notably Juan Bauza, Samuel Asamoah and Dominik Kovačić. At the club was also brought as a coach former national for Romania with a joint record of 35 goals (alongside Gheorghe Hagi) Adrian Mutu. Like the previous season, U Craiova went through managerial changes, Adrian Mutu will get sacked and will be followed by Eugen Trică and Flavius Stoican with Dan Vasilică acting as a caretaker in between those changes, only for Nicolò Napoli to return to Craiova for the 7th time. Napoli revitalized the entire squad but being to far away from the play-offs at the time of his spell Craiova went to the play-out round of the competition and managed to achieve the goal of avoiding relegation finishing on the 10th place. Support FC U Craiova 1948 is supported by the Peluza Sud 97'' ultras. Due to the strong division among the Universitatea fans in the city, the other ultras groups either support CS Universitatea Craiova or remain neutral. In March 2018, FC U Craiova supporters attending a friendly game between Romania and Sweden at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco booed CSU Craiova player Alexandru Mitriță upon being substituted out. FC U's main rival is FC Dinamo București. The rivalry was amplified in 2002 and 2005 when Dinamo transferred an important group of players from Craiova. Other rivalries of FC U are with Steaua București and CS Universitatea Craiova, the latter rivalry because FC U claims the history of Universitatea. Honours Note: As of November 2017, LPF attributes all Universitatea Craiova trophies won between 1948 and 1991 to CS Universitatea Craiova. Another court order from 2018 suggested that neither of the current clubs actually hold the original honours. Domestic Leagues Liga I Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1994–95 Liga II Winners (2): 2005–06, 2020–21 Liga III Winners (1): 2019–20 Runners-up (1): 2018–19 Liga IV – Dolj County Winners (1): 2017–18 Cups Cupa României Winners (1): 1992–93 Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000 Cupa României – Dolj County Winners (1): 2017–18 Friendly Norcia Winter Cup Italy Winners (1): 2003 Players First team squad Other players under contract Out on loan Player of the Year Each season since 2021 the fans have voted through a poll on the U Craiova official Facebook page the player on the team they feel is the most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. Club officials Board of directors & employers Last updated: 6 September 2022 Source: