For the other football club which claims the record of Universitatea Craiova, see FC U Craiova 1948.

Universitatea Craiova

Full name U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv[1]

Nickname(s)
Studenții (The Students)

Oltenii (The People

of Oltenia)

Alb-albaștrii (The White-

Blues)

Juveții

Știința

Campioana unei mari iubiri

(The Champion of a Great Love)

Short name U Craiova, CS U Craiova

Founded
1948; 70 years ago

2013; 5 years ago

Ground Ion Oblemenco

Capacity 30,983
 Owner Mihai Rotaru

General manager Marcel Popescu

Manager Devis Mangia

League Liga I

2017–18 Liga I, 3rd

Website Club website

Away colours

Third colours
Home colours

Current season

U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (Romanian

pronunciation: [universiˈtateea kraˈjova]), U Craiova, or CS U Craiova, is a Romanian a
professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County, currently playing in the Liga I, the top tier
of the Romanian football league system.
It was founded in 1948 as the football section of the CSU Craiova sports club,[2] of which it was
originally part of until 1991. During that period, it had won 4 national titles and 5 national cups. For
 the next two decades, its tradition was taken further by FC U Craiova, which was reorganised
several times, disaffiliated and retroactively deemed as an unofficial successor. In 2013, the sports
club refounded the football department,[3] which claimed to be the continuation of the original
Universitatea Craiova; this has since been backed up by some court orders and the Liga
Profesionistă de Fotbal, however the record is still being disputed with the also reestablished FC U
entity and uncertainty persists.[note 1] In 2018, "the White-Blues" won the Cupa României, representing
their first trophy following the refoundation.
On the European stage, Universitatea Craiova's best performances are reaching the semi-finals of
the 1982–83 UEFA Cupand the quarter-finals of the 1981–82 European Cup. They were the first
Romanian team to reach the semi-finals of a UEFA tournament and remain the only one to have
knocked out at least one club from each of five strongest countries in European football: England,
France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
"The Students" play their home matches at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, which has a capacity of
30,929. Craiova holds several rivalries, the most notable being the one with Dinamo București.
Universitatea Craiova also has rivals on FC U Craiova 1948.

Contents

 1History

o 1.1Early years of football in Craiova (1921–1958)

o 1.2Universitatea, a rising team (1958–1970)

o 1.3"The Champion of a Great Love" (1970–1979)

o 1.4Craiova Maxima (1979–1991)

o 1.5FC U Craiova (1991–2011)

o 1.6Refounding and struggles to regain identity (2013–present)

 2Grounds

o 2.1Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967)

o 2.2The new Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

 3Support

o 3.1Rivalries

 4Honours

o 4.1Domestic

 4.1.1Leagues
  4.1.2Cups

 5Players

o 5.1First team squad

o 5.2Out on loan

o 5.3Second team squad (Universitatea II Craiova)

 6Club officials

o 6.1Board of directors

o 6.2Current technical staff

 7Records and statistics

o 7.1European cups all-time statistics

o 7.2Biggest victories and defeats

 8Notable former players

 9Notable former managers

 10Notes

 11References

 12External links

History[edit]
Active departments of CS Universitatea
Craiova

Football Men's Women's Handball

Basketball
 Men's Women's Boxing

Volleyball Volleyball

Athletics Badminton Bridge

Chess Fencing Judo

Karate Table tennis Wrestling

Early years of football in Craiova (1921–1958)[edit]

UNSR Craiova in 1948.

The football history in the city of Craiova began in 1921, when the first teams were
founded: Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivița Craiova. In 1940, the two sides merged in what
resulted to be one of the most successful Romanian clubs of the Interwar period, FC Craiova, which
was also the first team of the city that won the Romanian football championship. However, the 1942–
43 title is not recognized officially by FRFand LPF due to the unofficial character of the competition in
that season.
Immediately after the foundation of the first university education institution – the Institute of Machines
and Electric Devices – a group of teachers and students founded CSU Craiova in 1948, a sports
club with athletics, volleyball, handball, table tennis, chess and football sections. [8]
Under the coordination of the Ministry of Public Education and of the National Union of Students in
Romania, the football team UNSR Craiova (Uniunea Națională a Studenților din România) was
formed and enrolled in the county championship. The first official match was held at Filiași on 5
September 1948, "the Students" being defeated 6–3. The white-blue shirt was dressed for the first
time by the following line-up: Dumitrescu - Rădulescu, Mihăilă I, Carli - Ozon, Mihăilă II - Sabin, Ilie,
Bădescu, Tudor, Serghi, under the command of head coach N. Polojinski. [8]
In 1950 the football section changed its name from UNSR Craiova to CSU Craiova, the same name
as the parent club. In 1951, CSU Craiova defeated with 6-0 the local rival, Constructorul Craiova, in
what was going to be the first official match played in Cupa României. In 1953 the club changed its
name again, this time in Știința Craiova, and one year later at the Divizia B promotion play-off,
hosted in Arad, Știința, coached by Nicolae Oţeleanu, qualified for the 1955 season, thus promoting
for the first time in its history at the level of the second echelon. The club relegated back to Divizia
C after only one season and remained at that level until 1958.[8]

Universitatea, a rising team (1958–1970)[edit]

Ion Oblemenco, one of the club's symbols.

In 1958 Știința promoted for the second time in the second

league after a fight on the knife edge in the 3rd series of Name Period
the Divizia C against Unirea Râmnicu Vâlcea, at the end UNSR Craiova 1948–1950
of the season both teams finished with 34 points, but with
the advantage of direct matches for the white and blue CSU Craiova 1950–1953
team.[9] In the first season after promotion, Craiova ended Știința Craiova 1953–1966
only on 13th place, out of 14, but progresses have been
made in the next seasons: 1959–60 – 10th, 1960–61 – Universitatea
1966–1991
2nd, but far away from the 1st place occupied by Dinamo Craiova
Pitești, 1961–62 – 4th, 1962–63 – 4th.[10] 1963–64 Divizia Universitatea
B season was a dramatic one, with a four-way fight for 2013–present
Craiova
promotion in the first series of the second league. At the
end the Students won the promotion, but ended at the
same number of points with the 2nd place, Metalul Târgoviște, one point in front of 3rd place, Poiana
Câmpina and two points over 4th place, Dinamo Bacău. This 'historical act' was 'signed' by the head
coach Nicolae Oțeleanu and following players: Dumitrescu, Vasilescu, Geleriu, Lungan, Deliu,
Bărbulescu, Tetea, Ganga, Anton, Lovin, Onea, Vişan, Stanciu, Papuc, C.Stesnescu, A.Stenescu. [8]
As with the previous promotions, the first Divizia A season was a very hard one for the white and
blues who saved from relegation in the last rounds, with just one point more than the first relegated
team, Minerul Baia Mare. The end of the next season found Știința ranked 8th, in the middle of the
standing, and they were already putting the first bases of a team able to issue claims to the title.
In the summer of 1966, the club changed its name again, this time from Știința
Craiova to Universitatea Craiova, a name that will remain forever on the lips of all football lovers
and team supporters from Romania. Nevertheless, supporters continued to include in their chants
and their encouragements the name Știința. In the difficult moments of the games it is known that
Universitatea supporters tend to chant: Hei, hei, hai Știința!
As Universitatea followed seasons of contrasting results, in some of them the team delighted the
audience in others less, but has remained in the first division, regardless of the situation: 1966–67 –
3rd, 1967–68 – 11th, 1968–69 – 7th, 1969–70 – 4th. There have been 12 years of building and
finishing a team that would delight the audience for the next two decades. [11]

"The Champion of a Great Love" (1970–1979)[edit]

Oprea

Boc

Deselnicu

Niculescu

Berneanu

Balaci

Strâmbeanu

Țarălungă

Marcu

Bălan

Oblemenco (C)
Universitatea's 1973–74 squad.

Craiova started the 70's with a team built around Ion Oblemenco and with players of a certain value
as: Petre Deselnicu, Teodor Țarălungă, Lucian Strâmbeanu or Dumitru Marcu, among others. The
start of the decade was not the most convincing, but a decent one, 6th place at the end of the 1970–
71 season and 8th place at the end of the 1971–72. The first attempts of the students to shine took
place in the 1972–73season, they finished at the same number of points with Dinamo București, the
title of the champion was took by Dinamo, due to a better goal difference. This season remained in
the history as the season of the birth of the nickname: "the Champion of a Great Love", a nickname
created by the poet Adrian Păunescu, a big fan of the team from Bănie, he named Dinamo only as
the champion of the country, indicating somewhat the suspicious circumstances, in which it was said,
that Craiova lost the title.[12]

Universitatea Craiova (1973–74.)

