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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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Politehnica Iaşi (ROU1) | 12 | Metaloglobus Bucureşti (ROU2) |
| 25.05.25 |  | 11 | Metaloglobus Bucureşti | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
| 01.06.25 | | 10 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Clinceni - Arena 1 | ||
| Metaloglobus Bucureşti is promoted to ROU1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FC Voluntari (ROU2) | 22 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia (ROU1) |
| 26.05.25 |  | 21 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu |
| 02.06.25 | | 10 | FC Voluntari | Clinceni - Arena 1 | ||
| FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia remains in ROU1 on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
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 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 10 | 7 -3-0 | 52 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | AFC Hermannstadt | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | FC UTA Arad | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 6 | FC Botoşani | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 7 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 8 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 10 | AS FC Buzău | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
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 | 30 | 15 -11-4 | 56 | - | 43 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 7 -6-2 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 30 | 14 -12-4 | 54 | - | 56 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 -9-1 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 14 -10-6 | 52 | - | 45 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 30 | 13 -12-5 | 51 | - | 41 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 30 | 11 -13-6 | 46 | - | 35 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 38 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 8 | AFC Hermannstadt | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 34 | 40 | -6 | 15 | 7 -6-2 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 9 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 30 | 9 -13-8 | 40 | - | 29 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 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 | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 28 | 35 | -7 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 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 Botoşani | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 26 | 37 | -11 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 30 | 7 -5-18 | 26 | - | 28 | 47 | -19 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | 4 -1-10 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 16 | AS FC Buzău | 30 | 5 -5-20 | 20 | - | 25 | 51 | -26 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 | 1 -2-12 | 5 | 13 | 36 | -23 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 21 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
 | 22 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Cluj Arena |
 | 11 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| 14 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
| 21 | Sepsi | Clinceni - Arena 1 |
 | 21 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
| 02 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu |
| 10 | Universitatea Craiova | Arena Naţională |
 | 00 | AS FC Buzău | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |
| 13 | FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
 | 00 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Oţelul |
| 00 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
| 13 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 02 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Cluj Arena |
| 22 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Complex Sportiv Craiova |
| 10 | FC Politehnica Iaşi | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| 12 | FC UTA Arad | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 20 | FC Botoşani | Arena Sepsi OSK |
| 03 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Stadionul Gloria |
| 31 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Arena Naţională |