CFR Cluj

Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club team in 1911.

CFR was founded in 1907, when the city of Cluj-Napoca (then Kolozsvár) was part of Austria-Hungary, 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 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.

Chart of yearly table positions of CFR in the national leagues.

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 Constantin Rădulescu. Rădulescu was originally from southern Romania, but he grew to manhood in the atmosphere of Transylvania. Before coaching, he had played for CFR and another well-known local team, Universitatea Cluj (or U 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; although there was a 1-0 win to Politehnica Iași, there were 2 losses to Steaua București (1–3) and Dinamo București (0–2). These and other drefeats were a factor in the team's supposed 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 averted 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, overturned 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.

During the 1977–78 season, CFR attempted to make a comeback. However, the team finished 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 Piroska, Cristian Coroian, and Alin Minteuan.

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 including Cătălin Bozdog, Adrian Anca, Cristian Turcu, and Sabin Pîglișan. With these players and others, CFR entered 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 during which Pászkány accused several referees of corruption. The affair plagued the team and resulted in the dismissal of head coach GH. Cioceri. CFR lost several consecutive games before the scandal subsided. After the winter break, Cioceri was replaced by Aurel Șunda. 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 in second place, one point behind the Jiul Petroșani in first. But when Jiul was held to a draw by Gaz Metan Mediaș, and CFR won their last match 3–0, CFR advanced to the top of the 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, avoiding relegation.

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 Sablé scored 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 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 scored 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.

CFR Cluj's players at the Stamford Bridge in December, 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 was not 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.[8] 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.[9] In their opening game, CFR caused a shock by beating Roma in the Italian capital, 2–1,[10] with Argentine Juan Culio scoring the brace. Expectations were further exceeded by holding the previous season's finalists Chelsea to a 0–0 draw.[11]

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 thus they played against Unirea Urziceni (the Liga I champions that season) in the Supercupa Romaniei. CFR became the first club not from Bucharest to claim the trophy in 2009.

In the 2009–10 season, the team won 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. 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 number of votes online and highest per match rating respectively.[12] The 2010–11 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to captain Ricardo Cadu and the 2011–2012 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to goalkeeper Beto Pimparel.

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.

Dan Petrescu led the club to the 2017–18 and 2019–20 league titles. He also briefly managed them for the final games of the 2018–19 Liga I, which CFR also won.

CFR Cluj began the 2014–15 season well, but financial difficulties led to insolvency which subsequently started a period of poor performances.[13] After failing to fully remunerate five former club players, the Romanian Football Federation decided to deduct 24 points from CFR, which placed them on the last position in Liga I. Many players left the club as a result and Ceferiștii challenged the Federation's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In May 2015 the Court ruled in their favour, restoring the deducted points, which helped the team secure a third-place finish in the league championship. CFR Cluj won the 2016 Cupa României final played against Dinamo București after penalty shootouts,[14] being their first trophy since 2012.

During early 2017, it was reported that businessman Marian Băgăcean purchased 62% stake in the club.[2] On 30 May that year, after finishing the 2016–17 Liga I campaign on the 4th place, CFR Cluj finally got out of insolvency and was again able to participate in European competitions starting with the 2018–19 season.[15] In June 2017, Dan Petrescu replaced Vasile Miriuță as the head coach of the team, with the goal of a European cup return and an ambitious transfer campaign to support it.[16]

On 20 May 2018, "the Railwaymen" won 1–0 over defending champions Viitorul Constanța and clinched their fourth Liga I title as they finished one point above FCSB in the table.[17] CFR also came victorious in the subsequent 2018 Supercupa României played against Universitatea Craiova, this time under the management of coach Edward Iordănescu.[18] However, Iordănescu was replaced after just three games and Toni Conceição was brought back for his third term as a manager. The club's European campaign was cut short after Luxembourgish side F91 Dudelange won the UEFA Europa League play-off round 5–2 on aggregate; due to Dudelange's apparent underdog status, daily newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor regarded CFR's elimination as "the biggest shame in the history of Romanian football".[19]

In May 2019, again under the management of Dan Petrescu, "The Railwayman" earned their fifth Liga I title. Unlike the previous year, the club had a fruitful run in European competitions. After getting past Astana and Maccabi Tel Aviv, CFR Cluj defeated Scottish team Celtic in the Champions League third qualifying round. In the play-off they met Slavia Prague, but lost both matches 0–1 and were sent to the Europa League group stages. There, CFR were drawn against Lazio, Rennes and again Celtic. They finished second behind the latter and earned a total of twelve points in the group, a Romanian record in European competitions. In the round of 32, CFR was eliminated by Sevilla on the away goals rule after two draws—The Spaniards went on to win the final 3–2 against Inter Milan, on 21 August 2020. On 3 August, CFR Cluj won the third consecutive title and sixth overall, after a final fixture win over rivals Universitatea Craiova.[20]

CFR started the 2020-21 Champions League season by beating Maltese side Floriana. They were then eliminated by Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb at home in a penalty shoot-out. Dropping down to the Europa League, they made it to the group stage after defeating Scandinavian sides Djurgårdens IF and Kuopion Palloseura. Drawn with AS Roma, BSC Young Boys, and CSKA Sofia in Group A, they finished third and were eliminated.

In late 2020, Edward Iordănescu became once again coach of the club after the departure of Dan Petrescu.

