Summary
The Liga I (ROU1) or Casa Liga 1 (ROU1) is the top football league in Romania's football system. At the end of the 2020-2021 ROU1 season, the ROU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2020-2021 ROU1 Championship Round team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2020-2021 ROU1 Championship Round team
- winner of the 2020-2021 ROU1 UEFAECL playoff
The winner of the 2020-2021 Cupa României (Romanian Cup), typically an ROU1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Romania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ROU1 | Casa Liga 1 (Liga I) | 16 |
| ROU2 | Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor | 20 |
| ROU3 | Liga 3 | 80 |
| ROU4 | Liga IV | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 21 Aug 2020 - 9 Apr 2021 | Champ/Releg Rounds 13 Apr 2021 - 31 May 2021 | UEFAECL Playoffs 3 Jun 2021-14 Jun 2021 | 16: ROU1 (12 minimum), ROU2 (4 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2020-2021 ROU1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ROU1 team plays the other 15 ROU1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 30 league matches per team. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, each team plays one match against the other five ROU1 teams for 5 additional league matches (35 total per team) to determine final rankings for the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League and the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League placements. In the Relegation Round, each team plays one match against the other nine ROU1 teams for 9 additional league matches (39 total per team) to determine determine the relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
At the end of the 2020-2021 ROU1 Relegation Round, the 1st and 2nd place Relegation Round teams will play a one-legged playoff against each other. The winner plays a Home/Away highest aggregate score UEFAECL playoff against the 4th place Championship Group team.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 ROU1 Relegation Round, the 9th and 10th place Relegation Round teams are relegated to the ROU2, and the 7th and 8th place Relegation Round teams will play a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 3rd and 4th place ROU2 teams.
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1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 16 | 12 -1-3 | 37 | - | 40 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 5 -0-3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | - | 21 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | - | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 -2-0 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 16 | 7 -7-2 | 28 | - | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Academica Clinceni | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | - | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 -5-1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | - | 20 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 16 | 6 -1-9 | 19 | - | 21 | 26 | -5 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 3 -0-5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 10 | FC Botoşani | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 21 | 23 | -2 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 11 | UTA Bătrâna Doamnă | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 13 | 25 | -12 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 12 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | - | 21 | 24 | -3 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 13 | FC Voluntari | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | - | 20 | 27 | -7 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 14 | AFC Hermannstadt | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | - | 17 | 25 | -8 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 15 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | - | 15 | 36 | -21 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
| 16 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | - | 15 | 24 | -9 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin |
 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Silviu Ploeşteanu |
 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Clinceni - Arena 1 |
 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
 | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |
 | UTA Bătrâna Doamnă | Stadionul Niţă Pintea |
 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Viitorul |
| CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| FC Voluntari | Arena Naţională |
| FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
 | FC Academica Clinceni | Stadionul Eugen Popescu |
| FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal-Botoşani |
| FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
| FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| FC Astra Giurgiu | Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) |
| FC Botoşani | Stadionul Clinceni |
| CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
| UTA Bătrâna Doamnă | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
| FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin |
| Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
Results
| 01 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
| 30 | FC Astra Giurgiu | Arena Naţională |
| 00 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| 31 | FC Academica Clinceni | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| 01 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Municipal-Botoşani |
| 02 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
| 11 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Centrul de Fotbal Buftea Teren 2 |
| 00 | Sepsi | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| 20 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
| 21 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 00 | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| 11 | Sepsi | Stadionul CNAF |
| 06 | FC Astra Giurgiu | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| 11 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Central Ion Comşa |
| 11 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Municipal-Botoşani |
| 01 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
| 10 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
| 22 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |
| 02 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| 02 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |