2017–18 CS Universitatea Craiova season

Universitatea Craiova 2017–18 football season
Universitatea Craiova
2017–18 season
ChairmanMarcel Popescu
ManagerDevis Mangia
StadiumIon Oblemenco
Liga I3rd
Cupa RomânieiWinners
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gustavo Vagenin
(9 goals)
All:
Alexandru Băluță
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance29,000 vs FCSB
(May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14))
Lowest home attendance600
Average home league attendance8,280
Biggest winU Craiova 5–1 FC Botoșani
Biggest defeatU Craiova 2–5 FCSB
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2016–17

The 2017–18 CS Universitatea Craiova season is the 66th season in the football club's history and 4th consecutive and 51st overall season in the top flight of Romanian football, the Liga I, having been promoted from the Liga II in 2014. Universitatea Craiova also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup Cupa României, and the UEFA Europa League. This is the 1st season for Universitatea in the rebuilt Ion Oblemenco stadium, located in Craiova, Romania. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Season overview

Background

In the previous season, Universitatea finished in the fifth position and qualified for European football for the first time since the 1992–93 UEFA Cup. They were knocked out of the Romanian Cup in the semi-finals by FC Voluntari.

July

Previous season positions

Competition Position
Romania Liga I 5th
Romania Cupa României Semifinals
Romania Cupa Ligii Qualifying Round

Players

Squad information

As of 9 March 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Moldova MDA Nicolae Calancea
2 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ferreira
3 DF Romania ROU Marius Briceag
4 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Popa
5 MF Romania ROU Vladimir Screciu
6 DF Croatia CRO Renato Kelić
7 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo
8 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mateiu
10 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Băluță (Captain)
11 MF Romania ROU Nicușor Bancu
14 FW Croatia CRO Dominik Glavina
16 FW Romania ROU Jovan Marković
17 MF Romania ROU Ovidiu Bic
18 DF Bulgaria BUL Apostol Popov
21 MF Italy ITA Fausto Rossi
23 MF Bulgaria BUL Hristo Zlatinski (Vice-Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Romania ROU Florin Gardoș (on loan from Southampton)
26 MF Portugal POR André Santos (on loan from Arouca)
27 DF Switzerland SUI Ivan Martić
28 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mitriță
30 DF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Dimitrov
36 FW Romania ROU Andrei Burlacu
39 DF Romania ROU Adrian Juncu
42 FW Romania ROU Raoul Baicu
43 MF Romania ROU Lucian Buzan
47 DF Romania ROU Vasile Constantin
49 GK Romania ROU Laurențiu Popescu
50 GK Romania ROU Cristian Dică
51 GK Switzerland SUI Miodrag Mitrović
52 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Puțaru
56 FW Romania ROU Valentin Mihăilă
77 MF Romania ROU Cristian Bărbuț

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW Romania Mihai Roman 25 EU NEC Netherlands Transfer Summer 2020 €129,000 ucv1948.com
21 MF Italy Fausto Rossi 26 EU Trapani Italy Transfer Summer 2019 Free ucv1948.com
44 DF Croatia Hrvoje Spahija 29 EU Voluntari Transfer Summer 2019 Free ucv1948.com
28 MF Romania Alexandru Mitriță 22 EU Pescara Italy Loan Summer 2018 — ucv1948.com
2 DF Portugal Tiago Ferreira 24 EU União da Madeira Portugal Transfer Summer 2020 Free ucv1948.com
77 MF Romania Cristian Bărbuț 22 EU ACS Poli Timișoara Transfer Summer 2021 €100,000 ucv1948.com
51 GK Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović 25 EU Lugano Switzerland Transfer Summer 2021 Free
27 DF Switzerland Ivan Martić 26 EU Rijeka Croatia Transfer Summer 2020 Free
20 DF Croatia Niko Datković 24 EU Spezia Italy Loan Summer 2018 —
4 DF Romania Răzvan Popa 20 EU Zaragoza Spain Free agent Summer 2022 —
17 MF Romania Ovidiu Bic 23 EU Gaz Metan Mediaș Transfer Winter 2023 €205,000 ucv1948.com
14 MF Croatia Dominik Glavina 25 EU Rudar Slovenia Transfer Winter 2018 Free ucv1948.com
26 MF Portugal André Santos 28 EU Arouca Portugal Transfer Winter 2018 Free ucv1948.com
24 DF Romania Florin Gardoș 29 EU Southampton England Loan Winter 2018 — ucv1948.com
9 FW Romania Simon Măzărache 24 EU Juventus București Loan return Winter 2018 —
77 MF Romania Alin Manea 20 EU Sportul Snagov Loan return Winter 2019 —
9 MF Romania Stephan Drăghici 19 EU Clinceni Loan return Winter 2018 —

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW Romania Andrei Ivan 20 EU Krasnodar Russia Transfer Summer €3,000,000 ucv1948.com
84 DF France Alexandre Barthe 31 EU CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Mutual termination Summer — ucv1948.com
52 GK Romania Andrei Vlad 18 EU Steaua București Transfer Summer €400,000 steauafc.com
73 MF Romania Radu Bîrzan 17 EU Argeș Pitești Loan Summer —
73 MF Romania Stephan Drăghici 19 EU Juventus București Loan Winter —
80 GK Portugal Pedro Mingote 36 EU Juventus București Transfer Summer Free
21 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Nusmir Fajic 30 EU Krupa Bosnia and Herzegovina Mutual termination Summer Free ucv1948.com
19 DF Romania Andrei Dumitraş 29 EU Viitorul Constanța Transfer Summer Free
31 DF Romania Bogdan Bucurică 31 EU Concordia Chiajna Transfer Summer Free
14 FW Croatia Filip Jazvic 26 EU Arka Gdynia Poland Transfer Summer Free
44 DF Croatia Hrvoje Spahija 29 EU Ordabasy Kazakhstan Transfer Winter Free
20 DF Croatia Niko Datković 24 EU Spezia Italy End of loan Winter —

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease €229,000

Winter: Decrease €945,000

Total: Decrease €2,174,000


Income

Summer: Increase €3,400,000

Winter: Increase €0

Total: Increase €0


Net Totals

Summer: Decrease €3,171,000

Winter: Increase €945,000

Total: Decrease €2,226,000

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

CSKA Sofia Bulgaria v Romania Universitatea Craiova
23 June 2017 (2017-06-23) Friendly CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4–2 Romania Universitatea Craiova Jenbach, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jenbach Sportplatz
Attendance: 200
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria v Romania Universitatea Craiova
28 June 2017 (2017-06-28) Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 1–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova Kirchbichl, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Moți 86' (pen.) Report Stadium: SVK Arena
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Russia Ufa
7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) Friendly Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–2 Russia Ufa Volders, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mateiu 40' Report
Stadium: Volders Sports Complex
Attendance: 50
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine v Romania Universitatea Craiova
5 July 2017 (2017-07-05) Friendly Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova Schwaz, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Silberstadt-Arena
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Germany SV Meppen
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) Friendly Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–4 Germany SV Meppen Belek, Turkey
11:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
  • 54'
  • 55'
  • 56'
  • 75'
 Stadium: Papillon Sports Complex
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Poland Lechia Gdańsk
21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) Friendly Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Papillon Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Poland Zagłębie Lubin
25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) Friendly Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin Belek, Turkey
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Papillon Sports Complex
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) Friendly Universitatea Craiova Romania 0–2 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Belek, Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Papillon Sports Complex

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 14 July 2017 15 May 2018 Matchday 1 3rd 36 17 12 7 51 36 +15 047.22
Cupa României 24 October 2017 27 May 2018 Round of 32 Winners 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 083.33
Europa League 27 July 2017 3 August 2017 Third round Third round 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 44 22 12 10 65 44 +21 050.00

Last updated: 27 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Liga I

Regular season

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 14 9 3 41 26  +15 51 7 5 1 22 14  +8 7 4 2 19 12  +7

Last updated: 23 February 2018.
Source: Liga I

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj 26 18 5 3 42 13 +29 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 FCSB 26 16 7 3 52 18 +34 55
3 Universitatea Craiova 26 14 9 3 41 26 +15 51
4 Astra Giurgiu 26 12 8 6 38 27 +11 44[a]
5 Viitorul Constanța 26 13 5 8 34 21 +13 44[a]
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.[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Astra is ahead of Viitorul on head-to-head results: Astra–Viitorul 3–1, Viitorul–Astra 1–1.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2018. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Universitatea Craiova v CSM Politehnica Iași
14 July 2017 (2017-07-14) 1 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 CSM Politehnica Iași Drobeta-Turnu Severin
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
  • Platini Yellow card 59'
  • Spătaru Yellow card 69'
  • Sin Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Universitatea Craiova v Concordia Chiajna
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) 2 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 Concordia Chiajna Drobeta-Turnu Severin
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 600
Referee: Lucian Rusandu
FCSB v Universitatea Craiova
30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) 3 FCSB 1–1 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 11,500 (1,000 away fans)
Referee: István Kovács
Universitatea Craiova v Astra Giurgiu
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06) 4 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 Astra Giurgiu Drobeta-Turnu Severin
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
Juventus București v Universitatea Craiova
9 August 2017 (2017-08-09) 5 Juventus București 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Ploiești
19:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 600 (100 away fans)
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Universitatea Craiova v FC Botoșani
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) 6 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 FC Botoșani Drobeta-Turnu Severin
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: István Kovács
Viitorul Constanța v Universitatea Craiova
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 7 Viitorul Constanța 0–2 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 1,500 (200 away fans)
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Universitatea Craiova v Gaz Metan Mediaș
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) 8 Universitatea Craiova 2–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș Drobeta-Turnu Severin
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
CFR Cluj v Universitatea Craiova
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 9 CFR Cluj 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Adrian Comănescu
Universitatea Craiova v Dinamo București
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 10 Universitatea Craiova 2–2 Dinamo București Drobeta-Turnu Severin
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe v Universitatea Craiova
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 11 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2–3 Universitatea Craiova Brașov
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu
Referee: Marius Avram
Universitatea Craiova v FC Voluntari
22 September 2017 (2017-09-22) 12 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 FC Voluntari Drobeta-Turnu Severin
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
ACS Poli Timișoara v Universitatea Craiova
29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 13 ACS Poli Timișoara 0–2 Universitatea Craiova Timișoara
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu
Referee: István Kovács
CSM Politehnica Iași v Universitatea Craiova
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 14 CSM Politehnica Iași 1–2 Universitatea Craiova Iași
19:15 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Concordia Chiajna v Universitatea Craiova
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 15 Concordia Chiajna 1–2 Universitatea Craiova Chiajna
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Concordia
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
Universitatea Craiova v FCSB
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 16 Universitatea Craiova 2–5 FCSB Drobeta-Turnu Severin
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: István Kovács
Astra Giurgiu v Universitatea Craiova
3 November 2017 (2017-11-03) 17 Astra Giurgiu 2–2 Universitatea Craiova Giurgiu
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
  • Ioniță 8' Yellow card 68'
  • Dandea Yellow card 46' 79'
  • Iliev Red card 73'
 Report
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
Universitatea Craiova v Juventus București
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 18 Universitatea Craiova 3–1 Juventus București Craiova
19:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 17,854
Referee: Iulian Călin
FC Botoșani v Universitatea Craiova
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 19 FC Botoșani 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Botoșani
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Hațegan
Universitatea Craiova v Viitorul Constanța
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 20 Universitatea Craiova 3–1 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 17,763
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
Gaz Metan Mediaș v Universitatea Craiova
10 December 2017 (2017-12-10) 21 Gaz Metan Mediaș 0–0 Universitatea Craiova Mediaș
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Gaz Metan
Referee: George Rădulescu
Universitatea Craiova v CFR Cluj
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 22 Universitatea Craiova 2–1 CFR Cluj Craiova
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: István Kovács
Dinamo București v Universitatea Craiova
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 23 Dinamo București 2–2 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Dinamo
Attendance: 8,000 (600 away fans)
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
Universitatea Craiova v Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) 24 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Craiova
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Antonie Andrei
FC Voluntari v Universitatea Craiova
16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) 25 FC Voluntari 0–1 Universitatea Craiova Voluntari
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
Universitatea Craiova v ACS Poli Timișoara
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 26 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 ACS Poli Timișoara Craiova
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: George Rădulescu

Championship round

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 3 3 4 10 10  0 12 2 2 1 8 5  +3 1 1 3 2 5  −3

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Liga I

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Cluj (C) 10 5 5 0 12 6 +6 50 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 FCSB 10 6 3 1 14 6 +8 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Universitatea Craiova 10 3 3 4 10 10 0 38 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 Viitorul Constanța 10 3 4 3 13 11 +2 35 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Astra Giurgiu 10 3 2 5 9 11 −2 33
6 CSM Politehnica Iași 10 1 1 8 5 19 −14 24
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.)[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Position by round
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Universitatea Craiova v Astra Giurgiu
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 1 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Astra Giurgiu Craiova
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor
Viitorul Constanța v Universitatea Craiova
16 March 2018 (2018-03-16) 2 Viitorul Constanța 0–0 Universitatea Craiova Ovidiu
20:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Viitorul
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
Universitatea Craiova v CFR Cluj
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 3 Universitatea Craiova 0–0 CFR Cluj Craiova
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marius Avram
FCSB v Universitatea Craiova
9 April 2018 (2018-04-09) 4 FCSB 2–0 Universitatea Craiova Bucharest
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 22,800
Referee: István Kovács
Universitatea Craiova v CSM Politehnica Iași
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 5 Universitatea Craiova 4–1 CSM Politehnica Iași Craiova
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu
Astra Giurgiu v Universitatea Craiova
23 April 2018 (2018-04-23) 6 Astra Giurgiu 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Giurgiu
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Cătălin Popa
Universitatea Craiova v Viitorul Constanța
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 7 Universitatea Craiova 3–3 Viitorul Constanța Craiova
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Andrei Chivulete
CFR Cluj v Universitatea Craiova
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 8 CFR Cluj 1–0 Universitatea Craiova Cluj-Napoca
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Marius Avram
Universitatea Craiova v FCSB
14 May 2018 (2018-05-14) 9 Universitatea Craiova 0–1 FCSB Craiova
20:45 EEST (UTC+3) Băluță Yellow card 26'
Popa Yellow card 45'
Bancu Yellow card 52'
Ferreira Yellow card 55'
Zlatinski Yellow card 56'
Kelić Yellow card 90+6'		 Popescu Yellow card 31'
Coman Yellow card 35'
Morais Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Teixeira Yellow card 74'
Teixeira 86'
Pintilii Red card 90+1'
Tănase Yellow card 90+6'
Bălgrădean Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
CSM Politehnica Iași v Universitatea Craiova
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) 10 CSM Politehnica Iași 1–2 Universitatea Craiova Iași
20:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: George Rădulescu

Cupa României

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe v Universitatea Craiova
24 October 2017 Round of 32 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 0–2 Universitatea Craiova Brașov
20:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Mitriță 27'
Băluță 88'		 Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
Afumați v Universitatea Craiova
28 November 2017 Round of 16 Afumați 2–3 (a.e.t.) Universitatea Craiova Ploiești
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Burlacu 10'
Vlada 93'		 Report Gustavo 66'
Băluță 101', 105'		 Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 460
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș)
Universitatea Craiova v Dinamo București
6 March 2018 Quarter-finals Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Dinamo București Craiova
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
Universitatea Craiova v FC Botoșani
19 April 2018 Semi-finals Universitatea Craiova 5–1 FC Botoșani Craiova
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
FC Botoșani v Universitatea Craiova
9 May 2018 Semi-finals FC Botoșani 2–1 Universitatea Craiova Botoșani
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan, (Bucharest)
Universitatea Craiova v Hermannstadt
27 May 2018 Final Universitatea Craiova 2–0 Hermannstadt Bucharest
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 30,642
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
Man of the Match: Alexandru Mitriță

