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{{Short description|Association football league in Romania}}{{about|the top division in men's Romanian football|top division in Romanian women's football|Liga I (women's football)|other uses|Liga 1 (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox football league
| name            = SuperLiga
| image           =Superliga.png 
| pixels          = 165px
| caption         = 
| organiser       = [[Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal]]<br />(Liga I)
| country         = [[Romania]]
| confed          = [[UEFA]]
| founded         = {{Start date and age|1909}}
| teams           = [[#Clubs|16]] (since [[2020–21 Liga I|2020–21]])
| relegation      = [[Liga II]]
| levels          = [[Romanian football league system|1]]
| domest_cup      = [[Cupa României]]<br />[[Supercupa României]]
| league_cup      = 
| confed_cup      = [[UEFA Champions League]]<br />[[UEFA Europa League]]<br />[[UEFA Conference League]]
| champions       = [[FCSB]] (28th title){{efn|name=Steaua|Subject to legal challenge: see [[Steaua București football records dispute]]}}
| season          = [[2024–25 Liga I|2024–25]]
| most_successful_club = [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]] (20 titles)/[[FCSB]] (28 titles){{efn|name=Steaua}}
| most_appearances = [[Ionel Dănciulescu]] (515)
| top_goalscorer  = [[Dudu Georgescu]] (252 goals) 
| tv              = [[Digi Sport (Romania)|Digi Sport]]<br />[[Prima Sport]]
| website         = {{URL|lpf.ro}}
| current         = [[2025–26 Liga I]]
}}

'''Liga I''' ({{IPA|ro|ˈliɡa ɨnˈtɨj}}; ''First League''), also spelled as '''Liga 1''' and officially known as '''SuperLiga''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=LPF – parteneriat cu Casa Pariurilor |trans-title=LPF – partnership with Casa Pariurilor |url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/lpf---parteneriat-cu-casa-pariurilor/1128 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713104603/https://lpf.ro/noutati/lpf---parteneriat-cu-casa-pariurilor/1128 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |access-date=11 July 2019 |publisher=[[Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal|LPF]] |language=ro}}</ref> is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Romania]] and the highest level of the [[Romanian football league system]]. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of [[promotion and relegation]] from and to [[Liga II]]. The teams play 30 matches each in the regular season, before entering the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs according to their position in the regular table.

Liga I was established in 1909 and commenced play for the [[1909–10 Divizia A|1909–10 campaign]], being currently 25th in [[UEFA]]'s [[UEFA coefficient#League coefficient|league coefficient]] ranking list. It is administered by the [[Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal]], also known by the acronym LPF. Before the [[2006–07 Liga I|2006–07 season]], the competition was known as ''Divizia A'', but the name had to be changed following the finding that someone else had registered that trademark.<ref name="divizia">{{cite news|url=http://old.cotidianul.ro/divizia_a_a_fost_mitraliata-11228.html|title=Divizia A a fost mitraliata|date=15 May 2006|newspaper=Cotidianul|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309181039/http://old.cotidianul.ro/divizia_a_a_fost_mitraliata-11228.html|archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>

The best performer to date is [[FCSB|Steaua București]] with 20 or 28 titles{{efn|name=Steaua}} followed by [[Eternal derby (Romania)|longtime cross-town]] rival [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] with 18 trophies. Furthermore, of the remaining 21 clubs which came victorious in the competition, eight have won it on at least three occasions—[[CFR Cluj]] (eight trophies), [[FC Venus București|Venus București]] (seven), [[Chinezul Timișoara]] and [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] (six each), [[FC Ripensia Timișoara|Ripensia Timișoara]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] and [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] (four each), and [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] (three).

==Competition format==
Starting with 2020, the Liga I has been expanded to a 16-team format. After each team plays the others twice for 30 fixtures, they are [[Group tournament ranking system|ranked]] by total points and then divided according to their position to enter either the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs. At this stage, the points are halved and criteria such as [[goal difference]], goals scored etc. are erased completely.

The six clubs which enter the championship play-offs play ten games, while the remaining ten in the relegation play-outs will only play each other once, resulting in nine fixtures. The championship play-offs winners are also crowned winners of the season's Liga I. The 9th and 10th positions in the play-out are relegated directly to the [[Liga II]], while the 7th- and 8th-placed teams will play a two-legged tie against the 3rd and 4th teams from the second league's table. From 2023/24, only 8th placed team will play a two-legged tie against 3rd placed team from second league's table.

Also, the 1st and 2nd teams from the play-out phase will play a one-legged game between each other and the winner will face the last team that completed the play-off phase in a European spot. The winner of that one-legged match will play next season in the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Start în noul sezon din Liga 1 |url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/start-in-noul-sezon-din-liga-1-16-echipe-in-loc-de-14-regulament-nou-si-protocol-pentru-covid-19-tot-ce-trebuie-sa-stii-893152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208032116/https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/start-in-noul-sezon-din-liga-1-16-echipe-in-loc-de-14-regulament-nou-si-protocol-pentru-covid-19-tot-ce-trebuie-sa-stii-893152 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |access-date=20 August 2020 |publisher=Digi Sport}}</ref>

==History==

===Early championships (1909–1921)===
[[File:Olympia FC Bucuresti in 1909.jpg|right|thumb|alt=group of 11 men in three rows, sitting, kneeling and standing, dressed in black and white football kit, flanked by 2 men in suits|280px|[[Olympia București]], the [[1909–10 Divizia A|1909]] champions.]]
The first official national football tournament was organized in [[1909–10 Divizia A|1909]] by the recently founded [[Romanian Football Federation]], then called the ''Association of Athletic Societies in Romania'' ({{langx|ro|Asociațiunea Societăților Atletice din România}}). The final matches of the first [[1909–10 Divizia A (Cupa ASAR)|Romanian Football Championship]] were held between December 1909 and January 1910 in [[Bucharest]].<ref name="lpf">{{cite web|url=http://www.lpf.ro/istoric.htm|title=Istoric al Campionatului de fotbal al României - campioane ale României la fotbal|work=Liga Profesionistă de Fotball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209191522/http://www.lpf.ro/istoric.htm|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=9 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="rsssf.com">{{cite web |work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |author=Weissmann, Adrian |title=Romanian Football History |url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/wcfaqrom.html |date=21 September 1993 |access-date=24 March 2014 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415094744/https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/wcfaqrom.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The three pioneer clubs were [[Olympia București|Olympia]] and [[Colentina A.C. București|Colentina]] from Bucharest and [[Prahova Ploiești|United]] from [[Ploiești]]. Each team played a fixture against the other two clubs, totalizing a number of three matches disputed, with [[Olympia București]] being crowned as champions of the first Romanian Football Championship.<ref name="lpf"/><ref name="footrom">{{cite web|url=http://fotbalromania.com/Istoria-fotbalului-romanesc-1/1|title=Istoria fotbalului romanesc 1|publisher=fotbalromania.com|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816161525/http://fotbalromania.com/Istoria-fotbalului-romanesc-1/1|archive-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> In the following years, the tournament was structured into regional groups with the winners of each group participating in a playoff with the eventual winners being declared champions. From 1909 until 1921, the championship was organized as a cup with the winner being crowned as Champions of Romania,<ref name="lpf"/><ref name="footrom"/> except for between 1916 and 1919, when the competition was suspended due to [[World War I]].<ref name="istoric">{{cite web|url=https://www.frf.ro/istoric|title=Istoric|work=Federaţia Română de Fotbal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625105215/https://www.frf.ro/istoric|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=25 June 2014}}</ref> The champions of this period were [[Olympia București|Olympia]] and [[Colentina A.C. București|Colentina]], each with two titles, and [[Prahova Ploiești|United]], [[Prahova Ploiești|Prahova]], [[AS Venus București|Venus]], [[Unirea Tricolor București]] and [[Româno-Americană București|Româno-Americana]], with one title each.<ref name="lpf"/><ref name="footrom"/>

