| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Dan Petrescu |
| Stadium | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium |
| Liga I | 13th |
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round |
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off round |
| Supercupa României | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Matei Ilie Virgiliu Postolachi (2 each) All: Alin Fică Sheriff Sinyan Matei Ilie Virgiliu Postolachi (2 each) |
The 2025-26 season is the 118th season in the history of CFR Cluj, and the club's 22nd consecutive season in Liga I. In addition to the domestic league, the team will participate in the Cupa României, Supercupa României and the UEFA Europa League.
Summary
[edit]July
[edit]Cluj began their season with a 2–1 loss to FCSB in the Supercupa României on 5 July. Alin Fică had equalised but FCSB scored the winner in added time.[1] On 10 July, Cluj drew 0–0 with Paks in the first leg of the first qualifying round to the Europa League.[2] On 13 July, Cluj won 2–1 against Unirea Slobozia after their new signing Daniel Dumbrăvanu scored the winner in added time.[3] On 17 July, Cluj defeated Paks 3–0 in the second leg to advance to the second qualifying round. [4] On 20 July, Cluj were held to a 1–1 draw by Rapid, despite a goal from Postolachi in the first half to take the lead. [5] On 24 July, Cluj draw 0–0 with Lugano in the first leg of the second qualifying round in Switzerland.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Marko Gjorgjievski
|
Sileks
|
Free | 31 May 2025 | [6] |
| MF |  Drilon Islami
|
Prishtina
|
2 June 2025 | [7] | |
| MF |  Karlo Muhar
|
 Al-Orobah
|
Free | 4 June 2025 | [8] |
| MF | Antonio Bosec
|
Slaven Belupo
|
Free | 4 June 2025 | [9] |
| DF |  Daniel Dumbrăvanu
|
 Lucchese
|
19 June 2025 | [10] | |
| FW |  Tudor Cociș
|
Sănătatea
|
Free | 5 June 2025 | [11] |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Daniel Graovac
|
FCSB
|
Free agent | 1 July 2025 | [12] |
| DF | Luka Juričić
|
FK Borac Banja Luka
|
7 July 2025 | [13] | |
| FW |  Peter Michael
|
 Ironi Tiberias
|
7 July 2025 | [14] |
Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 23 June 2025 Friendly | CFR Cluj | 4–2 | Slovan Bratislava | Austria |
|
Report | Stadium: DANA Arena Windischgarsten |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | CFR Cluj | 3–0 | SK Dynamo České Budějovice | Austria |
|
Report | Stadium: Lehner Arena Sierning |
| 30 June 2025 Friendly | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Debreceni VSC | Austria |
| Report |
Competitions
[edit]Overall Record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Liga I | 13 July 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| Cupa României | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Europa League | 10 July 2025 | First qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 | |||
Last updated: 17 July 2025
Source: Soccerway
Liga I
[edit]Regular season
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | Advances to Play-out |
| 12 | FCSB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | |
| 13 | CFR Cluj | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 15 | Metaloglobus București | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
Matches
[edit]Match schedule [15]
| 13 July 2024 1 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 | Unirea Slobozia | Cluj-Napoca |
| 19:30 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Cristian Moldoveanu |
| 20 July 2025 2 | Rapid Bucureşti | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Giulești, Bucharest |
| 19:30 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Rapid-Giulești Stadium Attendance: 11,837 Referee: István Kovács |
| 27 July 2025 3 | CFR Cluj | 0–2 | FC Argeș | Cluj-Napoca |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 2,884 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
| 2 August 2025 4 | CFR Cluj | 2–3 | CSU Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
| 21:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Referee: Rareș Vidican |
| 9 August 2025 5 | Csíkszereda | v | CFR Cluj |
| 16 August 2025 6 | CFR Cluj | 3-3 | FC Botoșani | Cluj-Napoca |
| Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium |
Supercupa României
[edit]| 5 July 2025 Final | FCSB | 2–1 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Steaua Stadium Attendance: 20,133 Referee: Marian Barbu |
Europa League
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]| 10 July 2025 First leg |  Paksi FC | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Paks, Hungary |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Pavle Ilić |
| 17 July 2025 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 3–0 (3–0 agg.) | Paksi FC | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasio |
Second qualifying round
[edit]| 24 July 2025 First leg |  Lugano | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Thun, Switzerland |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 941 Referee: Darren England |
| 31 July 2025 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 agg.) | Lugano | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 20:30 |
|
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 8,564 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
Third qualifying round
[edit]| 7 August 2025 First leg | CFR Cluj | 1–2 |  Braga | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 19:30 |
|
|
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Elchin Masiyev |
| 14 August 2025 Second leg | Braga | 2-0 (4-1 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Braga, Portugal |
|
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
Conference League
[edit]Play-off round
[edit]| 21 August 2025 First leg |  Häcken | 7-2 | CFR Cluj | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Stadium: Bravida Arena |
| 28 August 2025 Second leg | Häcken | v | CFR Cluj |
References
[edit]- ^ "FCSB – CFR Cluj 2–1 » Gol în minutul 90+2 și roș-albaștrii au câștigat Supercupa României!". Digi Sport. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Match Overview: Paks vs CFR Cluj". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "CFR Cluj – Unirea Slobozia 2–1 » Ardelenii s-au impus cu mari emoții. Final controversat în Gruia!". Digi Sport. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "CFR Cluj – Paksi 3–0 » Ardelenii s-au calificat în turul doi din Europa League! Meci încrâncenat în Gruia". Digi Sport. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Rapid – CFR Cluj 1–1 » Remiză spectaculoasă în Giulești, în derby-ul feroviar". Digi Sport. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "1. MFL top scorer Marko Gjorgjievski signs for CFR Cluj". MacedonianFootball.com. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Bun venit, Drilon Islami!". CFR 1907 Cluj. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Oficial: Karlo Muhar a semnat cu CFR Cluj!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Antonio Bosec, al treilea transfer la CFR Cluj". Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Bun venit, Daniel Dumbrăvanu!". CFR 1907 Cluj. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Tudor Cociș, de la Sănătatea Cluj, la CFR Cluj!". Monitorul Express. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "FCSB, transfer bombă de la CFR".
- ^ "Luka Juricic Completes Permanent Transfer from CFR Cluj to Borac Banja Luka". Tikitaka.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Peter Michael a fost cumpărat definitiv de Ironi Tiberias". GSP.ro. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "CFR Cluj Fixtures – 2025–26 Liga I". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2025.