Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 6:40 pm / Updated on Friday, September 12, 20:40
Adrian Mititelu, the owner of FCU Craiova, offered a statement of about half an hour on Friday in the afternoon, talking about the current situation in the team, in the context in which the Bănie band was excluded from all FRF competitions, and the match that should have taken place in the 3rd stage. He spoke about the financial support of other teams in Romanian football, explaining that, although seen for the entire situation in which the team is, it is not far responsible, but, on the contrary, a victim.
The statement of the Oltenor's financier came shortly after the team's official Facebook page appeared, the team will continue to continue, despite the decision of the Romanian Football Federation.
Mititelu acknowledged that he would not have expected to be in such a situation and wanted to submit apologies to the team supporters, who tried to explain the situation.
Adrian Mititelu, the first appearance after the team was excluded by FRF from competitions
“Unfortunately, I reached a point where, honestly, I did not anticipate it, I did not foresee it, even though I knew the ferocity of the federation and the backstage games that are made in connection with the University of Craiova. I didn't expect it to be so crazy and give such a decision. Because it does not stand, it is outside the law and the so -called regulations that invoke them have no relevance in their case. I told you before and tell you.
These individuals illegally occupy the federation and due to the connections and connections in the political world, in the sense of people with power in the state, they were allowed and allowed them to occupy these armchairs illegally. But that does not mean that things will go to infinity.
So I believe that what they did now is as serious as what they did in 2011. Then we all know how they escaped. They escaped due to the influences of justice, because of the corrupt justice in Romania.
But that doesn't mean they escaped. This does not mean that they will not answer for what they have done. My perseverance and my determination has been in the way of their plans to get rid of everything they have done.
So first of all I want to apologize or send my regrets to the supporters who stayed with this team. I know he suffers a lot. I saw that he curses me, he swears me, I do in every way. I understand them. They think I'm the culprit. They do not actually understand that I am not at all guilty.
I am a martyr of this situation. And I struggled and still struggled to keep my column, to remain the same man and to go on the path of justice and on the path of good. I can't do wonders.
Anyway, I did some miracle. That I managed to bring the team back to the forefront and be a very strong team. But all this was done with huge financial sacrifices ”
Mititelu has taken the teams in Romanian football to explain financial help
“If the others benefit from the same, and when I say the others I mean everyone, not necessarily the others, from the CSU, most of them benefit from favorable financial conjunctions. And if you want to list them. Let's see. Fcsb, Steaua București, is a team that has benefited from the financial contribution of a private person who had the chance and the opportunity to make money from some real estate transactions, which started with the army. So they practically had the chance to benefit from some financial facilities.
Mr. Becali was never stuck in business. Never Mr. Becali has been put in wheels. He always went well. He also received 60-70 million at ANRP.
When you go well in business, you can fight with everyone. Let's see another case. CFR Cluj. CFR Cluj, everyone knows how Mr. Paszkany in Cluj was supported and what real estate business he did. What cannons he gave. So he had a financial support from the ruling party, PDL, or as I said then, do you remember what Mr. Traian Basescu said? The citizen of Cluj, who had the Lord to receive an invoice from SNCFR and did not give him the money.
And Mr. Traian Basescu came out and said “Domne, the citizen of Cluj, who does not give the money”. And I was shouting from here, from Craiova, and I said “Mr. Traian Basescu, the citizen in Craiova, do not care about him.” I pray.
And I give you another example. U Cluj He receives 2-3 million annually from the Cluj City Hall. Dinamo Bucharest was the only club that had, at a cross moment, the chance to benefit from supporters' support
It has been something that has not been encountered and it seems that a unique case in which supporters can save a club. Timisoarawhile Marian Iancu was and had money, became a very powerful club.
rowhow much was strength in agriculture and his business went, put millions and was a power. The fast, While George Copos was in power, how he had financial problems and criminal problems, how he went, the Rapid disappeared. So all the accessions, the climb and the descent of a club are in relation to the financial capacity and the financial support.
case CSU Craiovaa team planted in the second league directly in our place, gave us out of the stadium. Mr. Rotaru was helped by the Romanian state with tens of millions of euros, started on the plus. It was easy to put 10-15 million in the team, just as you would spend now when you take the salary, you put a thousand lei at I don't know what game“, Said Adrian Mititelu, in a video clip made on the club's Facebook page.
VIDEO. Adrian Mititelu's statements on team situation
