2020–21 CFR Cluj season explained

Club:CFR Cluj
Season:2020–21
Chairman:Marian Băgăcean
Manager:Dan Petrescu

Marius Bilașco (interim)

Edward Iordănescu
Stadium:Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
League:Liga I
League Result:Champions
Cup1:Cupa României
Cup1 Result:Round of 32
Cup2:Supercupa României
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:Second qualifying round
Cup4:UEFA Europa League
Cup4 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Ciprian Deac (13)
Season Topscorer:
Ciprian Deac (14)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
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The 2020–21 season is the 50th season in CFR Cluj's history, and the 25th in the top-flight of Romanian football. CFR Cluj is competing in Liga I and the Cupa României, having also competed in the Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

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Transfers

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: €1,050,000

Winter: €0

Total: €1,050,000

Income

Summer: €1,900,000

Winter: €500,000

Total: €2,400,000

Net Totals

Summer: €850,000

Winter: €500,000

Total: €1,350,000

Competitions

Liga I

See main article: 2020–21 Liga I. The Liga I fixture list was announced in August 2020.

Regular season

Matches

Championship round

Matches

Cupa României

See main article: 2020–21 Cupa României. CFR Cluj entered the Cupa României at the Round of 32.

Supercupa României

See main article: 2020 Supercupa României. CFR Cluj will play in the Romanian Supercup as winners of the Liga I against Cupa României winners FCSB.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. As winners of the 2019-20 Liga I, CFR Cluj entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first round took place on 9 August. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Maltese champions Floriana.

Second qualifying round

CFR Cluj advanced to the second qualifying round. The draw for the second round took place on 10 August. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. After losing to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League second qualifying round, CFR Cluj progressed to the Europa League third qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third round took place on 1 September. CFR Cluj were drawn to face either the Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF or the champions of Gibraltar Europa. On 17 September Djurgårdens IF won against Europa 2−1.

Play-off Round

CFR Cluj advanced to the play-off round. The draw for the play-off round took place on 18 September. CFR Cluj was drawn to play against Finnish champions KuPS.

Group stage

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage. CFR Cluj progressed to the Europa League group stage. The draw was held on 2 October. CFR Cluj was drawn with Roma, Young Boys and CSKA Sofia.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Squad statistics

Liga ICupa RomânieiSupercupa RomânieiUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueHomeAwayNeutralTotal Stats
Games played 40 1 1 2 8 25 26 1 52
Games won 26 0 0 1 3 12 18 0 30
Games drawn 6 0 1 1 2 8 3 1 12
Games lost 6 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 10
Goals scored 57 0 0 4 8 36 33 0 69
Goals conceded 20 1 0 2 11 16 18 0 34
Goal difference 37 −1 0 2 −3 20 15 0 35
Clean sheets 25 0 1 1 3 13 16 1 30
Goal by Substitute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total shots
Shots on target
Corners
Players used
Offsides
Fouls suffered
Fouls committed
Yellow cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winning rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Attendances

Liga I1446,6303,3309,8001,500
UEFA Champions League447,49311,87315,1968,092
UEFA Europa League447,99912,00014,8209,222
Total22151,9226,90515,1961,500
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See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Echipa. Squad. CFR Cluj. Romanian. 21 August 2020.