2010–11 Liga I Explained

Competition:Liga I
Season:2010–11
Winners:Oțelul Galați
Relegated:Timișoara
Gloria Bistrița
FC U Craiova
Unirea Urziceni
Victoria Brănești
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Oțelul Galați
Vaslui
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rapid București
Steaua București
Dinamo București
Gaz Metan Mediaș
League Topscorer:Ianis Zicu (18)
Biggest Home Win:Rapid 7–1 Victoria
Biggest Away Win:Târgu Mureș 2–6 Dinamo
Highest Scoring:

Rapid 7–1 Victoria
Vaslui 5–3 CFR
Matches:305
Total Goals:756
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011.[1] A winter break where no matches were played was held between 11 December 2010 and 18 February 2011. A total of eighteen teams participated in the league, where CFR Cluj were the defending champions.

Teams

Politehnica Iași, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Unirea Alba Iulia were relegated to Liga II after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom three places. Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Unirea Alba Iulia made their immediate return to the second level, while Politehnica Iași ended a six-year tenure in the highest football league of Romania. 15th-placed team Pandurii Târgu Jiu, who originally were to be relegated as well, were allowed to remain in Liga I after Internațional Curtea de Argeș withdrew from the league because of financial reasons.[2] Internațional thus returned to Liga II after having been promoted the previous season.

The four relegated teams were replaced by the champions and runners-up from both 2009–10 Liga II divisions. Victoria Brănești and Sportul Studențesc were promoted from Seria I while Târgu Mureș and Universitatea Cluj were promoted from Seria II, with Victoria Brănești and Universitatea Cluj being constrained to play their home games on grounds in other cities (than home based) as their did not meet Liga I requirements.

Venues

FC TimișoaraSteaua BucureștiFC U CraiovaCFR Cluj
Dan PăltinișanuSteauaIon OblemencoDr. Constantin Rădulescu
Capacity: 32,972Capacity: 28,365Capacity: 25,252Capacity: 23,500
Pandurii Târgu JiuVictoria BrăneștiDinamo BucureștiOțelul Galați
MunicipalMunicipalDinamoOțelul
Capacity: 20,054Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 15,032Capacity: 13,500
Rapid BucureștiSportul Studențesc
Giulești-Valentin StănescuRegie
Capacity: 11,704Capacity: 10,020
FC VasluiAstra Ploiești
MunicipalAstra
Capacity: 9,240Capacity: 9,000
FC BrașovTârgu Mureș
Silviu PloeșteanuTrans-Sil
Capacity: 8,800Capacity: 8,200
Universitatea ClujGaz Metan MediașGloria BistrițaUnirea Urziceni
CetateGaz MetanGloriaTineretului
Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 7,814Capacity: 7,800Capacity: 7,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt Sponsor
Astra Ploiești Takayuki SetoAdidasInterAgro
Brașov Robert IlyeșPumaRoman
CFR Cluj CadúJomaEnergoBit
Dinamo București Ionel DănciulescuNikeOrange
FC U Craiova Andrei PrepelițăAdidasEdiție Specială
Gaz Metan Mediaș Cristian TodeaJomaRomGaz
Gloria Bistrița Călin AlbuțPumaTeraplast
Oțelul Galați Sergiu CostinMasita[3] ArcelorMittal
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Mihai PintiliiUmbroUSMO
Rapid București Marcos AntónioPumaSuperBet
Sportul Studențesc Costin CureleaPumaOmniasig
Steaua București Ciprian TătărușanuNike—
Târgu Mureș Florin DanJomaPrimăria Târgu Mureș
Dan AlexaLottoBalkan Petroleum
Unirea Urziceni Epaminonda NicuGivovaGreenCity
Universitatea Cluj Gabriel BoștinăNikeRomprest
Vaslui Gabriel CânuAdidasNew Holland Agriculture
Victoria Brănești Sergiu BarNike—

