2025–26 FC Universitatea Cluj season
| 2025–26 season | |||
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| Owners | Cluj-Napoca Municipality Babeș-Bolyai University U Cluj Supporters Association | ||
| Chairman | Radu Constantea | ||
| Manager | Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (until 18 October) Cristiano Bergodi (from 23 October) | ||
| Stadium | Cluj Arena | ||
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The 2025–26 season is the 100th season of competitive football of Universitatea Cluj, and the 4th in Liga I, after being promoted at the end of the 2021–22 Liga II season. Universitatea Cluj will compete in the Liga I and in Cupa României.
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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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Atanas Trică
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CSM Slatina
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Free | 30 May 2025 | |
| MF |  Mouhamadou Drammeh
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 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
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Free | 30 May 2025 | |
| DF |  Jonathan Cissé
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Oțelul Galați
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Free | 9 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Jovo Lukić
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Universitatea Craiova
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Free | 16 June 2025 | |
| DF | Ioan Barstan
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CFR
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Free | 23 June 2025 | |
| MF |  Alessandro Murgia
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FC Hermannstadt
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Free | 24 June 2025 | |
| DF | .svg.png){kind=small} Miguel Silva
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Oțelul Galați
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Free | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Elio Capradossi
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AS Cittadella
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Free | 3 July 2025 | |
| DF | Alin Toșca
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Benevento
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Free | 1 August 2025 | |
| DF |  Dino Mikanović
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HNK Gorica
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Free | 1 August 2025 | |
| FW | Andrei Gheorghiță
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FCSB
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Free | 20 August 2025 | |
| DF |  Tobias Horn
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FC Augsburg II
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Free | 22 August 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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| DF | Bogdan Mitrea
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Retired | 1 June 2025 | ||
| DF |  Lucas Masoero
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 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
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Free | 1 June 2025 | |
| DF | Dorinel Oancea
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FC Argeș
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Free | 1 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Daniel Lasure
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Free | 1 June 2025 | ||
| FW | Robert Silaghi
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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
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Free | 1 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Artur Miranyan
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Free | 1 June 2025 | ||
| MF |  Vadim Rață
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FC Argeș
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Free | 12 June 2025 | |
| DF | Radu Boboc
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Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
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Free | 18 June 2025 | |
| MF | Ovidiu Popescu
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UTA Arad
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Free | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Adel Bettaieb
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FC Argeș
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Free | 14 July 2025 | |
| FW | Albert Hofman
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Chindia Târgoviște
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Free | 19 July 2025 | |
| FW |  Mamadou Thiam
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FCSB
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€50,000 | 20 August 2025 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | SKU Amstetten  | 1–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Ardagger, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sportplatz SCU Ardagger |
| 30 June 2025 Friendly | Sigma Olomouc  | 3–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Ansfelden, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: HAKA Arena Ansfelden |
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj | 2–5 | Slavia Prague | Ansfelden, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: HAKA Arena Ansfelden |
| 4 July 2025 Friendly | Slovan Liberec  | 4–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Ansfelden, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: HAKA Arena Ansfelden |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Liga I | 11 July 2025 | Matchday 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 43.48 | |
| Cupa României | 29 October 2025 | Group Stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 44.00 | |||
Last updated: 30 January 2026
Source: Competitions
Liga I
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | Dinamo București (Q) | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 52 | Advances to Play-off |
| 3 | Rapid București | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 49 | |
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 48 | |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 44 | |
| 6 | Argeș Pitești | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 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.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Liga II |
| 16 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 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.
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.
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 |
| 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
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Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2026. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 23 June 2025.
| 11 July 2025 1 | Metaloglobus | 1–4 | Universitatea Cluj | Clinceni |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Clinceni Stadium |
| 19 July 2025 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | UTA | Cluj-Napoca |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
| 28 July 2025 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Craiova |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium |
| 3 August 2025 4 | Hermannstadt | 2–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Sibiu |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Municipal |
| 18 August 2025 6 | Farul Constanța | 0–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Constanța |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Municipal |
| 23 August 2025 7 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–1 | Dinamo | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 13 354 Referee: George Găman |
| 30 August 2025 8 | Unirea Slobozia | 0–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Clinceni |
| 17:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Clinceni Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: George Roman |
| 12 September 2025 9 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–0 | Rapid | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 8 732 Referee: Florin Andrei |
| 20 September 2025 10 | FC Argeș | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Mioveni |
| 17:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Mioveni |
Cupa României
References
- ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). fcuniversitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "FC UNIVERSITATEA CLUJ" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 26 August 2023.