CFR Cluj

CFR Cluj

Full name	Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj
Nickname(s)	Feroviarii (The Railwaymen) Alb-Vișinii (The White and Burgundies)
Founded	1907 as Clubul Sportiv Feroviar Cluj
Ground	Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Capacity	24,000[1]
Owner	Árpád Pászkány
Chairman	Iuliu Mureșan
Manager	Vasile Miriuță
League	Liga I
2015–16	Liga I, 10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃefeˌre ˈkluʒ]) is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania ('CFR' stands for Căile Ferate Române, meaning Romanian Railways).^[2] The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from the current owner in 2002. CFR Cluj returned to the top flight in 2004 and the following season took part in their first UEFA competition, the Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up. In 2007–08, CFR Cluj were champions of Liga I for the first time in their history, taking the title away from the teams of Bucharest for the first time in 17 years and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stages in the process, six years after having been in the Liga III, the third tier of Romanian league football.^[3] The team has set a record since their major ownership change in 2002, having managed to win nine trophies: the Liga I championship (three times), the Romanian Cup (four times), and the Romanian Supercup (twice).

Since rejoining the first division in 2004, the club has been known for relying heavily on foreign players, particularly Portuguese, but also African, South American and more recently European.

The club has a fierce rivalry with Universitatea Cluj, also from Cluj-Napoca. Matches between the two clubs are known as the Derby of Cluj.

History

Early years

The club in 1911

The club was founded in 1907, when the city of Cluj-Napoca was part of Austro-Hungarian Empire, under the name Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club (Kolozsvár Railway Sports Club). From 1907 to 1910, the team played in the municipal championship. However, the club did not have any notable achievements during this time. In 1911, the team won the newly organized Championship of Transylvania. The club consistently finished in second place in that competition between 1911 and 1914, a competition that was interrupted because of World War I. After the war, in 1920, Transylvania became part of Romania and the club accordingly changed its name to CFR Cluj, maintaining its links with the national rail organisation, this time the Romanian state railway carrier, Căile Ferate Române, hence the CFR acronym. They went on to win two regional titles, in 1918–19 and 1919–20.

Between 1920 and 1934 the club did not have any notable achievements. Between 1934 and 1936, CFR played for two seasons in the Divizia B, ranking sixth in the 1934–35 season and eighth in the 1935–36 season. In 1936, CFR was relegated to the Divizia C, where the team played for two seasons, finishing second and 4th, respectively. After World War II, CFR played for one season in the Divizia C, earning the promotion to the Divizia B. Before the start of the 1947–48 season, the team merged with another local club, Ferar Cluj, and played in the Divizia A for the very first time in history. Unfortunately, the team lasted only two years in the first league and would not play there again for another 20 years. In 1960, another merger, this time with Rapid Cluj resulted in CSM Cluj. In 1964, the team's name was changed to Clujeana. In that same year, the club's junior team won the national championship. Three years later, the team's name was reversed yet again to CFR Cluj.

1969–1976

In 1969, CFR finished first in Divizia B with 40 points, five more than their rival, Politehnica Timișoara. The conclusive game of that season was a 1–1 draw with Politehnica. Politehnica had a 1–0 lead at half-time, but CFR came back with a fine header.

During the summer of 1969, CFR Cluj advanced to Divizia A under the leadership of coach Dr. Constantin Rădulescu. Rădulescu was originally from southern Romania, but he grew to manhood in the stern atmosphere of Transylvania. Before coaching, he had played for CFR and another well-known local team, Universitatea Cluj, during the 1940s. In the 1969–70 first league championship, CFR made its debut with a 2–0 victory over ASA Târgu Mureș. The next few games did not go as well. Apart from a 1–0 win over Politehnica Iași, there were losses to Steaua București (1–3) and Dinamo București (0–2). These and other defeats were a factor in the team's downhill slide. However, the following spring CFR bounced back with a win over ASA Târgu Mureș (1–0), after a goal from Octavian Ionescu, and managed to avert relegation.

