2023–24 Liga I

The 2023–24 Liga I (also known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 106th season of the Liga I, the top Romanian professional league for association football clubs. The season started on 14 July 2023 and concluded on 27 May 2024. It is the ninth season to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced.

Politehnica Iași, Oțelul Galați, and Dinamo București joined as the promoted clubs from the 2022–23 Liga II. Following the 2–1 home defeat of title contenders and defending champions Farul Constanța on 27 April, FCSB officially secured their first Liga I title in nine years; it was also the club's first title since changing its name from ''FC Steaua București'' in early 2017.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

The league consists of 16 teams: 12 teams from the 2022–23 Liga I, two teams promoted from the 2022–23 Liga II, and the winners of the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted from the Liga II

The first club to be promoted was Politehnica Iași, following their 2–0 win against Oțelul Galați on 2 May 2023. Politehnica Iași returned to the Liga I after two years of absence.

The second club to be promoted was Oțelul Galați, following their 1–0 win against Unirea Dej on 21 May 2023. Oțelul Galați returned to the Liga I after eight years of absence, and the first time since being refounded in 2016 following bankruptcy.

The third club to be promoted was Dinamo București, after winning the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off against Argeș Pitești. Dinamo București returned to the Liga I after one year of absence.

Teams relegated to the Liga II

The first club to be relegated was Mioveni, following a 0–2 defeat to Argeș Pitești on 29 April 2023, ending their two-year stay in the top flight.

The second club to be relegated was Chindia Târgoviște, which were relegated following their 2–2 draw with Voluntari on 19 May 2023, ending their four-year stay in the top flight.

The third club to be relegated was Argeș Pitești, which were relegated following their 4–2 loss against Dinamo București in the promotion/relegation play-offs on 3 June 2023, ending their three-year stay in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by county

Personnel and sponsorship

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 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.

Table

Results

Positions by round

Play-off round

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 2024–25 UEFA 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.

Play-off table

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.

Play-out table

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). In the final, the winner of the play-out semi-final will play the highest ranked team of the play-off tournament, that did not already qualify for European competitions. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
Oțelul Galați and Universitatea Cluj are qualified to this round because the other teams in the previous round don't have the European license to take part to any European competition.

European play-off semi-final

European play-off final

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.

First leg

Second leg

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Top assists

Clean sheets

Champion squad

Awards

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Manager of the Month

Annual awards

See also

*2023–24 Liga II
*2023–24 Liga III
* 2023–24 Liga IV

References

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