CFF Olimpia Cluj

CFF U Olimpia Cluj
Full name Clubul de Fotbal de Feminin U Olimpia Cluj-Napoca
Founded 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
Ground Victoria Someșeni / Cluj Arena
Capacity 1,300 / 30,335
Chairman Radu Muntean
Manager Mirel Albon
League Superliga
2017–18 1st
Website Club website

CFF U Olimpia Cluj is a women's football team from Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Founded in 2010[1] the team started directly, as there is no second level league, in Romania's top level women's league and convincingly won the championship in its very first season. The team won all of its 24 matches which totaled a goal difference of 253–11 and wins as high as 26–0 and 27–0.[2] The title qualified them for the 2011-12 UEFA Women's Champions League. In addition they won the Romanian cup that year too.[3]

Since the 2018-19 season, the teams signs a partnership with FC Universitatea Cluj and rebrands as "U" Olimpia Cluj.[4]

Football Academy

Together with the club in 2010 the Olimpia Women’s Football Academy was established, supported by a partnership with the city and the council.[5] The goal of south-east Europe's first female football academy is to advance women's football in Romania.

Recent squad

  • As of 13 October 2015, according to UEFA's website.
  • Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Lavinia Boanda  Romania
2 Defender Andreea Corduneanu  Romania
3 Defender Teodora Meluta  Romania
4 Midfielder Ioana Bortan  Romania
5 Defender Christine Manie  Cameroon
6 Defender Adina Giurgiu  Romania
7 Forward Loredana Popa  Romania
8 Midfielder Stefania Vatafu  Romania
9 Forward Mihaela Ciolacu  Romania
10 Midfielder Andreea Voicu  Romania
11 Midfielder Mara Batea  Romania
12 Goalkeeper Mirela Ganea  Romania
14 Forward Alexandra Lunca  Romania
15 Defender Laura Desmerean  Romania
16 Forward Dariana Indrei  Romania
17 Midfielder Cristina Carp  Romania
18 Forward Roxana Dinescu  Romania
20 Midfielder Diana Grecu  Romania
22 Defender Corina Olar  Romania
24 Midfielder Lidia Havristiuc  Romania
31 Goalkeeper Georgiana Darle  Romania
88 Midfielder Beatrice Tarasila  Romania
— Defender Stefania Moraru  Romania

Former internationals

Titles

In its five years, five national doubles were won.

Champions League

In their first participation they started in the qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. Already after two wins against Bosnian and Lithuanian opposition they qualified for the round of 32.[6]

UEFA Women's Cup / UEFA Women's Champions League
SeasonPreliminary stageRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
2011-12Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1France Olympique
2012-13Portugal 1º Dezembro 1Austria NeulengbachItaly Torres
2013-14Serbia Spartak 1
2014-15Republic of Ireland Raheny 1
2015-16Slovenia Pomurje 1France PSG
2016-17Poland Medyk 1
2017-18Scotland Hibernian 1Sweden Rosengård

1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination.

References

  1. ↑ "Olimpia Cluj, fabrica de fotbal feminin. Cu un buget de 750.000 de lei, campioanele sunt invincibile". prosport.ro. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liga 1 de Fotbal Feminin: Olimpia promovează fotbalul feminin în şcolile clujene" [Female Football League 1: Olimpia promote women's football schools in Cluj]. ziarulfaclia.ro. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Olimpia Cluj a castigat Cupa Romaniei la fotbal feminin" (in Romanian). ziare.com. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Început bun de sezon pentru echipele U Olimpia Cluj". Monitorul.
  5. ↑ "Olimpia change goal: he wants the title and Champions League". fotbalfeminin.wordpress.com. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rayo Vallecano and Olimpia Cluj celebrate". UEFA. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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