Universitatea Cluj
UCL2016- Country
- Romania
- Venue
- Cluj Arena • Cluj-Napoca
- Capacity
- 30,246
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
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UEFA's official club ranking, from the last five seasons in European competitions. It decides the draw pots; it does not measure current form.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Iulian Cristea810′ · 9 apps · 2 CS6.93
Ovidiu Bic750′ · 9 apps · 1 g · 2 CS7.24
Alexandru Chipciu 720′ · 8 apps · 2 CS6.94Issouf Macalou698′ · 9 apps · 2 CS6.81Ștefan Lefter654′ · 8 apps · 2 CS6.88
Dino Mikanovic 651′ · 8 apps · 2 CS6.80
Dan Nistor586′ · 9 apps · 3 a · 2 CS6.96Dorin Codrea577′ · 7 apps · 2 CS6.97Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- Universitatea Cluj
- Short code
- UCL
- Founded
- 2016
- Country
- Romania
- Stadium
- Cluj Arena
- City
- Cluj-Napoca
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Season Cycle
3 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
SuperligaJul 2026 – Mar 2027 · current2026/2027
Europa LeagueJul 2026 – Jan 2027 · current2026/2027
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2026 – Dec 2026 · current2026/2027Season timeline
SuperligaJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Europa Conference LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026SuperligaJul 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025SuperligaJul 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024SuperligaJul 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023SuperligaJul 2014 – May 2015 · finished2014/2015SuperligaJul 2013 – May 2014 · finished2013/2014SuperligaJul 2012 – Jul 2013 · finished2012/2013SuperligaJul 2011 – May 2012 · finished2011/2012SuperligaJul 2010 – May 2011 · finished2010/2011Goalkeepers
5
Defenders
10
Midfielders
6
Forwards
8
Transfers
13
Noah LoosliVfL Bochum 1848 → 29 Aug 2026free / n/aVlad RafailaFarul Constanța → 27 Aug 2026free / n/aLuca Szimionaș26 Aug 2026free / n/aFriday AdamsBotoşani → 1 Jul 2026free / n/a
Marius ȘtefănescuTBC → 1 Jul 2026free / n/a
Jug StanojevKairat → 30 Jan 2026free / n/a
Oucasse MendyLa Louvière → 20 Jan 2026free / n/aDino MikanovicGorica → 1 Aug 2025free / n/aȘtefan LefterCorvinul Hunedoara → 1 Jan 2025€100kIulian CristeaRapid Bucuresti → 1 Jul 2024free / n/aDorin CodreaConcordia Chiajna → 1 Jul 2024free / n/aOvidiu BicUniversitatea Craiova → 1 Jul 2022free / n/aAlexandru ChipciuCFR Cluj → 1 Jul 2022free / n/aHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
5Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Superliga 2026/2027- Played
- 9
- Wins
- 5 (H 4 · A 1) · 56%
- Draws
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Losses
- 4 (H 1 · A 3)
- Goals scored
- 14 (H 11 · A 3) · 1.56/match
- Goals conceded
- 13 (H 6 · A 7) · 1.44/match
- Clean sheets
- 2 · 22%
- Both teams scored
- 56%
- Failed to score
- 22%
- Possession (avg)
- 56%
- Shots / match
- 15.2
- Corners / match
- 4.9
- Attacks / match
- 108.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 57.8
- Offsides / match
- 1.6
- Fouls / match
- 11.0
- Tackles / match
- 16.0
- Yellow cards
- 19
- Red cards
- 1
- Average rating
- 6.86
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Neofytos Michail · 7.54
Season statistics
Europa League 2026/2027- Played
- 2
- Wins
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0%
- Draws
- 2 (H 1 · A 1)
- Losses
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Goals scored
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0/match
- Goals conceded
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0/match
- Clean sheets
- 2 · 100%
- Both teams scored
- 0%
- Failed to score
- 100%
- Possession (avg)
- 40%
- Shots / match
- 7.0
- Corners / match
- 5.0
- Attacks / match
- 96.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 50.5
- Offsides / match
- 1.5
- Fouls / match
- 13.5
- Yellow cards
- 4
- Average rating
- 6.49
- Season's best rated
- Adams Friday · 6.5
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #239 right now with 66.6 points. The 181 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Rankings
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Every ranking the club appears in, as the provider carries it.
Romanian Superliga · Regular Season
currentRound 1 · 2026-07-17
Round 2 · 2026-07-24
Round 3 · 2026-07-31
Round 4 · 2026-08-07
Round 5 · 2026-08-14
Round 6 · 2026-08-21
Round 7 · 2026-08-28
Round 8 · 2026-09-04
Round 9 · 2026-09-11
Round 10 · 2026-09-18
Round 11 · 2026-10-09
Round 12 · 2026-10-17
Round 13 · 2026-10-24
Round 14 · 2026-10-31
Round 15 · 2026-11-07
Round 16 · 2026-11-21
Round 17 · 2026-11-28
Round 18 · 2026-12-05
Round 19 · 2026-12-12
Round 20 · 2026-12-19
Round 21 · 2027-01-16
Round 22 · 2027-01-23
Round 23 · 2027-01-30
Round 24 · 2027-02-06
Round 25 · 2027-02-10
Round 26 · 2027-02-13
Round 27 · 2027-02-20
Round 28 · 2027-02-27
Round 29 · 2027-03-06
Round 30 · 2027-03-13
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