===Divizia A (1921–2006)===
The [[1921–22 Divizia A|1921–22 season]] marked the first time when a league consisting of seven teams was formed. The championship, which had been confined to several regional leagues, became a national competition in 1921 with the foundation of Divizia A and [[Liga II|Divizia B]]. The inaugural Divizia A season was won by [[Chinezul Timișoara]].<ref name="beyond">{{cite web|url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2017/10/03/the-lost-champions-of-romania/|title=The Lost Champions of Romania|website=Beyondthelastman.com|date=3 October 2017|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510082350/https://beyondthelastman.com/2017/10/03/the-lost-champions-of-romania/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the [[1931–32 Divizia A|1931–32 season]], the competition was dominated by Chinezul and [[AS Venus București|Venus București]], with Chinezul winning six championships and Venus two championships during the eleven seasons.<ref name="lpf"/><ref name="beyond"/> The [[1932–33 Divizia A|1932–33 season]] saw the rise of another successful team, [[FC Ripensia Timișoara|Ripensia Timișoara]], which alongside rivals Venus, won eight of the following nine championships, before the competition was suspended in 1940 due to [[World War II]].<ref name="lpf"/><ref name="beyond"/>
[[File:UTA Arad 1946-47.jpg|thumb|right|270px|[[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] during 1946–1947.]]
The post-war years were dominated by [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]], [[FCSB|CCA București]] and [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]]. The 1960s saw the gradual emergence of [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], with the help from strikers [[Gheorghe Ene]] and [[Florea Dumitrache]]—both of whom became some of Divizia A's top all-time scorers. The 1970s saw the rise of [[Dudu Georgescu]], from Dinamo București, who was Divizia A's leading scorer for four seasons between 1974 and 1978. He scored an impressive 156 goals and won the [[European Golden Shoe]] award for the top scorer in Europe twice, in 1975 and 1977.<ref name="golden">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gboot.html|title=Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=21 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721204533/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gboot.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="goalsc">{{cite web|url=http://www.lpf.ro/istoric2.htm|title=Romanian Top Scorers|publisher=Romanian Professional Football League|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=8 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908022647/http://www.lpf.ro/istoric2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Dinamo București also had two more European Golden Shoe winners in the 1986–87 season in the name of [[Rodion Cămătaru]] and in the 1988–89 season in the name of [[Dorin Mateuţ]], with the latter being the last Romanian winner of the trophy.<ref name="golden"/> From the [[1959–60 Divizia A|1959–60 season]] all the way to the [[1999–2000 Divizia A|1999–2000 season]] all the league championships were won by only seven teams: Steaua (16 titles), Dinamo (14 titles), [[FCU Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] (4 titles), [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], [[FC Argeș Pitești|FC Argeș]] and [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] (2 titles each), and [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] (one title).<ref name="lpf"/>

Dinamo București was the first Romanian team to qualify into the European Champions Cup in the [[1956–57 European Cup|1956–57 season]] of the competition and Universitatea Craiova was the last team from Romania to qualify in the [[1991–92 European Cup|1991–92 season]], before the competition changed its name to the UEFA Champions League. Romanian teams qualified to 35 of the 37 seasons of the European Champions Cup, with Dinamo București having thirteen appearances, Steaua București having ten appearances, Universitatea Craiova having four appearances, Petrolul having three appearances, UTA Arad and FC Argeş having two appearances and Rapid București having one appearance. The most important results for a Romanian team in this competition were achieved by Steaua București which won the trophy in the [[1985–86 European Cup|1985–86 season]], and reached the semi-finals in the [[1987–88 European Cup|1987–88 season]] and another final in the [[1988–89 European Cup|1988–89 season]].<ref name="rsssf.com"/> Other important achievements include Universitatea Craiova which reached the quarter-finals in the [[1981–82 European Cup|1981–82 season]] and Dinamo București which reached the semi-finals in the [[1983–84 European Cup|1983–84 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198182.html|title=European Competitions 1981–82|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717155836/https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198182.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198384.html|title=European Competitions 1983–84|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715112904/https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198384.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, after the change of the format in [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]] to the current Champions League format, Romanian champions have achieved limited successes, with Steaua only reaching the group stage three times before the 21st century.

The beginning of the 2000s were dominated by teams from the capital, with Steaua, Dinamo and Rapid winning all the league titles between 2000 and 2007.<ref name="lpf"/>

=== Liga I (2006–present) ===

At the beginning of the [[2006–07 Liga I|2006–07 season]] the competition was forced to change its name from Divizia A to '''Liga I''' due to a trademark dispute over the name.<ref name="divizia"/> The change was made on 15 May 2006, and the [[Romanian Football Federation]] decided to also rename the lower leagues; thus Divizia B became [[Liga II]], Divizia C became [[Liga III]], and so on.<ref name="divizia"/> The [[2006–07 Liga I|2006–07]] season marked the 16th straight time a team from Bucharest won the championship, with Dinamo winning the title. Both [[2007–08 Liga I|2007–08]] and [[2008–09 Liga I|2008–09]] saw new title winners as [[CFR Cluj]] and [[FC Unirea Urziceni|Unirea Urziceni]] were crowned champions for the first time.<ref name="lpf"/> CFR Cluj won their second championship in [[2009–10 Liga I|2009–10]], while the [[2010–11 Liga I|2010–11]] saw another new winner, [[ASC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]]. Oțelul is the first and only club from the region of [[Western Moldavia|Moldavia]] to win a national title so far.
[[File:Chelsea (2) v (1) CFR Cluj.jpg|right|thumb|alt=group of several men in several rows, standing, dressed in black and white football kit, flanked by man with camera|260px|[[CFR Cluj]] (pictured at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] in a [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]) won eight championships under the new name of Liga I.]]
CFR Cluj, the 2007–08 winner became the first Romanian team to qualify directly into the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09 group stage]] of the [[UEFA Champions League]], and the first team other than Steaua to qualify to this stage since the beginning of the new Champions League format in [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clujeanul.gandul.info/cluj/cfr-in-grupa-cu-chelsea-as-roma-si-girondins-bordeaux-3036488|title=CFR, în grupă cu Chelsea, AS Roma şi Girondins Bordeaux|date=28 August 2008|publisher=Clujeanul|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305011512/http://clujeanul.gandul.info/cluj/cfr-in-grupa-cu-chelsea-as-roma-si-girondins-bordeaux-3036488|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2009–10 Liga I|2009–10]] champions as well as [[2010–11 Liga I|2010–11]] ones were guaranteed a direct qualification spot into the group stage as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/international/liga-campionilor/pastrati-romania-in-liga-joi-incep-cele-mai-grele-cupe-europene-din-istoria-recenta-198357.html|title=Păstraţi România în Ligă!|date=14 July 2008|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124904/http://www.gsp.ro/international/liga-campionilor/pastrati-romania-in-liga-joi-incep-cele-mai-grele-cupe-europene-din-istoria-recenta-198357.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The best results in the group stage was obtained by CFR Cluj in [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League]] with ten points and third place in a group with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[S.C. Braga|Braga]], and [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]].

The 2010s also brought new league winners in Liga I, with [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]] and [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]] clinching the titles in [[2015–16 Liga I|2015–16]] and [[2016–17 Liga I|2016–17]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20152016/championship-round/r31681/|title=2015-16 Liga I Championship Round|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703060855/http://int.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20152016/championship-round/r31681/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2017 onwards, CFR Cluj won five consecutive Liga I titles, amassing a total number of eight national titles as of 2022. CFR Cluj obtained the best result of a Romanian team in the group stage in the [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Group E|2019–2020]] season of Europa League - 12 points. Also, CFR Cluj became the first Romanian team to qualify to UEFA Conference League group stage, when they obtained 4 points in the inaugural season (i.e. [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Group D|2021–2022]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/international/conference-league/cfr-cluj-record-cupe-europene-673903.html|title=Obișnuită cu "aerul tare" » 8 grupe europene pentru CFR Cluj în 14 ani!|date=14 July 2008|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=ro|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908060753/https://www.gsp.ro/international/conference-league/cfr-cluj-record-cupe-europene-673903.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2022, Liga I officially changed its name into "SuperLiga" for sponsorship reasons, due to Romanian sporting bets agency Superbet sponsoring the competition.

==Clubs==
=== Wins by club ===
{{Main|List of Romanian football champions}}
'''Bold''' indicates clubs currently playing in [[2025–26 Liga I]]. Teams in ''italics'' no longer exist.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|[[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]]/'''[[FCSB]]'''{{efn|name=Steaua}}
| {{center|28}}
| [[1951 Divizia A|1951]], [[1952 Divizia A|1952]], [[1953 Divizia A|1953]], [[1956 Divizia A|1956]], [[1959–60 Divizia A|1959–60]], [[1960–61 Divizia A|1960–61]], [[1967–68 Divizia A|1967–68]], [[1975–76 Divizia A|1975–76]], [[1977–78 Divizia A|1977–78]], [[1984–85 Divizia A|1984–85]], [[1985–86 Divizia A|1985–86]], [[1986–87 Divizia A|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Divizia A|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89]], [[1992–93 Divizia A|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Divizia A|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Divizia A|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Divizia A|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Divizia A|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Divizia A|1997–98]], [[2000–01 Divizia A|2000–01]], [[2004–05 Divizia A|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Divizia A|2005–06]], [[2012–13 Liga I|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Liga I|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Liga I|2014–15]], [[2023–24 Liga I|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Liga I|2024–25]]
|-
|'''[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]''' [[File:Competitiester.svg|20px]]
| {{center|18}}
| [[1955 Divizia A|1955]], [[1961–62 Divizia A|1961–62]], [[1962–63 Divizia A|1962–63]], [[1963–64 Divizia A|1963–64]], [[1964–65 Divizia A|1964–65]], [[1970–71 Divizia A|1970–71]], [[1972–73 Divizia A|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Divizia A|1974–75]], [[1976–77 Divizia A|1976–77]], [[1981–82 Divizia A|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Divizia A|1982–83]], [[1983–84 Divizia A|1983–84]], [[1989–90 Divizia A|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Divizia A|1991–92]], [[1999–2000 Divizia A|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 Divizia A|2001–02]], [[2003–04 Divizia A|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Liga I|2006–07]]
|-
|'''[[CFR Cluj]]'''
| {{center|8}}
| [[2007–08 Liga I|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Liga I|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Liga I|2011–12]], [[2017–18 Liga I|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Liga I|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Liga I|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Liga I|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Liga I|2021–22]]
|-
|[[FC Venus București|Venus București]]
| {{center|7}}
| [[1919–20 Divizia A (Cupa Harwester)|1919–20]], [[1928–29 Divizia A|1928–29]], [[1931–32 Divizia A|1931–32]], [[1933–34 Divizia A|1933–34]], [[1936–37 Divizia A|1936–37]], [[1938–39 Divizia A|1938–39]], [[1939–40 Divizia A|1939–40]]
|-
|'''[[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]'''
| {{center|6}}
| [[1946–47 Divizia A|1946–47]], [[1947–48 Divizia A|1947–48]], [[1950 Divizia A|1950]], [[1954 Divizia A|1954]], [[1968–69 Divizia A|1968–69]], [[1969–70 Divizia A|1969–70]]
|-
|''[[Chinezul Timișoara]]''
| {{center|6}}
| [[1921–22 Divizia A|1921–22]], [[1922–23 Divizia A|1922–23]], [[1923–24 Divizia A|1923–24]], [[1924–25 Divizia A|1924–25]], [[1925–26 Divizia A|1925–26]], [[1926–27 Divizia A|1926–27]]
|-
|{{nowrap|'''[[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]'''}}
| {{center|4}}
| [[1973–74 Divizia A|1973–74]], [[1979–80 Divizia A|1979–80]], [[1980–81 Divizia A|1980–81]], [[1990–91 Divizia A|1990–91]]
|-
|'''[[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]]'''
| {{center|4}}
| [[1929–30 Divizia A|1929–30]], [[1957–58 Divizia A|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Divizia A|1958–59]], [[1965–66 Divizia A|1965–66]]
|-
|[[FC Ripensia Timișoara|Ripensia Timișoara]]
| {{center|4}}
| [[1932–33 Divizia A|1932–33]], [[1934–35 Divizia A|1934–35]], [[1935–36 Divizia A|1935–36]], [[1937–38 Divizia A|1937–38]]
|-
|'''[[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]'''
| {{center|3}}
| [[1966–67 Divizia A|1966–67]], [[1998–99 Divizia A|1998–99]], [[2002–03 Divizia A|2002–03]]
|-
|'''[[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]]'''
| {{center|2}}
| [[1971–72 Divizia A|1971–72]], [[1978–79 Divizia A|1978–79]]
|-
|''[[Unirea Tricolor București]]''
| {{center|2}}
| [[1920–21 Divizia A (Cupa Jean Luca P. Niculescu)|1920–21]], [[1940–41 Divizia A|1940–41]]
|-
|[[Prahova Ploiești]]
| {{center|2}}
| [[1911–12 Divizia A (Cupa Herzog)|1911–12]], [[1915–16 Divizia A (Cupa Jean Luca P. Niculescu)|1915–16]]
|-
|''[[Colentina A.C. București|Colentina București]]''
| {{center|2}}
| [[1912–13 Divizia A (Cupa Herzog)|1912–13]], [[1913–14 Divizia A (Cupa Herzog)|1913–14]]
|-
|''[[Olympia București]]''
| {{center|2}}
| [[1909–10 Divizia A (Cupa ASAR)|1909–10]], [[1910–11 Divizia A (Cupa Herzog)|1910–11]]
|-
|'''[[FCV Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]]'''
| {{center|2}}
| [[2016–17 Liga I|2016–17]], [[2022–23 Liga I|2022–23]]
|-
|''[[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]''
| {{center|1}}
| [[2015–16 Liga I|2015–16]]
|-
|'''[[ASC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]]'''
| {{center|1}}
| [[2010–11 Liga I|2010–11]]
|-
|''[[FC Unirea Urziceni|Unirea Urziceni]]''
| {{center|1}}
| [[2008–09 Liga I|2008–09]]
|-
|[[Club Atletic Oradea]]
| {{center|1}}
| [[1948–49 Divizia A|1948–49]]
|-
|[[CSM Școlar Reșița|CSM Reșița]]
| {{center|1}}
| [[1930–31 Divizia A|1930–31]]
|-
|[[CS Colțea Brașov|Colțea Brașov]]
| {{center|1}}
| [[1927–28 Divizia A|1927–28]]
|-
|{{nowrap|''[[Româno-Americană București]]''}}
| {{center|1}}
| [[1914–15 Divizia A (Cupa Jean Luca P. Niculescu)|1914–15]]
|}

===2024–25 season===
{{Main|2023–24 Liga I}}
The following 16 clubs are competing in the Liga I during the [[2024–25 Liga I|2024–25]] season.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Club
!Position<br />in [[2023–24 Liga I|2023–24]]
!First season in<br />Liga I
!Number of seasons<br />Liga I
!First season of<br />current spell in<br />Liga I
!Top division<br />titles
!Last Liga I title
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Botoșani|Botoșani]]|| <span style="display:none">013</span>13th || 2013–14 || 12 || 2013–14 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left"|[[CFR Cluj]]|| <span style="display:none">002</span>2nd || 1947–48 || 30 || 2004–05 || 8 || 2021–22
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] || <span style="display:none">014</span>14th|| 1948–49 || 75 || 2023–24 || 18 || 2006–07
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Gloria Buzău|Gloria Buzǎu]] || <span style="display:none">016</span>4th in [[Liga II]] || 1978–79 || 8 || 2024–25 || — || —
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Hermannstadt|Hermannstadt]]|| <span style="display:none">009</span>9th || 2018–19 || 6 || 2022–23 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left"|[[ASC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] || <span style="display:none">008</span>8th|| 1986–87 || 29 || 2023–24 || 1 || 2010–11
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Politehnica Iași (2010)|Politehnica Iași]] || <span style="display:none">012</span>12nd|| 2012–13 || 9 || 2023–24 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left"|[[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]] || <span style="display:none">005</span>5th || 2017–18 || 8 || 2017–18 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left"|[[FCSB]] || <span style="display:none">001</span>1st || 1947-48{{efn|name=Steaua}} || 77 || 1947-48 || 27 || 2023-24
|-
| align="left"|[[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]|| <span style="display:none">003</span>3rd || 1964–65 || 40 || 2014–15 || 3 || 1980–81
|-
| align="left"|[[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] || <span style="display:none">007</span>7th || 1946–47 || 43 || 2020–21 || 6 || 1969–70
|-
| align="left"|[[FCV Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]] || <span style="display:none">004</span>4th || 2012–13 || 13 || 2012–13 || 2 || 2022–23
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] || <span style="display:none">011</span>11th || 1933–34 || 61 || 2022–23 || 4 || 1965–66
|-
| align="left"|[[AFC Unirea Slobozia|Unirea Slobozia]] || <span style="display:none">015</span>1st in [[Liga II]] || 2024–25 || 1 || 2024–25 || — || —
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]] || <span style="display:none">010</span>10th || 1932–33 || 59 || 2022–23 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left"|[[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] || <span style="display:none">006</span>6th || 1932–33 || 70 || 2021–22|| 3 || 2002–03
|}

==Sponsorship==
On 19 December 1998, [[SABMiller]] bought the [[naming rights]] for four and a half seasons, becoming the first sponsor in the history of the competition. SABMiller changed the name of the competition to "Divizia A Ursus", to promote their [[Ursus Breweries|Ursus]] beer.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=18174&data=1998-12-20 |title= Un milion de dolari pentru fotbalul romanesc |work= [[Ziua]] |language= ro |date= 20 December 1998 |access-date= 10 March 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511114302/http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=18174&data=1998-12-20 |archive-date= 11 May 2008 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

Starting with the 2004–05 season, [[European Drinks & Foods]], a Romanian $1.3&nbsp;billion [[US Dollar|USD]] revenue company, took over as main sponsor and changed the league's name to "Divizia A Bürger", to promote their Bürger beer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zf.ro/articol_126922/cum_au_ajuns_bergenbier__timisoreana_si_burger_titulari_pe_terenul_de_fotbal_.html |title=Cum au ajuns Bergenbier, Timișoreana și Bürger titulari pe terenul de fotbal |work=[[Ziarul Financiar]] |language=ro |date=4 June 2007 |access-date=10 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511155908/http://www.zf.ro/articol_126922/cum_au_ajuns_bergenbier__timisoreana_si_burger_titulari_pe_terenul_de_fotbal_.html |archive-date=11 May 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

On 11 May 2008, [[Realitatea-Cațavencu|Realitatea Media]] bought the naming rights and changed the name of the competition to "Liga I Realitatea", to promote their [[Realitatea TV]] station.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.realitatea.net/liga-i-de-fotbal-se-va-numi-din-vara-liga-i-realitatea_279152.html |title=Liga I de fotbal se va numi din vară Liga I Realitatea |work=[[Realitatea TV]] |language=ro |date=11 May 2008 |access-date=12 May 2008 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In late 2008, [[European Drinks & Foods]] again bought the rights and the league was renamed as the "Liga I Frutti Fresh", after one of their soft drinks brand.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/lpf-a-schimbat-numele-ligii-i-89035.html |title= LPF a schimbat numele Ligii I |work= [[Gazeta Sporturilor]] |language= ro |date= 25 July 2008 |access-date= 11 January 2013 |archive-date= 25 May 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213945/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/lpf-a-schimbat-numele-ligii-i-89035.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

For the 2009–10 season, the online betting firm [[Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment|Gamebookers]] purchased the league naming rights and renamed the division "Liga 1 Gamebookers.com".<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/liga-1-gamebookers-com-noul-nume-al-intrecerii-interne-5083661 |title= Liga 1 Gamebookers.com, noul nume al întrecerii interne |work= prosport.ro |language= ro |date= 5 November 2009 |access-date= 11 January 2013 |archive-date= 22 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022213643/http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/liga-1-gamebookers-com-noul-nume-al-intrecerii-interne-5083661 |url-status= live }}</ref>

In July 2010, Bergenbier, a StarBev Group company, bought the [[naming rights]] for four seasons and changed the name of the competition to "Liga I Bergenbier", to promote their Bergenbier beer.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/bergenbier-este-noul-sponsor-al-ligii-i-199051.html |title= Bergenbier este noul sponsor al Ligii I |work= [[Gazeta Sporturilor]] |language= ro |date= 19 July 2010 |access-date= 19 July 2010 |archive-date= 21 July 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100721095327/http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/bergenbier-este-noul-sponsor-al-ligii-i-199051.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

From the 2015–16 season, the French telecommunications corporation [[Orange S.A.|Orange]] became the main sponsor of the Romanian first league, after purchasing the league naming rights, for two years, and renamed the league in '''Liga 1 Orange'''.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Orange |title=Orange este noul partener principal al Ligii 1 de fotbal! |url=https://www.orange.ro/newsroom/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1009:orange-este-noul-partener-principal-al-ligii-1-de-fotbal-i-le-aduce-microbitilor-o-nou-ofert-orange-tv-go&catid=236:noiembrie&Itemid=236 |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208182415/https://www.orange.ro/newsroom/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1009:orange-este-noul-partener-principal-al-ligii-1-de-fotbal-i-le-aduce-microbitilor-o-nou-ofert-orange-tv-go&catid=236:noiembrie&Itemid=236 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From the 2017–18 season, the international online gaming operator Betano became the main sponsor of the Romanian first league, after purchasing the league naming rights, for two years, and renamed the league in 'Liga 1 Betano'.

For the 2019–20 season, the national online gaming operator Casa Pariurilor became the main sponsor of the Romanian first league, after purchasing the league naming rights, and renamed the league in 'Casa Liga 1'.

For the 2022–23 season the operator of games in Romania Superbet is the sponsor of the leagues and the name changes to Superliga României.

==Media coverage==
In 2004, [[Telesport]], a small TV network, bought the broadcasting rights for [[USD|$]]28&nbsp;million. The four seasons contract ended in the summer of 2008. Telesport sold some of the broadcasting rights for matches to other Romanian networks, including, [[TVR1]], [[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena 1]], [[Național TV]], and [[Kanal D]].

On 31 March 2008, Antena 1 with [[RCS & RDS]] outbid [[Realitatea-Cațavencu|Realitatea Media]] and [[Kanal D]] in the broadcasting rights auction with a bid of €102&nbsp;million for a three seasons contract.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-media_publicitate-2695614-update-antena-1-85-milioane-euro-plus-tva-castiga-licitatia-pentru-drepturile-televizare-ale-partidelor-din-liga-1-sorin-oancea-nu-cedam-nici-optiune.htm |title= Antena 1 dă 85 milioane de euro plus TVA și câștigă licitația pentru drepturile de televizare ale partidelor din Liga 1 |work= [[Hotnews.ro]] |language= ro |date= 31 March 2008 |access-date= 31 March 2008 |archive-date= 4 May 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080504125615/http://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-media_publicitate-2695614-update-antena-1-85-milioane-euro-plus-tva-castiga-licitatia-pentru-drepturile-televizare-ale-partidelor-din-liga-1-sorin-oancea-nu-cedam-nici-optiune.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 2011, the broadcasting rights were bought by [[RCS & RDS]] for their channels [[Digi Sport 1]], [[Digi Sport 2]] and [[Digi Sport 3]]. This channels aired broadcasting of seven of the nine matches from each stage of the championship. The other two matches were broadcast by [[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena 1]] (an [[Intact Media Group]] channel) and [[Dolce Sport]] (a channel owned by [[Telekom Romania]]).

In March 2014, LPF announced that the rights were sold for a five-year period to a company from the European Union, without specifying the company's name.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.mediafax.ro/sport/lpf-a-cedat-drepturile-tv-pe-cinci-ani-catre-o-companie-din-uniunea-europeana-12195416 |title= LPF a cedat drepturile TV pe cinci ani către o companie din Uniunea Europeană |work= [[Mediafax]] |language= ro |date= 4 March 2014 |access-date= 6 June 2014 |archive-date= 7 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307210948/http://www.mediafax.ro/sport/lpf-a-cedat-drepturile-tv-pe-cinci-ani-catre-o-companie-din-uniunea-europeana-12195416 |url-status= live }}</ref> A month later, [[Look TV]] and Look Plus were revealed as the TV stations that would broadcast the games from Liga I and [[Cupa Ligii]] between 2014 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.obiectiv.info/oficial-unde-se-vede-liga-i-la-tv-in-perioada-2014-2019_37294.html |title= OFICIAL. Unde se vede LIGA I la TV în perioada 2014-2019 |work= obiectiv.info |language= ro |date= 2 April 2014 |access-date= 6 June 2014 |archive-date= 4 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140404171213/http://www.obiectiv.info/oficial-unde-se-vede-liga-i-la-tv-in-perioada-2014-2019_37294.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

==EA Sports==
On 27 August 2019, Liga I signed a contract with [[EA Sports]] for the rights of the league for [[FIFA 20]]. It was the first time that the Liga I had been featured in a sports video game.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA 20 Leagues (New leagues & details)|url=https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-20-leagues/|work=FIFPlay.com|access-date=6 January 2021|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042301/https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-20-leagues/|url-status=live}}</ref> Liga I has been featured in every FIFA installment since then.

== Records ==

{{See also|Football records and statistics in Romania}}

=== Players ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ '''Top Ten Players With Most Appearances'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref name=DIGI>{{cite web | url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fotovideo-danciulescu-a-implinit-37-de-ani-mesajul-fostului-atacant-dinamovist-85642 | title=FOTO&VIDEO Dănciulescu a împlinit 37 de ani! Mesajul fostului atacant dinamovist | publisher=Digisport.ro | language=ro | trans-title=PHOTO & VIDEO Dănciulescu celebrates 37 years! The message of the former Dinamo striker | date=6 December 2013 | access-date=25 October 2019 | archive-date=26 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626091112/https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fotovideo-danciulescu-a-implinit-37-de-ani-mesajul-fostului-atacant-dinamovist-85642 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cotidianul.ro/record-istoric-de-24-de-ani-batut-sambata-seara/| title=Record istoric de 24 de ani bătut sâmbătă seara| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Historical record of 24 years beaten Saturday night| date=7 October 2012| access-date=25 October 2019| archive-date=25 October 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025001336/https://www.cotidianul.ro/record-istoric-de-24-de-ani-batut-sambata-seara/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/roem-diva-matches.html | title= Romania - All-Time Most Matches Played in Divizia A|date=20 April 2003 | website=[[RSSSF]] | access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Player
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="width:420px;"| Club
! style="text-align:center;"| Games
|- 
! 1
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ionel Dănciulescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–2014
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Electroputere Craiova|Electroputere Craiova]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 515
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Costică Ștefănescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1968–1988
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[FC Brașov (1936)|FC Brașov]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 490
|- 
! 3
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florea Ispir]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1969–1988
| style="text-align:center;"| [[ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș|ASA Târgu Mureș]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 485
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[László Bölöni]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1971–1988
| style="text-align:center;"| [[ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș|ASA Târgu Mureș]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 484
|- 
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Dan Nistor]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[CFR Cluj]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 483
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Costel Câmpeanu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1987–2005
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FCM Bacău]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[ACF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]], [[AS Progresul București|Progresul București]], [[Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 470
|- 
! 7
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Petre Marin]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–2012
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sportul Studențesc]], [[Național București]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[FC Unirea Urziceni|Unirea Urziceni]], [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 468
|- 
! 8
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Paul Cazan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1972–1988
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 465
|- 
! 9
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Cornel Dinu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1966–1983
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 454
|- 
! 10
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Constantin Stancu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1976–1990
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 447
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|+ '''Top Ten Highest Goalscorers'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref name=DIGI/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/danciu-atacantul-care-se-ia-la-trinta-cu-recordurile-prima-pentru-cota-200-212638.html | title=Danciu, atacantul care se ia la trîntă cu recordurile: prima pentru cota 200! | publisher=Gsp.ro | language=ro | trans-title=Danciu, the striker who tries to break the records: the first for the 200 share! | date=25 October 2010 | access-date=25 October 2019 | archive-date=25 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025001324/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/danciu-atacantul-care-se-ia-la-trinta-cu-recordurile-prima-pentru-cota-200-212638.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Player
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="width:420px;"| Club
! style="text-align:center;"| Goals
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dudu Georgescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1970–1987
| style="text-align:center;"| [[AS Progresul București|Progresul București]], [[CSM Reșița]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[FCM Bacău]], [[FC Gloria Buzău|Gloria Buzău]], [[CSM Flacăra Moreni|Flacăra Moreni]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 252 (Ø 0,68)
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ionel Dănciulescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–2014
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Electroputere Craiova|Electroputere Craiova]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 214 (Ø 0,41)
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Rodion Cămătaru]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1974–1989
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 198 (Ø 0,52)
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Marin Radu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1974–1989
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]], [[Olt Scornicești]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[Inter Sibiu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 190 (Ø 0,49)
|- 
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florea Dumitrache]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1966–1983
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[CSM Jiul Petroșani|Jiul Petroșani]], [[FC Corvinul Hunedoara|Corvinul Hunedoara]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 170 (Ø 0,47)
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ion Oblemenco]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1963–1977
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 170 (Ø 0,62)
|- 
! 7
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mircea Sandu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1970–1987
| style="text-align:center;"| [[AS Progresul București|Progresul București]], [[Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 167 (Ø 0,41)
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Victor Pițurcă]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1975–1989
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Olt Scornicești]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 166 (Ø 0,55)
|- 
! 9
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mihai Adam]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1962–1976
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]], [[Vagonul Arad]], [[CFR Cluj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 160 (Ø 0,45)
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Titus Ozon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1947–1964
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Unirea Tricolor București|Unirea Tricolor]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[Unirea Tricolor București|Dinamo Brașov]], [[AS Progresul București|Progresul București]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 157 (Ø 0,58)
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ '''Top Ten Foreign Players With Most Appearances'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/rei-mario-camora-poate-deveni-in-acest-sezon-stranierul-cu-cele-mai-multe-meciuri-in-liga-1.html | title=Rei Mario? Camora poate deveni in acest sezon stranierul cu cele mai multe meciuri in Liga 1 | publisher=Sport.ro | language=ro | trans-title=King Mario? Camora can become this season the foreigner with the most matches in Liga 1 | date=17 September 2019 | access-date=25 October 2019 | archive-date=25 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025001325/https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/rei-mario-camora-poate-deveni-in-acest-sezon-stranierul-cu-cele-mai-multe-meciuri-in-liga-1.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/interviu-junior-morais-rapid-liga-1-683442.html| title=Junior Morais nu se gândește la retragere, după ce a bifat meciul 300 în Liga 1: "Vreau să prelungesc cu măcar încă un sezon"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Junior Morais is not thinking about retirement, after ticking off the 300th match in Liga 1: "I want to extend for at least one more season"| date=21 December 2022| access-date=22 December 2022| archive-date=21 December 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221230108/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/interviu-junior-morais-rapid-liga-1-683442.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/radoslav-dimitrov-sepsi-sf-gheorghe-superliga-688615.html| title=Fundașul lui Sepsi va bifa azi meciul cu numărul 200 în Liga 1 și va intra în TOP 10 străini ca număr de meciuri jucate în România: "Sunt jumătate bulgar și jumătate român!"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Sepsi's defender will mark the 200th match in Liga 1 today and will enter the TOP 10 foreigners in terms of the number of matches played in Romania: "I am half Bulgarian and half Romanian!"| date=20 February 2023| access-date=2 June 2023| archive-date=2 June 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602085406/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/radoslav-dimitrov-sepsi-sf-gheorghe-superliga-688615.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Player
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="width:500px;"| Club
! style="text-align:center;"| Games
|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"
! 1
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} '''[[Camora (footballer)|Mário Camora]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CFR Cluj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 418
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Takayuki Seto]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2009–2024
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]], [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 345
|- 
! 3
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Júnior Morais]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010–2023
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]], [[FCSB]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 318
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Adnan Aganović]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Brașov (1936)|FC Brașov]], [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]], [[AFC Unirea Slobozia|Unirea Slobozia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 255
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} '''[[Risto Radunović]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]], [[FCSB]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 240
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"; 
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Ousmane Viera]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2009–2021
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CFR Cluj]], [[FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș|Internațional Curtea de Argeș]], [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]], [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]], [[FC Hermannstadt|Hermannstadt]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 235
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Eric de Oliveira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2021
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]], [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]], [[FC Voluntari|Voluntari]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 222
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} '''[[Radoslav Dimitrov]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015–2024
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Botoșani|Botoșani]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]], [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 216
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Filipe Teixeira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010–2019
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Brașov (1936)|Brașov]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]], [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 209
|- 
! 10
| {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Tha'er Bawab]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010–2019
| style="text-align:center;"| [[ACF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]], [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova Craiova]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 207
|- style="background:#FFFFCC";
|-
|}

{{legend|#FFBBBB|Player obtained [[Romanian nationality law|Romanian citizenship]] and represented [[Romania national football team|Romania]] internationally}}
{{legend|#FFFFCC|Player obtained Romanian citizenship, but did not represent Romania internationally}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ '''Top Ten Highest Foreign Players Goalscorers'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/king-eric-brazilianul-a-devenit-cel-mai-bun-marcator-strain-din-istoria-ligii-1-la-egalitate-cu-wesley.html | title=KING ERIC. Brazilianul a devenit cel mai bun marcator strain din istoria Ligii 1, la egalitate cu Wesley, dupa golul marcat cu Botosani! Cum arata clasamentul | publisher=Sport.ro | language=ro | trans-title=KING ERIC. The Brazilian has become the best foreign scorer in the history of League 1, tied with Wesley, after the goal scored with Botosani!How does the ranking look | date=12 August 2019 | access-date=25 October 2019 | archive-date=25 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025001329/https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/king-eric-brazilianul-a-devenit-cel-mai-bun-marcator-strain-din-istoria-ligii-1-la-egalitate-cu-wesley.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/top-10---cei-mai-buni-marcatori-str-ini/1190 | title=TOP 10 - Cei mai buni marcatori străini | publisher=Lpf.ro | language=ro | trans-title=TOP 10 - The best 10 foreign goalscorers | date=29 July 2019 | access-date=25 October 2019 | archive-date=25 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025001326/https://lpf.ro/noutati/top-10---cei-mai-buni-marcatori-str-ini/1190 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Player
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="width:420px;"| Club
! style="text-align:center;"| Goals
|- style="background:#FFFFCC";
! 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Eric de Oliveira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2021
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]], [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]], [[FC Voluntari|Voluntari]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 66 (Ø 0,29)
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Wesley Lopes da Silva|Wesley]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2015
| style="text-align:center;"| [[SC Vaslui|Vaslui]], [[FC Politehnica Iași (2010)|Politehnica Iași]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 64 (Ø 0,52)
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Harlem Gnohéré]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015–2020
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[FCSB]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 58 (Ø 0,42)
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Bojan Golubović]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011–2018
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț|Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț]], [[FC Politehnica Iași (2010)|Politehnica Iași]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], [[FC Botoșani|Botoșani]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 55 (Ø 0,27)
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Pantelis Kapetanos]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2014
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FCSB]], [[CFR Cluj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 48 (Ø 0,38)
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Adam Nemec]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016–2024
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Dinamo București|Dinamo Bucureşti]], [[FC Voluntari|Voluntari]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 47 (Ø 0,24)
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Gabriel Debeljuh]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2019–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Hermannstadt|Hermannstadt]], [[CFR Cluj]], [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 47 (Ø 0,32)
|- style="background:#FFFFCC";
! 8
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Kehinde Fatai]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007–2024
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Farul Constanța|Farul Constanţa]], [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]], [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Piteşti]], [[ASC Oţelul Galaţi|Oţelul Galaţi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 46 (Ø 0,25)
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|Bosnia}} '''[[Elvir Koljić]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2018–
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 43 (Ø 0,29)
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Tha'er Bawab]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010–2019
| style="text-align:center;"| [[ACF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]], [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]], [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]], [[FCSB|Steaua București]], [[Dinamo București]], [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 42 (Ø 0,20)
|-
|}

{{legend|#FFFFCC|Player obtained Romanian citizenship, but did not represent Romania internationally}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|+ '''Top Ten Youngest Debutants'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025. The teams written in bold are the ones the players debuted at</small><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/enes-sali-l-a-cucerit-pe-gica-hagi-639130.html| title=Fotbalistul din Liga 1 care l-a vrăjit pe Gică Hagi:"Rar găsești ca el!"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=The football player from Liga 1 who enchanted Gică Hagi: "You rarely find players like him!"| date=10 August 2021| access-date=12 August 2021| archive-date=11 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811213515/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/enes-sali-l-a-cucerit-pe-gica-hagi-639130.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://sport.hotnews.ro/stiri-fotbal-24969015-gica-hagi-enes-sali-farul-constanta-masia-academie-barcelona-debut-15-ani-liga-1.htm| title=Enes Sali, marele pariu al lui Gică Hagi - Povestea puștiului care a trecut pe la Academia Barcelonei și care a debutat în Liga 1 la 15 ani| publisher=Sport.hotnews.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Enes Sali, the great bet of Gică Hagi - The story of the kid who went to the Barcelona Academy and who made his debut in Liga 1 at the age of 15| date=10 August 2021| access-date=12 August 2021| archive-date=11 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811213431/https://sport.hotnews.ro/stiri-fotbal-24969015-gica-hagi-enes-sali-farul-constanta-masia-academie-barcelona-debut-15-ani-liga-1.htm| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fcu-craiova-farul-alexandru-stoian-debut-liga-1-678496.html| title=Doar Dobrin e peste el! Hagi a debutat cu FCU Craiova al doilea cel mai tânăr fotbalist din istoria Ligii 1: născut la Madrid și convocat la o națională superioară| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Only Dobrin is above him! Hagi debuted with FCU Craiova, the second youngest footballer in the history of Liga 1: born in Madrid and called up to a higher national team| date=28 October 2022| access-date=22 December 2022| archive-date=13 November 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113115242/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fcu-craiova-farul-alexandru-stoian-debut-liga-1-678496.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cine-este-alexandru-stoian-al-doilea-cel-mai-tanar-debutant-in-liga-1-dupa-dobrin-printre-idolii-sai-e-si-tavi-popescu-2004081| title=Cine este Alexandru Stoian, al doilea cel mai tânăr debutant în Liga 1, după Dobrin. Printre idolii săi e și Tavi Popescu| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Who is Alexandru Stoian, the second youngest debutant in Liga 1, after Dobrin. Among his idols is Tavi Popescu| date=28 October 2022| access-date=22 December 2022| archive-date=13 December 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213141931/https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cine-este-alexandru-stoian-al-doilea-cel-mai-tanar-debutant-in-liga-1-dupa-dobrin-printre-idolii-sai-e-si-tavi-popescu-2004081| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/alex-bota-u-cluj-sabau-academie-690949.html| title=Cel mai tânăr debutant de la U Cluj, comparat cu Ronaldo: "Nu trage chiulul de la antrenamentele de forță. E un Cristiano în miniatură"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=The youngest debutant from U Cluj, compared to Ronaldo: "Don't give up on strength training. He's a miniature Cristiano"| date=14 March 2023| access-date=2 May 2023| archive-date=2 June 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602085408/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/alex-bota-u-cluj-sabau-academie-690949.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

|- 
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Player
! style="text-align:center;"| Age
! style="text-align:center;" abbr="Club"| Match
! style="text-align:center;"| Season
! style="text-align:center;"| Date
|- 
! 1
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Nicolae Dobrin]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 years, 10 months and 5 days
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Știința Cluj]] - '''[[FC Argeș Pitești|Dinamo Pitești]]''' 5–1
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1961–62 Divizia A|1961–62]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 July 1962
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Alexandru Stoian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 years, 10 months and 13 days
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC U Craiova 1948|FC U Craiova]] - '''[[FC Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]]''' 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2022–23 Liga I|2022–23]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 October 2022
|- 
! 3
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Alexandru Bota]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 years, 11 months and 13 days
| style="text-align:center;"| [[CFR Cluj]] - '''[[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]''' 4–0
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2022–23 Liga I|2022–23]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 March 2023
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Rareș Lazăr]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, one month and 19 days
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț|Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț]] - '''[[FC Vaslui]]''' 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Liga I|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 May 2014
|- 
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Răzvan Popa (footballer)|Răzvan Popa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 2 months and 13 days
| style="text-align:center;"| [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo]] - '''[[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]]''' 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Liga I|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 March 2012
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Codrin Epure]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 2 months and 21 days
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FC Vaslui]]''' - [[FC Astra Ploiești|Astra]] 1–4
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Liga I|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 19 May 2014
|- 
! 7
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Vasile Chitaru]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 4 months and 14 days
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FCM Bacău|SC Bacău]]''' - [[CSM Jiul Petroșani|Jiul Petroșani]] 3–0
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1973–74 Divizia A|1973–74]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 19 May 1974
|- 
! 8
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ștefan Harsanyi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 4 months and 22 days
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FC Bihor Oradea (1958)|Bihor Oradea]]''' - [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]] 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1982–83 Divizia A|1982–83]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 July 1983
|- 
! 9
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dorel Zamfir]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 5 months and 16 days
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FC Farul Constanța|FC Constanța]]''' - [[FCSB|Steaua București]] 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1976–77 Divizia A|1976–77]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 March 1977
|- 
! 10
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Enes Sali]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 years, 5 months and 17 days
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FC Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]]''' - [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi OSK]] 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2021–22 Liga I|2021–22]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 August 2021
|- 
|}
{{Clear}}

===Managers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ '''Top Ten Managers With Most Appearances'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_a/top_antrenori.shtml|title=Top 60 antrenori|publisher=RomanianSoccer.ro|language=ro|trans-title=Top 60 coaches|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626093103/https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_a/top_antrenori.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Manager
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="text-align:center;"| Matches
! style="text-align:center;"| Victories
! style="text-align:center;"| Draws
! style="text-align:center;"| Losses
! style="text-align:center;"| Victory percentage
|- 
! 1
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florin Halagian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1972–11
| style="text-align:center;"| '''878'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 432
| style="text-align:center;"| 176
| style="text-align:center;"| 270
| style="text-align:center;"| 59%
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ilie Oană]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1952–79
| style="text-align:center;"| '''572'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 232
| style="text-align:center;"| 124
| style="text-align:center;"| 216
| style="text-align:center;"| 51%
|- 
! 3
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Nicolae Dumitru (footballer)|Nicolae Dumitru]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1962–93
| style="text-align:center;"| '''558'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 250
| style="text-align:center;"| 120
| style="text-align:center;"| 188
| style="text-align:center;"| 55%
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ion Ionescu (footballer, born 1936)|Ion V. Ionescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1967–94
| style="text-align:center;"| '''496'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 194
| style="text-align:center;"| 89
| style="text-align:center;"| 213
| style="text-align:center;"| 48%
|- 
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Viorel Hizo]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1990–13
| style="text-align:center;"| '''488'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 221
| style="text-align:center;"| 85
| style="text-align:center;"| 182
| style="text-align:center;"| 53%
|- 
! 6
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ioan Andone]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1994–17
| style="text-align:center;"| '''456'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 207
| style="text-align:center;"| 80
| style="text-align:center;"| 169
| style="text-align:center;"| 54% 
|- 
! 7
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florin Marin]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–17
| style="text-align:center;"| '''456'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 166
| style="text-align:center;"| 103
| style="text-align:center;"| 187
| style="text-align:center;"| 47%
|- 
! 8
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Valentin Stănescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1962–84
| style="text-align:center;"| '''455'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 206
| style="text-align:center;"| 101
| style="text-align:center;"| 148
| style="text-align:center;"| 56%
|- 
! 9
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Sorin Cârțu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1989–13
| style="text-align:center;"| '''454'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 114
| style="text-align:center;"| 165
| style="text-align:center;"| 51%
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Angelo Niculescu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1953–82
| style="text-align:center;"| '''445'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 196
| style="text-align:center;"| 101
| style="text-align:center;"| 148
| style="text-align:center;"| 55%
|- 
|}
{{Clear}}

===Referees===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|+ '''Top Ten Referees With Most Appearances'''<br /><small>As of 15 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/sebastian-coltescu-povestea-de-viata-in-exclusivitate-pentru-cititorii-gsp-731137.html| title=Sebastian Colțescu, în istorie. "Centralul" numărul 1 all-time își spune întreaga poveste pentru cititorii GSP: "Viața și arbitrajul au dat cu mine de pământ. Am partea mea de vină, pe care mi-o asum"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=ro| trans-title=Sebastian Colțescu, in history. All-time No. 1 "Referre" tells his full story for GSP readers: "Life and refereeing got the better of me. I have my share of the blame, which I take"| date=20 February 2024| access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/istvan-kovacs/|title=István Kovács referee profile|publisher=WorldFootball|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618005749/https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/istvan-kovacs/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/radu-petrescu/|title=Radu Petrescu referee profile|publisher=WorldFootball|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531194421/https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/radu-petrescu/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Referee
! style="text-align:center;"| Period
! style="text-align:center;"| Matches
|- 
! 1
| {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Sebastian Colțescu]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003–{{0}}{{0}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 406
|- 
! 2
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Alexandru Tudor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1999–18
| style="text-align:center;"| 381
|- 
! 3
| {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[István Kovács (referee)|István Kovács]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–{{0}}{{0}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 363
|- 
! 4
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Cristian Balaj]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2000–16
| style="text-align:center;"| 341
|- 
! 5
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ovidiu Hațegan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2006–2024
| style="text-align:center;"| 309
|- 
! 6
| {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Radu Petrescu (referee, born 1982)|Radu Petrescu]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007–{{0}}{{0}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 296
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Sorin Corpodean]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1997–09
| style="text-align:center;"| 268
|- 
! 8
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Nicolae Rainea]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1964–84
| style="text-align:center;"| 267
|- 
! 9
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Marius Avram]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007–20
| style="text-align:center;"| 246
|- 
! 10
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Adrian Porumboiu]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1984–97
| style="text-align:center;"| 239
|- 
|}
{{Clear}}

==International competitions==

=== Performance in international competitions ===

From the quarter-finals onwards.

{| class="wikitable"
! Club
! Results
|-
|[[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]]
'''2 cups''' and ''2 finals''
|[[European Cup]]/[[UEFA Champions League]] '''(1)''' + ''(1)'': 
:- '''winners in 1986'''
:- ''finalists in 1989''
:- semi-finalists in 1988
[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] 
:- quarter-finalists in 1972 and 1993
[[UEFA Super Cup]] '''(1)''':
:- '''winners in 1986'''
[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] ''(1)'':
:- ''finalists in 1986''
|-
|[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|[[European Cup]]/[[UEFA Champions League]]:
:- semi-finalists in 1984
[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]:
:- semi-finalists in 1990
:- quarter-finalists in 1989
|-
|[[FCU Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]
|[[European Cup]]/[[UEFA Champions League]]:
:- quarter-finalists in 1982
[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:
:- semi-finalists in 1983
|-
|[[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] ''1 final''
|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]:
:- quarter-finalists in 1973
[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:
:- quarter-finalists in 2006
[[Mitropa Cup]]: ''(1)''
:- ''finalists in 1940''
|-
|[[FCSB]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:
:- semi-finalists in 2006
|-
|[[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]]
|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]
:- quarter-finalists in 1963
|-
|[[FCM Bacău]]
|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]
:- quarter-finalists in 1970
|-
|[[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:
:- quarter-finalists in 1972
|-
|[[Victoria București]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:
:- quarter-finalists in 1989
|-
|[[CS Sporting Vaslui|Vaslui]] '''1 cup'''
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] '''(1)''':
:- '''winners in 2008'''
|-
|[[ASC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] '''1 cup'''
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] '''(1)''':
:- '''winners in 2007'''
|-
|[[CFR Cluj]] ''1 final''
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] ''(1)'':
:- ''finalists in 2005''
|-
|[[FCV Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]] ''1 final''
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] ''(1)'':
:- ''finalists in 2006''
|-
|[[ACF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]] ''1 final''
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] ''(1)'':
:- ''finalists in 2007''
|}

=== UEFA ranking ===

{{See also|UEFA coefficient#Country coefficient|l1=UEFA country coefficients}}

'''UEFA League Ranking for the period of 2018–2023:'''<ref>{{cite web|title=UEFA Association Club Coefficient 2020/2021|url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2020|website=UEFA Country Coefficients|access-date=11 September 2020|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204125228/https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 24. ''(28)'' {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Ekstraklasa]]
* 25. ''(27)'' {{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]
* '''26. ''(25)'' {{Flagicon|ROU}} Liga I'''
* 27. ''(24)'' {{Flagicon|BGR}} [[First Professional Football League]]
* 28. ''(30)'' {{Flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovak Super Liga]]

{{#chart:Romanian Liga I UEFA Ranking.chart}}

==See also==
{{portal|Association football|Romania}}
{{Div col}}
* [[Football records and statistics in Romania]]
* [[List of football clubs in Romania]]
* [[List of foreign Liga I players]]
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== References ==
{{notelist}}
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://lpf.ro Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal official website]
* [http://www.labtof.ro Results and statistics from 1932 onwards at labtof.ro]

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{{UEFA leagues}}
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