Football in Romania

Football is the most popular sport in Romania. The Romanian Football Federation (Romanian: Federaţia Română de Fotbal or FRF), a member of UEFA, is the sport's national governing body.

Professional league football began in Romania as Divizia A in 1909. The name of the top-flight league was changed to Liga I before the 2006-07 season. Currently, domestic play is organized in a four tier league system comprising Liga I, Liga II, Liga III, and various county leagues.

The country's top-flight division is Liga I. The league contains 18 teams, with the champion going into the 3rd qualify round in the UEFA Champions League. The runner-up starts in the second qualify round in the UEFA Europa League, where the 3rd enter the first qualify round. Steaua Bucureşti is the most successful club in the history of Liga I, having won 23 league championships and being runner-up 12 times. Dinamo Bucureşti is the only other club with sustained success in Liga I, having won 18 titles. The four clubs at the bottom of the league table are relegated to Liga II.

Liga II is divided into two parallel divisions due to economic and logistic reasons, each division containing 16 teams. The top two teams in each division are promoted to Liga I, while the bottom three teams from each division are relegated to Liga III. The second division is currently undergoing format changes, and is expected to consist of a single division of 20-22 teams in the near future.