At the beginning of CFR's second season in Divizia A, Rădulescu was replaced by Eugen Iordache as head coach. During his tenure, CFR did not do well, and Rădulescu was swiftly brought back. Even so, CFR Cluj found itself again at the bottom of the table before the winter break. The spring of 1971 was somewhat better, although CFR struggled again to avoid relegation. CFR's last game of that season, against UTA Arad, was a memorable one. CFR led 1–0 at half-time. UTA Arad, however, managed to overturn the match after scoring twice. Nonetheless, the persistence of the players from Cluj was rewarded with a late goal, tying the game at 2–2. UTA went on to play in the European Cups, but, most importantly, CFR avoided relegation.

The 1971–72 season started off badly for CFR. Losses to Dinamo București (1–3); Crișul Oradea (0–1, after a last-minute penalty kick), and Jiul Petroșani (1–2 after two regrettable own-goals) meant CFR's demise after the first round of the championship — the team finished at the bottom, with seven points. CFR's return was dramatic, although inconsistent at times. The team won some important games, such as a 1–0 with Universitatea Craiova and a 3–0 with Petrolul Ploiești. By the end of the season, however, CFR was again struggling to stay in Divizia A. CFR was tied at half-time after having led with 2–0 in their game against Politehnica Iași. In the second half, two late goals from Ionescu and Petrescu saved the team from relegation. When Rădulescu and his players got back home to Cluj, 3,000 fans turned out to celebrate their performance.

During the summer of 1972, CFR made an important transfer. Mihai Adam, from Universitatea Cluj, was traded for Soos. Adam had been twice Romania's top scorer, and was considered one of the best Romanian players of his generation. He and the rest of the team would make the 1972–73 season the most successful in CFR's history. The team achieved its highest ranking ever in Romanian football, fifth in Divizia A. Several important results concluded a great season, including a 2–0 victory against Rapid București, a 2–2 draw against Sportul Studențesc București, and another draw, 1–1, with Steaua București. Additionally, the stadium that CFR continues to use even today was built in 1973. To celebrate the completion of the stadium, CFR Cluj played a friendly game against Cuba. The game ended in a 2–1 victory for CFR.

The 1973–74 season was a rather bad one for CFR, as it barely saved itself from relegation, ranking 14th at the end of the season. The only notable achievement of that season was Mihai Adam's third title as Romania's top goal-scorer who, even though he was 33 years old, scored 23 goals. The 1974–75 season was much like the one before: CFR struggled to avoid relegation, achieving its objectives all the while. The 1975–76 season marked CFR's relegation and its last season in Divizia A during the 20th century. A contributing factor was the age of the team, with most of its players in their 30s.

1976–2002

During the 1977–78 season, CFR attempted a comeback. However, the team managed to finish only second in Divizia B, after Baia Mare. Four years later, CFR slid further down, into the third division, Divizia C. From then on, the team would alternate between the second and third leagues. In 1983, CFR played in Divizia B under its longstanding coach, Dr. Constantin Rădulescu. In the 1990s, CFR struggled financially and found itself more than once on the brink of bankruptcy. Nevertheless, several very talented players were raised, including Cristian Dulca, Attila Piroșka, Cristian Coroian, and Alin Minteuan.

2002–2005

CFR Ecomax logo.

In January 2002, a new sponsor, Árpád Pászkány, head of S.C. ECOMAX M.G., founded a new commercial sport society, with ECOMAX M.G. as the primary shareholder. By the end of the 2001–02 season, CFR had been promoted back to Divizia B.

The summer of 2003 was very important for CFR as many new talented players were transferred, among them being Cătălin Bozdog, Adrian Anca, Cristian Turcu, and Sabin Pîglișan. With these players and others, CFR managed to enter the first league after a successful season in Divizia B. CFR began the season strongly, holding first place for a while. Then the club's main sponsor, Árpád Pászkány, became involved in a public scandal, in which Pászkány accused several referees of corruption. This conundrum plagued the team and resulted in head coach GH. Cioceri's dismissal. CFR lost several consecutive games before the scandal faded away. After the winter break, GH. Cioceri was replaced by Aurel Sunda. In the spring of 2004, Sunda's team had a nearly perfect run, winning 14 out of 15 games, with only one draw. One round before the season's end, CFR was one point behind the Jiul Petroșani, which was in first place. All this changed when Jiul was held to a draw by Gaz Metan Mediaș. This, along with CFR's 3–0 victory, was one of the most crucial moments for the club in the 21st century. The CFR Cluj advanced to the top league for the first time in 28 years. In the summer of 2004, CFR acquired many new players, including Vasile Jula and Radu Marginean.

CFR Cluj's first year back in Divizia A was strong, yet inconsistent. CFR finished sixth after the first half of the 2004–05 championship. It was during this time that CFR played one of its most popular games ever, defeating, Dinamo București at home. The final score was 4–2, after two goals each by Adrian Anca and Sorin Oncică. However, the second half of the championship proved disappointing for CFR, as it gathered only 12 points after 15 games. The team finished 11th, though, avoiding relegation.

2005–2007

The summer of 2005 brought significant change to CFR Cluj. The club's executives signed the team up for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, being CFR's first European adventure. CFR began well, qualifying for the second round after two victories against FK Vetra (3–2 and 4–1).

Also, the Romanian international Dorinel Munteanu came to CFR from Steaua București. Munteanu would have the dual role of player-coach. His first game produced one of CFR's greatest successes. CFR defeated Athletic Bilbao of Spain 1–0 (although almost all players from Bilbao's side were from the reserve squad) during the second round of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup. The only goal of the match was scored by Cosmin Tilincă with a header. CFR then lost in Bilbao (1–0) but still qualified to the next round after a penalty shootout.

Munteanu's team played the next game at Cluj, against French club Saint-Étienne. Adrian Anca played one of the greatest games in his career, even though the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Anca hit the crossbar with a header early in the game, and Tilincă pushed the ball into the net from the rebound. Anca then went on to earn a penalty, but did not score. He then hit the crossbar a second time in the second half. The away game, in France, was also an eventful game for CFR Cluj. The game began well for CFR, as Cristian Coroian scored from a penalty kick, earned by Adrian Anca. The second half went less smoothly for CFR; Julien Sable managed to score for Saint-Étienne, tying the game at 1–1. This was followed by CFR player László Balint's elimination. However, a Cosmin Tilincă goal gave the team the ability to tie with the French at the very last minute. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, so CFR went on to the next qualifying stage due to its away goals. In the next round CFR easily disposed of Zalgiris Vilnius, 2–1 in Lithuania and 5–1 at home.

For the final match of the 2005 UEFA Interoto Cup, CFR Cluj's opponent was another French franchise, RC Lens. The first game, at Cluj, ended in a 1–1 draw with both sides having scored from free kicks. Cristian Turcu scored for CFR. The second game was played at Lens in front of 30,000 French fans. The Romanian players showed signs of exhaustion and conceded three goals. Player-coach Dorinel Munteanu managed to regain some honour for his team with a goal from a free kick in the 89th minute. Thus ended CFR Cluj's Intertoto journey. CFR then finished fifth at the end of the 2005–06 domestic season. During the 2006–07 season, major changes at the club started to occur. Dorinel Munteanu resigned as player-coach, and was replaced by Cristiano Bergodi. Foreign players from Western Europe and South America were transferred. A partnership with Portuguese club Benfica was signed. On 22 July 2007, CFR Cluj celebrated its centenary year by playing a friendly game against Benfica and inaugurating the new illumination system at its stadium.

2007–present

CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge in 2008

The team's new coach, Romanian Ioan Andone, formerly of Omonia Nicosia and Dinamo București started the 2007–08 season well, with CFR Cluj leading the league by eight points halfway through the season and remaining undefeated. Their form was not as good in the second half of the season, and they were overtaken by Steaua București with two games remaining. Even though Steaua crushed Gloria Buzau 5–0 in the last matchday, it wasn't enough to bring the title to Ghencea, since CFR won the derby against Universitatea Cluj and won the title,becoming the first team outside Bucharest to win the title in nearly two decades.^[4] Three days later CFR Cluj completed a league and cup double, beating Unirea Urziceni in the Romanian Cup final.

By winning the league, CFR Cluj qualified for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League season. They were drawn in Group A against Chelsea of England, A.S. Roma of Italy, and Bordeaux of France and given little chance of progressing, with odds of 300–1 being given on them winning the competition.^[5] In their opening game, CFR caused a shock by beating Roma in the Italian capital, 2–1,^[6] with Argentine Juan Culio scoring the brace. Expectations were further exceeded by holding the previous season's finalists Chelsea to a 0–0 draw.^[7]

The end of the 2008–09 season saw CFR finish fourth, the team had two coaching staff changes in the second part of the competition and did not manage to secure a second title. The Romanian Cup was kept for a consecutive year at Cluj, and with this the CFR ended the year in high spirits.

In the 2009–10 season, the team managed to win the league title for the second time in its history, exhibiting the heavy investments in the club's infrastructure, management, and squad transfers. Managed by coach Andrea Mandorlini, CFR Cluj also kept the Romanian Cup and qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

The 2011–12 season brought the league title to Cluj for the third time. Starting under Jorge Costa's supervision, the team maintained a spot in the top three. After a few major defeats close to the end of the season, Costa was replaced by Ioan Andone. Under Andone, CFR won all the remaining matches except for one draw, and finished first. Later that year, FC Dinamo București defeated CFR Cluj in the Romanian Supercup with 6–4 after penalties, handing them their first defeat in a final.

CFR started the 2014–15 season well, but financial difficulties led to a declaration of insolvency which in turn led to a period of poor performances. As punishment for failing to fully remunerate five former club players, the Romanian Football Federation decided to deduct 24 points from CFR Cluj, which placed them in last position in the league. As a result many players left the club. CFR Cluj challenged the Federation's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and in May 2015 the Court ruled in their favour, restoring the deducted points, which helped the team secure a 3rd-place finish in the league.

Stadium

Constantin Rădulescu stadium

CFR Cluj plays their home games at Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, which was expanded in 2008 to seat a maximum capacity of 23,500. The CFR stadium meets all of UEFA's regulations and can host UEFA Champions League matches. In 2006–07, with an investment of €10 million, the club upgraded the field with higher quality turf, built a state of the art lighting system, and updated its infrastructure. All the work was completed for the 100th birthday of the club, when the first official friendly game was played against Sport Lisboa e Benfica of Portugal.

Supporters

CFR fans at a home game

CFR has one of the largest number of supporters in Romania. They have many supporters in Cluj-Napoca, but also in some other parts of Romania—especially in Transylvania.

The biggest supporter groups of CFR 1907 Cluj are Commando Gruia and KVSC. As a premier, the 2009–2010 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to Cristian Panin as voted by supporters and football reviewers. The trophy is to be awarded every year by the CFR Cluj fans associations to the player that receives the highest aggregate amount of votes online and highest per match rating respectively.^[8] The 2010–2011 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to captain Ricardo Cadu and the 2011–2012 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to goalkeeper Beto Pimparel as voted by supporters and football reviewers.

Rivalries

CFR fans

CFR have a fierce rivalry with their local city opponents Universitatea Cluj. The animosity between the teams is one of the oldest in Romanian and European football. The first incidents between fans of the two sides occurred in the 1920s. A particularly violent episode took place during a derby played in 1924, when the stadium had to be evacuated because of a large-scale fight between supporters. CFR lost the match 2–1.^[9]

There are milder rivalries with Dinamo București, Steaua București, Poli Timișoara, Universitatea Craiova and Rapid București.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

Liga I

• Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12

Liga II

• Winners (2): 1968–69, 2003–04
• Runners-up (1): 1977–78

Liga III

• Winners (7): 1946–47, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2001–02
• Runners-up (3): 1936–37, 1958–59, 1987–88

Cups

Romanian Cup

• Winners (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16
• Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Romanian Supercup

• Winners (2): 2009, 2010
• Runners-up (2): 2012, 2016

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2005

European record

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Champions League	3	24	11	3	10	32	32	0
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	4	13	3	2	8	9	20	−11
UEFA Intertoto Cup	1	10	5	3	2	20	13	+7
Total	8	47	19	8	20	61	65	−4

Domestic record

Key

Pos = Final position P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals For GA = Goals Against Pts = Points

Div A / L1 = Liga I Div B = Liga II Div C = Liga III Nem II = Nemzeti Bajnokság II Ch. Tr. = Championship of Transylvania p = Preliminary Round 1R = Round 1 2R = Round 2 3R = Round 3

4R = Round 4 5R = Round 5 GS = Group stage R32 = Round of 32 QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 SF = Semi-finals F = Final

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Seasons

Season	League									Cup	European Cup		Other		Top Goalscorer(s)		Notes	Name[10]
	Division	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts						Name	Goals
Hungarian Football Championship[11][12]																		Kolozsvári Vasutas SC (KVSC) / Clubul Sportiv Feroviar Cluj
1907–08	District	3rd	4	0	0	4	2	42	0	–
1908–09		3rd	8	4	1	3	4	11	9	–
1909–10		2nd	4	2	0	2	2	4	2[13]	–
1910–11	Ch. Tr.	1st[14]	4	3	0	1	11	6	6	–								Kolozsvári Torna Club (KTC)
1911–12		3rd	6	1	0	5			2	–
1912–13		1st[15]	12	11	1	0			23	–
1913–14		2nd	20						34	–							Championship discontinued
1914–18 Not involved in any competitions due to World War I. In 1918, Transylvania is united with Romania.
1918–19	District	1st	6							–
1919–20		1st								–
1920–21		3rd								–
Romanian Football Championship[16]																		CFR Cluj
1921–22	District		7							–
1922–23										–
1923–24		3rd								–
1924–25			14							–
1925–26			18							–
1926–27		6th	10							–
1927–28 Not involved in any competitions
1928–29	District	3rd								–
1929–30										–
1930–31 Not involved in any competitions
1931–32	District	3rd								–
1932–33		2nd								–							Foundation of the Romanian Football League system
1933–34		1st					32	4		p
1934–35	Div B	5th	14	4	3	7	21	27	11	p
1935–36		8th	14	3	1	10	11	28	7	p
1936–37	Div C	2nd	10	3	6	1	12	10	12	p
1937–38		4th	16	8	4	4	39	25	20	p
1938–39	District	1st								p
1939–40		1st								p
1940–41	Div B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–					–	–	Retired due to Second Vienna Award
Hungarian Football Championship[11]																		Kolozsvári MÁV SE
1940–41	District									–
1941–42	Nem II	3rd	26	15	2	9	77	51	32	–
1942–43		3rd	18	9	2	7	32	37	20	–
1943–44		11th	26	7	7	12	39	49	21	–
1944–45		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–					–	–	Retired – Vienna Award nullified
Romanian Football Championship[16]																		CFR Cluj
1945–46	District	3rd								–
1946–47	Div C	1st	16	15	1	0	56	5	31	–
1947–48	Div B	15th[17]	15	10	0	5	40	28	20	p							Merged with Ferar Cluj during the Season
	Div A	8th	30	9	10	11	48	52	28	R16					Anton Fernbach- Ferenczi	15
1948–49		11th	30	9	5	12	39	67	23	R32
1950	Div B	8th	22	7	5	10	42	34	19	p								Locomotiva Cluj
1951		6th	22	9	5	8	37	31	23	R32
1952		4th	22	7	7	8	29	24	21	p
1953		3rd	28	14	7	7	48	32	35	R32
1954		5th	24	10	6	8	33	26	26	p
1955		7th	26	11	3	12	45	38	25	p
1956		10th	24	9	3	12	30	41	21	R32
1957		6th	12	3	2	7	18	28	8	–
1957–58		14th	26	3	5	18	31	71	11	p								CFR Cluj
1958–59	Div C	2nd	18	10	3	5	26	17	23	R32
1959–60	Div B	8th	26	11	2	13	33	36	24	R32							Merged with Rapid Cluj
1960–61		8th	26	9	7	10	29	41	25	p								CSM Cluj
1961–62		7th	26	10	8	8	32	31	28	p
1962–63		5th	26	10	7	9	40	30	27	p
1963–64		11th	26	9	4	13	34	31	22	R32
1964–65		3rd	26	11	5	10	34	22	27	R32								Clujeana Cluj
1965–66		9th	26	7	8	11	31	43	22	R16
1966–67		11th	26	8	7	11	26	35	23	p							Discontinued
1960–67 Amateur Team in District Leagues; Substituted Clujeana Cluj (Div B)																		CFR Cluj
1967–68	Div B	5th	26	11	3	12	46	37	25	5R					Romulus Petrescu	13
1968–69		1st	30	16	8	6	57	31	40	5R					Giannis Matzourakis	15
1969–70	Div A	14th	30	10	7	13	29	45	27	R32					Arpad Soos	8
1970–71		14th	30	9	8	13	37	52	26	R32					Octavian Ionescu	9
1971–72		13th	30	9	7	14	27	37	25	QF
1972–73		5th	30	11	11	8	33	33	33	R16					Mihai Adam	11
1973–74		14th	34	11	9	14	40	53	31	R32					Mihai Adam	23
1974–75		15th	34	11	10	13	26	34	32	R16
1975–76		17th	34	9	10	15	30	39	28	R32					Mihai Adam	9
1976–77	Div B	9th	34	14	6	14	38	40	34	p
1977–78		2nd	34	21	8	5	80	21	50	p
1978–79		4th	34	16	4	14	48	42	36	p
1979–80		10th	34	14	4	16	47	54	32	p
1980–81		8th	34	15	4	15	61	48	34	p
1981–82		17th	34	10	6	18	37	58	26	p							Merged with CS Armata Cluj
1982–83	Div C	1st	30	20	3	7	64	31	43	p								Steaua CFR Cluj
1983–84	Div B	16th	34	13	2	19	44	52	28	p
1984–85	Div C	5th	30	14	2	14	37	26	30	R32
1985–86		1st	30	20	2	8	87	27	42	p
1986–87	Div B	17th	34	7	8	19	35	56	22	p
1987–88	Div C	2nd	30	20	3	7	73	29	43	p
1988–89		1st	30	18	5	7	66	24	41	p
1989–90	Div B	18th	34	5	10	19	26	66	20	R16
1990–91	Div C	1st	30	20	6	4	77	27	46	p					Ilie Lazăr	25		CFR Cluj
1991–92	Div B	7th	34	15	5	14	65	52	35	p					Ilie Lazăr	30
1992–93		15th	34	13	3	18	56	68	29	p
1993–94		12th	34	12	6	16	53	57	30	5R					Cristian Coroian Dănuț Matei	9
1994–95		16th	34	10	7	17	49	67	37	p					Cristian Coroian	9
1995–96	Div C	1st	34	26	3	5	96	20	81	p					Cristian Coroian	31
1996–97	Div B	9th	34	14	5	15	43	45	47	5R					Sorin Oncică	7
1997–98		16th	34	11	5	18	41	57	38	p
1998–99	Div C	5th	36	16	8	12	61	55	56	p
1999–00		10th	30	11	6	13	53	49	39	p
2000–01		10th	26	10	5	11	37	35	35	p
2001–02		1st	26	21	2	3	60	10	65	R32
2002–03	Div B	6th	28	12	10	6	52	26	46	QF					Cosmin Tilincă	9		CFR-Ecomax Cluj
2003–04		1st	30	21	6	3	75	19	69	p					Adrian Anca	24
2004–05	Div A	11th	30	9	9	12	33	44	36	R16					Adrian Anca	11
2005–06		5th	30	14	8	8	36	27	50	R32	IT	F			Adrian Anca	6
2006–07	L1	3rd	34	21	6	7	59	32	69	R16					Cristian Coroian	11		CFR 1907 Cluj
2007–08		1st	34	23	7	4	52	22	76	W	UEFA	2R			Eugen Trică	14
2008–09		4th	34	16	11	7	44	26	59	W	UCL	GS	Supercup	W	Yssouf Koné	10
2009–10		1st	34	20	9	5	43	21	69	W	UEL	GS	Supercup	W	Cristian Bud	7
2010–11		10th	34	11	12	11	50	45	45	QF	UCL	GS			Lacina Traoré	7
2011–12		1st	34	21	8	5	63	31	71	R32			Supercup	F	Pantelis Kapetanos	12
2012–13		9th	34	12	13	9	56	39	49	F	UCL	GS			Rui Pedro	7
											UEL	R16
2013–14		5th	34	13	12	9	44	33	51	R32					Ciprian Deac Derick Ogbu	6
2014–15		3rd	34	16	9	9	49	29	57	SF	UEL	3R	League Cup	R16	Grégory Tadé	18
2015–16		10th	26	9	10	7	31	25	27[18]	W			League Cup	QF	Cristian López	13
			14	6	4	4	25	13	36[19]				Supercup	F
2016–17		5th	18	10	5	3	30	14	29[20]	R16			League Cup	QF	Cristian Bud	9
									[21]

