| Club: | Universitatea Craiova |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Chairman: | Sorin Cârțu |
| Manager: | Corneliu Papură (until 1 September) Victor Piturca (from 1 September until 4 January 2020) Corneliu Papură (from 4 January 2020) |
| Stadium: | Ion Oblemenco |
| League: | Liga I |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Cupa României |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | Europa League |
| Cup2 Result: | Third qualifying round |
| League Topscorer: | Alexandru Cicâldău (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alexandru Cicâldău (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,236 |
| Average Attendance: | 12,286 |
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| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 season was the 44th season in Universitatea Craiova's history, and the 34th in the top-flight of Romanian football. Universitatea Craiova competed in Liga I, the Cupa României and the Europa League.
See main article: 2019–20 Liga I. The Liga I fixture list was announced in July 2019.
See main article: 2019–20 Cupa României. Universitatea Craiova will enter the Cupa României at the Round of 32.
See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. As Universitatea Craiova finished 4th in the 2018–19 Liga I, they entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.
The draw for the first round took place on 18 June. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Azerbaijan 3rd place Sabail.
Universitatea Craiova advanced to the second qualifying round. The draw for the second round took place on 19 June. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Hungarian 4th place Honvéd.
Universitatea Craiova advanced to the third qualifying round. The draw for the third round took place on 22 July. Universitatea Craiova was drawn to play against Greek 3rd place AEK Athens.
Notes:
On 5 August 2019 UEFA banned Universitatea Craiova to attend two home games without fans following the incidents against Honved Budapest in the Second qualifying round of Europa League.In the match against AEK Athens only kids under 14 were allowed
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| Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Home | Away | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 26 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Games won | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Games drawn | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Games lost | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Goals scored | 41 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| Goals conceded | 28 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| Goal difference | +13 | +4 | 0 | +11 | +6 | +17 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Goal by Substitute | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total shots | 252 | 0 | 100 | 188 | 164 | 352 |
| Shots on target | 115 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 65 | 152 |
| Corners | 134 | 0 | 31 | 92 | 73 | 165 |
| Players used | 32 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 34 |
| Offsides | 48 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 29 | 68 |
| Fouls suffered | 433 | 0 | 90 | 269 | 254 | 523 |
| Fouls committed | 443 | 0 | 94 | 277 | 260 | 537 |
| Yellow cards | 70 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning rate | 56,00% | 100% | 33,33% | 66,6% | 41,17% | 54,54% |