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FCSB and CFR Cluj can think of the European groups! What would the route + extremely difficult for Craiova and U Cluj look like

Article by Sergiu Alexandru – published on Thursday, 01 May 2025 21:19 / Updated Thursday, 01 May 2025 21:30

The superliga and the rest of the European championships are approaching the end. Some configurations of the rankings are already established, while in other leagues the fight is close. But some simulations can be made in terms of next season of European cups. In a realistic scenario, Romania could have two teams in groups: FCSB in the Europa League, CFR Cluj in Conference League.

If the hierarchy from now would be kept until the end, and CFR Cluj would win the Romanian Cup in the final with Hermannstadt (the Sibiu have no right to participate and if they win, the place of Europa League will be distributed to the best ranked team in Superliga, not to the finalist of the Romanian Cup), Romania would send 4 teams to the European Cups.

  • FCSB would go to the Champions League preliminaries (Tour 1)
  • CFR Cluj would go to the Europa League preliminaries (tour 1)
  • Craiova University and Cluj University would go to the preliminaries Conference League (Tour 2)

In this case, on a simulation made on the basis of current rankings, Romania could send two teams to the European groups. FCSB would normally have enough chances to catch the Europa League group, as this season, and CFR Cluj would have a series head status in the Conference League play-off. Dan Petrescu's band reached this phase at the beginning of this season, but lost with Pafos (1-0 and 0-3).

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FCSB has high chances of catching the Europa League group

FCSB, if it will be a champion, will start the next season of the 1st round of the UEFA Champions League (The route explained at large -> here). It would be a series head in round 1 and in round 2, but in round 3 it will be in the second ballot box. Which will mean that for a place in the play-off will come across a strong opponent, as in this season.

If eliminated in round 3, FCSB will fall into the Europa League play-off. There will have a series head status. On the current configuration, FCSB will be able to have handy opponents, who would choose from Hapoel Beer Sheva, Malmo, NK Rijeka, Zalgiris, Genk, Pafos, RFS Riga, Zrinjski Mostar, Lincoln Red Imp, Kup, Samsunspor or Hibernian (in order of the coefficient).

Thus, at least on paper, FCSB would have the first chance and could play again in the Europa League group.

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If it reaches the 3rd Tour of the Champions League preliminaries, FCSB will be sure of the presence in a group. If he loses, he would play in his play-off, and if he loses this he will enter the Conference League group, the third European competition.

CFR Cluj, with high chances in European Cups

Apart from FCSB, CFR Cluj also has high chances of being in a European group, the league league.

If he wins the cup, Dan Petrescu's band will enter the Europa League preliminaries, from the 1 tour. There will be a series head, and the opponent will choose between Spartak Trnava, Puskas Academy, Hammarby, Levski Sofia, Zira, Kf Llapi, Tampere or FK Aktobe.

  • If Hermannstadt will win the Cup, the University of Craiova or U Cluj could arrive in the Europa League. The two will not be a series head and will have a difficult mission in the 1 round. The opponent will be chosen between Maccabi Tel Aviv, Legia, Partizan, Sheriff, Omonia Nicosia, NK Celje, Hajduk Split and Spartak Trnava.

CFR Cluj would be the series head and in round 2, where the opponent can be Nicosia, Besiktaș, NK Celje, Utrecht, Hajduk Split, Aberdeen, Banik Ostrava or FC Luzern. If the paper calculation is respected and CFR Cluj reaches the Tour 3 of the Europa League preliminaries, then there will be no series: possible opponent: Șahtior, PAOK, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Midtjyland, Legia, Anderlecht or Partizan.

If it will be eliminated in round 3 of the Europa League, CFR Cluj goes to the Conference League play-off. Will be the series head and from the second urine could come: Strasbourg, Jagiellonia, NK Celje, Borac Banja Luka, Twente, Utrecht, Hjk Helsinki, Astana, Snaţte, Flora Tallinn, Ki Klaksvik, Vikingur, Hajduk Split, Riga FC, Aek Athens, Wolfsberger, Sk Brann, Fredrikstad FK. Accessible opponents, and Cluj can qualify in the group.

Hard for Craiova University and U Cluj

If CFR Cluj will take the Cup, the Oltenians and U Cluj will go to the preliminaries Conference League. And, on paper, they have little chance of getting too far. In the third interclub competition, both teams will enter round 2.

Rădoi's students will be series heads, CSU Craiova is the last in the first ballot box, and could have a easy match, the hardest opponent would be Beitar Jerusalem. Otherwise, it would be a name that you (Georgie), Banga Gargzdai (Liechtenstein), Araz (Azerbaijan), Zimbru Chisinau or San Coloma (Andorra).

For U Cluj it would take some luck. It should avoid names like Dinamo Zagreb, FC Salzburg, Rapid Vienna, Lech Poznan or Antwerp. And to fall with a weaker quoted band: Dudelange, Larne FC, FC Vaduz, Vojvodina Novi Sad or Ararat Armenia.

From here, the route of the two is complicated.

Craiova University will not be a series head in the 3 round. On the list of possible opponents can be Dinamo Zagreb, FC Salzburg, Rapid Vienna, Antwerp or Beșiktaș. But there are also accessible teams: Riga FC, Vikingur, Tallinn flora or NK Maribor.

U Cluj can only be a series if it eliminates in the previous round a team that will have a favorite status. That is, names like Dinamo Zagreb, Djurgardens, FC Salzburg, Rapid Vienna, Antwerp, FC Lugano, Victoria Guimaraes, Astana or Twente. If not, it will be in the same ballot box with the University of Cluj.

If they arrive in the ECl play-off, the two would be the series if in round 3 have taken a team with a high coefficient. And then he could go across Strasbourg, Jagiellonia, NK Celje, Borac Banja Luka, Twente, Utrecht, Hjk Helsinki, Astana, Snaţte, Flora Tallinn, Ki Klaksvik, Vikingur, Hajduk Split, Riga FC, Nk Maribor, Aek Athens, Wolfsberger, SK Brann, FredriKstad FK.

If the University of Craiova and U Cluj will not be in the ballot box in the Conference play-off, the opponent will choose among the names such as Borussia Dortmund, AS Roma, Dinamo Zagreb, Strasbourg, FC Salzburg, Djurgardens, Rapid Vienna, Fulham, Antwerp, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Lugano, Lech Poznan Osasuna, Victoria Guimaraes, Maccabi Haifa, Shamrock, Omonia, Panathinaikos or Beșiktaș.

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