2011–12 Liga I

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The 2011–12 Liga I was the ninety-fourth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. It began on 22 July 2011 and ended on 19 May 2012.[3] The defending champions are Oțelul Galați.

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga I
Season2011–12
ChampionsCFR Cluj
RelegatedTârgu Mureș
Voința Sibiu
Sportul Studențesc
Mioveni
Champions LeagueCFR Cluj
Vaslui
Europa LeagueDinamo București
Steaua București
Rapid București
Matches305
Goals748 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerWesley Lopes (27)
Biggest home winCFR 6–1 Sportul
Biggest away winGaz Metan 0–5 Dinamo
Mioveni 0–5 Vaslui
Ceahlăul 0–5 Dinamo
CFR 0–5 Rapid
Mioveni 0–5 CFR
Highest scoringRapid 5–3 Gaz Metan
Longest winning runVaslui (9)[1]
Longest unbeaten runRapid (12)[1]
Longest losing runMioveni (10)[1]
Highest attendanceSteaua 3–2 Dinamo (47,698)
Average attendance4,855[2]
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Since Romania dropped from eighth to fourteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season,[4] the league has lost its UEFA Europa League playoff round berth. Further, the champions will not directly be entered into the group stage of the UEFA Champions League any more, but rather have to begin in the third qualification round.

Teams

The league was originally expected to comprise eighteen teams, fourteen teams from the 2010–11 season and four teams eligible for promotion from the 2010–11 Liga II. However, the exact composition of the league was further affected by the licensing controversies, see below.

Four teams from the 2010–11 season were relegated to their respective 2011–12 Liga II division; these teams are Universitatea Craiova, Unirea Urziceni, Victoria Brănești and Sportul Studențesc. Unirea Urziceni were relegated just two seasons after they won the 2008–09 Liga I. It was the fastest relegation of a former champion, Unirea being also the 2009–10 Liga I runners-up.[5] After the relegation, the team was disbanded.[6] Universitatea Craiova was relegated for the second time in club history, ending a five-year tenure in the highest football league of Romania. After the relegation, the team was temporary excluded by FRF from all internal competitions.[7] Victoria and Sportul was supposed to make their immediate return to the second level, but Sportul remained in Liga I after the relegation of Timișoara and Gloria Bistrița on licensing problems, see below.

The teams promoted from 2010–11 Liga II are Seria I winners Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Seria II winners Petrolul Ploiești and Seria I runners-up Concordia Chiajna. Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț is returning to the first division after one year, Petrolul Ploiești after seven years, while Concordia Chiajna promoted for the first time in Liga I. After Seria II runners-up Bihor Oradea were denied a Liga I licence (see below), Mioveni, third placed in Liga II respective series, was promoted instead.

Venues

More information Universitatea Cluj, Steaua București ...
Universitatea Cluj Steaua București CFR Cluj Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Cluj Arena Steaua Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Ceahlăul
Capacity: 30,201 Capacity: 28,365 Capacity: 23,500 Capacity: 17,500
Petrolul Ploiești Dinamo București Voința Sibiu Oțelul Galați
Ilie Oană Dinamo Municipal Oțelul
Capacity: 15,073 Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 14,200 Capacity: 13,500
Rapid București
Location of Bucharest teams.
Sportul Studențesc
Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Regie
Capacity: 11,704[i] Capacity: 10,020
FC Vaslui Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu
Capacity: 9,240 Capacity: 9,200
Astra Ploiești FC Brașov
Astra Silviu Ploeșteanu
Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 8,800
Târgu Mureș Gaz Metan Mediaș Mioveni Concordia Chiajna
Trans-Sil Gaz Metan Orășenesc Concordia
Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 7,814 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 5,123
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  1. 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.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
CFR Cluj Alin Minteuan End of contract 22 May 2011 Off-season Jorge Costa 1 June 2011[9]
Steaua București Gabriel Caramarin End of tenure as caretaker 26 May 2011 Ronny Levy 10 June 2011[10]
Rapid București Marian Rada End of tenure as caretaker 4 June 2011 Răzvan Lucescu 4 June 2011[11]
Dinamo București Ioan Andone Resigned 8 June 2011[12] Liviu Ciobotariu 13 June 2011[13]
Brașov António Conceição Resigned 14 July 2011[14] Daniel Isăilă 14 July 2011[14]
Astra Ploiești Tibor Selymes Sacked 1 August 2011[15] 15 Marius Șumudică 3 August 2011[16]
Brașov Daniel Isăilă End of tenure as caretaker 9 August 2011 10 José Murcia 9 August 2011[17]
Mioveni Ionuț Popa Resigned 22 August 2011[18] 18 Ilie Stan 22 August 2011[18]
Brașov José Murcia Resigned 29 August 2011[19] 11 Daniel Isăilă 29 August 2011[19]
Mioveni Ilie Stan Resigned 18 September 2011[20] 17 Constantin Stancu 19 September 2011[21]
Târgu Mureș Ioan Sabău Resigned 26 September 2011[22] 16 Tibor Selymes 27 September 2011[23]
Steaua București Ronny Levy Resigned 30 September 2011[24] 9 Ilie Stan 30 September 2011[25]
Mioveni Constantin Stancu End of tenure as caretaker 4 October 2011 17 Mihai Stoichiță 4 October 2011[26]
Sportul Studențesc Gheorghe Mulțescu Resigned 15 October 2011[27] 15 Daniel Timofte 17 October 2011[28]
Astra Ploiești Marius Șumudică Resigned 30 October 2011[29] 8 Tibor Selymes 3 November 2011[30]
Târgu Mureș Tibor Selymes Sacked 1 November 2011[31] 17 Maurizio Trombetta 4 November 2011[32]
Brașov Daniel Isăilă End of tenure as caretaker 1 November 2011 12 Marius Șumudică 1 November 2011[33]
Sportul Studențesc Daniel Timofte End of tenure as caretaker 4 November 2011[34] 15 Daniel Isăilă 4 November 2011[34]
Mioveni Mihai Stoichiță Resigned 14 November 2011[35] 18 Mihai Stoica 16 November 2011[36]
Mioveni Mihai Stoica Resigned 1 December 2011[37] 18 Marian Pană 4 December 2011[38]
Concordia Chiajna Laurențiu Diniță Resigned 17 December 2011[39] 17 Laurențiu Reghecampf 18 December 2011[40]
Astra Ploiești Tibor Selymes Sacked 18 December 2011[41] 9 Toni Conceição 6 January 2012[42]
Târgu Mureș Maurizio Trombetta Sacked 21 January 2012[43] 15 Marius Lăcătuș 21 January 2012[43]
Universitatea Cluj Ionuț Badea Sacked 14 March 2012[44] 8 Claudiu Niculescu 14 March 2012[44]
Târgu Mureș Marius Lăcătuș Resigned 19 March 2012[45] 16 Ioan Sabău 19 March 2012[45]
Astra Ploiești Toni Conceição Sacked 26 March 2012[46] 11 Mircea Rednic 29 March 2012[47]
Steaua București Ilie Stan Resigned 27 March 2012[48] 4 Mihai Stoichiță 27 March 2012[48]
Petrolul Ploiești Valeriu Răchită Resigned 28 March 2012[49] 17 Gheorghe Mulțescu 28 March 2012[49]
CFR Cluj Jorge Costa Sacked 8 April 2012[50] 1 Ioan Andone 8 April 2012[50]
Dinamo București Liviu Ciobotariu Resigned 10 April 2012[51] 2 Dario Bonetti 10 April 2012[51]
Brașov Marius Șumudică Sacked 16 April 2012[52] 11 Ionuț Badea 16 April 2012[52]
Mioveni Marian Pană Sacked 4 May 2012[53] 18 Constantin Stancu 4 May 2012[53]
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Season events

Licensing controversies

The start of the 2011–12 season was affected by multiple licensing controversies involving Timișoara, Gloria Bistrița and Bihor Oradea.

On 30 May 2011, the Romanian Football Federation denied licences to four 2010–11 Liga I teams, Timișoara, Gloria Bistrița, Universitatea Craiova and Victoria Brănești, while a fifth team, Unirea Urziceni, did not apply for a licence.[54] Of these five teams, Timișoara and Gloria Bistrița had achieved qualification for the 2011–12 season on competitional grounds. A final decision by the executive committee of the FRF on the matter, particularly on the question to which league both teams will be incorporated, was scheduled for 2 June 2011, but eventually postponed to 20 June 2011. As a direct consequence from the licence denial, Timișoara were not allowed to participate in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

On 6 June 2011, the FRF announced that Bihor Oradea, runners-up in the 2010–11 Liga II Seria II and therefore having earned promotion, did not meet requirements for a Liga I licence.[55]

On 11 June 2011, a FRF communique stated that the executive committee doesn't have the power to change the Licensing Commission decisions.[56] However, on 20 June, the FRF Executive Committee decided that for the next three years the licences will not matter for Liga I promotion. Therefore, Timișoara, Gloria Bistrița and Bihor Oradea could play in the 2011–12 Liga I season.[57] The decision was reverted on the same day, after an intervention of FRF president, Mircea Sandu. The only chance for the three teams to play in the next season would be a favorable decision from Court of Arbitration for Sport for their appeals.[58]

On 22 June 2011, FRF announced that Sportul Studențesc will retain their Liga I place and Mioveni will promote instead of Bihor Oradea. FRF decided also that a play-off round will be played between Săgeata Năvodari and Voința Sibiu for the last remaining place in Liga 1.[59] On 2 July, in Săgeata Năvodari, the first match of the play-off was a goalless draw. Voința Sibiu promoted for the first time in history in Liga I after a 2–0 victory in the second match of the play-off.

On 8 July, Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that the appeals from Timișoara, Bihor and Bistrița will be heard in an expedited manner in order to have a decision before the start of the season.[60] On 18 July, CAS announced that the appeals were dismissed. The challenged decisions taken by the competent authorities in Romania and by UEFA were confirmed in their entirety.[61]

Home ground dilemmas

Two of the most supported teams, Steaua București and Rapid București started the season without a contract with their traditional home grounds, Ghencea and Giulești.

The Ministry of National Defense, owner of Ghencea, denounced the contract with Steaua for unpaid debts. A new agreement is expected to be signed.[62] Meanwhile, because Steaua's home ground was suspended for the first two stages because of the incidents in the 2010–11 Romanian Cup final and the 2011 Romanian Supercup, the team played the first two home matches at Constanța and Ploiești. Further matches was played in Ploiești and Buzău. Numerous other stadiums were considered by the Steaua owner George Becali for a new home: the new Arena Națională,[63] CFR Cluj stadium,[64] Buzău[65] and Astra stadium.[66] Ghencea owners invited Steaua to return to Ghencea, but only after the debts (around 560.000 euro) will be fully paid.[67] However, Steaua played further matches on Astra and Buzău stadiums and National Arena. George Becali declared at the beginning of November that the team will settle on the National Arena until the end of 2011.[68]

Rapid played the first game match on Regie, because they were suspended for the incidents created by fans during the last match of the 2010–11 Liga I.[69] Because of debts towards CS Rapid București, owners of Giulești, they were still unable to use their traditional home stadium. CS Rapid București agreed to sign a new contract if a part of the debts were paid until the coming match of the fourth stage against Concordia Chiajna.[70] The match was eventually played on the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium in Pitești. Before the sixth stage, Rapid president Dinu Gheorghe announced there is not yet an agreement and thus the match with FC Brașov will be played on Regie.[71] On 12 September, a temporary accord was signed between the two parts, meaning that Rapid will return to their traditionally home ground for at least two matches.[72] On 11 October 2011, was signed a contract for the entire season.[73]

Investigations and arrests

On 25 September 2011, Vasile Avram, the president of Romanian Referees Commission (CCA), has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from a businessman close to Târgu Mureș.[74] Further information revealed that in the same investigation are involved the presidents of other two clubs, Dinamo București and Vaslui,[75] and the heads of Romanian Football Federation, Mircea Sandu, and Romanian Professional Football League, Dumitru Dragomir.[76] It is still unclear how the 2011–12 Liga 1 season will be affected by these investigations. Vasile Avram was released after 58 days of arrest with some restrictions, but the process will continue.[77] However, he was already replaced as the president of CCA with Ion Crăciunescu.[78]

Also, in October 2011 National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) started the investigation of the members of Romanian Football Federation Execute Committee, accusing them of abuse in the Universitatea Craiova temporary exclusion of all competition after last season relegation. Following the exclusion, all the Craiova's players was declared free of contract.[79]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CFR Cluj (C) 34 21 8 5 63 31 +32 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Vaslui 34 22 4 8 58 29 +29 70
3 Steaua București 34 19 9 6 47 26 +21 66 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Rapid București 34 18 10 6 54 29 +25 64 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Dinamo București 34 18 8 8 57 32 +25 62 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Oțelul Galați 34 15 7 12 34 29 +5 52
7 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 12 11 11 47 40 +7 47[b]
8 Universitatea Cluj 34 11 14 9 46 37 +9 47[b]
9 Concordia Chiajna 34 13 6 15 42 52 10 45[c]
10 Brașov 34 13 6 15 39 34 +5 45[c]
11 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 11 9 14 36 46 10 42
12 Astra Ploiești 34 11 8 15 36 43 7 41[d]
13 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 11 8 15 39 54 15 41[d]
14 Petrolul Ploiești 34 10 9 15 42 45 3 39
15 Târgu Mureș (R) 34 8 11 15 34 47 13 35 Relegation to Liga II
16 Voința Sibiu (R) 34 8 8 18 24 45 21 32
17 Sportul Studențesc București (R) 34 6 12 16 33 55 22 30
18 Mioveni (R) 34 2 6 26 20 77 57 12
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Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall goals difference; 3rd overall goals scored (until the end of the season)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. PAN 1–0 UCL; UCL 0–1 PAN
  2. CON 2–1 BRA; BRA 2–3 CON
  3. AST 2–0 GAZ; GAZ 0–0 AST

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, CFR Cluj ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
CFR Cluj2237532244223322222211111121112211
Vaslui1814913978756767585475555335543321122
Steaua București8424367988875864644444443355543333
Rapid București1932224332332233333333554432234544
Dinamo București6111111111111111111122222213455455
Oțelul Galați1212858141010119998678756666666676866666
Pandurii Târgu Jiu85126643565446957567777788888788887
Universitatea Cluj6353455423554446888888877767677778
Concordia Chiajna121217171818181818181816161717171717171717161616151514131213119109
Brașov310671112911101212121412131112121010111099111112111312912910
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț81115111491112121313111110101010101111121210111010101211910131411
Astra Ploiești17151310101066776897999999991110999991012101112
Gaz Metan Mediaș1218149138128910101010111213111112121011121212121110101113141213
Petrolul Ploiești37111371113131311111312131112131314151517171716161615151414111314
Târgu Mureș15151615151515161414151717151414151516161615141514141314141515151515
Voința Sibiu87712121314141516141413141515141413131414131413131516161616161616
Sportul Studențesc București351016161617171615161515161616161615141313151317171717171717171717
Mioveni15171818171716151717171818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
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Source: kicker.de (in German)
  = Leaders;   = 2nd place;   = 3rd place

Results

More information Home \ Away, AST ...
Home \ Away AST BRA CEA CFR CON DIN GAZ MIO OȚE PAN PET RAP SPO STE TGM UCL VAS VOI
Astra Ploiești 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1
Brașov 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1[a] 4–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–5 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1
CFR Cluj 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–5 6–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1
Concordia Chiajna 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–0 0–3 2–0
Dinamo București 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–0[b] 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–0[c] 2–2 0–1 1–0
Gaz Metan Mediaș 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–5 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–5 1–1 3–0
Mioveni 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–5 1–3 0–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–5 1–2
Oțelul Galați 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–2 2–2 1–0 5–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Petrolul Ploiești 3–1 2–0 0–1[d] 1–1 3–4 1–5 4–0 3–1 2–1[d] 0–0 0–1[d] 0–3 0–3[e] 0–1 2–2 1–2 4–1
Rapid București 3–2 1–1[f] 1–2 1–1 2–0[g] 0–0 5–3 4–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0[h] 3–0
Sportul Studențesc București 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–4 1–0 2–2
Steaua București 2–1 1–0[b] 1–0 1–1[b] 2–1[b] 3–2[b] 0–0 4–0[i] 2–1[j] 1–2[k] 2–1 0–0[b] 4–1 2–0[k] 2–1[l] 0–1 1–0[b]
Târgu Mureș 2–2 0–0 4–3 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–0
Universitatea Cluj 3–1 1–0 1–0[m] 2–3 1–1[m] 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–2[m] 2–0[m] 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–1
Vaslui 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–0
Voința Sibiu 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0
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Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match was played at Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș because FC Brașov home ground was suspended for incidents in the 2010–11 Romanian Cup against Steaua.[69]
  2. Match was played at National Arena[80]
  3. Match was played at Stadionul Astra, Ploiești because Dinamo home ground was suspended for incidents in the 2010–11 Romanian Cup final.[69]
  4. Match was played at Stadionul Municipal, Buzău because Petrolul home ground was in construction at that time.[69]
  5. Match awarded to Steaua (0–3) after it was suspended in the 45+10-minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters.[81]
  6. Match was played at Stadionul Regie, Bucharest[82]
  7. Match was played at Stadionul Regie, Bucharest because Rapid home ground was suspended for incidents in the last match of the 2010–11 Liga I.[69]
  8. Match was played at Stadionul Farul, Constanța because Steaua home ground was suspended for incidents in the 2010–11 Romanian Cup final.[84]
  9. Match was played at Stadionul Municipal[85]
  10. Match was played at Stadionul Astra, Ploiești[86]
  11. Match was played at Stadionul Astra, Ploiești because Steaua home ground was suspended for incidents in the 2010–11 Romanian Supercup.[69]
  12. Match was played at Stadionul Gaz Metan, Mediaș because U Cluj home ground was in construction at that time.[87]

Top goalscorers

Champion squad

More information CFR Cluj ...
CFR Cluj[91][92]

Goalkeepers: Beto Portugal (27 / 0); Nuno Claro Portugal (3 / 0); Daniel Fernandes Portugal (2 / 0); Mihai Mincă (1 / 0); Eduard Stăncioiu (2 / 0).
Defenders: Ricardo Cadú Portugal (27 / 5); Mário Camora Portugal (28 / 1); Nuno Diogo Portugal (17 / 1); Vasile Maftei (15 / 2); Cristian Panin (21 / 0); Felice Piccolo Italy (16 / 1); Ionuț Rada (4 / 0); José Lionn Brazil (15 / 1).
Midfielders: Rafael Bastos Brazil (27 / 3); Pedro Celestino Portugal (9 / 1); Roberto De Zerbi Italy (10 / 3); Renan Garcia Brazil (18 / 3); Nicolas Godemèche France (6 / 0); Ioan Hora (21 / 1); Dominique Kivuvu Angola (3 / 0); Emmanuel Koné Ivory Coast (1 / 0); Gabriel Mureșan (28 / 4); Viorel Nicoară (12 / 0); Rui Pedro Portugal (13 / 0); Sixto Peralta Argentina (23 / 0); Bakary Saré Burkina Faso (6 / 0); Stojan Vranješ Bosnia and Herzegovina (14 / 2).
Forwards: Cristian Bud (3 / 0); Liviu Ganea (5 / 0); Pantelis Kapetanos Greece (28 / 12); Ronny Carlos da Silva Brazil (26 / 5); Modou Sougou Senegal (33 / 10); Weldon Brazil (12 / 7).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Jorge Costa Portugal / Ioan Andone.

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Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

Penalties

Miscellaneous

Attendances

More information #, Club ...
#ClubAverage
1Steaua15,751
2U Cluj7,765
3Petrolul7,636
4CFR Cluj6,810
5Oțelul6,000
6FC Rapid5,329
7Pandurii5,294
8Vaslui5,059
9Târgu Mureș4,888
10Dinamo 19484,453
11Voința4,424
12Brașov3,059
13Ceahlăul2,394
14Mioveni2,253
15Gaz Metan2,195
16Concordia2,024
17Astra1,035
18Sportul Studenţesc1,026
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