The 2006–07 Liga I was the eighty-ninth season of

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, the top-level

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league of

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. Season began on 28 July 2006 and ended on 23 May 2007.

Teams

Eighteen teams played in the 2006–07 season. Four teams were from

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, four clubs from

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, one from

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and nine from

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four of them coming from the country's capital city

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had been relegated at the end of the previous season but they re-entered Liga I at the expense of Sportul Studenţesc which has been relegated to

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due to financial problems. They relegated together with

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, who finished 16th last season. The other four new teams which gained access to Liga I were Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and Universitatea Craiova (both winning two of the three series of

), plus

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(winning the playoff for Liga I) and

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which bought the place from Liberty Salonta (winner of the third series of Liga II).

Teams

Venues

Personnel and kits

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top goalscorers

Champion squad

References