2018–19 CS Universitatea Craiova season

This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Craiova for all official competitions inside the 2018–19 season.
Universitatea Craiova
2018–19 season
ChairmanMarcel Popescu
ManagerDevis Mangia
StadiumIon Oblemenco
Liga I4th
Cupa RomânieiSemi-finals
Supercupa RomânieiRunners-up
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Elvir Koljić
Alexandru Mitriță
(13 each)
All: Elvir Koljić (14)

The 2018–19 season was the 48th season of competitive football by Universitatea Craiova. Craiova competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League.

Season overview

Background

Previous season positions

Competition Position
European Union UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Romania Liga I 3rd
Romania Cupa României Winners

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
4 June 2018 DF Romania Florin Gardoș 29 England Southampton Free agent Previously on loan. Signed for two years. [1]
6 July 2018 MF Romania Alexandru Cicâldău 20 Romania Viitorul Constanța €750.000 Signed for four years. [2]
25 July 2018 DF GhanaItaly Isaac Donkor 22 Italy Cesena Free agent Signed for three years. [3]
23 August 2018 GK Romania Eduard Stăncioiu 37 Romania FCSB Undisclosed. Signed for one year. [4]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Overall transfer activity

Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Friendly Universitatea Craiova 0–1 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Fulpmes, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Nakamura 26'
 Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Friendly Universitatea Craiova 2–3 Russia FC Ufa Kirchdorf in Tirol, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kirchdorf Sportplatz

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 23 July 2018 – Matchday 1 – 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Cupa României October 2018 – Round of 32 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Supercupa României 14 July 2018 – Final Final 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Europa League 9 August 2018 16 August 2018 Third round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 000.00

Last updated: 13 July 2018
Source: Competitions

Liga I

Main article: 2018–19 Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.

Regular season

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj 26 15 9 2 39 16 +23 54 Qualification for the Championship round
2 FCSB 26 14 7 5 49 29 +20 49
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 13 6 7 43 24 +19 45
4 Astra Giurgiu 26 11 9 6 36 23 +13 42
5 Viitorul Constanța 26 11 5 10 26 27 −1 38
Source: LPF (in Romanian), 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]
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 13 6 7 43 24  +19 45 7 4 2 20 9  +11 6 2 5 23 15  +8

Last updated: 4 March 2019.
Source: Liga I

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDLDWLWWLWDDWWWDLWWWLWDWWLL
Position93
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2018. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 July 2018 (2018-07-23) 1 Universitatea Craiova 0–0 Politehnica Iași Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj)
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) 2 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Sfântu Gheorghe
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Iulian Călin
3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) 3 Universitatea Craiova 2–2 FC Botoșani Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 4 Dunărea Călărași 1–3 Universitatea Craiova Călărași
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Comșa
Attendance: 7,530
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) 5 Universitatea Craiova 0–1 Concordia Chiajna Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ionuţ Coza
27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 6 FC Voluntari 1–5 Universitatea Craiova Voluntari
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Marius Avram
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 7 Universitatea Craiova 3–0 Dinamo București Craiova
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Gaz Metan Mediaș 3–2 Universitatea Craiova Mediaș
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu
1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) 10 CFR Cluj 0–0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: István Kovács (Carei)
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 Hermannstadt Craiova
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Iulian Călin
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) 12 Universitatea Craiova 2–1 FCSB Craiova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 13 Astra Giurgiu 0–3 Universitatea Craiova Giurgiu
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)
2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 14 Politehnica Iași 0–3 Universitatea Craiova Iași
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) 15 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Craiova
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu
26 November 2018 (2018-11-26) 16 FC Botoșani 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Botoșani
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: István Kovács (Carei)
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 17 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Dunărea Călărași Craiova
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
6 December 2018 (2018-12-06) 18 Concordia Chiajna 1–3 Universitatea Craiova Chiajna
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Concordia
Attendance: 800
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 19 Universitatea Craiova 3–1 FC Voluntari Craiova
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Adrian Comănescu
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 20 Dinamo București 3–0 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dinamo
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marius Avram
19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) 21 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Craiova
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • FofanaYellow card 24' Yellow-red card 32'
  • Nasser Chamed Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj)
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) 22 Viitorul Constanța 0–0 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 23 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 CFR Cluj Craiova
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 24 Hermannstadt 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Pitești
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Radu Petrescu
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 25 FCSB 3–2 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 18.576
Referee: Marius Avram
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 26 Universitatea Craiova 1–2 Astra Giurgiu Craiova
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Iulian Călin

