2018–19 FC Viitorul Constanța season
# 2018–19 FC Viitorul Constanța season

The 2018–19 season was the 10th season of competitive football by Viitorul Constanța, and the 7th consecutive in the Liga I. Viitorul Constanța competed in the Liga I, Cupa României and Europa League. The club won their first Romanian Cup on 25 May 2019, defeating Astra Giurgiu in the final.

## Previous season positions

| Competition | Position |
| - | - |
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round |
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round |
| Liga I | 4th |
| Cupa României | Round of 16 |

## Players

### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ROU | Árpád Tordai |
| 2 | DF | ROU | Virgil Ghiță |
| 3 | MF | ESP | Dani López |
| 4 | DF | NED | Bas Kuipers |
| 5 | MF | ROU | Sebastian Mladen |
| 6 | DF | NED | Bradley de Nooijer |
| 7 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Mățan |
| 8 | MF | ROU | Carlo Casap |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rivaldinho (on loan from Levski Sofia) |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Ianis Hagi (Captain) |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Ionuț Vînă |
| 12 | GK | ROU | Valentin Cojocaru |
| 13 | FW | ROU | Denis Drăguș |
| 14 | MF | ROU | Roberto Mălăele |
| 15 | DF | ROU | Bogdan Țîru (Vice-Captain) |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Vlad Achim |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Andrei Ciobanu |
| 18 | FW | ROU | George Ganea |
| 20 | MF | ROU | Andrei Tîrcoveanu |
| 21 | MF | ROU | Paul Iacob |
| 24 | MF | BRA | Eric |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Radu Boboc |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Andreias Calcan |
| 31 | GK | ROU | Alexandru Buzbuchi |
| 43 | GK | ROU | Paul Șerban |
| 91 | MF | ROU | Alexi Pitu |
| 93 | MF | ROU | Andrei Artean |
| 96 | MF | FRA | Lyes Houri |
| 98 | DF | ROU | Marius Leca |
| 99 | MF | ROU | Tudor Băluță (on loan from Brighton) |

### Transfers

In:

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | ROU | Paul Iacob (loan return from Dunărea Călărași) |
| — | MF | ROU | Florin Nicolescu (loan return from Afumați) |
| — | FW | ROU | Alexandru Stoica (loan return from Dunărea Călărași) |
| — | DF | ROU | Robert Băjan (from Pandurii Târgu Jiu) |
| — | DF | ROU | Srdjan Luchin (from CFR Cluj) |
| — | MF | ROU | Vlad Achim (from FCSB, previously on loan at Botoșani) |
| — | MF | ROU | Andrei Artean (from ACS Poli Timișoara) |
| — | MF | ROU | Eduard Florescu (from Mioveni) |
| — | MF | FRA | Lyes Houri (from Lens B) |
| — | MF | RUS | Amir Natkho (from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| — | FW | ROU | Robert Răducanu (from Concordia Chiajna, previously on loan) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cătălin Țîră (from Energeticianul) |
| — | DF | ROU | Constantin Dima (from FC Dinamo București) |
| — | MF | ROU | Andrei Tîrcoveanu (from Dinamo București) |
| — | DF | NED | Bas Kuipers (from Ado Den Haag) |
| — | MF | BRA | Eric Pereira (from Al-Markhiya SC) |
| — | FW | BRA | Rivaldinho (on loan from Levski Sofia) |
| — | MF | ROU | Andreas Calcan (from Almere City) |
| — | MF | ROU | Tudor Băluță (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, previously signed) |
| — | GK | ROU | Árpád Tordai (loan return from Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | FW | ROU | George Ganea (from CFR Cluj) |

Out:

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | MDA | Sebastian Agachi (on loan to Pucioasa) |
| — | GK | ROU | Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj, previously on loan at ASU Politehnica Timișoara) |
| — | GK | ROU | Ionuț Gurău (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța) |
| — | GK | ROU | Rareș Micu (on loan to Medgidia) |
| — | GK | ROU | Haralambie Mociu (on loan to Medgidia) |
| — | GK | ROU | Rareș Murariu (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) |
| — | GK | ROU | Mihai Popa (to Farul Constanța) |
| — | GK | ROU | Árpád Tordai (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | DF | ROU | Paul Acasandrei (on loan to Axiopolis Cernavodă) |
| — | DF | ROU | Mădălin Androne (on loan to Gloria Buzău, previously on loan at Farul Constanța) |
| — | DF | ROU | Tiberiu Căpușă (on loan to Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | DF | ROU | Cristian Ganea (to Athletic Bilbao) |
| — | DF | ROU | Darius Grosu (on loan to Afumați) |
| — | DF | ROU | Robert Hodorogea (on loan to Voluntari) |
| — | DF | ROU | Răzvan Horj (to Újpest, previously on loan at Voluntari) |
| — | DF | ROU | Szabolcs Kilyen (on loan to Mioveni, previously on loan at Miercurea Ciuc) |
| — | DF | ROU | Cosmin Piciu (to Sporting Roșiori, previously on loan at Metalul Buzău) |
| — | DF | ROU | Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Farul Constanța) |
| — | DF | ROU | Sorin Rădoi (Retired) |
| — | DF | ROU | Andrei Rusu (on loan to Medgidia) |
| — | DF | ROU | Alexandru Sabangeanu (on loan to Farul Constanța) |
| — | DF | ROU | Nicholas Suflaru (on loan to Medgidia) |
| — | MF | ROU | Alexandru Cicâldău (to CS U Craiova) |
| — | MF | ROU | Antonio Cruceru (to Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | MF | ROU | Doru Dumitrescu (on loan to Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | MF | ROU | Mihai Ene (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | MF | ROU | Eduard Florescu (to Botoșani, previously signed from Mioveni) |
| — | MF | ROU | Giani Gherghiceanu (on loan to Alexandria) |
| — | MF | ROU | Robert Grecu (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești, previously on loan at Argeș Pitești) |
| — | MF | ROU | Florin Nicolescu (to Free agent, previously on loan at Afumați) |
| — | MF | ROU | Rareș Oană (on loan to Sporting Liești) |
| — | MF | GHA | Kofi Twumasi (to Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | MF | ROU | Raul Vidrășan (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) |
| — | FW | ROU | Romeo Bănică (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cristian Ene (to Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cristian Gavra (to Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | FW | ROU | Mircea Manole (to Rapid București, previously on loan at Afumați) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cezar Mihalache (on loan to Argeș Pitești, previously on loan at Chindia Târgoviște) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cătălin Țîră (to Luceafărul Oradea, previously signed from Energeticianul) |
| — | DF | ROU | Robert Băjan (to Rapid București) |
| — | DF | ROU | Constantin Dima (to Astra Giurgiu) |
| — | DF | ROU | Srdjan Luchin (to Dunărea Călărași) |
| — | DF | ROU | Răzvan Prodan (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Farul Constanța) |
| — | FW | ROU | Robert Răducanu (to FC U Craiova) |
| — | FW | ROU | Alexandru Stoica (on loan to Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | MF | ROU | Robert Grecu (on loan to Daco-Getica București, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | MF | ROU | Mihai Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Petrolul Ploiești) |
| — | FW | ROU | Mihai Voduț (to Beitar Jerusalem) |
| — | DF | ROU | Dan Panait (on loan to Chindia Târgoviște, previously on loan at Concordia Chiajna) |
| — | FW | ROU | Cristian Ene (on loan to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, previously on loan at Universitatea Cluj) |
| — | DF | ROU | Robert Neciu (on loan to Farul Constanța) |
| — | MF | CPV | Mailson Lima (to Ararat-Armenia) |
| — | MF | ROU | Vlad Chera (on loan to Ripensia Timișoara) |
| — | MF | RUS | Amir Natkho (to FC BATE Borisov) |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Liga I

The Liga I fixture list was announced on 5 July 2018.

**Regular season**

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Botoșani | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

**Regular season**

**Matches**

Win  Draw  Loss

**Championship round**

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 20 | |

**Championship round**

**Position by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |

**Championship round**

**Matches**

Win  Draw  Loss

### UEFA Europa League

After finishing fourth in the 2017-18 Liga I, Viitorul Constanța entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round.

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MF | Ianis Hagi | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | Denis Drăguș | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | Eric | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | Lyes Houri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | Rivaldinho | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | Andreas Calcan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Virgil Ghiță | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Ionuț Vînă | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Tudor Băluță | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | Mihai Voduț | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Andrei Ciobanu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Vlad Achim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | George Ganea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Srdjan Luchin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Sebastian Mladen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Carlo Casap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Alexandru Mățan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 2019

| Rank | Name | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valentin Cojocaru | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Árpád Tordai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexandru Buzbuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 2019
* Most yellow cards:

Sebastian Mladen(11 cards)

* Most red cards:

Tudor Băluță(2 cards)

## UEFA Club rankings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 252 | Stabæk Fotball | 4.040 |
| 253 | Tromsø IL | 4.040 |
| 254 | FC Viitorul Constanța | 4.000 |
| 255 | CS Fola Esch | 4.000 |
| 256 | Víkingur | 4.000 |
| 257 | FC Vaduz | 4.000 |
| 258 | FC Santa Coloma | 4.000 |
| 259 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3.350 |