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Universitatea Craiova Romania v Italy Milan
27 July 2017 First leg Universitatea Craiova Romania 0–1 Italy Milan Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Briceag Yellow card 90+2' Report Rodríguez 44'
Kessié Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
Milan Italy v Romania Universitatea Craiova
3 August 2017 Second leg Milan Italy 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Romania Universitatea Craiova Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bonaventura 9'
Rodríguez Yellow card 45'
Cutrone 52'
Zapata Yellow card 62'		 Report Băluță Yellow card 49' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,763
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 February 2018
No. Pos Player Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Moldova Nicolae Calancea 21 0 1 0 2 0 24 0
2 DF Portugal Tiago Ferreira 13 + 1 0 1 0 1 0 16 0
3 DF Romania Marius Briceag 16 + 3 0 2 0 1 0 22 0
4 DF Romania Răzvan Popa 0 + 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 MF Romania Vladimir Screciu 17 + 3 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
6 DF Croatia Renato Kelić 15 + 1 1 1 0 2 0 19 1
7 MF Brazil Gustavo 18 + 4 10 1 1 2 0 25 11
8 MF Romania Alexandru Mateiu 17 + 1 0 2 0 0 + 2 0 22 0
10 MF Romania Alexandru Băluță 19 8 2 3 2 0 23 11
11 MF Romania Nicușor Bancu 20 + 3 2 1 0 2 0 26 2
16 FW Romania Jovan Marković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Romania Ovidiu Bic 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Bulgaria Apostol Popov 2 + 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 DF Croatia Niko Datković 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
21 MF Italy Fausto Rossi 2 + 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
23 MF Bulgaria Hristo Zlatinski 16 + 1 1 1 0 2 0 20 1
27 DF Switzerland Ivan Martić 13 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
28 MF Romania Alexandru Mitriță 17 + 1 7 1 1 2 0 21 8
30 DF Bulgaria Radoslav Dimitrov 10 + 3 0 2 0 2 0 17 0
36 FW Romania Andrei Burlacu 8 + 10 4 1 0 0 0 19 4
38 FW Romania Alexandru Popescu 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF Romania Robert Petre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Romania Remus Enache 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF Romania Lucian Buzan 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF Croatia Hrvoje Spahija 8 + 1 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
45 MF Romania Raul Hreniuc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW Romania Valentin Mihăilă 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
49 GK Romania Laurențiu Popescu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Romania Cristian Dică 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
70 FW Romania Mihai Roman 6 + 11 0 2 0 0 + 2 0 21 0
77 MF Romania Cristian Bărbuț 2 + 6 2 2 0 0 + 2 0 12 2
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Romania Andrei Ivan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

As of 5 February 2018
Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 MF Romania Alexandru Băluță 8 3 0 11
2 MF Brazil Gustavo 10 1 0 11
3 MF Romania Alexandru Mitriță 7 1 0 8
4 FW Romania Andrei Burlacu 4 0 0 4
5 MF Romania Nicușor Bancu 2 0 0 2
DF Switzerland Ivan Martić 2 0 0 2
MF Romania Cristian Bărbuț 2 0 0 2
7 DF Croatia Renato Kelić 1 0 0 1
MF Bulgaria Hristo Zlatinski 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 36 5 0 41

Clean sheets

As of 16 March 2018
Rank Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
1 Moldova Nicolae Calancea 7 1 0 8
2 Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović 4 1 0 5
Total 11 2 0 13

Disciplinary record

As of 6 February 2018
Rank Position Name Liga I Cupa României Europa League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 MF Romania Alexandru Băluță 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
3 MF Romania Alexandru Mitriță 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
DF Croatia Hrvoje Spahija 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
MF Brazil Gustavo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 DF Croatia Renato Kelić 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
MF Romania Nicușor Bancu 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 FW Romania Andrei Burlacu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MF Romania Vladimir Screciu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DF Switzerland Ivan Martić 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DF Romania Marius Briceag 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
MF Bulgaria Hristo Zlatinski 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
12 DF Bulgaria Radoslav Dimitrov 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF France Alexandre Barthe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF Romania Alexandru Mateiu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF Croatia Niko Datković 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
GK Moldova Nicolae Calancea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF Portugal Tiago Ferreira 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
18 FW Romania Mihai Roman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF Bulgaria Apostol Popov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MD Romania Cristian Bărbuț 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 56 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 58 1 1

Attendances

As of match played 16 March 2018
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Liga I 18 210,576 11,699 29,000 600
Cupa României 1 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000
Europa League 1 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Total 20 256,576 12,828 29,000 600

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liga I 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
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