Botoșani

Romania

Founded

2001

Arena

Stadion Municipal Botoșani · 7,782 cap

Fotbal Club Botoșani, commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, currently playing in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being established, FC Botoșani became the first team from the county to be promoted to the top tier of the Romanian football league system. It recorded its first European appearance in the 2015–16 season, when they were eliminated by Legia Warsaw in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, after having defeated FC Tskhinvali in the previous stage. Botoșănenii play in predominantly white home kits, while their away equipment is generally blue.

CFR Cluj

Romania

Founded

1907

Arena

Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu · 23,500 cap

Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County. It was founded in 1907 and the current name "CFR" is the acronym for Căile Ferate Române ("Romanian Railways"). Before receiving significant financial support from previous owner Árpád Pászkány in 2002, the club had spent most of its existence in the lower divisions. Since returning to the top flight in 2004, CFR Cluj has relied increasingly on foreign players for its success. In the 2005–06 season, they participated in their first European competition, the Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up. In the 2007–08 campaign, they were champions of Liga I for the first time in their history, taking the national title away from capital-based teams after seventeen years and consequently qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the process. Only six years earlier, CFR was playing in the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Between 2018 and 2019, "the White and Burgundies" won back-to-back championships for the first time. CFR has won a total of twelve domestic trophies, all in the 21st century—five Liga I, four Cupa României, and three Supercupa României. CFR has a fierce rivalry with neighbouring Universitatea Cluj, with matches between the two being known as the Derbiul Clujului.