SuperLiga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Romania
Abbreviation
ROU1

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

 LeagueHomeRoad
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1Universitatea Craiova 2816 -8-456-5025251410 -3-133281018146 -5-32322157
2FC Dinamo Bucureşti 2814 -10-452-422517148 -5-129231013146 -5-32319154
3Rapid Bucureşti FC 2815 -7-652-442816148 -3-327251510147 -4-32519136
4FC Universitatea Cluj 2814 -6-848-412615146 -5-32319127148 -1-52522148
5CFR Cluj-Napoca 2813 -8-747-45396148 -3-32728217145 -5-4201718-1
6FC Argeş Piteşti 2814 -4-1046-36288148 -2-42618108146 -2-62018180
7FC Botoşani 2811 -9-842-362511147 -5-226241113144 -4-6161214-2
8FC UTA Arad 2811 -9-842-3538-3146 -4-42218180145 -5-4201720-3
9FC Oţelul Galaţi 2811 -8-941-392613147 -4-325261511144 -4-61613112
10FC Steaua Bucureşti 2711 -7-940-39345136 -3-42115132145 -4-51924213
11FCV Farul Constanţa 2810 -7-1137-38344147 -4-325251510143 -3-8121319-6
12ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti 286 -10-1228-2230-8144 -3-7151016-6142 -7-5131214-2
13AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc 276 -7-1425-2656-30134 -6-31817170142 -1-117939-30
14FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia 287 -3-1824-2644-18144 -1-9131419-5143 -2-9111225-13
15AFC Hermannstadt 273 -8-1617-2347-24141 -4-971226-14132 -4-7101121-10
16CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti 272 -5-2011-2158-37142 -3-991023-13130 -2-1121135-24
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Mon - 23 Feb 2026
 AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc   AFC HermannstadtStadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc)
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
 AFC Hermannstadt   FC BotoşaniStadionul Municipal (Sibiu)
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
 FC Dinamo Bucureşti   FC Argeş PiteştiStadionul Arcul de Triumf
 FC UTA Arad   FC Steaua BucureştiStadionul Francisc von Neuman
Mon - 2 Mar 2026
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
 Rapid Bucureşti FC   Universitatea CraiovaSuperbet Arena-Giulești
 FC Botoşani   ACS Petrolul 52 PloieştiStadionul Municipal Botoşani
 CFR Cluj-Napoca   FC Dinamo BucureştiStadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu
 FC Argeş Piteşti   FC Unirea 2004 SloboziaStadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni)
 CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti   FC UTA AradStadionul Metaloglobus
 AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc   FCV Farul ConstanţaStadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc)

Results

Sun - 22 Feb 2026
 FC Argeş Piteşti 10 FCV Farul ConstanţaStadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni)
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
 Rapid Bucureşti FC 21 FC Dinamo BucureştiSuperbet Arena-Giulești
 CFR Cluj-Napoca 21 ACS Petrolul 52 PloieştiStadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
 FC Botoşani 13 FC Universitatea ClujStadionul Municipal Botoşani
 FC Oţelul Galaţi 22 FC UTA AradStadionul Oţelul
Mon - 16 Feb 2026
 FC Dinamo Bucureşti 10 FC Unirea 2004 SloboziaStadionul Arcul de Triumf
 AFC Hermannstadt 01 CFR Cluj-NapocaStadionul Municipal (Sibiu)
Sun - 15 Feb 2026
 Universitatea Craiova 10 FC Steaua BucureştiStadionul Ion Oblemenco
 FC UTA Arad 21 FC BotoşaniStadionul Francisc von Neuman
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
Fri - 13 Feb 2026
Mon - 9 Feb 2026
 FC Dinamo Bucureşti 11 Universitatea CraiovaStadionul Arcul de Triumf
Sun - 8 Feb 2026
 FC Botoşani 30 CS Metaloglobus BucureştiStadionul Municipal Botoşani
Sat - 7 Feb 2026
 CFR Cluj-Napoca 32 FC Universitatea ClujStadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu
 AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc 20 FC UTA AradStadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc)