# 2022–23 CS Universitatea Craiova season

The 2022–23 season is CS Universitatea Craiova's ninth consecutive and 37th overall season in Liga I. In addition to the Liga I, Universitatea Craiova participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Squad information

Players, appearances, goals and squad numbers last updated on 30 June 2022. Appearances and goals include league matches only. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | David Lazar | GK | (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33) | 2021 | 2025 | Astra Giurgiu | €200K | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Denis Rusu | GK | (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | 2023 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | Undisclosed | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Papp | DF | (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34) | 2020 | 2023 | Sivasspor | Free | 40 | 2 |
| 5 | Bogdan Vătăjelu | DF | (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | 2023 | Sparta Prague | €350K | 179 | 10 |
| 11 | Nicușor Bancu | DF | (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32) | 2014 | 2024 | Olt Slatina | €80K | 248 | 22 |
| 18 | Ștefan Vlădoiu | DF | (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) | 2016 | 2023 | Academy | - | 75 | 1 |
| 25 | Valerică Găman | DF | (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) | 2021 | Undisclosed | Astra Giurgiu | Free | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | Denis Benga | DF | (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 19) | 2022 | Undisclosed | Academy | - | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 6 | Vladimir Screciu | MD | (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | 2025 | Genk | Free | 91 | 0 |
| 8 | Alexandru Mateiu | MD | (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 34) | 2014 | 2024 | Brașov | €500K | 211 | 9 |
| 10 | Ionuț Vînă | MD | (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Undisclosed | FCSB | Free | 19 | 2 |
| 14 | Alexandru Crețu | MD | (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | Undisclosed | FCSB | Free | 28 | 3 |
| 16 | Dan Nistor | MD | (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | 2022 | Dinamo București | €260K | 85 | 10 |
| 21 | Matteo Fedele | MD | (1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Undisclosed | Ħamrun Spartans | Free | 44 | 2 |
| 22 | Gustavo Vagenin | MD | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32) | 2020 | 2023 | Liaoning | Free | 98 | 27 |
| 24 | Ante Roguljić | MD | (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | Undisclosed | Trenčín | Free | 19 | 5 |
| 33 | Mihai Căpățînă | MD | (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28) | 2020 | 2024 | Voluntari | €250K | 43 | 1 |
| 35 | David Sala | MD | (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20) | 2020 | Undisclosed | Academy | - | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Alberto Călin | MD | (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 19) | 2019 | Undisclosed | Academy | - | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 7 | George Cîmpanu | FW | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | 2025 | Botoșani | €500K | 57 | 7 |
| 9 | Andrei Ivan | FW | (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | 2023 | Krasnodar | €1.5M | 183 | 42 |
| 17 | Ștefan Baiaram | FW | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) | 2019 | 2026 | Academy | - | 78 | 10 |
| 19 | Elvir Koljić | FW | (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | 2025 | Krupa | €450K | 74 | 30 |
| 20 | Jovan Marković | FW | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) | 2017 | 2024 | Academy | - | 46 | 13 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
| 28 June 2022 | DF | Raul Silva | 32 | Braga | Undisclosed | Signed for two years. | |
| 11 July 2022 | DF | Ivan Martić | 31 | Sion | Undisclosed | Signed for two years. | |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee |
| 13 June 2022 | DF | Marius Constantin | 37 | Argeș Pitești | Undisclosed |
| 15 June 2022 | MF | Ovidiu Bic | 28 | Universitatea Cluj | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2022 | DF | Antoine Conte | 28 | | Undisclosed |

## Kit

Supplier: Puma / Sponsors: Betano (front)
The club is in the third year of a deal with Puma – the club's official kit supplier.
| Home | Away |
* Home: The home kit features thick blue and white vertical stripes separated by thin black stripes. White shorts and blue socks complete the look.
* Away:

## Competitions
### Liga I
#### Regular season
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 63 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 3 | FCSB | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 54 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 5 | Rapid București | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 42 | Qualification for the Play-off round |

##### Matches

The draw for Liga I was held on the 1st of July.

#### Play-off round
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAR | FCS | CFR | CRA | RAP | SPS |
| 1 | Farul Constanța (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 46 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj (O) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 42 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 40 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| 5 | Rapid București | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 38 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | | 0–0 |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 29 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
* ↑ Cup winner

##### Matches
### Cupa României
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HER | ARG | MIN | UCV | OCN | CHI |
| 1 | FC Hermannstadt (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for quarter-finals | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 4–1 |
| 2 | FC Argeș Pitești (1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Qualification for quarter-finals | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| 3 | Minaur Baia Mare (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | CS Ocna Mureș (3) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | | — | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Chindia Târgoviște (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |