Summary
The Liga I (ROU1) or SuperLiga (ROU1) is the top football league in Romania's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 ROU1 season, the ROU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 ROU1 Championship Round team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 ROU1 Championship Round team
- winner of the 2024-2025 ROU1 UEFAECL playoff
The winner of the 2024-2025 Cupa României (Romanian Cup), typically a ROU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Romania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ROU1 | SuperLiga (Liga I) | 16 |
| ROU2 | Casa Pariurilor (Liga II) | 20 |
| ROU3 | Liga III | 100 |
| ROU4 | Liga IV | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 12 Jul 2024 - 7 Mar 2025 | Champ/Releg Rounds 10 Mar 2025 - 25 May 2025 | UEFAECL Playoffs 28 May 2025-11 Jun 2025 | 16: ROU1 (12 minimum), ROU2 (4 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2024-2025 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 Home-Away matches against the other five ROU1 teams for 10 additional league matches (40 total per team) to determine final rankings for the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League and the 2025-2026 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 2024-2025 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 3rd place Championship Group team.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 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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2nd 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 Dinamo Bucureşti | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FC Botoşani | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 4 | FC UTA Arad | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025-2026 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to ROU2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 29 | 14 -11-4 | 53 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 7 -5-2 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 7 -6-2 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 29 | 14 -10-5 | 52 | - | 45 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 3 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 14 -10-6 | 52 | - | 43 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 29 | 13 -12-4 | 51 | - | 50 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 5 -9-1 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 5 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 29 | 12 -12-5 | 48 | - | 39 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 4 -7-3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 29 | 11 -13-5 | 46 | - | 35 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 29 | 11 -8-10 | 41 | - | 38 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| 8 | AFC Hermannstadt | 29 | 10 -8-11 | 38 | - | 33 | 40 | -7 | 14 | 6 -6-2 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 9 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 29 | 8 -13-8 | 37 | - | 28 | 29 | -1 | 14 | 5 -7-2 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 10 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 30 | 8 -11-11 | 35 | - | 29 | 38 | -9 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 15 | 2 -7-6 | 13 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| 11 | FC UTA Arad | 29 | 8 -10-11 | 34 | - | 28 | 33 | -5 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 12 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 24 | 32 | -8 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 13 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 30 | 8 -7-15 | 31 | - | 29 | 46 | -17 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 |
| 14 | FC Botoşani | 29 | 6 -10-13 | 28 | - | 25 | 37 | -12 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 15 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 29 | 7 -5-17 | 26 | - | 28 | 46 | -18 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
| 16 | AS FC Buzău | 29 | 5 -5-19 | 20 | - | 25 | 45 | -20 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 02 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
 | 10 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
 | 10 | Universitatea Craiova | Arena Naţională |
 | 60 | AS FC Buzău | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
 | 10 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
 | 10 | Sepsi | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
 | 11 | FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Viitorul |
 | 23 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Oţelul |
| 20 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
| 11 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Jean Pădureanu |
| 00 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| 10 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
| 10 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
| 01 | FC Botoşani | Cluj Arena |
| 11 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Sepsi |
| 01 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | Stadionul 1 Mai |
| 13 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 12 | Sepsi | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| 21 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Arena Naţională |
| 00 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul 1 Mai |