2021–22 Liga I

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Liga I
Season 2021–22
Champions CFR Cluj
Relegated Gaz Metan Mediaș
Academica Clinceni
Dinamo București
Champions League CFR Cluj
Europa Conference League FCSB
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Universitatea Craiova
Top goalscorer Florin Tănase
(20 goals)
Biggest home win Rapid 8–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș
(18 April 2022)
Biggest away win Academica Clinceni 2–8 Farul Constanța
(17 February 2022)
Argeș Pitești 0–6 CFR Cluj
(7 May 2022)
Highest scoring Academica Clinceni 2–8 Farul Constanța
(17 February 2022)
Longest winning run 9 matches
CFR Cluj
Longest unbeaten run 21 matches
CFR Cluj
Longest winless run 17 matches
Academica Clinceni
Longest losing run 13 matches
Gaz Metan
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season started on 15 July 2021 and ended in May 2022.[1] It was the seventh to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced, and CFR Cluj was four-time defending champion.

After the conclusion of the regular season, teams were divided according to their place to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs.[2]

The teams ranked 15th and 16th at the end of the play-out tournament were directly relegated, while the 13th and 14th places played a promotion/relegation play-off against 3rd and 4th places from Liga II.[2]

Teams

The league consistsed of 16 teams: 12 from the 2020–21 Liga I, two teams from the 2020–21 Liga II, and the winners of the 2020–21 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted to the Liga I

The first club to be promoted was FC U Craiova 1948, following their 0–0 draw against Miercurea Ciuc on 13 May 2021. FC U Craiova returned in the Liga I after 10 years of absence.[3]

The second club to be promoted was Rapid București, following their 1–3 defeat against FC U Craiova on 17 May 2021. Rapid returned in the Liga I after 6 years of absence.[4]

The third club to be promoted was Mioveni, following their 2–1 win against Hermannstadt on 2 June 2021, in the promotion/relegation play-offs. Mioveni returned in the Liga I after 9 years of absence.[5]

Teams relegated to the Liga II

The first club to be relegated was Politehnica Iași, which were relegated on 15 May 2021 following a 0–1 defeat against Hermannstadt, ending their 7-year stay in the top flight.[6]

The second club to be relegated was Astra Giurgiu, which were relegated on 19 May 2021 following their 0–1 defeat against Viitorul Constanța, ending their 12-year stay in the top flight.[7]

The third club to be relegated was Hermannstadt, which were relegated on 2 June 2021 following their 1–2 defeat against Mioveni in the promotion/relegation play-offs, thus ending their 3-year stay in the top flight.[8]

Other changes

In June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi (owner of Viitorul Constanța), chairman Gheorghe Popescu and Farul Constanța owner Ciprian Marica announced in a press conference that their two clubs have merged; second division club Farul Constanța therefore took Viitorul's place in the first league from the 2021–22 Liga I season.[9][10][11]

Venues

FCSB Universitatea Craiova FC U Craiova 1948 CFR Cluj
Arena Națională Ion Oblemenco Ion Oblemenco Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Capacity: 55,634 Capacity: 30,929 Capacity: 30,929 Capacity: 23,500
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Dinamo București Argeș Pitești Rapid București UTA Arad
Dinamo Nicolae Dobrin Rapid Francisc von Neuman
Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 14,050 Capacity: 12,700
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Chindia Târgoviște

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 Mioveni
Municipal[lower-roman 1] Orășenesc
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 10,000
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Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Gaz Metan Mediaș
Sepsi Gaz Metan
Capacity: 8,400 Capacity: 7,814
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Botoșani Voluntari Farul Constanța Academica Clinceni
Municipal Anghel Iordănescu Viitorul Clinceni
Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 4,600 Capacity: 4,554 Capacity: 4,500
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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.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Academica Clinceni Romania Florin Stângă Romania Răzvan Patriche Joma Consiliul Județean Ilfov
Argeș Pitești Romania Andrei Prepeliță Romania Ionuț Șerban Macron Getica 95, MozzartBet
Botoșani Romania Marius Croitoru Albania Enriko Papa Erreà Trutzi, Elsaco
CFR Cluj Romania Dan Petrescu Romania Mário Camora Nike eToro
Chindia Târgoviște Romania Emil Săndoi Romania Daniel Florea Joma –
Dinamo București Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin Jr. Romania Gabriel Torje Macron Unibet
Farul Constanța Romania Gheorghe Hagi Romania Ionuț Larie Nike OMV Petrom
FCSB Romania Anton Petrea Romania Florin Tănase Nike
FC U Craiova 1948 Italy Nicolò Napoli Romania Dragoș Albu Adidas Justice for Craiova
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Flavius Boroncoi Comoros Nasser Chamed Joma Romgaz
Mioveni Romania Alexandru Pelici Romania Ionuț Burnea Macron Mioveni
Rapid București Romania Adrian Mutu Romania Cristian Săpunaru Nike Superbet, Aqua City
Sepsi OSK Italy Cristiano Bergodi Romania Bogdan Mitrea Adidas Diószegi, Gyermelyi
Universitatea Craiova Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf Romania Nicușor Bancu Puma Betano
UTA Arad Romania Ionuț Badea Romania Florin Iacob Saller Efbet, International Alexander Holding
Voluntari Romania Liviu Ciobotariu Romania Cosmin Achim Nike Metropola TV

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FC U Craiova 1948 Romania Eugen Trică Sacked 24 May 2021[12] Pre-season Romania Adrian Mutu 2 June 2021[13]
FCSB Romania Anton Petrea End of contract 31 May 2021 Pre-season Romania Dinu Todoran 1 June 2021[14]
CFR Cluj Romania Edward Iordănescu End of contract 31 May 2021 Pre-season Romania Marius Șumudică 2 June 2021[15]
Farul Constanța Romania Ianis Zicu End of contract 31 May 2021 Pre-season Romania Gheorghe Hagi 21 June 2021[9]
Dinamo București Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin Jr. Resigned 10 July 2021[16] Pre-season Italy Dario Bonetti 14 July 2021[17]
Universitatea Craiova Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Sacked 23 July 2021[18] 4 Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf 26 July 2021[19]
FCSB Romania Dinu Todoran Sacked 17 August 2021 4 Romania Edward Iordănescu 18 August 2021
CFR Cluj Romania Marius Șumudică Sacked 27 August 2021 1 Romania Dan Petrescu 31 August 2021
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Mihai Teja Sacked 15 September 2021 15 Romania Ilie Poenaru 17 September 2021
Academica Clinceni Romania Ilie Poenaru Sacked 15 September 2021 16 Romania Ionuț Chirilă 21 September 2021
Dinamo București Italy Dario Bonetti Sacked 14 September 2021 14 Romania Mircea Rednic 29 September 2021
FC U Craiova 1948 Romania Adrian Mutu Sacked 4 October 2021 13 Romania Flavius Stoican 5 October 2021
Sepsi OSK Romania Leontin Grozavu Sacked 7 October 2021 12 Italy Cristiano Bergodi 8 October 2021
FC U Craiova 1948 Romania Flavius Stoican Sacked 3 November 2021 12 Romania Eugen Trică 6 November 2021
FCSB Romania Edward Iordănescu Resigned 13 November 2021 2 Romania Anton Petrea 1 December 2021
Academica Clinceni Romania Ionuț Chirilă Sacked 1 December 2021 16 Romania Adrian Falub 6 December 2021
FC U Craiova 1948 Romania Eugen Trică Sacked 4 December 2021 14 Italy Nicolò Napoli 11 January 2022
Dinamo București Romania Mircea Rednic Sacked 21 December 2021 15 Romania Flavius Stoican 22 December 2021
UTA Arad Romania László Balint Resigned 31 January 2022 10 Romania Ionuț Badea 31 January 2022
Academica Clinceni Romania Adrian Falub Resigned 4 February 2021 16 Romania Florin Stângă 15 February 2021
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Ilie Poenaru Resigned 17 February 2022 14 Romania Flavius Boroncoi 18 February 2022
Rapid Bucuresti Romania Mihai Iosif Sacked 2 March 2022 9 Romania Adrian Mutu 3 March 2022
Dinamo Bucuresti Romania Flavius Stoican Resigned 8 March 2022 14 Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin Jr. 8 March 2022

