2020–21 Liga I

The 2020–21 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the 103rd season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season is scheduled to start on 20 August 2020. [1] It is the sixth to take place since the play-off/play-out rule has been introduced, and the first since the 2005-06 season to feature 16 teams. CFR Cluj are the three-time defending champions.

Liga I
Season2020–21
Dates20 August 2020 – TBD
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2020.

The play-off/play-out rule was also changed, 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: 13 from the 2019-20 Liga I, two teams from the 2019–20 Liga II, and the winner of the 2019-20 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted to the Liga I

The first club to be promoted was UTA Arad, following their 1–1 draw against Argeș Pitești on 2 August 2020. UTA returned in the Liga I after 12 years of absence.[3]

The second club to be promoted was Argeș Pitești, following their 1–1 draw against UTA Arad on 2 August 2020. Argeș Pitești returned in the Liga I after 11 years of absence.[4]

Teams relegated to the Liga II

No teams were relegated from the 2019-20 Liga I.

Initially, two clubs would have been relegated at the end of the 2019-20 Liga I, with a third playing a relegation play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the 2019-20 Liga II. The first club to have been relegated would have been Chindia Târgoviște, following a 0–1 defeat on 2 August 2020 against Politehnica Iași, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight.[5] However, owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the previous season, the league table was frozen on 6 August 2020[6] and no teams were directly relegated. Instead, Chindia Târgoviște played a promotion/relegation play-off against CS Mioveni and kept their Liga I spot after a 3-1 aggregate result.

Venues
FCSB Universitatea Craiova CFR Cluj Chindia Târgoviște
Arena Națională Ion Oblemenco Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Ilie Oană[lower-roman 1]
Capacity: 55,634 Capacity: 30,929 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 15,073
Dinamo București Argeș Pitești Politehnica Iași UTA Arad
Dinamo Nicolae Dobrin Emil Alexandrescu Francisc von Neuman
Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 11,390 Capacity: 8,500
Astra Giurgiu
Location of Bucharest teams.
 Gaz Metan Mediaș
Marin Anastasovici Gaz Metan
Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 7,814
FC Botoșani Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Municipal Municipal
Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 5,200
Hermannstadt Voluntari Viitorul Constanța Academica Clinceni
Municipal Anghel Iordănescu Viitorul Clinceni
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 4,600 Capacity: 4,554 Capacity: 4,500
  1. Chindia Târgoviște was relocated to Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești, 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
Academica Clinceni Ilie Poenaru Răzvan Patriche Joma Nicmar Prima, Fermele Crevedia
Argeș Pitești Ionuț Badea Vasile Buhăescu Macron Primăria Pitești
Astra Giurgiu Bogdan Andone Denis Alibec Joma Tinmar, Pambac
Botoșani Marius Croitoru Andrei Patache Erreà Elsaco
CFR Cluj Dan Petrescu Mário Camora Nike NTT Data
Dinamo București Gheorghe Mulțescu Ante Puljić Macron Unibet
FCSB Anton Petrea Florin Tănase Nike City Insurance
Gaz Metan Mediaș Dušan Uhrin Jr. Marius Constantin Joma Romgaz
Hermannstadt Rubén Albés Răzvan Dâlbea Joma Natur House
Politehnica Iași Daniel Pancu Cosmin Frăsinescu Joma Superbet
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Leontin Grozavu István Fülöp Adidas Diószegi, Gyermelyi
Universitatea Craiova Cristiano Bergodi Nicușor Bancu Puma Betano
UTA Arad László Balint Ciprian Rus Saller Primăria Arad
Viitorul Constanța Rubén de la Barrera Gabriel Iancu Nike Pepsi
Voluntari Mihai Teja Ionuț Balaur Macron Winner

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Politehnica Mircea Rednic End of contract 7 August 2020[7] Pre-season Daniel Pancu 11 August 2020[8]
Viitorul Cătălin Anghel Mutual agreement 7 August 2020 Pre-season Rubén de la Barrera 7 August 2020[9]

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.[10]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Academica Clinceni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Argeș Pitești 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Astra Giurgiu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botoșani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chindia Târgoviște 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dinamo București 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Gaz Metan Mediaș 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hermannstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Politehnica Iași 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Universitatea Craiova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 UTA Arad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Viitorul Constanța 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Voluntari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2020. Source: LPF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[10]

Results
Home \ Away ACA ARG AST BOT CFR CHI DIN FCS GAZ HER IAS SPS UCV UTA VII VOL
Academica Clinceni
Argeș Pitești
Astra Giurgiu
Botoșani
CFR Cluj
Chindia Târgoviște
Dinamo București a
FCSB a
Gaz Metan Mediaș
Hermannstadt
Politehnica Iași
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Universitatea Craiova
UTA Arad
Viitorul Constanța
Voluntari
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2020. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Academica Clinceni
Argeș Pitești
Astra Giurgiu
Botoșani
CFR Cluj
Chindia Târgoviște
Dinamo București
FCSB
Gaz Metan Mediaș
Hermannstadt
Politehnica Iași
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Universitatea Craiova
UTA Arad
Viitorul Constanța
Voluntari
Source:

Championship round

Championship round results

Positions by round

Relegation round

Relegation round results

Position by round

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 qualify for the next season of UEFA Europa Conference League.

Bracket
Semi-finalFinal
          
Semi-final
7th
Final
8th
P/off
7th/8th

European play-off semi-final
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European play-off final
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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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD – TBD – –
TBD – TBD – –
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v
v
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Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline
As of 3 August 2020

Player

Club

Attendances

Awards

Liga I Team of the Season
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References
  1. "Când va începe sezonul 2020-2021 de Liga 1 + Baraj-surpriză pentru cupele europene". gsp.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. Liga 1 trece de la 14 la 16 echipe! Dinamo a fost salvată de la retrogradare, ultima clasată Chindia Târgoviște va juca barajul de menținere/promovare cu CS Mioveni. Se schimbă modul de promovare din Liga 2, însă din sezonul următor. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  3. "Sărbătoare anunțată la Arad, după ce UTA a promovat în Liga 1! "Trei zile savurăm acest succes"". digisport.ro. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Entuziasm la FC Argeș, după obținerea promovării în Liga 1! "Este succesul celor mărunți, care au ajuns zmei"". digisport.ro. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Știm prima echipă retrogradată în Liga 2! Chindia Târgoviște se întoarce în eșalonul secund". digisport.ro. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "UPDATE Clasamentele play-off/play-out din Liga 1 au fost înghețate » Cum arată ierarhia finală". gsp.ro. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. "MULȚUMIM, COACH!". politehnicaiasi.ro. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. "Daniel Pancu se desparte de Rapid și preia ca antrenor principal Poli Iași! Anunță clubul giuleștean, nu și cel din Copou". digisport.ro. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "NEWS ALERT! Viitorul și-a prezentat noul antrenor! Cine a venit să-l înlocuiască pe Gică Hagi". digisport.ro. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "Liga I 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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