List of CS Universitatea Craiova seasons

Club Sportiv Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, competing in Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football. It plays its home matches at Ion Oblemenco Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,983.

Chronology of names
Name Period
UNSR Craiova 1948–1950
CSU Craiova 1950–1953
Știința Craiova 1953–1962
CSO Craiova 1962–1963
Știința Craiova 1963–1966
Universitatea Craiova 1966–1991
Universitatea Craiova 2013–present

Founded in 1948 as the football section of the CSU Craiova sports organisation, it remained within the university sports structure until 1991, when its league place was taken over by FC U Craiova following privatisation.

After a period of organisational changes and the dissolution of FC U Craiova, the sports club reactivated its football section in 2013. The current entity claims the honours of the historical Universitatea Craiova side, a status recognised by several court rulings and the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, though disputed by a separately re-established FC U Craiova.[1]

Universitatea Craiova won five national league titles and eight Cupa României trophies, and reached the semi-finals of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup and the quarter-finals of the 1981–82 European Cup, becoming the first Romanian club to reach a UEFA competition semi-final.[1]

Seasons

The beginning

The football section was initially formed under the name UNSR (Uniunea Națională a Studenților din România, lit. 'National Union of Students in Romania') Craiova and enrolled in the county championship. The first official match was played at Filiași, aganinst CFR Filiași on 5 September 1948, with the Students losing 3–6. The team, led by head coach Nicolae Polojinski, wore white-and-blue shirts and was composed of Dumitrescu – Rădulescu, Mihăilă I, Carli – Ozon, Mihăilă II – Sabin, Ilie, Bădescu, Tudor, and Serghi.[2]

1950 season

The football section changed its name from UNSR Craiova to CSU Craiova, the same name as its parent club. The early squads coached by Nicolae Polojinski included, among others, Mihai Vulpe (goalkeeper), Ion Popescu, Mihai Zorilă, Constantin Stănculescu, Petre Brebenaru, Gheorghe Florigoanță, Gheorghe Șerbu, Zbîrcea I, Zbîrcea II (defenders), Aurică Bratu, Naum Cricitoiu, Ion Florigoanță, Rădulescu, Firu (midfielders), Gheorghe Florescu, Liviu Borosan, Emilian Dilă, and Aurel Cumpănașu (forwards).[3]

1951 season

CSU Craiova recorded a 6–0 victory over Constructorul Craiova in what was also the club’s first official appearance in Cupa României. The goals were scored by Firu (3), Borosan, Emilian Dilă, and Dreșcă.[3]

1953 season

The club was renamed Știința Craiova. The team reached the Round of 32 of Cupa României, where it was eliminated by Spartac București after a 2–2 draw after extra time (1–1 at full-time), with the away team advancing according to the competition rules. The squad featured Stoica, Dreșcă, Rizu, Pîrvuleț, Anuțescu, Dan Popescu, Dumitru Popescu, Firu, Babarada, Emilian Dilă, and Jean Pădureanu.[3]

1954 season

Coached by Nicolae Oțeleanu, Știința once again reached the Round of 32 in Cupa României, before narrowly losing 0–1 to Locomotiva Timișoara on 11 August 1954. They also won the Craiova Regional Championship and qualified for the promotion tournament.

Competing in Series II, held in Arad between 31 October and 14 November 1954, Știința lost 1–2 to Metalul 108 Cugir, defeated Flamura Roșie Râmnicu Vâlcea 2–0, drew 0–0 with Flacăra București, and then beat Metalul 113 Plopeni 2–1 and Metalul Oțelul Roșu 2–0. Finishing first with a record of three wins, one draw, and one defeat (7–3 goal difference, 7 points), the Students secured promotion to Divizia B for the first time in the club's history.[2][4]

1955 season

Știința competed in Series I of Divizia B, finishing 12th, with a record of 24 matches, 6 wins, 6 draws, and 12 losses (21–33, 18 points), resulting in relegation to the newly re-established Divizia C. The squad included Stoica, Urucu, Vulpe, Dreșcă, Rizu, Pîrvuleț, Razga, Dumitrescu, Ciulava, Anuțescu, Briac, N. Dan, Nicolae Lambru, Căpitanu, Buldur, Ioniță, D. Popescu, V. Popescu, Valeriu Lupu, Firu, Babarada, Jean Pădureanu, Pantelimon, Traian Iliescu, Coicea, and Matei.[3]

