2005–06 in Romanian football
The 2005–06 Romanian first division was a very tight season. Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo were very close in the table, and teams like CFR Cluj and FCU Politehnica Timişoara were competitive in their bids for a position to qualify for the European Cups.
The Romania national team did not go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rapid București | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 56[a] | |
| 4 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 55[a] | Relegation to Liga II[b] |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | Național București | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 8 | Politehnica Timișoara | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 39[c] | |
| 10 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 39[c] | |
| 11 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 39[c] | |
| 12 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Jiul Petroșani | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | Vaslui | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 29 | |
| 15 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 25 | Spared from relegation[b] |
| 16 | Bacău (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 14 | Relegation to Liga II |
Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b DIN 4-5 SPO; SPO 0-2 DIN
- ^ a b Sportul Studențesc was denied the right to participate for next season of Liga I because it failed to meet the licensing requirements, therefore Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (15th place) was spared from relegation.
- ^ a b c OȚE: 8 pts; GLO: 5 pts; POL: 2 pts
This section will cover Steaua's games from July 27, 2005 until the start of August 23, 2005.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Steaua scorers | Match Report(s) |
| July 27, 2005 | Tolka Park Dublin, Ireland |
Shelbourne Football Club | 0–0 | UCL | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| August 3, 2005 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania |
Shelbourne Football Club | 4–1 | UCL | Nicoliţă 18', Iacob 28', Diniţă 61', Opriţa pen 95' |
Romanian Soccer |
| August 10, 2005 | Ghencea Stadium Bucharest, Romania |
Rosenborg Ballklub | 1–1 | UCL | Iacob 30' | Romanian Soccer |
| August 23, 2005 | Lerkendal Stadion Trondheim, Norway |
Rosenborg Ballklub | 3–2 | UCL | Rădoi 74' Iacob 76' | Romanian Soccer |
This section will cover Steaua's games from September 23, 2005 until today.
| Team | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goal difference |
| Steaua București | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30–13 |
This section will cover Rapid's games from July 14, 2005 until today.
| Team | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goal difference |
| Rapid București | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28–8 |
This section will cover Dinamo's games from August 11, 2005 until December 14, 2005.
| Team | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goal difference |
| Dinamo București | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12–8 |
This section will cover CFR Cluj's games from June 18, 2005 until August 23, 2005.
| Team | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goal difference |
| CFR Ecomax Cluj | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20–13 |
This section will cover Gloria's games from June 18, 2005 until July 10, 2005.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Gloria scorers | Match Report(s) |
| June 18, 2005 | GSP Nicosia, Cyprus |
Olympiakos Nicosia | 0–5 | UICUP | Pereş (23', 30', 59'), Chibulcutean 69', Bucur 89' |
Romanian Soccer |
| June 26, 2005 | Gloria Bistriţa, Romania |
Olympiakos Nicosia | 11–0 | UICUP | Bucur (7', 64', 78'), Pereş (13', 19', 33'), Negrean (27', 29', 35'), Szekely 76', Bozeşan 89' pen |
Romanian Soccer |
| July 2, 2005 | Gradski Koprivnica, Croatia |
Nogometni Klub Slaven Belupo | 3–2 | UICUP | Pereş 31' pen, Bucur 70' | Romanian Soccer |
| July 10, 2005 | Gloria Bistriţa, Romania |
Nogometni Klub Slaven Belupo | 0–1 | UICUP | N/A | Romanian Soccer |
| Team | Victories | Draws | Defeats | Goal difference |
| Gloria Bistriţa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18–4 |
This section will cover Romania's games from July 1, 2005 until the start of 2008 European Championship (qualifying).
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Romania scorers | Match Report(s) |
| August 17, 2005 | Gheorghe Hagi Constanţa, Romania |
 Andorra
|
2–0 | WCQ06 | Mutu (29', 41') | Official Site Archived 2006-02-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| September 3, 2005 | Gheorghe Hagi Constanţa, Romania |
 Czech Republic
|
2–0 | WCQ06 | Mutu (27', 58') | Official Site Archived 2006-06-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| October 9, 2005 | Olympiastadion Helsinki, Finland |
 Finland
|
0–1 | WCQ06 | Mutu 41'P | Official Site Archived 2006-01-11 at the Wayback Machine |
| November 12, 2005 | Léon Bollée Le Mans, France |
 Ivory Coast
|
1–2 | F | Iencsi 52' | N/A |
| November 16, 2005 | Ghencea Bucharest, Romania |
 Nigeria
|
3–0 | F | Niculae 7', Petre 49', Roşu 89' |
N/A |
| February 28, 2006 | Neo GSP Nicosia, Cyprus |
 Armenia
|
2–0 | F | Maftei 72', Cociş 87' | N/A |
| March 1, 2006 | Neo GSZ Larnaka, Cyprus |
 Slovenia
|
2–0 | F | Mazilu 22', Pecnik OG 53' | N/A |
| 23 May 2006 | LA Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, United States |
 Uruguay
|
0–2 | F | N/A | N/A |
| 26 May 2006 | Soldier Field Chicago, United States |
 Northern Ireland
|
2–0 | F | Buga 6', Niculae 10' | N/A |
| 27 May 2006 | Soldier Field Chicago, United States |
 Colombia
|
0–0 | F | N/A | N/A |