CFR fans at a home game in 2010

CFR Cluj has a fierce rivalry with their local opponents Universitatea Cluj.[22] According to journalist Răzvan Toma, the first match between the two teams was played on 13 October 1920, when CFR thrashed Universitatea 8–0 on a field based in the Central Park.[23] History and statistics website Romanian Soccer regards a 1–3 loss of CFR–which had just merged with Ferar Cluj–on 7 December 1947 as the first Liga I meeting between the two teams.[24]

In 2019, Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal's website referred to a match between FCSB—formerly FC Steaua București—and CFR Cluj as "the Romanian Derby",[25] a name generally used for the meetings between the former club and their cross-town rivals Dinamo București. This stems from the fact that after the 2000s CFR and FCSB were at many times part of the main contenders for the league championship, and in the late 2010s the rivalry exacerbated further while Dinamo lost its power status. CFR and FCSB have met each other over 50 times in the first division.[25]

Ceferiștii also hold milder rivalries with Dinamo București, Rapid București, Universitatea Craiova, and Politehnica Timișoara.

• Liga I
  • Winners (6): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• 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 (1): 1987–88

• Cupa României
  • Winners (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (1): 2012–13
• Supercupa României
  • Winners (3): 2009, 2010, 2018
  • Runners-up (3): 2012, 2016, 2019

• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2005 (Joint Runner-up)

As of 24 January 2021[26][27]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ROU Rareș Murariu (on loan from ASU Politehnica) 3 DF  ROU Andrei Burcă 4 DF  ROU Cristian Manea 5 MF  BRA Soares 6 MF  POR Luís Aurélio 7 MF  ROU Adrian Păun 9 FW  FRA Billel Omrani 10 MF  ROU Ciprian Deac (Vice-captain) 11 MF  FRA Michaël Pereira 12 GK  POL Grzegorz Sandomierski 13 DF  ROU Denis Ciobotariu 14 DF  ROU Iasmin Latovlevici 15 DF  TUN Syam Ben Youssef 16 DF  BIH Mateo Sušić

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ROU Valentin Costache 22 FW  CRO Gabriel Debeljuh 23 MF  ROU Raul Haiduc 27 MF  ROU Alexandru Chipciu 28 MF  ROU Ovidiu Hoban 34 GK  ROU Cristian Bălgrădean 45 DF  ROU Mário Camora (Captain) 55 DF  BRA Paulo Vinícius 92 DF  COD Mike Cestor 94 MF  ROU Cătălin Itu 96 MF  ROU Dodi Joca 98 FW  ROU Nicolae Carnat 99 FW  VEN Mario Rondón

As of 15 January 2021[28]

List of under-21s and academy players with senior squad numbers

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 62 DF  ROU David Milchiș 71 MF  ROU Alexandru Bucică 75 MF  ROU Mihai Gîdea 81 DF  ROU Timotei Rusu 86 DF  ROU Gheorghe Tomșa

No. Pos. Nation Player 88 DF  ROU Davide Popșa 90 MF  ROU Tudor Lucaci 91 FW  ROU Bogdan Sucitu 93 GK  ROU Bogdan Checicheș 95 MF  ROU Alex Militaru

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ROU Sebastian Mailat (to Voluntari) 31 MF  ROU Alexandru Ioniță (to Astra Giurgiu) 33 DF  ROU Mihai Butean (to Gaz Metan Mediaș) 74 GK  ROU Ionuț Rus (to Hermannstadt) 89 GK  ROU Otto Hindrich (to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) 97 MF  ROU Alin Fică (to Rapid București)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ROU Rareș Ispas (to Comuna Recea) — DF  ROU Alex Pașcanu (to Ponferradina) — MF  ROU Răzvan Andronic (to Academica Clinceni) — MF  ROU Claudiu Petrila (to Sepsi OSK) — FW  ROU Cătălin Golofca (to Sepsi OSK)

as of 28 November 2020

• Biggest 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: Camora (260)
• Player with most goals in Liga I: Mihai Adam (47)
• Biggest European home win: CFR Cluj 5–0 Alashkert (16 August 2018, UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round second leg)
• Biggest European away win: Vėtra 1–4 CFR Cluj (26 June 2005, UEFA Intertoto Cup First round second leg)
• Biggest European home defeat: CFR Cluj 0–4 Bayern Munich (19 October 2010, UEFA Champions League group stage)
• Biggest European away defeat: A.S. Roma 5–0 CFR Cluj (5 November 2020, UEFA Europa League group stage)

• Since the 2012–13 season, CFR Cluj holds the record for most points scored by a Romanian team in the UEFA Champions League group stages, with 10 points, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
• CFR Cluj also holds the record for most points scored by a Romanian team in the UEFA Europa League group stages, with 12 points, having recorded 4 wins and 2 losses in the 2019–20 season

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

Season	League									Cup	European Cup		Other		Top Goalscorer(s)		Notes	Name[31]
	Division	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts						Name	Goals
Hungarian Football Championship[32][33]																		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[34]	–
1910–11	Ch. Tr.	1st[35]	4	3	0	1	11	6	6	–								Kolozsvári Torna Club (KTC)
1911–12		3rd	6	1	0	5			2	–
1912–13		1st[36]	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[37]																		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[32]																		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[37]																		CFR Cluj
1945–46	District	3rd								–
1946–47	Div C	1st	16	15	1	0	56	5	31	–
1947–48	Div B	15th[38]	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	26	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	R32
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[39]	W			League Cup	QF	Cristian López	13
			14	6	4	4	25	13	36[40]				Supercup	F
2016–17		4th	26	14	7	5	42	23	43[41]	QF			League Cup	QF	Cristian Bud	11
			10	3	2	5	8	14	33[42]
2017–18		1st	26	18	5	3	42	13	59	R32			Supercup	W	Emmanuel Culio	8
			10	5	5	0	12	6	50[43]
2018–19		1st	26	15	9	2	39	16	54	SF	UCL	2R			George Țucudean	18
			10	7	2	1	15	4	50[44]		UEL	PO