2015–16 Liga I

98th season of Liga I May 2015 Liga I 2015–16 Petrolul Ploiești Astra Giurgiu (1st title) Champions League Astra GiurgiuSteaua București Europa League Pandurii Târgu JiuViitorul ConstanțaCSMS Iași Ioan Hora(19 goals) Branko GrahovacAlexandru Marc(14 clean sheets) CFR Cluj 6–0 Botoșani(16 April 2016) Astra 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) Steaua București 5–3 Botoșani(8 November 2015) 268 659 5 matches:Astra Giurgiu 9 matches:Petrolul Ploiești 13 matches:Dinamo București 14 matches:Voluntari 48,613Steaua București 1–1 Dinamo București(10 April 2016) 100Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0–3 Botoșani(5 December 2015) 1,190,724 4,443 2014–15 2016–17 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 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.Fotbal: FC Voluntari a promovat în premieră în Liga 1 http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2015/05/16/fotbal-fc-voluntari-a-promovat-in-premiera-in-liga-1-13-08-16 25 June 2015 Agerpres It is their first season in Liga I. ACS Poli Timișoara promoted as the winners of Seria II.Comeback în Liga 1 după un singur an! ACS Poli Timișoara a promovat matematic, după 3-0 la Reșița! Situația s-a clarificat și în Seria 1 http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-2/comeback-in-liga-1-dupa-un-singur-an-acs-poli-timisoara-a-promovat-matematic-dupa-3-0-la-resita-situatia-s-a-clarificat-si-in-seria-1-14234441 25 June 2015 Pro Sport It is their second season in Liga I. Venues Steaua BucureștiSteaua 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. ACS Poli Timișoara CFR Cluj Pandurii Târgu Jiu Arena Națională Dan Păltinișanu Dr. Constantin Rădulescu MunicipalPandurii 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. Capacity: 55,634 Capacity: 32,972 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 20,054 220px 220px 200px 200px Petrolul PloieștiRomania none 550 Romania 44.438683 26.103516 Bucharest Green pog.svg bottom Romania 43.900833 25.973889 Astra left Romania 47.748170 26.652051 Botoșani left Romania 46.779139 23.599663 CFR Cluj Romania 44.462602 25.975735 Concordia left Romania 47.184589 27.561389 CSMS Iași Romania 44.313889 23.784167 Universitatea Craiova bottom Romania 45.043706 23.270041 Pandurii left Romania 44.94366 26.029701 Petrolul top Romania 45.75641 21.22974 Poli Timișoara right Romania 46.549722 24.545833 Târgu Mureș Romania 44.236356 28.565656 Viitorul left Romania 44.499050 26.145920 Voluntari right Romania TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 47.8 20.2 Bucharest teamsDinamoSteaua Bucharest 200 right Location of Bucharest teams. Bucharest 44.455083 26.100222 Dinamo bottom Bucharest 44.437208 26.152508 Steaua bottom Dinamo București Ilie Oană Dinamo Capacity: 15,073 Capacity: 15,032 220px 200px FC VoluntariVoluntari Voluntari was relocated to Dinamo Stadium for this season, as a result of the renovations of the Anghel Iordănescu Stadium. CSMS Iași Dinamo Emil Alexandrescu Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 11,390 200px 200px Astra Giurgiu Târgu MureșTârgu Mureș 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. Marin Anastasovici Trans-Sil Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 8,200 220px FC Botoșani Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova 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. Concordia Chiajna Viitorul ConstanțaViitorul Viitorul was relocated to Viitorul Stadium from Ovidiu, as a result of the opening of the stadium. Municipal Extensiv Concordia Viitorul Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 5,123 Capacity: 4,554 250px 150px 200px Personnel and kits 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 ROU Marius Șumudică ROU Valerică Găman Puma InterAgro Botoșani ROU Leontin Grozavu CMR Michael Ngadeu Nike Elsaco CFR Cluj POR Toni Conceição António Conceição da Silva Oliveira POR Mário Camora Joma EnergoBit Concordia Chiajna ROU Adrian Falub NGA Christian Obodo Lotto — CSMS Iași ITA Nicolò Napoli ROU Ionuț Voicu Nike Blue Air Universitatea Craiova ROU Victor Naicu BUL Valentin Iliev Joma — Dinamo București ROU Mircea Rednic ROU Paul Anton Nike Orange Pandurii Târgu Jiu ROU Eduard Iordănescu ROU Dan Nistor Jako Complexul Energetic Oltenia Petrolul Ploiești ROU Ionel Gane ROU Alberto Cobrea Nike SuperBet Poli Timișoara ROU Ionuț Popa ROU Cristian Scutaru Joma Casa Rusu Steaua București ROU Laurențiu Reghecampf Cape Verde Fernando Varela Nike City Insurance Târgu Mureș ROU George Ciorceri ROU Gabriel Mureșan Joma energo+ Viitorul Constanța ROU Gheorghe Hagi ROU Florin Cernat Nike Lotto Snacks Voluntari ROU Dinu Todoran ROU Vasile Maftei Puma Primăria Orașului Voluntari Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Voluntari ROU Ilie Poenaru No PRO licence 31 May 2015 Pre-season ROU Bogdan Vintilă 21 June 2015Bogdan Arges Vintila noul antrenor principal al echipei noastre http://www.voluntarifc.ro/bogdan-arges-vintila-noul-antrenor-principal-al-echipei-noastre/ voluntarifc.ro 21 June 2015 Petrolul Ploiești ROU Valentin Sinescu <br/ > (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 2 June 2015 ROU Tibor Selymes 3 June 2015OFICIAL: TIBOR SELYMES – ANTRENOR PRINCIPAL; MIHAI JOIȚA – MANAGER SPORTIV http://fcpetrolul.ro/oficial-tibor-selymes-antrenor-principal-mihai-joita-manager-sportiv/ fcpetrolul.ro 1 June 2015 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155237/http://fcpetrolul.ro/oficial-tibor-selymes-antrenor-principal-mihai-joita-manager-sportiv/ dead Târgu Mureș ROU Liviu Ciobotariu Mutual agreement 4 June 2015Mulțumim Liviu ! Mulțumim Narcis ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/multumim-liviu--multumim-narcis asatirgumures.ro 4 June 2015 ROU Dan Petrescu 11 June 2015Bun venit, Dan Petrescu ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/bun-venit-dan-petrescu asatirgumures.ro 11 June 2015 Steaua București ROU Constantin Gâlcă End of contract 9 June 2015Multumim, Constantin Galca! Mult succes in continuare! http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/multumim-galca/ steauafc.com 9 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614153947/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/multumim-galca/ dead ITA Massimo Pedrazzini 9 June 2015Bine ai revenit acasa, Mirel Radoi! http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/revenire_radoi/ steauafc.com 9 June 2015 Târgu Mureș ROU Dan Petrescu Signed by Jiangsu Sainty 10 July 2015Mulțumim, Dan Petrescu ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/multumim-dan-petrescu 10 July 2015 ROU Vasile Miriuță 10 July 2015Bun venit, Vasile Miriuță ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/bun-venit-vasile-miriuta 10 July 2015 Voluntari ROU Bogdan Vintilă Sacked 14 August 2015Despartire de Vintila si Poenaru http://www.voluntarifc.ro/despartire-de-vintila-si-poenaru/ voluntarifc.ro 14 August 2015 13 ROU Flavius Stoican 15 August 2015Stoican a fost prezentat oficial http://www.voluntarifc.ro/stoican-a-fost-prezentat-oficial/ voluntarifc.ro 15 August 2015 Poli Timișoara ROU Dan Alexa Resigned 21 August 2015Dan Alexa: "Cel mai bine ar fi să plec!" http://www.acspoli.ro/Informatii_AUDIO-Dan-Alexa-a%EF%BF%BDCel-mai-bine-ar-fi-s%C4%83-pleca%EF%BF%BD_1559_ro.html acspoli.ro 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150826005418/http://www.acspoli.ro/Informatii_AUDIO-Dan-Alexa-a%EF%BF%BDCel-mai-bine-ar-fi-s%C4%83-pleca%EF%BF%BD_1559_ro.html 26 August 2015 dead dmy-all 12 ROU Florin Marin 25 August 2015Florin Marin, noul antrenor al echipei noastre http://www.acspoli.ro/Informatii_Florin-Marin-noul-antrenor-al-echipei-noastre_1562_ro.html acspoli.ro 25 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828004541/http://www.acspoli.ro/Informatii_Florin-Marin-noul-antrenor-al-echipei-noastre_1562_ro.html 28 August 2015 dead dmy-all Petrolul Ploiești ROU Tibor Selymes Mutual agreement 25 August 2015FC Petrolul s-a despartit de Tibor Selymes http://fcpetrolul.ro/fc-petrolul-s-a-despartit-de-tibor-selymes/ fcpetrolul.ro 25 August 2015 14 ROU Eusebiu Tudor 25 August 2015Eusebiu Tudor este noul antrenor principal al FC Petrolul Ploiesti http://fcpetrolul.ro/eusebiu-tudor-este-noul-antrenor-principal-al-fc-petrolul-ploiesti/ fcpetrolul.ro 25 August 2015 Concordia Chiajna ROU Marius Baciu Mutual agreement 1 September 2015Schimbare de antrenor la Concordia Chiajna. Marius Baciu a fost înlocuit de Cornel Țălnar http://www.csconcordia.ro/acasa/990-2015-09-01-15-33-41.html csconcordia.ro 1 September 2015 10 ROU Cornel Țălnar 1 September 2015 Steaua București ITA Massimo Pedrazzini Mutual agreement 11 September 2015 5 ROU Dumitru Dumitriu 11 September 2015 Botoșani ROU Leontin Grozavu Sacked 14 September 2015FC Botoșani s-a despărțit de Leo Grozavu http://fcbotosani.ro/?p=2790 fcbotosani.ro 14 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915163221/http://fcbotosani.ro/?p=2790 15 September 2015 dead dmy-all 12 ROU Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) 14 September 2015 Târgu Mureș ROU Vasile Miriuță Mutual agreement 20 September 2015 3 ITA Cristiano Bergodi 22 September 2015 Voluntari ROU Flavius Stoican Mutual agreement 24 September 2015 13 ROU Mircea Rădulescu 24 September 2015 Botoșani ROU Mugur Cornățeanu (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 1 October 2015Cristi Pustai a semnat cu FC Botoșani http://fcbotosani.ro/?p=2915 fcbotosani.ro 1 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151002000541/http://fcbotosani.ro/?p=2915 2 October 2015 dead dmy-all 12 ROU Cristian Pustai 1 October 2015 Voluntari ROU Mircea Rădulescu Mutual agreement 6 October 2015 13 ROU Gheorghe Mulțescu 6 October 2015 Petrolul Ploiești ROU Eusebiu Tudor Mutual agreement 29 October 2015 14 ROU Mihai Stoichiță 29 October 2015 Concordia Chiajna ROU Cornel Țălnar Mutual agreement 25 November 2015Schimbare de antrenor la Concordia Chiajna. Adrian Falub este noul tehnician al "vulturilor" http://www.csconcordia.ro/acasa/1031-schimbare-de-antrenor-la-concordia-chiajna-adrian-falub-este-noul-tehnician-al-vulturilor.html csconcordia.ro 25 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151126065742/http://www.csconcordia.ro/acasa/1031-schimbare-de-antrenor-la-concordia-chiajna-adrian-falub-este-noul-tehnician-al-vulturilor.html 26 November 2015 dead 12 ROU Adrian Falub 25 November 2015 Steaua București ROU Dumitru Dumitriu Mutual agreement 2 December 2015 5 ROU Laurențiu Reghecampf 3 December 2015 CFR Cluj ROU Francisc Dican Mutual agreement 5 December 2015Comunicat CFR 1907 Cluj http://cfr1907.ro/comunicat-cfr-1907-cluj/ cfr1907.ro 5 December 2015 9 POR Toni Conceição António Conceição da Silva Oliveira 7 December 2015Bine ai revenit, Toni! http://cfr1907.ro/bine-ai-revenit-toni-2/ cfr1907.ro 7 December 2015 Târgu Mureș ITA Cristiano Bergodi Resigned 17 December 2015Mulțumim, Cristiano Bergodi ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/multumim-cristiano-bergodi asatirgumures.ro 17 December 2015 6 ROU Petre Grigoraș 29 December 2015Bun venit, Petre Grigoraș ! http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/bun-venit-petre-grigoras asatirgumures.ro 29 December 2015 Petrolul Ploiești ROU Mihai Stoichiță Mutual agreement 5 January 2016Oficial Constantin Schumacher este noul antrenor al Petrolului http://fcpetrolul.ro/oficial-constantin-schumacher-este-noul-antrenor-al-petrolului/ fcpetrolul.ro 5 January 2016 14 ROU Constantin Schumacher 5 January 2016 Universitatea Craiova ROU Emil Săndoi Mutual agreement 8 January 2016Restart pentru partea a doua a sezonului http://www.csuc.ro/ro/Restart-pentru-partea-a-doua-a-sezonului/ csuc.ro 