CFR Cluj

History

Establishment and early years (1907–1969)

CFR was founded in 1907, when the city of Cluj-Napoca (then Kolozsvár) was part of Austria-Hungary, under the name Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club ("Kolozsvár Railway Sports Club"). From 1907 to 1910, the team played in the municipal championship. However, the club did not have any notable achievements during this time. In 1911, the team won the newly organized Championship of Transylvania. The club consistently finished in second place in that competition between 1911 and 1914, a competition that was interrupted because of World War I. After the war, Transylvania joined Romania and the club accordingly changed its name to CFR Cluj, maintaining its links with the national rail organisation, this time the Romanian state railway carrier, Căile Ferate Române, hence the acronym. They went on to win two regional titles, in 1918–19 and 1919–20.

Between 1920 and 1934 the club did not have any notable achievements. Between 1934 and 1936, CFR played for two seasons in the Divizia B, ranking sixth in the 1934–35 season and eighth in the 1935–36 season. In 1936, CFR was relegated to the Divizia C, where the team played for two seasons, finishing second and 4th, respectively. After World War II, CFR played for one season in the Divizia C, earning the promotion to the Divizia B. Before the start of the 1947–48 season, the team merged with another local club, Ferar Cluj, and played in the Divizia A for the very first time in history. Unfortunately, the team lasted only two years in the first league and would not play there again for another 20 years. In 1960, another merger, this time with Rapid Cluj resulted in CSM Cluj. In 1964, the team's name was changed to Clujeana. In that same year, the club's junior team won the national championship. Three years later, the team's name was reversed yet again to CFR Cluj.

Return to the top flight (1969–1976)

In 1969, CFR finished first in Divizia B with 40 points, five more than their rival, Politehnica Timișoara. The conclusive game of that season was a 1–1 draw with Politehnica. Politehnica had a 1–0 lead at half-time, but CFR came back with a fine header.

During the summer of 1969, CFR Cluj advanced to Divizia A under the leadership of coach Constantin Rădulescu. Rădulescu was originally from southern Romania, but he grew to manhood in the atmosphere of Transylvania. Before coaching, he had played for CFR and another well-known local team, Universitatea Cluj (or U Cluj), during the 1940s. In the 1969–70 first league championship, CFR made its debut with a 2–0 victory over ASA Târgu Mureș. The next few games did not go as well; although there was a 1–0 win to Politehnica Iași, there were 2 losses to Steaua București (1–3) and Dinamo București (0–2). These and other defeats were a factor in the team's supposed downhill slide. However, the following spring CFR bounced back with a win over ASA Târgu Mureș (1–0), after a goal from Octavian Ionescu, and averted relegation.

At the beginning of CFR's second season in Divizia A, Rădulescu was replaced by Eugen Iordache as head coach. During his tenure, CFR did not do well, and Rădulescu was swiftly brought back. Even so, CFR Cluj found itself again at the bottom of the table before the winter break. The spring of 1971 was somewhat better, although CFR struggled again to avoid relegation. CFR's last game of that season, against UTA Arad, was a memorable one. CFR led 1–0 at half-time. UTA Arad, however, overturned the match after scoring twice. Nonetheless, the persistence of the players from Cluj was rewarded with a late goal, tying the game at 2–2. UTA went on to play in the European Cups, but, most importantly, CFR avoided relegation.

The 1971–72 season started off badly for CFR. Losses to Dinamo București (1–3); Crișul Oradea (0–1, after a last-minute penalty kick), and Jiul Petroșani (1–2 after two regrettable own-goals) meant CFR's demise after the first round of the championship – the team finished at the bottom, with only seven points. CFR's return was dramatic, although inconsistent at times. The team won some important games, such as a 1–0 with Universitatea Craiova and a 3–0 with Petrolul Ploiești. By the end of the season, however, CFR was again struggling to stay in Divizia A. CFR was tied at half-time after having led with 2–0 in their game against Politehnica Iași. In the second half, two late goals from Ionescu and Petrescu saved the team from relegation. When Rădulescu and his players got back home to Cluj, 3,000 fans turned out to celebrate their performance.

During the summer of 1972, CFR made an important transfer. Mihai Adam, from Universitatea Cluj, was traded for Soos. Adam had been twice Romania's top scorer, and was considered one of the best Romanian players of his generation. He and the rest of the team would make the 1972–73 season the most successful in CFR's history. The team achieved its highest ranking ever in Romanian football, fifth in Divizia A. Several important results concluded a great season, including a 2–0 victory against Rapid București, a 2–2 draw against Sportul Studențesc București, and another draw, 1–1, with Steaua București. Additionally, the stadium that CFR continues to use even today was built in 1973. To celebrate the completion of the stadium, CFR Cluj played a friendly game against Cuba. The game ended in a 2–1 victory for CFR.

The 1973–74 season was a rather bad one for CFR, as it barely saved itself from relegation, ranking 14th at the end of the season. The only notable achievement of that season was Mihai Adam's third title as Romania's top goal-scorer who, even though he was 33 years old, scored 23 goals. The 1974–75 season was much like the one before: CFR struggled to avoid relegation, achieving its objectives all the while. The 1975–76 season marked CFR's relegation and its last season in Divizia A during the 20th century. A contributing negative factor was the age of the team, with most of its players in their 30s.

Lower leagues (1976–2002)

During the 1977–78 season, CFR attempted to make a comeback. However, the team finished only second in Divizia B, after Baia Mare. Four years later, CFR slid further down, into the third division, Divizia C. From then on, the team would alternate between the second and third leagues. In the 1982–83 season, CFR won Series X of Divizia C and promoted to Divizia B under its longstanding coach, Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, with a squad that included Paniță, Fereștean, Oltean, H. Popa, Olariu, Toth, A. Mureșan, Tuță, Jucău, Pop, Rău, Furnea, O. Mureșan, Țegean, Tatu, Sipoș, Rus, I. Popa, Csudom, and Berindei. In the 1990s, CFR struggled financially and found itself more than once on the brink of bankruptcy. Nevertheless, several very talented players were raised, including Cristian Dulca, Attila Piroska, Cristian Coroian, and Alin Minteuan.

Pászkány takeover and first domestic titles (2002–2012)

In January 2002, a new sponsor, Árpád Pászkány, head of S.C. ECOMAX M.G., founded a new commercial sport society, with ECOMAX M.G. as the primary shareholder. By the end of the 2001–02 season in Divizia C, CFR had been promoted back to Divizia B (later on Liga II).

The summer of 2003 was very important for CFR as many new talented players were transferred including Cătălin Bozdog, Adrian Anca, Cristian Turcu, and Sabin Pîglișan. With these players and others, CFR entered the first league after a successful season in Divizia B. CFR began the season strongly, holding first place for a while. Then the club's main sponsor, Árpád Pászkány, became involved in a public scandal during which Pászkány accused several referees of corruption. The affair plagued the team and resulted in the dismissal of head coach George Ciorceri.

CFR lost several consecutive games before the scandal subsided. After the winter break, Cioceri was replaced by Aurel Șunda. In the spring of 2004, Sunda's team had a nearly perfect run, winning 14 out of 15 games, with only one draw. One round before the season's end, CFR was in second place, one point behind the Jiul Petroșani in first. But when Jiul was held to a draw by Gaz Metan Mediaș, and CFR won their last match 3–0, CFR advanced to the top of the league for the first time in 28 years. In the summer of 2004, CFR acquired many new valuable Romanian players, including Vasile Jula and Radu Marginean.

CFR Cluj's first year back in Divizia A was strong, yet inconsistent. CFR finished sixth after the first half of the 2004–05 championship. It was during this time that CFR played one of its most popular games ever, defeating Dinamo București at home. The final score was 4–2, after two goals each by Adrian Anca and Sorin Oncică. However, the second half of the championship proved disappointing for CFR, as it gathered only 12 points after 15 games. The team finished 11th, avoiding relegation.

The summer of 2005 brought significant change to CFR Cluj. The club's executives signed the team up for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, being CFR's first European adventure. CFR began well, qualifying for the second round after two victories against FK Vetra (3–2 and 4–1).

Also, the Romanian international Dorinel Munteanu came to CFR from Steaua București. Munteanu would have the dual role of player-coach. His first game produced one of CFR's greatest successes. CFR defeated Athletic Bilbao of Spain 1–0 (although almost all players from Bilbao's side were from the reserve squad) during the second round of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup. The only goal of the match was scored by Cosmin Tilincă with a header. CFR then lost in Bilbao (1–0) but still qualified to the next round after a penalty shootout.

Munteanu's team played the next game at Cluj, against French club Saint-Étienne. Adrian Anca played one of the greatest games in his career, even though the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Anca hit the crossbar with a header early in the game, and Tilincă pushed the ball into the net from the rebound. Anca then went on to earn a penalty, but did not score. He then hit the crossbar a second time in the second half. The away game, in France, was also an eventful game for CFR Cluj. The game began well for CFR, as Cristian Coroian scored from a penalty kick, earned by Adrian Anca. The second half went less smoothly for CFR; Julien Sablé scored for Saint-Étienne, tying the game at 1–1. This was followed by CFR player László Balint's elimination. However, a Cosmin Tilincă goal gave the team the ability to tie with the French at the last minute. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, so CFR went on to the next qualifying stage due to its away goals. In the next round CFR easily disposed of Zalgiris Vilnius, 2–1 in Lithuania and 5–1 at home.

For the final match of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, CFR Cluj's opponent was another French franchise, RC Lens. The first game, at Cluj, ended in a 1–1 draw with both sides having scored from free kicks. Cristian Turcu scored for CFR. The second game was played at Lens in front of 30,000 French fans. The Romanian players showed signs of exhaustion and conceded three goals. Player-coach Dorinel Munteanu scored a goal from a free kick in the 89th minute. Thus ended CFR Cluj's Intertoto journey. CFR then finished fifth at the end of the 2005–06 domestic season. During the 2006–07 season, major changes at the club started to occur. Dorinel Munteanu resigned as player-coach, and was replaced by Cristiano Bergodi. Foreign players from Western Europe and South America were transferred. A partnership with Portuguese club Benfica was signed. On 22 July 2007, CFR Cluj celebrated its centenary year by playing a friendly game against Benfica and inaugurating the new illumination system at its stadium.

The team's new coach, Romanian Ioan Andone, formerly of Omonia Nicosia and Dinamo București, started the 2007–08 season well, with CFR Cluj leading the league by eight points halfway through the season and remaining undefeated. Their form was not as good in the second half of the season, and they were overtaken by Steaua București with two games remaining. Even though Steaua crushed Gloria Buzau 5–0 in the last matchday, it was not enough to bring the title to Ghencea, since CFR won the derby against Universitatea Cluj and won the title, becoming the first team outside Bucharest to win the title in nearly two decades. Three days later, CFR Cluj completed a league and cup double, beating Unirea Urziceni in the Romanian Cup final.

By winning the league, CFR Cluj qualified for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League season. They were drawn in Group A against Chelsea of England, A.S. Roma of Italy, and Bordeaux of France and given little chance of progressing, with odds of 300–1 being given on them winning the competition. In their opening game, CFR caused a shock by beating Roma in the Italian capital, 2–1, with Argentine Juan Culio scoring the brace. Expectations were further exceeded by holding the previous season's finalists, Chelsea, to a 0–0 draw.

The end of the 2008–09 season saw CFR finish fourth; the team had two coaching staff changes in the second part of the competition and did not manage to secure a second title. The Romanian Cup was kept for a consecutive year at Cluj, and thus they played against Unirea Urziceni (the Liga I champions that season) in the Supercupa României. CFR became the first club not from Bucharest to claim the trophy in 2009.

In the 2009–10 season, the team won the league title for the second time in its history, exhibiting the heavy investments in the club's infrastructure, management, and squad transfers. Managed by coach Andrea Mandorlini, CFR Cluj also kept the Romanian Cup and qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage. As a premier, the 2009–2010 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to Cristian Panin as voted by supporters and football reviewers. The trophy is to be awarded every year by the CFR Cluj fans associations to the player that receives the highest aggregate number of votes online and highest per match rating respectively. The 2010–11 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to captain Ricardo Cadú and the 2011–2012 CFR Fans' Trophy was awarded to goalkeeper Beto Pimparel.

The 2011–12 season brought the league title to Cluj for the third time. Starting under Jorge Costa's supervision, the team maintained a spot in the top three. After a few major defeats close to the end of the season, Costa was replaced by Ioan Andone. Under Andone, CFR won all the remaining matches except for one draw, and finished first. Later that year, FC Dinamo București defeated CFR Cluj in the Romanian Supercup with 6–4 after penalties, handing them their first defeat in a final.

Financial difficulties and bounceback (2012–2017)

After 2012, poor management saw the club go through a sharp decline, finishing 9th in the 2012–13 season, though in the Champions League they performed admirably, finishing 3rd on goal difference in a group with Manchester United, Galatasaray and SC Braga with 10 points, a record still standing for a Romanian team. Their Champions League campaign culminated in a 1–0 away win at Old Trafford against Manchester United, with a long shot from Luis Alberto. They were drawn against Inter Milan in Europa League, where they were eliminated 5–0 on aggregate.

CFR had a quiet 2013–14 season, finishing 5th and earning a Europa League berth, mainly due to the fact that 4th placed Dinamo filed for insolvency and thus were ineligible for European competitions. During this time owner Pászkány faced legal charges and neglected the team, which lead to serious financial difficulties that would culminate in the following seasons.

CFR Cluj began the 2014–15 season well, but financial difficulties led to insolvency which subsequently started a period of poor performances. After failing to fully remunerate five former club players, the Romanian Football Federation decided to deduct 24 points from CFR, which placed them in the last position in Liga I. Many players left the club as a result, and Ceferiștii challenged the Federation's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In May 2015 the Court ruled in their favour, restoring the deducted points, which helped the team secure a third-place finish in the league championship. CFR Cluj won the 2016 Cupa României final played against Dinamo București after penalty shootouts, being their first trophy since 2012.

Domestic dominance and return to European competitions (2017–present)

In early 2017, businessman Marian Băgăcean purchased 62% stake in the club in early 2017. After finishing the 2016–17 Liga I campaign on the fourth place the same year on 30 May, CFR Cluj finally got out of insolvency and could participate in European competitions starting with the 2018–19 season again. In June 2017, Dan Petrescu replaced Vasile Miriuță as the head coach of the team, with the goal of a European cup return and an ambitious transfer campaign to support it.

On 20 May 2018, "the Railwaymen" won 1–0 over defending champions Viitorul Constanța and clinched their fourth Liga I title as they finished one point above FCSB in the table. CFR also came victorious in the subsequent 2018 Supercupa României played against Universitatea Craiova, this time under the management of coach Edward Iordănescu. However, Iordănescu was replaced after just three games and Toni Conceição was brought back for his third term as a manager. The club's European campaign was cut short after Luxembourgish side F91 Dudelange won the UEFA Europa League play-off round 5–2 on aggregate; due to Dudelange's underdog status, daily newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor regarded CFR's elimination as "the biggest shame in the history of Romanian football".

In May 2019, again under the management of Dan Petrescu, "The Railwaymen" earned their fifth Liga I title. Unlike the previous year, the club had a fruitful run in European competitions. After getting past Astana and Maccabi Tel Aviv, CFR Cluj defeated Scottish team Celtic in the Champions League third qualifying round. In the play-off they met Slavia Prague, but lost both matches 0–1 and were sent to the Europa League group stages. There, CFR were drawn against Lazio, Rennes and again Celtic. They finished second behind the latter and earned a total of twelve points in the group, a Romanian record in European competitions. In the round of 32, CFR was eliminated by Sevilla on the away goals rule after two draws—the Spaniards went on to win the final 3–2 against Inter Milan, on 21 August 2020. On 3 August, CFR Cluj won the third consecutive title and sixth overall, after a final fixture win over rivals Universitatea Craiova.

CFR started the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League season by beating Maltese side Floriana. They were then eliminated by Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb at home in a penalty shoot-out. Dropping down to the Europa League, they made it to the group stage after defeating Nordic sides Djurgårdens IF and Kuopion Palloseura. Drawn with AS Roma, BSC Young Boys, and CSKA Sofia in Group A, they eventually finished third and were eliminated from the competition from the group stage. During late 2020, Edward Iordănescu became once again coach of the club after the departure of Dan Petrescu. On 18 May 2021, Iordănescu Jr. managed to win the league title of the 2020–21 Liga I season. This was Iordănescu Jr.'s first national title as head coach. In addition, winning the title with CFR thereby allowed the club to play the final of the 2021 Supercupa României (i.e. the Romanian supercup) against Universitatea Craiova, the winners of the 2020–21 Cupa României, which they eventually lost after 2–4 on penalty shoot-out.

Following the end of the season Iordănescu left the club and was replaced by Marius Șumudică. The latter failed to qualify the club for the group stage of either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, being consequently dismissed and replaced by the returning Dan Petrescu. Under Petrescu, CFR qualified for the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League, competing in Group D with Dutch side Alkmaar, Czech side Jablonec, and Danish side Randers. The club debuted with an away 1–0 loss at Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Republic against FK Jablonec on 16 September 2021 and consequently on the 4th place in the group after the first fixture. In the second fixture however, the club managed to draw 1–1 with Randers FC and thereby gained its first point in the Europa Conference League. After their away match with Randers, which they lost 1–2, CFR were mathematically eliminated from advancing to the Round of 16 and finished in fourth place in Group D of the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League season. This outcome remained unchanged despite their eventual 2–0 victory in the last home match against Jablonec, which earned them their first three points in the competition, bringing their total to four.

While CFR Cluj's European campaign in the 2021–22 season proved to be quite disappointing, the team had an almost flawless domestic season. They secured the top spot in the regular season by accumulating 76 out of 90 possible points, finishing 16 points ahead of the second-place team. During the play-offs, CFR experienced their worst run of form throughout the season, suffering two consecutive defeats against Universitatea Craiova and FCSB, which narrowed the gap between CFR and the latter to just two points. However, CFR swiftly recovered from their setback and embarked on a remarkable winning streak, securing four consecutive victories, including an impressive 6–0 win over FC Argeș. On 14 May, with FCSB's draw against Voluntari, CFR only needed a win in their match against Craiova to clinch the league title, which they accomplished with a 2–1 win. With this triumph, CFR became the team with the most titles won outside the capital (eight) and the only Romanian team in the 21st century to claim five consecutive titles.

Stadium

Main article: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

CFR Cluj played its home games on the Stadionul Orășenesc Cluj from 1911 - when it was inaugurated - until 1960, when it was demolished, to make way to Stadionul Ion Moina back then named Stadionul Municipal. On "Municipal", CFR played from 1960 until 1973.

