2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season

Universitatea Craiova
2014–15 season
Chairman	Felix Grigore
Manager	Ionel Gane (July–August); Emil Săndoi (September–May)
Stadium	Ion Oblemenco; Extensiv
Liga I	5th
Cupa României	Quarter-finals
Cupa Ligii	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Tha'er Bawab; (9 goals); All: Tha'er Bawab; (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	25,000 vs FCSB; (December 4, 2014)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs CFR Cluj; (May 30, 2015)
Average home league attendance	5,705
Biggest win	Craiova 3-0 U Cluj; Craiova 3-0 CFR Cluj
Biggest defeat	Astra Giurgiu 5-0 Craiova

The 2014–15 season was the 44th season of competitive football for Universitatea Craiova, and the first season for a team from Craiova in Liga I since 2011. Universitatea Craiova were promoted to the top league of the Romanian football league system after winning the 2013–14 Liga II season (Seria II).

Previous season positions

	Competition	Position
	Liga II	1st
	Cupa României	Fifth round

Kit

Supplier: Joma / Sponsors: Sticky (back)

Universitatea Craiova signed a deal with manufacturer Joma after having used Macron in the previous season. The team presented the kit and the new signings on the 21st of June.[1]

Home

Away

Third Kit

Fourth kit

Goalkeeper

Home: The home kit is stripped and in the traditional blue and white colors.[2] This kit used the stripped crest of the sports club until April, and then switched to the lion crest.[3]
Away: The away kit was all white with blue trims on the shorts. This kit used the stripped crest for the entirety of the season.
Third: The third kit had the same design as the home kit, but in black and yellow colors. It was unpopular with the fans, who wanted their team to play in blue or in white, and was used only once.
Fourth: The fourth kit consisted of green shirts, black shorts and black socks. It was unpopular with the fans, who wanted their team to play in blue or in white, and was used only once.

Players

Squad information

No.	Player	Pos.	Date of birth (Age)	Since	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Bojan Brać	GK	(1989-02-28)28 February 1989 (aged 25)	2013	Hajduk Kula	-	-
12	Cătălin Straton	GK	(1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 24)	2014	Vaslui	-	-
22	Ionuț Irimia	GK	(1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 35)	2013	CSMS Iași	-	-
34	Cristian Bălgrădean	GK	(1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 26)	2014	Dinamo București	-	-
Defenders
2	Sebastian Achim	DF	(1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 27)	2014	Petrolul Ploiești	-	-
3	Stephane Acka	DF	(1990-10-11)11 October 1990 (aged 23)	2013	FC U Craiova	-	-
4	Cosmin Frăsinescu	DF	(1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 29)	2014	Gaz Metan Mediaș	-	-
5	Bogdan Vătăjelu	DF	(1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 21)	2014	Metalul Reșița	-	-
6	Kay	DF	(1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 26)	2014	Belenenses	-	-
7	Gabriel Velcovici	DF	(1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 29)	2013	Turnu Severin	-	-
7	Marius Briceag	DF	(1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 22)	2015	Râmnicu Vâlcea	-	-
18	Ovidiu Dănănae	DF	(1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 28)	2014	Apollon Limassol	-	-
19	Andrei Dumitraș	DF	(1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 26)	2015	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	-	-
23	Andrei Sin	DF	(1991-10-26)26 October 1991 (aged 22)	2013	Delta Tulcea	-	-
23	Vlad Marcu	DF	(1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 19)	2014	FC U Craiova	-	-
26	Adrian Avrămia	DF	(1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (aged 22)	2013	CSMS Iași	-	-
27	Nicușor Bancu	DF	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 21)	2014	Olt Slatina	-	-
28	Madson	DF	(1991-05-09)9 May 1991 (aged 23)	2014	Vaslui	-	-
Midfielders
8	Alexandru Mateiu	MF	(1989-12-10)10 December 1989 (aged 24)	2014	Brașov	-	-
10	Viorel Ferfelea	MF	(1985-04-26)26 April 1985 (aged 29)	2013	Sportul Studențesc	-	-
11	Alexandru Neacșa	MF	(1991-09-03)3 September 1991 (aged 22)	2013	Corona Brașov	-	-
13	Alexandru Băluță	MF	(1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 20)	2014	Viitorul Constanța	-	-
14	Pablo Brandán	MF	(1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 31)	2014	Beitar Jerusalem	-	-
15	Nuno Rocha	MF	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 22)	2014	Marítimo	-	-
19	Mihăiţă Pleşan (C)	MF	(1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 31)	2013	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	-	-
21	Adrian Cîrstea	MF	(1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 19)	2013	Academy	-	-
24	Ionuț Tîrnăcop	MF	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 27)	2014	Universitatea Cluj	-	-
30	Silviu Izvoranu	MF	(1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 31)	2013	Volyn Lutsk	-	-
40	Dacian Varga	MF	(1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 29)	2013	Sportul Studențesc	-	-
Forwards
4	Costin Curelea	FW	(1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 29)	2013	Sportul Studențesc	-	-
11	Tha'er Bawab	FW	(1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 29)	2014	Gaz Metan Mediaș	-	-
16	Andrei Ivan	FW	(1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 17)	2013	Sporting Pitești	-	-
17	Andrei Hergheligiu	FW	(1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (aged 22)	2014	CSMS Iași	-	-
21	Nerijus Valskis	FW	(1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 26)	2013	Sūduva Marijampolė	-	-

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Income

Net Totals

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

27 June 2014 (2014-June-27) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	2–2	Vardar	Dravograd, Slovenia
17:00	Bancu 3' Ivan 90'	Report	4' 36'

1 July 2014 (2014-July-01) Friendly	Celje	4–6	Universitatea Craiova	Dravograd, Slovenia
17:00	23' 32' 85' 88'	Report	Curelea 4', 26' Pleșan 67' (pen) Nuno Rocha 73' Sin 78' Herghelegiu 83'

3 July 2014 (2014-July-03) Friendly	Slaven Belupo	0–1	Universitatea Craiova	Dravograd, Slovenia
17:00		Report	Edson 65' (o.g.)

6 July 2014 (2014-July-06) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Olimpija Ljubljana	Dravograd, Slovenia
17:00		Report

9 July 2014 (2014-July-09) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	4–1	Šampion	Dravograd, Slovenia
17:30	Madson 22' Mateiu 59' Ivan 82' Kay 87'	Report	20'

6 September 2014 (2014-September-06) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	2–1	OFK Beograd	Craiova
17:00	Băluță 23' Pleșan 80'	Report	Jovanović 50'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 2,000

9 September 2014 (2014-September-09) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	3–2	Podari	Craiova
16:00	Izvoranu 12' Sin 20' Burlacu 47'	Report	Preda 84' Segărceanu 85'

11 October 2014 (2014-October-11) Friendly	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	0–3	Universitatea Craiova	Turnu Severin
15:00		Report	Ferfelea 36' Herghelegiu 54', 64'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 500

15 October 2014 (2014-October-15) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	5–0	Vișina Nouă	Craiova
16:00	Sin 2', 16' Cîrstea 19' Brandán 39' Avrămia 71'	Report

18 November 2014 (2014-November-18) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	11–0	Pandurii II Târgu Jiu	Craiova
14:00	Curelea 8', 12' Tîrnăcop 13' Acka 27' Vătăjelu 30', 38' Ferfelea 34' Herghelegiu 63' Velcovici 69' Ivan 78' Varga 81'	Report

25 November 2014 (2014-November-25) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Podari	Craiova
13:00		Report

17 January 2015 (2015-January-17) Friendly	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Kaya 20'	Report	Herghelegiu 37'

21 January 2015 (2015-January-21) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	3–0	Khazar Lankaran	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Tîrnăcop 2' Băluță 59' Herghelegiu 82'	Report

25 January 2015 (2015-January-25) Friendly	Anzhi Makhachkala	1–0	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Andreyev 60'	Report

31 January 2015 (2015-January-31) Friendly	Pogoń Szczecin	0–0	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00		Report

1 February 2015 (2015-February-01) Friendly	Kuban Krasnodar	0–0	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00		Report

4 February 2015 (2015-February-04) Friendly	Shanghai SIPG	2–2	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
14:00	Hysén 28' 86'	Report	Briceag 22' Brandán 89' (pen)

6 February 2015 (2015-February-06) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	2–1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Bawab 21' Mateiu 73'	Report	Gajos 28', pen'

8 February 2015 (2015-February-08) Friendly	Wisła Kraków	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:30	Guerrier 73'	Report	Brandán 49' Băluţă 71'

9 February 2015 (2015-February-09) Friendly	Pakhtakor Tashkent	0–2	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00		Report	Kay 20' Ivan 54'

11 February 2015 (2015-February-11) Friendly	Sheriff Tiraspol	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Macrițchii 70'	Report	Tîrnăcop 29' Nuno Rocha 44'

