| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Relegated | Rapid București Turnu Severin CSMS Iași Gloria Bistrița |
| Champions League | Steaua București |
| Europa League | Pandurii Târgu Jiu Petrolul Ploiești Astra Giurgiu |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 816 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Raul Rusescu (21) |
| Biggest home win | Petrolul 5–0Ceahlăul CFR 5–0Brașov |
| Biggest away win | Concordia 0–6Steaua |
| Highest scoring | Petrolul 6–4Brașov |
| Longest winning run | Steaua (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Petrolul (16) |
| Longest losing run | Gloria (8) |
| Highest attendance | Steaua 4–0Brașov (50,224)[1] |
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13 Liga I was the ninety-fifth season ofLiga I, the top-levelfootball league ofRomania. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 30 May 2013.[2]CFR Cluj were the defending champions.
Since Romania dropped from 14th to 22nd place in theUEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season,[3] the league has lost its secondUEFA Champions League berth. Further, all teams who will qualify for a European competition via league placement at the end of this season will have to enter these a round earlier as in the season before. The champions will enter the second qualifying round of the2013–14 UEFA Champions League, while the second- and third-placed teams will begin at the second and first qualifying rounds, respectively, of the2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In addition, the winners of the 2012–13Cupa României will also start in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, two rounds earlier than before.
Four teams from the 2011–12 season were relegated to their respective 2012–13Liga II division,Târgu Mureș,Mioveni,Voința Sibiu, andSportul Studențesc București.
Four teams, two from each division, were promoted from2011–12 Liga II. From theSeria I,CSMS Iași andViitorul Constanța gained the access because they finished first and second in the standings. FromSeria II, the promoted teams whereGloria Bistrița andTurnu Severin.Politehnica Timișoara won their promotion place in the field, but they did not receive their licence for the first league, so theRomanian Football Federation decided that the third team in the division, Turnu Severin, should promote instead.[4]
TeamFC Astra Ploiești were renamedFC Astra Giurgiu, effective to 1 July 2012.[citation needed]
| Steaua București | Universitatea Cluj | CFR Cluj | Turnu Severin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Națională | Cluj Arena | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Municipal |
| Capacity:55,634 | Capacity:30,201 | Capacity:23,500 | Capacity:20,054 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Viitorul Constanța[i] | Petrolul Ploiești | Dinamo București |
| Ceahlăul | Farul | Ilie Oană | Dinamo |
| Capacity:18,000 | Capacity:15,520 | Capacity:15,073 | Capacity:15,032 |
| Oțelul Galați | Location of Bucharest teams. | Rapid București | |
| Oțelul | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | ||
| Capacity:13,500 | Capacity:11,704[ii] | ||
| Politehnica Iași | Vaslui | ||
| Emil Alexandrescu | Municipal | ||
| Capacity:11,390 | Capacity:9,240 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Brașov | ||
| Tudor Vladimirescu | Silviu Ploeșteanu | ||
| Capacity:9,200 | Capacity:8,800 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Gloria Bistrița | Concordia Chiajna |
| Marin Anastasovici | Gaz Metan | Gloria | Concordia |
| Capacity:8,500 | Capacity:7,814 | Capacity:7,800 | Capacity:5,123 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București(C) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 79 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 63 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 62 | |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 60 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Vaslui | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 58 | |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | |
| 7 | Brașov | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 51 | |
| 8 | Rapid București(R) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 49[b] | Relegation toLiga II[c] |
| 9 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 49[b] | |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 46 | |
| 11 | Oțelul Galați[d] | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 41 | |
| 12 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 38 | |
| 13 | Viitorul Constanța | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 36 | |
| 14 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 34 | |
| 15 | Concordia Chiajna | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 33 | Spared from relegation[c] |
| 16 | Turnu Severin(R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 32 | Relegation toLiga II |
| 17 | CSMS Iași(R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 | |
| 18 | Gloria Bistrița(R) | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 69 | −48 | 18 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steaua București | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Vaslui | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Dinamo București | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Brașov | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Rapid București | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| CFR Cluj | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Oțelul Galați | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 17 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Turnu Severin | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| CSMS Iași | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Leader | |
| 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | |
| 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation to2013–14 Liga II |
| Home \ Away | AST | BRA | CEA | CFR | CON | IAȘ | DIN | GAZ | GBI | OȚE | PAN | PET | RAP | STE | TUR | UCL | VAS | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Giurgiu | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Brașov | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| CFR Cluj | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| CSMS Iași | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–1 | 6–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rapid București | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Steaua București | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | |
| Turnu Severin | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Vaslui | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
1Marius Niculae was transferred toShandong Luneng during the winter transfer window.
| Steaua București[59][60] |
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Goalkeepers:Valentin Cojocaru (3 / 0);Răzvan Stanca (4 / 0);Ciprian Tătărușanu (28 / 0). Manager:Laurențiu Reghecampf. |