8 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111201217/http://www.csuc.ro/ro/Restart-pentru-partea-a-doua-a-sezonului/ 11 January 2016 dead dmy-all 8 ROU Victor Naicu 8 January 2016 Voluntari ROU Gheorghe Mulțescu Resigned 22 January 2016Ganea: "Echipa trebuie să fie un lider!" http://www.voluntarifc.ro/autosalvare-ciorna-6/ voluntarifc.ro 14 February 2016 13 ROU Ionel Ganea 24 January 2016 Târgu Mureș ROU Petre Grigoraș Mutual agreement 22 February 2016Comunicat oficial http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/comunicat-oficial-6 asatirgumures.ro 22 February 2016 7 ROU Carol Fekete (caretaker) 22 February 2016 Târgu Mureș ROU Carol Fekete (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 9 March 2016George Ciorceri, noul antrenor 9 March 2016 http://www.asatirgumures.ro/stiri/george-ciorceri-noul-antrenor asatirgumures.ro 9 March 2016 6 ROU George Ciorceri 9 March 2016 Petrolul Ploiești ROU Constantin Schumacher Mutual agreement 14 March 2016Ionel Gane este noul antrenor al Petrolului http://fcpetrolul.ro/ionel-gane-este-noul-antrenor-al-petrolului/ fcpetrolul.ro 15 March 2016 16 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316231701/http://fcpetrolul.ro/ionel-gane-este-noul-antrenor-al-petrolului/ dead 8 Relegation round ROU Ionel Gane 15 March 2016 Poli Timișoara ROU Florin Marin Mutual agreement 23 March 2016Clubul nostru a încheiat în mod amiabil angajamentele cu antrenorul principal Florin Marin http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/03/23/comunicat-2/ acspoli.ro 23 March 2016 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325224043/http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/03/23/comunicat-2/ dead 7 Relegation round ROU Petre Grigoraș 28 March 2016Salvarea este un obiectiv realizabil http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/03/28/salvarea-este-un-obiectiv-realizabil/ acspoli.ro 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410164302/http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/03/28/salvarea-este-un-obiectiv-realizabil/ 10 April 2016 dead Botoșani ROU Cristian Pustai Mutual agreement 1 April 2016FC Botoșani a reziliat contractul cu Cristi Pustai http://www.fcbotosani.ro/fc-botosani-a-reziliat-contractul-cu-cristi-pustai/ fcbotosani.ro 6 April 2016 https://archive.today/20160418032653/http://www.fcbotosani.ro/fc-botosani-a-reziliat-contractul-cu-cristi-pustai/ 18 April 2016 dead dmy-all 5 Relegation round ROU Leontin Grozavu 5 April 2016Leo Grozavu a condus astăzi antrenamentul roș-albi-albaștrilor http://www.fcbotosani.ro/leo-grozavu-a-condus-astazi-antrenamentul-ros-albi-albastri/ fcbotosani.ro 6 April 2016 https://archive.today/20160418032648/http://www.fcbotosani.ro/leo-grozavu-a-condus-astazi-antrenamentul-ros-albi-albastri/ 18 April 2016 dead dmy-all Voluntari ROU Ionel Ganea Sacked 25 April 2016Comunicat http://www.voluntarifc.ro/comunicat-3/ voluntarifc.ro 29 April 2016 1 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601073050/http://www.voluntarifc.ro/comunicat-3/ dead 6 Relegation round ROU Sorin Popescu 27 April 2016Sorin Popescu este succesorul lui Ganea http://www.voluntarifc.ro/sorin-popescu-este-succesorul-lui-ganea/ voluntarifc.ro 29 April 2016 1 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601090956/http://www.voluntarifc.ro/sorin-popescu-este-succesorul-lui-ganea/ dead Poli Timișoara ROU Petre Grigoraș Sacked 23 May 2016Mulțumim, Petre Grigoraș și Marian Dinu! http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/05/23/multumim-petre-grigoras-si-marian-dinu/ acspoli.ro 23 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629104839/http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/05/23/multumim-petre-grigoras-si-marian-dinu/ 29 June 2016 dead 7 Relegation round ROU Ionuț Popa 23 May 2016Bun venit la Poli, Ionuț Popa! http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/05/23/bun-venit-la-poli-ionut-popa/ acspoli.ro 23 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625182727/http://www.acspoli.ro/index.php/2016/05/23/bun-venit-la-poli-ionut-popa/ 25 June 2016 dead Voluntari ROU Sorin Popescu Mutual agreement 24 May 2016 6 Relegation round ROU Dinu Todoran 24 May 2016Conferință de presă http://www.voluntarifc.ro/conferinta-de-presa-15/ voluntarifc.ro 24 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807080105/http://www.voluntarifc.ro/conferinta-de-presa-15/ 7 August 2016 dead Regular season 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.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=round&id=31639&view=rules Liga I 2015/12016 - Regular season rules Scoresway 10 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144645/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=round&id=31639&view=rules 24 September 2015 dead Table main WDL Regular season Liga 1, Soccerway AST DIN PAN VII STE TGM IAS UCR CFR BOT ACS VOL CON PET Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R complete 5 10 11 24 35 14 9 3 42 29 6 8 12 30 35 9 10 7 31 25 3 8 15 22 46 9 10 7 22 25 8 7 11 26 27 13 9 4 36 24 13 8 5 35 26 2 8 16 17 34 12 8 6 35 25 9 11 6 27 21 13 7 6 49 30 5 9 12 28 42 -10 -6 Petrolul Ploiești were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.July 2015 CFR Cluj were deducted ten points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.July 2015 ACS Poli Timișoara Astra Giurgiu Botoșani CFR Cluj Concordia Chiajna CSMS Iași Universitatea Craiova Dinamo București Pandurii Târgu Jiu Petrolul Ploiești Steaua București Târgu Mureș Viitorul Constanța Voluntari 5 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.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11672&view=rules Liga I 2015/2016 - Regular season rules Scoresway 10 July 2015 Q green1 Qualification for the championship round red1 Qualification for the relegation round Results main FBR grey 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 complete Liga 1 Positions by round table y br ACS Poli Timișoara 12/12/9/9/11/12/12/12/11/9/9/9/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11 FC Astra Giurgiu 2/11/6/6/6/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 FC Botoșani 7/7/10/12/10/8/10/11/12/12/12/12/12/11/12/11/12/11/11/11/11/10/9/9/10/10 CFR Cluj 13/13/13/10/12/9/8/9/8/7/8/8/8/9/8/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/10/10/9/9 CS Concordia Chiajna 2/9/11/11/13/10/11/8/10/11/11/11/11/12/11/12/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/13/13/13 CSMS Iași 5/3/2/5/1/4/4/7/7/10/10/10/10/8/9/9/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/6/7 CS U Craiova 7/10/12/13/8/11/9/10/9/8/7/7/7/7/6/7/7/7/7/7/8/8/8/8/8/8 FC Dinamo București 7/4/4/3/3/1/2/3/2/4/5/4/5/5/5/6/5/5/4/4/4/3/3/2/2/2 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1/5/5/4/5/7/7/6/6/6/4/5/4/4/4/3/4/3/3/2/3/4/5/5/4/3 FC Petrolul Ploiești 14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14 FC Steaua București 7/2/3/2/2/6/6/5/5/5/3/3/2/3/3/4/3/4/5/5/5/5/4/4/5/5 ASA Târgu Mureș 7/1/1/1/4/5/5/4/4/3/6/6/6/6/7/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/7/6 FC Viitorul Constanța 2/6/7/7/7/3/3/2/3/2/2/2/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/2/2/2/3/3/4 FC Voluntari 5/7/8/8/9/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/12/12/12 #D0F0C0 #E8FFD8 #FFE6E6 #FFCCCC Championship play-offs 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.http://www.romaniatv.net/liga-i-sezonul-2015-2016-program-regulament-playoff-playout_231770.html Liga I 2015/2016 - Regulamentul playoff/playout 10 July 2015 RomaniaTV 21 February 2016 Table main WDL Championship round Soccerway AST STE PAN DIN VII TGM CL3Q CL3Q EL3Q EL3Q complete 7 1 2 20 9 2 6 2 12 15 3 6 1 12 7 6 3 1 18 8 0 3 7 8 24 1 3 6 14 21 26 24 24 23 22 19 C Astra Giurgiu