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Academica Clinceni

Founded:	2008
Stadium:	Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1
Coach:	Constantin Giurescu
Superliga Form:
Overall Form:

Academica Clinceni home ground venue is Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1.

Constantin Giurescu is the current coach for Academica Clinceni.

Academica Clinceni Superliga Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Academica Clinceni have played a total of 20 matches in Romania Superliga. Their current statistics is 1 win, 2 draw and 17 lose.

Academica Clinceni did not win their last ten matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Academica Clinceni results for their home or away matches in Superliga 2021/2022.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Academica Clinceni	20	1	2	17

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
06/05/2022	Gaz Metan Mediaş	4 - 3	Academica Clinceni	2-2	H2H	O	+
D. Iancu 9'		1 - 0
Ramon Gaspar 23'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	37' R. Jerdea
		2 - 2	40' Robert Ion
			46' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			46' Davide Massaro
			46' M. Holzmann
			46' Laurențiu Constantin Vlăsceanu
Raul Steau 49'		3 - 2
Félix Mathaus 59'
			65' L. Florică
			65' Marian Cosmin Obedeanu
Vlad Mihai Domșa 69'
Razvan Covaci 69'
D. Iancu 69'
Calin Harfas 69'
Raul Steau 69'
D. Ursu 69'
		3 - 3	72' E. Avram
Ramon Gaspar 79'
Gheorghe Lucian Noian 79'
			83' Andrei Iana
			83' Marian Cosmin Ion
			83' R. Jerdea
			83' Roberto Alexandru Neagu
Félix Mathaus 87'		4 - 3
Paul Costea 89'
Cristian Câmpean 89'
Razvan Covaci 90+2'
30/04/2022	Dinamo Bucureşti	5 - 1	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
Steliano Filip 37'
			37' A. Rufati
R. Grădinaru 37'
M. Ivanovski 55'		1 - 0
Antoni Ivanov 58'		2 - 0
			59' L. Florică
			61' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			61' R. Jerdea
			61' Cătălin Ion
			61' Davide Massaro
I. Jovanović 64'
Baptiste Aloé 64'
Cosmin Matei 64'
Vlad Morar 64'
M. Ivanovski 64'
D. Segbé-Azankpo 64'
Razvan Patriche 70'
			70' L. Florică
			70' Andrei Iana
Gabriel Torje 75'
Andreas Mihaiu 75'
Vlad Morar 76'		3 - 0
Vlad Morar 78'		4 - 0
R. Grădinaru 79'
Alin Buleica 79'
			84' Robert Ion
			84' Marian Cosmin Ion
D. Segbé-Azankpo 86'		5 - 0
		5 - 1	88' Davide Massaro
Baptiste Aloé 90+1'
Baptiste Aloé 90+1'
17/04/2022	U Craiova 1948	4 - 0	Academica Clinceni	2-0	H2H	O	+
William Baeten 8'		1 - 0
			21' M. Holzmann
			21' V. Gogov
Juan Bauza 35'		2 - 0
Juan Bauza 46'
Claudiu Balan 46'
			46' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			46' R. Jerdea
Vlad Achim 55'
Dragos Albu 55'
Samuel Asamoah 55'
François Marquet 55'
			68' Muhamed Alghoul
			68' Andrei Răzvan Dima
			73' Robert Ion
			73' Andrei Iana
William Baeten 73'
Terell Ondaan 73'
			73' Iulian Cristian Ștefan
			73' Daniel Cristian Oprea
Andrea Compagno 73'
Sekou Sidibe 73'
Radu Negru 75'
			79' V. Gogov
			80' Vladimir Gogov
Benjamin Van Durmen 86'		3 - 0
Terell Ondaan 88'		4 - 0
04/04/2022	Sepsi	6 - 0	Academica Clinceni	3-0	H2H	O	+
Kevin Luckassen 10'		1 - 0
L. Florică 14'		2 - 0
			35' Andrei Răzvan Dima
			41' A. Tsvetkov
Nicolae Paun 45+1'		3 - 0
			46' Andrei Răzvan Dima
			46' Ayrton Mboko
			52' Robert Ion
Eder González 60'
G. Vașvari 60'
Stefan Ashkovski 61'
Cristian Bărbuț 61'
Marius Stefanescu 61'
			66' Jérémy Corinus
			66' Marian Cosmin Obedeanu
Adnan Aganovic 67'		4 - 0
			67' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			67' R. Jerdea
Adnan Aganovic 70'
I. Fülöp 70'
Marius Stefanescu 70'
Catalin Golofca 70'
Kevin Luckassen 76'
Alexandru Tudorie 76'
			82' L. Florică
			82' Andrei Iana
			82' M. Holzmann
			82' Laurențiu Constantin Vlăsceanu
Alexandru Tudorie 85'		5 - 0
Bogdan Mitrea 90'		6 - 0
11/03/2022	UTA Arad	3 - 0	Academica Clinceni	2-0	H2H	O	+
Erico 9'		1 - 0
N. Dumitru 23'
Philip Otele 41'		2 - 0
			45+1' Cătălin Ion
			46' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			46' Muhamed Alghoul
			46' L. Florică
			46' V. Gogov
Philip Otele 48'		3 - 0
			59' Cătălin Ion
			59' P. Čmovš
D. Miculescu 65'
A. Pătlăgică 65'
			71' M. Holzmann
			71' Andrei Răzvan Dima
			72' William Amorim
			72' Alexandru Melniciuc
			77' A. Rufati
Philip Otele 78'
K. Laukžemis 78'
N. Dumitru 78'
Florentin Matei 78'
Desley Ubbink 87'
Fabiano Cibi 87'
			90+3' M. Vrdoljak
05/03/2022	Rapid Bucuresti	1 - 0	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
Jakub Vojtus 8'
A. Bălan 8'
			66' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			66' Marian Cosmin Obedeanu
			66' Ayrton Mboko
			66' P. Čmovš
A. Sefer 70'
Albert Stahl 70'
Rares Ilie 71'		1 - 0
Alexandru Ioniță 78'
Younes Bnou Marzouk 78'
			80' William Amorim
			80' Alexandru Melniciuc
			86' A. Rufati
			86' Andrei Iana
			87' Muhamed Alghoul
			87' Andrei Răzvan Dima
25/02/2022	UTA Arad	2 - 0	Academica Clinceni	1-0	H2H	O	+
D. Miculescu 15'		1 - 0
			56' Stipe Plazibat
			56' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			66' A. Rufati
Easton Ongaro 68'
F. Dangubić 68'
Evgeniy Shlyakov 73'
D. Miculescu 76'
N. Dumitru 76'
			76' William Amorim
			76' L. Florică
			76' Muhamed Alghoul
			76' V. Gogov
			82' M. Vrdoljak
			82' Andrei Răzvan Dima
			82' A. Rufati
			82' Alexandru Melniciuc
Desley Ubbink 83'		2 - 0
Philip Otele 87'
Rolandas Baravykas 87'
14/02/2022	Botoşani	2 - 0	Academica Clinceni	1-0	H2H	O	+
Enriko Papa 7'		1 - 0
			24' M. Holzmann
			25' Stipe Plazibat
			46' Cătălin Ion
			46' L. Florică
			54' V. Gogov
Jája Silva 55'
Realdo Fili 55'
Robert Neciu 55'
Alexandru Tiganasu 55'
V. Dican 56'
Victor Dican 57'
E. Florescu 63'
Andrei Tircoveanu 63'
			70' P. Čmovš
			70' William Amorim
			80' Stipe Plazibat
			80' A. Longher
Sebastian Mailat 82'
Mihai Roman 82'
Mihai Roman II 82'
Jucie Lupeta 82'
Alin Seroni 84'		2 - 0
Mihai Roman 85'
			89' Muhamed Alghoul
			89' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			89' Jérémy Corinus
			89' Andrei Iana
06/02/2022	Argeş	1 - 0	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
			25' Cosmin Ionuț Ioniță
Alin Dobrosavlevici 46'
A. Ișfan 46'
			46' Steven Rick Ruben Goma
			46' Alexandru Melniciuc
Jafar Arias 58'
Cristian Tănase 58'
Martin Raynov 58'
Ionut Serban 58'
			61' Robert Ion
Kehinde Fatai 62'		1 - 0
			67' A. Longher
			67' Andrei Răzvan Dima
Kehinde Fatai 74'
Kehinde Fatai 78'
Denis Dumitrascu 78'
			80' Cosmin Ionuț Ioniță
			80' L. Liș
			87' Marian Cosmin Obedeanu
			87' Valentin Cristea
23/01/2022	Mioveni	3 - 1	Academica Clinceni	2-1	H2H	O	+
Ionut Radescu 14'		1 - 0
Alexandru Buziuc 34'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	40' Iulian Cristian Ștefan
Alexandru Buziuc 57'		3 - 1
			59' Steven Rick Ruben Goma
			59' L. Liș
L. Dumitriu 64'
Daniel Toma 64'
			69' Cosmin Ionuț Ioniță
			69' William Amorim
			70' A. Longher
			70' Andrei Răzvan Dima
Daniel Serbanica 76'
Ionut Burnea 76'
Alexandru Buziuc 76'
Valentin Cosereanu 76'
Dorinel Oancea 76'
A. Voinea 76'
			83' Marian Cosmin Obedeanu
			83' Alexandru Melniciuc
Moussa Sanoh 83'
Alexandru Raicea 83'
10/12/2021	U Craiova 1948	1 - 2	Academica Clinceni	1-1	H2H	O	+
Andrea Compagno 28'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	33' Robert Ion
William Baeten 51'
Alexandru Raicea 51'
			60' T. Moulin
			60' Lucian Filip
			60' Michael Omoh
			60' Apostolos Vellios
Vlad Achim 61'
Samuel Asamoah 61'
Jérémy Huyghebaert 65'
		1 - 2	68' Apostolos Vellios
			72' William Amorim
			72' C. Gavra
Dragos Albu 75'
Claudiu Balan 75'
Terell Ondaan 75'
M. Gajić 87'
			90+2' Robert Ion
			90+2' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			90+3' Lucian Filip
			90+4' Andrei Ureche
29/11/2021	CFR Cluj	2 - 0	Academica Clinceni	2-0	H2H	O	+
Valentin Costache 5'		1 - 0
			25' William Amorim
Lucas Gonçalves 29'		2 - 0
			69' C. Gavra
			69' M. Cioiu
H. Sacko 69'
Gabriel Debeljuh 69'
			69' Bautista Cascini
			69' Lucian Filip
Lucas Gonçalves 69'
A. Păun 69'
Billel Omrani 78'
A. Chipciu 78'
Valentin Costache 79'
Mihai Bordeianu 79'
			84' A. Chandarov
			84' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			88' William Amorim
			88' Steven Rick Ruben Goma
Ciprian Deac 88'
Adrian Gidea 88'
31/10/2021	Gaz Metan Mediaş	1 - 1	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
			16' Amir Bilali
Francisco Júnior 40'
Francisco Júnior 46'
I. Filip 46'
Adama Sarr 46'
Vlad Morar 46'
			57' Robert Ion
R. Grădinaru 70'
Nasser Chamed 70'
C. Irobiso 71'		1 - 0
B. Alceus 71'
C. Irobiso 71'
I. Filip 75'
			85' Michael Omoh
			85' Apostolos Vellios
			87' William Amorim
			87' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
R. Deaconu 87'
Diogo Izata 87'
		1 - 1	90+2' Bautista Cascini
18/10/2021	Universitatea Craiova	5 - 0	Academica Clinceni	3-0	H2H	O	+
Dan Nistor 11'		1 - 0
J. Marković 14'		2 - 0
Nicusor Bancu 23'		3 - 0
J. Marković 46'
Ș. Baiaram 46'
Gustavo Vagenin 46'
George Cimpanu 46'
Alexandru Cretu 46'
Ante Roguljic 46'
			49' T. Moulin
			52' Florin Achim
L. Houri 53'
			55' Denis Ventura
			60' P. Pîrvulescu
			60' G. Pashov
Marius Constantin 62'
Mihai Balasa 62'
Ante Roguljic 64'
Denis Ventura 71'		4 - 0
			74' William Amorim
			74' Robert Ion
			74' F. Vanzo
			74' D. Kazlauskas
Andrei Ivan 80'
Antoni Ivanov 80'
			85' A. Chandarov
			85' M. Cioiu
			85' Michael Omoh
			85' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			86' Bautista Cascini
Ante Roguljic 90+2'		5 - 0
25/09/2021	FCSB	3 - 2	Academica Clinceni	2-1	H2H	O	+
Claudiu Keseru 3'		1 - 0
Paulo Vinícius 10'		2 - 0
Adrian Sut 11'
			40' T. Moulin
		2 - 1	45' Michael Omoh
Andrei Cordea 60'
Razvan Oaida 60'
Adrian Sut 60'
Ovidiu Popescu 60'
Ianis Stoica 65'
Ianis Stoica 66'		3 - 1
Claudiu Keseru 72'
C. Budescu 72'
			74' M. Cioiu
			74' C. Gavra
			74' Michael Omoh
			74' Steven Rick Ruben Goma
			76' William Amorim
			76' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
V. Gheorghe 84'
Andrei Dumiter 84'
Darius Olaru 84'
A. Muși 84'
		3 - 2	89' Bautista Cascini
			90+1' Amir Bilali
C. Budescu 90+3'
			90+3' A. Chandarov
			90+3' D. Kazlauskas
13/09/2021	Farul Constanța	5 - 0	Academica Clinceni	2-0	H2H	O	+
Jefté Betancor 6'		1 - 0
			17' Denis Ventura
Andrei Artean 24'
Bradley de Nooijer 28'
Romário Pires 28'
Jefté Betancor 45'		2 - 0
			46' C. Gavra
			46' Steven Rick Ruben Goma
			46' William Amorim
			46' D. Kazlauskas
Alexi Pitu 46'
E. Sali 46'
Jefté Betancor 56'		3 - 0
Jefté Betancor 58'
Adrian Petre 58'
			61' M. Cioiu
			61' Robert Ion
			68' Michael Omoh
			68' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			68' Mladen Jutrić
			68' Razvan Patriche
			70' D. Kazlauskas
Andrei Artean 73'
C. Grameni 73'
G. Ganea 73'
Nicolas Popescu 73'
Adrian Petre 81'		4 - 0
E. Sali 85'		5 - 0
20/08/2021	Chindia Târgovişte	2 - 2	Academica Clinceni	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	9' Bautista Cascini
Doru Popadiuc 17'		1 - 1
D. Florea 27'
			28' Apostolos Vellios
			28' C. Gavra
Nikolaos Baxevanos 42'
R. Matiș 46'
Andrei Serban 46'
D. Florea 57'		2 - 1
			62' A. Longher
			62' M. Cioiu
			62' William Amorim
			62' D. Kazlauskas
Doru Popadiuc 77'
Cristian Negut 77'
			79' Amir Bilali
			80' P. Pîrvulescu
			80' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
D. Florea 84'
Mikaël Cantave 84'
			88' Denis Ventura
Mikaël Cantave 89'
Daniel Popa 90+2'
Cristian Cherchez 90+2'
		2 - 2	90+3' Bautista Cascini
M. Dulca 90+6'
13/08/2021	Voluntari	1 - 0	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
			6'
			8'
			24'
37'
A. Nemec 41'
A. Nemec 47'		1 - 0
47'
			51'
			55'
L. Fülöp 60'
Hélder Tavares 60'
61'
			65' William Amorim
			65' Michael Omoh
I. Gheorghe 72'
G. Merloi 72'
A. Nemec 72'
Daniel Paraschiv 72'
			76' Bautista Cascini
			76' A. Chandarov
			76' Apostolos Vellios
			76' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
80'
			81'
Marcelo Lopes 81'
Marcelo Lopes 83'
C. Achim 83'
Vadim Rata 83'
C. Costin 83'
Igor Armas 90+2'
02/08/2021	Dinamo Bucureşti	3 - 1	Academica Clinceni	1-1	H2H	O	+
			21'
		0 - 1	37' M. Cioiu
Deian Sorescu 45+4'		1 - 1
Andrei Radu 45+5'
Ioan Borcea 45+5'
			46' D. Kazlauskas
			46' William Amorim
Steliano Filip 56'
			61' Apostolos Vellios
			61' C. Gavra
			61' F. Vanzo
			61' Michael Omoh
			63'
			65' Bautista Cascini
Andreas Mihaiu 71'		2 - 1
			73'
			76' Bautista Cascini
			76' Lucian Filip
			76' M. Cioiu
			76' A. Longher
A. Răuță 84'
M. Ehmann 84'
Geani Cretu 85'
			87'
			89' Florin Gardoș
Deian Sorescu 90+4'		3 - 1
16/07/2021	Sepsi	2 - 0	Academica Clinceni	0-0	H2H	O	+
6'
Adnan Aganovic 8'
			10'
			23' F. Vanzo
			29' Bautista Cascini
37'
Cristian Bărbuț 46'
Stefan Ashkovski 46'
Adnan Aganovic 46'
Rajko Rep 46'
			49'
			52' Amir Bilali
53'
Rajko Rep 56'		1 - 0
			61' M. Cioiu
			61' D. Kazlauskas
			61' A. Chandarov
			61' Apostolos Vellios
T. Chunchukov 64'
Petar Bojić 64'
68'
70'
			73' Bautista Cascini
			73' Denis Ventura
			74' C. Gavra
			74' Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache
			78'
R. Ispas 78'
A. Dumitrescu 78'
Eder González 81'
Andrei Dumiter 81'
82'
Bogdan Mitrea 84'		2 - 0
87'
			88' D. Kazlauskas
			88' G. Pashov
			88' William Amorim

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Academica Clinceni in Superliga.

Statistics & Analysis of Academica Clinceni

B. Cascini is the leading top goal scorer for Academica Clinceni with 4 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	1
Longest losing streak	10
Longest run without loss	1
Longest run without win	10
Clean sheets	0
Matches over 2.25 goals	12
Matches under 2.25 goals	8
Matches First Half Over 0.5	14
Matches First Half Under 0.5	6
Matches odd	9
Matches even	11
Average goals scored	0.65
Average goals allowed	2.8
Failure to score	12
Biggest victory	1 - 2
Biggest defeat	6 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	1
Own goals	1
Goalless draw at home match	0
Goalless draw at away match	0 (0%)
Comeback win	1
Top Goal Scorer	B. Cascini
Top Assist	M. Omoh

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Academica Clinceni Squad

Detailed statistics of each Academica Clinceni player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Academica Clinceni top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

#	Name of Player
1	Mirel Georgian Bolboașă	180	2
4	Pavel Čmovš	393	8	4	3			2
5	Cătălin Andrei Ion	1222	16	2	4			3
6	Vladimir Gogov	464	9	5	3			3		1
7	Davide Massaro	90	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
8	Aleksandar Tsvetkov	1311	15		2			1
10	Muhamed Alghoul	776	12	4	6	2	1	1
14	Marian Obedeanu	412	9	5	3
19	Agron Rufati	1104	13		2			6		1
20	William Douglas De Amorim	1808	29	8	17	0	0	3	0	0
21	Robert Andrei Ion	2220	27	3	5	3	1	4	0	0
22	Luca Florica	942	14	2	8			2
23	Daniel Cristian Oprea	17	2	2
24	Andrei Iana	253	11	9	1
25	Cosmin Ionuț Ioniță	156	3	1	2			1
27	Marian Laurentiu Lis	41	2	2
28	Juan Bautista Cascini	1628	19		6	7	1	8
28	Ayrton Mboko	539	7	1	4			1
29	Jérémy Corinus	336	5		5
29	Valentin Claudiu Cristea
31	Mario Vrdoljak	900	11	1	1			1
44	Valentin-Laurențiu Dumitrache	1028	32	20	10			1
45	Aleksandru Robert Longher	341	9	5	3
66	Iulian Cristian Ștefan	666	8		3	1		1
77	Steven Rick Ruben Goma	225	7	4	3
77	Laurențiu Constantin Vlăsceanu	127	4	4
82	Andrei Gabriel Ureche	2294	26	1				1
88	Ovidiu George Sterian	264	6	4				2	1
88	Lucian Ionuţ Filip	249	6	4	1	0	0	2	0	0
90	Marcel Holzmann	1809	23	1	5	2	0	2	0	0
92	Alexandru Melniciuc	159	8	7	1
99	Andrei Răzvan Dima	237	11	10	1			3
	Amir Bilali	1440	16	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	Răzvan-Bogdan Patriche-Nichita	1320	17	2	2	1	0	5	0	0
	Thibault Moulin	1285	15	0	4	0	0	4	0	0
	Denis Ventúra	1207	15	2	1	2	0	6	0	0
	Michael Omoh	1203	18	4	10	1	0	6	0	0
	Paul Ovidiu Pârvulescu	1123	14	1	4	0	0	2	0	0
	Florin Achim	1118	15	1	3	0	0	2	0	0
	Georgi Pashov	1077	13	3	1			1
	Apostolos Vellios	1017	16	4	7	1	0	2	0	0
	Marius Iulian Cioiu	749	15	6	8	1	0	1	0	0
	Aurelian Eusebiu Păun	630	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Floriano Vanzo	590	10	3	4	0	0	2	0	0
	Asen Rumenov Chandarov	556	12	6	6	1	0	1	0	0
	Florin Gardoş	555	8	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Cristian Gavra	552	13	8	3	0	0	0	0	1
	Ștefan Dobre	406	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Mladen Jutrić	338	5	1	1			1
	Donatas Kazlauskas	308	9	6	3	0	0	2	0	0
	Stipe Plazibat	260	4		5			1
	Robert Dumitru Jerdea	98	3	3
	Lucian Mihai Dumitriu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Adrian Dumitru Popa
	Ciprian Gheorghe Gliga
	Cristian Tănase
	D. Morar
	Florinel Constantin Sandu
	Mihai Dobrescu
	Octavian Gabriel Vâlceanu
	Raul Andrei Rusescu
	Razvan Andronic
	V. Soare

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