In the 1973–74 season the title fight was again between Universitatea and Dinamo, but this time
Craiova won the title with an advance of a point in front of Dinamo, being the first team of a
University that won a national title in Europe. The achievement was more fabulous as Dinamo was
considered as a spoiled team of the communist regime, which often influenced the results as well
and also after the last season's incidents, Universitatea was increasingly seen as a representative of
the people, of the simple man, in the struggle with the communist regime, of pure football and
football played on the pitch against the one dominated by arrangements and influences, so the
Champion of a Great Love phrase has gained increasing power, including in the years to come.
[13]
The historical squad that won the first title was coached by Constantin Cernăianu and Constantin
Oțet and had the following players included: Oprea, Manta – Niculescu, Bădin, Deselnicu, Velea,
Strâmbeanu, Ivan, Niță, Balaci, Berneanu, Țarălungă, Oblemenco, Bălan, Pană, Boc, Ștefănescu,
Marcu, Stăncescu, Kiss, Chivu, Negrilă and Constantinescu.[8]
Followed a 1974–75 season that brought the first UEFA European Cup presence, a double match
against Swedish team Åtvidaberg, lost 3-4 on aggregate, but a decent 3rd place at the end of the
championship. 1975–76 season brought a significant fall, the team ending the season only on the
6th place and announcing a change of generation in the team. In the last season of the
legendary Ion Oblemenco in the white and blue shirt of Universitatea, the expectations were no
longer so high, but the team from Craiova amazed the audience again, winning for the first time in its
history the Romanian Cup in a final against Steaua București, being the way of Oblemenco's
generation to take good-bye from the supporters. Also in the Divizia A the team finished on 3rd
place.
With the generation exchange made, Universitatea continued to impress in 1978 by defending his
Romanian Cup trophy, won a year ago, this time against Olimpia Satu Mare and a 6th place in the
league. 1978–79 season was ended on the 4th place and in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the club
was eliminated in the first round by Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Craiova Maxima (1979–1991)[edit]

Universitatea Craiova (1980–81).

Lung

Tilihoi

Ștefănescu (C)

Negrilă

Ungureanu

Balaci

Beldeanu

Țicleanu

Donose

Crișan

Cămătaru
Universitatea's 1980–81 squad.

Craiova Maxima ("The Maximum Craiova") was the second golden generation of Universitatea and a
team that recorded, especially in the early and mid 80's, the most notable continental performance in
the history of the club. It was a squad composed by a lot of players that grew up in the proximity of
the first golden team and also this team gave a large part of the 'skeleton' of the Romania national
football team such as: Ilie Balaci, Rodion Cămătaru, Costică Ștefănescu, Zoltan Crișan, Ion
Geolgău, Aurel Beldeanu, Costică Donose and Silviu Lung, among others.
At the end of the 1979–80 has been crowned the champion of Romania for the second time. Squad:
Boldici, Lung – Negrilă, Tilihoi, Ștefănescu, Ungureanu, Balaci, Beldeanu, Crişan,
Donose, Cămătaru, Geolgău, Cârțu, Irimescu, Purima and Ciupitu - coaches Valentin
Stănescuand Ion Oblemenco.[8] In this formula Universitatea made a great UEFA Cup campaign by
eliminating Wiener SC and Leeds United until was hardly stopped in the third round
by Germanside Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1-2 on aggregate.

Ilie Balaci, a member of both Universitatea golden teams and named Romanian Footballer of the Year in 1981
and 1982.

The team caught wings and made a fantastic 1980–81 season, managing the historical double, the
cup and the championship. As a result of this performance, the students qualified for the 1981–82
European Cupwhere Craiova Maxima became more and more visible by
eliminating Olympiacos and KB, being stopped in the quarter-finals by Bayern Munich, 1-3 in
aggregate, an historical performance for the Romanian football at that time.
The long-standing presence in the European Cups affected the team, which finished only on 2nd
place, but qualifying in the UEFA Cup and writing history throughout the 1982–83 season, being the
first team in the history of Romania that qualified in a European Cup semifinals. Under the
management of Constantin Oțet and Nicolae Ivan the white and blues took out important names in
European football, such as Fiorentina (Serie Arunners-up), Bordeaux and Kaiserslautern. In the
semi-final, Universitatea encountered Benfica, two times European champions and three
times European Cup finalists at that time. After two draws, the Portuguese side advanced to the final
on aggregate away goals. In the Divizia A, the team finished again on the 2nd place.
The following years have found Universitatea Craiova as a constant presence in the first part of the
standing: 1983–84 – 3rd, 1984–85 – 4th, 1985–86 – 3rd, 1986–87 – 5th, 1987–88 – 5th, 1988–89 –
5th and 1988–89 – 3rd. Also the team had a constant presence in the European Cups eliminating
remarkable teams such as: Real Betis, Olympiacos, AS Monaco or Galatasaray, but they never
qualified far than the third round again. The Students also lost a Romanian Cup final in 1985, 1-2
against Steaua București.
In 1991, CS Universitatea Craiova touched again the peak of the Romanian football, when the event
is being held again. Prunea, Mănăilă, Săndoi, Ad. Popescu, Mogoşanu, Ciurea, Olaru, Cristescu,
Zamfir, Badea, Pigulea, Agaliu, Craioveanu and Neagoe were the last players that have kissed the
championship trophy. Along with coaches Sorin Cârţu and Ștefan Cioacă.[8]

FC U Craiova (1991–2011)[edit]
Main article: FC U Craiova 1948

A chart showing the progress of Universitatea Craiova through the national leagues from their debut in Divizia B
in 1955 to the present.

In 1991, Universitatea Craiova conquered its last national title and Romanian Cup, under the
management of Sorin Cârțu.
However, in the same year, the CS Universitatea Craiova sports club dissolved its football
section[14] and Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova continued its tradition until the early 2010s (until
1994, the club was still controlled by the Ministry of National Education). In this troubled period of
history, FC U won a Romanian Cup in 1993 and reached three finals, in 1994, 1998 and 2000. The
results were far from what fans were used to expect from their team. An important cause was the
faulty management of the 1990s and early 2000s, also as a result of the fall of communism, which
led to the 2005 relegation, when 41 consecutive years of Divizia A were celebrated.
On 20 July 2011, the club was temporarily excluded by the Romanian Football Federation[15] for
failing to withdraw their dispute with former coach Victor Pițurcă from a civil court, as per article 57 of
the FRF statute which states that the Football Federation solves all the sports lawsuits.[16] However,
the article allows disputes regarding employment contracts to be adjudicated in civil court.[17] The
exclusion decision was approved by the FRF General Assembly on 14 May 2012. [18] All of the squad
players were declared free agents and signed with other clubs.

Refounding and struggles to regain identity (2013–present)[edit]

I believe that this team [CS U Craiova] is the successor of the one established in 1948, under the auspices of the
Senate of the University of Craiova.
— Corneliu Andrei Stroe, club president during the Craiova Maxima era, on 26 August 2013[19]

The striped crest was used on the home shirt between 2013 and 2015, and on the away shirt until 2017.

On 20 July 2011, the Romanian Football Federation decided to disaffiliate FC Universitatea Craiova,
[20]
but the decision was attacked in court.[21] Consequently, in the summer of 2013, local authorities of
Craiova, supported by Pavel Badea, and associated with Club Sportiv U Craiova SA, refounded the
football section of CS U Craiova.[22]
CS U claimed that it owns all of the Universitatea honours,[23] and that the sports club did not offer its
records to FC U Craiova, which was considered a new club; this was confirmed in justice in June
2016[24] and reaffirmed by LPF in November 2017.[4] Therefore, CS Universitatea Craiova is the
rightful owner of the brand and records (excepting the 1992–93 Cupa României, claimed[6] but not
officially part of CS U's honours).[25]
On 14 August 2013, CS Universitatea Craiova was provisionally affiliated to the Romanian Football
Federation, following complications with licensing file.[26] After resolving the issues, the club was
introduced in Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system. Universitatea made its season
debut on 27 August, with a 6–1 success over Pandurii II Târgu Jiu in the fourth round of
the Romanian Cup.[27]
In the 2013–14 Liga II season, CS Universitatea Craiova and FC U Craiova met in two direct
matches, which gave rise to a lot of tension and uncertainty regarding the true identities of the clubs.
CS Universitatea Craiova promoted back to Liga I in 2014 after 23 years of absence, while FC U
Craiova was excluded again, this time permanently, but later reappeared under the name of FC U
Craiova 1948 in 2017.
After the promotion, Universitatea ended the 2014–15 campaign on the 5th place.[28] This result was
followed by an 8th place in the 2015–16 season and a 4th place at the end of the 2016–17 season,
the latter ensuring return to European competitions. The comeback brought an important opponent
in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, Italian side A.C. Milan, Craiova leaving the
competition after 0–3 on aggregate.[29][30]
On 27 May 2018, Universitatea won its first trophy since being refounded after beating second tier
club Hermannstadt in the Cupa României final. The game ended 2–0 and was hosted by the Arena
Națională in Bucharest.[31] One month later, the Romanian Football Federation approved an
application to change the name of the society from "Club Sportiv U Craiova SA" to "U Craiova 1948
Club Sportiv SA".[1] As the winner of Cupa României, Craiova subsequently took part in the 2018
Supercupa României, which they lost 0–1 to CFR Cluj.[32]

Grounds[edit]
Main articles: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967), Stadionul Extensiv, and Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967)[edit]

The new Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.

Ion Oblemenco Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Craiova, Romania. It was used mostly for
football matches and was the home ground of Universitatea Craiova. The stadium used to hold up to
25,252 people before it was demolished. The stadium was opened on 29 October 1967 with national
teams of Romania and Poland scoring 2 goals each and was originally named Central Stadium. It
hosted many memorable matches during the Craiova Maxima era such as the 1981–82 European
Cup Quarterfinal against Bayern Munich and the 1982–83 UEFA Cup Semifinal against Benfica.
Following the death of Universitatea Craiova legend Ion Oblemenco in 1996, the stadium was
renamed in his honour. In 2008, the stadium underwent a major renovation. The stadium was
entirely demolished in 2015 and was replaced with an all-seater stadium.

The new Stadionul Ion Oblemenco[edit]

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, interior view.

The new Ion Oblemenco Stadium, with a capacity of 30,929 seats, was inaugurated on 10
November 2017 with a friendly matchbetween Universitatea Craiova and Czech club Slavia Prague.
[33]

Support[edit]
Universitatea Craiova has many fans in Craiova and especially in the region of Oltenia, but also
in Romania, being the third-most supported team in the country tied with CFR Cluj, as shown in a
2016 survey.[34]
Many ultras groups exist, but in 2013 a strong division among the fans occurred due to the
uncertainty regarding the true identities of the two clubs which claim the record of
Universitatea. Sezione Ultra' 2000 chose to support CS Universitatea Craiova,[35] Peluza Sud
97chose FC U Craiova and Ultras Craiova 2004 remained neutral, considering that CS Universitatea
Craiova is a new club, not the historical one, while FC U lost the right to use the original logo. [36]
After some time, the fact that CS Universitatea Craiova acquired most of the records and also
obtained good results have attracted public on the team's side and two new ultras groups were
founded: North Lions[37] and Peluza Nord Craiova.
In March 2018, FC U Craiova supporters attending a friendly game
between Romania and Sweden at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco booed CS U player Alexandru
Mitriță upon being substituted out.[38] They also broke chairs, and as a response CS U fans
symbolically used insecticide to "get rid of the stench" left over by Peluza Sud 97 ultras.[39]

Rivalries[edit]

Supporters at a match between Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo București in 1973.

Universitatea Craiova holds a long-standing grudge against Dinamo București, which developed at
the end of the 1972–73 season. The two finished with an equal number of points in the national
championship, but Dinamo was awarded the title due to having a slightly superior goal difference. [40][41]
Știința also has less intense rivalries with the other two important clubs from
the capital, Steaua and Rapid. Throughout time the club had local competition with sides such
as Extensiv Craiova and, from 2013, FC U Craiova, the entity which as well claims the Universitatea
record. The 2010s also saw the start of a minor rivalry against Pandurii Târgu Jiu, another notable
team from Oltenia.[42]

Honours[edit]
Note: As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won between 1948 and 1991 to this
entity,[4] however they are not displayed on the club's UEFA.com profile.[5] The ownership of these honours is disputed
with FC U Craiova 1948, which informally acted as the continuation of Universitatea Craiova after the sports club
dissolved its footbal section in 1991.[14] FC U's only major trophy would be the 1992–93 Cupa României, although it is
also claimed by CS U.[6] Another court order from 2018 suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the
original honours.[7]

Domestic[edit]
Leagues[edit]

 Liga I

 Winners (4): 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1990–91

 Runners-up (3): 1972–73, 1981–82, 1982–83

 Liga II

 Winners (2): 1963–64, 2013–14

 Runners-up (1): 1960–61

 Liga III

 Winners (1): 1957–58

Cups[edit]

 Cupa României

 Winners (6): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2017–18

 Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1984–85

 Supercupa României

 Runners-up (1): 2018

Players[edit]
First team squad[edit]
As of 17 October 2018[43]
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

1 GK Laurențiu Popescu 16 FW Jovan Marković
2 DF Tiago Ferreira 17 MF Ovidiu Bic
3 DF Marius Briceag 19 FW Elvir Koljić
4 DF Răzvan Popa Matteo Fedele (on loan
20 MF
from Foggia)
5 FW Nuno Rocha
22 MF Cristian Bărbuț
6 DF Renato Kelić
24 DF Florin Gardoș
7 FW César Meza
25 GK Eduard Stăncioiu
8 MF Alexandru Mateiu
27 DF Ivan Martić
9 FW Andrei Burlacu
28 FW Alexandru Mitriță (Captain)
10 MF Alexandru Cicâldău
30 DF Radoslav Dimitrov
11 MF Nicușor Bancu
32 DF Florin Borța
13 GK Mirko Pigliacelli
33 FW Valentin Mihăilă
14 FW Dominik Glavina
34 FW Raoul Baicu
15 DF Isaac Donkor

Out on loan[edit]
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

Alexandru Ștefan Vlădoiu (to Sportul
38 FW — DF
Popescu (to Mioveni) Snagov)
40 DF Robert Petre (to Energeticianul) Stephan Drăghici (to Sepsi
— MF
Lucian Buzan (to Dunărea Sfântu Gheorghe)
43 MF Alin Manea (to Chindia
Călărași) — MF
Remus Târgoviște)
— DF
Enache (to Energeticianul) — FW Sergiu Jurj (to Rapid București)
— DF Raul Hreniuc (to Argeș Pitești) — FW Mihai Roman (to Botoșani)

Second team squad (Universitatea II Craiova)[edit]

As of 16 September 2018
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

1 GK Nicolae Calancea (Captain) 20 DF Bogdan Țoiu
2 FW Viorel Zbona 22 FW Gabriel Trancă
3 DF Sorin Sima 23 FW Ionuț Frăsineanu
5 MF Ionuț Sîrbu 24 DF Marian Ion
 6 DF Robert Bogdan 26 MF Alin Țegle
7 MF Alexandru Vulpe 35 GK Cristian Dică
8 MF Vasile Constantin 37 MF Marian Șerban
11 MF Alexandru Dinu-Ivănescu 39 MF Adrian Juncu
14 MF Luis Nițu 40 DF Ionuț Puțaru
17 DF Cosmin Dobre 49 GK Cătălin Preduț
18 DF Raul Constantinescu

Club officials[edit]
Board of directors[edit] Current technic
Role Name Role

Owner Mihai Rotaru Manager

President Adrian Andrici

Assistant Managers
General Manager Marcel Popescu
Goalkeeping Coach
General Director Ovidiu Costeșin

Image Director Gheorghe Craioveanu Fitness Coaches

Marketing & Sales Director Sabin Hera

Economic Director Mihaela Turica Club Doctor

Sporting Director Dana Profir

Physiokinetotherap
Team Manager Emil Pieleanu

Youth Centre Manager Silviu Bogdan Masseur

Youth Center Development Corneliu Papură Second Team Mana
Youth Center Technical Director Bruno Vienescu

Communications Department Dan Păsărin Storemen

Judicial Department Aurel Fleancu

Ticketing Department Mario Petrişor  Last updated

Florin Cîrstea
Responsibles for Order and Safety  Source: Tech
Ion Dina

Video Production Romeo Selişte

Press Officer Mihai Dișa

Store Manager Ștefan Stroilă

Food & Beverage Manager Dumitru Airini

 Last updated: 13 July 2018

 Source: Board of directors

Records and statistics[edit]

European cups all-time statistics[edit]
Main article: CS Universitatea Craiova in European football
As of August 2017

G
Competition S P W D L GF GD
A

UEFA Champions League / European Cup 3 10 3 2 5 12 14 –2

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup

3 10 4 2 4 19 15 +4
Winners' Cup

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 10 42 20 6 16 27 39 −12

1
Total 16 62 27 25 58 68 −10
0

Biggest victories and defeats[edit]

As of 01 November 2017'[44]

 Home victory:

 8–0 vs. Politehnica Timișoara, Divizia A, 2 April 1983

 Away victory:

 6–2 vs. Steaua București, Divizia A, 3 June 1973

 5–1 vs. Progresul București, Divizia A, 22 August 1976

 5–1 vs. Voluntari, Liga I, 27 August 2018

 Home defeat:

 1–5 vs. Steaua București, Divizia A, 20 November 1988

  0–4 vs. Steaua București, Divizia A, 30 August 1964

 Away defeat:

 0–8 vs. Dinamo București, 5 June 1966

Notable former players[edit]

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective
countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 100 caps for CS
Universitatea Craiova.
For a list of all former and current CS Universitatea Craiova players with a
Wikipedia article, see Category:CS Universitatea Craiova players.
Romania Bulgaria

 Pavel Badea  Valentin Iliev

 Ilie Balaci  Hristo Zlatinski

Cape Verde
 Alexandru Băluță
 Kay
 Aurel Beldeanu

 Alexandru Boc

 Gabriel Boldici

 Adrian Bumbescu

 Rodion Cămătaru

 Sorin Cârțu

 Gheorghe Craioveanu

 Zoltan Crișan

 Costică Donose

 Ion Dumitru

 Cristian Ganea

 Ion Geolgău

 Mircea Irimescu
 Andrei Ivan

 Silviu Lung

Notable former managers[edit]

For a list of all former and current CS Universitatea Craiova managers with a
Wikipedia article, see Category:CS Universitatea Craiova managers.

 Sorin Cârțu 

 Constantin Cernăianu 

 Ştefan Coidum 

 Gheorghe Constantin 

 Ted Dumitru 

 Gheorghe Mulțescu 

 Victor Pițurcă

Notes[edit]
1. ^ As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won
between 1948 and 1991 to the CS U entity,[4] however they are not displayed on the
club's UEFA.com profile.[5] FC U's only major trophy would be the 1992–93 Cupa
României, although it is also claimed by the former.[6] Another court order from 2018
suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the original honours. [7]

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2018" [FRF's Committee decision on 21 June 2018] (in Romanian). Romanian

Football Federation. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

2. ^ "Istoric" [History] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 14

March 2018.

3. ^ "Primarul Craiovei prezintă noua echipă de fotbal CS Universitatea" [Craiova's

mayor presents the new CS Universitatea football team]. Adevărul. 4 July 2013.
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5. ^ Jump up to: "Profile: Clubul Sportiv U Craiova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21
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6. ^ Jump up to: "Marcel Popescu vrea Cupa la Craiova după 25 de ani: "În faza
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asta nu mai există bun şi rău"" [Marcel Popescu wants the Cup in Craiova after 25
years: "At this point there is no good or bad"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 March
2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

7. ^ Jump up to: "S-a întors circul în Bănie! Șefii lui CS U Craiova râd de rivala FC U
a b

și de Peluza Sud înaintea duelului de vineri din Liga a 3-a » A venit și replica lui
Mititelu" [The show returns to Bănie! CS U Craiova's officials make fun of rival FC U
and Peluza Sud before the Liga 3 match on Friday » Mititelu also replied]. Gazeta
Sporturilor (in Romanian). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

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13. ^ Campioana unei mari iubiri! Prima echipă de legendă a Universităţii Craiova s-a
'născut' în anii 70!. ProSport (in Romanian)

14. ^ Jump up to: "Șah la rege" (in Romanian). Craiova-Maxima.ro. 4 April 2017.
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Retrieved 14 March2018.

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16. ^ "Somaţie trimisă Fotbal Club U Craiova". FRF. 13 July 2011. Archived from the
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17. ^ "Statutul Federatiei Romane de Fotbal" (PDF). FRF. 26 February 2010. Archived
from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

18. ^ "Universitatea a MURIT, trăiască Ştiinţa! Maşinăria de vot a lui Sandu a mers
perfect". ProSport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

19. ^ "Preşedintele Craiovei Maxima este alături de CS Universitatea: "Prevăd un viitor

luminos acestui proiect"" (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 26 August 2013.
Retrieved 29 May2015.

