The 2024–25 Liga I, known officially as the SuperLiga Romania, is the 107th season of Liga I, the top football league in Romania. The season will start on 12 July 2024.[1] The newcomers are Unirea Slobozia who are making their debut in Liga I and Gloria Buzău who returned to Liga I after a 15-year absence. The draw took place on 1 July 2024.[2]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The league consists of 16 teams: 14 teams from 2023–24 Liga I and two teams promoted from 2023–24 Liga II.
Teams promoted from the Liga II
The first club to be promoted was Unirea Slobozia, they made their debut in Liga 1.
The second club to be promoted was Gloria Buzău, they returned to Liga I after fifteen years of absence.
Teams relegated to the Liga II
The first club to be relegated was FC U Craiova, ending their three-year stay in the top flight.
The second club to be relegated was Voluntari, ending their nine-year stay in the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
| FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | Universitatea Cluj | CFR Cluj |
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| Arena Națională | Ion Oblemenco Stadium | Cluj Arena | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,983 | Capacity: 30,201 | Capacity: 22,198 |
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| Petrolul Ploiești | Rapid București | Oțelul Galați | Hermannstadt |
| Ilie Oană Stadium | Rapid–Giulești Stadium | Oțelul Stadium | Sibiu Municipal Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,073 | Capacity: 14,047 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 12,363 |
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| Gloria Buzău |
  Bucharest 2024–25 Liga I (Romania) Location of Bucharest / Ilfov County teams. |
UTA Arad | |
| Buzău Municipal Stadium | Francisc von Neuman | ||
| Capacity: 12,321 | Capacity: 11,500 | ||
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| Politehnica Iași | Sepsi OSK | ||
| Emil Alexandrescu Stadium | Sepsi Arena | ||
| Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 8,400 | ||
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| Dinamo București | Botoșani | Unirea Slobozia | Farul Constanța |
| Arcul de Triumf Stadium | Botosani Municipal Stadium | Clinceni Stadium[i] | Central Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,207 | Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 4,502 | Capacity: 4,554 |
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- ^ Unirea Slobozia is currently relocated to Clinceni Stadium in Clinceni because Stadionul 1 Mai in Slobozia is under renovations.
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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Rapid București |  Bogdan Lobonț (caretaker)
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End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season |  Neil Lennon
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1 July 2024 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | László Balint
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Sacked | 30 June 2024 |  Mehmet Topal
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1 July 2024 | |
| Botoșani | Bogdan Andone
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25 July 2024 | 16th | Liviu Ciobotariu
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25 July 2024[3] | |
| Rapid București | Neil Lennon
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20 August 2024 | 12th | Marius Șumudică
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20 August 2024[4] | |
| Gloria Buzău | Andrei Prepeliță
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Mutual Agreement | 4 September 2024[5] | 16th | Eugen Neagoe
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5 September 2024 |
| Politehnica Iași |  Anthony da Silva
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Resigned | 4 September 2024[6] | 14th | Emil Săndoi
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11 September 2024 |
| Sepsi OSK |  Bernd Storck
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Sacked | 5 September 2024 | 12th | Valentin Suciu (caretaker)
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10 September 2024 |
| Petrolul Ploiesti | Mehmet Topal
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Resigned | 24 December 2024 | 6th | Adrian Mutu
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31 December 2024 |
| Otelul Galati | Dorinel Munteanu
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30 December 2024 | 11th | Ovidiu Burca
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1 January 2025 | |
| FC Botosani | Liviu Ciobotariu
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Sacked | 6 January 2025 | 15th | Leontin Grozavu
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6 January 2025 |
| Politehnica Iași | Emil Sandoi
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27 January 2025 | 14th | Vasile Miriuță
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28 January 2025 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | Constantin Galca
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28 January 2025 | 5th | Mirel Radoi
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28 January 2025 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Advances |
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| 1 | FCSB (Q) | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 52 | Qualification for play-off round |
| 2 | Universitatea Cluj (Q) | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 51 | |
| 3 | CFR Cluj (Q) | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 50 | |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova (Q) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Dinamo București | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 45 | |
| 6 | Rapid București | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sepsi OSK | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 40 | Qualification for play-out round |
| 8 | Hermannstadt (Q) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 38 | |
| 9 | Petrolul Ploiești (Q) | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | Farul Constanța (Q) | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | UTA Arad (Q) | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Oțelul Galați (Q) | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 29 | |
| 13 | Unirea Slobozia (Q) | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 26 | |
| 14 | Botoșani (Q) | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 25 | |
| 15 | Politehnica Iași (Q) | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 25 | |
| 16 | Gloria Buzău (Q) | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
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.[7]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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.[7]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Positions by round
| Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round | |
| Qualification for the Play-off round | |
| Qualification for the Play-out round |
Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 17 February 2025
Clean sheets
- As of 6 February 2025
References
- ^ Nicolae, Sergiu (June 28, 2024). "Când începe Superliga dacă România se califică în sferturi la EURO! LPF a oferit răspunsul: „Suntem foarte aglomerați"".
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- ^ "Liviu Ciobotariu este noul antrenor principal al FC Botoșani". FCBT (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "MARIUS ȘUMUDICĂ, NOUL ANTRENOR AL RAPIDULUI". fcrapid (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "După Poli Iași, încă un club din Superligă a rămas fără antrenor!". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Confirmat de conducere, antrenorul din Superligă și-a anunțat demisia în vestiar". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Liga I 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2022.