2023–24 AFC Chindia Târgoviște season

AFC Chindia Târgoviște 2023–24 football season

AFC Chindia Târgoviște
2023–24 season
Stadium	Stadionul Eugen Popescu
Liga II	8th
Cupa României	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Moldoveanu (6) All: Robert Moldoveanu (6)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is AFC Chindia Târgoviște's 14th season in existence and first one back in the Liga II. They are also competing in the Cupa României.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 October 2023^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	ROU	Ionuț Anișorac (on loan from UTA Arad)
6	DF	ESP	Christian Rutjens
7	FW	ROU	Octavian Ursu
8	MF	ROU	Răzvan Tache
9	MF	ROU	Alberto Călin (on loan from Universitatea Craiova)
10	FW	ROU	Răzvan Matiș
11	MF	ROU	Luca Manolache (on loan from FCSB)
13	FW	MDA	Maxim Cojocaru
14	MF	ROU	Alex Militaru (on loan from Politehnica Iași)
15	DF	ROU	Cornel Dinu (Vice-captain)
17	FW	ROU	Robert Moldoveanu
19	FW	CRO	Ante Živković
20	DF	ROU	Alexandru Gîţ
23	MF	ROU	Vlad Prejmerean (Captain)
24	DF	ITA	Roberto Romeo
28	MF	ROU	Ionuț Albu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	GAM	Mustapha Jah (on loan from CFR Cluj)
32	GK	ROU	Iustin Popescu (3rd captain)
36	MF	ROU	Alin Boțogan (on loan from Petrolul Ploiești)
37	DF	ROU	Florin Plămadă
38	FW	ROU	Cătălin Golofca
39	GK	MDA	Dorian Railean
55	MF	CIV	Ricky Gnéba (on loan from CFR Cluj)
58	MF	SUI	Matteo Fedele
66	DF	ROU	Andrei Marc
69	MF	COM	Nasser Chamed
71	MF	MDA	Victor Bogaciuc
77	MF	ROU	Andrei Șerban
88	DF	ROU	Adrian Ioniță
99	GK	ROU	Andres Brînzea
—	MF	ROU	Claudiu Negoescu (on loan from UTA Arad)

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ROU	Iulian Zamfir (to Pucioasa)
—	MF	ROU	Alexandru Petre (to Pucioasa)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ROU	Valentin Ioniță (to Pucioasa)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
GK	Dorian Railean	Unirea Dej	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Maxim Cojocaru	Petrocub	Free	11 August 2023
MF	Victor Bogaciuc	Petrocub		15 August 2023
DF	Christian Rutjens	Foggia	Free	28 August 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Marco Dulca	Released		1 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Chindia Târgoviște

Unirea Slobozia

8 July 2023 Friendly

Chindia Târgoviște

0–1

Unirea Slobozia

Chindia Târgoviște

Ceahlăul

19 July 2023 Friendly

Chindia Târgoviște

1–1

Ceahlăul

Petrolul Ploiești

Chindia Târgoviște

10 September 2023 Friendly

Petrolul Ploiești

2–0

Chindia Târgoviște

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga II	8 August 2023	16 March 2024	Matchday 1	15	5	6	4	20	11	+9	033.33
Cupa României	29 August 2023		Round of 16	4	2	0	2	8	4	+4	050.00
Total				19	7	6	6	28	15	+13	036.84

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Liga II

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
7	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	19	9	4	6	30	17	+13	31	Qualification for Relegation play-out Group A
8	Steaua București	19	7	7	5	37	24	+13	28	Qualification for Relegation play-out Group B
9	Chindia Târgoviște	19	7	7	5	27	14	+13	28	Qualification for Relegation play-out Group B
10	Reșița	19	7	6	6	28	25	+3	27	Qualification for Relegation play-out Group A
11	Metaloglobus București	19	6	8	5	20	22	−2	26	Qualification for Relegation play-out Group A

Source: FRF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: During Season: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored. End of Season: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Goals scored

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Unirea Slobozia (P, C)	10	6	2	2	9	6	+3	60	Promotion to Liga I
2	Corvinul Hunedoara^[a]	10	4	3	3	14	11	+3	52	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round^[b]
3	1599 Șelimbăr^[a]	10	1	6	3	8	12	−4	51^[c]
4	Gloria Buzău (P)	10	4	5	1	12	7	+5	51^[c]	Promotion to Liga I
5	Mioveni (Q)	10	2	4	4	10	11	−1	43	Qualification for play-offs
6	Miercurea Ciuc (Q)	10	2	2	6	9	15	−6	40	Qualification for play-offs

Source: FRF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in the regular season; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference (regular season + play off); 8) Goals scored (regular season + play off); 9) Play-off.^[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Corvinul Hunedoara and 1599 Șelimbăr are ineligible for promotion due to the clubs being owned by comunal departments/entities, all Liga I clubs are required to be privately owned.
^ Corvinul Hunedoara qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as 2023–24 Cupa României winners
^ ^a ^b 1599 Șelimbăr finished ahead of Gloria Buzău on regular season points: 1599 Șelimbăr 42, Gloria Buzău 34

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
15	5	6	4	20	11	+9	21	3	3	2	14	7	+7	2	3	2	6	4	+2

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Chindia Târgoviște v CSA Steaua

8 August 2023 1	Chindia Târgoviște	1–1	CSA Steaua	Târgoviște
21:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

CSM Slatina v Chindia Târgoviște

12 August 2023 2	CSM Slatina	0–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Slatina
12:15				Stadium: Stadionul 1 Mai

Chindia Târgoviște v Gloria Buzău

22 August 2023 3	Chindia Târgoviște	1–1	Gloria Buzău	Târgoviște
19:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Argeș Pitești v Chindia Târgoviște

26 August 2023 4	Argeș Pitești	0–2	Chindia Târgoviște	Mioveni
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc

Chindia Târgoviște v Unirea Slobozia

3 September 2023 5	Chindia Târgoviște	0–1	Unirea Slobozia	Târgoviște
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

CSM Ceahlaul v Chindia Târgoviște

19 September 2023 6	CSM Ceahlaul	1–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Piatra Neamț
17:00				Stadium: Stadionul Ceahlăul

Chindia Târgoviște v CSC Dumbrăvița

23 September 2023 7	Chindia Târgoviște	4–0	CSC Dumbrăvița	Târgoviște
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Csíkszereda v Chindia Târgoviște

30 September 2023 8	Csíkszereda	1–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Miercurea Ciuc
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Municipal

Chindia Târgoviște v AFC Progresul

7 October 2023 9	Chindia Târgoviște	3–0	AFC Progresul	Târgoviște
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Corvinul Hunedoara v Chindia Târgoviște

22 October 2023 10	Corvinul Hunedoara	2–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Hunedoara
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Michael Klein

Chindia Târgoviște v CSM Reșița

28 October 2023 11	Chindia Târgoviște	4–1	CSM Reșița	Târgoviște
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Viitorul Târgu Jiu v Chindia Târgoviște

4 November 2023 12	Viitorul Târgu Jiu	0–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Drobeta-Turnu Severin
11:00				Stadium: Stadionul Municipal

Chindia Târgoviște v Mioveni

9 November 2023 13	Chindia Târgoviște	0–2	Mioveni	Târgoviște
19:30				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Tunari v Chindia Târgoviște

25 November 2023 14	Tunari	0–2	Chindia Târgoviște	Tunari
11:30				Stadium: Stadionul Comunal

Chindia Târgoviște v Concordia Chiajna

3 December 2023 15	Chindia Târgoviște	1–1	Concordia Chiajna	Târgoviște
11:30 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Chindia Târgoviște v Metaloglobus București

24 February 2024 16	Chindia Târgoviște	v	Metaloglobus București	Târgoviște
--:-- EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Cupa României

CS Blejoi v Chindia Târgoviște

16 August 2023 Third round	CS Blejoi	0–5	Chindia Târgoviște	Blejoi
17:30 EEST (UTC+2)			Botogan 3', 35' Blejdea 61', 79' Călin 88'	Stadium: Stadionul Comunal

Phoenix Buziaș v Chindia Târgoviște

29 August 2023 Play-off round	Phoenix Buziaș	0–3	Chindia Târgoviște	Lugoj
17:30 EEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului

Group stage

Corvinul Hunedoara v Chindia Târgoviște

27 September 2023 1	Corvinul Hunedoara	2–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Hunedoara
17:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Michael Klein

Chindia Târgoviște v Petrolul Ploiești

31 October 2023 2	Chindia Târgoviște	0–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Târgoviște
18:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

Chindia Târgoviște v Hermannstadt

7 December 2023 3	Chindia Târgoviște	v	Hermannstadt	Târgoviște
17:00 EET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadionul Eugen Popescu

References

^ "Echipa Seniori" [Senior squad] (in Romanian). Chindia Târgoviște. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "AFC CHINDIA TARGOVISTE" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Regulamentul de Organizare a Activității Fotbalistice" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links

Official website

2023–24 in Romanian football

Club football
Domestic leagues	Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV
Domestic cups	Cupa României (Final) Supercupa României
European	Champions League (Men Women) Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
Other	Summer transfers Winter transfers Foreign players

Club seasons
Liga I	Botoșani CFR Cluj Dinamo Farul FCSB FC U Craiova 1948 Hermannstadt Oțelul Galați Petrolul Politehnica Iași Rapid Sepsi OSK Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Craiova UTA Arad Voluntari
Liga II	1599 Șelimbăr CSM Alexandria Argeș Pitești Brașov Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Chindia Târgoviște Concordia Chiajna Corvinul Hunedoara Csíkszereda CSM Reșița CSM Slatina Dumbrăvița Gloria Buzău Metaloglobus București Mioveni Steaua Tunari Unirea Dej Unirea Slobozia Viitorul Târgu Jiu