18 February 2015 (2015-February-18) Friendly	Universitatea Craiova	2–1	FC Caransebeș	Turnu Severin
14:00	Vătăjelu 39' Herghelegiu 90'	Report	Stoica 47'	Stadium: Municipal

4 March 2015 (2015-March-04) Friendly	Olt Slatina	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Slatina
13:00	Curtuiuș 58'	Report	Herghelegiu 79' Băluță 89'	Attendance: 500

28 March 2015 (2015-March-28) Friendly	Metalul Reșița	0–4	Universitatea Craiova	Turnu Severin
13:00		Report	Băluță 35' Herghelegiu 42' (52) Cîrstea 65'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 200

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga I	25 July 2014	30 May 2015	Matchday 1	5th	34	14	11	9	40	34	+6	041.18
Cupa României	25 September 2014	4 December 2014	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Cupa Ligii	16 July 2014	16 July 2014	Play-off	Play-off	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					38	16	11	11	44	38	+6	042.11

Last updated: 14 August 2018

Source: Competitions

Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced on 2 July 2014.[4]

Liga I table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	CFR Cluj[lower-alpha 1]	34	16	9	9	46	29	+17	57[lower-alpha 2]
4	Astra Giurgiu	34	15	12	7	53	27	+26	57[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
5	Universitatea Craiova[lower-alpha 4]	34	14	11	9	40	34	+6	53
6	Petrolul Ploiești[lower-alpha 4]	34	14	10	10	42	30	+12	52
7	Dinamo București[lower-alpha 4]	34	13	9	12	47	44	+3	48

Source: Liga I (in Romanian) UEFA.com (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Notes:

CFR Cluj were initially deducted 24 points due to financial reasons,[5] but the decision was adjourned by Court of Arbitration for Sport until the conclusion of the insolvency proceedings.[6] CFR Cluj were not eligible to play in Europe as they did not obtain an UEFA license[7] because they filed for insolvency.[8]
CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1
The Romanian Cup finalist Universitatea Cluj filed for insolvency, and the other one is Steaua București, so the European spot meant for cup winner will be filled up by the 3rd eligible team from the Liga I and the spot for the third-placed team will be given to the 4th eligible team from the Liga I.[9]
Teams who have not been given a UEFA license (Brașov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CFR Cluj, Concordia Chiajna, Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid București and Universitatea Cluj) were not eligible to play in European competitions.[7] Petrolul Ploiești,[10] Dinamo București,[11] Rapid București,[12] FC Brașov,[13] Universitatea Cluj[9] and CFR Cluj[8] were not eligible to play in Europe because they filed for insolvency and Universitatea Craiova was not eligible because it was affiliated in 2013.[14]

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
34	14	11	9	40	34	+6	53	7	7	3	19	10	+9	7	4	6	21	24	−3

Last updated: 14 August 2018.
Source: Liga I

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	7	14	15	13	17	18	16	13	10	10	10	9	9	7	7	4	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	5

Source: Liga I
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

25 July 2014 (2014-July-25) 1	Universitatea Craiova	1–1	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Craiova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Achim 52' Madson 59' Kay 66' Curelea 86'	Report	Anton 41' Élton 51' Roman 62' Shalaj 73' Nistor 87'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

2 August 2014 (2014-August-02) 2	Steaua București	3–1	Universitatea Craiova	Bucharest
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Popa 3' Sânmărtean 34' Râpă 45' Prepeliță 70' Arlauskis 80' Varela 90+4'	Report	Bancu 39' Kay 77' Băluță 79' Ivan 90+5'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galaţi)

8 August 2014 (2014-August-08) 3	Universitatea Craiova	2–2	Viitorul Constanța	Craiova
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Vătăjelu 10' Curelea 23', 31' Acka 78' Madson 90+1'	Report	Mitrea 20' (pen) Nedelcu 43' Țîru 88'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)

15 August 2014 (2014-August-15) 4	Gaz Metan Mediaș	1–0	Universitatea Craiova	Mediaş
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Figliomeni 35' Mujgradic 52' Todea 76'	Report		Stadium: Gaz Metan Attendance: 1,000 Referee: George Rădulescu (Bucharest)

24 August 2014 (2014-August-24) 5	Universitatea Craiova	0–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Craiova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Madson 8' Frăsinescu 11' Brandán 60' Brać 67' Curelea 87'	Report	Albin 61' 68' Tamuz 82'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

31 August 2014 (2014-August-31) 6	Astra Giurgiu	5–0	Universitatea Craiova	Giurgiu
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Oros 36' Budescu 45', 59', 84' (pen) Bukari 52' Enache 86'	Report	Brandán 42' Nuno Rocha 45+1' Kay 83'	Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

15 September 2014 (2014-September-15) 7	Universitatea Craiova	1–0	Oțelul Galați	Craiova
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Kay 51' Madson 61'	Report	Miron 4' Murgoci 29' Milea 55' Karlík 64'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dragoş Istrate (Bucharest)

22 September 2014 (2014-September-22) 8	Universitatea Cluj	0–2	Universitatea Craiova	Cluj
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Costin 71' Neag 81' Nuno Viveiros 90+2'	Report	Mușat 49' (o.g.) Bancu 64' Brandán 82' 90+1' Nuno Rocha 85' Madson 89'	Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adrian Comănescu (Râmnicu Vâlcea)

28 September 2014 (2014-September-28) 9	Universitatea Craiova	1–0	ASA Târgu Mureș	Craiova
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Brandán 26' (pen) 86' Bălgrădean 90'	Report	Feussi 56' N'Doye 80' Axente 90+1'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

5 October 2014 (2014-October-05) 10	Dinamo București	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Bucharest
20:10 EEST (UTC+3)	Mansaly 19' Cordoș 29' Biliński 52' (pen)	Report	Băluță 8' Filip 25' (o.g.) Bawab 36' Madson 37'	Stadium: Dinamo Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

19 October 2014 (2014-October-19) 11	Universitatea Craiova	1–1	Concordia Chiajna	Craiova
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Varga 5' Ferfelea 90+1' (pen)	Report	Wellington 6' (pen) Cristea 23' Brlečić 64' Stan 68' 77'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)

24 October 2014 (2014-October-24) 12	Brașov	2–3	Universitatea Craiova	Braşov
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Diogo Santos 9' Țîră 10' Constantinescu 70' (pen) Ganea 80' Leko 90'	Report	Vătăjelu 32' Bawab 45' Madson 46' Bălgrădean 70' Nuno Rocha 74' 83'	Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu Attendance: 500 Referee: Paul Unimatan (Zalău)

1 November 2014 (2014-November-01) 13	Universitatea Craiova	2–1	Botoșani	Craiova
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Băluță 27' Brandán 72' Vătăjelu 90+4'	Report	Vașvari 31' (pen) Tincu 32' Ngadeu-Ngadjui 45' 52' Homei 69'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

9 November 2014 (2014-November-09) 14	CSMS Iași	1–3	Universitatea Craiova	Iaşi
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Bőle 82' Plămadă 85'	Report	Nuno Rocha 3', 33' Tîrnăcop 78' Bălgrădean 90'	Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe)

24 November 2014 (2014-November-24) 15	Universitatea Craiova	2–0	Rapid București	Craiova
19:30 EET (UTC+2)	Brandán 42' Bawab 90+3'	Report	Dică 35' Iacob 73' Martin 90+1'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Ștefănești)

29 November 2014 (2014-November-29) 16	Universitatea Craiova	2–0	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	Craiova
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Bawab 4' Hergheligiu 59'	Report	Marc 26' 87'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Cătălin Popa (Piteşti)

7 December 2014 (2014-December-07) 17	CFR Cluj	0–0	Universitatea Craiova	Cluj
19:30 EET (UTC+2)	Chanturia 78'	Report	Izvoranu 68' Tîrnăcop 85'	Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

23 February 2015 (2015-February-23) 18	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	0–1	Universitatea Craiova	Târgu Jiu
19:30 EET (UTC+2)	Brata 29' Anton 45' Ungurușan 62' Nicoară 87'	Report	Tîrnăcop 35' Vătăjelu 40' Bawab 57' Băluță 63'	Stadium: Tudor Vladimirescu Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

1 March 2015 (2015-March-01) 19	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Steaua București	Craiova
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Brandán 24' 50' Madson 41'	Report	Râpă 26' Prepeliță 42' Popa 81'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)

8 March 2015 (2015-March-08) 20	Viitorul Constanța	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Chiajna
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Mitriță 1'	Report	Nuno Rocha 24' Madson 36' Băluță 45' Vătăjelu 63'	Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 800 Referee: George Rădulescu (Bucharest)

14 March 2015 (2015-March-14) 21	Universitatea Craiova	1–1	Gaz Metan Mediaș	Craiova
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Tîrnăcop 16' Achim 58' Mateiu 79'	Report	Abrudan 9' Élton 34' Velázquez 52' Llullaku 65'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dragoş Istrate (Bucharest)

17 March 2015 (2015-March-17) 22	Petrolul Ploiești	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Ploieşti
18:30 EET (UTC+2)	Filip 19' Astafei 49' Ipša 51' Alcénat 58'	Report	Nuno Rocha 6' 45+1' Mateiu 41' Brandán 51' (pen) Achim 83' Tîrnăcop 90+4'	Stadium: Ilie Oană Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

21 March 2015 (2015-March-21) 23	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Astra Giurgiu	Craiova
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Madson 54' Kay 79'	Report	Yahaya 62' Seto 69' Lung 87'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

4 April 2015 (2015-April-04) 24	Oțelul Galați	0–1	Universitatea Craiova	Galaţi
14:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Hamroun 11' Solomou 23' Cucu 64' Hotoboc 66'	Report	Mateiu 56' Bawab 57' 58' Tîrnăcop 66'	Stadium: Oţelul Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)

7 April 2015 (2015-April-07) 25	Universitatea Craiova	3–0	Universitatea Cluj	Craiova
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bawab 23' Nuno Rocha 41', 71' Vătăjelu 68'	Report	Ceppelini 9' Škvorc 60' Nuno Viveiros 67' Neag 89'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Robert Dumitru (Sfântu Gheorghe)

11 April 2015 (2015-April-11) 26	ASA Târgu Mureș	2–1	Universitatea Craiova	Târgu Mureş
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Bejan 29' Gorobsov 38' Zicu 45+1' N'Doye 67'	Report	Achim 40' Madson 66' Hergheligiu 90+1' Brandán 90+6'	Stadium: Trans-Sil Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

19 April 2015 (2015-April-19) 27	Universitatea Craiova	0–0	Dinamo București	Craiova
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Brandán 41' Izvoranu 59'	Report	Filip 36' 76' Grigore 41'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

24 April 2015 (2015-April-24) 28	Concordia Chiajna	2–2	Universitatea Craiova	Chiajna
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Alves 32' Maftei 37' Boldrin 72' Dina 80'	Report	Vătăjelu 32' Frăsinescu 36' Tîrnăcop 41' Bawab 56' Bălgrădean 81'	Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galaţi)

29 April 2015 (2015-April-29) 29	Universitatea Craiova	0–1	Brașov	Craiova
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bawab 42'	Report	Matei 35' Goian 76' Bencun 80' Străuț 81'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cătălin Popa (Piteşti)

2 May 2015 (2015-May-02) 30	Botoșani	2–0	Universitatea Craiova	Botoşani
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Acsinte 25' Vașvari 58' Batin 86'	Report	Madson 30' Băluță 40'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Iulian Călin (Ștefănești)

9 May 2015 (2015-May-09) 31	Universitatea Craiova	0–1	CSMS Iași	Craiova
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Ciucă 53' Bădic 60' Mitić 72' Crețu 77' Grahovac 90+5'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

17 May 2015 (2015-May-17) 32	Rapid București	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Bucharest
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Niculae 23' Sapina 65' Josl 78'	Report	Bawab 59' Mateiu 72' Nuno Rocha 74' Frăsinescu 84'	Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Attendance: 8,000 Referee: István Kovács (Carei)

24 May 2015 (2015-May-24) 33	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	2–1	Universitatea Craiova	Piatra Neamţ
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Căruță 26' Sialmas 69' Achim 90' Buden 90'	Report	Hergheligiu 37'	Stadium: Ceahlăul Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)

30 May 2015 (2015-May-30) 34	Universitatea Craiova	3–0	CFR Cluj	Craiova
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bawab 49', 82' Nuno Rocha 62' Băluță 65' Mateiu 67'	Report	Larie 21' Lopes 31' Vereș 35' Carp 69' Petrucci 80'	Stadium: Extensiv Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Cătălin Popa (Piteşti)

Cupa României

Universitatea Craiova entered the Romanian Cup at the Round of 32.

Their first opponents were second division side FC Caransebeș. Playing with several second string players, Craiova started the game brightly and missed two early chances. Ferfelea's free-kick almost hit the target and Herghelegiu was unable to tap in the ball from inside the six-yard box. In the 25th minute Ferfelea's cross-shot was deflected in the goal by Caransebeș defender Goşa, and Craiova opened the score. After the goal, Craiova's players relaxed and Lupu equalized after a hesitation from the central defenders. The Students were unfazed by the goal and continued to attack, but they were unable to find the net. The numerical equilibrium was broken after Lupu was sent off in the 67th minute. Soon after, Ferfelea received a pass in the middle of the penalty area and scored the winning goal.[15]

In the Round of 16 Universitatea was drawn to play at home against Viitorul Constanța. Craiova created a few early chances through Băluță and Ferfelea, but they were unable to score. Viitorul replied through ex-Craiova player Neacșa, who escaped in a one on one situation with the goalkeeper, but his weak shot was unable to threaten the goal and the first half ended scoreless. Craiova started the second half on the offensive, and their efforts were rewarded when a Curelea volley was boxed by Viitorul's goalkeeper to Băluță, who scored from close range. Despite playing in 10 men after the sending off of Puțanu, Viitorul equalized in stoppage time after a corner and sent the game into extra-time. In the 97th minute, Craiova winger Bancu suffered a double leg fracture that sidelined him for most of the remaining of the season. Mateiu scored the winning goal in the 112th minute and sent Craiova through to the quarter-finals.[16]

25 September 2014 (2014-September-25)	FC Caransebeș	1–2	Universitatea Craiova	Caransebeș
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Lupu 25'	Report	Goşa 20' (o.g.) Băluță 63' Ferfelea 71'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Marian Balaci (Drobeta-Turnu Severin)

29 October 2014 (2014-October-29)	Universitatea Craiova	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Viitorul Constanța	Craiova
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Băluță 54' Brandán 72' Mateiu 112' Curelea 120+11'	Report	Pană 29' Puțanu 32' 80' Șeroni 76' 97' Țîru 90+2' Nikolov 93'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Florin Miron (Bucharest)

4 December 2014 (2014-December-04)	Universitatea Craiova	0–1	Steaua București	Craiova
19:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Breeveld 30' Rusescu 69' (pen) Cojocaru 84' Latovlevici 90+2'	Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest)

Cupa Ligii

Universitatea Craiova entered the League Cup at the Play-off round.

16 July 2014 (2014-July-16)	Rapid București	1–0	Universitatea Craiova	Bucharest
17:00	Săndulescu 35' Ciolacu 52' Păun 54'	Report	Mateiu 29' Dănănae 58' 90+2' Frăsinescu 60' Kay 84' Madson 86'	Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Attendance: 6,000 Referee: George Rădulescu (Bucharest)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 August 2018

No	Pos	Player	Liga I		Cupa României		Cupa Ligii		Total
No	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	Cătălin Straton	2 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	-	-	3 + 0	-
22	GK	Ionuț Irimia	1 + 0	-	-	-	-	-	1 + 0	-
34	GK	Cristian Bălgrădean	27 + 0	-	2 + 0	-	-	-	29 + 0	-
Defenders
2	DF	Sebastian Achim	26 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	-	-	27 + 0	-
3	DF	Stephane Acka	26 + 1	-	2 + 0	-	-	-	28 + 1	-
4	DF	Cosmin Frăsinescu	27 + 1	-	3 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	31 + 1	-
5	DF	Bogdan Vătăjelu	33 + 0	1	2 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	36 + 0	1
6	DF	Kay	10 + 5	-	-	-	1 + 0	-	11 + 5	-
7	DF	Gabriel Velcovici	0 + 3	-	1 + 0	-	-	-	1 + 3	-
7	DF	Marius Briceag	2 + 6	-	-	-	-	-	2 + 6	-
18	DF	Ovidiu Dănănae	1 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	3 + 0	-
19	DF	Andrei Dumitraș	4 + 4	-	-	-	-	-	4 + 4	-
23	DF	Andrei Sin	-	-	0 + 1	-	-	-	0 + 1	-
26	DF	Adrian Avrămia	0 + 1	-	0 + 1	-	-	-	0 + 2	-
27	DF	Nicușor Bancu	11 + 2	1	1 + 1	-	1 + 0	-	13 + 3	1
28	DF	Madson	26 + 1	1	2 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	29 + 1	1
Midfielders
8	MF	Alexandru Mateiu	18 + 4	1	2 + 0	1	1 + 0	-	21 + 4	2
10	MF	Viorel Ferfelea	6 + 6	1	3 + 0	1	-	-	9 + 6	2
11	MF	Alexandru Neacșa	1 + 2	-	-	-	0 + 1	-	1 + 3	-
13	MF	Alexandru Băluță	25 + 5	2	3 + 0	1	1 + 0	-	29 + 5	3
14	MF	Pablo Brandán	20 + 2	4	2 + 0	-	-	-	22 + 2	4
15	MF	Nuno Rocha	27 + 3	8	0 + 1	-	-	-	27 + 4	8
19	MF	Mihăiţă Pleşan (C)	1 + 8	-	0 + 1	-	-	-	1 + 9	-
21	MF	Adrian Cîrstea	1 + 6	-	0 + 2	-	-	-	1 + 8	-
24	MF	Ionuț Tîrnăcop	23 + 2	3	1 + 0	-	-	-	24 + 2	3
30	MF	Silviu Izvoranu	7 + 2	-	1 + 0	-	-	-	8 + 2	-
40	MF	Dacian Varga	1 + 3	-	1 + 0	-	-	-	2 + 3	-
Forwards
4	FW	Costin Curelea	10 + 5	3	1 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	12 + 5	3
11	FW	Tha'er Bawab	25 + 0	9	1 + 1	-	-	-	26 + 1	9
16	FW	Andrei Ivan	3 + 14	1	1 + 0	-	1 + 0	-	5 + 14	1
17	FW	Andrei Hergheligiu	6 + 14	3	1 + 1	-	0 + 1	-	7 + 16	3
21	FW	Nerijus Valskis	0 + 1	-	-	-	-	-	0 + 1	-

