UEL 2012/13: CFR CLUJ FACT FILE

Romanian side are currently fifth in Liga I. They came third in Champions League Group H on 10 points

MILAN - CFR Cluj were the opponents drawn from the pots in Nyon to be pitted against Inter in the UEFA Europa League round of 32.

The side coached by Portuguese manager Paulo Sergio are currently 5th in the Romanian championship on 32 points, 15 points behind Liga I leaders Steaua Bucarest. Their league record after 19 games reads: won 9, drawn 5 and lost 5.

CFR Cluj finished third in this season's Champions League Group H with 10 points, behind Manchester United and Galatasaray and ahead of Braga. They won 3 games, drew 1 and lost 2, missing out on the Champions League last 16 due to head-to-head results with Galatasaray. Here are their matches:

Braga 0-2 CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj 1-2 Manchester United
Galatasaray 1-1 CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj 1-3 Galatasaray
CFR Cluj 3-1 Braga
Manchester United 0-1 CFR Cluj

CFR Cluj squad list:

Goalkeepers: 1 Mario Felgueiras, 32 Mihai Minca, 61 Man Cristian, 44 Eduard Stancioiu, 98 Nuno Claro

Defenders: 3 Ivo Pinto, 4 Cristian Panin, 13 Felice Piccolo, 20 Ricardo Cadu, 12 Vasile Maftei, 8 Laszlo Sepsi, 24 Ionut Rada, 45 Mario Camora, 55 Nuno Diogo

Midfielders: 83 Juan Carlos Martinez, 18 Adam Vass, 5 Bakary Sare, 6 Gabriel Muresan, 7 Ciprian Deac, 15 Kisoka Kivuvu, 11 Viorel Nicoara, 16 Rafael Bastos, 22 Ioan Hora, 23 Nicolas Godemeche, 25 Luis Alberto, 26 Pedro Celestino, 28 Matteo Lignani, 31 Matias Aguirregaray, 63 Adofo Godfred, 10 Diogo Valente

Forwards: 9 Pantelis Kapetanos, 19 Sasa Bjelanovic, 17 Bus Sergiu, 62 Paun Alexandru, 27 Ronny Carlos, 30 Rui Pedro, 88 Liviu Ganea, 99 Modou Sougou

CFR Cluj's home:

CFR Cluj play their home games at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu, a 25,000 capacity venue built in 1973. The pitch measures 105 x 60 metres.


Inter have never faced the Romanian side in the Europa League before.



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