2008–09 Liga I
The 2008–09 Liga I was the ninety-first season of
CFR Cluj
were the defending champions.
Teams
Promoted
Teams promoted from Liga II at the beginning of the season.
- Serie 1 Champions: Brașov
- Serie 2 Champions: Argeș Pitești
- Serie 1 Runners-up: Otopeni
- Serie 2 Runners-up: Gaz Metan Mediaș
Relegated
Teams relegated to Liga II at the end of season.
Venues
FC Timișoara | Steaua București
|
FC U Craiova | CFR Cluj |
---|---|---|---|
Dan Păltinișanu
|
Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
|
Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 23,500 |
Gloria Buzău | Farul Constanța | Dinamo București | Argeș Pitești |
Municipal
|
Farul | Dinamo
|
Nicolae Dobrin |
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Oțelul Galați
|
Steaua 2008–09 Liga I (Romania)
Steaua |
Rapid București | |
Oțelul
|
Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | ||
Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 11,704[i] | ||
Politehnica Iași | FC Vaslui
| ||
Emil Alexandrescu
|
Municipal
| ||
Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 9,240 | ||
Pandurii Târgu Jiu | FC Brașov | ||
Tudor Vladimirescu | Silviu Ploeșteanu
| ||
Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 8,800 | ||
Gloria Bistrița | CS Otopeni[ii] | Unirea Urziceni | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Gloria
|
Astra | Tineretului
|
Gaz Metan
|
Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 5,300 |
- ^ 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.
- ^ CS Otopeni was relocated to Astra Stadium from Ploiești because Otopeni Stadium from Otopeni does not meet the standards for Liga I.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dinamo București | Cornel Țălnar[3] | Contract not renewed | 17 April 2008 | Mircea Rednic[3] | 17 April 2008 |
Rapid București | Marian Rada | Contract not renewed | 3 June 2008 | José Peseiro[4] | 3 June 2008 |
Vaslui
|
Emil Săndoi[5] | Contract not renewed | 10 June 2008 | Viorel Hizo[5] | 10 June 2008 |
Otopeni | Liviu Ciobotariu[6] | Contract not renewed | 18 June 2008 | Miodrag Ješić[7] | 21 June 2008 |
Gloria Buzău | Ștefan Stoica[8] | Sacked | 11 August 2008 | Álvaro Magalhães[9] | 12 August 2008 |
Otopeni | Miodrag Ješić[10] | Caretaker | 18 August 2008 | Gabriel Mărgărit[11] | 18 August 2008 |
CFR Cluj | Ioan Andone[12] | Sacked | 30 August 2008 | Maurizio Trombetta[13] | 1 September 2008 |
Otopeni | Gabriel Mărgărit[14] | Sacked | 8 September 2008 | Marian Bucurescu[14] | 8 September 2008 |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
|
Eugen Neagoe[15] | Sacked | 21 September 2008 | Sorin Cârțu[16] | 21 September 2008 |
Rapid București | José Peseiro[17] | Sacked | 2 October 2008 | Nicolae Manea[18] | 3 October 2008 |
Gloria Buzău | Álvaro Magalhães[19] | Sacked | 3 October 2008 | Mario Marinică[20] | 9 October 2008 |
Rapid București | Nicolae Manea[21] | Caretaker | 9 October 2008 | José Peseiro[21] | 9 October 2008 |
Steaua București
|
Marius Lăcătuș[22] | Resigned | 22 October 2008 | Dorinel Munteanu[23] | 26 October 2008 |
Vaslui
|
Viorel Hizo[24] | Sacked | 1 November 2008 | Viorel Moldovan[25] | 1 November 2008 |
Otopeni | Marian Bucurescu[26] | Resigned | 24 November 2008 | Liviu Ciobotariu[26] | 24 November 2008 |
Timișoara
|
Dušan Uhrin, Jr.[27]
|
Sacked | 2 December 2008 | Gavril Balint[28]
|
29 December 2008 |
Gloria Buzău | Mario Marinică[29] | Sacked | 17 December 2008 | Constantin Cârstea[30] | 28 January 2009 |
Steaua București
|
Dorinel Munteanu[31] | Sacked | 31 December 2008 | Marius Lăcătuș[31] | 1 January 2009 |
CFR Cluj | Maurizio Trombetta[32] | Sacked | 6 January 2009 | Dušan Uhrin, Jr.[33]
|
8 January 2009 |
Politehnica Iași | Ionuț Popa[34] | Resigned | 11 January 2009 | Cristiano Bergodi[35] | 18 January 2009 |
Rapid București | José Peseiro[citation needed] | Sacked | 12 January 2009 | Marian Rada[36] | 14 January 2009 |
CFR Cluj | Dušan Uhrin, Jr.[37]
|
Sacked | 5 April 2009 | Toni[38]
|
6 April 2009 |
Farul Constanța
|
Ion Marin[39] | Resigned | 13 April 2009 | Lucian Marinof[40] | 13 April 2009 |
Rapid București | Marian Rada[41] | Resigned | 17 April 2009 | Viorel Hizo[42] | 3 May 2009 |
Universitatea Craiova | Nicolo Napoli[43]
|
Sacked | 15 May 2009 | Ionel Gane[44] | 15 May 2009 |
Steaua București
|
Marius Lăcătuș[45] | Resigned | 17 May 2009 | Massimo Pedrazzini[46] | 18 May 2009 |
Vaslui | Viorel Moldovan[47] | Resigned | 26 May 2009 | Cristian Dulca[48] | 26 May 2009 |
Timișoara
|
Gavril Balint[49]
|
Sacked | 31 May 2009 | Valentin Velcea[50] | 1 June 2009 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Unirea Urziceni (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | FC Timișoara | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 67[a] | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Dinamo București | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[b] |
4 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | |
5 | Vaslui | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
6 | Steaua București
|
34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 56[c] | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | Universitatea Craiova | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 56[c] | |
8 | Rapid București | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 55[d] | |
9 | Brașov | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 55[d] | |
10 | Argeș Pitești (R) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 | Relegation to Liga II[e] |
11 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 43 | |
12 | Oțelul Galați
|
34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 40 | |
13 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 38 | |
14 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 37 | |
15 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 36 | Spared from relegation[e] |
16 | Farul Constanța (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 30 | Relegation to Liga II |
17 | Otopeni (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 22 | |
18 | Gloria Buzău (R) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 17 |
Source: LPF (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:
- ^ Timișoara were docked 6 points after not respecting a ruling from CAS.[51] However, this decision was revoked by the CAS on 11 June 2009.[52]
- ^ CFR Cluj as the 2008–09 Cupa României winners qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b STE 2–1 CRA; CRA 0–0 STE
- ^ a b RAP 3–1 BRA; BRA 0–0 RAP
- ^ a b Argeș Pitești were relegated to the Liga II due to allegations of referee bribery. Gaz Metan as best-placed relegated team were therefore spared from relegation.[53]