CFR Cluj presently plays nearly all of its home games at the Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, which was expanded in 2008 to seat a maximum capacity of 23,500. It meets all of UEFA's regulations and can also host Champions League matches. In 2006–07, with an investment of €30 million, the club upgraded the field with higher quality turf, built a state of the art lighting system, and updated its infrastructure. All the work was completed for the club's 100th anniversary in 2007, when a friendly game was played against Portuguese side Benfica.

Support

A 2011 survey has shown that CFR Cluj has the fourth-largest number of supporters in Romania. They have many fans in Cluj-Napoca, but also in some other parts of the country. Since the 2014 withdraw of important groups such as "Patriots" and "Commando Gruia", the fans have a single big group called "Peluza Vișinie", which consists of former members of older groups such as "Romaniacs", "Juvenes", "Gruppo Gara", "Valacchi", "Pride 1907", "Nostra Famiglia", and "1907". There is another group of supporters which consists of ethnic Hungarians who currently sit in the Tribuna 1 sector of the stadium. Their group is named KVSK, which is the Hungarian name of CFR.They had such major conflicts with the Romanians ultras group 'Peluza Vișinie' and decided to go to matches alone. Their support is less vocal and visible, but they are a consistent part of the active fans.

Rivalries

Main article: Cluj derby

CFR Cluj has a fierce rivalry with their local opponents Universitatea Cluj. According to journalist Răzvan Toma, the first match between the two teams was played on 13 October 1920, when CFR thrashed Universitatea 8–0 on a field based in the Central Park. History and statistics website Romanian Soccer regards a 1–3 loss by CFR (which had just merged with Ferar Cluj on 7 December 1947) as the first Liga I meeting between the two teams.

In 2019, Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal's website referred to a match between FCSB—formerly FC Steaua București—and CFR Cluj as "the Romanian Derby", a name generally used for the meetings between the former club and their cross-town rivals Dinamo București. This stems from the fact that after the 2000s CFR and FCSB were often some of the main contenders for the national title, and during the late 2010s the rivalry exacerbated further as Dinamo lost its power status. As of 2023, CFR and FCSB have met each other over 70 times in the first division.

Ceferiștii also hold milder rivalries with Dinamo București, Rapid București, Universitatea Craiova, and Politehnica Timișoara.

Popular culture

CFR Cluj was the subject of a long documentary film directed by Laviniu Lazăr on their 2012–13 UEFA Champions League season and the historical victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, titled "The Theatre of Dreams" () which was presented at the Film Transilvania (TIFF) festival in 2013.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

• Liga I
  • Winners (8): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (2): 2023–24, 2024–25
• Divizia B / Liga II
  • Winners (2): 1968–69, 2003–04
  • Runners-up (1): 1977–78
• Divizia C / Liga III
  • Winners (7): 1946–47, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2001–02
  • Runners-up (1): 1987–88

Cups

• Cupa României
  • Winners (5): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2024–25
  • Runners-up (1): 2012–13
• Supercupa României
  • Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2018, 2020
  • Runners-up (6): 2012, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025

European

• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2005 (joint runners-up)

European statistics

Main article: CFR Cluj in European football

Notable wins

Players

Current first team squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

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Current technical staff

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UEFA club ranking

In the table below, the current UEFA club ranking position for CFR Cluj is shown based on its current UEFA coefficient for the ongoing 2024–2025 season.

All time records

• Biggest victory: CFR Cluj – Minaur Zlatna 10–0 (4 October 2003)
• Biggest defeat: CFR București – CFR Cluj 12–2 (20 April 1949)
• Player with most caps in Liga I: RomaniaPortugal Camora (438)
• Player with most goals in Liga I: Romania Ciprian Deac (79)
• Biggest European home win: CFR Cluj 5–0 Armenia Alashkert (16 August 2018, UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round second leg)
• Biggest European away win: Lithuania Vėtra 1–4 CFR Cluj (26 June 2005, UEFA Intertoto Cup First round second leg)
• Biggest European home defeat: CFR Cluj 0–4 Germany Bayern Munich (19 October 2010, UEFA Champions League group stage)
• Biggest European away defeat: Sweden BK Häcken 7–2 CFR Cluj (21 August 2025, UEFA Conference League Play-off round)

Other records

• Since the 2012–13 season, CFR Cluj holds the record for the most points obtained by any Romanian club in the UEFA Champions League group stages, with 10 points, having recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.
• CFR Cluj also holds the record for most points scored by any Romanian club in the UEFA Europa League group stages, with 12 points, having recorded 4 wins and 2 losses in the 2019–20 season

Domestic history by season

The players in bold were the top goalscorers in the division.

