Live U Cluj-FCSB, in stage #8 of the Superligii play-off

FCSB, a champion for the second consecutive season, has escaped any worries and approaches without stress the movement of the “red hats”, who have not yet given up on the podium thought.

Live. U Cluj – FCSB 0-0

• FCSB made 3 changes at the break. Crețu, Şut and Tanase came out, Ionuț Cercel, Vlad Chiricheș and Marius Stefanescu entered. For the earring is the debut at FCSB.

• In the last sequences of the first half, Valentin Crețu held Vladislav Blănuță in the red-blue car. The striker from U Cluj fell, and Marian Barbu hit 11 meters. Sebastian Colțescu, Var's referee, intervened and called Barbu at the monitor on the edge of the land. The “central” reviewed the phase several times, then made the decision to annul the dictated penalty in favor of U Cluj.

VIDEO. The lawn lit up in the middle of the first half, when dozens of pyrotechnic materials were lit by the fans of “U”

• The ultras of the university seem to challenge the information about the imminence of the tightening of the law on pyrotechnic materials. This is not the first time that his “U” fans manage to smell the vigilance of law enforcement and inflict torches, fumigans or firecrackers. The past matches with CFR Cluj or FCSB are testified.
• The pyrotechnic moment was accompanied by the famous song of the Cluj ultras: “The first step on the stadium / I will not forget it until I die, thousands of people were heard, the red hats were singing, the torches were lighting.” The supporters of Cluj, the hardest of them, positioned next to the “Groparii” fence flag, launched a slogan without the curtain: “CSA, FCSB, the same misery”.

• Andrei Artean, for the first time right -handed defender at this evening's match. Last stage, Simion had evolved on that post. Dorinel Oancea, the right -wing defendant of the “red hats”, was moved to the other flank, amid Chipciu's absence.
• Fixed before the start of the match, the champion's holders went to the guest fans sector, where they gave them the t-shirts specially prepared for this match to the supporters. “We are, we are, the champions of Romania are us!”, The supporters of the Bucharest people, who lit red-blue fumigans, chanted.
• In the background, although the rest of the stadium had begun to harass, the University Crainic congratulated the FCSB for the conquered title: “much success in the future edition of the European Cups.” The guest sector is full, there are about 500-600 supporters of the red-blue present in the heart of Transylvania.

VIDEO. The FCSB fans present on Cluj Arena celebrated the title won by the favorites: “Greet the champion”

Start teams at U Cluj – FCSB:

U Cluj: Gertmonas – Artean, Masoero, Cristea, Oancea – Codrea, Nistor – Macalou, Factory, Thiam – Blănuță
Reserves: Lefter, Cosa, Mitrea, Oaid, Duck, Opriș, Ovidiu Popescu, Silaghi, Bota, Mirayan
Coach: Ioan Ovidiu Sabău

FCSB: Târnovanu – Crețu, Ngezana, M. Popescu, Radunovic – Şut, Lixandru – Cisotti, Tanase, Oct. Popescu – Bîrligea
Reserves: Zima, Kiki, Ștefănescu, Edjoa, Chiricheș, Toma, I. Cercel, Al. Băluță, Musi, Gele, Alhassan, Gheorghiță
Coach: Elias Charalambous

Stadium Cluj Arena
Referee Marian Barbu (Făgăraș). ASSISTANT George Neacșu (Cîmpulung Muscel), Imre Bucsi (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Lime referee Sebastian Colțescu (Bucharest). Assistant lime George Găman (Craiova)

UPDATE 8:15 am. U Cluj has prepared a scenography

The hosts prepared a scenography for this evening, the Crainic offered the latest information, addressing those from the Second Tribune: “Please do not move the cards from the places where they were placed.”

UPDATE 8:10 am. FCSB fans are waiting for the champions

UPDATE 8:00. The fans of u Cluj come in waves at the stadium

30 minutes before the start of the meeting, there is a big crowd in front of the stadium, where the trams bring dozens, hundreds of supporters at an interval of several minutes.

The important match atmosphere for U Cluj feels at every step, including on the esplanade near the Multipurpose Hall, a transit place for “U-Iști” fans.

UPDATE 7:40 pm. The scandals started on Cluj Arena

“The champions, the champions”, the scandal that has been raising from Cluj Arena from now on. The organized gallery of the guests has arrived at the stadium and dominates the sound fund, the favorite players are called to ultra. The red-blue party can start.

UPDATE 7:00. And u Cluj arrived at the stadium

A short time away, he appeared at the stadium and the bus “Red Places”, blocked for a few moments in traffic due to a traffic jam. The Clujians, in front of Neluțu Sabău, are dressed in four needles, as they used to during the current season.

UPDATE 6:55 pm. FCSB arrived at the stadium

The champion of Romania arrived shortly in Cluj Arena. The red-blue came down from the bus and headed directly to the locker rooms, without being able to contact the 10-15 supporters waiting for them outside, beyond the fences. “Bîrligea, I want your autograph,” he wrote on a cardboard raised by a child on his shoulders.

UPDATE 6:50 pm. FCSB fans: “We are already champions, it doesn't matter if we win today”

UPDATE 6:45. Gigi Becali has been held by the word

As promised, Gigi Becali sent the holders in the field, even though FCSB is already a champion in Superliga. The red-blue patron said he does not want to affect the fight for European cups.

UPDATE 6:40 pm. Chipciu came to the stadium

Alex Chipciu, absent today, because of a suspension, came to his own to the stadium, with his luxury bol. He parked inside the stadium and was immediately assaulted by fans for photos and autographs. “Star force, captain,” a young man shouted in Chipciu's direction.

UPDATE 5:45. Over 23,000 tickets sold

From the information from Cluj, until lunch were given 23,000 tickets to the match in Cluj Arena, with the subscriptions of the Club in Transylvania.

The most interesting information about the match U Cluj – FCSB

• The “Red Sticks” won five of the eight matches played in 2025 on their own field in the championship, in which they registered a draw and two lost games at home.

• November 21, 2024, FC Botosani-FCSB 1-0 was the last defeat suffered by red-blue in the superlig. 14 victories followed and seven equality results, this being the longest series of invincibility made by a team this season.

• FCSB has the best play-off attack, 14 goals scored, for seven of them contributing the Italian Juri Cisotti (4 goals, 3 assists).

• U Cluj is the formation with the most goals scored with the head – 15, of which five were hit by Vladislav Blănuță.

• With the 15 successes this season (2 for CFR, 13 for FCSB), Daniel Bîrligea reached 35 goals scored in 104 matches played in Superliga, all from the action.

• 97 decisive passes managed Dan Nistor in the 15 seasons gathered on the first stage in Romania (478 games), of which 16 in the T -shirt of the Transylvanian group (84 games).

• The Bucharest people have won five of the last 10 direct duels in the championship, an interval in which the Clujians went into account, and four other games ended in a draw.

• The last victory checked by Transylvanians: October 31, 2022, Cluj-FCSB University 2-1.

• The most recent direct dispute in the Super League: April 5, 2025, FCSB-university of Cluj 1-0 (David Miculescu).

• As a coach, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău met the red-blue group in the championship 20 times, the record of the current technician of the students from Cluj, comprising four victories, five equality results and 11 defeats.