| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Relegated | Vaslui Poli Timișoara Săgeata Năvodari Corona Brașov |
| Champions League | Steaua București |
| Europa League | Astra Giurgiu Petrolul Ploiești CFR Cluj |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 727 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Liviu Antal (14) |
| Biggest home win | Vaslui 8–1Corona |
| Biggest away win | Concordia 1–5Pandurii Viitorul 0–4Astra Corona 0–4Viitorul Săgeata 0–4Pandurii Oțelul 0–4Astra |
| Highest scoring | Vaslui 8–1Corona |
| Longest winning run | Steaua (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Steaua (26) |
| Longest winless run | Universitatea (12) |
| Longest losing run | Botoșani (6) |
| Highest attendance | Steaua 2–2Oțelul (30,000)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | Corona 0–0Poli (100)[1] |
| Total attendance | 1,774,800 |
| Average attendance | 5,800[1] |
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The2013–14 Liga I is the ninety-sixth season ofLiga I, the top-levelfootball league ofRomania. The season began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 21 May 2014.[2]Steaua București are the defending champions.
Since Romania climbed from 22nd to 18th place in theUEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2012–13 season,[3] the winners of the 2013–14Cupa României will start in the third qualifying round of the Europa League instead of second qualifying round. The champions will still enter the second qualifying round of the2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the second-placed team will still enter the second qualifying round of the2014–15 UEFA Europa League, but third-placed team will enter the second qualifying round instead of first qualifying round.
The last four teams from the 2012–13 season were initially relegated to their respective 2013–14Liga II division.Gloria Bistrița,Turnu Severin andCSM Studențesc Iași were relegated after just one season in the top flight, whileConcordia Chiajna were to return to Liga II after two years.
Additionally, two other teams were also relegated because they failed to obtain a licence for the 2013–14 Liga I season:Rapid București andUniversitatea Cluj.[4] However, on 5 July 2013, the InternationalCourt of Arbitration for Sport upheld the appeal of Universitatea Cluj and therefore decided that they could remain in Liga I.[5] Also, the Romanian Football Federation announced a play-off game between Rapid Bucharest and Concordia Chiajna for the 18th place in the 2013–14 season.[2] The play-off was played on 13 July 2013 and won by Rapid, with 2–1, after extra-time. The FRF decision was contested by Concordia at the CAS.[6] On 2 August, CAS decided that Concordia Chiajna should play in Liga I and Rapid was relegated to the second division. The results of the matches played by Rapid in the first two rounds of the season, with Viitorul and Vaslui, were canceled.[7][8]
The first two teams from each of the two divisions of2012–13 Liga II advanced to Liga I.FC Botoșani promoted as the winners ofSeria I.[9] It is their first season in Liga I and the first time ever a team fromBotoșani County is playing in the first league. The other three teams are also for the first time in Liga I:Săgeata Năvodari, second place in Seria I,Corona Brașov andPoli Timișoara fromSeria II. While ACS Poli Timișoara is considered to be the successor ofFC Politehnica Timișoara, the club was formed by movingACS Recaș to Timișoara in the summer of 2012.
This is the first season since 1952 with only two teams from Bucharest.
Between the rounds 10 and 14, FC Vaslui was penalized with an eight points deduction because of debts owed to agent Codoban Tătar Ionel.[10][11] The decision was reverted by the Appeal commission of the Romanian Football Federation on 8 November 2013.[12]
| Poli Timișoara | Universitatea Cluj | Steaua București | CFR Cluj |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Păltinișanu | Cluj Arena | Steaua | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu |
| Capacity:32,972 | Capacity:30,201 | Capacity:28,365 | Capacity:23,500 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Săgeata Năvodari[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. | FC Vaslui | |
| Oțelul | Municipal | ||
| Capacity:13,500 | Capacity:9,240 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | FC Brașov | ||
| Tudor Vladimirescu | Silviu Ploeșteanu | ||
| Capacity:9,200 | Capacity:8,800 | ||
| Corona Brașov | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Silviu Ploeșteanu | Marin Anastasovici | ||
| Capacity:8,800 | Capacity:8,500 | ||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | FC Botoșani | Concordia Chiajna | Viitorul Constanța[ii] |
| Gaz Metan | Municipal | Concordia | Concordia |
| Capacity:7,814 | Capacity:7,782 | Capacity:5,123 | 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 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 77 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Astra Giurgiu | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 72 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 68 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 59 | [a] |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Vaslui(R) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 51 | Relegation toLiga IV[a] |
| 7 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 50 | |
| 8 | Botoșani | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 | |
| 9 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41[b] | |
| 10 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 41[b] | |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 40[c] | |
| 12 | Viitorul Constanța | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 40[c] | |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 39[d] | |
| 14 | Concordia Chiajna | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 39[d] | |
| 15 | Brașov | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38[e] | Spared from relegation[a] |
| 16 | ACS Poli Timișoara(R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 38[e] | Relegation toLiga II |
| 17 | Săgeata Năvodari(R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 38[e] | |
| 18 | Corona Brașov(R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | ACS | AST | BRA | BOT | CEA | CFR | CON | COR | DIN | GAZ | OȚE | PAN | PET | SĂG | STE | UCL | VAS | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Astra Giurgiu | 5–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Brașov | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Botoșani | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| CFR Cluj | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Corona Brașov | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Dinamo București | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Săgeata Năvodari | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Steaua București | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Vaslui | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Viitorul Constanța | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Last updated: 19 April 2014
1Eric was transferred toAl-Ahli during the winter transfer window.
| Steaua București[78][79] |
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Goalkeepers:Florin Niță (5 / 0);Ciprian Tătărușanu (29 / 0). Manager:Laurențiu Reghecampf. |
| Month | Player of the Month | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| July | Astra Giurgiu | [81] | |
| August | Astra Giurgiu | [82] | |
| September | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | [83] | |
| October | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | [84] | |
| November | Universitatea Cluj | [85] | |
| December | Petrolul Ploiești | [86] | |
| March | Steaua București | [87] | |
| April | Dinamo București | [88] | |
| May | CFR Cluj | [89] | |