Squad statistics

	Liga I	Cupa României	Cupa Ligii	Home	Away	Total Stats
Games played	34	3	1	19	19	38
Games won	14	2	0	8	8	16
Games drawn	11	0	0	7	4	11
Games lost	9	1	1	4	7	11
Goals scored	40	4	0	21	23	44
Goals conceded	34	3	1	12	26	38
Goal difference	+6	+1	-1	+9	-3	+6
Clean sheets	13	0	0	9	4	13
Goal by Substitute	3	0	0	1	2	3
Total shots	339	22	8	210	159	369
Shots on target	121	10	4	68	67	135
Corners	177	11	6	116	78	194
Players used	32	26	13	29	29	33
Offsides	91	2	1	41	53	94
Fouls suffered	537	22	17	285	291	576
Fouls committed	484	19	16	255	264	519
Yellow cards	67	2	5	28	46	74
Red cards	4	0	1	3	2	5
Average possession	48.97%	21.0%	60.0%	50.0%	44.11%	47.05%
Winning rate	41.18%	66.67%	0.0%	42.11%	42.11%	42.11%

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

As of 20 August 2018

Rank	Position	Name	Liga I	Cupa României	Cupa Ligii	Total
1	FW	Tha'er Bawab	9	-	-	9
2	MF	Nuno Rocha	8	-	-	8
3	MF	Pablo Brandán	4	-	-	4
4	MF	Ionuț Tîrnăcop	3	-	-	3
	MF	Alexandru Băluță	2	1	-	3
	FW	Costin Curelea	3	-	-	3
	FW	Andrei Hergheligiu	3	-	-	3
8	MF	Alexandru Mateiu	1	1	-	2
8	MF	Viorel Ferfelea	1	1	-	2
10	FW	Andrei Ivan	1	-	-	1
	DF	Nicușor Bancu	1	-	-	1
	DF	Bogdan Vătăjelu	1	-	-	1
	DF	Madson	1	-	-	1
Total			38	3	0	41

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Goal minutes

As of 14 August 2018

	1'–15'	16'–30'	31'–HT	46'–60'	61'–75'	76'–FT	Extra time	Forfeit
Goals	3	8	8	8	8	8	1	0
Percentage	6.82%	18.18%	18.18%	18.18%	18.18%	18.18%	2.27%	%

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

As of 20 August 2018

Rank	Name	Liga I	Cupa României	Cupa Ligii	Total	Games played
1	Cristian Bălgrădean	13	-	-	13	29
2	Bojan Brać	-	-	-	0	5
	Ionuț Irimia	-	-	-	0	1
	Cătălin Straton	-	-	-	0	3
Total		13	0	0	13	38

