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 |
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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 - 12 Apr 2021 | Champ/Releg Rounds 16 Apr 2021 - 25 May 2021 | UEFAECL Playoffs 28 May 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 Home-Away matches against the other five ROU1 teams for 10 additional league matches (40 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 3rd 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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Championship/Relegation Rounds
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 -1-2 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
2 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
3 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
4 | Sepsi | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
5 | FC Academica Clinceni | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
6 | FC Botoşani | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
3 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
4 | FC UTA Arad | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
5 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
6 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
7 | FC Voluntari | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
8 | AFC Hermannstadt | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
9 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
10 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
2021-2022 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to ROU2 |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 30 | 20 -5-5 | 65 | - | 57 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
2 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 30 | 19 -7-4 | 64 | - | 42 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 -10-4 | 58 | - | 33 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Sepsi | 30 | 10 -15-5 | 45 | - | 43 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 -8-3 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
5 | FC Academica Clinceni | 30 | 10 -14-6 | 44 | - | 30 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4 -9-2 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
6 | FC Botoşani | 30 | 11 -9-10 | 42 | - | 39 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
7 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 30 | 10 -10-10 | 40 | - | 33 | 41 | -8 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
8 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 30 | 10 -9-11 | 39 | - | 24 | 26 | -2 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
9 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 30 | 9 -11-10 | 38 | - | 38 | 39 | -1 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
10 | FC UTA Arad | 30 | 9 -10-11 | 37 | - | 26 | 36 | -10 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
11 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 30 | 9 -6-15 | 33 | - | 33 | 41 | -8 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
12 | FC Voluntari | 30 | 8 -8-14 | 32 | - | 32 | 40 | -8 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
13 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | 30 | 6 -13-11 | 31 | - | 36 | 37 | -1 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
14 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 30 | 7 -6-17 | 27 | - | 26 | 41 | -15 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
15 | AFC Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 -11-14 | 26 | - | 28 | 40 | -12 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 15 | 1 -6-8 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
16 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 30 | 7 -4-19 | 25 | - | 29 | 64 | -35 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 15 | 37 | -22 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Sepsi | 10 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) |
Universitatea Craiova | 00 | FC Academica Clinceni | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
CFR Cluj-Napoca | 20 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
FC Academica Clinceni | 21 | Sepsi | Stadionul Central Ion Comşa |
FC Steaua Bucureşti | 01 | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |
CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | 42 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan (Mediaş) |
FC Voluntari | 00 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
FC Viitorul Constanţa | 10 | FC Astra Giurgiu | Stadionul Viitorul |
FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 00 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) |
AFC Hermannstadt | 10 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
FC Botoşani | 01 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
Sepsi | 22 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sfântu Gheorghe) |
FC Argeş Piteşti | 12 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin |
FC UTA Arad | 10 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
Universitatea Craiova | 13 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
FC Astra Giurgiu | 03 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |
FC Politehnica Iaşi | 01 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 02 | FC Viitorul Constanţa | Stadionul Municipal Buzău |
FC Academica Clinceni | 43 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Clinceni |
FC Steaua Bucureşti | 22 | FC Academica Clinceni | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici |