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2014–15 Liga I

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The 2014–15 Liga I was the ninety-seventh season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began on the 25 July 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015.[2] Steaua București successfully defended their title for a record 26th win.

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga I
Season2014–15
ChampionsSteaua București
26th title
RelegatedGaz Metan Mediaș
Brașov
Universitatea Cluj
Rapid București
Oțelul Galați
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Champions LeagueSteaua București
Europa LeagueTârgu Mureș
Astra Giurgiu
Botoșani
Matches306
Goals700 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerGrégory Tadé (18)
Best goalkeeperPeterson Peçanha (16 clean sheets)
Biggest home winSteaua 6–0 Pandurii
(15 August 2014)
Biggest away winCeahlăul 0–6 Universitatea
(6 December 2014)
Highest scoringBotoșani 4–4 Viitorul
(29 May 2015)
Longest winning runCFR Cluj (6)
Longest unbeaten runUniversitatea Craiova (19)
Longest winless runCeahlăul Piatra Neamț (16)
Longest losing runOțelul Galați, Brașov (5)
Highest attendance38,154
Steaua 3–0 Dinamo
(31 October 2014)[1]
Lowest attendance0 (close doors)
Total attendance1,123,632
Average attendance3,672
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2015.
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Teams

The last three teams and the 5th position from the 2013–14 season were initially relegated to their respective 2014–15 Liga II division. Săgeata Năvodari, Poli Timișoara, Corona Brașov were relegated and the 5th-placed Vaslui was relegated due to financial problems after 9 seasons in the top flight.

The first two teams from each of the two divisions of 2013–14 Liga II advanced to Liga I. CSMS Iași promoted as the winners of Seria I.[3] It is their second season in Liga I. Rapid București, second place in Seria I, made an immediate return to Liga I. Universitatea Craiova is for the first time in Liga I from Seria II, together with Târgu Mureș, who returned after a 2 year absence.

Rapid București was initially not given licence for the 2014–15 Liga I, but on 30 June 2014, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the appeal of Rapid București and therefore decided that they could promote in Liga I.[4]

Venues

More information Universitatea Cluj, Steaua București ...
Universitatea Cluj Steaua București[i] Universitatea Craiova[ii] CFR Cluj
Cluj Arena Steaua Ion Oblemenco Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Capacity: 30,201 Capacity: 28,365 Capacity: 25,252 Capacity: 23,500
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Petrolul Ploiești Dinamo București Oțelul Galați
Ceahlăul Ilie Oană Dinamo Oțelul
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 15,073 Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 13,500
Rapid București
Location of Bucharest teams.
CSMS Iași
Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Emil Alexandrescu
Capacity: 11,704[iii] Capacity: 11,390
Pandurii Târgu Jiu FC Brașov
Tudor Vladimirescu Silviu Ploeșteanu
Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 8,800
Astra Giurgiu Târgu Mureș
Marin Anastasovici Trans-Sil
Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 8,200
Gaz Metan Mediaș FC Botoșani Concordia Chiajna Viitorul Constanța[iv]
Gaz Metan Municipal Concordia Concordia
Capacity: 7,814 Capacity: 7,782 Capacity: 5,123 Capacity: 5,123
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  1. Steaua was relocated to Arena Națională in the second half of the season, as a result of the conflict with CSA Steaua București, owner of the stadium.
  2. Universitatea Craiova was relocated to Extensiv Stadium in the second half of the 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Viitorul was relocated to Concordia Stadium from Chiajna for this season, because Orășenesc Stadium from Ovidiu didn't meet the licensing rules.

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.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Steaua București Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf Mutual termination 25 May 2014[5] Pre-season Romania Constantin Gâlcă 2 June 2014[6]
Universitatea Craiova Romania Gavril Balint Mutual termination 10 June 2014[7] Romania Ionel Gane 10 June 2014[8]
Oțelul Galați Germany Ewald Lienen Resigned 1 June 2014[9] Germany Michael Weiß 27 June 2014[10]
Viitorul Romania Bogdan Vintilă End of contract 1 June 2014[11] Romania Bogdan Stelea 30 June 2014[12]
Rapid București Romania Viorel Moldovan Signed by Romania U-21 3 July 2014[13] Romania Ionel Ganea 24 July 2014[14]
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Romania Marin Barbu Resigned 2 August 2014[15] 18 Romania Florin Marin 2 August 2014[15]
Brașov Romania Cornel Țălnar Resigned 15 August 2014[16] 18 Romania Adrian Szabo 15 August 2014[16]
Viitorul Romania Bogdan Stelea Resigned 19 August 2014[17] 14 Romania Bogdan Vintilă 21 August 2014[18]
CSMS Iași Romania Marius Lăcătuș Mutual agreement 29 August 2014[19] 16 Romania Ionuț Chirilă 29 August 2014[19]
Universitatea Craiova Romania Ionel Gane Sacked 2 September 2014[20] 18 Romania Emil Săndoi 3 September 2014[21]
Universitatea Cluj Romania Mihai Teja Resigned 4 September 2014[22] 9 Romania George Ogăraru 5 September 2014[23]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Răzvan Lucescu Sacked 16 September 2014[24] 4 Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu 17 September 2014[25]
Oțelul Galați Germany Michael Weiß Sacked 16 September 2014[26] 15 Romania Daniel Florea (caretaker) 16 September 2014[27]
Oțelul Galați Romania Daniel Florea (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 22 September 2014[28] 15 Romania Tibor Selymes 22 September 2014[28]
Târgu Mureș Romania Adrian Falub Sacked 29 September 2014[29] 6 Romania Cristian Pustai 30 September 2014[30]
Rapid București Romania Ionel Ganea Sacked 29 September 2014[31] 14 Romania Marian Rada 30 September 2014[32]
CSMS Iași Romania Ionuț Chirilă Sacked 9 October 2014[33] 18 Italy Nicolò Napoli 13 October 2014[34]
Astra Giurgiu Romania Daniel Isăilă Sacked 10 October 2014[35] 4 Ukraine Oleh Protasov 10 October 2014[35]
Viitorul Romania Bogdan Vintilă Resigned 13 October 2014[36] 14 Romania Gheorghe Hagi 13 October 2014[36]
Dinamo București Romania Flavius Stoican Mutual agreement 12 November 2014[37] 6 Romania Ionel Dănciulescu (caretaker) 13 November 2014[38]
CFR Cluj Romania Vasile Miriuță Resigned 23 November 2014[39] 2 Romania Francisc Dican (caretaker) 24 November 2014[40]
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Cristian Dulca Resigned 30 November 2014[41] 14 Romania Dănuț Matei 30 November 2014[41]
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania Petre Grigoraș Mutual agreement 7 December 2014[42] 12 Romania Dorian Gugu (caretaker) 8 December 2014[42]
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Romania Dorian Gugu (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 16 December 2014[43] 12 Romania Eduard Iordănescu 16 December 2014[43]
Târgu Mureș Romania Cristian Pustai Sacked 29 December 2014[44] 4 Romania Liviu Ciobotariu 2 January 2015[45]
CFR Cluj Romania Francisc Dican (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 6 January 2015[46] 2 Romania Eugen Trică 6 January 2015[46]
Dinamo București Romania Ionel Dănciulescu (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 7 January 2015[47] 8 Romania Mihai Teja 7 January 2015[47]
Brașov Romania Adrian Szabo Mutual agreement 8 January 2015[48] 10 Croatia Vjekoslav Lokica 8 January 2015[48]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Gheorghe Mulțescu Mutual agreement 8 January 2015[49] 3 Romania Mircea Rednic 10 January 2015[50]
Rapid București Romania Marian Rada Mutual agreement 8 January 2015[51] 18 Romania Cristian Pustai 8 January 2015[51]
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Romania Florin Marin Sacked 11 January 2015[52] 15 Brazil Zé Maria 12 January 2015[52]
Oțelul Galați Romania Tibor Selymes Resigned 2 March 2015[53] 17 Romania Florin Marin 2 March 2015[53]
Universitatea Cluj Romania George Ogăraru Mutual agreement 2 March 2015[54] 13 Romania Adrian Falub 2 March 2015[55]
