| Competition: | SuperLiga |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 14 July 2023 – 27 May 2024 |
| Relegated: | FC U Craiova Voluntari |
| Promoted: | Unirea Slobozia Gloria Buzău |
| Winners: | FCSB 27th title |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | FCSB |
| Continentalcup2: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova |
| League Topscorer: | Florinel Coman Philip Otele (18 goals) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Ștefan Târnovanu (15 clean sheets) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sepsi OSK 6–0 Politehnica Iași (19 January 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Petrolul Ploiești 0–4 Voluntari (6 April 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | FC U Craiova 3–5 Rapid București (25 August 2023) |
| Matches: | 317 |
| Total Goals: | 823 |
| Longest Wins: | 5 matches FCSB CFR Cluj Rapid București |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Sepsi OSK |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches Hermannstadt |
| Longest Winless: | 20 matches Botoșani |
| Highest Attendance: | 54,673 (11 May 2024) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 210 (22 January 2024) |
| Attendance: | 2,232,723 |
| Average Attendance: | 7,066 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 26 May 2024 |
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;[1] it was also the club's first title since changing its name from FC Steaua București in early 2017.
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.
The first club to be promoted was Politehnica Iași,[2] 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,[3] 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,[4] after winning the 2022–23 promotion/relegation play-off against Argeș Pitești. Dinamo București returned to the Liga I after one year of absence.
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
| FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | FC U Craiova | Universitatea Cluj | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Națională | Ion Oblemenco | Ion Oblemenco | Cluj Arena | |
| Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,983 | Capacity: 30,983 | Capacity: 30,201 | |
| CFR Cluj | Petrolul Ploiești | Rapid București | Oțelul Galați | |
| Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Ilie Oană | Rapid–Giulești | Oțelul | |
| Capacity: 22,198 | Capacity: 15,073 | Capacity: 14,047 | Capacity: 13,500 | |
| Hermannstadt | UTA Arad | |||
| Municipal (Sibiu) | Francisc von Neuman | |||
| Capacity: 12,363 | Capacity: 11,500 | |||
| Politehnica Iași | Sepsi OSK | |||
| Emil Alexandrescu | Sepsi Arena | |||
| Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 8,400 | |||
| Dinamo București | Botoșani | Voluntari | Farul Constanța | |
| Arcul de Triumf | Municipal (Botoșani) | Anghel Iordănescu | Viitorul | |
| Capacity: 8,207 | Capacity: 7,782 | Capacity: 4,600 | Capacity: 4,554 | |
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 | Main Shirt sponsor | Other Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botoșani |  | Andrei Miron | Adidas | Unibet | Elsaco | |
| CFR Cluj | Dan Petrescu | Mário Camora | Nike | RMB Inter Auto | ||
| Dinamo București | Răzvan Patriche | Macron | win2.ro | Renovatio | ||
| Farul Constanța | (owner and manager) | Ionuț Larie | Nike | Superbet | ||
| FCSB | Elias Charalambous | Darius Olaru | Nike | Betano | ||
| FC U Craiova | Eugen Trică |  William Baeten | Adidas | Craiova Cetatea Banilor | ||
| Hermannstadt | | Ionuț Stoica | Nike | Unibet | Primăria Municipiului Sibiu | |
| Oțelul Galați | |  Juri Cisotti | Adidas | Liberty | Galați Municipality | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | László Balint | Valentin Țicu | Macron | La Cocoș | ||
| Politehnica Iași |  Tony | Silviu Lung Jr. | Nike | Mozzart Bet | Municipiul Iași | |
| Rapid București | (caretaker) | Cristian Săpunaru | Kappa | Superbet | IMAMED | |
| Sepsi OSK | Bernd Storck | Roland Niczuly | Adidas | Diószegi | Gyermelyi | |
| Universitatea Cluj | Ioan Sabău | Alexandru Chipciu | Adidas | Superbet | AROBS | |
| Universitatea Craiova | Constantin Gâlcă | Nicușor Bancu | Puma | Betano | ||
| UTA Arad | | Florin Iacob | Saller | Efbet | Maxximus | |
| Voluntari | |  Igor Armaș | Nike | Metropola TV | Maxbet |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsi OSK | | End of contract | 30 June 2023[8] | Pre-season | | 1 July 2023[9] |
| Voluntari | | 30 June 2023[10] | | 8 June 2023[11] | ||
| FC U Craiova | | 30 June 2023 | | 17 July 2023 | ||
| Universitatea Cluj | | 30 June 2023[12] | | 1 July 2023[13] | ||
| Botoșani | | Mutual agreement | 30 June 2023[14] | | 18 May 2023[15] | |
| CFR Cluj | | 30 June 2023[16] | Andrea Mandorlini | 1 July 2023[17] | ||
| Rapid București | | Signed by Neftçi | 7 July 2023 | | 9 July 2023 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | | Sacked | 25 July 2023 | 5th | | 25 July 2023 |
| Botoșani | | 17 August 2023 | 16th | | 17 August 2023 | |
| FC U Craiova | | 19 August 2023 | 11th | | 19 August 2023 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | | 24 August 2023 | 12th | | 24 August 2023 | |
| Botoșani | | 1 September 2023 | 16th | | 1 September 2023 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | | Mutual agreement | 21 September 2023 | 3rd | | 21 September 2023 |
| FC U Craiova | | 16 October 2023 | 10th | | 16 October 2023 | |
| Botoșani | | 3 November 2023 | 16th | | 3 November 2023 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | | 7 November 2023 | 5th | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Dinamo București | | 28 November 2023 | 15th | 1 December 2023 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | | 29 November 2023 | 10th | 29 November 2023 | ||
| Botoșani | | 28 December 2023 | 16th | | 28 December 2023 | |
| CFR Cluj | | Sacked | 23 January 2024 | 2nd | | 24 January 2024 |
| Voluntari | | 31 January 2024 | 14th | | 31 January 2024 | |
| FC U Craiova | | 29 February 2024 | 14th | | 4 March 2024 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | | 9 March 2024 | 10th | caretaker | 9 March 2024 | |
| Voluntari | | 12 March 2024 | 15th | | 13 March 2024 | |
| Politehnica Iasi | | 30 March 2024 | 13th | 31 March 2024 | ||
| CFR Cluj | | Resigned | 3 April 2024 | 3th | caretaker | 4 April 2024 |
| FC U Craiova | | Mutual Agreement | 5 April 2024 | 14th | | 5 April 2024 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | caretaker | 8 April 2024 | 11th | | 8 April 2024 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | Sacked | 11 April 2024 | 4th | | 17 April 2024 | |
| Rapid București | | 16 April 2024 | 5th | caretaker | 16 April 2024 | |
| CFR Cluj | caretaker | Mutual Agreement | 1 May 2024 | 3th | | 1 May 2024 |
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.
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.[18]
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.
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.[19]
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionuț Larie | Farul Constanța | Voluntari | 4–1 (H) | 22 July 2023 | |
| Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | Oțelul Galați | 3–1 (A) | 26 November 2023 | |
| Darius Olaru | FCSB | UTA Arad | 4–0 (H) | 22 January 2024 | |
| Daniel Bîrligea | CFR Cluj | Rapid București | 4–1 (A) | 6 April 2024 | |
| Daniel Paraschiv | Hermannstadt | UTA Arad | 3–1 (A) | 12 April 2024 | |
 Pavol Šafranko | Sepsi OSK | Farul Constanța | 4–1 (A) | 3 May 2024 | |
| Alexandru Mitriță (2) | Universitatea Craiova | Farul Constanța | 3–3 (A) | 13 May 2024 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Deac | CFR Cluj | 14 |
| 2 | Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | 13 |
| 3 | Nicușor Bancu | Universitatea Craiova | 9 |
| Florinel Coman | FCSB | ||
| Dan Nistor | Universitatea Cluj | ||
See main article: Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards.
| Year | Month | Player | scope=col | Nationality | scope=col | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | July | Florinel Coman | FW | FCSB | ||||
| August | Aurelian Chițu | FW | FC U Craiova | |||||
| September | Darius Olaru | MF | FCSB | |||||
| October | Dan Nistor | MF | Universitatea Cluj | |||||
| November | Horațiu Moldovan | GK | Rapid București | |||||
| December | Darius Olaru | MF | FCSB | |||||
| 2024 | February | Albion Rrahmani | FW | Rapid București | ||||
| March | Alexandru Mitriță | FW | Universitatea Craiova | |||||
| April | Florinel Coman | FW | FCSB | |||||
| May | Dennis Politic | MF | Dinamo București |
| Year | Month | Manager | scope=col | Nationality | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | July | Liviu Ciobotariu | Sepsi OSK | |||
| August | Liviu Ciobotariu | Sepsi OSK | ||||
| September | Dorinel Munteanu | Oțelul Galați | ||||
| October | Ioan Sabău | Universitatea Cluj | ||||
| November | Edward Iordanescu | Romania | ||||
| December | Răzvan Lucescu |  PAOK | ||||
| 2024 | February | Cristiano Bergodi | Rapid București | |||
| March | Ivaylo Petev | Universitatea Craiova | ||||
| April | Elias Charalambous | FCSB | ||||
| May | Răzvan Lucescu | PAOK | ||||
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season |  Elias Charalambous[22] | FCSB | |
| Player of the Season | Florinel Coman | FCSB | |
| Under-21 Player of the Season | Răzvan Sava[23] | CFR Cluj |
| Team of the Season | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Ștefan Târnovanu (FCSB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Defence | Christopher Braun (Rapid București) | Siyabonga Ngezana (FCSB) |  Joyskim Dawa (FCSB) | Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova) | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Midfield | Karlo Muhar (CFR Cluj) | Darius Olaru (FCSB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Attacking Midfield |  Philip Otele (CFR Cluj) | Alexandru Mitriță (Universitatea Craiova) | Florinel Coman (FCSB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attack | Albion Rrahmani (Rapid București) | ||||||||||||||||||||
