Superliga
Season2023–24
Dates14 July 2023 – 2 June 2024
Matches played168
Goals scored436 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerDarius Olaru
(10 goals)
Best goalkeeperHorațiu Moldovan
(9 clean sheets)
Biggest home winRapid București 4–0 Dinamo București
(1 September 2023)
FC U Craiova 1948 4–0 Farul Constanța
(3 September 2023)
Universitatea Craiova 5–1 Botoșani
(1 October 2023)
Hermannstadt 4–0 Dinamo București
(21 October 2023)
CFR Cluj 4–0 Universitatea Cluj
(21 December 2023)
Biggest away winUniversitatea Cluj 0–3 Rapid București
(23 July 2023)
Dinamo București 0–3 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
(31 July 2023)
Politehnica Iași 1–4 Universitatea Craiova
(12 August 2023)
Voluntari 1–4 CFR Cluj
(2 September 2023)
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2–5 FCSB
(24 September 2023)
Botoșani 0–3 Universitatea Cluj
(30 October 2023)
Highest scoringU Craiova 1948 3–5 Rapid București
(25 August 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches
FCSB
CFR Cluj
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Hermannstadt
Longest winless run20 matches
Botoșani
Longest losing run5 matches
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Dinamo București
Highest attendance40,563
FCSB 1–2 Rapid București
(5 November 2023)
Lowest attendance250
UTA Arad 2–2 Universitatea Craiova
(20 December 2023)
Total attendance1,118,265
Average attendance6,656
All statistics correct as of 22 December 2023.

The 2023–24 Liga I, also known as Superliga due to sponsorship reasons, is the 106th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 14 July 2023 and will end in 2 June 2024. It is the ninth season to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. Farul Constanța is defending champion club.

After the conclusion of the regular season, teams will be divided according to their place to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs.

The teams ranked 15th and 16th at the end of the play-out tournament will be directly relegated, while the 13th and 14th places played a promotion/relegation play-off against 3rd and 4th places from Liga II.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

The league consists of 16 teams: 12 from the 2022–23 Liga I, two teams from the 2022–23 Liga II, and the winners of the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted from Liga II

The first club to be promoted was Politehnica Iași,[1] following their 2–0 win against Oțelul Galați on 2 May 2023. Politehnica Iași returned to Superliga after two years of absence.

The second club to be promoted was Oțelul Galați,[2] following their 1–0 win against Unirea Dej on 21 May 2023. Oțelul Galați returned to Superliga after eight years of absence and first time in history since refounded in 2016 due to bankruptcy.

The third club to be promoted was Dinamo București,[3] after winning the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off against Argeș Pitești. Dinamo București returned to Superliga after one year of absence.

Teams relegated to Liga II

The first club to be relegated was Mioveni, which were relegated on 29 April 2023 following a 0–2 defeat against Argeș Pitești, ending their two-year stay in the top flight.[4]

The second club to be relegated was Chindia Târgoviște, which were relegated on 19 May 2023 following their 2–2 draw against Voluntari, ending their four-year stay in the top flight.[5]

The third club to be relegated was Argeș Pitești, which were relegated on 3 June 2023 following their 4–2 win against Dinamo București in the promotion/relegation play-offs, thus ending their three-year stay in the top flight.[6]

Stadiums and locations

FCSB Universitatea Craiova FC U Craiova 1948 Universitatea Cluj
Arena Națională Ion Oblemenco Ion Oblemenco Cluj Arena
Capacity: 55,634 Capacity: 30,983 Capacity: 30,983 Capacity: 30,201
CFR Cluj Petrolul Ploiești Rapid București Oțelul Galați
Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Ilie Oană Rapid Oțelul
Capacity: 22,198 Capacity: 15,073 Capacity: 14,047 Capacity: 13,500
Hermannstadt
Location of Bucharest / Ilfov County teams.
UTA Arad
Municipal (Sibiu) Francisc von Neuman
Capacity: 12,363 Capacity: 11,500
Politehnica Iași Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Emil Alexandrescu Sepsi Arena
Capacity: 11,390 Capacity: 8,400
Dinamo București Botoșani Voluntari Farul Constanța
Arcul de Triumf Municipal (Botoșani) Anghel Iordănescu Viitorul
Capacity: 8,207 Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 4,600 Capacity: 4,554
Stadionul Viitorul

    Number of teams by county

    Rank County Number Teams
    1 Bucharest 3 FCSB, Rapid București, Dinamo București
    2 Dolj 2 Universitatea Craiova, FC U Craiova
    Cluj CFR Cluj, Universitatea Cluj
    4 Sibiu 1 Hermannstadt
    Arad UTA Arad
    Covasna Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe
    Botoșani FC Botoșani
    Prahova Petrolul Ploiești
    Galați Oțelul Galați
    Iași Politehnica Iași
    Constanța Farul Constanța
    Ilfov Voluntari

    Personnel and sponsorship

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

    Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main Shirt sponsor Other Shirt sponsor
    Botoșani Romania Andrei Patache Romania Victor Dican Adidas Unibet Elsaco
    CFR Cluj Italy Andrea Mandorlini Romania Mário Camora Nike RMB Inter Auto
    Dinamo București Croatia Željko Kopić Romania Răzvan Patriche Macron win2.ro Renovatio
    Farul Constanța Romania Gheorghe Hagi (owner and manager) Romania Ionuț Larie Nike Superbet
    FCSB Cyprus Elias Charalambous Romania Darius Olaru Nike Betano
    FC U Craiova 1948 Italy Giovanni Costantino Romania Vlad Achim Adidas Craiova Cetatea Banilor
    Hermannstadt Romania Marius Măldărășanu Romania Petrișor Petrescu Nike Unibet Primăria Municipiului Sibiu
    Oțelul Galați Romania Dorinel Munteanu Romania Ionuț Neagu Adidas Liberty Galați Municipality
    Petrolul Ploiești Romania Florin Pârvu Romania Valentin Țicu Macron La Cocoș
    Politehnica Iași Romania Leontin Grozavu Romania Răzvan Tincu Nike Mozzart Bet Municipiul Iași
    Rapid București Italy Cristiano Bergodi Romania Cristian Săpunaru Kappa Superbet IMAMED
    Sepsi OSK Germany Bernd Storck Romania Roland Niczuly Adidas Diószegi Gyermelyi
    Universitatea Cluj Romania Ioan Sabău Romania Alexandru Chipciu Adidas Superbet AROBS
    Universitatea Craiova Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev Romania Nicușor Bancu Puma Betano
    UTA Arad Romania Mircea Rednic Romania Florin Iacob Saller Efbet Maxximus
    Voluntari Romania Ilie Poenaru Moldova Igor Armaș Nike Metropola TV

    Managerial changes

    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Italy Cristiano Bergodi End of contract 30 June 2023[7] Pre-season Romania Liviu Ciobotariu 1 July 2023[8]
    Voluntari Romania Liviu Ciobotariu 30 June 2023[9] Romania Ilie Poenaru 8 June 2023[10]
    FC U Craiova Italy Nicolò Napoli 30 June 2023 Romania Nicolae Dică 17 July 2023
    U Cluj Romania Ioan Sabău 30 June 2023[11] Romania Anton Petrea 1 July 2023[12]
    Botoșani Romania Flavius Stoican Mutual agreement 30 June 2023[13] Romania Marius Croitoru 18 May 2023[14]
    CFR Cluj Romania Dan Petrescu 30 June 2023[15] Italy Andrea Mandorlini 1 July 2023[16]
    Rapid București Romania Adrian Mutu Signed by Neftçi 7 July 2023 Italy Cristiano Bergodi 9 July 2023
    Universitatea Craiova Romania Eugen Neagoe Sacked 25 July 2023 5th Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf 25 July 2023
    Botoșani Romania Marius Croitoru 17 August 2023 16th Romania Mihai Ciobanu 17 August 2023
    FC U Craiova Romania Nicolae Dică 19 August 2023 11th Romania Paul Răducan 19 August 2023
    U Cluj Romania Anton Petrea 24 August 2023 12th Romania Ioan Sabău 24 August 2023
    Botoșani Romania Mihai Ciobanu 1 September 2023 16th Romania Dan Alexa 1 September 2023
    Universitatea Craiova Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf Mutual agreement 21 September 2023 3rd Romania Corneliu Papură 21 September 2023
    FC U Craiova Romania Paul Răducan 16 October 2023 10th Italy Giovanni Costantino 16 October 2023
    Botoșani Romania Dan Alexa 3 November 2023 16th Romania Andrei Patache 3 November 2023
    Universitatea Craiova Romania Corneliu Papură 7 November 2023 5th Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev 7 November 2023
    Dinamo București Romania Ovidiu Burcă 28 November 2023 15th Croatia Željko Kopić 1 December 2023
    Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Romania Liviu Ciobotariu 29 November 2023 10th Germany Bernd Storck 29 November 2023

    Regular season

    In the regular season the 16 teams will meet twice for a total of 30 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship play-offs and the bottom 10 qualifying for the relegation play-outs.[17]

    Table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 FCSB 21 13 5 3 38 20 +18 44 Qualification for the Play-off round
    2 CFR Cluj 21 10 6 5 37 21 +16 36
    3 Universitatea Craiova 21 9 7 5 31 23 +8 34
    4 Rapid București 21 8 9 4 34 22 +12 33
    5 Sepsi OSK 21 8 6 7 27 25 +2 30
    6 Farul Constanța 21 8 6 7 30 31 1 30
    7 Hermannstadt 21 6 11 4 27 23 +4 29 Qualification for the Play-out round
    8 Universitatea Cluj 21 7 8 6 28 31 3 29
    9 FC U Craiova 1948 21 8 3 10 33 33 0 27[lower-alpha 1]
    10 Petrolul Ploiești 21 5 12 4 22 22 0 27[lower-alpha 1]
    11 Oțelul Galați 21 5 11 5 22 22 0 26
    12 UTA Arad 21 5 9 7 23 28 5 24
    13 Voluntari 21 6 6 9 26 34 8 24
    14 Politehnica Iași 21 5 8 8 25 31 6 23
    15 Dinamo București 21 4 4 13 13 31 18 16
    16 Botoșani 21 1 9 11 20 39 19 12
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2023. Source: , 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.[17]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: FC U Craiova 1948 +1, Petrolul Ploiești -1.

    Results

    Home \ Away FCS CFR DIN FAR BOT FCU HER IAS OTE PET RAP SPS UCJ UCV UTA VOL
    FCSB 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 22 Jan 0–0
    CFR Cluj 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–0
    Dinamo București 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0
    Farul Constanța 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1
    Botoșani 0–1 21 Jan 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 3–3
    FC U Craiova 1948 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–5 2–1 3–4 2–3 3–1
    Hermannstadt 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1
    Politehnica Iași 1–3 3–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–0
    Oțelul Galați 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
    Petrolul Ploiești 2–2 20 Jan 3–2 2–1 4–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
    Rapid București 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 19 Jan 3–2 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–2
    Sepsi OSK 2–5 2–1 2–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 19 Jan 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
    Universitatea Cluj 3–4 1–1 2–1 20 Jan 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–2
    Universitatea Craiova 1–0 1–0 21 Jan 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 3–0
    UTA Arad 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–4 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–0
    Voluntari 1–4 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 22 Jan 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2023. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Positions by round

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
    FCSB13111112211111111111111
    CFR Cluj212564311222222222222
    Universitatea Craiova358422243434445443333
    Rapid București10478117534343333334444
    Sepsi OSK1163345768101212109891010955
    Farul Constanța5246710889755577788776
    Hermannstadt1375788975566654557687
    Universitatea Cluj9139101012111510121188891076568
    FC U Craiova 194814151513911141079101112131414141414119
    Petrolul Ploiești79129534566777666658910
    Oțelul Galați61013121313131413118991011899111011
    UTA Arad81214111214121214141414141210121311131412
    Voluntari4862366912131313131413131112101213
    Politehnica Iași1616101415161611118910111112111213121314
    Dinamo București1514161614910131515151515151515151515151515
    Botoșani12111115161515161616161616161616161616161616
    Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round
    Qualification for the Play-off round
    Qualification for the Play-out round
    Source: Soccerway

    Play-off round

    The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.[18]

    Play-off table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Updated to match(es) played on c. Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[19]

    Play-out round

    The bottom ten teams from the regular season meet once to contest against relegation. Teams started the play-out round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season. The winner of the Relegation round finish 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 16th.

    Play-out table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    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.)[19]

    European play-offs

    In the semi-final, the 7th and 8th-placed teams of the Liga I typically play a one-legged match on the ground of the better placed team (7th place). In the final, the winner of the play-out semi-final will play the highest ranked team of the play-off tournament, that did not already qualify for European competitions. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League.

    European play-off semi-final

    v

    European play-off final

    v

    Promotion/relegation play-offs

    The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

    First leg

    v
    v

    Second leg

    v
    v

    Season statistics

    Top scorers

    As of 22 December 2023
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Romania Darius Olaru FCSB 10
    2 Romania Aurelian Chițu U Craiova 1948 9
    Romania Dan Nistor Universitatea Cluj
    Romania Alexandru Pop Oțelul Galați
    Romania Florinel Coman FCSB
    Romania Eduard Florescu Botoșani
    7 Romania Alexandru Mitriță U Craiova 8
    Nigeria Philip Otele CFR Cluj
    9 Romania Alin Roman Poli Iasi 7
    10 Croatia Marko Dugandžić Rapid București 6
    Romania Daniel Paraschiv Hermannstadt
    Kosovo Albion Rrahmani Rapid București
    Romania Ionut Larie Farul Constanța
    Romania Marius Ștefănescu Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe

    Top assists

    As of 22 December 2023
    Rank Player Club Assists
    1 Romania Florinel Coman FCSB 8
    2 Romania Constantin Budescu Farul Constanta 7
    Romania Nicusor Bancu Universitatea Craiova
    4 Romania Dan Nistor Universitatea Cluj 6
    Romania Alexandru Mitriță Universitatea Craiova
    6 Romania Claudiu Petrila Rapid Bucuresti 5
    Romania Aurelian Chițu U Craiova 1948
    Romania Silviu Balaure Hermannstadt
    Brazil Jair Petrolul Ploiești
    10 Slovakia Adam Nemec Voluntari 4
    Romania Eduard Florescu Botoșani
    Romania Daniel Birligea CFR Cluj
    Nigeria Philip Otele CFR Cluj
    Nigeria Funsho Bamgboye Rapid Bucuresti
    Romania Alexandru Chipciu Universitatea Cluj
    Romania Alin Roman Politehnica Iași
    Croatia Anton Kresic CFR Cluj

    Hat-tricks

    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Romania Ionuț Larie Farul Constanța Voluntari 4–1 (H) 22 July 2023
    Romania Alexandru Mitriță Universitatea Craiova Oțelul Galați 3–1 (A) 26 November 2023

    Clean sheets

    As of 22 December 2023
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Romania Horațiu Moldovan Rapid București 10
    2 Czech Republic Lukáš Zima Petrolul Ploiesti 8
    Romania Ștefan Târnovanu FCSB
    4 Romania Roland Niczuly Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 7
    Romania Laurențiu Popescu Universitatea Craiova
    Romania Răzvan Sava CFR Cluj
    7 Romania Florin Iacob UTA Arad 6
    Romania Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă Oțelul Galați
    9 Romania Mihai Aioani Farul Constanța 5
    10 Romania Cătălin Căbuz Hermannstadt 4
    Spain Jesus Fernandez Voluntari
    Bulgaria Plamen Iliev Universitatea Cluj
    Romania Silviu Lung Jr. Poli Iasi
    Slovenia Adnan Golubović Dinamo

    Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards

    Player of the Month

    Year Month Player Nationality Pos. Team Ref
    2023 July Florinel Coman  Romania FW FCSB
    August Aurelian Chițu  Romania FW FC U Craiova
    September Darius Olaru  Romania MF FCSB
    October Dan Nistor  Romania MF Universitatea Cluj
    November Horațiu Moldovan  Romania GK Rapid Bucuresti
    December
    2024 January
    February
    March
    April
    May

    Manager of the Month

    Year Month Manager Nationality Team Ref
    2023 July Liviu Ciobotariu  Romania Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
    August Liviu Ciobotariu  Romania Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
    September Dorinel Munteanu  Romania Otelul Galati
    October Ioan Sabău  Romania Universitatea Cluj
    November Edward Iordanescu  Romania Romania
    December
    2024 January
    February
    March
    April
    May

    Discipline

    Champion squad

    Awards

    Liga I Team of the Season

    Annual awards

    Award Winner Club
    Superliga Manager of the Season
    Superliga Player of the Season

    See also

    References

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