2023–24 Liga I

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Liga I 2023–24
Season information
Dates	14 July 2023–2 June 2024
Winners	FCSB 27th title
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	FCSB
Europa Conference League
Season statistics
Matches played	301
Goals scored	776
Top goalscorer	Florinel Coman (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Sepsi OSK 6–0 Iași (19 January 2024)
Biggest away win	Petrolul Ploiești 0–4 Voluntari (6 April 2024)
Highest scoring	FC U Craiova 3–5 București (25 August 2023)
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The 2023–24 Liga I, also known as Superliga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 106th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 14 July 2023 and will end in 2 June 2024. It is the ninth season to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. Farul Constanța is defending champion club.

After the conclusion of the regular season, teams will be divided according to their place to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs.

The teams ranked 15th and 16th at the end of the play-out tournament will be directly relegated, while the 13th and 14th places played a promotion/relegation play-off against 3rd and 4th places from Liga II.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

The league consists of 16 teams: 12 from the 2022–23 Liga I, two teams from the 2022–23 Liga II, and the winners of the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted from Liga II

The first club to be promoted was Politehnica Iași, following their 2–0 win against Oțelul Galați on 2 May 2023. Politehnica Iași returned to Superliga after two years of absence.

The second club to be promoted was Oțelul Galați, following their 1–0 win against Unirea Dej on 21 May 2023. Oțelul Galați returned to Superliga after eight years of absence and first time in history since refounded in 2016 due to bankruptcy.

The third club to be promoted was Dinamo București, after winning the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off against Argeș Pitești. Dinamo București returned to Superliga after one year of absence.

Teams relegated to Liga II

The first club to be relegated was Mioveni, which were relegated on 29 April 2023 following a 0–2 defeat against Argeș Pitești, ending their two-year stay in the top flight.

The second club to be relegated was Chindia Târgoviște, which were relegated on 19 May 2023 following their 2–2 draw against Voluntari, ending their four-year stay in the top flight.

The third club to be relegated was Argeș Pitești, which were relegated on 3 June 2023 following their 4–2 win against Dinamo București in the promotion/relegation play-offs, thus ending their three-year stay in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

FCSB	Universitatea Craiova	FC U Craiova 1948	Universitatea Cluj
Arena Națională	Ion Oblemenco	Ion Oblemenco	Cluj Arena
Capacity: 55,634	Capacity: 30,983	Capacity: 30,983	Capacity: 30,201
CFR Cluj	Petrolul Ploiești	Rapid București	Oțelul Galați
Dr. Constantin Rădulescu	Ilie Oană	Rapid	Oțelul
Capacity: 22,198	Capacity: 15,073	Capacity: 14,047	Capacity: 13,500
Hermannstadt			UTA Arad
Municipal (Sibiu)			Francisc von Neuman
Capacity: 12,363			Capacity: 11,500
Politehnica Iași			Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Emil Alexandrescu			Sepsi Arena
Capacity: 11,390			Capacity: 8,400
Dinamo București	Botoșani	Voluntari	Farul Constanța
Arcul de Triumf	Municipal (Botoșani)	Anghel Iordănescu	Viitorul
Capacity: 8,207	Capacity: 7,782	Capacity: 4,600	Capacity: 4,554

Personnel and sponsorship

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

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main Shirt sponsor	Other Shirt sponsor
Botoșani	Croitoru, MariusMarius Croitoru	Victor Dican	Adidas	Unibet	Elsaco
CFR Cluj	Andrea Mandorlini	Mário Camora	Nike	RMB Inter Auto
Dinamo București	Burcă, OvidiuOvidiu Burcă	Răzvan Patriche	Macron	win2.ro	Renovatio
Farul Constanța	Hagi, GheorgheGheorghe Hagi	Ionuț Larie	Nike	Superbet
FCSB	Elias Charalambous	Darius Olaru	Nike	Betano
FC U Craiova 1948	Nicolae Dică	Juan Bauza	Adidas	Craiova Cetatea Banilor
Hermannstadt	Măldărășanu, MariusMarius Măldărășanu	Petrișor Petrescu	Nike	Unibet	Primăria Municipiului Sibiu
Oțelul Galați	Munteanu, DorinelDorinel Munteanu	Ionuț Neagu	Jako	Liberty
Petrolul Ploiești	Pârvu, FlorinFlorin Pârvu	Valentin Țicu	Macron	La Cocoș
Politehnica Iași	Grozavu, LeontinLeontin Grozavu	Florin Plămadă	Nike	Mozzart Bet	Municipiul Iași
Rapid București	Bergodi, CristianoCristiano Bergodi	Cristian Săpunaru	Kappa	Superbet	IMAMED
Sepsi OSK	Liviu Ciobotariu	Roland Niczuly	Adidas	Diószegi	Gyermelyi
Universitatea Cluj	Anton Petrea	Alexandru Chipciu	Adidas	Superbet	AROBS
Universitatea Craiova	Reghecampf, LaurențiuLaurențiu Reghecampf	Nicușor Bancu	Puma	Betano
UTA Arad	Rednic, MirceaMircea Rednic	Alexandru Benga	Saller	Efbet	Maxximus
Voluntari	Poenaru, IlieIlie Poenaru	Igor Armaș	Nike	Metropola TV

