| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| Owner | Ioan Varga | |||
| Chairman | Cristian Balaj | |||
| Manager | Dan Petrescu | |||
| Stadium | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | |||
| Liga I | 2nd | |||
| Cupa României | Group stage | |||
| Supercupa României | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cephas Malele Karlo Muhar (4 each) All: Ciprian Deac Rangelo Janga Cephas Malele (5 each) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 23 February 2023. | ||||
The 2022–23 CFR Cluj season is the club's 115th season in existence and the 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, CFR Cluj are participating in this season's edition of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Players
First-team squad
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 June 2022 Friendly | Koper  | 0–2 |  CFR Cluj | Gornja Radgona, Slovenia |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Gornja Radgona |
| 21 June 2022 Friendly | Napredak Kruševac  | 0–3 | CFR Cluj | Gornja Radgona, Slovenia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Gornja Radgona |
| 24 June 2022 Friendly | Partizan | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Gornja Radgona, Slovenia |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Gornja Radgona |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I | 16 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 65.38 | |
| Cupa României | 10 November 2022 | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | ||
| Supercupa României | 9 July 2022 | Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 5 July 2022 | 13 July 2022 | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 July 2022 | 23 February 2023 | Second qualifying round | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 42.86 | |
| Total | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 52.27 | ||||
Last updated: 23 February 2023
Source: Soccerway
Liga I
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 64 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 63 | |
| 3 | FCSB | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | Rapid București | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 52 |
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.[3]
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]
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 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Last updated: 7 November 2022.
Source: Liga 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2022. Source: Liga 1
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 announced on 1 July 2022.[4]
| 16 July 2022 1 | CFR Cluj | v | Cluj-Napoca | |
| --:-- EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
Cupa României
Group stage
| 20 October 2022 1 | Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Cluj-Napoca |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Cluj Arena |
| 10 November 2022 2 | Dumbrăvița | 0–5 | CFR Cluj | Cluj-Napoca |
| 18:15 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Robert Avram |
| 7 December 2022 3 | Farul Constanța | v | CFR Cluj | TBD |
| --:-- EET (UTC+2) |
Supercupa României
| 9 July 2022 Final | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Arad |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Attendance: 10,571 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round
| 5 July 2022 First leg | Pyunik  | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 20:00 AMT (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany) |
| 13 July 2022 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Pyunik | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy) |
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UEFA Europa Conference League
Second qualifying round
| 21 July 2022 First leg | CFR Cluj | 3–0 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 4,421 Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands) |
| 27 July 2022 Second leg | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadi Comunal Attendance: 242 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway) |
Third qualifying round
| 4 August 2022 First leg | Shakhtyor Soligorsk  | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Adapazarı, Turkey |
| 20:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: New Sakarya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece) | ||
| Note: Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[5] | ||||
| 11 August 2022 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
Play-off round
| 18 August 2022 First leg | Maribor | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
| 25 August 2022 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Maribor | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 9,852 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIV | CLJ | SLP | BLK | |
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| 1 |  Sivasspor |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |
| 2 | CFR Cluj |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 |  Slavia Prague |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 |  Ballkani |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| 8 September 2022 1 | Ballkani | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Pristina |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 5,673 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| Note: Ballkani played their home matches at Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, Suva Reka City Stadium, Suhareka, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 15 September 2022 2 | CFR Cluj | 0–1 | Sivasspor | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
| 6 October 2022 3 | Slavia Prague | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,271 Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy) |
| 13 October 2022 4 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Slavia Prague | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
| 27 October 2022 5 | Sivasspor | 3–0 | CFR Cluj | Sivas, Turkey |
| 22:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Attendance: 6,050 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
| 3 November 2022 6 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Ballkani | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 19:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 11,723 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.
| 16 February 2023 First leg | Lazio  | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | Rome, Italy |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| 23 February 2023 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Lazio | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 19:45 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
References
- ↑ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "FC CFR 1907 CLUJ" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Programul complet al etapelor din Superliga 2022–2023". July 2022.
- ↑ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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