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 - 9 Mar 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 13 Mar 2026 - 16 May 2026 | UEFAECL Playoffs 19 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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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AFC Chindia Târgovişte (ROU2) | 44 | FCV Farul Constanţa (ROU1) |
| 23.05.26 |  | 33 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Eugen Popescu |
| 31.05.26 | | 11 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | Stadionul Viitorul | ||
| FCV Farul Constanţa remains in ROU1 on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| Aggregate | AFC Hermannstadt (ROU1) | 35 | FC Voluntari (ROU2) |
| 24.05.26 |  | 32 | FC Voluntari | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| 01.06.26 | | 30 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) | ||
| FC Voluntari is promoted to ROU1 | ||||||
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 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 2 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 6 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 2 | FC UTA Arad | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 4 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 5 | FC Botoşani | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| 6 | AFC Hermannstadt | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| 7 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 8 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 9 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 10 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
2026-2027 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2026-2027 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 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 17 -9-4 | 60 | - | 53 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | 30 | 16 -8-6 | 56 | - | 47 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 16 -6-8 | 54 | - | 48 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 -1-5 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 30 | 15 -8-7 | 53 | - | 49 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | 30 | 14 -10-6 | 52 | - | 42 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 30 | 15 -5-10 | 50 | - | 37 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | 30 | 13 -7-10 | 46 | - | 48 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 8 | FC UTA Arad | 30 | 11 -10-9 | 43 | - | 39 | 44 | -5 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 19 | 22 | -3 |
| 9 | FC Botoşani | 30 | 11 -9-10 | 42 | - | 37 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 10 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 39 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 11 | FCV Farul Constanţa | 30 | 10 -7-13 | 37 | - | 39 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 12 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 24 | 31 | -7 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 13 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | 30 | 8 -8-14 | 32 | - | 30 | 58 | -28 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 10 | 40 | -30 |
| 14 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | 30 | 7 -4-19 | 25 | - | 27 | 46 | -19 | 15 | 4 -1-10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 12 | 25 | -13 |
| 15 | AFC Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 -8-17 | 23 | - | 29 | 50 | -21 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 16 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | 30 | 2 -6-22 | 12 | - | 25 | 66 | -41 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 15 | 0 -2-13 | 2 | 13 | 41 | -28 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 00 | Universitatea Craiova | Superbet Arena-Giulești |
 | 43 | FC Botoşani | Arena Naţională | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 11 | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | Cluj Arena |
 | 11 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
 | 01 | FC UTA Arad | Clinceni - Arena 1 |
 | 15 | FC Oţelul Galaţi | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
| 20 | FC Steaua Bucureşti | Stadionul Municipal (Sibiu) |
| 01 | CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti | Stadionul Viitorul |
| 50 | FC Universitatea Cluj | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco |
| 00 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
 | 20 | FC Botoşani | Stadionul Municipal (Miercurea Ciuc) |
| 22 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Stadionul Orăşenesc (Mioveni) |
| 00 | FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia | Arena Naţională |
| 22 | AFC Hermannstadt | Stadionul Metaloglobus |
| 21 | FC Argeş Piteşti | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
| 11 | ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti | Stadionul Municipal Botoşani |
| 10 | Rapid Bucureşti FC | Cluj Arena |
| 32 | FCV Farul Constanţa | Stadionul Oţelul |
| 00 | Universitatea Craiova | Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădelescu |
| 10 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | Stadionul Francisc von Neuman |