Records

• Liga I winners: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Greatest victory: CFR Cluj – Minaur Zlatna 10–0 (4 October 2003)
• Biggest defeat: CFR București – CFR Cluj 12–2 (20 April 1949)
• Player with most caps in Liga I: Cadú (202)
• Player with most goals in Liga I: Mihai Adam (47)

Current squad

As of 6 September 2016

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Nuno Claro 3 DF Edimar 6 DF Ionuț Larie (Vice-captain) 7 MF Alexandru Păun 8 MF Filipe Nascimento 9 FW Billel Omrani 10 MF Tomislav Gomelt (on loan from Bari) 11 FW Dan Roman 12 GK Cosmin Vâtcă 14 DF Cornel Ene 16 MF Szilard Vereș 17 MF Tomislav Šorša 19 MF Bryan Nouvier 20 MF Alexandru Chiriță 21 FW Sergiu Negruț

No. Position Player 22 DF Tiago Lopes 23 DF Andrei Tânc 25 MF Juan Carlos 26 FW Cristian Bud 28 GK Traian Marc 29 MF Cosmin Sârbu 30 DF Andrei Mureșan 31 DF Laurențiu Rus 45 DF Camora (Captain) 57 FW László Hodgyai 71 MF Rareș Pintea 77 DF Andrei Peteleu 90 GK Horațiu Moldovan 93 MF Alexandru Neagu

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player

No. Position Player

Club Officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Árpád Pászkány President Iuliu Mureșan Executive Director Răzvan Zamfir Director of Football Alexandru Matei Board Secretary Florin Popicu

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Vasile Miriuță Assistant Manager Alin Minteuan Goalkeeping Coach Cristian Moldovan Fitness Coach Gábor Barta Physiotherapist Viorel Boncoi Club Doctor MD Ionuț Tocaciu Masseur Iosif Mureșan Masseur Bogdan Rus

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or senior level on through the time's passing. Additionally, these players have also had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well.

Romania Mihai Adam Adrian Anca Paul Batin Cristian Bud Sergiu Buș Cristian Coroian Florin Dan Ciprian Deac Nicolae Dică Cristian Dulca Ioan Hora Vasile Jula Ștefan Kovács Bogdan Mara Radu Mărginean Alin Minteuan Dorinel Munteanu Gabriel Mureșan Viorel Nicoară Cristian Panin Mircea Rus László Sepsi Eduard Stăncioiu Romeo Surdu Cosmin Tilincă Dorin Toma Eugen Trică Martin Tudor Petru Țurcaș Claudiu Voiculeț

Angola Dominique Kivuvu Argentina Emmanuel Culio Sebastián Dubarbier Cristian Fabbiani Sixto Peralta Diego Ruiz Brazil André Galiassi Denilson Gabionetta Didi Edimar Hugo Alcântara Léo Veloso Lionn Luís Alberto Nei Rafael Bastos Renan Garcia Ronny Weldon Burkina Faso Yssouf Koné Bakary Saré Canada Lars Hirschfeld Cape Verde Pedro Celestino Chile Nicolás Canales

