2022–23 AFC Chindia Târgoviște season

AFC Chindia Târgoviște
2022–23 season
General director	Marcel Ghergu
Head coach	Anton Petrea
Stadium	Stadionul Ilie Oană
Liga I	10th
Cupa României	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Doru Popadiuc (7); All: ; Daniel Popa; Doru Popadiuc; (7 each)
Biggest win	Voluntari 0–3 Chindia Târgovişte
Biggest defeat	Hermannstadt 4–1 Chindia Târgovişte; Universitatea Craiova 3–0 Chindia Târgovişte
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 February 2023.

The 2022–23 AFC Chindia Târgoviște season is the club's 13th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Chindia Târgoviște are participating in this season's edition of the Cupa României.

Players[edit]

As of 6 February 2023^[1]^[2]

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	Dinu Moldovan
5	MF	LTU	Modestas Vorobjovas
6	DF	ROU	Daniel Celea
7	MF	ROU	Alexandru Jipa
8	MF	ROU	Marco Dulca
9	FW	ITA	Godberg Cooper
10	FW	ROU	Cristian Neguț (Captain)
11	MF	ROU	Cosmin Atanase
12	GK	ROU	Mihai Eșanu
14	FW	MNE	Sergej Grubač
15	DF	ROU	Cornel Dinu (Vice-captain)
16	MF	ROU	Ovidiu Perianu (on loan from FCSB)
17	MF	COM	Nasser Chamed
19	FW	ROU	Daniel Popa (3rd captain)
20	MF	ROU	Alexandru Petre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	EQG	Esteban Obiang
23	MF	ROU	Andreas Mihaiu
25	DF	ROU	Deian Boldor
28	MF	ROU	Iulian Zamfir
29	MF	ROU	Sergiu Buș (on loan from CFR Cluj)
33	GK	ROU	Cătălin Căbuz
59	MF	ROU	Doru Popadiuc (4th captain)
66	MF	RUS	Rasambek Akhmatov
77	MF	ROU	Andrei Șerban
78	DF	ROU	Costel Avram
80	DF	ROU	Denis Dumitrașcu
88	DF	ROU	Adrian Ioniță
91	DF	FRA	Jérémy Corinus
98	DF	ROU	Tiberiu Căpușă
99	GK	ROU	Andres Brînzea

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ROU	Robert Nanciu (to Pucioasa until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ROU	Javier Fuiorea (to Pucioasa until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ROU	Vlăduț Stancu (to Cetatea Turnu Măgurele until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ROU	Marian Șerban (to CSM Slatina until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 June 2022 Friendly	Chindia Târgoviște	0–0	Mioveni	Tărlungeni
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Teren sintetic Unirea

29 June 2022 Friendly	Csikszereda	0–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Miercurea Ciuc
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul Municipal

2 July 2022 Friendly	Farul Constanța	2–3	Chindia Târgoviște	Ghimbav
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Baza Sportivă Campo Verde

9 July 2022 Friendly	Petrolul 52	1–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Strejnicu
09:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadionul CONPET

8 January 2023 Friendly	Chindia Târgoviște	2–1	Aarau	Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Calista Sports Center - Field A

13 January 2023 Friendly	Chemnitzer FC	1–0	Chindia Târgoviște
CET (UTC+1)

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga I	18 July 2022		Matchday 1		27	7	9	11	31	39	−8	025.93
Cupa României	27 September 2022	7 December 2022	Play-off	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	025.00
Total					31	8	10	13	35	46	−11	025.81

Last updated: 12 February 2023
Source: Soccerway

Liga I[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: July 2022.
Source: Liga 1

Results by round[edit]

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on July 2022. Source: Liga 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Voluntari	30	8	10	12	28	32	−4	34^[a]	Qualification for the Play-out round
11	Botoșani	30	7	11	12	29	44	−15	32^[b]
12	Chindia Târgoviște	30	7	11	12	32	42	−10	32^[b]
13	Hermannstadt^[c]	30	11	8	11	30	29	+1	32^[b]
14	Argeș Pitești	30	6	9	15	21	41	−20	27^[d]

Source: LPF (in Romanian) Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[4]
Notes:

^ Head to head points: Universitatea Cluj 4, Voluntari 1
^ ^a ^b ^c Head to head points: Botoșani 6, Chindia 5, Hermannstadt 3
^ FC Hermannstadt was deposed with 9 points due to financial debts.^[3]
^ Head to head points: Arges 6, UTA 0

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2022.^[5]

18 July 2022 1	Botoșani	3–2	Chindia Târgoviște	Botoșani
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Mailat 3' (pen.), 31' Florescu 29'	Report	Șerban 13' Mihaiu 48'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Horațiu Feșnic

25 July 2022 2	Chindia Târgoviște	1–1	Hermannstadt	Ploiești
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Celea 9'	Report	Oroian 2'	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Adrian Cojocaru

29 July 2022 3	Farul Constanța	0–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Ovidiu
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: George Găman

7 August 2022 4	Chindia Târgoviște	0–2	CFR Cluj	Ploiești
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Muhar 27' Yeboah 45+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Iulian Călin

14 August 2022 5	FCSB	3–2	Chindia Târgoviște	Bucharest
21:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Cordea 48', 55' Tamm 59' Edjouma 78'	Report	Neguț 7' Popadiuc 22', 66' Popa 28' Mihaiu 85' Vorobjovas 90+2'	Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Ionuţ Coza

28 August 2022 7	Argeș Pitești	2–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Pitești
13:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Garita 58' Ișfan 76'	Report	Popadiuc 30'	Stadium: Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin Referee: Iulian Dima

31 August 2022 8	Chindia Târgoviște	2–3	Petrolul Ploiești	Ploiești
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Popa 75' Atanase 80'	Report	Dumitriu 8', 22' Irobiso 82'	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Andrei Chivulete

3 September 2022 9	UTA Arad	1–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Arad
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Benga 86'	Report	Balauru 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs

10 September 2022 10	Chindia Târgoviște	1–2	Sepsi OSK	Ploiești
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Cooper 43'	Report	Rondón 37' (pen.) Gheorghe 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Viorel Flueran

29 November 2022 6	Chindia Târgoviște	1–1	Universitatea Craiova	Ploiești
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	D. Popa 90'	Report	Crețu 13'	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Ionuţ Coza

18 September 2022 11	Universitatea Cluj	1–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Mediaș
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Fülöp 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan Referee: Sorin Antonie

3 October 2022 12	Chindia Târgoviște	2–1	Rapid București	Ploiești
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	D. Popa 15' Neguț 56'	Report	Sefer 59'	Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Lucian Rusandu

10 October 2022 13	FC U Craiova 1948	0–1	Chindia Târgoviște	Craiova
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Popadiuc 64'	Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Referee: Rareș Vidican

16 October 2022 14	Chindia Târgoviște	1–0	Mioveni	Ploiești
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Obiang 100'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Marian Barbu

Play-out round[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	FC U Craiova 1948	9	4	4	1	13	7	+6	36	Qualification to European competition play-offs
8	Petrolul Ploiești	9	5	1	3	9	9	0	34	ineligible for european competitions ^[a]
9	Voluntari	9	4	5	0	17	11	+6	34	Qualification to European competition play-offs
10	Universitatea Cluj	9	5	1	3	12	9	+3	33
11	Hermannstadt	9	4	3	2	10	7	+3	31
12	Botoșani	9	4	3	2	10	5	+5	31
13	UTA Arad (O)	9	3	3	3	10	9	+1	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14	Argeș Pitești (R)	9	3	1	5	10	11	−1	24	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Chindia Târgoviște (R)	9	2	1	6	7	12	−5	23	Relegation to 2023–24 Liga II
16	Mioveni (R)	9	0	0	9	1	19	−18	11	Relegation to 2023–24 Liga II

Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 4 and 5 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)^[6]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Petrolul Ploiești failed to obtain a UEFA licence.

Matches[edit]

18 March 2023 1	Botoșani	1–0	Chindia Târgoviște	Botoșani
14:30 EET (UTC+2)	Mailat 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Rareș Vidican

Cupa României[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Echipa Seniori" [Senior squad] (in Romanian). Chindia Târgoviște. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "AFC CHINDIA TARGOVISTE" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ Răureanu, Remus (22 December 2022). ""Bomba" finalului de an în Liga 1! A terminat anul pe loc de play-off, dar a fost deja depunctată cu 9 puncte". gsp.ro.
^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Programul complet al etapelor din Superliga 2022–2023". July 2022.
^ "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[table_hth_VOL0.56714891063382-3] Head to head points: Universitatea Cluj 4, Voluntari 1

[table_hth_BOT0.56714891063382-4] Head to head points: Botoșani 6, Chindia 5, Hermannstadt 3

[table_note_HER0.56714891063382-6] FC Hermannstadt was deposed with 9 points due to financial debts.^[3]

[table_hth_ARG0.56714891063382-7] Head to head points: Arges 6, UTA 0

[table_note_res_NL0.92601396838483-10] Petrolul Ploiești failed to obtain a UEFA licence.

[1] "Echipa Seniori" [Senior squad] (in Romanian). Chindia Târgoviște. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[2] "AFC CHINDIA TARGOVISTE" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[5] Răureanu, Remus (22 December 2022). ""Bomba" finalului de an în Liga 1! A terminat anul pe loc de play-off, dar a fost deja depunctată cu 9 puncte". gsp.ro.

[sw-8] "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[9] "Programul complet al etapelor din Superliga 2022–2023". July 2022.

[11] "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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