2024–25 Liga I
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 12 July 2024 – |
Top goalscorer | Alexandru Mitriță (5 goals) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Liga I, known officially as the SuperLiga, is the 107th season of Liga I, the top football league in Romania. The season will start on 12 July 2024.[1] The newcomers are Unirea Slobozia who are making their debut in Liga I and Gloria Buzău who returned to Liga I after a 15-year absence. The draw took place on 1 July 2024.[2]
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
[edit]The league consists of 16 teams: 14 teams from 2023–24 Liga I and two teams promoted from 2023–24 Liga II.
Teams promoted from the Liga II
[edit]The first club to be promoted was Unirea Slobozia, they made their debut in Liga 1.
The second club to be promoted was Gloria Buzău, they returned to Liga I after fifteen years of absence.
Teams relegated to the Liga II
[edit]The first club to be relegated was FC U Craiova, ending their three-year stay in the top flight.
The second club to be relegated was Voluntari, ending their nine-year stay in the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | Universitatea Cluj | CFR Cluj |
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Arena Națională | Ion Oblemenco | Cluj Arena | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,983 | Capacity: 30,201 | Capacity: 22,198 |
Petrolul Ploiești | Rapid București | Oțelul Galați | Hermannstadt |
Ilie Oană | Rapid–Giulești | Oțelul | Municipal (Sibiu) |
Capacity: 15,073 | Capacity: 14,047 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 12,363 |
Gloria Buzău | UTA Arad | ||
Stadionul Municipal Buzău | Francisc von Neuman | ||
Capacity: 12,321 | Capacity: 11,500 | ||
Politehnica Iași | Sepsi OSK | ||
Emil Alexandrescu | Sepsi Arena | ||
Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 8,400 | ||
Dinamo București | Botoșani | Unirea Slobozia | Farul Constanța |
Arcul de Triumf | Municipal (Botoșani) | Clinceni Stadium[i] | Viitorul |
Capacity: 8,207 | Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 4,502 | Capacity: 4,554 |
- ^ Unirea Slobozia is currently relocated to Clinceni Stadium in Clinceni because Stadionul 1 Mai in Slobozia is under renovations.
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Rapid București | Bogdan Lobonț (caretaker) | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Neil Lennon | 1 July 2024 |
Petrolul Ploiești | László Balint | Sacked | 30 June 2024 | Mehmet Topal | 1 July 2024 | |
Botoșani | Bogdan Andone | 25 July 2024 | 16th | Liviu Ciobotariu | 25 July 2024[3] | |
Rapid București | Neil Lennon | 20 August 2024 | 12th | Marius Șumudică | 20 August 2024[4] | |
Gloria Buzău | Andrei Prepeliță | Mutual Agreement | 4 September 2024[5] | 16th | Eugen Neagoe | 5 September 2024 |
Politehnica Iași | Anthony da Silva | Resigned | 4 September 2024[6] | 14th | Emil Săndoi | 11 September 2024 |
Sepsi OSK | Bernd Storck | Sacked | 5 September 2024 | 12th | Valentin Suciu (caretaker) | 10 September 2024 |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Universitatea Cluj | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 30 | Qualification for play-off round |
2 | CFR Cluj | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | |
3 | Petrolul Ploiești | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 26 | |
4 | Dinamo București | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 25[a] | |
5 | Universitatea Craiova | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25[a] | |
6 | FCSB | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 24 | |
7 | Rapid București | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 23 | Qualification for play-out round |
8 | Sepsi OSK | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
9 | Politehnica Iași | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20[b] | |
10 | Oțelul Galați | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20[b] | |
11 | Farul Constanța | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20[b] | |
12 | UTA Arad | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 18[c] | |
13 | Unirea Slobozia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18[c] | |
14 | Gloria Buzău | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 13[d] | |
15 | Hermannstadt | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 13[d] | |
16 | Botoșani | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 13[d] |
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.[7]
Notes:
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-out round |
References
[edit]- ^ Nicolae, Sergiu (June 28, 2024). "Când începe Superliga dacă România se califică în sferturi la EURO! LPF a oferit răspunsul: „Suntem foarte aglomerați"".
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- ^ "MARIUS ȘUMUDICĂ, NOUL ANTRENOR AL RAPIDULUI". fcrapid (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "După Poli Iași, încă un club din Superligă a rămas fără antrenor!". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Confirmat de conducere, antrenorul din Superligă și-a anunțat demisia în vestiar". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.