Côte d'Ivoire Emmanuel Koné Lacina Traoré Ousmane Viera Croatia Saša Bjelanović Antonio Jakoliš France Nicolas Godemèche Robert Maah Grégory Tadé Tony Georgia Giorgi Chanturia Ghana Sulley Muniru Greece Pantelis Kapetanos Ioannis Matzourakis Hungary Ádám Vass Italy Roberto De Zerbi Felice Piccolo Davide Petrucci Macedonia Mirko Ivanovski Moldova Cătălin Carp Viorel Frunză Nigeria Nwankwo Obiora Derick Ogbu

Portugal André Leão Antonio Semedo Beto Dani Daniel Fernandes Diogo Valente Amoreirinha Gonçalo Brandão Guima Ivo Pinto Manuel José Mário Felgueiras Nuno Claro Nuno Diogo Pedro Oliveira Ricardo Cadú Rui Pedro Vitinha Senegal Modou Sougou Serbia Sead Brunčević Svetozar Mijin Spain Aitor Monroy Cristian López Sweden Mikael Dorsin Niklas Sandberg Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray Darío Flores Álvaro Pereira

Coach history

Constantin Rădulescu Ștefan Kovács (1960–62) Marius Bretan (2001–02) George Ciorceri (2002–03) Adrian Coca (2004) Aurel Șunda (5 April 2004 – 28 June 2005) Dorinel Munteanu (1 July 2005 – 2 October 2006) Cristiano Bergodi (5 October 2006 – 30 May 2007) Ioan Andone (25 June 2007 – 30 August 2008) Maurizio Trombetta (1 September 2008 – 9 January 2009) Aleš Jindra / Dušan Uhrin, Jr. (8 January 2009 – 5 April 2009) Toni Conceição (5 April 2009 – 14 November 2009) Andrea Mandorlini (15 November 2009 – 12 September 2010) Sorin Cârțu (12 September 2010 – 25 November 2010)

Alin Minteuan (25 November 2010 – 22 May 2011) Jorge Costa (22 May 2011 – 9 April 2012) Ioan Andone (9 April 2012 – 24 October 2012) Francisc Dican (interim) (24 October 2012 – 29 October 2012) Paulo Sérgio (30 October 2012 – 14 April 2013) Eugen Trică (15 April 2013 – 13 June 2013) Mircea Rednic (14 June 2013 – 11 August 2013) Petre Grigoraș (12 August 2013 – 23 December 2013) Vasile Miriuță (23 December 2013 – 23 November 2014) Francisc Dican (interim) (24 November 2014 – 31 December 2014) Eugen Trică (1 January 2015 – 2 April 2015) Francisc Dican (3 April 2015 – 31 May 2015) Dan Matei / Francisc Dican (1 June 2015 – 5 December 2015) Toni Conceição (5 December 2015 – 27 June 2016) Vasile Miriuță (27 June 2016–)

References

1. "Info Utile « STADION « Site-ul oficial al CFR 1907 Cluj". Cfr1907.ro. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
2. Hafez, Shamoon. "BBC Sport – Champions League: What can Manchester United expect in Cluj?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
3. "Scolari forewarned". BBC News. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
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6. "Newcomers CFR catch Roma cold". UEFA. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
7. Taylor, Louise (2 October 2008). "Drogba injury leaves Chelsea reeling". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
8. "Trofeul suporterilor". Cluj: cheferetv.net/kvsc1907.ro. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
9. "TOP 10 rivalități din fotbalul românesc". ProSport.
10. http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/16668/evolutia-denumirilor-echipelor-de-a-lungul-anilor.htm
11. http://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/csapat/520/bajnoki-mult
12. http://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/csapat/4272/bajnoki-mult
13. Deducted two points.
14. Qualified for "Best provincial team" Title. Lost to Kassai Athletikai Club in the quarter-finals.
15. Qualified for "Best provincial team" Title. Lost to Bácska Szabadkai Athletikai Club in the quarter-finals.
16. http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/clubs_2/cfr_cluj/cfr_cluj_napoca.shtml
17. 3rd place at the time of merger
18. Deducted ten points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
19. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-out with 14 points.
20. Deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
21. Points halved after the regular season.

External links

• Official website
• CFR Cluj at UEFA