2007–08 Liga I Explained

Competition:Liga I
Season:2007–08
Winners:CFR Cluj[1]
Relegated:Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Dacia Mioveni
UTA Arad
Universitatea Cluj
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:CFR Cluj
Steaua București
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rapid București
Dinamo București
Urziceni Urziceni
Politehnica Știința Timișoara
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Vaslui
League Topscorer: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
Matches:306
Total Goals:725
Longest Winless:Pandurii (17)
Longest Wins:Steaua (10)
Longest Unbeaten:CFR (18)
Longest Losses:Craiova, Pandurii (7)
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

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.

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

Promoted from Liga II
Relegated from Liga I

Venues

Politehnica TimișoaraSteaua BucureștiFC U CraiovaGloria Buzău
Dan PăltinișanuSteauaIon OblemencoMunicipal
Capacity: 32,972Capacity: 28,365Capacity: 25,252Capacity: 18,000
Ceahlăul Piatra NeamțFarul ConstanțaDinamo BucureștiOțelul Galați
CeahlăulFarulDinamoOțelul
Capacity: 17,500Capacity: 15,520Capacity: 15,032Capacity: 13,500
CFR ClujRapid București
Dr. Constantin RădulescuGiulești-Valentin Stănescu
Capacity: 12,813Capacity: 11,704
Politehnica IașiFC Vaslui
Emil AlexandrescuMunicipal
Capacity: 11,390Capacity: 9,240
Pandurii Târgu JiuGloria Bistrița
Tudor VladimirescuGloria
Capacity: 9,200Capacity: 7,800
Universitatea ClujUTA AradDacia MioveniUnirea Urziceni
Ion MoinaFrancisc von NeumanOrășenescTineretului
Capacity: 7,600Capacity: 7,287Capacity: 7,000Capacity: 7,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt Sponsor
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Alexandru ForminteLottoAltex
CFR Cluj CadúNikePolus Center
Dacia Mioveni Mariko DaoudaUmbroConsiliul Local Mioveni
Dinamo București Bogdan LobonțNikeOrange
Farul Constanța Cristian ȘchiopuUmbroSNC
FC U Craiova Dorel StoicaAdidaseditie.ro
Gloria Bistrița Sandu NegreanPumaDarimex
Gloria Buzău Alexandru TudoseHummelAvicola Buzău
Oțelul Galați Gabriel ParaschivNikeArcelorMittal
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Florin StângăUhlsportUSMO
Politehnica Iași Bogdan OnuțUmbroIulius Mall
Politehnica Timișoara Ionel GaneaLottoBalkan Petroleum
Rapid București Vasile MafteiLottoHolsten
Steaua București Mirel RădoiNikeCitiFinancial
Unirea Urziceni George GalamazJomaPrimăria Voluntari
Universitatea Cluj Dorin GogaDiadoraBanca Transilvania, Oncos
UTA Arad Cristian TodeaUhlsportIntesa Sanpaolo
Vaslui Sorin FrunzăUmbroDeutz-Fahr

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank[3] [4] PlayerClubGoals
1 Ionel DănciulescuDinamo București21
2 Emil JulaOțelul Galați17
3 Gigel BucurPolitehnica Timișoara16
Marko LjubinkovićVaslui
5 Florin CosteaFC U Craiova15
6 Florin BratuDinamo București14
7 Eugen TricăCFR Cluj13
8 Cristian CoroianGloria Bistrița11
Cristian FabbianiCFR Cluj
10 Ionuț MaziluRapid București9
Nicolae DicăSteaua București
Cristian DănălacheUnirea Urziceni

Notes

(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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_a/2007_08/2007_08.shtml 2007–08 Liga I
  2. News: Sorti favorabili pentru echipele romanesti: Traseu facil in Intertoto. RomanianSoccer.ro. Romanian. 2008-04-21. 2008-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080426042856/http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/420/sorti-favorabili-pentru-echipele-romanesti-traseu-facil-in-intertoto.htm. 26 April 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: Top Scorers . romaniansoccer.ro . 14 May 2021 . Romanian.
  4. Web site: Top Scorers . worldfootball.net . 14 May 2021 . Romanian.
  5. Web site: Romania National Champions . RomanianSoccer. 14 May 2021.
  6. Web site: (Romanian) FRF nu le va permite tulcenilor să evolueze în Liga I.. Prosport. 2007-05-31. 2007-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070602144226/http://www.prosport.ro/index.php?section=articole&screen=index&id=42828 . 2007-06-02.
  7. Web site: (Romanian) Viorel Duru: "Ceahlăul rămâne în Liga I.". Prosport. 2007-06-12. 2007-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20070614211609/http://www.prosport.ro/index.php?section=articole&screen=index&id=44644 . 2007-06-14.
  8. Web site: (Romanian) Schimbă numele echipei!. Prosport. 2007-06-07. 2007-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070609141946/http://www.prosport.ro/index.php?section=articole&screen=index&id=44016 . 2007-06-09.