CFF Olimpia Cluj

CFF Olimpia Cluj
Full name Clubul de Fotbal de Feminin Olimpia Cluj-Napoca
Founded 13 August 2010
Ground Ardealul Sport Center
(Capacity: 5.000)
Chairman Radu Muntean
Manager Mirel Daniel Albon
League Liga I Feminin
2010-11 1st
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours

CFF Olimpia Cluj is a women's football team from Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Founded in 2010 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 witch a total goal difference of 253–11 and wins as high as 26–0 and 27–0.[1] The title qualifies them for the 2011-12 UEFA Women's Champions League. In addition they won the Romanian cup that year too.[2]

Contents

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.[3] The goal of south-east Europe's first female football academy is to advance women's football in Romania.

Current squad

Champions League squad as of 13 August 2011:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Lavinia Elisabeta Boanda
12 GK Madalina Ciorca
31 GK Ana Maria Gaita
2 DF Andreea Corduneanu
3 DF Maria Ficzai (captain)
5 DF Olivia Oprea
6 DF Adina Sabina Giurgiu
15 DF Maria Mihali
16 DF Larisa Ivancus
17 DF Daniela Gurz
4 MF Ioana Bortan
No. Position Player
8 MF Ştefania Vătafu
9 MF Raluca Sarghe
10 MF Mihaela Gabriela Iacobita
19 MF Georgiana Hutu
22 MF Dalia Rodica Gurz
7 FW Loredana Cosma
11 FW Mara Batea
14 FW Alexandra Lunca
18 FW Cosmina Duşa
20 FW Georgiana Ilas

Titles

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.[5]

Competition Round Country Club Result
2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round SFK 2000 Sarajevo 3–1
Gintra Universitetas 5–0
Ataşehir Belediyesi 4–1
Round of 32 Olympique Lyonnais 0–9 0–3

References

  1. ^ "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. http://www.ziarulfaclia.ro/Liga-1-de-Fotbal-Feminin-Olimpia-promoveaz%25C4%2583-fotbalul-feminin-%25C3%25AEn-%25C5%259Fcolile-clujene%2B52478. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Olimpia Cluj a castigat Cupa Romaniei la fotbal feminin" (in Romanian). ziare.com. 26 May 2011. http://www.ziare.com/fotbal/fotbal-rezultate/olimpia-cluj-a-castigat-cupa-romaniei-la-fotbal-feminin-1097117. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Olimpia change goal: he wants the title and Champions League". fotbalfeminin.wordpress.com. 5 January 2011. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://fotbalfeminin.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/olimpia-schimba-obiectivul-vrea-titlul-si-liga-campionilor/&usg=ALkJrhi-y9n8eihtJbuEMF6os5RfHH0oTA. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Squad". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2012/clubs/club=2603330/index.html. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "Rayo Vallecano and Olimpia Cluj celebrate". UEFA. 13 August 2011. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1659906.html. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 

External links

National teams
Men · (U-21) · Women
League system
men:Liga I · Liga II (2 series) • Liga III (6 series) • Liga IV (42 series)  • Liga V (42 series) • Liga VI (8 series)
women: Liga I Feminin
Domestic cups
Clubs (by number of titles)  · Current managers · Champions · Venues (Listed by capacity) · Liga I seasons  · Foreign players (current, all time) · History · Records