Astra Giurgiu Ukraine Oleh Protasov Sacked 2 March 2015[56] 5 Romania Dorinel Munteanu 4 March 2015[57]
Dinamo București Romania Mihai Teja Sacked 12 March 2015[58] 6 Romania Flavius Stoican 12 March 2015[59]
CFR Cluj Romania Eugen Trică Resigned 2 April 2015[60] 18 Romania Francisc Dican (caretaker) 3 April 2015[61]
Concordia Chiajna Romania Marius Șumudică Sacked 5 April 2015[62] 11 Romania Marius Baciu 6 April 2015[63]
Brașov Croatia Vjekoslav Lokica Resigned 12 April 2015[64] 12 Romania Adrian Szabo 13 April 2015[64]
Rapid București Romania Cristian Pustai Sacked 14 April 2015[65] 16 Italy Cristiano Bergodi 15 April 2015[65]
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Dănuț Matei Resigned 16 April 2015[66] 14 Romania Ion Balaur (caretaker) 16 April 2015[66]
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Brazil Zé Maria Sacked 20 April 2015[67] 15 Serbia Vanja Radinović 20 April 2015[67]
Astra Giurgiu Romania Dorinel Munteanu Resigned 28 April 2015[68] 5 Romania Marius Șumudică 28 April 2015[68]
Petrolul Ploiești Romania Mircea Rednic Mutual agreement 5 May 2015[69] 3 Romania Valentin Sinescu (caretaker) 5 May 2015[69]
Dinamo București Romania Flavius Stoican Mutual agreement 6 May 2015[70] 8 Romania Mircea Rednic 6 May 2015[citation needed]
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua București (C) 34 22 5 7 59 23 +36 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Târgu Mureș 34 20 8 6 51 25 +26 68 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 CFR Cluj[a] (I) 34 16 9 9 46 29 +17 57[b] Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions
4 Astra Giurgiu 34 15 12 7 53 27 +26 57[b] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[c]
5 Universitatea Craiova[d] (I) 34 14 11 9 40 34 +6 53 Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions
6 Petrolul Ploiești[d] (I) 34 14 10 10 42 30 +12 52
7 Dinamo București[d] (I) 34 13 9 12 47 44 +3 48
8 Botoșani 34 12 11 11 40 43 −3 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[c]
9 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 12 9 13 47 42 +5 45
10 CSMS Iași 34 11 10 13 31 39 −8 43[e]
11 Viitorul 34 11 10 13 44 54 −10 43[e]
12 Concordia Chiajna[d] (I) 34 9 14 11 39 44 −5 41 Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions
13 Gaz Metan Mediaș (R) 34 8 15 11 29 34 −5 39 Relegation to Liga II
14 Brașov[d] (I, R) 34 9 9 16 33 46 −13 36 Not granted a license for UEFA Competitions and relegation to Liga II
15 Universitatea Cluj[d] (I, R) 34 8 11 15 29 41 −12 35
16 Rapid București[d] (I, R) 34 8 9 17 21 42 −21 33
17 Oțelul Galați[d] (I, R) 34 7 11 16 24 45 −21 32
18 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț[d] (I, R) 34 6 9 19 25 58 −33 27
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Source: Liga I (in Romanian) UEFA.com (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (I) Unable to qualify for UEFA Competitions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. CFR Cluj were initially deducted 24 points due to financial reasons,[71] but the decision was adjourned by Court of Arbitration for Sport until the conclusion of the insolvency proceedings.[72] CFR Cluj were not eligible to play in Europe as they did not obtain an UEFA license[73] because they filed for insolvency.[74]
  2. CFR Cluj ahead on head-to-head record; CFR Cluj–Astra Giurgiu 4–1, Astra Giurgiu–CFR Cluj 0–1
  3. The Romanian Cup finalist Universitatea Cluj filed for insolvency, and the other one is Steaua București, so the European spot meant for cup winner will be filled up by the 3rd eligible team from the Liga I and the spot for the third-placed team will be given to the 4th eligible team from the Liga I.[75]
  4. Teams who have not been given a UEFA license (Brașov, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CFR Cluj, Concordia Chiajna, Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid București and Universitatea Cluj) were not eligible to play in European competitions.[73] Petrolul Ploiești,[76] Dinamo București,[77] Rapid București,[78] FC Brașov,[79] Universitatea Cluj[75] and CFR Cluj[74] were not eligible to play in Europe because they filed for insolvency and Universitatea Craiova was not eligible because it was affiliated in 2013.[80]
  5. CSMS Iași ahead on head-to-head record; CSMS Iași–Viitorul 0–0, Viitorul–CSMS Iași 0–3

