2015–16 Liga I

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Liga I
Season2015–16
ChampionsAstra Giurgiu
(1st title)
RelegatedPetrolul Ploiești
Champions LeagueAstra Giurgiu
Steaua București
Europa LeaguePandurii Târgu Jiu
Viitorul Constanța
CSMS Iași
Matches played268
Goals scored659 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerIoan Hora
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperBranko Grahovac
Alexandru Marc
(14 clean sheets)
Biggest home winCFR Cluj 6–0 Botoșani
(16 April 2016)
Biggest away winAstra Giurgiu 1–5 Târgu Mureș
(19 July 2015)
Dinamo București 1–5 Viitorul Constanța
(2 November 2015)
Petrolul Ploiești 0–4 Botoșani
(22 April 2016)
Highest scoringSteaua București 5–3 Botoșani
(8 November 2015)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Astra Giurgiu
Longest unbeaten run13 matches:
Dinamo București
Longest winless run14 matches:
Voluntari
Longest losing run9 matches:
Petrolul Ploiești
Highest attendance48,613
Steaua București 1–1 Dinamo București
(10 April 2016)
Lowest attendance100
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0–3 Botoșani
(5 December 2015)
Total attendance1,190,724
Average attendance4,443
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Orange for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began 10 July 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016, being the first to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced.

FC Steaua București were the defending champions for a third consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Astra Giurgiu became winners for the first time in their history.

Teams[edit]

The last six teams from the 2014–15 season were relegated to their respective 2015–16 Liga II division. Gaz Metan Mediaș, Brașov, Universitatea Cluj, Rapid București, Oțelul Galați and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

The first team from each of the two divisions of 2014–15 Liga II advanced to Liga I. Voluntari promoted as the winners of Seria I.[1] It is their first season in Liga I. ACS Poli Timișoara promoted as the winners of Seria II.[2] It is their second season in Liga I.

Venues[edit]

Steaua București[i] ACS Poli Timișoara CFR Cluj Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Arena Națională Dan Păltinișanu Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Municipal[note 1]
Capacity: 55,634 Capacity: 32,972 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 20,054
Petrolul Ploiești
Location of Bucharest teams.
Dinamo București
Ilie Oană Dinamo
Capacity: 15,073 Capacity: 15,032
FC Voluntari[ii] CSMS Iași
Dinamo Emil Alexandrescu
Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 11,390
Astra Giurgiu Târgu Mureș[iii]
Marin Anastasovici Trans-Sil
Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 8,200
FC Botoșani Universitatea Craiova[iv] Concordia Chiajna Viitorul Constanța[v]
Municipal Extensiv Concordia Viitorul
Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 5,123 Capacity: 4,554
  1. ^ Since 29 November 2015 to 18 March 2016, Steaua was relocated to Nicolae Dobrin Stadium from Pitești, as a result of Arena Națională not having an ISU licence.
  2. ^ Voluntari was relocated to Dinamo Stadium for this season, as a result of the renovations of the Anghel Iordănescu Stadium.
  3. ^ Târgu Mureș on 22 November – 2 December 2015, ASA Târgu Mureș played two home matches at Cluj Arena from Cluj-Napoca, as a result of Trans-Sil Stadium not having an ISU licence.
  4. ^ Universitatea Craiova was relocated to Extensiv Stadium for this season, as a result of the demolition of the old Ion Oblemenco Stadium, that is planned to be replaced by a modern arena, new Ion Oblemenco Stadium.
  5. ^ Viitorul was relocated to Viitorul Stadium from Ovidiu, as a result of the opening of the stadium.

