1972–73 Divizia A
55th season of top-tier football league in Romania
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The 1972–73 Divizia A was the fifty-fifth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. With 7 rounds before the end of the season, the Romanian Football Federation decided to raise the number of teams from 16 to 18 in the next season and because of this it was decided that no team will relegate in this season.[2]
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo București[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Ion Oblemenco (21) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo București (C) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 39 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | SC Bacău | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 34 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6 | Steaua București | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Steagul Roşu Brașov | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Constanța | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Jiul Petroșani | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 28 | |
| 11 | Petrolul Ploiești | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 28 | |
| 12 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 27 | |
| 13 | Rapid București | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 14 | CSM Reșița | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 26 | |
| 15 | Sportul Studențesc București | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 25 | |
| 16 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank[3] | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ion Oblemenco | Universitatea Craiova | 21 |
| 2 | Florea Dumitrache | Dinamo București | 15 |
| 3 | Nicolae Pescaru | Steagul Roşu Brașov | 14 |
| 4 | Ion Roșu | Argeș Pitești | 13 |
| Adalbert Rozsnyai | Jiul Petroșani | ||
Champion squad
| Dinamo București[4] |
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Goalkeepers: Mircea Constantinescu (10 / 0); Constantin Eftimescu (1 / 0); Iosif Cavai (12 / 0); Adrian Rămureanu (8 / 0). Manager: Ion Nunweiller. |