and the police started to fight the angry fans.[27] Other episode happened in 2008, when CFR fans went to one of the main squares of the city to celebrate a Dinamo victory over Steaua, that advantage their team to win the league that year. Some Universitatea fans went to the square and had a fight with the rivals before police intervention.

Rivalries and Friendships

"U" Cluj supporters during a Second Division game against CFR Cluj in 2003.

Universitatea have a rivalry with local city team CFR Cluj. The animosity between the teams is one of the oldest in Romanian football.[29] The first incidents between fans of the two sides occurred in the 1920s.[29] A particularly violent episode took place during a derby played in 1924, when the stadium had to be evacuated because of a large-scale fight between supporters. Universitatea won the match 2–1. Other episodes of this rivalry are: in 2005, upset by the fact that Universitatea lost a match against UTA Arad, "U" fans injured CFR players at the Sport Hotel in Cluj-Napoca;[30] in 2008, following a derby, CFR won and obtained its first league title and Universitatea relegated in Liga II, but this match was preceded by a corruption scandal, because Steaua București's owner, Gigi Becali, offered "U" staff one million euros for defeating CFR.[31]

The second-most important rivalry is against FC Rapid București due serious clashes between fans in 2006, 2011, 2019. Another rivalries are Steaua București, Farul Constanța and UTA Arad.

Universitatea's fans have a good friendship with Dinamo's fans, the main rivals of FCSB and Rapid. Dinamo friendship started in the mid-1990s, both ultras groups being linked with "the mentality, fanaticism and nationalist side",[32] although in the 1970s and 1980s, "U" supporters had friendships with other important clubs fans, like Poli Timișoara or Rapid București, these teams being the few that already had fan-groups.[27]

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Junior Teams

The "U" Cluj Under 21 and Junior teams have always ranked among the best in the country and have won several National Championship titles:

  • The Under-21s were Romanian champions 3 times in: 1962–63, 1970–71, 1971–72
  • The Under-21s were Romanian champions 8 times in: 1955, 1956, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 2000–01

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 January 2024[33][34]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Mitrea (4th captain)
4 MF Ivory Coast CIV Kevin Doukouré
5 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu
6 DF Brazil BRA Thalisson
7 FW Romania ROU Ianis Stoica (on loan from FCSB)
9 FW Romania ROU Filip Ilie (on loan from Sport Team București)
10 MF Romania ROU Dan Nistor (3rd captain)
12 GK Romania ROU Iustin Chirilă
17 DF Romania ROU Andrei Pițian
18 MF Brazil BRA Roger
19 FW Romania ROU Daniel Popa
20 FW Romania ROU Valentin Gheorghe
21 MF Italy ITA Marco Fossati
22 DF Romania ROU Tudor Pojar
23 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Iliev
25 DF Argentina ARG Lucas Masoero
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Romania ROU Dorinel Oancea
27 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Chipciu (Captain)
30 MF Romania ROU Luca Nagy
33 GK Romania ROU Andrei Gorcea
41 DF Romania ROU Alin Techereș
42 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Bota
43 DF Romania ROU Alin Chinteș
59 MF Romania ROU Doru Popadiuc
60 FW Romania ROU Ianis Gorgota
77 DF Romania ROU Andrei Peteleu (on loan from CFR Cluj)
93 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Călugăr
94 MF Romania ROU Ovidiu Bic (Vice-captain)
96 MF Romania ROU Robert Silaghi
97 FW Romania ROU Albert Hofman
98 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Simion

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Romania ROU Andreias Calcan
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Romania ROU Dragoș Tescan

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Romania ROU Iustin Neacșu (at Oțelul Galați)
— DF Romania ROU Tudor Vomir (at Unirea Alba Iulia)
— DF Romania ROU Alexandru Fărăgău (at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
— MF Romania ROU Raul Nistor (at Unirea Alba Iulia)
— MF Romania ROU Rareș Scocîlcă (at Unirea Dej)
— MF Romania ROU Matei Moraru (at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
— MF Romania ROU Raul Rotund (at 1599 Șelimbăr)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Romania ROU Alin Văsălie (at Mioveni)
— MF Romania ROU Cosmin Meșter (at Zalău)
— MF Romania ROU David Molnar (at Zalău)
— FW Romania ROU Denis Mâneran (at CS Beliu)
— FW Romania ROU Vlad Moraru (at ACS Târgu Mureș)
— MF Romania ROU Eric Vînău (at Bihor Oradea)

Club officials

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Period Shirt partner
2009–2014 United States Nike 2010–2015 Romania Romprest
2014–2019 Germany Erima
2017– Romania IRUM
2019– Germany Adidas 2020– Romania Superbet

Records and statistics

European cups all-time statistics

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 1420236–3
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 1210156–1
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1401338–5
Total3103161120–9
1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup
Round 1
Wiener Neustädter Austria0–1logo Știința Cluj
Știința Cluj logo2–0Austria Wiener Neustädter
Round 2
Știința Cluj logo0–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid Spain4–0logo Știința Cluj
1972–73 UEFA Cup
Round 1
Știința Cluj logo4–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia Bulgaria5–1logo Știința Cluj
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group stage
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands0–0Universitatea Cluj logo
Universitatea Cluj logo0–1Norway Tromsø
Germinal Ekeren Belgium4–1Universitatea Cluj logo
Universitatea Cluj logo2–3Switzerland Aarau

History by season

Key

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Season League Cup European Cup Other Top Goalscorer(s) Notes Name[37]>[38]
Division[39]PosPWDLGFGAPtsNameGoals
1921–22District4th14617162113 –Romania Nicolae Bonciocat4Universitatea Cluj
1922–235th1243513811 –Romania Nicolae Bonciocat/Aurel Guga4
1923–241st12822201018 –FinalsQFRomania Nicolae Bonciocat6
1924–251st14104027624 –FinalsQFRomania Nicolae Bonciocat5
1925–262nd181143432626 –Romania Nicolae Bonciocat14
1926–271st1072121816 –FinalsSFRomania Aurel Blaj8
1927–282nd10442371412 –Romania Vasile Giurgiu14
1928–292nd13814341817 –Romania Vasile Giurgiu8
1929–301st11821321616 –FinalsSFRomania Vasile Giurgiu12
1930–311st971131915 –Grațian Sepi7
1931–321st95402809 –Grațian Sepi9
1932–33Div A1st12822241518 –FinalsFRomania Grațian Sepi10Foundation of the Romanian Football
League system
1933–343rd14815331717FRomania Grațian Sepi14
1934–354th221219363425R16Romania Silviu Ploeșteanu/Cornel Orza8
1935–3612th[40]227213295316SFRomania Ion Păunescu8
1936–379th228212386218QFRomania Janos Szaniszlo13
1937–386th18729335016R32Romania Petre Truță/Petru Draga8
1938–39Div B3rd18936302121pRomania Emil Țiereanu13
1939–402nd181413632229pRomania Paul Wieser25
1940–41Div A11th248115425817pRomania Hariton Dascălu14Moved to Sibiu due to
Second Vienna Award		Universitatea Cluj-Sibiu
1941–42Bessarabia CupSF[41]3201136–F
1942–43War Championship8th[41]22769485120QFRomania Hariton Dascălu22
1943–444th[41]13715322715 –Romania Hariton Dascălu11
1944–45No championship – – – – – – –– – – –Universitatea Cluj
1945–46District1st54101959 –
1946–47Div A9th2611312544725 –Romania Hariton Dascălu17
1947–484th3014610544834R16Romania Hariton Dascălu18
1948–4912th267514315019FRomania Sever Coracu10C.S.U. Cluj
1949Autumn Cup5th[41]10343131310 –Romania Iosif Lutz4
1950Div B1st221462471634R16Romania Silviu Avram12Știința Cluj
1951Div A6th22859323621R32Romania Silviu Avram10
19525th22778242321R16Romania Alexandru Moldovan/Miron Dragoman6
19538th217410243118SFRomania Silviu Avram12
19545th261169323228R32Romania Miron Dragoman9
19557th24879273523R32Romania Miron Dragoman9
195612th246513224817R16Romania Miron Dragoman6
1957Spring Cup3rd[41]12624252314 –Romania Horațiu Moldovan8
1957–58Div B1st261736582337pRomania Horațiu Moldovan14
1958–59Div A11th222119233615R16Romania Horațiu Moldovan6
1959–605th227105343224QFRomania Viorel Mateianu7
1960–614th261259474429R32Romania Viorel Mateianu/Paul Marcu11
1961–627th2610610464426R32Romania Paul Marcu13
1962–634th271179424429R32Romania Mihai Adam15
1963–649th2611213393824R32Romania Ion Mureșan11
1964–657th269611403824WRomania Mihai Adam18
1965–667th268108343526R16CWC2RRomania Mihai Adam8
1966–676th26989313026R32Romania Zoltán Ivansuc9Universitatea Cluj
1967–6810th2610511363725R16Romania Mihai Adam15
1968–698th3013413473930QFRomania Vasile Oprea18
1969–7011th3091011403728R16Romania Mihai Adam11
1970–7112th3010911363529SFRomania Mihai Adam12
1971–723rd301659392737R16Romania Mihai Adam10
1972–7316th307914255023QFUEFA1RRomania Viorel Mureșan6
1973–7410th3412913353733QFRomania Viorel Mureșan8
1974–7512th3412913293833QFRomania Alexa Uifăleanu7
1975–7618th348323304519R16Romania Ion Batacliu8
1976–77Div B12th3414416374032pRomania Septimiu Câmpeanu7
1977–783rd342158712747pRomania Vasile Vidican16
1978–791st342149732346R32Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu19
1979–80Div A12th3414416444332R16Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu24
1980–8114th3414416475732R16Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu19
1981–8216th3411815344930R16Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu11
1982–83Div B3rd3419312612641R32Romania Nicolae Bucur14
1983–842nd342518782551pRomania Cornel Fâșic21
1984–851st3420104682350pRomania Septimiu Câmpeanu11
1985–86Div A7th3414515515233R16Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu12
1986–8710th3414416544732R32Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu12
1987–8810th3411716395429R32Romania Septimiu Câmpeanu11
1988–8914th3411815435530R32Romania Zoltán Kádár9
1989–9013th3410915406029R32Romania Imre Bíró9
1990–9118th345623266716R16Romania Marian Alexandru6
1991–92Div B1st342671821057[42]pRomania Nicolae Ilea16
1992–93Div A11th3414218435130QFRomania Marius Predatu14
1993–9412th3411914394231SFRomania Marius Predatu13
1994–9512th3413417394243SFRomania Marius Predatu9
1995–969th3414614414048R32ITGSRomania Radu Sabo12
1996–9715th3411617526739QFRomania Ovidiu Maier8
1997–9813th3411716424040R32League CupFRomania Marius Popescu9
1998–9917th344426199216R16Romania Marius Predatu5
1999–00Div B17th3466223076244RRomania Daniel Dăscălescu/Adrian Trușcă5
2000–01Div C1st282053651965pRomania Alexandru Păcurar11
2001–02Div B10th3011712514040pRomania Ciprian Prodan12
2002–039th2881010484434pRomania Dan Codreanu14
2003–046th301578492852pRomania Răzvan Cociş12
2004–057th2812412413340R16Romania Emil Jula11
2005–063rd2815944416544RRomania Dorin Goga9
2006–07L21st342194492172R32Romania Radu Sabo10
2007–08L118th3441119325823R16Romania Dorin Goga8
2008–09L214th34111211373343[42]R32Romania Flavius Băd9
2009–102nd3220756024674RRomania Valentin Lemnaru13
2010–11L18th3413813485447R16Romania Claudiu Niculescu13
2011–127th3411149463747R32Romania Adrian Cristea8
2012–1312th3410816395538R32Romania Viorel Dinu9
2013–1411th3411716294640R32Romania Valentin Lemnaru13
2014–1515th3481115294135FLeague CupQFCameroon Justin Mengolo5
2015–16L210th261358301544R32Romania Octavian Ursu8
10334111328[43]
2016–17L41st2827101679822RCluj County PhaseWRomania Brian Lemac48
2017–18L31st282422881674R16Romania Dorin Goga16
2018–19L23rd[44]3825768526 82 R16Romania Cristian Gavra22
2019–2014th2351262926 27 R16Romania Dorin Goga5
2020–2111th2010282420 29 QFIsrael Idan Golan5
2021–223rd[45]2918384723 57Fourth roundMoldova Alexandru Boiciuc6
2022–23L110th30810122537 34 FSenegal Mamadou Thiam9
951312933[46]

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or senior level on through the time's passing. Additionally, these players have also had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well.

Former managers

Source:[47][48]

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  40. ↑ Won the Relegation play-off against ILSA Timișoara (5–1 agg)
  41. 1 2 3 4 5 Unofficial championship.
  42. 1 2 Deducted two points.
  43. ↑ Points halved after the regular season, after the results with the last two teams are canceled. Entered the play-out with 16 points.
  44. ↑ Lost the Promotion play-off against FC Hermannstadt (1–2 agg)
  45. ↑ Win the Promotion play-off against Dinamo București (3–1 agg)
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