2024–25 CS Universitatea Craiova season
CS Universitatea Craiova 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Constantin Gâlcă | |
| Stadium | Ion Oblemenco Stadium | |
| Liga I | 2nd | |
| Cupa României | Pre-season | |
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | |
| ||
← 2023–24 | ||
The 2024–25 season is the 77th season in the history of CS Universitatea Craiova, and the club's 11th consecutive season in Liga I. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Cupa României and the UEFA Conference League.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Alexandru Cîmpanu | Universitatea Cluj | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Denis Benga | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Ante Roguljić | CFR Cluj | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Atanas Trică | CS Tunari | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Carlos Mora | Alajuelense | €300,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Takuto Oshima |  Cracovia | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| GK | Silviu Lung Jr. | Politehnica Iași | Free | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| MF |  Luis Paradela | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Grego | Burgos CF | Free | 3 July 2024 | [2] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Atanas Trică | Contract termination | 1 July 2024 | ||
| MF |  Zvonimir Kožulj | Široki Brijeg | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF | Alexandru Mateiu | Petrolul Ploiești | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| DF |  Raúl Silva |  Farense | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Jalen Blesa |  Dinamo Batumi | Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Pyry Soiri |  Athens Kallithea | 4 July 2024 | [5] | |
| FW | Jovan Marković | Hermannstadt | Loan | 17 July 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
Universitatea Craiova 
v 
Pafos FC
v 
Pafos FC | 23 June 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | Pafos FC | Wörgl, Austria |
| 18:00 |
| Stadium: Sportstadion Wörgl |
Legia Warsaw 
v Universitatea Craiova
v Universitatea Craiova | 24 June 2024 Friendly | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Jenbach, Austria |
| 18:00 |
| Stadium: Stadion Jenbach |
Śląsk Wrocław v Universitatea Craiova
v Universitatea Craiova | 26 June 2024 Friendly | Śląsk Wrocław | v | Universitatea Craiova |
Ludogorets Razgrad 
v Universitatea Craiova
v Universitatea Craiova | 29 June 2024 Friendly | Ludogorets Razgrad | 4–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Jenbach, Austria |
| 18:00 |
|
| Stadium: Stadion Jenbach |
Universitatea Craiova v 
St. Gallen
v 
St. Gallen | 30 June 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Kematen |
| 17:00 |
|
| Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen |
Universitatea Craiova v CSC Dumbrăvița
v CSC Dumbrăvița | 6 July 2024 Friendly | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | CSC Dumbrăvița | |
| 17:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga I | 12 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 | ||
| Cupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||||
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | 1 August | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 050.00 | ||||
Last updated: 4 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Liga I
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Qualification for play-off round |
| 2 | Oțelul Galați | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | FCSB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sepsi OSK | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2024. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 4 August 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 4 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 1 July 2024.[6]
Hermannstadt v Universitatea Craiova
| 12 July 2024 1 | Hermannstadt | 0–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Sibiu |
| 21:30 |
|
| Stadium: Sibiu Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs |
Universitatea Craiova v UTA Arad
| 20 July 2024 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 4–2 | UTA Arad | Craiova |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete |
CFR Cluj v Universitatea Craiova
| 28 July 2024 3 | CFR Cluj | 0–2 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
Universitatea Craiova v Petrolul Ploiești
| 4 August 2024 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | Petrolul Ploiești | Craiova |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium Referee: Ionuţ Coza |
Sepsi OSK v Universitatea Craiova
| 11 August 2024 5 | Sepsi OSK | v | Universitatea Craiova | Sfântu Gheorghe |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Sepsi Arena Stadium |
Cupa României
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 19 June 2024.
Maribor 
v Universitatea Craiova
v Universitatea Craiova | 25 July 2024 First leg | Maribor | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
Universitatea Craiova v Maribor
v Maribor | 1 August 2024 Second leg | Universitatea Craiova | 3–2 (3–4 agg.) | Maribor | Craiova |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium |
References
- ^ "OFICIAL | Silviu Lung Jr. a semnat cu o altă formație din Superliga". iamsport.ro.
- ^ Taina, Adrian (3 July 2024). "Exclusiv. Fundaș spaniol cu 6 goluri în Segunda Division transferat de Costel Gâlcă la Universitatea Craiova. Anunțul oficial al oltenilor". Fanatik.ro.
- ^ "BOMBA S PECARE Zvonimir Kožulj vratio se u Široki Brijeg". www.hercegovina.info. 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Alexandru Mateiu şi-a găsit echipă! Fotbalistul cu peste 300 de prezenţe în tricoul Universităţii Craiova semnează cu o echipă cu pretenţii". Orangesport. 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Pyry Soiri nu va mai juca la Universitatea Craiova. Oltenii au anunţat viitoarea sa echipă". PrimaSport.ro.
- ^ Preotu, Andrei (1 July 2024). "Programul complet al sezonului 2024 - 2025 din Superliga României, prezentat de LPF!".
