Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 21:03 / Updated on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 21:19
Sorin Cârțu (70 years old), the honorary president of the University of Craiova, spoke about the chances of Olten for the title, after the clear victory, 4-0, achieved away with Petrolul Ploiești.
The former striker of the blue-and-white team hopes that Craiova University will not regret the early elimination from the Conference League, if they manage to win the long-awaited title. The last time a team from Craiova won the championship was in the 1990-91 season, when FC Universitatea Craiova, as the team from Bănie was then called, achieved the “event”, winning the Romanian Cup as well, after the final with FC Bacău, score 2-1.
Sorin Cârțu “dreams” of the championship: “It would be something extraordinary”
“At the end of the championship, I hope we will not regret leaving the Conference League. We've been waiting for this for a long time, so it would be amazing. It is important to have consistency and continuity in everything we do.
We had championship chances in many editions, but we lost at the end, when there were 4-5 stages and matches every 6 days. It was not resolved, that's why I ask for consistency and continuity in everything we do, as we saw in the match with Petrolul.
Three days after that, the team managed to overcome the difficulties and play a very good, spectacular match with many goals. I liked the attitude of the players and how they handled the pressure. Basically, I stayed in first place for a whole winter. And when the championship started, after the first games, the team played under the pressure of the previous victories. He played very well,” said Cârțu, according to sptfm.ro.
University of Craiova, leader in the Superliga
Currently, the University of Craiova occupies the 1st place, with 43 points after 17 stages, just one point ahead of the follower Rapid. Olteni won the last leg 4-0 away at Petrolul Ploiești.
For Craiova, the championship match follows, in which they will receive a visit from FC Botoșani, occupying the 4th place in the Superliga.
