2015–16 Liga I
The 2015–16 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began 10 July 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016, being the first to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced.
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Astra Giurgiu (1st title) |
Relegated | Petrolul Ploiești |
Champions League | Astra Giurgiu Steaua București |
Europa League | Pandurii Târgu Jiu Viitorul Constanța CSMS Iași |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 659 (2.46 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ioan Hora (19 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Branko Grahovac Alexandru Marc (14 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | CFR Cluj 6–0 Botoșani (16 April 2016) |
Biggest away win | Astra Giurgiu 1–5 Târgu Mureș (19 July 2015) Dinamo București 1–5 Viitorul Constanța (2 November 2015) Petrolul Ploiești 0–4 Botoșani (22 April 2016) |
Highest scoring | Steaua București 5–3 Botoșani (8 November 2015) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches: Astra Giurgiu |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Dinamo București |
Longest winless run | 14 matches: Voluntari |
Longest losing run | 9 matches: Petrolul Ploiești |
Highest attendance | 48,613 Steaua București 1–1 Dinamo București (10 April 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 100 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0–3 Botoșani (5 December 2015) |
Total attendance | 1,190,724 |
Average attendance | 4,443 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2016. |
FC Steaua București were the defending champions for a third consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Astra Giurgiu became winners for the first time in their history.
Teams
The last six teams from the 2014–15 season were relegated to their respective 2015–16 Liga II division. Gaz Metan Mediaș, Brașov, Universitatea Cluj, Rapid București, Oțelul Galați and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
The first team from each of the two divisions of 2014–15 Liga II advanced to Liga I. Voluntari promoted as the winners of Seria I.[1] It is their first season in Liga I. ACS Poli Timișoara promoted as the winners of Seria II.[2] It is their second season in Liga I.
Venues
Steaua București[lower-roman 1] | ACS Poli Timișoara | CFR Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
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Arena Națională | Dan Păltinișanu | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Municipal[note 1] |
Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 23,500 | Capacity: 20,054 |
Petrolul Ploiești |
Bucharest CSMS Iași 2015–16 Liga I (Romania) |
Dinamo București | |
Ilie Oană | Dinamo | ||
Capacity: 15,073 | Capacity: 15,032 | ||
FC Voluntari[lower-roman 2] | CSMS Iași | ||
Dinamo | Emil Alexandrescu | ||
Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 11,390 | ||
Astra Giurgiu | Târgu Mureș[lower-roman 3] | ||
Marin Anastasovici | Trans-Sil | ||
Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 8,200 | ||
FC Botoșani | Universitatea Craiova[lower-roman 4] | Concordia Chiajna | Viitorul Constanța[lower-roman 5] |
Municipal | Extensiv | Concordia | Viitorul |
Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 5,123 | Capacity: 4,554 |
- Since 29 November 2015 to 18 March 2016, Steaua was relocated to Nicolae Dobrin Stadium from Pitești, as a result of Arena Națională not having an ISU licence.
- Voluntari was relocated to Dinamo Stadium for this season, as a result of the renovations of the Anghel Iordănescu Stadium.
- Târgu Mureș on 22 November – 2 December 2015, ASA Târgu Mureș played two home matches at Cluj Arena from Cluj-Napoca, as a result of Trans-Sil Stadium not having an ISU licence.
- Universitatea Craiova was relocated to Extensiv Stadium for this season, as a result of the demolition of the old Ion Oblemenco Stadium, that is planned to be replaced by a modern arena, new Ion Oblemenco Stadium.
- Viitorul was relocated to Viitorul Stadium from Ovidiu, as a result of the opening of the stadium.
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.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Astra Giurgiu | Marius Șumudică | Valerică Găman | Puma | InterAgro |
Botoșani | Leontin Grozavu | Michael Ngadeu | Nike | Elsaco |
CFR Cluj | Toni Conceição | Mário Camora | Joma | EnergoBit |
Concordia Chiajna | Adrian Falub | Christian Obodo | Lotto | — |
CSMS Iași | Nicolò Napoli | Ionuț Voicu | Nike | Blue Air |
Universitatea Craiova | Victor Naicu | Valentin Iliev | Joma | — |
Dinamo București | Mircea Rednic | Paul Anton | Nike | Orange |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Eduard Iordănescu | Dan Nistor | Jako | Complexul Energetic Oltenia |
Petrolul Ploiești | Ionel Gane | Alberto Cobrea | Nike | SuperBet |
Poli Timișoara | Ionuț Popa | Cristian Scutaru | Joma | Casa Rusu |
Steaua București | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Fernando Varela | Nike | City Insurance |
Târgu Mureș | George Ciorceri | Gabriel Mureșan | Joma | energo+ |
Viitorul Constanța | Gheorghe Hagi | Florin Cernat | Nike | Lotto Snacks |
Voluntari | Dinu Todoran | Vasile Maftei | Puma | Primăria Orașului Voluntari |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voluntari | Ilie Poenaru | No PRO licence | 31 May 2015 | Pre-season | Bogdan Vintilă | 21 June 2015[3] |
Petrolul Ploiești | Valentin Sinescu (caretaker) |
End of tenure as a caretaker | 2 June 2015 | Tibor Selymes | 3 June 2015[4] | |
Târgu Mureș | Liviu Ciobotariu | Mutual agreement | 4 June 2015[5] | Dan Petrescu | 11 June 2015[6] | |
Steaua București | Constantin Gâlcă | End of contract | 9 June 2015[7] | Massimo Pedrazzini | 9 June 2015[8] | |
Târgu Mureș | Dan Petrescu | Signed by Jiangsu Sainty | 10 July 2015[9] | Vasile Miriuță | 10 July 2015[10] | |
Voluntari | Bogdan Vintilă | Sacked | 14 August 2015[11] | 13 | Flavius Stoican | 15 August 2015[12] |
Poli Timișoara | Dan Alexa | Resigned | 21 August 2015[13] | 12 | Florin Marin | 25 August 2015[14] |
Petrolul Ploiești | Tibor Selymes | Mutual agreement | 25 August 2015[15] | 14 | Eusebiu Tudor | 25 August 2015[16] |
Concordia Chiajna | Marius Baciu | Mutual agreement | 1 September 2015[17] | 10 | Cornel Țălnar | 1 September 2015[17] |
Steaua București | Massimo Pedrazzini | Mutual agreement | 11 September 2015 | 5 | Dumitru Dumitriu | 11 September 2015 |
Botoșani | Leontin Grozavu | Sacked | 14 September 2015[18] | 12 | Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) | 14 September 2015[18] |
Târgu Mureș | Vasile Miriuță | Mutual agreement | 20 September 2015 | 3 | Cristiano Bergodi | 22 September 2015 |
Voluntari | Flavius Stoican | Mutual agreement | 24 September 2015 | 13 | Mircea Rădulescu | 24 September 2015 |
Botoșani | Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 1 October 2015[19] | 12 | Cristian Pustai | 1 October 2015[19] |
Voluntari | Mircea Rădulescu | Mutual agreement | 6 October 2015 | 13 | Gheorghe Mulțescu | 6 October 2015 |
Petrolul Ploiești | Eusebiu Tudor | Mutual agreement | 29 October 2015 | 14 | Mihai Stoichiță | 29 October 2015 |
Concordia Chiajna | Cornel Țălnar | Mutual agreement | 25 November 2015[20] | 12 | Adrian Falub | 25 November 2015[20] |
Steaua București | Dumitru Dumitriu | Mutual agreement | 2 December 2015 | 5 | Laurențiu Reghecampf | 3 December 2015 |
CFR Cluj | Francisc Dican | Mutual agreement | 5 December 2015[21] | 9 | Toni Conceição | 7 December 2015[22] |
Târgu Mureș | Cristiano Bergodi | Resigned | 17 December 2015[23] | 6 | Petre Grigoraș | 29 December 2015[24] |
Petrolul Ploiești | Mihai Stoichiță | Mutual agreement | 5 January 2016[25] | 14 | Constantin Schumacher | 5 January 2016[25] |
Universitatea Craiova | Emil Săndoi | Mutual agreement | 8 January 2016[26] | 8 | Victor Naicu | 8 January 2016[26] |
Voluntari | Gheorghe Mulțescu | Resigned | 22 January 2016[27] | 13 | Ionel Ganea | 24 January 2016[27] |
Târgu Mureș | Petre Grigoraș | Mutual agreement | 22 February 2016[28] | 7 | Carol Fekete (caretaker) | 22 February 2016[28] |
Târgu Mureș | Carol Fekete (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 9 March 2016[29] | 6 | George Ciorceri | 9 March 2016[29] |
Petrolul Ploiești | Constantin Schumacher | Mutual agreement | 14 March 2016[30] | 8 Relegation round | Ionel Gane | 15 March 2016[30] |
Poli Timișoara | Florin Marin | Mutual agreement | 23 March 2016[31] | 7 Relegation round | Petre Grigoraș | 28 March 2016[32] |
Botoșani | Cristian Pustai | Mutual agreement | 1 April 2016[33] | 5 Relegation round | Leontin Grozavu | 5 April 2016[34] |
Voluntari | Ionel Ganea | Sacked | 25 April 2016[35] | 6 Relegation round | Sorin Popescu | 27 April 2016[36] |
Poli Timișoara | Petre Grigoraș | Sacked | 23 May 2016[37] | 7 Relegation round | Ionuț Popa | 23 May 2016[38] |
Voluntari | Sorin Popescu | Mutual agreement | 24 May 2016 | 6 Relegation round | Dinu Todoran | 24 May 2016[39] |
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.[40]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Dinamo București | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 48 | |
3 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 47 | |
4 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 46 | |
5 | Steaua București | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 44 | |
6 | Târgu Mureș | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 38 | |
7 | CSMS Iași | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation round |
8 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | CFR Cluj[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 27 | |
10 | Botoșani | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 26 | |
11 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 25 | |
12 | Voluntari | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 24 | |
13 | Concordia Chiajna | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 17 | |
14 | Petrolul Ploiești[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 8 |
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.[41]
Notes:
- CFR Cluj were deducted ten points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
- Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
Results
Positions by round
Championship play-offs
The top six teams from Regular season met twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams started the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.[42]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astra Giurgiu (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Steaua București | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 43 | |
3 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
4 | Dinamo București[lower-alpha 1] | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 36 | |
5 | Viitorul Constanța | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 29 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
6 | Târgu Mureș[lower-alpha 2] | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 22 |
- Dinamo București failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.[43][44]
- On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Târgu Mureș will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).[45]
Results
Positions by round
Relegation play-outs
The bottom eight teams from regular season will meet twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams start 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 finishes 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.[46]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | CSMS Iași | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
8 | Universitatea Craiova | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 39 | |
9 | Botoșani | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 38 | |
10 | CFR Cluj[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 36 | |
11 | Concordia Chiajna | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 35 | |
12 | Voluntari (O) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
13 | ACS Poli Timișoara[lower-alpha 2] | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to Liga II |
14 | Petrolul Ploiești (R) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 18 |
- CFR Cluj would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Cupa României, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.[47][48]
- ACS Poli Timișoara were not relegated because the winners of 2015–16 Liga II, Rapid București, were excluded from Liga I after the club went to dissolution.[49]
Results
Positions by round
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faces the winner of the match between second place from Liga II, Seria I and second place from Seria II.
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dunărea Călărași | 4–5 | UTA Arad | 3–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
1 June 2016 | Dunărea Călărași | 3–1 | UTA Arad | Călărași |
18:00 | Alexandru 4', 45' Kanda 80' |
Strătilă 43' | Stadium: Ion Comșa Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest) |
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Voluntari | 3–1 | UTA Arad | 3–0 | 0–1 |
8 June 2016 | Voluntari | 3–0 | UTA Arad | Voluntari |
18:30 | Voduț 27' Tudorie 44' Bălan 79' |
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Attendance: 3,000 Referee: István Kovács (Carei) |
12 June 2016 | UTA Arad | 1–0 | Voluntari | Arad |
13:00 | Rus 88' | Stadium: Motorul Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare) |
Notes:
- Voluntari qualified for 2016–17 Liga I and UTA Arad qualified for 2016–17 Liga II.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016[50]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ioan Hora | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 |
2 | Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | 16 |
3 | Florin Tănase | Viitorul Constanța | 15 |
4 | Nicolae Stanciu | Steaua București | 12 |
Cristian López | CFR Cluj | ||
Harlem Gnohéré | Dinamo București | ||
Bojan Golubović | CSMS Iași | ||
8 | Adrian Bălan | Voluntari | 11 |
9 | Gonzalo Cabrera | Botoșani | 10 |
10 | Constantin Budescu1 | Astra Giurgiu | 8 |
Florin Cernat | Viitorul Constanța | ||
Nuno Rocha | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Dorin Rotariu | Dinamo București |
1 Constantin Budescu was transferred to Dalian Yifang during the winter transfer window.
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cristian López | CFR Cluj | FC Botoșani | 3–1 | 31 August 2015 |
Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | Dinamo București | 4–1 | 1 April 2016 |
Clean sheets
- Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets* |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Branko Grahovac | CSMS Iași | 14 |
Alexandru Marc | CFR Cluj | ||
3 | Vytautas Černiauskas | Dinamo București | 13 |
4 | Cristian Bălgrădean | Universitatea Craiova / Concordia Chiajna | 12 |
5 | Eduard Stăncioiu | Târgu Mureș | 10 |
6 | Silviu Lung | Astra Giurgiu | 9 |
7 | Florin Niță | Steaua București | 8 |
8 | Pedro Mingote | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 7 |
9 | Victor Rîmniceanu | Viitorul Constanța | 6 |
Răzvan Stanca | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
11 | Sascha Kirschstein | ACS Poli Timișoara | 5 |
12 | Valentin Cojocaru | Steaua București | 4 |
Florin Matache | Concordia Chiajna | ||
Alberto Cobrea | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Răzvan Pleșca | Botoșani |
* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.
Discipline
- As of 29 May 2016
Monthly awards
Month | DigiSport Player of the Month | Reference | |
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Player | Club | ||
July | Constantin Budescu | Astra Giurgiu | [54] |
August | Constantin Budescu | Astra Giurgiu | [55] |
September | Harlem Gnohéré | Dinamo București | [56] |
October | Ioan Hora | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | [57] |
November | Nicolae Stanciu | Steaua București | [58] |
December | Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | [59] |
February | Marcel Essombé | Dinamo București | [60] |
March | Nicolae Stanciu | Steaua București | [61] |
April | Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | [62] |
May | Gonzalo Cabrera | FC Botoșani | [63] |
Notes
- Pandurii was relocated to Municipal Stadium from Drobeta-Turnu Severin for the next two seasons, as a result of the renovations of the Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium.
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