The 2018–19 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of the
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 professional league for Romanian
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
clubs. The season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 2 June 2019, being the fourth to take place since the play-off/play-out rule has been introduced.
Dunărea Călărași
Dunărea may refer to:
* Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe
* Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania
* Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania
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and
Hermannstadt
Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the ...
joined as the promoted clubs from the
2017–18 Liga II
The 2017–18 Liga II (also known as 2017–18 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 78th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018.
A total of 20 teams co ...
.
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 ...
managed to defend the title for the first time in their history, while
FCSB
Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of the Romanian football le ...
became the first team in the country to finish as runners-up for four consecutive seasons.
Teams
The league consists of 14 teams: twelve teams from the
2017–18 Liga I
The 2017–18 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 14 July 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018, being t ...
and two new teams from the
2017–18 Liga II
The 2017–18 Liga II (also known as 2017–18 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 78th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018.
A total of 20 teams co ...
.
Teams promoted to the Liga I
The first club to be promoted was
Dunărea Călărași
Dunărea may refer to:
* Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe
* Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania
* Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania
See a ...
, following their 3–1 win against
Ripensia Timișoara on 5 May 2018. Dunărea will play in the
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 ...
for the first time in their history.
The second club to be promoted was
Hermannstadt
Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the ...
, following their 1–1 draw against
Chindia Târgoviște on 13 May 2018. Hermannstadt will play in the
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 ...
for the first time in their history, but the city of
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...
, which had many different teams over time, returned in the
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 ...
after six years of absence, where was last time represented by
Voința Sibiu.
Teams relegated to the
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 ...
The first club to be relegated was
Juventus București, which were relegated on 22 May 2018 following a 1–3 defeat against
Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional Association football, football football team, club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1957, the team's best ...
, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight.
The second club to be relegated was
Poli Timișoara, which were relegated on 2 June 2018 following their 1–0 win against
Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional Association football, football football team, club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1957, the team's best ...
, ending their 3-year stay in the top flight.
Venues
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Regular season
In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.
Table
Results
Positions by round
Championship play-offs
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in
2019–20 UEFA Champions League
The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League was the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Bayern Munich ...
and
2019–20 UEFA Europa League
The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League was the 49th season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
Sevilla FC, Sevill ...
as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.
Table
Results
Positions by round
Relegation play-outs
The bottom eight teams from regular season met twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams started the Relegation round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season. The winner of the Relegation round finished 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.
Table
Results
Positions by round
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the
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 ...
.
Season statistics
Top scorers
:''Updated to matches played on 2 June 2019.''
1 Alexandru Mitriță was transferred to New York City
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during the winter transfer window.
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
:''Updated to matches played on 2 June 2019.''
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Discipline
:''Updated 2 June 2019''
Player
*Most yellow cards: 15
**
Alexandru Răuță (
Voluntari
Voluntari () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located at a distance of 1 km from the northern border of Bucharest (on the DN2 road towards Urziceni) and is thus frequently viewed as a suburb of Bucharest.
The population ...
)
*Most red cards:
3
**
Emmanuel Culio (
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 ...
)
Club
*Most yellow cards:
130
**
Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional Association football, football football team, club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1957, the team's best ...
*Most red cards:
8
**
Astra Giurgiu
Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...
**
FCSB
Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of the Romanian football le ...
**
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 ...
Attendances
Champion squad
Awards
Liga I Team of the Regular Season
Liga I Team of the Championship play-offs
Liga I Team of the Season
References
External links
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