20. ^ "HOTĂRÂRI ALE COMITETULUI EXECUTIV AL FRF" (in Romanian). Romanian

Football Federation. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
21. ^ "Craiova lui Mititelu contestă din nou dezafilierea". Libertatea (in Romanian). 19
January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

22. ^ "Olguţa Vasilescu: CS U Craiova are deja antrenor, 22 de jucători şi buget de 1,5
milioane de euro". Retrieved 19 June 2017.

23. ^ "Palmares" (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Archived from the

original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

24. ^ "Lovitură grea pentru Mititelu. Decizia luată joi de Justiţie" (in Romanian). Digi
Sport. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

25. ^ "CS U ia palmaresul Universităţii! Anunţul patronului Rotaru" (in Romanian).

Fanatik.ro. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

26. ^ "CSU Craiova e încă în aer. Nu a fost afiliată de FRF!" (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro.
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27. ^ "CSU Craiova a "măturat" cu Pandurii II". Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian).
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28. ^ "CSU Craiova a promovat în Liga 1" [CSU Craiova promoted to Liga 1] (in
Romanian). Digi 24. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

29. ^ "U Craiova 0–1 Milan". UEFA.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

30. ^ "PSV out as third qualifying round concludes". UEFA.com. 4 August 2017.
Retrieved 11 November 2017.

31. ^ "Toată lumea știe, Cupa-i în Bănie!" [Everyone knows, the Cup is in Bănie!] (in
Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

32. ^ "CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României 2018" [CFR Cluj won the 2018
Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 14 July 2018.
Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

33. ^ "Inaugurare SF pentru OZN-ul Craiovei" [Incredible opening for Craiova's UFO]
(in Romanian). ProSport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

34. ^ "Steaua rămâne echipa cu cei mai mulţi fani în România. Rezultatele celui mai
recent sondaj" [Steaua remains the team with the most fans in Romania. The
results of the latest survey] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 10 February 2016.
Retrieved 7 April 2018.

35. ^ "Trădare în Oltenia » Grupurile de ultraşi ai Universităţii Craiova se alătură

echipei susţinute de Municipalitate!" [Betrayal in Oltenia »Universitatea Craiova
ultras groups join the team sustained by the Municipality]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in
Romanian). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
 36. ^ "Al treilea tip de ultrași în Bănie » Comunicat oficial: "Nici cu echipa lui Mititelu,
nici cu CS U. Ambele sunt clone!" » Scandal cu emblemele după apariția noului
echipament al FC U". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 August 2017.

37. ^ "North Lions" (in Romanian). Craiova-Maxima.ro. 30 November 2015.

Retrieved 31 March 2018.

38. ^ "ROMÂNIA - SUEDIA 1-0 // Mitriță, afectat de reacția fanilor: "Nu e firesc!" + E în
dubiu pentru derby-ul cu CFR Cluj" [ROMANIA - SWEDEN 1-0 // Mitriță, affected by
fans' reaction: "It's not normal!" + His presence is in doubt for the derby with CFR
Cluj]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

39. ^ "Au folosit insecticid! Fanii Craiovei din Liga 1 au dezinfectat peluza ocupată la
meciul cu Suedia de suporterii echipei lui Mititelu" [They used insecticide! Liga 1
fans of Craiova have disinfected the place where the supporters of Mititelu's team
stayed at the match against Sweden] (in Romanian). ProSport. 30 March 2018.
Retrieved 30 March 2018.

40. ^ "CRAIOVA-DINAMO. Titlul pierdut dubios în '73 a generat ura

oltenilor" [CRAIOVA-DINAMO. The title lost in a strange way in '73 generated the
hate of "the People of Oltenia"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 22 April 2017.
Retrieved 28 April 2018.

41. ^ "CS U Craiova - Dinamo, orgoliul a rămas, obiectivele s-au schimbat" [CS U
Craiova - Dinamo, the pride remains, the objectives have changed] (in
Romanian). Telekom Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

42. ^ "Fotbal – Derbiul Olteniei din Liga I, pe 23 februarie" [Football – Liga I's Derby of
Oltenia, on 23 February] (in Romanian). Gazeta de Sud. 10 February 2015.
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August 2018.

44. ^ "Universitatea Craiova matches in Liga I (1964-2017)". statisticsfootball.com.

Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links[edit]
 Official website

 CS Universitatea Craiova on Facebook

 Club profile on UEFA's official website

 Club profile on LPF's official website