Liga I
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| Liga I Realitatea |
|---|
 2007-08 Season |
| Founded |
| 1909 |
| Nation |
 Romania |
| Relegation To |
| Liga II |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 1 |
| European Qualification |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Cups |
| Cupa României Supercupa României |
| Current Champions (2007-08) |
| CFR Cluj |
| Website |
| Official |
Liga I Realitatea is the official name of the top division of the Romanian football league system. It was established in 1909 and commenced play for the 1909-10 campaign. Until 1932 it had various play-off types. Liga I is part of Romanian Professional Footbal League (LPF). Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trade mark "Divizia A".[1] It was reported that during the 2006-07 season 1,657,602 tickets were sold for the 306 games played, giving an average attendance of 5,417 spectators per match.[2]
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[edit] History
The first football club's organization formula was "A Divisional College" ("Colegiul Divizionar A") founded on October 5, 1970 and led by Mircea Angelescu. Until 1990, the "A Divisional College" was formal without remarkable decisions. During the 90's a lot of changes were implemented, reflected in the new names of the organization, e.g. "A Divisional Team's League", " National Football League", "Professional Club's League", etc. On October 10, 1992, the organization's name became "Professional Football A Division League", led by Mircea Angelescu - president, Dumitru Dragomir - vice-president and Daniel Lăzărescu - general secretary. On 22 January 1993, the name of the organization became "Professional Football League of Romania", an A-Division professional football clubs representation. On October 13, 1993, the B Division clubs members were included. On September 30, 1996, Dumitru Dragomir has been elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania". The headquarters is located on 47 Mihai Eminescu Street (since February 1997). In December the same year it was decided that the league will organize the A-Division Championship starting with 1997-1998 edition.
In October 2000, Dumitru Dragomir has been re-elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania"
There are currently 18 teams at this level, of which the bottom four are relegated at the season's end. These teams are replaced by the champions of the two divisions that make up Liga 2, the second level of the Romanian football league system.
Starting in 2007-08, the champions and runners-up of Divizia A are eligible to compete in the UEFA Champions League during the following season. The 3rd-placed team is eligible to compete in the UEFA Cup.
The most successful teams over the years have been Steaua Bucureşti and Dinamo Bucureşti, other notable teams being: Universitatea Craiova, Rapid Bucureşti, and UTA. Universitatea Craiova was the last non-Bucharest team to win the championship (in 1990-91).
[edit] Sponsorship
On December 19, 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", in order to promote the Ursus beer.[3]
Starting with the 2004/05 season, European Food company took over as main sponsor and changed the league's name to "Divizia A Bürger", to promote the Bürger beer.[4]
On May 11, 2008, Realitatea Media bought the naming rights for 5 years and changed the name of the competition to "Liga I Realitatea", to promote their Realitatea TV station.[5]
[edit] Broadcasting rights
In 2004, Telesport, a small TV network, bought the broadcasting rights for $28 million. The four seasons contract ends in the summer of 2008. Telesport sold some of matches to other Romanian networks: TVR1, Antena 1, Naţional TV and Kanal D.
On March 31, 2008, Antena 1 together with RCS&RDS outbid Realitatea Media and Kanal D in the broadcasting rights auction with a bid of €102 million.[6]
[edit] List of champions
[edit] Year By Year
[edit] Performance by club
[edit] All-time table (1932 - 2007)
The ranking is computed awarding two points for a win, one for a draw. It doesn't include matches played in the 2007/08 season.[7]
| # | Team | S | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua Bucureşti | 59 | 1774 | 983 | 399 | 392 | 3449 | 1846 | 2365 |
| 2 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 58 | 1744 | 975 | 373 | 396 | 3456 | 1874 | 2323 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucureşti | 59 | 1662 | 751 | 376 | 535 | 2641 | 2028 | 1878 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 42 | 1356 | 615 | 293 | 448 | 2051 | 1554 | 1523 |
| 5 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 43 | 1370 | 559 | 268 | 543 | 1804 | 1750 | 1386 |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj | 50 | 1406 | 494 | 281 | 631 | 1845 | 2190 | 1269 |
| 7 | FCM Bacău | 42 | 1319 | 489 | 262 | 568 | 1538 | 1809 | 1240 |
| 8 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 41 | 1223 | 466 | 267 | 490 | 1550 | 1546 | 1199 |
| 9 | Farul Constanţa | 40 | 1231 | 455 | 244 | 532 | 1525 | 1745 | 1154 |
| 10 | FC Braşov | 39 | 1191 | 452 | 242 | 497 | 1502 | 1579 | 1146 |
| 11 | Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti | 34 | 1086 | 422 | 242 | 422 | 1494 | 1461 | 1086 |
| 12 | UT Arad | 37 | 1038 | 414 | 236 | 388 | 1572 | 1452 | 1064 |
| 13 | Jiul Petroşani | 41 | 1197 | 402 | 250 | 545 | 1403 | 1845 | 1054 |
| 14 | Politehnica Timişoara | 35 | 1046 | 382 | 238 | 426 | 1374 | 1502 | 1002 |
| 15 | Progresul Bucureşti | 32 | 945 | 380 | 189 | 376 | 1355 | 1320 | 949 |
| 16 | Politehnica Iaşi | 25 | 779 | 269 | 162 | 348 | 931 | 1126 | 700 |
| 17 | Oţelul Galaţi | 19 | 622 | 256 | 121 | 245 | 789 | 786 | 633 |
| 18 | ASA Târgu Mureş | 21 | 690 | 251 | 109 | 330 | 817 | 1025 | 611 |
| 19 | Gloria Bistriţa | 17 | 554 | 226 | 88 | 240 | 747 | 755 | 540 |
| 20 | FC Corvinul Hunedoara | 17 | 562 | 210 | 98 | 254 | 831 | 881 | 518 |
| 21 | FC Oradea | 18 | 572 | 181 | 118 | 273 | 683 | 893 | 480 |
| 22 | CSM Reşiţa | 16 | 482 | 154 | 103 | 225 | 667 | 891 | 411 |
| 23 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 12 | 392 | 150 | 82 | 160 | 499 | 554 | 382 |
| 24 | CS Oradea | 17 | 378 | 145 | 80 | 153 | 630 | 635 | 370 |
| 25 | CFR Cluj | 12 | 372 | 132 | 100 | 140 | 436 | 515 | 364 |
| 26 | FC Olt Scorniceşti | 11 | 357 | 137 | 64 | 156 | 424 | 498 | 338 |
| 27 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 10 | 340 | 121 | 64 | 155 | 368 | 533 | 306 |
| 28 | CFR Timişoara | 11 | 273 | 104 | 70 | 99 | 406 | 392 | 278 |
| 29 | FC Inter Sibiu | 8 | 272 | 110 | 47 | 115 | 358 | 276 | 267 |
| 30 | Juventus Bucureşti | 12 | 268 | 102 | 61 | 105 | 501 | 479 | 265 |
| 31 | FC Baia Mare | 10 | 292 | 109 | 46 | 137 | 363 | 476 | 264 |
| 32 | Chindia Târgovişte | 9 | 298 | 95 | 64 | 139 | 312 | 469 | 254 |
| 33 | Venus Bucureşti | 9 | 180 | 108 | 35 | 37 | 499 | 248 | 251 |
| 34 | Ripensia Timişoara | 9 | 184 | 110 | 28 | 46 | 512 | 277 | 248 |
| 35 | Locomotiva Târgu Mureş | 10 | 241 | 85 | 46 | 110 | 360 | 418 | 216 |
| 36 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | 9 | 186 | 76 | 34 | 76 | 404 | 420 | 186 |
| 37 | Vagonul Arad | 9 | 184 | 76 | 31 | 77 | 318 | 323 | 183 |
| 38 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 7 | 222 | 69 | 40 | 113 | 223 | 363 | 178 |
| 39 | Victoria Bucureşti | 5 | 153 | 70 | 33 | 50 | 242 | 203 | 173 |
| 40 | Dunărea CSU Galaţi | 7 | 222 | 57 | 42 | 123 | 236 | 414 | 156 |
| 41 | Politehnica 1921 Ştinţa Timişoara | 5 | 154 | 58 | 38 | 58 | 175 | 190 | 154 |
| 42 | Astra Ploieşti | 5 | 158 | 59 | 35 | 64 | 195 | 185 | 153 |
| 43 | Gloria Arad | 8 | 156 | 59 | 31 | 66 | 296 | 332 | 149 |
| 44 | Victoria Cluj | 8 | 154 | 61 | 23 | 70 | 266 | 294 | 145 |
| 45 | Extensiv Craiova | 5 | 170 | 54 | 36 | 80 | 171 | 213 | 144 |
| 46 | Gloria Buzău | 5 | 170 | 50 | 33 | 87 | 183 | 285 | 133 |
| 47 | Flacăra Moreni | 4 | 136 | 53 | 23 | 60 | 180 | 198 | 129 |
| 48 | Dinamo Braşov | 6 | 139 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 187 | 208 | 128 |
| 49 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 4 | 136 | 46 | 27 | 63 | 141 | 190 | 119 |
| 50 | Chinezul Timişoara | 6 | 120 | 46 | 21 | 53 | 281 | 288 | 113 |
| 51 | Crişana Oradea | 6 | 110 | 40 | 20 | 50 | 199 | 232 | 100 |
| 52 | Foresta Suceava | 3 | 98 | 24 | 27 | 47 | 102 | 145 | 75 |
| 53 | Minerul Lupeni | 4 | 101 | 30 | 15 | 56 | 106 | 204 | 75 |
| 54 | Tricolor Ploieşti | 5 | 102 | 28 | 16 | 58 | 131 | 255 | 72 |
| 55 | FC Vaslui | 2 | 64 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 60 |
| 56 | Ciocanul Bucureşti | 2 | 56 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 100 | 87 | 58 |
| 57 | Rocar Bucureşti | 2 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 33 | 93 | 107 | 56 |
| 58 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 3 | 86 | 16 | 19 | 51 | 96 | 189 | 51 |
| 59 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 79 | 50 |
| 60 | Apulum Unirea Alba Iulia | 2 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 60 | 109 | 50 |
| 61 | FC Oneşti | 2 | 68 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 94 | 160 | 48 |
| 62 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | 2 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 40 |
| 63 | Unirea Urziceni | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 34 |
| 64 | Carmen Bucureşti | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 44 | 33 |
| 65 | Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii | 2 | 48 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 46 | 86 | 33 |
| 66 | Gloria CFR Galaţi | 2 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 54 | 100 | 33 |
| 67 | Ferrar Cluj | 1 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 29 | 30 |
| 68 | Dermata Cluj | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 50 | 25 |
| 69 | CSM Suceava | 1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 69 | 25 |
| 70 | FC Craiova | 2 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 61 | 171 | 25 |
| 71 | Aurul Brad | 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 43 | 24 |
| 72 | CAM Timişoara | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 52 | 23 |
| 73 | Şoimii Sibiu | 3 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 131 | 22 |
| 74 | Dinamo Cluj | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 20 |
| 75 | DUIG Braila | 2 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 52 | 138 | 19 |
| 76 | Viitorul Bucureşti | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 15 |
| 77 | Vulturii Lugoj | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 14 |
| 78 | Faur Bucureşti | 1 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 80 | 14 |
| 79 | UM Timişoara | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 71 | 12 |
| 80 | Aripile CFR Braşov | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 11 |
| 81 | Prahova Ploieşti | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 97 | 11 |
| 82 | Avântul Reghin | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 9 |
| 83 | RGM Timişoara | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 |
| 84 | Dragos Voda Cernauţi | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 57 | 8 |
| 85 | Braşovia Braşov | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 85 | 5 |
| 86 | Mureşul Târgu Mures | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 4 |
[edit] UEFA Ranking
National League Ranking at the beginning of the 2007-08 season (Previous season rank in italics)
- 01
(01) 
La Liga - 02
(03) 
Premier League - 03
(02) 
Serie A - 04 (04)
Ligue 1 - 05 (05)
Bundesliga - 06 (06)
BWINLIGA - 07 (10) Liga I
- 08 (07)
Eredivisie - 09 (09)
Rosgosstrakh Championship
(see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)
[edit] Best results by Liga I teams in the international competitions
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Steaua Bucharest: European champions in 1986 and finalists in 1989, European Supercup winners in 1986, UEFA cup semi-finalists in 2006. Dinamo Bucharest: European cup semi-finalists. Rapid Bucharest: UEFA cup quarter-finals in 2006. Universitatea Craiova: UEFA cup semi-finalists in 1983.
[edit] Notable foreign players
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[edit] Notable former foreign managers
[edit] Liga I transfers
[edit] References
- ^ Cotidianul, Divizia A a fost mitraliată (The "A Division" was gunned down), accessed on February 3, 2007
- ^ EFS attendances. europeanfootballstatistics.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Un milion de dolari pentru fotbalul romanesc", Ziua, December 20, 1998. Retrieved on 2008-03-10. (Romanian)
- ^ "Cum au ajuns Bergenbier, Timisoreana si Burger titulari pe terenul de fotbal", Ziarul Financiar, June 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-10. (Romanian)
- ^ "Liga I de fotbal se va numi din vară Liga I Realitatea", Realitatea TV, 2008-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. (Romanian)
- ^ "Antena 1 da 85 milioane de euro plus TVA si castiga licitatia pentru drepturile de televizare ale partidelor din Liga 1", Hotnews.ro, 2008-03-31. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. (Romanian)
- ^ Romania - clasamentul all-time 1932-2007 (Romanian) (January 17, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
[edit] See also
- Liga II
- Liga III
- List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues
- List of foreign football players in Liga I 2008-2009
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Results and statistics since 1932(Romanian-language)
- Stranieri News
- (English) Liga I Table, Fixtures and Results