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or senior level while they played for the club or had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well.

;Romania

• Romania Mihai Adam
• Romania Vasile Alexandru
• Romania Adrian Anca
• Romania Ștefan Balint
• Romania Cristian Bălgrădean
• Romania Daniel Bîrligea
• Romania Mihai Bordeianu
• Romania Cristian Bud
• Romania Andrei Burcă
• Romania Alexandru Chipciu
• Romania Sever Coracu
• Romania Cristian Coroian
• Romania Valentin Costache
• Romania Florin Costea
• Romania Florin Dan
• Romania Nicolae Dică
• Romania Cristian Dulca
• Romania Cristian Fedor
• Romania Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi
• Romania Lucian Goian
• Romania Otto Hindrich
• Romania Ovidiu Hoban
• Romania Ioan Hora
• Romania Octavian Ionescu
• Romania Vasile Jula
• Romania Ștefan Kovács
• Romania Ionuț Larie
• Romania Vasile Maftei
• Romania Cristian Manea
• Romania Bogdan Mara
• Romania Alexandru Marc
• Romania Mihai Mincă
• Romania Alin Minteuan
• Romania Vasile Mogoș
• Romania Dorinel Munteanu
• Romania Louis Munteanu
• Romania Andrei Mureșan
• Romania Gabriel Mureșan
• Romania Sergiu Negruț
• Romania Viorel Nicoară
• Romania Sorin Oncică
• Romania Cristian Panin
• Romania Claudiu Petrila
• Romania Emil Petru
• Romania Ionuț Rada
• Romania Gheorghe Rășinaru
• Romania Răzvan Sava
• Romania László Sepsi
• Romania Eduard Stăncioiu
• Romania Romeo Surdu
• Romania Ion Suru
• Romania Cosmin Tilincă
• Romania Dorin Toma
• Romania Eugen Trică
• Romania George Țucudean
• Romania Petru Țurcaș
• Romania Cosmin Văsîie
• Romania Viorel Vișan ;Albania
• Albania Arlind Ajeti ;Algeria
• Algeria Billel Omrani ;Angola
• Angola Dominique Kivuvu ;Argentina
• Argentina Emmanuel Culio
• Argentina Sebastián Dubarbier
• Argentina Cristian Fabbiani
• Argentina Sixto Peralta
• Argentina Diego Ruiz ;Bolivia
• Bolivia Gualberto Mojica ;Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Sušić
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Stojan Vranješ ;Brazil
• Brazil Hugo Alcântara
• Brazil Júlio Baptista
• Brazil Rafael Bastos
• Brazil Didi
• Brazil Edimar
• Brazil André Galiassi
• Brazil Renan Garcia
• Brazil Ronny
• Brazil Paulo Vinícius
• Brazil Yuri Matias
• Brazil Weldon ;Burkina Faso
• Burkina Faso Yssouf Koné
• Burkina Faso Bakary Saré ;Canada
• Canada Lars Hirschfeld ;Croatia
• Croatia Saša Bjelanović
• Croatia Lovro Cvek
• Croatia Gabriel Debeljuh
• Croatia Tomislav Gomelt
• Croatia Antonio Jakoliš ;Côte d'Ivoire
• Côte d'Ivoire Kevin Boli
• Côte d'Ivoire Emmanuel Koné
• Côte d'Ivoire Lacina Traoré
• Côte d'Ivoire Ousmane Viera ;France
• France Bryan Nouvier
• France Michaël Pereira
• France Grégory Tadé
• France Tony
• France Kurt Zouma ;Georgia
• Georgia Giorgi Chanturia ;Ghana
• Ghana Nana Boateng
• Ghana Sulley Muniru
• Ghana Emmanuel Yeboah ;Greece
• Greece Pantelis Kapetanos
• Greece Ioannis Matzourakis
• Greece Panagiotis Tachtsidis ;Hungary
• Hungary Ádám Lang ;Iceland
• Iceland Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson ;Italy
• Italy Roberto De Zerbi
• Italy Davide Petrucci
• Italy Felice Piccolo
• Italy Simone Scuffet
• Italy Ferdinando Sforzini ;Kosovo
• Kosovo ** Lindon Emërllahu**
• Kosovo ** Ermal Krasniqi** ;Lithuania
• Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis ;Moldova
• Moldova Cătălin Carp ;Morocco
• Morocco Omar El Kaddouri ;Nigeria
• Nigeria Nwankwo Obiora
• Nigeria Philip Otele ;Portugal
• Portugal André Leão
• Portugal Beto
• Portugal Cadú
• Portugal Dani
• Portugal Diogo Valente
• Portugal Ivo Pinto
• Portugal Luís Aurélio
• Portugal Mário Felgueiras
• Portugal Manuel José
• Portugal Nuno Claro
• Portugal Nuno Diogo
• Portugal Rui Pedro
• Portugal António Semedo
• Portugal Tiago Lopes
• Portugal Thierry Moutinho ;Serbia
• Serbia Sead Brunčević
• Serbia Svetozar Mijin
• Serbia Zoran Milošević ;Senegal
• Senegal Ibrahima Baldé
• Senegal Modou Sougou ;Spain
• Spain Cristian López
• Spain Juan Carlos ;Sweden
• Sweden Mikael Dorsin ;Tunisia
• Tunisia Syam Ben Youssef ;Ukraine
• Ukraine Yevhen Konoplyanka ;Uruguay
• Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray
• Uruguay Jorge Martínez
• Uruguay Álvaro Pereira ;Venezuela
• Venezuela Mario Rondón

