The 2025–26 season was the 78th in the history of Clubul Sportiv Universitatea Craiova and their 12th consecutive season in the Romanian top flight, Liga I. The club also participated in the Cupa României and the UEFA Conference League. The team advanced to the group stage of the continental competition for the first time, having overcome three opponents.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Silviu Lung Jr. GK () Kayserispor 1 July 2022 2026 21 Laurențiu Popescu GK () FC Brașov 1 July 2018 2027 31 Matei Goga GK () Academy 1 July 2025 Unknown 32 João Gonçalves GK () Free agent 21 April 2026 2026 33 Alexandru Glodean GK () Academy 1 July 2025 Unknown 77 Pavlo Isenko GK () Vorskla Poltava 14 July 2025 2029 Defenders 2 Florin Ștefan LB () Sepsi OSK 2 August 2025 Unknown 3 Oleksandr Romanchuk CB () Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 7 July 2025 2029 6 Vladimir Screciu CB () Genk 1 July 2020 2028 11 Nicușor Bancu (C) LB () Olt Slatina 1 July 2014 2028 15 Juraj Badelj CB () NK Rudeš 1 July 2024 Unknown 19 Vasile Mogoș RB () CFR Cluj 1 July 2024 2026 23 Samuel Teles RB () Oțelul Galați 1 July 2025 Unknown 24 Nikola Stevanović CB () Oțelul Galați 3 July 2025 2027 25 Darius Fălcușan CB () Empoli U20 8 July 2025 2029 28 Adrian Rus CB () Free agent 2 September 2025 Unknown Midfielders 4 Alexandru Crețu DM () Al-Wehda 1 July 2025 Unknown 5 Anzor Mekvabishvili DM () Dinamo Tbilisi 18 January 2024 2028 8 Tudor Băluță DM () Śląsk Wrocław 1 July 2025 Unknown 14 Lyes Houri AM () Viitorul Constanța 1 July 2021 2026 17 Carlos Mora RW () Alajuelense 1 July 2024 Unknown 20 Alexandru Cicâldău CM () Galatasaray 9 September 2024 2028 29 Luca Băsceanu AM () Farul Constanța 1 July 2025 Unknown 30 David Matei CM () Steaua București 1 July 2025 Unknown 38 Denys Muntean AM () Academy 1 July 2025 Unknown – Alexandru Iamandache CM () CS Afumați 10 February 2026 Unknown Forwards 7 Steven Nsimba ST () Aubagne 26 July 2025 Unknown 9 Assad Al-Hamlawi ST () Śląsk Wrocław 8 July 2025 Unknown 10 Ștefan Baiaram LW () Academy 1 July 2019 2028 12 Monday Etim RW () Hillerød 2 September 2025 Unknown 18 Mihnea Rădulescu RW () Petrolul Ploiești 1 July 2025 2030
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Denis Benga Gloria BistrițaLoan return David Lazar Gloria BuzăuLoan return Alexandru Ișfan Gloria BuzăuLoan return Jalen Blesa Dinamo BatumiLoan return Jovan Marković HermannstadtLoan return Andrei Ivan AdanasporLoan return David Matei Steaua București€100,000 Alexandru Crețu Al WehdaFree Mihnea Rădulescu Petrolul Ploiești€400,000 Tudor Băluță Śląsk WrocławFree Samuel Teles Oțelul GalațiFree Nikola Stevanović Oțelul GalațiUndisclosed Oleksandr Romanchuk Kryvbas Kryvyi RihUndisclosed Darius Fălcușan Empoli U20€300,000 Assad Al Hamlawi Śląsk Wrocław€700,000 Pavlo Isenko Vorskla PoltavaFree Steven Nsimba AubagneFree Florin Ștefan Sepsi OSKUndisclosed Adrian RusUnattachedFree Monday Etim Hillerød€200,000 Alexandru Iamandache CS AfumațiFree João GonçalvesUnattached
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Alisson Safira Santa ClaraLoan return Mihai Căpățînă OrdabasyReleased Jovo Lukić Universitatea ClujReleased David Lazar Argeș PiteștiFree Ștefan Bană Oțelul GalațiLoan Takuto Oshima FC Noah€500,000 Gjoko Zajkov AjmanFree Alexandru Mitriță Zhejiang€2,000,000 Alexandru Ișfan Farul ConstantaFree Denil Maldonado Rubin Kazan€1,600,000 Relu Stoian Metalul BuzăuReleased Andrei Ivan PanserraikosContract terminated Iago López LugoContract terminated Jalen Blesa CesenaUndisclosed Florin Gașpar CSM ReșițaLoan Basilio Ndong TiranaContract terminated Jovan Marković Farul ConstanțaFree Luis Paradela SaprissaLoan return Lyes HouriContract terminated
Friendlies On 15 June, the team returned to training at the Ilie Balaci Complex, with players absent due to national team schedules. On 22 June, the team traveled to the Bad Radkersburg Resort in Austria to continue preparations.
Competitions Overall record
Superliga
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The competition schedule was drawn on 25 June 2025.
Championship round
Statistics SuperLiga SuperLiga and SuperLiga play-off statistics Round Date Match Venue Report Result Position Attendance 1 12 July 2025 UTA Arad – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 3–3 4th 7,348 2 18 July 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Argeș Pitești Home Report 3–1 2nd 10,054 3 28 July 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Universitatea Cluj Home Report 2–1 2nd 10,302 4 3 August 2025 CFR Cluj – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 2–3 2nd 3,633 5 10 August 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Hermannstadt Home Report 1–0 1st 13,459 6 17 August 2025 Csíkszereda – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–2 1st 1,897 7 24 August 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Petrolul Ploiești Home Report 2–0 1st 16,263 8 31 August 2025 FC Botoșani – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–1 1st 6,126 9 14 September 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Farul Constanța Home Report 2–0 1st 16,765 10 20 September 2025 Oțelul Galați – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–0 1st 5,511 11 26 September 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Dinamo București Home Report 2–2 1st 22,440 12 5 October 2025 FCSB – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–0 3rd 5,187 13 18 October 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Unirea Slobozia Home Report 3–1 3rd 14,816 14 26 October 2025 Metaloglobus București – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–0 3rd 1,116 15 2 November 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Rapid București Home Report 2–2 3rd 18,574 16 9 November 2025 Universitatea Craiova – UTA Arad Home Report 1–2 4th 12,572 17 21 November 2025 Argeș Pitești – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–2 3rd 4,480 18 1 December 2025 Universitatea Cluj – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–0 4th 14,691 19 7 December 2025 Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj Home Report 1–1 4th 23,550 20 14 December 2025 Hermannstadt – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–2 4th 3,850 21 22 December 2025 Universitatea Craiova – Csíkszereda Home Report 5–0 1st 11,847 22 19 January 2026 Petrolul Ploiești – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–4 1st 4,297 23 24 January 2026 Universitatea Craiova – FC Botoșani Home Report 2–0 1st 12,365 24 1 February 2026 Farul Constanța – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 4–1 1st 3,010 25 5 February 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Oțelul Galați Home Report 1–0 1st 12,632 26 9 February 2026 Dinamo București – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–1 1st 10,197 27 15 February 2026 Universitatea Craiova – FCSB Home Report 1–0 1st 19,354 28 22 February 2026 Unirea Slobozia – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–3 1st 1,620 29 28 February 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Metaloglobus București Home Report 2–1 1st 14,520 30 8 March 2026 Rapid București – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 1–1 1st 9,919 SuperLiga play-off PO 1 13 March 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Argeș Pitești Home Report 0–1 2nd 14,611 PO 2 19 March 2026 Dinamo București – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–1 1st 8,924 PO 3 6 April 2026 Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj Home Report 2–0 1st 19,754 PO 4 13 April 2026 Universitatea Cluj – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 4–0 2nd 15,116 PO 5 19 April 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Rapid București Home Report 1–0 1st 23,234 PO 6 27 April 2026 Argeș Pitești – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–1 1st 4,542 PO 7 3 May 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Dinamo București Home Report 2–1 1st 25,171 PO 8 8 May 2026 CFR Cluj – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–0 1st 9,068 PO 9 17 May 2026 Universitatea Craiova – Universitatea Cluj Home Report 5–0 1stChampions 27,810 PO 10 25 May 2026 Rapid București – Universitatea Craiova Away Report 0–0 1stChampions 12,338
Cupa României
Group stage
Knockout stage
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
League phase The draw took place on 29 August 2025.
Statistics Goalscorers Rank Pos Player Superliga Cupa României Conference League Total1 FW Assad Al Hamlawi 11 0 5 162 FW Steven Nsimba 10 0 3 133 FW Ștefan Baiaram 7 1 4 124 MF Alexandru Cicâldău 3 1 4 8 FW Monday Etim 4 3 1 86 DF Oleksandr Romanchuk 3 1 2 67 MF David Matei 4 1 0 5 DF Carlos Mora 2 1 2 59 MF Anzor Mekvabishvili 3 1 0 4 DF Adrian Rus 2 2 0 411 MF Alexandru Crețu 1 2 0 312 MF David Barbu 2 0 0 2 MF Tudor Băluță 1 0 1 2 FW Luca Băsceanu 2 0 0 2 MF Mihnea Rădulescu 2 0 0 2 MF Samuel Teles 2 0 0 217 DF Juraj Badelj 1 0 0 1 DF Nicușor Bancu 1 0 0 1 FW Andrei Ivan 1 0 0 1 DF Vladimir Screciu 1 0 0 1 DF Florin Ștefan 0 1 0 1 DF Nikola Stevanović 1 0 0 1 Own goals 2 0 0 2 Total 65 14 22 101
Tabelul de mai jos include toate cele 58 de meciuri oficiale: 40 în SuperLiga, 6 în Cupa României și 12 în UEFA Conference League. Universitatea Craiova a încheiat sezonul ca campioană a României și câștigătoare a Cupei României.
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