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“Hell” after “hell”? 20,000 tickets were given out in 3 hours


Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12:06 / Updated Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:06

The match Universitatea Craiova – U Cluj, the title duel scheduled for Sunday, on “Ion Oblemenco”, will be played behind closed doors.

The University of Craiova and U Cluj are basically fighting for two trophies in the course of 5 days. Wednesday, the Romanian Cup, Sunday, the title in League 1. If the final in Sibiu is announced as a tense one in the stands, with two “hot” galleries, the duel in the championship play-off, is already a home success.

The leader put 24,000 tickets on sale for the duel on “Ion Oblemenco” on Monday. And according to Gazeta sources, by the end of the day, 20,000 had been sold. The people of Olten also have almost 5,000 subscribers, and 5 percent of the total tickets, i.e. 1,200, were reserved for guests.

Craiova University mathematically becomes champion if it beats U Cluj in Bănie

The importance of the game is fantastic. If the University (46 points) takes revenge for that 0-4 from Cluj and wins against U (45 points), it becomes mathematically champion, one stage before the final whistle of the 2025-2026 season.

In the event of a draw, the title will be decided in the last round, when the “Juvets” play in Giulesti, against Rapid (May 23), and U Cluj meets Dinamo at home. In the situation where the Transylvanians impose themselves on “Oblemenco”, they practically become favorites for the title.

There will be 13,000 spectators at the Romanian Cup final, including 4,000 Craiova fans

And the Cup final is played behind closed doors. Approximately 13,000 people will be present at the game that will start at 20:00 and will be broadcast liveTEXT on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.

Each team received a lawn, for the galleries, about 2,500 ticketswhile the rest of the tickets were on general sale, also highly sought after. According to Gazeta information, there will be 4,000 Craiova supporters in Sibiu.

The fans of the two teams have finalized the last details of the trip to Sibiu, and in the city center the police will be on alert.

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