Results

More information Home \ Away, TGM ...
Home \ Away TGM AST BRA BOT CEA CFR CON IAȘ CRA DIN GAZ OȚE PAN PET RAP STE UCL VII
Târgu Mureș 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 6–1
Astra Giurgiu 3–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 6–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Brașov 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–3
Botoșani 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 4–4
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1–4 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–6 1–2
CFR Cluj 2–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2
Concordia Chiajna 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0
CSMS Iași 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–5 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2
Dinamo București 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–3
Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1
Oțelul Galați 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 5–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1
Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–2
Rapid București 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0
Steaua București 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 6–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 4–1
Universitatea Cluj 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–3 2–2
Viitorul Constanța 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1
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Source: LPF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal: Kehinde Fatai for Astra Giurgiu against Concordia Chiajna (11th minute, 18:41 EEST) (25 July 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 6 goals
    • Steaua's Claudiu Keșerü became the first player in the club's history to score six goals in a match, breaking a club record that stood 20 years which was previous set by Keșerü's current manager Constantin Gâlcă. Keșerü was also the first player since Marian Popa in 1993 to score six goals in a league game – that feat also featured five goals from open play and the sixth goal being a penalty kick.[81]

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on 30 May 2015.[82][83][84]

1 Claudiu Keșerü was transferred to Al-Gharafa during the winter transfer window.

Hat-tricks

6 Player scored 6 goals

Clean sheets

As of 30 May 2015

2 Mário Felgueiras was transferred to Konyaspor during the winter transfer window.

* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.

Discipline

As of 30 May 2015

Player

Club

Champion squad

More information Steaua București ...
Steaua București[86][87]

Goalkeepers: Giedrius Arlauskis Lithuania (25 / 0); Valentin Cojocaru (7 / 0); Florin Niță (3 / 0).
Defenders: Guilherme Sityá Brazil (15 / 0); Srdjan Luchin (9 / 0); Paul Papp (20 / 2); Paul Pârvulescu (6 / 0); Cornel Râpă (16 / 0); Łukasz Szukała Poland (16 / 4); Gabriel Tamaș (10 / 0); Alin Toșca (15 / 0); Fernando Varela Cape Verde (30 / 3).
Midfielders: Alexandru Bourceanu (11 / 0); Nicandro Breeveld Suriname (23 / 0); Alexandru Chipciu (26 / 3); Lucian Filip (16 / 0); Rareș Enceanu (1 / 0); Răzvan Grădinaru (2 / 0); Ionuț Neagu (10 / 0); Adrian Popa (28 / 5); Andrei Prepeliță (27 / 5); Lucian Sânmărtean (14 / 3); