Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 14 July 2023 – 2 June 2024 |
Matches played | 168 |
Goals scored | 436 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Darius Olaru (10 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Horațiu Moldovan (9 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Rapid 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 win | Universitatea 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 scoring | U Craiova 1948 3–5 Rapid București (25 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches FCSB CFR Cluj |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Hermannstadt |
Longest winless run | 20 matches Botoșani |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Dinamo București |
Highest attendance | 40,563 FCSB 1–2 Rapid București (5 November 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 250 UTA Arad 2–2 Universitatea Craiova (20 December 2023) |
Total attendance | 1,118,265 |
Average attendance | 6,656 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
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 |
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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 |
Bucharest 2023–24 Liga I (Romania) |
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 |
Number of teams by county
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.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Cristiano Bergodi | End of contract | 30 June 2023[7] | Pre-season | Liviu Ciobotariu | 1 July 2023[8] |
Voluntari | Liviu Ciobotariu | 30 June 2023[9] | Ilie Poenaru | 8 June 2023[10] | ||
FC U Craiova | Nicolò Napoli | 30 June 2023 | Nicolae Dică | 17 July 2023 | ||
U Cluj | Ioan Sabău | 30 June 2023[11] | Anton Petrea | 1 July 2023[12] | ||
Botoșani | Flavius Stoican | Mutual agreement | 30 June 2023[13] | Marius Croitoru | 18 May 2023[14] | |
CFR Cluj | Dan Petrescu | 30 June 2023[15] | Andrea Mandorlini | 1 July 2023[16] | ||
Rapid București | Adrian Mutu | Signed by Neftçi | 7 July 2023 | Cristiano Bergodi | 9 July 2023 | |
Universitatea Craiova | Eugen Neagoe | Sacked | 25 July 2023 | 5th | Laurențiu Reghecampf | 25 July 2023 |
Botoșani | Marius Croitoru | 17 August 2023 | 16th | Mihai Ciobanu | 17 August 2023 | |
FC U Craiova | Nicolae Dică | 19 August 2023 | 11th | Paul Răducan | 19 August 2023 | |
U Cluj | Anton Petrea | 24 August 2023 | 12th | Ioan Sabău | 24 August 2023 | |
Botoșani | Mihai Ciobanu | 1 September 2023 | 16th | Dan Alexa | 1 September 2023 | |
Universitatea Craiova | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Mutual agreement | 21 September 2023 | 3rd | Corneliu Papură | 21 September 2023 |
FC U Craiova | Paul Răducan | 16 October 2023 | 10th | Giovanni Costantino | 16 October 2023 | |
Botoșani | Dan Alexa | 3 November 2023 | 16th | Andrei Patache | 3 November 2023 | |
Universitatea Craiova | Corneliu Papură | 7 November 2023 | 5th | Ivaylo Petev | 7 November 2023 | |
Dinamo București | Ovidiu Burcă | 28 November 2023 | 15th | Željko Kopić | 1 December 2023 | |
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Liviu Ciobotariu | 29 November 2023 | 10th | 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 |
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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 |
Results
Positions by round
Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-out round |
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 |
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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 |
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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
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European play-off final
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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First leg
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Second leg
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Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 22 December 2023
Top assists
- As of 22 December 2023
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Ionuț Larie | Farul Constanța | Voluntari | 4–1 (H) | 22 July 2023 |
Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | Oțelul Galați | 3–1 (A) | 26 November 2023 |
Clean sheets
- As of 22 December 2023
Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards
Player of the Month
Year | Month | Player | Nationality | Pos. | Team | Ref |
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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 | ||
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Manager of the Month
Year | Month | Manager | Nationality | Team | Ref |
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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 | ||
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2024 | January | ||||
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Discipline
Champion squad
Awards
Liga I Team of the Season
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Superliga Manager of the Season | ||
Superliga Player of the Season |
See also
References
- ↑ "Politehnica Iași este noua campioană a ligii secunde!". frf.ro. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ "Oțelul Galați a promovat în Superligă". mediafax.ro. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ovidiu Burcă, prima reacţie după ce Dinamo a promovat în Liga 1". doardinamo.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "CS Mioveni, prima retrogradată matematic din SuperLigă. Revine în Liga 2 după doi ani și anunță prin antrenorul "interimar" că se va lupta la promovare". liga2.prosport.ro. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Chindia Târgoviște este a doua echipă retrogradată în Liga 2. UTA Arad și Campionii FC Argeș vor juca barajul de menținere/promovare în SuperLigă". liga2.prosport.ro. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Numele nu i-a purtat noroc! Argeș Vintilă n-a salvat Campionii FC Argeș și a retrogradat în Liga 2, dar visează ca echipa să devină un fel de Germania: "Nemții au făcut treabă bună după ce au pierdut cu România"". liga2.prosport.ro. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Oficial: Sepsi a anunțat despărțirea de antrenorul principal Cristiano Bergodi". prosport.ro. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Oficial: Liviu Ciobotariu va fi prezentat la noua echipă!". prosport.ro. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Liviu Ciobotariu nu va mai continua la FC Voluntari din această vară". sport.ro. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "FC Voluntari l-a prezentat pe Marin Dună drept noul "principal" al echipei, dar Ilie Poenaru va fi noul antrenor de facto al ilfovenilor". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, nu a ajuns la o înțelegere cu U Cluj". gsp.ro. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Anton Petrea, noul antrenor al Universității Cluj". gsp.ro. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Valeriu Iftime a anunțat oficial despărțirea de Flavius Stoican". prosport.ro. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Marius Croitoru revine la FC Botoșani". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "Oficial | Dan Petrescu a plecat de la CFR Cluj!". prosport.ro. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "Andrea Mandorlini a ajuns la Cluj!". prosport.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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