Summary
The Liga I (ROU1) or SuperLiga (ROU1) is the top football league in Romania's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 ROU1 season, the ROU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 ROU1 Championship Round team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 ROU1 Championship Round team
- winner of the 2025-2026 ROU1 UEFAECL playoff
The winner of the 2025-2026 Cupa României (Romanian Cup), typically a ROU1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Romania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ROU1 | SuperLiga (Liga I) | 16 |
| ROU2 | Casa Pariurilor (Liga II) | 22 |
| ROU3 | Liga III | 100 |
| ROU4 | Liga IV | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 11 Jul 2025 - 7 Mar 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 10 Mar 2026 - 25 May 2026 | UEFAECL Playoffs 28 May 2026-11 Jun 2026 | 16: ROU1 (12 minimum), ROU2 (4 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League and the 2026-2027 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 20 | 11 -6-3 | 39 | - | 33 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 -4-1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 20 | 10 -8-2 | 38 | - | 32 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | FC Botoşani | 21 | 10 -8-3 | 38 | - | 30 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 20 | 10 -7-3 | 37 | - | 32 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 20 | 10 -4-6 | 34 | - | 26 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | 20 | 8 -6-6 | 30 | - | 30 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 20 | 8 -6-6 | 30 | - | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | FC UTA Arad | 20 | 7 -8-5 | 29 | - | 24 | 29 | -5 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 9 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 20 | 7 -7-6 | 28 | - | 29 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 20 | 7 -6-7 | 27 | - | 26 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 11 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 21 | 6 -8-7 | 26 | - | 29 | 33 | -4 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| 12 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 21 | 6 -3-12 | 21 | - | 21 | 31 | -10 | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 13 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 20 | 4 -7-9 | 19 | - | 15 | 19 | -4 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 14 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | 20 | 3 -7-10 | 16 | - | 21 | 43 | -22 | 11 | 2 -6-3 | 12 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | -19 |
| 15 | AFC Hermannstadt | 20 | 2 -6-12 | 12 | - | 16 | 34 | -18 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
| 16 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | 21 | 2 -5-14 | 11 | - | 19 | 46 | -27 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 | 0 -2-8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | -18 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FT | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Oţelul |
 | FT | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Cluj Arena |
 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Arena Naţională |
 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni) |
 | FC UTA Arad | Clinceni - Arena 1 |
| AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Viitorul |
| CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| FC Botoşani | Stadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc) |
 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
| Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Cluj Arena |
| CFR Cluj-Napoca | Arena Naţională |
| FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| FC Botoşani | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
Results
| 23 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Stadionul Metaloglobus |
| 01 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
| 02 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Clinceni - Arena 1 |
| 11 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 02 | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| 40 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
| 01 | FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 02 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| 00 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni) |
| 31 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| 00 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
| 10 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| 11 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| 21 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Metaloglobus |
| 30 | AFC Hermannstadt | Cluj Arena |
| 00 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Arena Naţională |
| 02 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc) |
| 30 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Stadionul Oţelul |
| 00 | Universitatea Craiova | Cluj Arena |
| 41 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | Stadionul Ilie Oană |