Universitatea Craiova (1980–81).
Season League [5][6][7] Cupa
României[8]		 Europe[9][10][11][12] Other competitions [13][14] Top goalscorers
Division Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA Pts Name(s) Goals
1956 Divizia C 3rd 22 11 5 6 26 14 27 p
1957-58 Divizia C 1st 24 15 4 5 46 17 34 p
1958-59 Divizia B 13th 26 7 6 13 30 51 20 p
1959-60 Divizia B 10th 26 10 4 12 33 29 24 p
1960-61 Divizia B 2nd 26 12 5 9 42 22 29 p
1961-62 Divizia B 4th 26 11 7 8 40 26 29 p
1962-63 Divizia B 5th 26 9 8 9 49 41 26 R16
1963-64 Divizia B 1st 26 12 8 6 45 27 32 p
1964–65 Divizia A 11th 26 9 4 13 31 40 22 R32 Sfârlogea 15
1965–66 Divizia A 8th 26 9 7 10 23 38 25 R32 Eftimie 4
1966–67 Divizia A 3rd 26 13 4 9 38 32 30 R16 Oblemenco 17
1967–68 Divizia A 11th 26 11 1 14 28 31 23 R16 Oblemenco 9
1968–69 Divizia A 7th 30 14 3 13 45 47 31 R32 Balkans Cup GS Oblemenco 19
1969–70 Divizia A 4th 30 13 7 10 40 37 33 R32 Balkans Cup GS Oblemenco 19
1970–71 Divizia A 6th 30 12 8 10 29 32 32 R32 Fairs Cup R64 Oblemenco 12
1971–72 Divizia A 8th 30 13 5 12 42 35 31 R32 Oblemenco 20
1972–73 Divizia A 2nd 30 15 9 6 54 36 39 R32 Oblemenco 21
1973–74 Divizia A 1st 34 20 5 9 63 37 45 R32 UEFA Cup R32 Bălan 19
1974–75 Divizia A 3rd 34 15 9 10 51 32 39 F European Cup R32 Oblemenco 17
1975–76 Divizia A 6th 34 13 10 11 41 32 36 SF UEFA Cup R64 Oblemenco 20
1976–77 Divizia A 3rd 34 16 9 9 54 36 41 C Balaci 11
1977–78 Divizia A 6th 34 14 7 13 43 34 35 C Cup Winners' Cup R16 Balaci 12
1978–79 Divizia A 4th 34 15 18 11 40 25 38 QF Cup Winners' Cup R32 Cămătaru 13
1979–80 Divizia A 1st 34 17 10 7 66 31 44 SF UEFA Cup R16 Cămătaru 17
1980–81 Divizia A 1st 34 21 4 9 72 33 46 C European Cup R32 Cămătaru 23
1981–82 Divizia A 2nd 34 20 5 9 67 28 45 R16 European Cup QF Cârţu 19
1982–83 Divizia A 2nd 34 20 6 8 66 29 46 C UEFA Cup SF Cârţu 19
1983–84 Divizia A 3rd 34 18 7 9 57 27 43 R16 UEFA Cup R64 Cămătaru 17
1984–85 Divizia A 4th 34 17 5 12 61 46 39 F UEFA Cup R16 Cămătaru 18
1985–86 Divizia A 3rd 34 20 6 8 65 36 46 QF Cup Winners' Cup R16 Bâcu 25
1986–87 Divizia A 5th 34 11 13 10 40 34 35 QF UEFA Cup R32 Săndoi 5
1987–88 Divizia A 5th 34 16 4 14 61 51 36 QF UEFA Cup R64 Ciurea 15
1988–89 Divizia A 5th 34 15 6 13 52 52 36 R32 Balkans Cup GS Săndoi 6
1989–90 Divizia A 3rd 34 19 6 9 56 27 44 SF Pavel Badea 8
1990–91 Divizia A 1st 34 22 6 6 74 26 50 C UEFA Cup R32 Săndoi, Ciurea 13
1991–92 Divizia A 4th 34 14 11 9 38 28 39 SF European Cup R32 Ciurea 9
1992–13 Not involved in any competitions
2013–14 Liga II 1st 32 20 7 5 48 23 67 R64 Curelea 9
2014–15 Liga I 5th 34 14 11 9 40 34 53 QF League Cup PO Bawab 9
2015–16 Liga I 8th 40 15 9 16 45 44 54 R32 League Cup PO Nuno Rocha 8
2016–17 Liga I 5th 36 15 7 14 44 40 52 SF League Cup PO Ivan 9
2017–18 Liga I 3rd 36 17 12 7 51 36 63 C Europa League QR3 Mitriță 12

Top scorers shown in italics with number of goals scored in bold are players who were also top scorers in Liga I that season.[15]

Overall

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 31
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 8
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 2
  • Seasons spent in regional leagues: 6

Key

Champions Runners-up

References

  1. 1 2 "Informare cu privire la palmaresul CS U Craiova" [Information regarding the record of CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Istoric". ucv1948.ro. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rădulescu, Gheorghe; Firescu, Alexandru; Opriș, Nicolae (1981). Fotbalul craiovean de-a lungul anilor [Craiova football over the years]. Editura Scrisul Românesc.
  4. ↑ "Turneul de calificare pentru categoria B a luat sfârșit" [The qualifying tournament for category B has ended] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 15 November 1954. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via bibliotecadeva.ro.
  5. ↑ "History of Liga I". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Tables for each season may be obtained by clicking on the respective year. The team played in Divizia A/Liga I between 1964-65 and 1991-92, and since 2014-15.
  6. ↑ "History of Liga II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Tables for each season may be obtained by clicking on the respective year. The team played in Divizia B/Liga II in 1955, between 1957-58 and in 2013-14.
  7. ↑ "History of Liga III". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Tables for each season may be obtained by clicking on the respective year. The team played in Divizia C/Liga III in 1956.
  8. ↑ "Cupa României". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF Romania). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (15 January 2010). "European Champions' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: History". Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA). 13 July 2005. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (15 January 2010). "UEFA Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (26 January 2000). "Fairs' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (15 January 2010). "Balkans Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "League Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF Romania). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Romania – Topscorers of Liga 1 1932-2017". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF Romania). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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