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 2022-2023 ROU1 season, the ROU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 ROU1 Championship Round team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 ROU1 Championship Round team
- winner of the 2022-2023 ROU1 UEFAECL playoff
The winner of the 2022-2023 Cupa României (Romanian Cup), typically an ROU1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2023-2024 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 | 100 |
| ROU4 | Liga IV | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 15 Jul 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 | Champ/Releg Rounds 17 Mar 2023 - 23 May 2023 | UEFAECL Playoffs 26 May 2023-10 Jun 2023 | 16: ROU1 (12 minimum), ROU2 (4 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League and the 2023-2024 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 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 10 | FC U Craiova 1948 | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu | |||
| AET | ||||||
UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinal
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 33 | FC Voluntari | Complex Sportiv Craiova | |||
| FC U Craiova 1948 wins on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AS FC Buzău (ROU2) | 15 | FC UTA Arad (ROU1) |
| 28.05.23 |  | 00 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Gloria |
| 04.06.23 | | 51 | AS FC Buzău | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman | ||
| FC UTA Arad remains in ROU1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FC Dinamo Bucureşti (ROU2) | 85 | FC Argeş Piteşti (ROU1) |
| 29.05.23 |  | 61 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Dinamo (Bucureşti) | ||
| FC Dinamo Bucureşti is promoted to ROU1 | ||||||
| 03.06.23 | | 42 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin |
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 | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 50 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 2 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC U Craiova 1948 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | FC Voluntari | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | FC Botoşani | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | AFC Hermannstadt | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | FC UTA Arad | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 9 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 10 | CS Mioveni | 9 | 0 -0-9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -11 |
2023-2024 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2023-2024 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 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 30 | 19 -7-4 | 64 | - | 54 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 30 | 20 -3-7 | 63 | - | 54 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 11 -0-4 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 30 | 17 -6-7 | 57 | - | 51 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 9 -1-5 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 -6-8 | 54 | - | 37 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 30 | 15 -7-8 | 52 | - | 40 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 30 | 11 -9-10 | 42 | - | 46 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | FC U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 11 -7-12 | 40 | - | 34 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| 8 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 30 | 11 -3-16 | 36 | - | 28 | 44 | -16 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 15 | 5 -0-10 | 15 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 9 | FC Voluntari | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 28 | 32 | -4 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 10 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 25 | 37 | -12 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -17 |
| 11 | AFC Hermannstadt | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 32 | -9 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 12 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 32 | 42 | -10 | 15 | 3 -8-4 | 17 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 13 | FC Botoşani | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 29 | 44 | -15 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 10 | 29 | -19 |
| 14 | FC UTA Arad | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 29 | 41 | -12 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 -5-9 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 15 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 21 | 41 | -20 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| 16 | CS Mioveni | 30 | 4 -10-16 | 22 | - | 23 | 45 | -22 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 01 | Sepsi | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
| 12 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
 | 15 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Arena Naţională |
| 23 | Universitatea Craiova | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| 32 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 12 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Sepsi |
 | 51 | CS Mioveni | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
 | 22 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Eugen Popescu |
| 30 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin |
| 11 | FC U Craiova 1948 | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
 | 12 | FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
| 10 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Arena Naţională |
| 21 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
| 02 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Orăşenesc (Bălţi) |
| 11 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
| 20 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Cluj Arena |
| 01 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 00 | Sepsi | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| 20 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 31 | Sepsi | Arena Naţională |