2021–22 CFR Cluj season
2021–22 season | |||
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Owner | Ioan Varga | ||
Manager | Marius Șumudică (until 28 August)[1] Dan Petrescu (from 31 August) | ||
Stadium | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | ||
Liga I | 1st | ||
Cupa României | Round of 32 | ||
Supercupa României | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | ||
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | ||
UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage | ||
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The 2021–22 season was Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj's 26th consecutive season in the Liga I and 114th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, CFR Cluj participated in this season's editions of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: [2]
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Liga I | 16 July 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 75.00 |
Cupa României | 23 September 2021 | 23 September 2021 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Supercupa României | 10 July 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 6 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 50.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 17 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 16 September 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 16.67 |
Total | 56 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 60.71 |
Source: Competitions
Supercupa României
[edit]CFR Cluj, as Liga I winners in the previous season, played against Universitatea Craiova in the 2021 Supercupa României, who themselves won the Cupa României.
10 July 2021 Final | CFR Cluj | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Universitatea Craiova | Bucharest |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Adrian Cojocaru | |
Penalties | ||||
Note: Universitatea Craiova on penalty kicks 4–2. |
Liga I
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 95 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
Source: Competitions
Regular season
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 76 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
2 | FCSB | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 62 | |
3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 54 | |
4 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 48 | |
5 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 48 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[3]
Matches
[edit]16 July 2021 1 | CFR Cluj | 3–2 | FC U Craiova 1948 | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Radu Petrescu |
24 July 2021 2 | Academica Clinceni | 1–2 | CFR Cluj | Călărași |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Ion Comșa Referee: Lucian Rusandu |
31 July 2021 3 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Chindia Târgoviște | Cluj-Napoca |
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Florin Andrei |
6 August 2021 4 | Mioveni | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Mioveni |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
13 August 2021 5 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Farul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Sebastian Colțescu |
21 August 2021 6 | Argeș Pitești | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Pitești |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin Referee: Adrian Costreie |
29 August 2021 7 | CFR Cluj | 4–1 | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
11 September 2021 8 | Botoșani | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | Botoșani |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Radu Petrescu |
20 September 2021 9 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
26 September 2021 10 | UTA Arad | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Arad |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Referee: Horia Mladinovici |
3 October 2021 11 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Cluj-Napoca |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Florin Andrei |
17 October 2021 12 | Rapid București | 2–0 | CFR Cluj | Mioveni |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
25 October 2021 13 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Sepsi OSK | Cluj-Napoca |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
30 October 2021 14 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Voluntari | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Cătălin Popa |
7 November 2021 15 | Dinamo București | 0–3 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest |
18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Ştefan Cel Mare Referee: Marian Barbu |
20 November 2021 16 | FC U Craiova 1948 | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Referee: István Kovács |
29 November 2021 17 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Academica Clinceni | Cluj-Napoca |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Ionuţ Coza |
4 December 2021 18 | Chindia Târgoviște | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Ploiești |
15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Radu Petrescu |
12 December 2021 19 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Mioveni | Cluj-Napoca |
19:30 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: George Găman |
16 December 2021 20 | Farul Constanța | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Cătălin Popa |
19 December 2021 21 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Argeș Pitești | Cluj-Napoca |
16:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Viorel Flueran |
23 January 2022 22 | FCSB | 3–3 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest |
20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Sebastian Colțescu |
31 January 2022 23 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Botoșani | Cluj-Napoca |
20:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
5 February 2022 24 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
21:00 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan |
8 February 2022 25 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | UTA Arad | Cluj-Napoca |
17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Adrian Costreie |
12 February 2022 26 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1–2 | CFR Cluj | Mediaș |
19:55 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan Referee: Ionuţ Coza |
20 February 2022 27 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 | Rapid București | Cluj-Napoca |
19:55 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Marian Barbu |
26 February 2022 28 | Sepsi OSK | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | Sfântu Gheorghe |
17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sepsi Arena Stadium Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
2 March 2022 29 | Voluntari | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Voluntari |
19:55 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Horia Mladinovici |
6 March 2022 30 | CFR Cluj | 4–1 | Dinamo București | Cluj-Napoca |
17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Iulian Călin |
Play-off round
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CFR | FCS | UCV | VOL | FAR | ARG | |
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1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
2 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 56 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Universitatea Craiova (O) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 48 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 35 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||
5 | Farul Constanța | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 32 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
6 | Argeș Pitești | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 27 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Matches
[edit]12 March 2022 1 | CFR Cluj | 3–1 | Voluntari | Cluj-Napoca |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Radu Petrescu |
19 March 2022 2 | Farul Constanța | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
20:30 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Sebastian Colțescu |
4 April 2022 3 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Argeș Pitești | Cluj-Napoca |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
10 April 2022 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 3–2 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Referee: Radu Petrescu |
17 April 2022 5 | CFR Cluj | 0–1 | FCSB | Cluj-Napoca |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: István Kovács |
24 April 2022 6 | Voluntari | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Voluntari |
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
1 May 2022 7 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Farul Constanța | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Radu Petrescu |
7 May 2022 8 | Argeș Pitești | 0–6 | CFR Cluj | Pitești |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
15 May 2022 9 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj-Napoca |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Radu Petrescu |
22 May 2022 10 | FCSB | 3–1 | CFR Cluj | Buzău |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Adrian Cojocaru |
Cupa României
[edit]23 September 2021 Round of 32 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Referee: István Kovács |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Qualifying rounds
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]6 July 2021 First leg | CFR Cluj | 3–1 | Borac Banja Luka | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 4,500[5] Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands) |
13 July 2021 Second leg | Borac Banja Luka | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 8,300[6] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) | ||
Note: CFR Cluj won 4–3 on aggregate. |
Second qualifying round
[edit]20 July 2021 First leg | Lincoln Red Imps | 1–2 | CFR Cluj | Gibraltar |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 1,039[7] Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
28 July 2021 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 2–0 (4–1 agg.) | Lincoln Red Imps | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 5,230[8] Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel) | |
Note: CFR Cluj won 4–1 on aggregate. |
Third qualifying round
[edit]3 August 2021 First leg | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Young Boys | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 9,500[9] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
10 August 2021 Second leg | Young Boys | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Bern, Switzerland |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Wankdorf Attendance: 21,145[10] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) | |
Note: Young Boys won 4–2 on aggregate. |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Play-off round
[edit]17 August 2021 First leg | Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 | CFR Cluj | Belgrade, Serbia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 22,482[11] Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
26 August 2021 Second leg | CFR Cluj | 1–2 (1–6 agg.) | Red Star Belgrade | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 4,200[12] Referee: Michael Oliver (England) | |
Note: Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate. |
UEFA Europa Conference League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021, 13:30 CEST (14:30 TRT), in Istanbul, Turkey.[13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AZ | RAN | JAB | CLJ | |
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1 | AZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Randers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
3 | Jablonec | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | CFR Cluj | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
16 September 2021 1 | Jablonec | 1–0 | CFR Cluj | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 2,470[14] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
30 September 2021 2 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | Randers | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 3,825[15] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
21 October 2021 3 | CFR Cluj | 0–1 | AZ | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 3,628[16] Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
4 November 2021 4 | AZ | 2–0 | CFR Cluj | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,554[17] Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
25 November 2021 5 | Randers | 2–1 | CFR Cluj | Randers, Denmark |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Randers Stadium Attendance: 4,309[18] Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
9 December 2021 6 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 | Jablonec | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 2,400[19] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
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