The 2008–09 Liga I was the ninety-first season of
Liga I
Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
, the top-level
football
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league of
Romania
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. Season began on 26 July 2008 and ended on 10 June 2009.
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasut ...
were the defending champions.
Teams
Promoted
Teams promoted from
Liga II
The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
at the beginning of the season.
* Serie 1 Champions:
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
* Serie 2 Champions:
Argeș Pitești
* Serie 1 Runners-up:
Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
H ...
* Serie 2 Runners-up:
Gaz Metan Mediaș
Gaz may refer to:
Geography
*Gaz, Kyrgyzstan
Iran
* Gaz, Darmian, village in South Khorasan province
* Gaz, Golestan, a village in Bandar-e Gaz County
* Gaz, Hormozgan, a village in Minab County
* Gaz, Kerman, a village
* Gaz, North Khorasan, a ...
Relegated
Teams relegated to
Liga II
The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
at the end of season.
*
Argeș Pitești
*
Farul Constanța
*
Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
H ...
*
Gloria Buzău
Venues
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Top goalscorers
Source
Liga1.ro
Champion squad
Season statistics
Scoring
* First goal of the season:
Andrei Prepeliță for
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
against
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
, 64 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)
* Last goal of the season:
Claudiu Niculescu
Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker, currently in charge of Liga II club CSM Slatina.
Club career
Early career
Claudiu Niculescu was born in Slatina and started playing football at th ...
for
Dinamo against
Argeș, 90+3 minutes (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)
* Fastest goal in a match:
Andrei Cristea for
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
against
Pandurii, 10 seconds (Round 30 – 9 May 2009)
* Fastest two goals in a match:
Pandurii 1–1
Bistrița
(; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...
, minutes 2 and 4 seconds (Round 14 – 8 November 2008)
* Goal scored at the latest point in a match:
Cristian Oroș for
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
against
Unirea, 90+4 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)
* First own goal of the season:
Zhivko Zhelev (
Oțelul) for
Gaz Metan, 31 minutes (Round 1 – 27 July 2008)
* Two own goals by the same team in a match:
Diogo and
Alexandru Tudose (both
Buzău
Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...
) for
CFR, minutes 14 and 79 (Round 2 – 3 August 2008)
* Two goals in one minute and one second:
Farul 1–1
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
, between 5:53 and 6:54 (Round 13 – 1 November 2008)
* Three goals in three minutes:
Farul 1–4
Steaua, minutes 89, 90 and 90+2 (Round 7 – 13 September 2008)
* Six goals in 30 minutes:
Gaz Metan 5–1
Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...
, minutes 60 through 90 (Round 3 – 9 August 2008)
* Most goals in one half:
Gaz Metan 0–0 at half time, 5–1 final
Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...
(Round 3 – 9 August 2008)
* Widest winning margin:
Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
H ...
6–0
Farul (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)
* Hattricks scored: 4
**
Alexandru Curtean for
Gaz Metan against
Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...
, minutes 65, 75 and 81 (Round 3 – 9 August 2008)
**
Marius Niculae for
Dinamo against
Vaslui
Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.
History
Archaeological surveys indicate t ...
, minutes 24, 78 and 90 (Round 24 – 11 April 2009)
**
Marius Niculae for
Dinamo against
Bistrița
(; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...
, minutes 20, 56 and 72 (Round 26 – 21 April 2009)
**
Victoraș Iacob for
Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
H ...
against
Farul, minutes 4, 34 and 50 (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)
Cards
* First yellow card:
Attila Hadnagy
Attila László Hadnagy (born 8 September 1980) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward and serves as the general director of Liga I club Sepsi OSK.
Career
Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
Hadnagy started his career at hometown club Ol ...
for
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
against
Unirea, 19 minutes (Round 1 – 26 July 2008)
* First red card:
Rafael Pereira for
Gaz Metan against
Dinamo, 22 minutes (Round 2 – 3 August 2008)
* Most red cards in a single match: 3
**
Dinamo 1–0
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
– 2 for
Dinamo (
Júlio César,
Adrian Ropotan) and 1 for
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
(
Josh Mitchell) (Round 6 – 30 August 2008)
**
Argeș 1–1
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
– 2 for
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
(
Mircea Bornescu,
Michael Baird) and 1 for
Argeș (
Daniel Bălașa
Daniel Ilie Bălașa (born 6 August 1981) is a Romanian former football player who played as a centre back for teams such as Metalul Plopeni, Zimbru Chișinău or FC Argeș Pitești, among others. In his career Bălașa played for teams such as ...
) (Round 10 – 3 October 2008)
* Match without any cards:
Unirea 1–1
Steaua (Round 34 – 10 June 2009)
References
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