They had such major conflicts with the Romanians ultras group 'Peluza Vișinie' and decided to go to matches alone. Their support is less vocal and visible, but they are a consistent part of the active fans. Rivalries[edit] CFR fans at a home game in 2010 CFR Cluj has a fierce rivalry with their local opponents Universitatea Cluj. [28] According to journalist Răzvan Toma, the first match between the two teams was played on 13 October 1920, when CFR thrashed Universitatea 8–0 on a field based in the Central Park.
Between 1920 and 1934 the club did not have any notable achievements. Between 1934 and 1936, CFR played for two seasons in the Divizia B, ranking sixth in the 1934–35 season and eighth in the 1935–36 season. In 1936, CFR was relegated to the Divizia C, where the team played for two seasons, finishing second and 4th, respectively. After World War II, CFR played for one season in the Divizia C, earning the promotion to the Divizia B. Before the start of the 1947–48 season, the team merged with another local club, Ferar Cluj, and played in the Divizia A for the very first time in history. Unfortunately, the team lasted only two years in the first league and would not play there again for another 20 years.
The next few games did not go as well; although there was a 1–0 win to Politehnica Iași, there were 2 losses to Steaua București (1–3) and Dinamo București (0–2). These and other defeats were a factor in the team's supposed downhill slide. However, the following spring CFR bounced back with a win over ASA Târgu Mureș (1–0), after a goal from Octavian Ionescu, and averted relegation. At the beginning of CFR's second season in Divizia A, Rădulescu was replaced by Eugen Iordache as head coach. During his tenure, CFR did not do well, and Rădulescu was swiftly brought back.
From 1907 to 1910, the team played in the municipal championship. However, the club did not have any notable achievements during this time. In 1911, the team won the newly organized Championship of Transylvania. The club consistently finished in second place in that competition between 1911 and 1914, a competition that was interrupted because of World War I. After the war, Transylvania joined Romania and the club accordingly changed its name to CFR Cluj, maintaining its links with the national rail organisation, this time the Romanian state railway carrier, Căile Ferate Române, hence the acronym. They went on to win two regional titles, in 1918–19 and 1919–20.
As of 2023, CFR and FCSB have met each other over 70 times in the first division. Ceferiștii also hold milder rivalries with Dinamo București, Rapid București, Universitatea Craiova, and Politehnica Timișoara. Popular culture[edit] CFR Cluj was the subject of a long documentary film directed by Laviniu Lazăr on their 2012–13 UEFA Champions League season and the historical victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, titled "The Theatre of Dreams" (Romanian: Teatrul Viselor) which was presented at the Film Transilvania (TIFF) festival in 2013. [32][33][34] Honours[edit] Domestic[edit] Leagues[edit] Liga I Winners (8): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Liga II Winners (2): 1968–69, 2003–04 Runners-up (1): 1977–78 Liga III Winners (7): 1946–47, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2001–02 Runners-up (1): 1987–88 Cups[edit] Cupa României Winners (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16 Runners-up (1): 2012–13 Supercupa României Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2018, 2020 Runners-up (5): 2012, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 European[edit] UEFA Intertoto Cup Runners-up (1): 2005 (joint runners-up) Players[edit] First team squad[edit] As of 15 November 2023[35][36] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
as the primary shareholder. By the end of the 2001–02 season in Divizia C, CFR had been promoted back to Divizia B (later on Liga II). The summer of 2003 was very important for CFR as many new talented players were transferred including Cătălin Bozdog, Adrian Anca, Cristian Turcu, and Sabin Pîglișan. With these players and others, CFR entered the first league after a successful season in Divizia B. CFR began the season strongly, holding first place for a while. Then the club's main sponsor, Árpád Pászkány, became involved in a public scandal during which Pászkány accused several referees of corruption.
[42][43][44] As of 5 March 2023 All time records[edit] Other records[edit] Since the 2012–13 season, CFR Cluj holds the record for the most points obtained by any Romanian club in the UEFA Champions League group stages, with 10 points, having recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses. CFR Cluj also holds the record for most points scored by any Romanian club in the UEFA Europa League group stages, with 12 points, having recorded 4 wins and 2 losses in the 2019–20 season Domestic history by season[edit] Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Other players under contract[edit] No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF KOS Rion Zejnullahu Out on loan[edit] Club officials[edit] Records and statistics[edit] European cups all-time statistics[edit] Total UEFA statistics[edit] As of home match played against Lazio on 23 February 2023. Competition S P W D L GF GA GD European Cup / UEFA Champions League 8 41 16 9 55 54 +1 UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 37 12 7 19 34 50 −16 UEFA Europa Conference League 2 14 4 3 11 −2 1 10 5 20 13 +7 Total 102 22 44 118 128 −10 UEFA club ranking[edit] In the table below, the current UEFA club ranking position for CFR Cluj is shown based on its current UEFA coefficient for the ongoing 2022–2023 season.
CFR Cluj – Universitatea Cluj: Live score, updates and Match CFR Cluj vs Universitatea Cluj in the Romania. Liga I (12/21/2023): Live score, stream, statistics match & H2H results on Tribuna.com.