“ZERO! I know what it means”

Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:22 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:39 p.m.
Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Board of Directors, believes that the University of Craiova has no chance of qualifying for the single Champions League group.
After winning the title in League 1, Craiova University will enter the first preliminary round of the Champions League, where it will be seeded.
If he reaches the 2nd round, he will be in the second ballot box. Only if it succeeds in the surprise and eliminates the better ranked team would it be seeded in the 3rd round, because it would take over the coefficient of the opponent.
In the play-off, the University of Craiova would again be in the second ballot. MM Stoica is of the opinion that Olten cannot break the series of non-qualifications in the Champions League for the Romanian teams. FCSB were the last League 1 team in the UCL in 2013.
Mihai Stoica: “Craiova has a 0.01% chance of qualifying in the main phase of the Champions League”
“The University of Craiova fully deserved the title. But he has zero chance in the Champions League. 0.01% chance to qualify for Champions League main stage. I say this: 65% Conference, 34.9 Europa League, 0.1% Champions League. I know what the Champions League play-off means, whoever you play with.
Slovan Bratislava might be crushed by other teams in the 3rd round, I don't see them in the play-offs, be an opponent for Craiova. I know what these are eaten with”, declared Mihai Stoica, on Prima Sport 1.
An extremely important thing, perhaps the most important for Craiova's season. The fact that he changed the system. If the University of Craiova stayed in the 4th, it would never have these results. Having centre-backs, he played with 3 centre-backs and that meant a lot.
– Mihai Stoica
Who could Craiova University play in the 1st round of the UCL
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Inter Club d'Escaldes (Andorra)
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Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
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Ararat-Armenia (Armenia)
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Differdange 03 (Luxembourg)
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Vllaznia (Albania)
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Sabah FK (Azerbaijan)
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Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania)
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Sutjeska Niksic (Montenegro)
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ETO Gyor (Hungary)
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Iberia 1999 (Georgia)
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Floriana (Malta)
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Three Flowers (San Marino)
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Vardar Skopje (North Macedonia)
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ML Vitebsk (Belarus)
Who could Craiova University play in the 2nd round:
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Red Star (Serbia)
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Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
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Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
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Lech Poznan (Poland)
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NK Celje (Slovenia)
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Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)
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Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
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KuPS Kuopio (Finland)
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Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel)
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FC Drita (Kosovo)
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Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
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FK Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)