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Steaua București Victor Pițurcă[4] Resigned9 August 2010 Ilie Dumitrescu[5] 12 August 2010
Unirea Urziceni Ronny Levy[6] Resigned21 August 2010 Octavian Grigore[7] 12 September 2010
FC U Craiova Aurel Țicleanu[8] Sacked22 August 2010 Victor Pițurcă[9] 26 August 2010
Astra Ploiești Mihai Stoichiță[10] Sacked31 August 2010 Tibor Selymes[11] 6 September 2010
Târgu Mureș Adrian Falub[12] Mutual Termination31 August 2010 Ioan Ovidiu Sabău[13] 3 September 2010
Sportul Studențesc Tibor Selymes[14] Signed by Astra Ploiești6 September 2010 Viorel Moldovan[15] 9 September 2010
CFR Cluj Andrea Mandorlini[16] Sacked12 September 2010 Sorin Cârțu[17] 13 September 2010
Timișoara Vladimir Petrović[18] Signed by Serbia15 September 2010 Cosmin Contra[19] 15 September 2010
Steaua București Ilie Dumitrescu[20] Resigned21 September 2010 Marius Lăcătuș[21] 28 September 2010
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Ionuț Badea[22] Sacked2 October 2010 Petre Grigoraș[23] 2 October 2010
Vaslui Juan Ramón López Caro[24] Sacked8 October 2010 Viorel Hizo[25] 8 October 2010
Gloria Bistrița Laurențiu Reghecampf[26] Sacked22 October 2010 Nicolae Manea[27] 23 October 2010
Sportul Studențesc Viorel Moldovan[28] Resigned31 October 2010 Florin Tene[29] 1 November 2010
Universitatea Cluj Marian Pană[30] Resigned8 November 2010 Ionuț Badea[31] 25 November 2010
CFR Cluj Sorin Cârțu[32] Sacked24 November 2010 Alin Minteuan[33] 24 November 2010
Timișoara Cosmin Contra[34] Sacked4 December 2010 Dušan Uhrin, Jr.[35] 13 December 2010
Brașov Daniel IsăilăMade Assistant Manager18 December 2010 António Conceição[36] 18 December 2010
Unirea Urziceni Octavian GrigoreResigned10 January 2011 Marian Pană[37] 26 February 2011
FC U Craiova Victor Pițurcă[38] Sacked13 January 2011 Nicolò Napoli[39] 15 January 2011
Steaua București Marius Lăcătuș[40] Resigned7 March 2011 Sorin Cârțu[41] 8 March 2011
Sportul Studențesc Florin TeneResigned13 March 2011 Gheorghe Mulțescu[42] 15 March 2011
FC U Craiova Nicolò Napoli[43] Promoted Director of football7 April 2011 Laurențiu Reghecampf8 April 2011
Victoria Brănești Ilie Stan[44] Resigned19 April 2011 Ciprian Urican[45] 20 April 2011
Rapid București Marius Șumudică[46] Sacked27 April 2011 Marian Rada[47] (interim)28 May 2011
FC U Craiova Laurențiu Reghecampf[48] Sacked2 May 2011 Aurel Țicleanu[49] 2 May 2011
Steaua București Sorin Cârțu[50] Resigned4 May 2011 Gabriel Caramarin (interim)5 May 2011
FC U Craiova Aurel Țicleanu[51] Resigned7 May 2011 Sandu Tăbârcă (interim)8 May 2011

League table

Positions by round

Top goalscorers

Rank[52] [53] PlayerClubGoals
1 Ianis ZicuTimișoara18
2 EricGaz Metan Mediaș15
3 Claudiu NiculescuUniversitatea Cluj13
Bogdan Stancu1Steaua București
WesleyVaslui
6 Tiberiu BălanSportul Studențesc12
7 AdaíltonVaslui11
Ovidiu HereaRapid București
9 Adrian CristeaDinamo București / Universitatea Cluj10
10 Robert IlyeșBrașov9
Vasile OlariuVictoria Brănești
Gabriel TorjeDinamo București
Costin CureleaSportul Studențesc

Source: Liga1.ro
1 Bogdan Stancu was transferred to Galatasaray during the winter transfer window.

Notes and References

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  2. News: Echipa Pandurii scapă de a doua retrogradare în patru ani . mediafax.ro . 15 July 2010 . 17 July 2010 . Romanian.
  3. News: Noul echipament! . otelul-galati.ro . 4 May 2010 . 28 June 2010 . Romanian . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027021710/http://www.otelul-galati.ro/stiri.php?id=2393 . 27 October 2018 . dead .
  4. News: Pițurcă resigned from Steaua . Stelisti.ro . 9 August 2010 . 9 August 2010 .
  5. News: Dumitrescu is the new coach of Steaua. GSP.ro . GSP . 10 August 2010 . 10 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820143232/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ilie-dumitrescu-este-noul-antrenor-al-stelei-202150.html. 20 August 2010 . live.
  6. News: Levy announced that he resigned with Unirea . GSp.ro . 21 August 2010 . 21 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100824185013/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ronny-levy-a-plecat-de-la-unirea-urziceni-203569.html. 24 August 2010 . live.
  7. http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/bucsaru-a-ales-octavian-grigore-e-noul-tehnician-al-urziceniului-7141550 Octavian Grigore
  8. News: Aurica Ticleanu was sacked! . prosport.ro . ProSport . 22 August 2010 . 22 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100824050156/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/aurica-ticleanu-a-fost-demis-7002828. 24 August 2010 . live.
  9. News: Pițurcă, finally comes home. GSP.ro . GSP . 26 August 2010 . 26 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100829044222/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/piturca-si-mititelu-au-batut-palma-iar-acum-se-redacteaza-contractul-noului-manager-general-204142.html. 29 August 2010 . live.
  10. News: Mihai Stoichita sacked from Astra . prosport.ro . ProSport . 31 August 2010 . 31 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100902011712/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/exclusiv-stoichita-demis-de-la-astra-7066809. 2 September 2010 . live.
  11. News: Tibor Selymes signed with Astra . prosport.ro . ProSport . 6 September 2010 . 6 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100909151527/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/selymes-a-preluat-astra-ploiesti-205668.html. 9 September 2010 . live.
  12. News: A doua "victimă" a etapei a 6-a! Falub a plecat de la Tg. Mureș . 31 August 2010 . 31 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904072326/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/a-doua-victima-a-etapei-a-6-a-falub-a-plecat-de-la-tg-mures-204921.html. 4 September 2010 . live.
  13. News: Sabau, officially introduced as Tg. Mures new coach . 3 September 2010 . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100906134428/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/exclusiv-sabau-va-prelua-fcm-tirgu-mures-acum-este-prezentat-oficial-la-club-205284.html. 6 September 2010 . live.
  14. News: Tibor Selymes signed with Astra . gsp.ro . 6 September 2010 . 6 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100909151527/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/selymes-a-preluat-astra-ploiesti-205668.html. 9 September 2010 . live.
  15. News: Viorel Moldovan is the new coach of Sportul Studentesc . gsp.ro . 9 September 2010 . 9 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911060424/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/viorel-moldovan-este-noul-antrenor-al-sportului-206067.html. 11 September 2010 . live.
  16. News: Mandorlini sacked from CFR! . Ziare.com . 13 September 2010 . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916054042/http://www.ziare.com/cfr-cluj/stiri-cfr-cluj/mandorlini-demis-in-fotbalul-romanesc-te-poti-astepta-la-orice-1041491. 16 September 2010 . live.
  17. News: Cârțu signed with CFR!. gsp.ro . Prosport . 13 September 2010 . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914072441/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/cirtu-la-cfr-cluj-tehnicianul-este-prezentat-jucatorilor-in-vestiar-7206354. 14 September 2010 . live.
  18. News: Petrović signed with Serbia! . Violamania.ro . 15 September 2010 . 15 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917150048/http://violamania.gsp.ro/stiri/12188/petrovici-e-o-satisfactie-ca-am-realizat-ceva-la-poli.htm. 17 September 2010 . live.
  19. News: Contra announced new head coach of Poli!. Violamania.ro . Violamania . 13 September 2010 . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918065024/http://violamania.gsp.ro/stiri/12185/gurita-velcea-rotariu-si-bratu-in-stafful-timisoarei--contra-all-inclusive.htm. 18 September 2010 . live.
  20. News: Ilie resigned from Steaua . Gsp.ro . 21 September 2010 . 21 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100923131738/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ilie-a-demisionat-in-direct-207781.html. 23 September 2010 . live.
  21. http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/contract-inedit-cu-steaua-vezi-ce-conditii-a-pus-marius-lacatus-7427419 Marius Lăcătuș
  22. News: Pandurii sacked Badea . Gsp.ro . 2 October 2010 . 2 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005224840/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/badea-a-fost-demis-de-pe-banca-pandurilor-vine-la-dinamo-209458.html. 5 October 2010 . live.
  23. News: Pandurii hired Grigoraș . Gsp.ro . 2 October 2010 . 2 October 2010 .
  24. News: Lopez Caro și-a reziliat contractul cu FC Vaslui! Citește comunicatul avocaților spaniolului! . Gsp.ro . 9 October 2010 . 9 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012182228/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/lopez-caro-si-a-reziliat-contractul-cu-fc-vaslui-citeste-comunicatul-avocatilor-spaniolului-210444.html. 12 October 2010 . live.
  25. News: Hizo a condus primul antrenament la Vaslui: "Avem șanse la titlu!" . Gsp.ro . 9 October 2010 . 9 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012024040/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/hizo-a-condus-primul-antrenament-la-vaslui-avem-sanse-la-titlu-210362.html. 12 October 2010 . live.
  26. News: Reghecampf sacked from Gloria. Gsp.ro . 23 October 2010 . 23 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026070019/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/reghecampf-a-fost-demis-astazi-de-la-gloria-bistrita-212500.html. 26 October 2010 . live.
  27. News: Manea takes the charge of Gloria. Ziare.com . 22 October 2010 . 22 October 2010 .
  28. News: Viorel Moldovan exits Sportul . Replicaonline.ro . Replica Online . 31 October 2010 . 31 October 2010 .
  29. News: Tene confirmed new Sportul Studentesc's manager. ProSport . 1 November 2010 . 1 November 2010 .
  30. News: Universitatea Cluj' Marian Pană resigns. Asport.ro . ASport . 8 November 2010 . 8 November 2010 .
  31. News: Badea signed with Universitatea Cluj. MediaFax . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010 .
  32. News: Cârțu sacked from champions CFR Cluj. EVZ.ro . EVZ . 24 November 2010 . 24 November 2010 .
  33. News: CFR Cluj's owner Pazkany announced that Minteuan is the new manager of Cluj. Ziare.com . 24 November 2010 . 24 November 2010 .
  34. News: Undefeated Cosmin Contra surprising sacked from Poli Timișoara . Libertatea.ro . Libertatea . 4 December 2010 . 4 December 2010 . 6 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101206133544/http://www.libertatea.ro/stire/cosmin-contra-dat-afara-de-la-timisoara-313559.html . dead .
  35. News: Uhrin returns to Poli to win the title . Libertatea.Net . Libertatea . 13 December 2010 . 13 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101215233044/http://www.realitatea.net/dusan-uhrin-jr-a-revenit-la-poli-timisoara_782413.html . 15 December 2010 . dead .
  36. News: Conceicao, officially presented at FC Brașov . prosport.ro . ProSport . 18 December 2010 . 5 June 2011 .
  37. News: Unirea Urziceni has a new coach . ziare.com . 17 February 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  38. News: Surprise! Victor Pițurcă sacked from Craiova by chairman Mititelu. ProSport.ro . ProSport . 13 January 2011 . 13 January 2011 .
  39. News: Nicolò Napoli returns to Craiova . Jurnalul.ro . Jurnalul National . 15 January 2011 . 15 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110116200328/http://www.jurnalul.ro/sport/fotbal-intern/nicolo-napoli-este-noul-antrenor-al-craiovei-vezi-tot-staful-564985.html . 16 January 2011 . dead .
  40. News: Trilogie fără happy-end! Cifrele celui mai slab mandat al lui Lăcătuș la Steaua . prosport.ro . ProSport . 8 March 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  41. News: The 14th coach in Becali era: Cîrțu! . prosport.ro . ProSport . 9 March 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  42. News: Gigi Mulțescu, close to a comeback at Sportul Studențesc . prosport.ro . ProSport . 15 March 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  43. News: Reghe știe cu ce material lucrează la Craiova: "Avem valori, n-avem echipă" . prosport.ro . ProSport . 5 April 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  44. News: Ilie Stan, the manager who promoted Victoria Brănești, resigned from the club . prosport.ro . ProSport . 20 April 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  45. News: Ilie Stan a demisionat din functia de antrenor al Victoriei Branesti . victoriafc.ro . Victoria Brănești . Pana la sfarsitul campionatului, antrenor principal al echipei a fost numit Ciprian Urican. . 6 June 2011.
  46. News: Officially Șumudica has been sacked from Rapid! . sport365.ro . Sport365 . 27 April 2011 . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110502050339/http://www.sport365.ro/OFICIAL___Sumudica_a_fost_demis_de_la_Rapid_-n137069.html . 2 May 2011 . dead .
  47. News: Marian Rada l-a înlocuit pe Marius Șumudică pe banca tehnică . FCRapid.ro . Rapid București . 28 April 2011 . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725074957/http://www.fcrapid.ro/stire.php?id=13675 . 25 July 2011 . dead .
  48. News: Reghecampf, sacked by Mititelu at less than a month from appointment . jurnalul.ro . Jurnalul Național . 1 May 2011 . 6 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114254/http://jurnalul.ro/sport/fotbal-intern/reghecampf-demis-de-mititelu-la-nici-o-luna-de-la-numire-576610.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  49. News: Circus maximus! Vezi aici filmul îndepărtării incredibile a lui "Reghe" de la Craiova . prosport.ro . ProSport . L-a chemat pe Țicleanu la ora 2:00. După ce a ajuns la Mititelu, actualul președinte a aflat că trebuie să conducă până la finalul campionatului de pe bancă Universitatea. . 2 May 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  50. News: Sorin Cârțu resigned from Steaua . ziare.com . 4 May 2011 . 6 June 2011.
  51. News: Haos în Bănie! Țicleanu și-a dat demisia înainte de meciul cu Dinamo! Culisele rupturii dintre tehnician și patron . prosport.ro . ProSport . 7 May 2011 . 6 June 2011.
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  55. Web site: Oțelul Galați 2010–2011 . Soccerway. 15 May 2021.

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