2024–25 FC Universitatea Cluj season
Appearance
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2024–25 season | |||
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Owner | Cluj-Napoca Municipality Babeș-Bolyai University U Cluj Supporters Association | ||
Chairman | Radu Constantea | ||
Manager | Ioan Sabău | ||
Stadium | Cluj Arena | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Vladislav Blănuță (12) All: Vladislav Blănuță (12) | ||
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The 2024–25 season is the 99th season of competitive football of Universitatea Cluj, and the 3rd 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
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 16 January 2025[1]
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
[edit]In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | ![]() |
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Free | 6 May 2024 | [2] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 29 May 2024 | [3] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 30 May 2024 | [4] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 5 June 2024 | [5] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 7 June 2024 | [6] |
FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 12 June 2024 | [7] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free | 22 June 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 25 June 2024 | [8] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 3 July 2024 | |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 12 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan | 12 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Free | 12 July 2024 | |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 30 July 2024 | [9] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 6 August 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 18 September 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Free | 20 September 2024 | |
GK | ![]() |
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€100,000 | 31 December 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 15 January 2025 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 10 February 2025 |
Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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FW | ![]() |
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
GK | ![]() |
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 31 May 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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€300,000 | 4 June 2024 | |
GK | ![]() |
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Loan | 14 June 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan | 17 June 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
Free | 18 June 2024 | ||
DF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() |
Free | 1 July 2024 | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
DF | ![]() |
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Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
DF | ![]() |
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€280,000 | 17 July 2024 | |
MF | ![]() |
Free | 22 August 2024 | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Loan | 8 September 2024 | |
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Released | 4 November 2024 | ||
GK | ![]() |
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Free | 5 January 2025 |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
28 June 2024 Friendly | SV Ried ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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1 July 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
4 July 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
5 July 2023 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
16 July 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Cluj-Napoca |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
8 January 2025 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Serik |
15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sueno Sports Center - Pitch 1 |
11 January 2025 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Serik |
15:00 EET (UTC+2) |
12 January 2025 Friendly | Zürich ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Serik |
14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sueno Sports Center - Pitch 1 |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Liga I | 13 July 2024 | – | Matchday 1 | – | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 46.67 |
Cupa României | 29 August 2024 | – | Play-off | Play-off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 45.16 |
Last updated: 16 January 2025
Source: Competitions
Liga I
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Advances |
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2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for play-off round |
3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 52[a] | |
4 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52[a] | |
5 | Dinamo București | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 51 | |
6 | Rapid București | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 46 |
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.[10]
Notes:
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.[10]
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FCS | CFR | UCJ | UCV | RAP | DIN | |
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1 | FCSB (C, Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 48 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round | 3–2 | 1–0 | 17 May | 3–3 | 3–1 | ||
2 | CFR Cluj (Q) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a] | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
3 | Universitatea Cluj (X) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 38 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |||
4 | Universitatea Craiova | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 37 | Qualification for European competition play-offs[b] | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||
5 | Rapid București | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 32 | 1–2 | 19 May | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||
6 | Dinamo București | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 31 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2025. 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.)[11] Source:[12]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least European competition play-offs
Notes:
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.)[11] Source:[12]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least European competition play-offs
Notes:
- ^ The winner of the 2024–25 Cupa României (CFR Cluj) qualifies for the Europa League first qualifying round.
- ^ The fourth-placed team will qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round directly if the top two teams of the play-out round are ineligible for European competition and the European competition play-offs will not be held.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HER | OTE | FAR | UTA | IAS | PET | BOT | SPS | UNS | GLO | |
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7 | Hermannstadt | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 36 | Ineligible for European competition play-offs[a] | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
8 | Oțelul Galați | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 35 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
9 | Farul Constanța[b] | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 31 | Qualification for European competition play-offs if 7th-10th place | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
10 | UTA Arad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 30 | Ineligible for European competition play-offs[a] | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 17 May | |||||
11 | Politehnica Iași | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 28 | 4–0 | 18 May | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
12 | Petrolul Ploiești | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 28 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |||||||
13 | Botoșani | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 18 May | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |||||||
14 | Sepsi OSK | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 26 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
15 | Unirea Slobozia | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 24 | Relegation to 2025–26 Liga II | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 18 May | |||||||
16 | Gloria Buzău (R) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 16 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2025. 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.)[13] Source:[12]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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.)[13] Source:[12]
(R) Relegated
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Results summary
[edit]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 |
30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2024. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were unveiled on 1 July 2024.
