CFR »Deby de Cluj to catch the play-off from Superliga

Full program of stage #11 of the Superliga

U Cluj – CFR Cluj is tonight, from 9:00 pm, a local derby that will be born again extraordinary passions. We are talking about two top teams in Superliga, but not found in the first ten stages of the championship.

U Cluj – CFR Cluj, live from 21:00

Probable teams from U Cluj – CFR Cluj

U Cluj (4-3-1-2): Gertmonas – Mikanovic, J. Cisse, I. Cristea, Chipciu – El Sawy, Codrea, Bic – Nistor – Postolachi, Lukic
reserves: Lefter, I. Chirilă – Codrea, Orban, Macalou, Capradossi, Drammeh, A. Trică, Factory, Artean, M. Silva, Toșca, Murgia
Absent: Gheorghiță, Simion, van der Werff (injured), Oaid (problems with the club)
Coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău

CFR Cluj (4-3-3): Hindrich – Abeid, Sinyan, Kresic, Camora – Muhar, Djokovic, Emerlahu – Biliboc, L. Munteanu, Korenica
reserves: Vâlceanu – Coco, Zouma, A. Păun, Șfaiț, Badamosi, T. Keita, Codrea, Ciubăncan, C. Deac, Cernigoi, Slimani
Absent: M. Ilie, Fică, Omeruo, Kamara, Rocha (injured)
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini

Stadium: Cluj Arena
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș). Assistants: George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel), Laszlo Bucsi (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Var Referee: Sorin Costreie (Voluntari). Assistant Var: Romică Bîrdeș (Pitești)

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U-CFR »Deby de Cluj to catch the play-off from Superliga

The two rivals from Cluj Napoca are trying to restore the time wasted at the start of the season and return to the race for supremacy in the internal division. Had passenger developments in European cups.

3 victoriesAnd two defeats gathered U Cluj in the last five direct duels with CFR Cluj

U Cluj has 5 points in addition to the opponent of Gruia, each one is looking for the tonight victory so as not to endanger their chances for the play-off. None tied the positive results, so I see this derby as a restart.

The most interesting information before U Cluj – CFR Cluj

The University of Cluj and CFR Cluj have met in the main internal competition 38 times, eight times the “red hats” were imposed, 19 times they won the visitors from this round, and another 11 games ended.

• Palmares with u host Cluj: 19 games – 4 victories u Cluj – 7 draws – 8 successes CFR Cluj.

• The first match in the Superliga Romania is considered the one on December 7, 1947, Ferar-u 1-3. In the winter of 1947/48, Ferar merged with the second-division CFR Cluj, thus, in return, we have a full part of the first duel at the highest level, U-CFR Ferar 2-4. Coaches were Nicolae Munteanu (U), respectively Elemer Hirsch (CFR).

• In the next season, 1948/49, the two teams took the B-road together, as they would do at the end of the 1975/76 season.

• October 25, 1970, CFR-U Cluj 2-1, for “students” scored Mihai Adam, the one who entered the history of Romanian football as the only player who won the title of goalscorer with two teams in the same city (twice with U, a goalscorer with CFR). In total, he scored 5 goals in the Cluj derby, 4 of them in the CFR T-shirt.

• May 3, 1972, U-CFR 1-0, goal Ion Munteanu. After this success, the “red hats” waited for 42 years until they checked a new victory on the first stage in front of “Vişiniilor” (March 24, 2014, CFR-U Cluj 1-2, Ogbu / Lemnaru goals, Ciupe). During this time, the two have met at the highest level 17 times, eight CFR successes and nine draws.

• May 7, 2008, the University of Cluj-CFR 0-1, success that the CFR became for the first time the champion of Romania.

• Most goals in a duel on the first stage: August 21, 2023, Cluj-CFR University Cluj 3-4.

• The most recent direct dispute in Superliga: May 3, 2025, CFR Cluj-University Cluj 1-0 (M. Korenica).