Notable former managers

• ROU Ioan Andone
• ITA Cristiano Bergodi
• ROU Sorin Cârțu
• POR Toni Conceição
• POR Jorge Costa
• ROU Petre Grigoraș
• ROU Edward Iordănescu
• ROU Ștefan Kovács
• ITA Andrea Mandorlini
• ROU Dorinel Munteanu
• ROU Dan Petrescu
• ROU Constantin Rădulescu
• ROU Mircea Rednic
• POR Paulo Sérgio
• ROU Marius Șumudică
• ROU Aurel Șunda
• CZE Dušan Uhrin Jr.

Notes

References

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43. Deducted two points.
44. Qualified for "Best provincial team" Title. Lost to Kassai Athletikai Club in the quarter-finals.
45. Qualified for "Best provincial team" Title. Lost to Bácska Szabadkai Athletikai Club in the quarter-finals.
46. Championship discontinued
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48. "Romania 1921".
49. Foundation of the Romanian Football
    League system
50. Retired due to [[Second Vienna Award]]
51. Retired – [[Second Vienna Award. Vienna Award]] nullified
52. 3rd place at the time of merger
53. Merged with [[Ferar Cluj]] during the Season
54. 1957 Spring Cup - unofficial championship.
55. Merged with [[Dermata Cluj. Rapid Cluj]]
56. Discontinued
57. Merged with CS Armata Cluj
58. Deducted ten points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
59. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-out with 14 points.
60. Deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
61. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 22 points.
62. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 30 points.
63. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 27 points.
64. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 26 points.
65. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 32 points.
66. Points halved after the regular season. Entered the play-off with 38 points.