Personnel and kits[edit]

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 Shirt sponsor
Astra Giurgiu Romania Marius Șumudică Romania Valerică Găman Puma InterAgro
Botoșani Romania Leontin Grozavu Cameroon Michael Ngadeu Nike Elsaco
CFR Cluj Portugal Toni Conceição Portugal Mário Camora Joma EnergoBit
Concordia Chiajna Romania Adrian Falub Nigeria Christian Obodo Lotto
CSMS Iași Italy Nicolò Napoli Romania Ionuț Voicu Nike Blue Air
Universitatea Craiova Romania Victor Naicu Bulgaria Valentin Iliev Joma
Dinamo București Romania Mircea Rednic Romania Paul Anton Nike Orange
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania Eduard Iordănescu Romania Dan Nistor Jako Complexul Energetic Oltenia
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Ionel Gane Romania Alberto Cobrea Nike SuperBet
Poli Timișoara Romania Ionuț Popa Romania Cristian Scutaru Joma Casa Rusu
Steaua București Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf Cape Verde Fernando Varela Nike City Insurance
Târgu Mureș Romania George Ciorceri Romania Gabriel Mureșan Joma energo+
Viitorul Constanța Romania Gheorghe Hagi Romania Florin Cernat Nike Lotto Snacks
Voluntari Romania Dinu Todoran Romania Vasile Maftei Puma Primăria Orașului Voluntari

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Voluntari Romania Ilie Poenaru No PRO licence 31 May 2015 Pre-season Romania Bogdan Vintilă 21 June 2015[3]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Valentin Sinescu
(caretaker)
End of tenure as a caretaker 2 June 2015 Romania Tibor Selymes 3 June 2015[4]
Târgu Mureș Romania Liviu Ciobotariu Mutual agreement 4 June 2015[5] Romania Dan Petrescu 11 June 2015[6]
Steaua București Romania Constantin Gâlcă End of contract 9 June 2015[7] Italy Massimo Pedrazzini 9 June 2015[8]
Târgu Mureș Romania Dan Petrescu Signed by Jiangsu Sainty 10 July 2015[9] Romania Vasile Miriuță 10 July 2015[10]
Voluntari Romania Bogdan Vintilă Sacked 14 August 2015[11] 13 Romania Flavius Stoican 15 August 2015[12]
Poli Timișoara Romania Dan Alexa Resigned 21 August 2015[13] 12 Romania Florin Marin 25 August 2015[14]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Tibor Selymes Mutual agreement 25 August 2015[15] 14 Romania Eusebiu Tudor 25 August 2015[16]
Concordia Chiajna Romania Marius Baciu Mutual agreement 1 September 2015[17] 10 Romania Cornel Țălnar 1 September 2015[17]
Steaua București Italy Massimo Pedrazzini Mutual agreement 11 September 2015 5 Romania Dumitru Dumitriu 11 September 2015
Botoșani Romania Leontin Grozavu Sacked 14 September 2015[18] 12 Romania Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) 14 September 2015[18]
Târgu Mureș Romania Vasile Miriuță Mutual agreement 20 September 2015 3 Italy Cristiano Bergodi 22 September 2015
Voluntari Romania Flavius Stoican Mutual agreement 24 September 2015 13 Romania Mircea Rădulescu 24 September 2015
Botoșani Romania Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 1 October 2015[19] 12 Romania Cristian Pustai 1 October 2015[19]
Voluntari Romania Mircea Rădulescu Mutual agreement 6 October 2015 13 Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu 6 October 2015
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Eusebiu Tudor Mutual agreement 29 October 2015 14 Romania Mihai Stoichiță 29 October 2015
Concordia Chiajna Romania Cornel Țălnar Mutual agreement 25 November 2015[20] 12 Romania Adrian Falub 25 November 2015[20]
Steaua București Romania Dumitru Dumitriu Mutual agreement 2 December 2015 5 Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf 3 December 2015
CFR Cluj Romania Francisc Dican Mutual agreement 5 December 2015[21] 9 Portugal Toni Conceição 7 December 2015[22]
Târgu Mureș Italy Cristiano Bergodi Resigned 17 December 2015[23] 6 Romania Petre Grigoraș 29 December 2015[24]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Mihai Stoichiță Mutual agreement 5 January 2016[25] 14 Romania Constantin Schumacher 5 January 2016[25]
Universitatea Craiova Romania Emil Săndoi Mutual agreement 8 January 2016[26] 8 Romania Victor Naicu 8 January 2016[26]
Voluntari Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu Resigned 22 January 2016[27] 13 Romania Ionel Ganea 24 January 2016[27]
Târgu Mureș Romania Petre Grigoraș Mutual agreement 22 February 2016[28] 7 Romania Carol Fekete (caretaker) 22 February 2016[28]
Târgu Mureș Romania Carol Fekete (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 9 March 2016[29] 6 Romania George Ciorceri 9 March 2016[29]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Constantin Schumacher Mutual agreement 14 March 2016[30] 8 Relegation round Romania Ionel Gane 15 March 2016[30]
Poli Timișoara Romania Florin Marin Mutual agreement 23 March 2016[31] 7 Relegation round Romania Petre Grigoraș 28 March 2016[32]
Botoșani Romania Cristian Pustai Mutual agreement 1 April 2016[33] 5 Relegation round Romania Leontin Grozavu 5 April 2016[34]
Voluntari Romania Ionel Ganea Sacked 25 April 2016[35] 6 Relegation round Romania Sorin Popescu 27 April 2016[36]
Poli Timișoara Romania Petre Grigoraș Sacked 23 May 2016[37] 7 Relegation round Romania Ionuț Popa 23 May 2016[38]
Voluntari Romania Sorin Popescu Mutual agreement 24 May 2016 6 Relegation round Romania Dinu Todoran 24 May 2016[39]

Regular season[edit]

In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.[40]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Astra Giurgiu 26 14 9 3 42 29 +13 51 Qualification for the championship round
2 Dinamo București 26 13 9 4 36 24 +12 48
3 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 26 13 8 5 35 26 +9 47
4 Viitorul Constanța 26 13 7 6 49 30 +19 46
5 Steaua București 26 12 8 6 35 25 +10 44
6 Târgu Mureș 26 9 11 6 27 21 +6 38
7 CSMS Iași 26 9 10 7 22 25 −3 37 Qualification for the relegation round
8 Universitatea Craiova 26 8 7 11 26 27 −1 31
9 CFR Cluj[a] 26 9 10 7 31 25 +6 27
10 Botoșani 26 6 8 12 30 35 −5 26
11 ACS Poli Timișoara 26 5 10 11 24 35 −11 25
12 Voluntari 26 5 9 12 28 42 −14 24
13 Concordia Chiajna 26 3 8 15 22 46 −24 17
14 Petrolul Ploiești[b] 26 2 8 16 17 34 −17 8
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[41]
Notes:
  1. ^ CFR Cluj were deducted ten points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.[citation needed]
  2. ^ Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.[citation needed]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ACS AST BOT CFR CON IAȘ CSU DIN PAN PET STE TGM VII VOL
ACS Poli Timișoara 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2
Astra Giurgiu 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–5 2–2 1–1
Botoșani 1–1 0–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2
CFR Cluj 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0
Concordia Chiajna 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–2
CSMS Iași 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1
CS U Craiova 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Dinamo București 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–5 3–0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–3 2–0 1–0 2–1
Petrolul Ploiești 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1
Steaua București 3–1 0–1 5–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Târgu Mureș 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1
Viitorul Constanța 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0
Voluntari 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–3
Source: Liga 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
ACS Poli Timișoara1212991112121211999910101010101010101111111111
FC Astra Giurgiu211666211111111111111111111
FC Botoșani77101210810111212121212111211121111111110991010
CFR Cluj131313101298987888988999999101099
CS Concordia Chiajna2911111310118101111111112111211121212121212131313
CSMS Iași532514477101010108998888777767
CS U Craiova7101213811910987777677777888888
FC Dinamo București74433123245455565544433222
CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu15545776664544434332345543
FC Petrolul Ploiești1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
FC Steaua București72322665553323343455554455
ASA Târgu Mureș71114554436666756666666676
FC Viitorul Constanța26777332322232222223222334
FC Voluntari57889131313131313131313131313131313131313121212
Source: [citation needed]

Championship play-offs[edit]

The top six teams from Regular season met twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams started the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.[42]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Astra Giurgiu (C) 10 7 1 2 20 9 +11 48 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Steaua București 10 6 3 1 18 8 +10 43
3 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10 3 6 1 12 7 +5 39 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dinamo București[a] 10 2 6 2 12 15 −3 36
5 Viitorul Constanța 10 1 3 6 14 21 −7 29 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
6 Târgu Mureș[b] 10 0 3 7 8 24 −16 22
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo București failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.[43][44]
  2. ^ On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Târgu Mureș will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).[45]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AST DIN PAN STE TGM VII
Astra Giurgiu 4–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
Dinamo București 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–3
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–1
Steaua București 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0
Târgu Mureș 1–4 0–0 0–2 1–4 1–1
Viitorul Constanța 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–3 6–1
Source: Liga 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910
Astra1111111111
Dinamo3444444444
Pandurii2233333333
Steaua4322222222
Târgu Mureș6666666666
Viitorul5555555555
Source: [citation needed]

Relegation play-outs[edit]

The bottom eight teams from regular season will meet twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams start the Relegation 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 finishes 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.[46]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 CSMS Iași 14 5 5 4 17 15 +2 39 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
8 Universitatea Craiova 14 7 2 5 19 17 +2 39
9 Botoșani 14 7 4 3 29 19 +10 38
10 CFR Cluj[a] 14 6 4 4 25 13 +12 36
11 Concordia Chiajna 14 7 5 2 19 13 +6 35
12 Voluntari (O) 14 5 2 7 19 20 −1 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 ACS Poli Timișoara[b] 14 1 4 9 14 36 −22 20
14 Petrolul Ploiești (D, R) 14 4 2 8 9 18 −9 18 Not admitted to Liga II and revival in lower leagues
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points.
(D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ CFR Cluj would have qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Cupa României, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.[47][48]
  2. ^ ACS Poli Timișoara were not relegated because the winners of 2015–16 Liga II, Rapid București, were excluded from Liga I after the club went to dissolution.[49]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ACS BOT CFR CON IAȘ CSU PET VOL
ACS Poli Timișoara 1–4 2–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–1
Botoșani 6–1 4–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–2
CFR Cluj 5–1 6–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–1
Concordia Chiajna 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
CSMS Iași 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 0–1
CS U Craiova 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–0
Petrolul Ploiești 3–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–2
Voluntari 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–0
Source: Liga 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
ACS Poli1111131313131313131313131313
Botoșani10101011111111111010109109
CFR999101098999810710
Concordia1313121212121210111111111111
CSMS Iași87887778877887
CS U Craiova78778897789798
Petrolul1414141414141414141414141414
Voluntari12121199101012121212121212
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation play-offs[edit]

The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faces the winner of the match between second place from Liga II, Seria I and second place from Seria II.

First round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dunărea Călărași 4–5 UTA Arad 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)
1 June 2016 Dunărea Călărași 3–1UTA AradCălărași
18:00 Alexandru 4', 45'
Kanda 80'
Strătilă 43' Stadium: Ion Comșa
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)
4 June 2016 UTA Arad 4–1 (a.e.t.)Dunărea CălărașiArad
18:00 Man 17'
Curtuiuș 34'
Rus 77', 99'
Stoica 81' Stadium: Motorul
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)

Second round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voluntari 3–1 UTA Arad 3–0 0–1
8 June 2016 Voluntari 3–0UTA AradVoluntari
18:30 Voduț 27'
Tudorie 44'
Bălan 79'
Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: István Kovács (Carei)
12 June 2016 UTA Arad 1–0VoluntariArad
13:00 Rus 88' Stadium: Motorul
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare)

Notes:

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016[50][51][52][53]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Romania Ioan Hora Pandurii Târgu Jiu 19
2 Romania Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu 16
3 Romania Florin Tănase Viitorul Constanța 15
4 Romania Nicolae Stanciu Steaua București 12
Spain Cristian López CFR Cluj
France Harlem Gnohéré Dinamo București
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Golubović CSMS Iași
8 Romania Adrian Bălan Voluntari 11
Argentina Gonzalo Cabrera Botoșani
10 Cape Verde Nuno Rocha Universitatea Craiova 9

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date
Spain Cristian López CFR Cluj FC Botoșani 3–1 31 August 2015
Romania Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu Dinamo București 4–1 1 April 2016

Clean sheets[edit]

Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016
Rank Player Club Clean sheets*
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Branko Grahovac CSMS Iași 14
Romania Alexandru Marc CFR Cluj
3 Lithuania Vytautas Černiauskas Dinamo București 13
4 Romania Cristian Bălgrădean Universitatea Craiova / Concordia Chiajna 12
5 Romania Eduard Stăncioiu Târgu Mureș 10
6 Romania Silviu Lung Astra Giurgiu 9
7 Romania Florin Niță Steaua București 8
8 Portugal Pedro Mingote Pandurii Târgu Jiu 7
9 Romania Victor Rîmniceanu Viitorul Constanța 6
Romania Răzvan Stanca Pandurii Târgu Jiu
11 Germany Sascha Kirschstein ACS Poli Timișoara 5
12 Romania Valentin Cojocaru Steaua București 4
Romania Florin Matache Concordia Chiajna
Romania Alberto Cobrea Petrolul Ploiești
Romania Răzvan Pleșca Botoșani

* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.

Discipline[edit]

As of 29 May 2016

Player[edit]

Club[edit]

Champion squad[edit]

Astra Giurgiu[57][58]

Goalkeepers: Ionuț Boșneag (1 / 0); George Gavrilaș (9 / 0); Silviu Lung Jr. (27 / 0).
Defenders: Alexandru Dandea (19 / 2); Valerică Găman (28 / 6); Geraldo Alves Portugal (23 / 0); Júnior Morais Brazil (29 / 1); Cristian Oroș (19 / 1); Pedro Queirós Portugal (32 / 0); Ricardo Alves Portugal (4 / 0); Adrian Scarlatache (1 / 0).
Midfielders: Fernando Boldrin Brazil (32 / 5); Boubacar Mansaly Senegal (13 / 0); Damien Boudjemaa France (11 / 1); Constantin Budescu (18 / 8); Gabriel Enache (22 / 1); Filipe Teixeira Portugal (26 / 4); Alexandru Ioniță (19 / 3); Florin Lovin (25 / 0); Romario Moise (1 / 0); Iulian Roșu (4 / 1); Takayuki Seto Japan (15 / 0); Alexandru Stan (12 / 1); Fwayo Tembo Zambia (3 / 0); William De Amorim Brazil (30 / 5).
Forwards: Denis Alibec (26 / 16); Daniel Florea (29 / 3); Ninos Gouriye Netherlands (4 / 0); Daniel Niculae (19 / 2); Mădălin Răileanu (1 / 0).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Marius Șumudică.

Monthly awards[edit]

Month DigiSport Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
July Constantin Budescu Astra Giurgiu [59]
August Constantin Budescu Astra Giurgiu [60]
September Harlem Gnohéré Dinamo București [61]
October Ioan Hora Pandurii Târgu Jiu [62]
November Nicolae Stanciu Steaua București [63]
December Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu [64]
February Marcel Essombé Dinamo București [65]
March Nicolae Stanciu Steaua București [66]
April Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu [67]
May Gonzalo Cabrera FC Botoșani [68]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Pandurii was relocated to Municipal Stadium from Drobeta-Turnu Severin for the next two seasons, as a result of the renovations of the Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium.

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