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.[20]

Table

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Results

Home \ Away ACA ARG BOT CHI CFR DIN FAR FCS FCU GAZ MIO RAP SPS UCV UTA VOL
Academica Clinceni — 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–8 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–0
Argeș Pitești 1–0 — 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–0
Botoșani 2–0 1–2 — 0–0 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1
Chindia Târgoviște 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
CFR Cluj 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 — 4–1 1–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Dinamo București 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 — 0–2 0–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–6 2-2 3–2
Farul Constanța 5–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 — 0–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
FCSB 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 6–0 0–2 — 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–0
FC U Craiova 1948 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Mioveni 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0
Rapid București 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Sepsi OSK 2-0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 2-1 2–0 1–2 2-2 — 3–1 0–0 1–2
Universitatea Craiova 5–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 5-2 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 3–0
UTA Arad 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 — 2–0
Voluntari 1–0 0-2 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 —
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Play-off round

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference 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.[21]

Play-off table

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Play-out round

The bottom ten teams from the regular season meet once to contest against relegation. Teams started the play-out 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 finish 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 16th.[21]

Play-out table

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European play-offs

In the semi-final, the 7th and 8th-placed teams of the Liga I typically play a one-legged match on the ground of the better placed team (7th place). However the 7th place team, Sepsi, has already qualified to the Europa Conference League as Romanian Cup winners, so the semi-final was not played. In the final, the 8th place team will play the team ranked in the last UEFA Europa Conference League spot in the play-off tournament. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

European play-off final

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faced the 3rd and 4th-placed teams of the Liga II.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Concordia Chiajna 2–2 (1–4 p) Chindia Târgoviște 2–1 0–1
Universitatea Cluj 3–1 Dinamo București 2–0 1–1

First leg

Second leg

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 27 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Romania Florin Tănase FCSB 20
2 Spain Jefté Betancor Farul 16
3 Romania Andrei Ivan Universitatea Craiova 15
4 Croatia Gabriel Debeljuh CFR Cluj 14
5 Romania Jovan Marković Universitatea Craiova 13
6 Italy Andrea Compagno FC U Craiova 1948 12
7 Brazil Gustavo Vagenin Universitatea Craiova 10
Romania Ciprian Deac CFR Cluj
Romania Octavian Popescu FCSB
10 Romania Claudiu Petrila CFR Cluj 9
Romania Adrian Petre Farul
Romania Mihai Roman FC Botoșani
Romania Bogdan Rusu Mioveni

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Romania Deian Sorescu Dinamo FC Voluntari 3–2 (H) 19 July 2021
Spain Jefte Betancor Farul Constanța Academica Clinceni 5–0 (H) 13 September 2021
Romania Andrei Ivan Universitatea Craiova CS Mioveni 5–2 (H) 30 October 2021
Croatia Gabriel Debeljuh CFR Cluj Dinamo 4–1 (H) 6 March 2022
Romania Florin Tănase FCSB Farul Constanța 0–4 (A) 25 April 2022
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists

As of 18 May 2022
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Romania Andrei Ivan Universitatea Craiova 11
2 Romania Ciprian Deac CFR Cluj 10
Romania Rareș Ilie Rapid Bucuresti
3 Algeria Billel Omrani CFR Cluj 9
Romania Darius Olaru FCSB
4 Romania Ronaldo Deaconu Gaz Metan Medias 7
5 Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer Farul 6
Romania Dan Nistor Universitatea Craiova
Romania Florin Tănase FCSB
Brazil Gustavo Vagenin CS Universitatea Craiova
Germany Christopher Braun FC Botosani
Belgium William Baeten FC U Craiova 1948
6 Romania Ion Gheorghe FC Voluntari 5
Romania Alexi Pitu Farul
Argentina Juan Bauza FC U Craiova 1948
France Malcom Edjouma FCSB

Clean sheets

As of 15 March 2022
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Romania Florin Iacob UTA Arad 15
2 Romania Cătălin Căbuz Chindia 14
3 Italy Mirko Pigliacelli Universitatea Craiova 13
4 Romania Horațiu Moldovan Rapid București 11
Romania Alexandru Greab FC Arges
Romania Mihai Aioani Farul Constanța
Romania Mihai Popa FC Voluntari
8 Romania Eduard Pap FC Botosani 10
Romania Otto Hindrich CFR Cluj
Romania Andrei Vlad FCSB

Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards

Player of the Month

Year Month Player Nationality Pos. Team Ref
2021 August Cristian Săpunaru  Romania DF Rapid București [citation needed]
September Jefté Betancor  Spain FW Farul Constanța [22]
October Andrei Ivan  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova [23]
November Alexandru Cicâldău  Romania MF Turkey Galatasaray [24]
December Gabriel Tamaș  Romania DF FC Voluntari [25]
2022 February Gustavo Vagenin  Brazil FW Universitatea Craiova [26]
March Octavian Popescu  Romania FW FCSB [27]
April Darius Olaru  Romania MF FCSB [28]
May Marius Ștefănescu  Romania FW Sepsi OSK [29]


Manager of the Month

Year Month Manager Nationality Team Ref
2021 August Mihai Iosif  Romania Rapid București [citation needed]
September Liviu Ciobotariu  Romania FC Voluntari [22]
October Laurențiu Reghecampf  Romania Universitatea Craiova [23]
November Andrei Prepeliță  Romania FC Argeș [24]
December Dan Petrescu  Romania CFR Cluj [25]
2022 February Nicolò Napoli  Italy FC U Craiova 1948 [26]
March Răzvan Lucescu  Romania Greece PAOK [27]
April Adrian Mutu  Romania Rapid București [28]
May Cristiano Bergodi  Italy Sepsi OSK [29]


Discipline

Team

Champion squad

CFR Cluj[30][31]

Goalkeepers: Giedrius Arlauskis Lithuania (2 / 0); Cristian Bălgrădean (15 / 0); Otto Hindrich (19 / 0); Karlo Letica Croatia (4 / 0).
Defenders: Rachid Bouhenna Algeria (10 / 1); Rareș Bălan (1 / 0); Andrei Burcă (30 / 2); Mário Camora Portugal (31 / 1); Mike Cestor Democratic Republic of the Congo (12 / 0); Denis Ciobotariu (6 / 0); Kristian Dimitrov Bulgaria (1 / 1); Cristian Manea (25 / 1); Iasmin Latovlevici (5 / 1); Daniel Graovac Bosnia and Herzegovina (29 / 2); Yuri Matias Brazil (14 / 0); Florin Ștefan (8 / 0); Mateo Sušić Bosnia and Herzegovina (20 / 1).
Midfielders: Nana Boateng Ghana (32 / 2); Mihai Bordeianu (31 / 1); Emmanuel Culio Argentina (8 / 1); Lovro Cvek Croatia (3 / 0); Alexandru Chipciu (23 / 3); Valentin Costache (21 / 3); Ciprian Deac (39 / 10); Alin Fică (1 / 0); Guessouma Fofana Mauritania (4 / 0); Adrian Gîdea (8 / 0); Ovidiu Hoban (4 / 0); Cătălin Itu (3 / 0); George Leață (1 / 0); Sergiu Luca (1 / 0); Anas Tahiri Morocco (4 / 1); Jonathan Rodríguez Argentina (5 / 0); Rúnar Sigurjónsson Iceland (12 / 3); Adrian Păun (36 / 1); Claudiu Petrila (31 / 9); Roger Brazil (2 / 0).
Forwards: Denis Alibec (12 / 2); Daniel Birligea (6 / 1); Sergiu Buș (4 / 0); Gabriel Debeljuh Croatia (36 / 14); Marko Dugandžić Croatia (13 / 1); Cristian Neguț (8 / 1); Billel Omrani Algeria (30 / 5); Hadi Sacko Mali (5 / 0).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Marius Șumudică / Dan Petrescu.

Awards

Liga I Team of the Season

Liga I Team of the 2021–22 Season[32] – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

References

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