Romanian Superliga (women's football)

Romanian Superliga (women's football)
Country Romania
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1990 as Liga I
2013 as Superliga
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Liga I
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Olimpia Cluj
(2013–14)
Most championships CFF Clujana (7)
Website frfotbal.ro
2013–14

The Superliga is the top level women's football league in Romania. The champion team qualifies for UEFA Women's Champions League.

The top league was named Liga I until the 2012–13 season. The league-system was restructured for the 2013–14 season. Eight teams play in the league, with two being relegated to the second level league, which is the Liga I.

Format

Eight teams play each other twice. After that the top four teams play the championship play-off. The bottom four play a relegation play-off. The last two places in the relegation play-off get relegated.[1]

History

In the 1990s and 2000s, because there were only few women's football clubs in Romania, all clubs played in the only league. With more clubs joining, the league was split into East and West divisions for the 2011–12 season. Teams played each other twice with the top two teams advancing to the championship round. In 2012–13 the teams where split into three divisions. After that again the top two teams each advanced to the championship round. Points from the regular season were reset to zero for that round.

2013/14 teams

Fair Play Bucureşti
Navobi Iași
Real Craiova
CFR 1933 Timișoara
Independența Baia Mare
Location of clubs in the 2013/14 Superliga
Club City Stadium Capacity
Brazi Brazi Stadionul Brazi de Sus 2000
Fair Play Bucureşti Bucureşti Stadionul Politehnica 1000
Navobi Iași Iași Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu II 1000
Târgu Mureş Târgu Mureş Stadionul Trans-Sil 8000
CFR 1933 Timișoara Timișoara Stadionul CFR 8000
Independența Baia Mare Baia Mare Stadionul Viorel Mateianu 15524
Olimpia Cluj-Napoca Ardealul Sport Center 1300
Real Craiova Stadionul Electroputere 2000

Champions

The following is a list of all Romanian women's football champions.[2] The national champion was the winner of the Liga I until 2012/13 and the Superliga winner since then.

  • 1990/91 ICIM Brașov
  • 1991/92 CFR Craiova
  • 1992/93 ICIM Brașov
  • 1993/94 Fartec Brașov
  • 1994/95 Fartec Brașov
  • 1995/96 Interindustrial Oradea
  • 1996/97 Motorul Oradea
  • 1997/98 Motorul Oradea
  • 1998/99 Conpet Ploiești
  • 1999/00 Conpet Ploiești
  • 2000/01 Regal București
  • 2001/02 Regal București

Record Champions

Titles Team
7 Clujana Cluj
4 Fartec Brașov (includes ICIM; change of patron company)
Olimpia Cluj
3 Motorul Oradea (includes Interindustrial; change of patron company)
2 Conpet Ploiești
Regal București
1 CFR Craiova
FCM Târgu Mureș

References

  1. "New system for women's football" (in Romanian). ziare.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Romania - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

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