2021–22 Liga I
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 format has been introduced, and CFR Cluj is four-time defending champion.
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 15 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
Top goalscorer | Jefté Betancor (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Rapid 8–0 Gaz Metan (18 April 2022) |
Biggest away win | Academica Clinceni 2–8 Farul Constanța (17 February 2022) |
Highest scoring | Academica Clinceni 2–8 Farul Constanța (17 February 2022) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches CFR Cluj |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches FCSB |
Longest winless run | 17 matches Academica Clinceni |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Academica Clinceni |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2022. |
After the conclusion of the regular season, teams were divided according to their place to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs.[2]
The teams ranked 15th and 16th at the end of the play-out tournament will be directly relegated, while 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 |
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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 |
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Chindia Târgoviște |
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Mioveni | |
Municipal[lower-roman 1] | Orășenesc | ||
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | ||
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Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
Sepsi | Gaz Metan | ||
Capacity: 8,400 | Capacity: 7,814 | ||
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Botoșani | Voluntari | Farul Constanța | Academica Clinceni |
Municipal | Anghel Iordănescu | Viitorul | Clinceni |
Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 4,600 | Capacity: 4,554 | Capacity: 4,500 |
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- 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.
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 | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 May 2021[12] | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 June 2021[13] |
FCSB | ![]() |
End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2021[14] |
CFR Cluj | ![]() |
End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 June 2021[15] |
Farul Constanța | ![]() |
End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 June 2021[9] |
Dinamo București | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 July 2021[16] | Pre-season | ![]() |
14 July 2021[17] |
Universitatea Craiova | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 July 2021[18] | 4 | ![]() |
26 July 2021[19] |
FCSB | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 August 2021 | 4 | ![]() |
18 August 2021 |
CFR Cluj | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 August 2021 | 1 | ![]() |
31 August 2021 |
Gaz Metan Mediaș | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 September 2021 | 15 | ![]() |
17 September 2021 |
Academica Clinceni | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 September 2021 | 16 | ![]() |
21 September 2021 |
Dinamo București | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 September 2021 | 14 | ![]() |
29 September 2021 |
FC U Craiova | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 October 2021 | 13 | ![]() |
5 October 2021 |
Sepsi OSK | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 October 2021 | 12 | ![]() |
8 October 2021 |
FC U Craiova | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 November 2021 | 12 | ![]() |
6 November 2021 |
FCSB | ![]() |
Resigned | 13 November 2021 | 2 | ![]() |
1 December 2021 |
Academica Clinceni | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 December 2021 | 16 | ![]() |
6 December 2021 |
FC U Craiova | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 December 2021 | 14 | ![]() |
11 January 2022 |
Dinamo București | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 December 2021 | 15 | ![]() |
22 December 2021 |
UTA Arad | ![]() |
Resigned | 31 January 2022 | 10 | ![]() |
31 January 2022 |
Academica Clinceni | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 February 2021 | 16 | ![]() |
15 February 2021 |
Gaz Metan Mediaș | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 February 2022 | 14 | ![]() |
18 February 2022 |
Rapid Bucuresti | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 March 2022 | 9 | ![]() |
3 March 2022 |
Dinamo Bucuresti | ![]() |
Resigned | 8 March 2022 | 14 | ![]() |
8 March 2022 |
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.[20]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 76 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
2 | FCSB | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 62 | |
3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 54 | |
4 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 48 | |
5 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 48 | |
6 | Voluntari | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 47 | |
7 | Botoșani | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
8 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 40 | |
9 | Rapid București | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 40 | |
10 | Sepsi OSK | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 39 | |
11 | Chindia Târgoviște | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 35 | |
12 | FC U Craiova | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 33 | |
13 | Mioveni | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 29 | |
14 | Dinamo București | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 17 | |
15 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 14 | |
16 | Gaz Metan Mediaș[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 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.[20]
Notes:
- Gaz Metan Mediaș were deducted 22 points due to financial reasons.
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 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.[21]
Play-off table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CFR | FCS | UCV | VOL | FAR | ARG | |
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1 | CFR Cluj (Y) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | 0–1 | 13 May | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
2 | FCSB (Y) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 49 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 20 May | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Universitatea Craiova (Y) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 45 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 3–2 | 8 May | 1–0 | 20 May | 3–0 | ||
4 | Voluntari | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 30 | 0–1 | 13 May | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||
5 | Farul Constanța | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 28 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 7 May | 13 May | |||
6 | Argeș Pitești | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 27 | 7 May | 2–3 | 0–4 | 20 May | 0–2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[22]
(Y) Assured of at least European competition play-offs
Positions by round
Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round | |
Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
Qualification to European competition play-offs |
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.[21]
Play-out table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAP | BOT | SPS | FCU | UTA | MIO | CHI | DIN | ACA | GAZ | |
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7 | Rapid București (X) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 39 | Qualification to European competition play-offs | 3–0 | 1–0 | 9 May | 3–1 | 8–0 | ||||||
8 | Botoșani (X) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 38 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6 May | 5–0 | |||||||
9 | Sepsi OSK (X) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 36 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 8 May | 6–0 | 3–1 | |||||||
10 | FC U Craiova (X, Z) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 31 | 13 May | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||||||||
11 | UTA Arad (X, Z) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 29 | 0–2 | 7 May | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||||||
12 | Mioveni (Y, Z) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 28 | 13 May | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
13 | Chindia Târgoviște (Y, Z) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 13 May | ||||||
14 | Dinamo București (Q) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 13 May | 5–1 | ||||||||
15 | Academica Clinceni[lower-alpha 1] (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | −23 | −5 | Relegation to 2022–23 Liga II | 0–1 | 13 May | 0–2 | 0–3 | |||||||
16 | Gaz Metan Mediaș[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | −37 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 6 May |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 4 and 5 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[23]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Safe from relegation; (Y) Safe from direct relegation, but not yet from relegation play-offs; (Z) Cannot qualify to European competition play-offs
Notes:
- Academica were deducted 12 points due to financial reasons.
- Gaz Metan Mediaș were deducted 38 points due to financial reasons.
Positions by round
Qualification to European competition play-offs | |
Qualification for the relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2022–23 Liga II |
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.
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 04 May 2022
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Dinamo | FC Voluntari | 3–2 (H) | 19 July 2021 |
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Farul Constanta | Academica Clinceni | 5–0 (H) | 13 September 2021 |
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Universitatea Craiova | CS Mioveni | 5–2 (H) | 30 October 2021 |
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CFR Cluj | Dinamo | 4–1 (H) | 6 March 2022 |
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Farul Constanta | FCSB | 0–4 (A) | 25 April 2022 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists
- As of 04 May 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Universitatea Craiova | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
CFR Cluj | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
CFR Cluj | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Gaz Metan Medias | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
Farul | 6 |
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Universitatea Craiova | ||
6 | ![]() |
FC Voluntari | 5 |
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FC U Craiova 1948 | ||
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Rapid Bucuresti | ||
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FC Botosani | ||
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Farul |
Clean sheets
- As of 15 March 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
UTA Arad | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Chindia | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Universitatea Craiova | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Rapid București | 11 |
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FC Arges | ||
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Farul Constanța | ||
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FC Voluntari | ||
8 | ![]() |
FC Botosani | 10 |
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CFR Cluj | ||
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FCSB |
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External links
- Official website (in Romanian)