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

As of 20 August 2018

N	P	Nat.	Name	Liga I			Cupa României			Cupa Ligii			Total			Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name													Notes
28	DF		Madson	11	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	12	-	-
14	MF		Pablo Brandán	6	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	7	2	1
6	DF		Kay	4	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	-	1
5	DF		Bogdan Vătăjelu	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
13	MF		Alexandru Băluță	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
8	MF		Alexandru Mateiu	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	-	-
15	MF		Nuno Rocha	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
34	GK		Cristian Bălgrădean	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
4	DF		Cosmin Frăsinescu	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-
11	FW		Tha'er Bawab	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
24	MF		Ionuț Tîrnăcop	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
2	DF		Sebastian Achim	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
18	DF		Ovidiu Dănănae	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	-
30	MF		Silviu Izvoranu	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
4	FW		Costin Curelea	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
27	DF		Nicușor Bancu	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
40	MF		Dacian Varga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
1	GK		Bojan Brać	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
3	DF		Stephane Acka	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Total				67	2	2	3	0	0	5	1	0	75	3	2

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Competitive matches

Attendances

As of 14 August 2018

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Liga I	17	97,000	5,705	14,000	1,000
Cupa României	2	28,500	14,250	25,000	3,500
Cupa Ligii	0	0	0	0	0
Total	19	125,500	6,605	25,000	1,000

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Competitive matches

References

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"Universitatea has launched the kit for the 2014–15 season". Universitatea Craiova. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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"CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență!". Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
"U. Cluj a scapat de faliment!!". Sport.ro. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
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"FC Dinamo, în INSOLVENȚĂ. Tribunalul București a admis cererea societății care administrează clubul". 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
"Rapid a scapat de faliment!". Hot News. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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[table_note_CFR0.32351592663839-9] CFR Cluj were initially deducted 24 points due to financial reasons,[5] but the decision was adjourned by Court of Arbitration for Sport until the conclusion of the insolvency proceedings.[6] CFR Cluj were not eligible to play in Europe as they did not obtain an UEFA license[7] because they filed for insolvency.[8]

[table_hth_AST0.32351592663839-10] CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.32351592663839-12] The Romanian Cup finalist Universitatea Cluj filed for insolvency, and the other one is Steaua București, so the European spot meant for cup winner will be filled up by the 3rd eligible team from the Liga I and the spot for the third-placed team will be given to the 4th eligible team from the Liga I.[9]

[table_note_BRA0.32351592663839-18] Teams who have not been given a UEFA license (Brașov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CFR Cluj, Concordia Chiajna, Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid București and Universitatea Cluj) were not eligible to play in European competitions.[7] Petrolul Ploiești,[10] Dinamo București,[11] Rapid București,[12] FC Brașov,[13] Universitatea Cluj[9] and CFR Cluj[8] were not eligible to play in Europe because they filed for insolvency and Universitatea Craiova was not eligible because it was affiliated in 2013.[14]

[1] "Universitatea will play in Joma kits in the upcoming season". Universitatea Craiova. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[2] "Universitatea has launched the kit for the 2014–15 season". Universitatea Craiova. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[3] "We end the season with the lion crest at home and the stripped crest away". Maxima Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[League_schedule-4] "Livetext from LPF: We start the season against Rapid and Steaua". maximasport.ro. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[5] "Romanian club Cluj deducted 24 points due to spiralling £15m debt crisis This article is more than 5 yea". The Guardian. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[6] "Decizia Tribunalului de Arbitraj Sportiv în cazul CFR Cluj" (in Romanian). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

[licenses-7] "SANCȚIUNILE DICTATE DE COMISIA DE LICENȚIERE – INSTANȚA DE FOND" (in Romanian). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[CFR_Cluj_a_intrat_în_insolvență!-8] "CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență!". Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

[U._Cluj_a_scapat_de_faliment!!-11] "U. Cluj a scapat de faliment!!". Sport.ro. Retrieved 2015-03-26.

[13] "FC Petrolul: Insolvența, un nou început, nicidecum finalul!". 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

[14] "FC Dinamo, în INSOLVENȚĂ. Tribunalul București a admis cererea societății care administrează clubul". 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[15] "Rapid a scapat de faliment!". Hot News. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

[16] "Tribunalul Brașov a deschis procedura de insolvență a FC Brașov!". Mediafax. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

[17] "UEFA i-a interzis clubului CS U Craiova să evolueze în cupele europene în sezonul următor!". TVR. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

[Round_of_32-19] "We are through to the Round of 16". maximasport.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[Round_of_16-20] "A sad victory". maximasport.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season

Previous season positions

Kit

Players

Squad information

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Income

Net Totals

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Liga I

Liga I table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Cupa României

Cupa Ligii

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Goal minutes

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Attendances

See also

References