The 2014–15 Liga I was the ninety-seventh season of

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

, the top-level football league of

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. The season began on the 25 July 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015. Programul competitional al sezonului 2014-2015
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successfully defended their title for a record 26th win.

Teams

The last three teams and the 5th position from the 2013–14 season were initially relegated to their respective 2014–15

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division. Săgeata Năvodari,

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, Corona Brașov were relegated and the 5th-placed

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was relegated due to financial problems after 9 seasons in the top flight. The first two teams from each of the two divisions of

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advanced to Liga I. CSMS Iași promoted as the winners of Seria I. It is their second season in Liga I.

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, second place in Seria I, made an immediate return to Liga I. Universitatea Craiova is for the first time in Liga I from Seria II, together with

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, who returned after a 2 year absence.

was initially not given licence for the 2014–15 Liga I, but on 30 June 2014, the International

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upheld the appeal of Rapid București and therefore decided that they could promote in Liga I.

Venues

Personnel and kits

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

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal: Kehinde Fatai for Astra Giurgiu against Concordia Chiajna (11th minute, 18:41 EEST) (25 July 2014) * Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 6 goals ** Steaua's Claudiu Keșerü became the first player in the club's history to score six goals in a match, breaking a club record that stood 20 years which was previous set by Keșerü's current manager Constantin Gâlcă. Keșerü was also the first player since

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in 1993 to score six goals in a league game – that feat also featured five goals from open play and the sixth goal being a penalty kick.

Top scorers

:''Updated to matches played on 30 May 2015.'' ¹ Claudiu Keșerü was transferred to Al-Gharafa during the winter transfer window.

Hat-tricks

⁶ Player scored 6 goals

Clean sheets

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was transferred to

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during the winter transfer window. ^* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.

Discipline

:''As of 30 May 2015''

Player

*Most yellow cards: 12 ** Madson ( Universitatea Craiova) *Most red cards: 3 ** Pablo Brandán ( Universitatea Craiova) **

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Club

*Most yellow cards: 100 **

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*Most red cards: 14 ** Oțelul Galați

Champion squad

Monthly awards

Notes

References

External links

League table and recent results at Soccerway

Official website

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