13 July 2024 1 | FCSB | 1–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Bucharest |
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Steaua Stadium Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
21 July 2024 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–1 | FC Hermannstadt | Cluj-Napoca |
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena |
29 July 2024 3 | UTA | 0–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Arad |
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Francisc von Neuman |
4 August 2024 4 | CFR | 2–3 | Universitatea Cluj | Cluj-Napoca |
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
19 August 2024 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–0 | Sepsi | Cluj-Napoca |
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
26 August 2024 7 | Gloria Buzău | 0–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Buzău |
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Municipal |
2 September 2024 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–0 | Dinamo | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena |
16 September 2024 9 | Rapid | 0–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Bucharest |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Rapid-Giulești |
22 September 2024 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena |
28 September 2024 11 | Politehnica Iași | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Iași |
16:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Stadium Attendance: 5,205 Referee: ![]() |
5 October 2024 12 | Unirea Slobozia | 2–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Clinceni |
16:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Clinceni Stadium Referee: ![]() |
18 October 2024 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–0 | Oțelul | Cluj-Napoca |
21:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 9,140 Referee: ![]() |
28 October 2024 14 | Botoșani | 1–2 | Universitatea Cluj | Botoșani |
18:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Botoșani Municipal Stadium Referee: ![]() |
3 November 2024 15 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | FCV Farul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: ![]() |
10 November 2024 16 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–2 | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca |
21:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 23,123 Referee: ![]() |
23 November 2024 17 | Hermannstadt | 2–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Sibiu |
17:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sibiu Municipal Stadium Referee: ![]() |
2 December 2024 18 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–1 | UTA Arad | Cluj-Napoca |
17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: ![]() |
9 December 2024 19 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–2 | CFR Cluj | Cluj-Napoca |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 14,813 Referee: ![]() |
14 December 2024 20 | Universitatea Cluj | 4–1 | Petrolul Ploiești | Cluj-Napoca |
20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: ![]() |
20 December 2024 21 | Sepsi | 0–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Sfântu Gheorghe |
19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sepsi Arena Stadium Referee: ![]() |
18 January 2025 22 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–1 | Gloria Buzău | Cluj-Napoca |
14:30 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
24 January 2025 23 | Dinamo București | 0–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Bucharest |
Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium |
31 January 2025 24 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–1 | Rapid București | Cluj-Napoca |
Stadium: Cluj Arena |
5 February 2025 25 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj | Craiova |
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco |
9 February 2025 26 | Universitatea Cluj | 2–2 | Politehnica Iași | Cluj-Napoca |
Stadium: Cluj Arena |
17 February 2025 27 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–2 | Unirea Slobozia | Cluj-Napoca |
Stadium: Cluj Arena |
1 March 2025 29 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–1 | Botoșani | Cluj-Napoca |
16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cluj Arena |
3 November 2024 30 | FCV Farul Constanța | 1–1 | Universitatea Cluj | Ovidiu |
18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Stadium: Central Stadium |
Cupa României
[edit]29 August 2024 Play-off round | Metalul Buzău | 1-0 | Universitatea Cluj | Buzău |
17:00 EET | Report | Stadium: Metalul Stadium Referee: ![]() |
References
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- ^ "Bun venit, Ovidiu Popescu!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Vadim Rață, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bun venit, Iulian Cristea!". FC Universitatea Cluj. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Radu Boboc, noul jucător al Universității Cluj". FC Universitatea Cluj. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Mamadou Thiam revine la "U"". FC Universitatea Cluj. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Mario Şfaiţ, noul jucător al Universității Cluj. A fost al treilea cel mai bun marcator din campionatul ligii a 4-a". Monitorul Cluj. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Dani Lasure firma por el Universitatea Cluj rumano". Heraldo. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Departajarea în play-off-ul şi play-out-ul din Liga 1 și Liga 2, explicată de FRF" [The play-off and play-out standings in League 1 and League 2, explained by the FRF] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "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.