2023–24 FCV Farul Constanța season

FCV Farul Constanța
2023–24 season
PresidentGheorghe Popescu
ManagerGheorghe Hagi
StadiumStadionul Viitorul
Liga I5th
Cupa RomânieiPre-season
Supercupa RomânieiRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round

The 2023–24 season will be FCV Farul Constanța's 124th season in existence and 12th consecutive in the Liga I. They will also compete in the Cupa României, the Supercupa României, and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 July 2023[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Alexandru Buzbuchi
3 DF Romania ROU Mihai Popescu
4 MF Ivory Coast CIV Kevin Doukouré
5 DF Portugal POR Diogo Queirós
6 MF Romania ROU Tudor Băluță
7 FW Romania ROU Denis Alibec (Vice-captain)
8 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Vînă
9 FW Brazil BRA Rivaldinho
10 MF Argentina ARG Marco Borgnino
11 MF Brazil BRA Mateus Santos
12 GK Romania ROU Mihai Aioani (3rd captain)
13 DF Portugal POR Fábio Vianna
14 DF Romania ROU Daniel Bîrzu
15 DF Romania ROU Gabriel Dănuleasa
16 MF Romania ROU Dragoș Nedelcu
17 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Larie (Captain)
18 MF Romania ROU Andrei Artean (4th captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Romania ROU Luca Andronache
20 MF Belgium BEL Amine Benchaib
21 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kévin Boli
22 DF Romania ROU Dan Sîrbu
23 FW Romania ROU Nicolae Carnat
24 MF Romania ROU Dina Grameni
25 DF Benin BEN David Kiki
26 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mazilu
27 DF Romania ROU Andrei Borza
29 MF Romania ROU Valentin Dumitrache
34 GK Romania ROU Ștefan Mușat
44 DF Canada CAN Zorhan Bassong
45 DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Marins
77 FW Romania ROU Enes Sali
98 MF Romania ROU Nicolas Popescu
99 DF Martinique MTQ Damien Dussaut

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Romania ROU Gabriel Buta
— DF Romania ROU Alexandru Sima
— DF Romania ROU Antonio Vlad
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Romania ROU Alexandru Georgescu
— MF Romania ROU Cosmin Tucaliuc
— FW Romania ROU Alexandru Negrean

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Romania ROU David Maftei (to Steaua București)
— MF Romania ROU Răzvan Matiș (to Chindia Târgoviște)
— MF Romania ROU Denis Bujor (to Argeș Pitești)
— MF Romania ROU Răzvan Iorga (to FC Brașov)
— MF Romania ROU Răzvan Tănasă (to Oțelul Galați)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Romania ROU Ionuț Cojocaru (to Petrolul Ploiești)
— FW Romania ROU Robert Mustacă (to UTA Arad)
— FW Romania ROU Florian Haită (to Argeș Pitești)
— FW Romania ROU David Nemțanu (to FC Brașov)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

29 June 2023 Friendly Pogoń Szczecin Poland 2–1 Romania Farul Constanța Opalenica, Poland
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
2 July 2023 Friendly Farul Constanța Romania 0–5 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava Poland
11:00 UTC+2
2 July 2023 Friendly Warta Poznań Poland 3–0 Romania Farul Constanța Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Groclinu Dyskobolii

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 15 July 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Cupa României TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Supercupa României 8 July 2023 Match Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 12 July 2023 First qualifying round 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 050.00
Total 4 2 0 2 2 4 −2 050.00

Last updated: 18 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

Liga I

Main article: 2023–24 Liga I

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 CFR Cluj 30 15 8 7 54 29 +25 53 Qualification to play-off round
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]
7 Universitatea Cluj 30 10 12 8 35 38 −3 42 Qualification to play-out round
Source: [1], 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.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Farul Constanța 6, Sepsi OSK 0

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCS CFR UCV FAR SEP RAP
1 FCSB (C) 10 5 2 3 12 11 +1 49 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
2 CFR Cluj 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 46 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 1–2 5–1 2–1 3–2
3 Universitatea Craiova (O) 10 6 1 3 18 14 +4 44 Qualification to European competition play-offs 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
4 Farul Constanța 10 4 2 4 19 20 −1 36 0–1 5–1 3–3 1–4 3–1
5 Sepsi OSK 10 3 3 4 17 17 0 34 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2
6 Rapid București 10 1 1 8 13 22 −9 32 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–1
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.)[4] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation UTA OTE HER UCJ PET IAS DIN BOT VOL FCU
1 UTA Arad 9 5 2 2 15 11 +4 37 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–3 3–1
2 Oțelul Galați 9 6 1 2 11 7 +4 36 Qualification to European competition play-offs 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
3 Hermannstadt 9 4 2 3 13 7 +6 34 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1
4 Universitatea Cluj 9 3 3 3 12 10 +2 33 Qualification to European competition play-offs 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 3–0
5 Petrolul Ploiești 9 3 2 4 8 14 −6 29 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–4 1–0
6 Politehnica Iași 9 3 1 5 7 8 −1 27 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0
7 Dinamo București (O) 9 2 4 3 10 12 −2 25 Qualification to relegation play-offs 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
8 Botoșani (O) 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 25 2–1 2–1 0–0 4–1
9 Voluntari (R) 9 2 4 3 11 10 +1 24 Relegation to 2024–25 Liga II 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
10 FC U Craiova (R) 9 1 3 5 8 16 −8 22 1–2 1–3 3–2 1–1
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 teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 7 and 8 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[5] Source: https://m.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/departajarea-in-play-off-ul-si-play-out-ul-din-liga-1-si-liga-2-explicata-de-frf-1639959
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
1 1 0 0 1 0  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round12
GroundAH
ResultW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 27 July 2023.[6]

15 July 2023 1 Hermannstadt 0–1 Farul Constanța Sibiu
18:30 UTC+3
  • Grameni 57'
 Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Referee: István Kovács

Cupa României

Main article: 2023–24 Cupa României

Supercupa României

Main article: 2023 Supercupa României
8 July 2023 Match Farul Constanța 0–1 Sepsi OSK Ploieşti
20:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023.

12 July 2023 First leg Farul Constanța Romania 1–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Ovidiu, Romania
20:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadionul Viitorul
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
18 July 2023 Second leg Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)		 Romania Farul Constanța Tiraspol
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

References

  1. ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). farulconstanta.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "FCV FARUL CONSTANTA" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "FRF – Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Program Liga 1 2023/2024. FCSB – Dinamo se joacă în etapa a doua". www.digisport.ro. Retrieved August 21, 2024.