2021–22 Liga I
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 15 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
Top goalscorer | Jefté Betancor (7 goals) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2021. |
The 2021–22 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the 104th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 15 July 2021 and is scheduled to end in May 2022.[1] It is the sixth to take place since the play-off/play-out rule has been introduced, and the second since the 2005–06 season to feature 16 teams. CFR Cluj are the four-time defending champions.
The play-off/play-out rule is the same as in the previous season, the first six teams at the regular season will qualify for the play-off tournament and the last 10 for the play-out. The first 6 teams will play two matches against each other (as before), but in the play-out, the teams will play only one match against each other. At the end of the play-out first two places (7th and 8th) will play a single match on the ground of the 7th place ranked team, subsequently the winner will play against the last team ranked on a UEFA Europa Conference League spot in the play-off, only the winner of this second encounter will qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]
The teams ranked 15th and 16th at the end of the play-out tournament will be relegated directly to the Liga II, on the other hand, the 13th and 14th places will play a promotion/relegation play-off against 3rd and 4th places from Liga II.[2]
Teams[]
The league consists of 16 teams: 12 from the 2020–21 Liga I, two teams from the 2020–21 Liga II, and the winners of the 2020–21 promotion/relegation play-off.
Teams promoted to the Liga I
The first club to be promoted was FC U Craiova, following their 0–0 draw against Miercurea Ciuc on 13 May 2021. FC U Craiova returned in the Liga I after 10 years of absence.[3]
The second club to be promoted was Rapid București, following their 1–3 defeat against FC U Craiova on 17 May 2021. Rapid returned in the Liga I after 6 years of absence.[4]
The third club to be promoted was Mioveni, following their 2–1 win against Hermannstadt on 2 June 2021, in the promotion/relegation play-offs. Mioveni returned in the Liga I after 9 years of absence.[5]
Teams relegated to the Liga II
The first club to be relegated was Politehnica Iași, which were relegated on 15 May 2021 following a 0–1 defeat against Hermannstadt, ending their 7-year stay in the top flight.[6]
The second club to be relegated was Astra Giurgiu, which were relegated on 19 May 2021 following their 0–1 defeat against Viitorul Constanța, ending their 12-year stay in the top flight.[7]
The third club to be relegated was Hermannstadt, which were relegated on 2 June 2021 following their 1–2 defeat against Mioveni in the promotion/relegation play-offs, thus ending their 3-year stay in the top flight.[8]
Other changes
In June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi (owner of Viitorul Constanța), chairman Gheorghe Popescu and Farul Constanța owner Ciprian Marica announced in a press conference that their two clubs have merged; second division club Farul Constanța therefore took Viitorul's place in the first league from the 2021–22 Liga I season.[9][10][11]
Venues[]
FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | FC U Craiova | CFR Cluj |
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Arena Națională | Ion Oblemenco | Ion Oblemenco | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,929 | Capacity: 30,929 | Capacity: 23,500 |
Dinamo București | Argeș Pitești | Rapid București | UTA Arad |
Dinamo | Nicolae Dobrin | Rapid | Francisc von Neuman |
Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 14,050 | Capacity: 12,700 |
Chindia Târgoviște |
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Mioveni | |
Municipal[i] | Orășenesc | ||
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | ||
Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
Sepsi | Gaz Metan | ||
Capacity: 8,400 | Capacity: 7,814 | ||
Botoșani | Voluntari | Farul Constanța | Academica Clinceni |
Municipal | Anghel Iordănescu | Viitorul | Clinceni |
Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 4,600 | Capacity: 4,554 | Capacity: 4,500 |
- ^ Chindia Târgoviște was relocated to Municipal Stadium in Buzău, because Eugen Popescu Stadium in Târgoviște is under renovations.
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.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Academica Clinceni | Ilie Poenaru | Răzvan Patriche | Joma | Consiliul Județean Ilfov |
Argeș Pitești | Andrei Prepeliță | Ionuț Șerban | Macron | Getica 95, MozzartBet |
Botoșani | Marius Croitoru | Enriko Papa | Erreà | Trutzi, Elsaco |
CFR Cluj | Dan Petrescu | Mário Camora | Nike | eToro |
Chindia Târgoviște | Emil Săndoi | Daniel Florea | Joma | – |
Dinamo București | Dario Bonetti | Deian Sorescu | Macron | Unibet |
Farul Constanța | Gheorghe Hagi | Ionuț Larie | Nike | OMV Petrom |
FCSB | Edward Iordănescu | Florin Tănase | Nike | City Insurance |
FC U Craiova | Adrian Mutu | Dragoș Albu | Adidas | Justice for Craiova |
Gaz Metan Mediaș | Mihai Teja | Nasser Chamed | Joma | Romgaz |
Mioveni | Alexandru Pelici | Robert Gherghe | Macron | Mioveni |
Rapid București | Mihai Iosif | Cristi Săpunaru | Nike | Greenfield, Superbet |
Sepsi OSK | Leontin Grozavu | Bogdan Mitrea | Adidas | Diószegi, Gyermelyi |
Universitatea Craiova | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Nicușor Bancu | Puma | Betano |
UTA Arad | László Balint | Florin Iacob | Saller | Efbet, International Alexander Holding |
Voluntari | Liviu Ciobotariu | Cosmin Achim | Nike | Metropola TV |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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FC U Craiova | Eugen Trică | Sacked | 24 May 2021[12] | Pre-season | Adrian Mutu | 2 June 2021[13] |
FCSB | Anton Petrea | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Dinu Todoran | 1 June 2021[14] |
CFR Cluj | Edward Iordănescu | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Marius Șumudică | 2 June 2021[15] |
Farul Constanța | Ianis Zicu | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Gheorghe Hagi | 21 June 2021[16] |
Dinamo București | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | Resigned | 10 July 2021[17] | Pre-season | Dario Bonetti | 14 July 2021[18] |
Universitatea Craiova | Marinos Ouzounidis | Sacked | 23 July 2021[19] | 4 | Laurențiu Reghecampf | 26 July 2021[20] |
FCSB | Dinu Todoran | Sacked | 17 August 2021 | 4 | Edward Iordanescu | 18 August 2021 |
CFR Cluj | Marius Sumudica | Sacked | 27 August 2021 | 1 | Dan Petrescu | 31 August 2021 |
Regular season[]
In the regular season the 16 teams will meet twice for a total of 30 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship play-offs and the bottom 10 qualifying for the relegation play-outs.[21]
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CFR Cluj | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 21 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
2 | Rapid București | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 17 | |
3 | Botoșani | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 17 | |
4 | Farul Constanța | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | |
5 | FCSB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | |
6 | UTA Arad | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 15 | |
7 | Voluntari | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
8 | Universitatea Craiova | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | |
9 | Chindia Târgoviște | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
10 | Argeș Pitești | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
11 | Mioveni | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 10 | |
12 | FC U Craiova | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | |
13 | Sepsi OSK | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
14 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
15 | Dinamo București | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | |
16 | Academica Clinceni | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 |
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.[21]
Results[]
Positions by round[]
Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-off round | |
Qualification for the Play-out round |
Play-off round[]
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 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.[22]
Play-out round[]
The bottom ten teams from the regular season meet once to contest against relegation. Teams started the play-out 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 finish 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 16th.[22]
European play-offs[]
In the semi-final, the 7th and 8th-placed teams of the Liga I plays a one-legged match on the ground of the better placed team (7th place). In the final, the winner of the semi-final will encounter the team ranked on the last UEFA Europa Conference League spot in the play-off tournament. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
European play-off semi-final[]
European play-off final[]
Promotion/relegation play-offs[]
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of games played on 22 August 2021
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Jefté Betancor | Farul | 7 |
2 | Deian Sorescu | Dinamo | 5 |
3 | Juan Cascini | Academica Clinceni | 3 |
Claudiu Petrila | CFR Cluj | ||
5 | Florin Tănase | FCSB | 2 |
Gustavo Vagenin | Universitatea Craiova | ||
FC U Craiova 1948 | |||
Adrian Bălan | Rapid | ||
Daniel Florea | Chindia Târgoviște | ||
Jovan Marković | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Patricio Matricardi | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
Hervin Ongenda | FC Botoșani | ||
Octavian Popescu | FCSB | ||
Bogdan Rusu | CS Mioveni |
Top assists[]
Clean Sheets[]
- As of games played on 22 August 2021
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
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1 | Horațiu Moldovan | Rapid București | 6 |
2 | Florin Iacob | UTA Arad | 4 |
3 | Eduard Pap | FC Botoșani | 3 |
Mirko Pigliacelli | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Árpád Tordai | FCV Farul Constanța | ||
Cristian Bălgrădean | CFR Cluj | ||
7 | Mihai Aioani | FCV Farul Constanța | 2 |
FC U Craiova 1948 |
Discipline[]
Team[]
Champion squad[]
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External links[]
- Official website (in Romanian)
- Liga I seasons
- 2021–22 in Romanian football
- Current association football seasons
- 2021–22 in European association football leagues