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This article is about the club regarded by LPF, a Romanian football governing body, to be the successor of the original Universitatea Craiova. For the other team which claims the Universitatea Craiova record, see FC U Craiova 1948. For other uses, see Universitatea Craiova.

Universitatea Craiova
Full nameU Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv SA[note 1]
Short nameU Craiova
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
GroundIon Oblemenco
Capacity30,983
OwnersAdrian Andrici (85%)
Mihai Rotaru (10%)
Laviniu Beze (5%)
ChairmanSorin Cârțu
ManagerLaurențiu Reghecampf
LeagueLiga I
2020–21Liga I, 3rd of 14
Websitehttp://www.ucv1948.ro/
Current season

U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (Romanian pronunciation: [universiˈtate̯a kraˈjova]), U Craiova, or CS U Craiova, is a Romanian 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 initially founded in 1948 as a football section for the CSU Craiova sports club of which it was part of until 1991,[3] when its berth in the league championship was taken by FC U Craiova following a privatisation scheme. Between 1948 and 1991, Universitatea had won four national titles and five national cups. In the next two decades however, FC U was reorganised several times and disaffiliated, which led to it being retroactively deemed an unofficial successor to the old entity. In 2013, the sports club refounded its football department,[4] which asserts the history and trophies of the original Universitatea Craiova. They have in truth been backed up by some court orders and the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, but the record remains subject of legal dispute with the also reestablished FC U team and uncertainty persists.[5][note 2] In 2018, "the White and Blues" won the Cupa României, representing their first trophy following refoundation, and in 2021 won their first Supercupa României.

On the European stage, Universitatea Craiova's best performances are reaching the semi-finals of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup and 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. They hold several rivalries, the most notable being the one with Dinamo București.

History

Founding (2013–present)

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[10]
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,[11] but the decision was attacked in court.[12] 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.[13] CS U claimed that it owns all of the Universitatea honours,[14] 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[15] and reaffirmed by LPF in November 2017.[6] Therefore, CS Universitatea Craiova is the rightful owner of the brand and records—excepting the 1992–93 Cupa României, claimed[8] but not officially part of CS U's honours.[16]

On 14 August 2013, CS Universitatea Craiova was provisionally affiliated to the Romanian Football Federation, following complications with licensing file.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20][21] 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.[22] 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 on home ground.[23]

Two years later on 3 August 2020, also in a home ground game against CFR Cluj, Universitatea Craiova came close to winning its first national league since the 1990–91 season. Dan Nistor opened the scoring for Craiova in the eleventh minute, but their title contenders turned the game around and won the final fixture of the season 3–1, thus becoming champions for the third consecutive year.[24]

Grounds

Main articles: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967), Stadionul Extensiv, and Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967)

The new Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.

Ion Oblemenco Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Craiova, and was originally named Central Stadium. It was used mostly for football matches and would hold up to 25,252 people before it was demolished. The stadium was opened on 29 October 1967, with the national teams of Romania and Poland drawing after scoring two goals each.

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 semi-final 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, and in 2015 was entirely demolished.

The new Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Ion Oblemenco Stadium, interior view.

The new Ion Oblemenco Stadium, with a capacity of 30,929 seats, was inaugurated on 10 November 2017 with a friendly match between Universitatea Craiova and Czech club Slavia Prague.[25]

Support

Craiova fans choreography.

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 after Steaua București/FCSB and Dinamo București, as shown in a 2016 survey.[26]

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 and Utopia from Peluza Nord chose to support CS Universitatea Craiova,[27] while Praetoria and Ultras 2004 from Peluza Sud 97 chose FC U Craiova. Later in 2017, Ultras Craiova 2004 left FC U and decided to remain neutral.[28]

After some time, giving the fact that CS Universitatea Craiova acquired most of the records many new groups were founded in Peluza Nord Craiova: North Lions,[29] Vechiul Spirit Ultras, Nord Oltenia, Gruppo Sibiu, Gruppo Capitala, Ponsiona and UNU MAI UNIT.

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.[30] 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.[31]

Rivalries

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.[32][33]

Știința also has less intense rivalries with the other two important clubs from the capital, Steaua București/FCSB and Rapid București. Throughout time the club had local competition with sides such as Extensiv Craiova and, from 2013, FC U Craiova, the aforementioned 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.[34]

Honours

Note: As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won between 1948 and 1991 to this entity.[6][7] The ownership of these honours is disputed with FC U Craiova 1948, which acted as the continuation of Universitatea Craiova after the sports club dissolved its football section in 1991.[35] Another court order from 2018 suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the original honours.[9]

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

Players

First team squad

As of 24 September 2021[36][37]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU David Lazar
2 DF Romania ROU Paul Papp
4 DF Romania ROU Mihai Bălașa
5 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu
6 MF Romania ROU Vladimir Screciu
7 FW Romania ROU Mihai Roman
8 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mateiu (Vice-captain)
9 FW Romania ROU Andrei Ivan
10 MF Romania ROU Ionuț Vînă
11 DF Romania ROU Nicușor Bancu (Captain)
13 GK Italy ITA Mirko Pigliacelli
14 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Crețu
15 MF France FRA Lyes Houri (on loan from Fehérvár)
16 MF Romania ROU Dan Nistor (3rd captain)
17 MF Romania ROU Ștefan Baiaram
18 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Vlădoiu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvir Koljić
20 FW Romania ROU Jovan Marković
21 MF Switzerland SUI Matteo Fedele
22 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Vagenin
23 DF Romania ROU Marius Constantin
24 MF Croatia CRO Ante Roguljić
25 DF Romania ROU Valerică Găman
26 MF Bulgaria BUL Antoni Ivanov
28 MF Romania ROU George Cîmpanu
29 DF France FRA Antoine Conte
31 GK Moldova MDA Denis Rusu
33 MF Romania ROU Mihai Căpățînă
36 FW Romania ROU Marian Danciu
39 DF Romania ROU Ionuț Mitran
88 FW Romania ROU Atanas Trică

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Romania ROU Laurențiu Popescu (to Politehnica Iași)
24 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Mărieș (to Politehnica Iași)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Romania ROU Vasile Constantin (to Brașov)
— DF Romania ROU Florin Borța (to Concordia Chiajna)

Club officials

Records and statistics

European cups all-time statistics

Main article: CS Universitatea Craiova in European football
As of August 2017
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 3 10 3 2 5 12 14 −2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup  3 10 4 2 4 19 15 +4
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 10 42 20 6 16 27 39 −12
Total 16 62 27 10 25 58 68 −10

League history

Notable former players

Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Jordan

Universitatea Craiova players at final tournaments

2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Cape Verde Cape Verde – Kay
Cape Verde Cape Verde – Nuno Rocha

Notable former managers

Romania

Notes

  1. ^ The club adopted its current name in 2018,[1] however the following year it formally requested to instead use the "Universitatea Craiova" trademark in all competitions it participates in.[2]
  2. ^ As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won between 1948 and 1991 to the CS U entity.[6][7] FC U's only major trophy would be the 1992–93 Cupa României, although it is also claimed by the former.[8] Another court order from 2018 suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the original honours.[9]

References

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  2. ^ "Deciziile Comitetului Executiv din 3 iulie 2019" [The Executive Committee's decisions on 3 July 2019] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Istoric" [History] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Primarul Craiovei prezintă noua echipă de fotbal CS Universitatea" [Craiova's mayor presents the new CS Universitatea football team]. Adevărul. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ^ Buzărin, Alin (14 May 2020). "Ce înseamnă promovarea lui FC U Craiova în Liga a 2-a?" [What does FC U Craiova's promotion to the League 2 mean?]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2020. This step forward of FC U will ignite the identity flame in Bănie. It always burned, and CS Universitatea, the League 1 team, always felt its flicker, even when Mititelu's side was struggling in the Fourth League.
  6. ^ a b c "Informare cu privire la palmaresul CS U Craiova" [Information about the records of CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Profile: Clubul Sportiv U Craiova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Marcel Popescu vrea Cupa la Craiova după 25 de ani: "În faza 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.
  9. ^ a b "S-a întors circul în Bănie! Șefii lui CS U Craiova râd de rivala FC U 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. ^ "Olguţa Vasilescu: CS U Craiova are deja antrenor, 22 de jucători şi buget de 1,5 milioane de euro". Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Palmares" (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Lovitură grea pentru Mititelu. Decizia luată joi de Justiţie" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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  17. ^ "CSU Craiova e încă în aer. Nu a fost afiliată de FRF!" (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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  19. ^ "CSU Craiova a promovat în Liga 1" [CSU Craiova promoted to Liga 1] (in Romanian). Digi24. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ^ "U Craiova 0–1 Milan". UEFA.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ^ "PSV out as third qualifying round concludes". UEFA.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinicius. Ardelenii revin spectaculos, câștigă al treilea titlu consecutiv și se pregătesc de preliminariile Champions League" [Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinícius. Ardelenii turn the game around in a spectacular manner, win their third consecutive title and prepare for the Champions League qualifiers] (in Romanian). ProSport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Inaugurare SF pentru OZN-ul Craiovei" [Incredible opening for Craiova's UFO] (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ "North Lions" (in Romanian). Craiova-Maxima.ro. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ "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.
  32. ^ "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.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ "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. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference club_entities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. ^ "Echipa" [Squad] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  37. ^ "UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  38. ^ "Surpriză uriaşă. Mihai Rotaru nu mai este acţionar majoritar la Craiova. Ce milionar deţine clubul în acte şi datoriile uriaşe pe care le are echipa" [Huge surprise. Mihai Rotaru is no longer the majority shareholder of Craiova. What millionaire owns the club and the huge debt that the team has] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport]. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  39. ^ Board of directors
  40. ^ Technical staff
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