Season | 2016–17 |
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Matches played | 200 |
Goals scored | 468 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Azdren Llullaku (16 goals) |
Best goalkeeper |
Silviu Lung Jr. (12 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
CFR Cluj 5–0 Voluntari (17 September 2016) CS U Craiova 5–0 Voluntari (4 February 2017) Viitorul Constanța 5–0 ACS Poli Timișoara (25 February 2017) |
Biggest away win |
ACS Poli Timișoara 0–5 Botoșani (18 August 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2–5 Gaz Metan Mediaș (10 December 2016) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches: Astra Giurgiu |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Longest winless run | 11 matches: Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
Longest losing run | 6 matches: ASA Târgu Mureș Politehnica Iași |
Highest attendance | 27,027 Steaua București 1–1 Dinamo București (20 August 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 34 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–1 Voluntari (1 December 2016) |
Total attendance | 515,705 |
Average attendance | 2,618 |
← 2015–16
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All statistics correct as of 1 April 2017.
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The 2016–17 Liga I is the ninety-ninth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began on 22 July 2016 and will end in June 2017. Astra Giurgiu are the defending champions. This is the second season to take place since the new playoff/playout rule has been introduced. The official fixture schedule was released on 12 July 2016.
The last two teams from the 2015–16 season, ACS Poli Timișoara and Petrolul Ploiești, were relegated to their respective 2016–17 Liga II division. The first team from each of the two divisions of 2015–16 Liga II advanced to Liga I.
On 21 July 2016 Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by ACS Poli Timișoara.
CSM Studențesc Iași was renamed as CSM Politehnica Iași.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Updated to games played on 6 March 2017.
Source: Liga 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.