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2018–19 Liga I

The 2018–19 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 2 June 2019, being the fourth to take place since the play-off/play-out rule has been introduced.

Dunărea Călărași and Hermannstadt joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Liga II. CFR Cluj managed to defend the title for the first time in their history, while FCSB became the first team in the country to finish as runner-ups for four consecutive seasons in a row.[1]

Teams

The league consists of 14 teams: twelve teams from the 2017–18 Liga I and two new teams from the 2017–18 Liga II.

Teams promoted to the Liga I

The first club to be promoted was Dunărea Călărași, following their 3–1 win against Ripensia Timișoara on 5 May 2018. Dunărea will play in the Liga I for the first time in their history.[2]

The second club to be promoted was Hermannstadt, following their 1–1 draw against Chindia Târgoviște on 13 May 2018. Hermannstadt will play in the Liga I for the first time in their history, but the city of Sibiu, which had many different teams over time, returned in the Liga I after six years of absence, where was last time represented by Voința Sibiu.[3]

Teams relegated to the Liga II

The first club to be relegated was Juventus București, which were relegated on 22 May 2018 following a 1–3 defeat against Concordia Chiajna, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight.[4]

The second club to be relegated was Poli Timișoara, which were relegated on 2 June 2018 following their 1–0 win against Concordia Chiajna, ending their 3-year stay in the top flight.[5]

Venues

  1. ^ Hermannstadt was relocated to Trans-Sil Stadium in Târgu Mureș between round 1 and round 24 and to Nicolae Dobrin Stadium in Pitești between round 24 and round 8 of the play-out, because Municipal Stadium in Sibiu was under renovations.

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.

Managerial changes

Regular season

In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.[45]

Table

Source: LPF (in Romanian), 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.[46]

Results

Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

Source: [citation needed]

Championship play-offs

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa 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.[47]

Table

Source: Soccerway, Romanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[48]
(C) Champions

Results

Source: Liga 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Source: [citation needed]

Relegation play-outs

The bottom eight teams from regular season met twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams started the Relegation 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 finished 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.[47]

Table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[49]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Source: Liga 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on 2 June 2019.[50][51][52][53]

1 Alexandru Mitriță was transferred to New York City during the winter transfer window.

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Updated to matches played on 2 June 2019.

Discipline

Updated 2 June 2019

Player

Club

Attendances

Updated to games played on 2 June 2019
Source: League matches: Liga I 2018/2019
Notes:
1: Played last season in Liga II.
2: Hermannstadt played 16 matches out of their stadium which was under renovation.
3: FCSB played 5 matches out of their stadium.

Champion squad

Awards

Liga I Team of the Regular Season

Italy
Brazil
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Romania
Portugal
Romania
Mali
Romania
Romania
Hagi
Romania
Romania
Liga I Team of the 2018–19 Regular Season[59] – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

Liga I Team of the Championship play-offs

Lithuania
Brazil
Romania
Romania
Portugal
Romania
Romania
Hagi
Romania
Man
Croatia
France
Romania
Liga I Team of the 2018–19 Championship play-offs[60] – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

Liga I Team of the Season

Italy
Brazil
Romania
Portugal
Romania
Romania
Romania
Man
Romania
Romania
Hagi
France
Romania
Liga I Team of the 2018–19 Season[61] – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

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