2007–08 Liga I
The 2007–08 Liga I was the ninety season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 27 July 2007 and ended on 7 May 2008. CFR Cluj became champions, winning their first trophy and ending a 17-year-long reign of Bucharest based teams.
securing their participation.Teams
Promoted from Liga II
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Relegated from Liga I
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Venues
Politehnica Timișoara | Steaua București
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FC U Craiova | Gloria Buzău |
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Dan Păltinișanu
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Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Municipal
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Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 18,000 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
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Farul Constanța | Dinamo București | Oțelul Galați
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Ceahlăul
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Farul | Dinamo
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Oțelul
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Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 13,500 |
CFR Cluj |
Steaua 2007–08 Liga I (Romania)
Steaua |
Rapid București | |
Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
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Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | ||
Capacity: 12,813 | Capacity: 11,704[i] | ||
Politehnica Iași | FC Vaslui
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Emil Alexandrescu
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Municipal
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Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 9,240 | ||
Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Gloria Bistrița[ii] | ||
Tudor Vladimirescu | Gloria
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Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 7,800 | ||
Universitatea Cluj | UTA Arad | Dacia Mioveni | Unirea Urziceni |
Ion Moina | Francisc von Neuman
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Orășenesc
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Tineretului
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Capacity: 7,600[iii] | Capacity: 7,287 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 7,000 |
- ^ Capacity of Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium has been reduced from 19,100 to 11,704 due to advanced degradation of the resistance structure of the South End.
- Gloria Stadiumwas under renovations.
- ^ Capacity of Ion Moina Stadium has been reduced from 28,000 to 7,600 due to advanced degradation of the resistance structure.
Personnel and kits
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Steaua București
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34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Rapid București | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 61[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 61[a] | |
5 | Unirea Urziceni | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 61[a] | |
6 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 57 | |
7 | Vaslui | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
8 | Oțelul Galați
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34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 46 | |
9 | FC U Craiova | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 43 | |
10 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 42 | |
11 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | |
12 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40[b] | |
13 | Farul Constanța | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 40[b] | |
14 | Gloria Buzău | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 37 | |
15 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R)
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 36 | Relegation to Liga II |
16 | Dacia Mioveni (R)
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34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 31 | |
17 | UTA Arad (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 26 | |
18 | Universitatea Cluj (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 23 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Source: LT
(in Romanian)Results
Top goalscorers
Rank[3][4] | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ionel Dănciulescu | Dinamo București | 21 |
2 | Emil Jula
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Oțelul Galați
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17 |
3 | Gigel Bucur | Politehnica Timișoara
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16 |
Marko Ljubinković | Vaslui | ||
5 | Florin Costea | FC U Craiova | 15 |
6 | Florin Bratu | Dinamo București | 14 |
7 | Eugen Trică | CFR Cluj | 13 |
8 | Cristian Coroian | Gloria Bistrița | 11 |
Cristian Fabbiani
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CFR Cluj | ||
10 | Ionuț Mazilu | Rapid București | 9 |
Nicolae Dică | Steaua București
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Cristian Dănălache | Unirea Urziceni
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Champion squad
CFR Cluj[5] |
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Goalkeepers: Nuno Claro (15 / 0); Lars Hirschfeld (5 / 0); Eduard Stăncioiu (15 / 0). Midfielders: Emmanuel Culio (32 / 1); Dani (29 / 1); Ciprian Deac (10 / 0); Sebastián Dubarbier (15 / 3); Manuel José Vieira (20 / 0); André Leão (15 / 0); Alin Minteuan (18 / 0); Pedro Oliveira (1 / 0); Sixto Peralta (8 / 0); Eugen Trică (30 / 13). Forwards: (33 / 6). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Manager: Ioan Andone. |
Notes
(1)
(2) Timișoara change of name following name conflict with FC Politehnica Timișoara.[8]
References
- ^ 2007–08 Liga I
- ^ "Sorti favorabili pentru echipele romanesti: Traseu facil in Intertoto". RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian). 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ "Top Scorers". romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Top Scorers". worldfootball.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "(Romanian) FRF nu le va permite tulcenilor să evolueze în Liga I." Prosport. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ "(Romanian) Viorel Duru: "Ceahlăul rămâne în Liga I."". Prosport. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "(Romanian) Schimbă numele echipei!". Prosport. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.