Championship round

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 7 2 1 15 4 +11 50 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 FCSB 10 7 2 1 18 6 +12 48 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Viitorul Constanța 10 6 2 2 18 10 +8 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Universitatea Craiova 10 4 1 5 8 10 −2 36 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Astra Giurgiu 10 2 0 8 6 20 −14 27
6 Sepsi OSK 10 0 1 9 5 20 −15 20
Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
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
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 1 5 8 10  −2 13 2 1 2 3 4  −1 2 0 3 5 6  −1

Last updated: 18 May 2019.
Source: Liga I

Position by round
Round12345678910
GroundHAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLDLWWLLL
Position3333333444
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 March 2019 (2019-03-10) 1 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Astra Giurgiu Craiova
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: István Kovács (referee)
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 2 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Sfântu Gheorghe
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 3 FCSB 3–2 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
 Summary
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 21,730
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 4 Universitatea Craiova 0–0 CFR Cluj Craiova
 Summary
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Marius Avram
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 5 Viitorul Constanța 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
 Summary
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Radu Petrescu
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 6 Astra Giurgiu 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Giurgiu
 Summary
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 800
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete
29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 7 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Craiova
 Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Horia Gabriel Mladinovici
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 8 Universitatea Craiova 0–2 FCSB Craiova
 Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: István Kovács (referee)
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 9 CFR Cluj 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
 Summary
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 10 Universitatea Craiova 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
 Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan

Cupa României

Main article: 2018–19 Cupa României

Universitatea Craiova will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.

Round of 32

25 September 2018 Round of 32 Sportul Snagov 0–2 Universitatea Craiova Craiova
18:45
  • Ayoub Tazouti Yellow card 78'
  • Vlad Bărbulescu Yellow card 90+3'
 Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Horia Mladinovici

Round of 16

30 October 2018 Round of 16 Turris Turnu Măgurele 1–4 Universitatea Craiova Turnu Măgurele
19:00
  • Gabriel Mărioara Yellow card 2'
  • Juncănaru Yellow card 28'
  • Alexandru Fotescu Yellow card 33' 33'
 Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eduard Ioniţă

Quarter-finals

28 February 2019 Quarter-finals Miercurea Ciuc 0–3 Universitatea Craiova Miercurea Ciuc
19:00
Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Iulian Dima

Semi-finals

4 April 2019 First leg Universitatea Craiova 1–2 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
19:00
Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Horatiu Mircea Fesnic
25 April 2019 Second leg Viitorul Constanța 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
18:45
Summary
Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu

Supercupa României

Main article: 2018 Supercupa României

Universitatea Craiova will play in the Romanian supercup as winners of the Cupa României.

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Final CFR Cluj 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
20:30 EET (UTC+02)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

As winners of the 2017–18 Cupa României, Universitatea Craiova will enter the Europa League at the third qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third round took place on 23 July. Universitatea was drawn to play against the winners from the second qualifying round match between RB Leipzig and Häcken. Universitatea Craiova will play on 9 August and on 16 August 2018. On 2 August, RB Leipzig was confirmed as Craiova's opponent after their 5–1 aggregate win over Häcken.

9 August 2018 1st Leg RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 Romania Universitatea Craiova Leipzig, Germany
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RB Arena
Attendance: 16,648
Referee: Poland Paweł Gil
16 August 2018 2nd Leg Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Germany RB Leipzig Craiova, Romania
 Summary
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Czech Republic Miroslav Zelinka

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 1 July 2018
No. Pos Player Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Squad statistics

Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României Europa League Home Away Total Stats
Games played 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games won 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games drawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games lost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goals scored 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goals conceded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goal difference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clean sheets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goal by Substitute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total shots – – – – – – –
Shots on target – – – – – – –
Corners – – – – – – –
Players used – – – – – – –
Offsides – – – – – – –
Fouls suffered – – – – – – –
Fouls committed – – – – – – –
Yellow cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winning rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Last updated: 13 July 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

As of 13 July 2018
R No. Pos. Nation Name Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României Europa League Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 1 July 2018

Goal minutes

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time Forfeit
Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percentage 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Last updated: 2018 (UTC)
Source: UCV1948 (in Romanian)

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition

Clean sheets

As of July 2018
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României Europa League Total Played Games
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

As of July 2018

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Universitatea Craiova first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Liga I Cupa României Supercupa României Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card

Last updated: 1 July 2018
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Attendances

As of match played 1 July 2018
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I 0 0 0 0 0
Cupa României 0 0 0 0 0
Supercupa României 0 0 0 0 0
Europa League 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0


See also

References

  1. ^ "Gardoș a semnat cu Știința pe doi ani!".
  2. ^ "Alexandru Cicâldău, jucătorul Științei pentru 4 ani!".
  3. ^ "Știința cooptează un fundaș crescut de Inter Milano".
  4. ^ "Are nouă trofee în palmares și azi a semnat cu Știința: Bun venit, Edi Stăncioiu!".
  5. ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. page 29-30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.