2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season

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This page covers all relevant details regarding Universitatea Craiova for all official competitions inside the 2014–15 season.

Universitatea Craiova 2014–15 football season

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[edit]

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: 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[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source

Loans in[edit]

Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source

Out[edit]

Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source

Loans out[edit]

Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

Liga I[edit]

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

Liga I table[edit]

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:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ a b CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ a b c 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Cupa României[edit]

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]

Cupa Ligii[edit]

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

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 8 August 2018

Squad statistics[edit]

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%

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 20 August 2018

Goal minutes[edit]

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% 0%


Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 20 August 2018

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 20 August 2018

Attendances[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]