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2009–10 Liga I

The 2009–10 Liga I was the ninety-second season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.

Teams

Farul Constanța, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They were joined by Argeș Pitești, who were demoted upon a decision of the Professional Football League on 8 July 2009, after their owner, Cornel Penescu, was found guilty of corruption.[1] As a consequence, 15th-placed Gaz Metan Mediaș were spared relegation.

The four relegated teams were replaced by the champions and runners-up from both 2008–09 Liga II divisions. Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Ploiești were promoted from Seria I while Unirea Alba Iulia and Internațional Curtea de Argeș were promoted from Seria II.

Promoted team FC Ploiești were renamed FC Astra Ploiești, effective to 1 July 2009.[2]

Venues

  1. ^ Internațional Curtea de Argeș was relocated to Orășenesc Stadium from Mioveni for the first half of the season and to Nicolae Dobrin Stadium from Pitești for the second half, because Ștrand Stadium from Pitești does not meet the standards for Liga I.
  2. ^ Capacity of Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium has been reduced from 19,100 to 11,704 due to advanced degradation of the resistance structure of the South End.
  3. ^ Capacity of Cetate Stadium has been reduced from 18,000 to 8,000 due to security reasons.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b VAS 2–1 STE; STE 2–1 VAS
  2. ^ a b Since 2009–10 Cupa României winners CFR Cluj and runners-up Vaslui qualified for European competitions via their league placement, the allocation of UEFA Europa League spots effectively reverted to league placement as well, with the 6th-placed team Dinamo București also qualifying.
  3. ^ a b c INT: 7 pts, 6–4; CRA: 6 pts, 4–6; AST: 4 pts, 5–5
  4. ^ a b Internațional were denied a licence for the 2010–11 season because they failed to meet the requirements. Pandurii Târgu Jiu as the best-placed relegated team were therefore spared from relegation.

Positions by round

Source: kicker.de (in German)

Results

Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The original result (1–0) was annulled and Rapid were awarded a 0–3 loss because they used ineligible players in the match against Timișoara.[8]

Top goalscorers

Source: RomanianSoccer

Champion squad

Season statistics

Scoring

References

  1. ^ Petre, Anca Monica (8 July 2009). "FC Arges a fost retrogradata!" [Arges was demoted!] (in Romanian). Sport365.ro. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. ^ "A reînviat Astra!" [A revived Astra!]. liga2.ro. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Napoli, schimbat cu Moldovan după 20 de zile! Noul antrenor este acum în vestiar" (in Romanian). GSP. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ "Astra a rămas fără antrenor! Napoli în cărți!" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  5. ^ "Napoli a semnat cu Astra Ploiești" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  6. ^ "Dinamo fara Ion Marin!" (in Romanian). fcdinamo.ro. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  7. ^ "Comunicat de presa, Cornel Dinu – director tehnic!" (in Romanian). fcdinamo.ro. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  8. ^ Rapid 0-3 Poli! Timisoara, pe 2 langa Steaua! Iancu: "Cine e Becali? E nimeni! Il astept la TAS" (in Romanian)
  9. ^ "Top Scorers". www.romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Scorers". www.worldfootball.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 May 2021.