2018–19 Liga I

The 2018–19 Liga I (also known as 2018–19 Liga I Betano) is the 101st season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began in July 2018 and will end in June 2019. CFR Cluj are the defending champions. This is the fourth season to take place since the playoff/playout rule has been introduced. The official fixture schedule was released on TBA.

Teams
The last two teams from the 2017–18 season, TBD and Juventus București, relegated to 2018–19 Liga II. The first two teams from 2017–18 Liga II, Dunărea Călărași and Hermannstadt promoted to Liga I.

Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Regular season
In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.

Championship round
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.

Relegation round
The bottom eight teams from regular season will meet twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams start the Relegation round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season. The winner of the Relegation round finishes 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team - 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.

Liga I play-off
The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.


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Top scorers

 * Updated to matches played on 3 May 2018.

Clean sheets

 * Updated to matches played on 3 May 2018.

Discipline

 * As of 3 May 2018

Player

 * Most yellow cards:

Club

 * Most yellow cards: