The 2007–08 Liga I was the ninety season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 27 July 2007 and ended on 7 May 2008. CFR Cluj became champions, winning their first trophy and ending a 17-year-long reign of Bucharest based teams.
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | CFR Cluj[1] |
Relegated | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Dacia Mioveni UTA Arad Universitatea Cluj |
Champions League | CFR Cluj Steaua București |
UEFA Cup | Rapid București Dinamo București Urziceni Urziceni Politehnica Știința Timișoara |
Intertoto Cup | Vaslui |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 725 (2.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ionel Dănciulescu (21) |
Biggest home win | Dinamo 6–1 Oțelul Steaua 5–0 Buzău |
Biggest away win | Buzău 0–4 Oțelul |
Highest scoring | Dinamo 4–4 Craiova |
Longest winning run | Steaua (10) |
Longest unbeaten run | CFR (18) |
Longest winless run | Pandurii (17) |
Longest losing run | Craiova, Pandurii (7) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
CFR Cluj will play in the Champions League group stage, while Steaua București qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round. Rapid București, Dinamo București, Unirea Urziceni and Politehnica Știința Timișoara qualified for the UEFA Cup first round. The highest placed team that has not qualified for the UEFA Cup is allowed the opportunity to compete in the third round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, provided they have applied to enter the Intertoto Cup in the next season. Vaslui, Oțelul Galați and Gloria Bistrița are the only teams that have applied,[2] with Vaslui securing their participation.
Teams
editPromoted from Liga II
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Relegated from Liga I
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Venues
editPolitehnica Timișoara | Steaua București | FC U Craiova | Gloria Buzău |
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Dan Păltinișanu | Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Municipal |
Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 18,000 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Farul Constanța | Dinamo București | Oțelul Galați |
Ceahlăul | Farul | Dinamo | Oțelul |
Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 13,500 |
CFR Cluj |
Location of Bucharest teams. |
Rapid București | |
Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | ||
Capacity: 12,813 | Capacity: 11,704[i] | ||
Politehnica Iași | FC Vaslui | ||
Emil Alexandrescu | Municipal | ||
Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 9,240 | ||
Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Gloria Bistrița[ii] | ||
Tudor Vladimirescu | Gloria | ||
Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 7,800 | ||
Universitatea Cluj | UTA Arad | Dacia Mioveni | Unirea Urziceni |
Ion Moina | Francisc von Neuman | Orășenesc | Tineretului |
Capacity: 7,600[iii] | Capacity: 7,287 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 7,000 |
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gloria Bistrița was relocated to Municipal Stadium from Reghin for the second part of this season because Gloria Stadium was under renovations.
- ^ Capacity of Ion Moina Stadium has been reduced from 28,000 to 7,600 due to advanced degradation of the resistance structure.
Personnel and kits
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Steaua București | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Rapid București | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 61[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 61[a] | |
5 | Unirea Urziceni | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 61[a] | |
6 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 57 | |
7 | Vaslui | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
8 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 46 | |
9 | FC U Craiova | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 43 | |
10 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 42 | |
11 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | |
12 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40[b] | |
13 | Farul Constanța | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 40[b] | |
14 | Gloria Buzău | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 37 | |
15 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 36 | Relegation to Liga II |
16 | Dacia Mioveni (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 31 | |
17 | UTA Arad (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 26 | |
18 | Universitatea Cluj (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 23 |
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:
Positions by round
editResults
editTop goalscorers
editRank[3][4] | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Dinamo București | 21 | |
2 | Oțelul Galați | 17 | |
3 | Politehnica Timișoara | 16 | |
Vaslui | |||
5 | FC U Craiova | 15 | |
6 | Dinamo București | 14 | |
7 | CFR Cluj | 13 | |
8 | Gloria Bistrița | 11 | |
CFR Cluj | |||
10 | Rapid București | 9 | |
Steaua București | |||
Unirea Urziceni |
Champion squad
editCFR Cluj[5] |
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Goalkeepers: Nuno Claro Manager: Ioan Andone. |
Notes
edit(1) Delta Tulcea won the first serie of Liga II, but did not apply for the license necessary for playing in Liga I in the 2007–08 season. The highest ranked relegated team in the previous season, namely Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (15th place in 2006–07 season), will continue in Liga I.[6][7]
(2) Timișoara change of name following name conflict with FC Politehnica Timișoara.[8]
References
edit- ^ 2007–08 Liga I
- ^ "Sorti favorabili pentru echipele romanesti: Traseu facil in Intertoto". RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian). 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ "Top Scorers". romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Top Scorers". worldfootball.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "(Romanian) FRF nu le va permite tulcenilor să evolueze în Liga I." Prosport. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ "(Romanian) Viorel Duru: "Ceahlăul rămâne în Liga I."". Prosport. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "(Romanian) Schimbă numele echipei!". Prosport. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.