2024–25 FC UTA Arad season

FC UTA Arad
2024–25 season
ManagerMircea Rednic
StadiumFrancisc von Neuman Stadium
Liga I7th
Cupa RomânieiPre-season
Highest home attendance10,000 vs Rapid București

The 2024–25 season is the 80th season in the history of FC UTA Arad, and the club's fifth consecutive season in Liga I. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cupa României.

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Belgium Benjamin Van Durmen Romania FC U Craiova 1948 Free 1 July 2024 [1]
FW Nigeria Jordan Attah Kadiri Belgium Lommel Free 1 July 2024
FW State of Palestine Loai Halaf Israel Maccabi Bnei Reineh Free 1 July 2024
GK Romania Robert Popa Romania FC U Craiova 1948 Undisclosed 1 July 2024 [2]
GK North Macedonia Dejan Iliev Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo Free 1 July 2024 [3]
DF Ivory Coast Kouya Mabea Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion Free 1 July 2024
FW Romania Andrei Dumiter Romania Voluntari Free 1 July 2024
MF Romania Cornel Râpă Poland Cracovia Free 1 July 2024
MF Italy Luca Innocenti Italy Mobilieri Ponsacco 1 July 2024
MF Romania Valentin Costache Cyprus Apollon Limassol Free 9 July 2024 [4]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Croatia Marko Stolnik Cyprus AEL Limassol End of contract 1 July 2024
DF Romania Tiberiu Căpușă Romania FC Hermannstadt End of contract 1 July 2024 [5]
FW Romania Alexandru Tudorie End of contract 1 July 2024 [6]

Friendlies

Pre-season

UTA prepared in Slovenia from 20 June to 1 July.[7]

24 June 2024 Friendly UTA Arad Romania 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka Rogla, Slovenia
17:00
Stadium: Štadion Rogla
28 June 2024 Friendly UTA Arad Romania 1–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Rogla, Slovenia
17:30
  • Ibrahima Conte 34'
  • Catakovic 57'
  • Beganovic 68'
  • Andusic 79'
 Stadium: Štadion Rogla
29 June 2024 Friendly ASK Voitsberg Austria 1–7 Romania UTA Arad
18:00
30 June 2024 Friendly UTA Arad Romania v Serbia Napredak Kruševac
5 July 2024 Friendly UTA Arad Romania v Serbia Železničar Pančevo

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga I 13 July 2024 Matchday 1 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 025.00
Cupa României 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 025.00

Last updated: 5 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Liga I

Main article: 2024–25 Liga I

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Rapid București 21 6 11 4 24 19 +5 29 Qualification for play-out round
9 Hermannstadt 21 7 5 9 24 32 −8 26
10 UTA Arad 21 6 7 8 22 24 −2 25
11 Oțelul Galați 21 5 9 7 17 21 −4 24[a]
12 Farul Constanța 21 5 9 7 20 27 −7 24[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. 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.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Oțelul Galați 3; Farul Constanța 0.


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
4 1 2 1 4 5  −1 5 0 2 0 1 1  0 1 0 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 5 August 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round1234
GroundHAHA
ResultDLDW
Position713137
Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 1 July 2024.[9]

13 July 2024 1 UTA Arad 1–1 Rapid București Arad
19:15 UTC+3
Stadium: Francisc von Neuman Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu
20 July 2024 2 Universitatea Craiova 4–2 UTA Arad Craiova
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete
29 July 2024 3 UTA Arad 0–0 Universitatea Cluj Arad
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Francisc von Neuman Stadium
Referee: István Kovács
5 August 2024 4 Unirea Slobozia 0–1 UTA Arad Clinceni
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Clinceni Stadium
Referee: Iulian Călin

Cupa României

Main article: 2024–25 Cupa României

References

  1. ^ "UTA a anunțat primul transfer al verii! Formația lui Mircea Rednic s-a despărțit și de doi jucători". www.digisport.ro.
  2. ^ "Robert Popa a plecat de la FCU Craiova și a semnat cu un club din SuperLigă". www.digisport.ro.
  3. ^ "UTA Arad a oficializat al 6-lea transfer al verii » Internaționalul nord-macedonean vine sub comanda lui Mircea Rednic". GSP.
  4. ^ Moraru, Viviana (9 July 2024). "Valentin Costache, prezentat oficial la noua echipă! Unde va evolua fostul campion al României". Antena Sport.
  5. ^ "Pleacă de la CFR Cluj, dar rămâne în Superligă! Fotbalistul care nu intră în planurile lui Dan Petrescu". Sport.ro.
  6. ^ "Cel mai scump jucător al lui UTA Arad și-a anunțat plecarea de la echipă pe internet". www.digisport.ro.
  7. ^ "UTA a părăsit Aradul cu destinația Rogla: Omondi a urcat în autocar după ce a semnat prelungirea, Stolnik, Stahl sau Petre au rămas acasă!". 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ Preotu, Andrei (1 July 2024). "Programul complet al sezonului 2024 - 2025 din Superliga României, prezentat de LPF!".