Dinamo București Pandurii Târgu Jiu Steaua București Târgu Mureș Viitorul Constanța Dinamo București failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2014.TAS-ul, ultima variantă pentru ca Dinamo să poată juca în cupele europene http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/Dinamo+nu+are+voie+sa+evolueze+in+Europa+Cainii+au+facut+recurs+ DigiSport 16 May 2016 ro 19 April 2016FRF a explicat de ce Dinamo nu a primit licența pentru Europa http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/FRF+explica+de+ce+Dinamo+nu+a+primit+licenta+pentru+Europa DigiSport 16 May 2016 ro 25 April 2016 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).http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2347734.html CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders uefa.org 31 March 2016 31 March 2016 1) Points. Q green1 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round Results main FBR grey 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 complete Liga 1 Positions by round table br y Astra 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Dinamo 3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4 Pandurii 2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Steaua 4/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Târgu Mureș 6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6 Viitorul 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5 #BBF3BB #BBF3FF #CCF9FF Relegation play-outs 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.http://www.romaniatv.net/liga-i-sezonul-2015-2016-program-regulament-playoff-playout_231770.html Liga I 2015/2016 - Regulamentul playoff/playout 10 July 2015 RomaniaTV 21 February 2016 Table main WDL Relegation round Soccerway 7 IAS UCR BOT CFR CON VOL ACS PET EL2Q RPO REL complete 1 4 9 14 36 7 4 3 29 19 6 4 4 25 13 7 5 2 19 13 5 5 4 17 15 7 2 5 19 17 4 2 8 9 18 5 2 7 19 20 13 13 14 9 19 16 4 12 DR O ACS Poli Timișoara Botoșani CFR Cluj Concordia Chiajna CSMS Iași Universitatea Craiova Petrolul Ploiești Voluntari 1) Points. QR blue2 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round red1 Qualification for the relegation play-offs black1 Not admitted to Liga II and revival in lower leagues 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.Gazeta Sporturilor CFR Cluj a intrat în insolvență! http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/e-oficial-cfr-cluj-a-intrat-in-insolventa-ardelenii-au-fost-depunctati-si-cu-24-de-puncte-443362.html 4 February 2015 17 May 2016Cum se poate simplifica ecuația echipelor din Liga 1 care participă în cupele europene http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/propunere+liga+1+insolventa DigiSport 16 May 2016 ro 23 April 2016 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.http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/E+oficial+Rapid+nu+va+juca+in+Liga+1+in+sezonul+viitor E oficial! Rapid nu va juca în Liga 1 în sezonul viitor Results main FBR grey 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 complete Liga 1 Positions by round table y br ACS Poli 11/11/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13 Botoșani 10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/10/10/10/9/10/9 CFR 9/9/9/10/10/9/8/9/9/9/8/10/7/10 Concordia 13/13/12/12/12/12/12/10/11/11/11/11/11/11 CSMS Iași 8/7/8/8/7/7/7/8/8/7/7/8/8/7 CS U Craiova 7/8/7/7/8/8/9/7/7/8/9/7/9/8 Petrolul 14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14 Voluntari 12/12/11/9/9/10/10/12/12/12/12/12/12/12 #FFCCCC #FFBBBB Promotion/relegation play-offs 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 Dunărea Călărași 4–5 UTA Arad 3–1 1–4 1 June 2016 18:00 Dunărea Călărași 3–1 UTA Arad Alexandru 4 45Kanda 80 Strătilă 43 Ion Comșa Călărași 6,500 Marius Avram (Bucharest) 4 June 2016 18:00 UTA Arad 4–1 yes Dunărea Călărași Man 17Curtuiuș 34Rus 77 99 Stoica 81 Motorul Arad 2,000 Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova) Second round Voluntari 3–1 UTA Arad 3–0 0–1 8 June 2016 18:30 Voluntari 3–0 UTA Arad Voduț 27Tudorie 44Bălan 79 Anghel Iordănescu Voluntari 3,000 István Kovács (Carei) 12 June 2016 13:00 UTA Arad 1–0 Voluntari Rus 88 Motorul Arad 2,000 Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare) Notes: Voluntari qualified for 2016–17 Liga I and UTA Arad qualified for 2016–17 Liga II. Season statistics Top scorers Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/topscorers.shtml Top Scorers www.romaniansoccer.ro 16 May 2021 Romanianhttps://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20152016/regular-season/r31639/ Top Scorers regular championship www.soccerway.com 16 May 2021 Romanianhttps://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20152016/championship-round/r31681/ Top Scorers play-off www.soccerway.com 16 May 2021 Romanianhttps://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20152016/relegation-round/r31682/ Top Scorers play-out www.soccerway.com 16 May 2021 Romanian Rank Player Club Goals1ROU Ioan HoraPandurii Târgu Jiu192ROU Denis AlibecAstra Giurgiu163ROU Florin TănaseViitorul Constanța154ROU Nicolae StanciuSteaua București12SPA Cristian LópezCFR ClujFRA Harlem GnohéréDinamo BucureștiBIH Bojan GolubovićCSMS Iași8ROU Adrian BălanVoluntari11ARG Gonzalo CabreraBotoșani10CPV Nuno RochaUniversitatea Craiova9 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateESP Cristian López CFR Cluj FC Botoșani 3–1 dmy 2015 8 31ROU Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu Dinamo București 4–1 dmy 2016 4 1 Clean sheets Updated to matches played on 29 May 2016 Rank Player ClubClean sheets*1BIH Branko GrahovacCSMS Iași14ROU Alexandru MarcCFR Cluj3LIT Vytautas ČerniauskasDinamo București134ROU Cristian BălgrădeanUniversitatea Craiova / Concordia Chiajna125ROU Eduard StăncioiuTârgu Mureș106ROU Silviu LungAstra Giurgiu97ROU Florin NițăSteaua București88POR Pedro MingotePandurii Târgu Jiu79ROU Victor RîmniceanuViitorul Constanța6ROU Răzvan StancaPandurii Târgu Jiu11GER Sascha KirschsteinACS Poli Timișoara512ROU Valentin CojocaruSteaua București4ROU Florin MatacheConcordia ChiajnaROU Alberto CobreaPetrolul PloieștiROU Răzvan PleșcaBotoșani * Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration. Discipline As of 29 May 2016 Player Most yellow cards:http://www.liga1.ro/html/cartonase_galbene Yellow cards 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170326170241/http://www.liga1.ro/html/cartonase_galbene 26 March 2017 dead dmy-all 13 ROU Adrian Ropotan (Pandurii Târgu Jiu) ROU Gabriel Mureșan (Târgu Mureș) Most red cards:http://www.liga1.ro/html/cartonase_rosii Red cards 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703090941/http://www.liga1.ro/html/cartonase_rosii 3 July 2015 dead dmy-all 3 ROU Steliano Filip (Dinamo București) Club Most yellow cards:http://www.liga1.ro/html/clasament_fairplay Clasamentul fairplay 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170223021526/http://www.liga1.ro/html/clasament_fairplay 23 February 2017 dead dmy-all 119 Petrolul Ploiești Most red cards: 14 Târgu Mureș Champion squad Astra Giurgiuhttps://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml Romania National Champions RomanianSoccer 16 May 2021https://ro.soccerway.com/teams/romania/astra-ploiesti/2805/squad/ Astra Giurgiu 2015–2016 Soccerway 16 May 2021Goalkeepers: 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 MonthDigiSport Player of the MonthReferencePlayerClubJuly Constantin Budescu Astra Giurgiu http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Iulie+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – Iulie 2015 Player of the Month – July 2015 Digi Sport ro July 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171006091548/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Iulie+2015/ 6 