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Sepsi	Bergodi, CristianoCristiano Bergodi	End of contract	30 June 2023	Pre-season	Ciobotariu, LiviuLiviu Ciobotariu	1 July 2023
Voluntari	Ciobotariu, LiviuLiviu Ciobotariu		30 June 2023		Poenaru, IlieIlie Poenaru	8 June 2023
FC U Craiova	Napoli, NicolòNicolò Napoli		30 June 2023		Dică, NicolaeNicolae Dică	17 July 2023
U Cluj	Sabău, IoanIoan Sabău		30 June 2023		Petrea, AntonAnton Petrea	1 July 2023
Botoșani	Stoican, FlaviusFlavius Stoican	Mutual agreement	30 June 2023		Croitoru, MariusMarius Croitoru	18 May 2023
CFR Cluj	Petrescu, DanDan Petrescu		30 June 2023		Andrea Mandorlini	1 July 2023
Rapid București	Mutu, AdrianAdrian Mutu	Signed by Neftçi	7 July 2023		Bergodi, CristianoCristiano Bergodi	9 July 2023
Universitatea Craiova	Neagoe, EugenEugen Neagoe	Sacked	25 July 2023	5th	Reghecampf, LaurențiuLaurențiu Reghecampf	25 July 2023

Regular season

In the regular season the 16 teams will meet twice for a total of 30 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship play-offs and the bottom 10 qualifying for the relegation play-outs.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FCSB	5	5	0	0	10	3	+7	15	Qualification for the Play-off round
2	Universitatea Craiova	6	4	2	0	11	2	+9	14
3	Petrolul Ploiești	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11
4	CFR Cluj	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4	10
5	Sepsi OSK	5	2	3	0	6	2	+4	9
6	Voluntari	6	3	0	3	10	12	−2	9
7	Rapid București	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	8	Qualification for the Play-out round
8	Hermannstadt	5	2	1	2	6	5	+1	7
9	Dinamo București	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7
10	Universitatea Cluj	6	1	3	2	10	13	−3	6
11	Farul Constanța	5	2	0	3	9	10	−1	6
12	FC U Craiova 1948	6	2	0	4	11	13	−2	6
13	Oțelul Galați	6	0	5	1	3	5	−2	5
14	UTA Arad	5	1	1	3	4	9	−5	4
15	Botoșani	6	0	3	3	4	7	−3	3
16	Politehnica Iași	6	1	0	5	6	13	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2023. Source: LPF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.

Results

Home \ Away	BOT	CFR	DIN	FAR	FCS	FCU	HER	IAS	OTE	PET	RAP	SPS	UCJ	UCV	UTA	VOL
Botoșani						0–1			0–0	1–1
CFR Cluj								2–0						1–1
Dinamo București	1–0											0–3		0–2
Farul Constanța								1–3								4–1
FCSB		1–0	2–1					2–1
FC U Craiova 1948					1–3								3–4			3–1
Hermannstadt				0–1											2–1
Politehnica Iași							1–3							1–4
Oțelul Galați					0–2								1–1		1–1
Petrolul Ploiești				3–2		4–3							1–1			0–2
Rapid București	2–2			3–1						0–2		0–0
Sepsi OSK						1–0	1–1		1–1
Universitatea Cluj		3–4	1–1								0–3
Universitatea Craiova							1–0		0–0						3–0
UTA Arad		1–3						1–0
Voluntari	2–1		2–3								2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2023. Source: LPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

External links

• Official website

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