Nineteen CFR Cluj players and officials contest unsecured creditor status in insolvency

Nineteen current and former CFR Cluj players and officials are contesting their classification as unsecured creditors in the club's insolvency proceedings. Lawyer Sabin Gherdan represents the group and plans to file a contestation to the preliminary table on November 3, 2026. The group claims their debts should be classified as salary claims rather than unsecured claims.

The 19 represented individuals hold combined outstanding debts of 9,435,445.39 lei, which is approximately 1.8 million euros. Goalkeeper Alessandro Micai is the largest creditor in this group, followed by Karlo Muhar and Stipe Juric. The list of contesting creditors also includes former sporting director Ricardo Cadu, Adrian Păun, and Damjan Djokovic.

Six of the 19 creditors remain in the current CFR Cluj squad: Alin Fică, Alexandru Țîrlea, Christopher Braun, Renato Pantalon, Francisco Barrios, and Rareș Gal.

Judicial administrator Răzvan Zăvăleanu classified the debts as unsecured based on the legal nature of sports activity contracts under Law 69/2000. Unsecured claims represent the largest portion of the club's admitted debts, totaling 144.08 million lei, or approximately 27.47 million euros. Other notable figures registered as unsecured creditors include Dan Petrescu, Daniel Pancu, and Iuliu Mureșan.