October 2017 deadAugust Constantin Budescu Astra Giurgiu http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/August+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – August 2015 Player of the Month – August 2015 Digi Sport ro August 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171006092303/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/August+2015/ 6 October 2017 deadSeptember Harlem Gnohéré Dinamo București http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Septembrie+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – Septembrie 2015 Player of the Month – September 2015 Digi Sport ro September 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808044252/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Septembrie+2015/ 8 August 2016 dead dmy-allOctober Ioan Hora Pandurii Târgu Jiu http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Octombrie+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – Octombrie 2015 Player of the Month – October 2015 Digi Sport ro October 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808043835/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Octombrie+2015/ 8 August 2016 deadNovember Nicolae Stanciu Steaua București http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Noiembrie+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – Noiembrie 2015 Player of the Month – November 2015 Digi Sport ro November 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808043053/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Noiembrie+2015/ 8 August 2016 dead dmy-allDecember Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Decembrie+2015/ Fotbalistul lunii – Decembrie 2015 Player of the Month – December 2015 Digi Sport ro December 2015 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802185417/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Decembrie+2015/ 2 August 2017 deadFebruary Marcel Essombé Dinamo București http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Februarie+2016/ Fotbalistul lunii – Februarie 2016 Player of the Month – February 2016 Digi Sport ro February 2016 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808045020/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Februarie+2016/ 8 August 2016 dead dmy-allMarch Nicolae Stanciu Steaua București http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Martie+2016/ Fotbalistul lunii – Martie 2016 Player of the Month – March 2016 Digi Sport ro March 2016 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610045658/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Martie+2016/ 10 June 2016 deadApril Denis Alibec Astra Giurgiu http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Aprilie+2016/ Fotbalistul lunii – Aprilie 2016 Player of the Month – April 2016 Digi Sport ro April 2016 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802185330/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Aprilie+2016/ 2 August 2017 deadMay Gonzalo Cabrera FC Botoșani http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Mai+2016/ Fotbalistul lunii – Mai 2016 Player of the Month – May 2016 Digi Sport ro May 2016 3 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808050736/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Mai+2016/ 8 August 2016 dead Attendances # Club Average Highest 1 Steaua 9,158 48,632 2 Dinamo 1948 5,434 20,360 3 Iași 4,100 10,000 4 Timișoara 3,463 20,000 5 Petrolul 3,450 8,000 6 Astra 3,259 8,500 7 Botoșani 3,064 7,782 8 Târgu Mureș 3,056 5,000 9 CFR Cluj 2,975 8,000 10 Viitorul 2,544 4,500 11 U Craiova 2,434 6,071 12 Pandurii 1,953 12,800 13 Voluntari 1,323 5,219 14 Concordia 1,155 4,000 Source:Attendances Romania average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rom/averom16.htm 2026-09-06 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk Notes note References External links Official website 2015-16 1 ro