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 2019-2020 ROU1 season, the ROU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 ROU1 Championship Round team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 ROU1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2019-2020 Cupa României (Romanian Cup), typically an ROU1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Romania
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ROU1 | Casa Liga 1 (Liga I) | 14 |
| ROU2 | Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor | 20 |
| ROU3 | Liga 3 | 80 |
| ROU4 | Liga IV | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 12 Jul 2019 - 24 Feb 2020 | Champ/Releg Rounds 28 Feb 2020 - 14 Aug 2020 | 14: ROU1 (13 minimum), ROU2 (1 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2019-2020 ROU1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ROU1 team plays the other 13 ROU1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 26 league matches. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top 6 teams play Home-Away matches with the other five ROU1 teams for 10 additional matches (36 matches total) to determine final rankings for the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League and the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League placements. The bottom 8 ROU1 teams play Home-Away matches with the other 7 ROU1 teams for 14 additional matches (40 matches total) 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
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2019-2020 ROU1 season, the 13th and 14th place ROU1 teams (7th and 8th place teams from the Relegation Round) will be relegated to the ROU2. The 12th place ROU1 team (6th place team from the Relegation Round) will play a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 3rd place ROU2 team. The winner of this playoff will play in the 2020-2021 ROU1, and the loser will play in the 2020-2021 ROU2.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AFC Chindia Târgovişte (ROU1) | 31 | CS Mioveni (ROU2) |
| 09.08.20 |  | 20 | CS Mioveni | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 12.08.20 | | 11 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni) |
Championship/Relegation Rounds
| 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 | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 10 | 7 -2-1 | 49 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 7 -0-2 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | FC Botoşani | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 5 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 6 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 10 | 0 -3-7 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 43 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 -4-2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 2 | AFC Hermannstadt | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Sepsi | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Academica Clinceni | 14 | 7 -0-7 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 -0-4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
| 5 | FC Voluntari | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 6 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| 7 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 12 | 3 -1-8 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -10 |
UEFACL UEFAEL Relegation Playoffs Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 14 -4-8 | 46 | - | 41 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 9 -1-3 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | FC Botoşani | 26 | 12 -9-5 | 45 | - | 36 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 26 | 13 -5-8 | 44 | - | 37 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 4 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 26 | 12 -7-7 | 43 | - | 34 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 7 -5-1 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 5 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 13 -6-7 | 42 | -3 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| 6 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | 26 | 11 -7-8 | 40 | - | 44 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 7 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 26 | 10 -4-12 | 34 | - | 37 | 41 | -4 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
| 8 | Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | 26 | 7 -12-7 | 33 | - | 30 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 2 -8-3 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 9 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 26 | 6 -7-13 | 25 | - | 29 | 47 | -18 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
| 10 | AFC Hermannstadt | 26 | 5 -10-11 | 25 | - | 26 | 44 | -18 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 | 0 -5-8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | -17 |
| 11 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 26 | 5 -7-14 | 22 | - | 26 | 40 | -14 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 12 | FC Academica Clinceni | 26 | 4 -10-12 | 22 | - | 30 | 47 | -17 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| 13 | FC Voluntari | 26 | 5 -5-16 | 20 | - | 22 | 45 | -23 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 26 | 15 -7-4 | 52 | - | 51 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 11 -2-0 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | CANC | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) |
 | CANC | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| CANC | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| CANC | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
| 20 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 22 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| 10 | FC Academica Clinceni | Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) |
| 11 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
| CANC | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
 | 13 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
 | CANC | FC Astra Giurgiu | Arena Naţională |
| 12 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 10 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
 | 41 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | Stadionul Municipal-Botoşani |
| 03 | Sepsi | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 02 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Clinceni |
| 02 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Arena Naţională |
| CANC | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |
| 21 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
| 20 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |