2021–22_Liga_I

2021–22 Liga I

2021–22 Liga I

104th season of top-tier football league in Romania


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.

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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

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  1. Chindia Târgoviște was relocated to Municipal Stadium in Buzău, because Eugen Popescu Stadium in Târgoviște is 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

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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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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.[20]
Notes:
  1. Gaz Metan Mediaș were deducted 22 points due to financial reasons.

Results

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Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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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Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
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.)[22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

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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Source: Soccerway, FRF (in Romanian), LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without rounding; 3) Points in the regular season; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation). (Note: only criteria 4 and 5 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[23]
(D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sepsi OSK qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League by winning the 2021–22 Cupa României.
  2. Academica were deducted 44 points due to financial reasons. They later dissolved and restarted under a new name called HD Clinceni 2022.
  3. Gaz Metan Mediaș were deducted 50 points due to financial reasons. They later withdrew and completed under the name of ACS Mediaș 2022.

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

27 May 2022 Universitatea Craiova 2–0BotoșaniCraiova
EEST (UTC+3)
  • Koljić 26'
  • Ivan 90+1'
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10.000

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.

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First leg

21 May 2022 Concordia Chiajna 2–1 Chindia Târgoviște Chiajna
15:30 EEST (UTC+3) Voicu 58' (pen.)
Pițian 68' (o.g.)
Florea 50' Stadium: Concordia
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
21 May 2022 Universitatea Cluj 2–0 Dinamo București Cluj
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Remacle 14'
Boiciuc 83'
Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)

Second leg

29 May 2022 Dinamo București 1–1 Universitatea Cluj Bucharest
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Morar 19' Tescan 17' Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo
Attendance: 13,770
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 27 May 2022

Hat-tricks

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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists

As of 18 May 2022

Clean sheets

As of 15 March 2022

Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards

Player of the Month

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Manager of the Month

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Discipline

Team

Champion squad

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Awards

Liga I Team of the Season

Liga I Team of the 2021–22 Season[34] – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

References

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  2. "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Fuziunea Farul - Viitorul, anunțată oficial! Gică Hagi revine pe bancă. Ce nume va avea noua echipă" [The Farul - Viitorul merger, officially announced! Gica Hagi returns to the bench. What name will the new team have] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat: Gică Hagi va fi antrenor » Cum arată conducerea, primele transferuri + promisiune pentru un nou stadion" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged: Gică Hagi will be the coach »What the management looks like, the first transfers + promise for a new stadium] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. "Marius Șumudică, noul antrenor al echipei CFR Cluj". agerpres.ro. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. "Dușan Uhrin i-a anunțat pe jucători și Iuliu Mureșan că își dă demisia de la Dinamo" [Dușan Uhrin announced to the players and Iuliu Mureșan that he resigns from Dinamo] (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. "Dario Bonetti este antrenorul lui Dinamo! Pe ce perioadă a semnat" [Dario Bonetti is the coach of Dinamo! For what period did he sign] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. "Marinos Ouzounidis, demis din funcția de antrenor al Universității Craiova! Cine îi ia locul pe banca tehnică" [Marinos Ouzounidis, sacked from Universității Craiova! Who will take his place] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. "Reghecampf s-a întors în Liga 1. Ce echipă va antrena în acest sezon" [Reghecampf returned to Liga 1. Which team will he train this season] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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  12. "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  13. "FRF - Regulamentul de Organizare a activitatii fotbalistice" (PDF). Romanian Football Federation (in Romanian). pp. 29–30, article 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  14. "CEI MAI BUNI Granzii puși la respect! » Jefte Betancor a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii septembrie", iar Liviu Ciobotariu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [THE BEST The giants put aside! » Jefté Betancor was chosen the "Player of the Month in September ", and Liviu Ciobotariu - the "Coach of the Month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. "Craiova a luat tot! » Andrei Ivan a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii octombrie", iar Laurențiu Reghecampf - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Craiova took it all! tot! » Andrei Ivan was chosen "Player of the month in October", and Laurențiu Reghecampf - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. "Alexandru Cicâldău a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii noiembrie", iar Andrei Prepeliță - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Alexandru Cicâldău was chosen "Player of the month in November", and Andrei Prepeliță - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  17. "Gabriel Tamaș a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii decembrie", iar Dan Petrescu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Gabriel Tamaș was chosen "Player of the month in November", and Dan Petrescu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  18. "Bănia a împărțit trofeele » Gustavo a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii februarie" iar Nicolo Napoli - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Bănia split the trophies » Gustavo was chosen "Player of the month in February", and Nicolò Napoli - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. "Luna juniorilor » Octavian Popescu a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii martie", iar Răzvan Lucescu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Month of the juniors » Octavian Popescu was chosen "Player of the month in March", and Răzvan Lucescu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  20. "Bucureștiul și-a împărțit trofeele » Darius Olaru a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii aprilie", iar Adrian Mutu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Bucharest shared its trophies » Darius Olaru was chosen "Player of the month in April", and Adrian Mutu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. "Sepsi e Regina! » Marius Ștefănescu a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii mai", iar Cristiano Bergodi - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Sepsi is the Queen! » Marius Ștefănescu was chosen "Player of the month in May", and Cristiano Bergodi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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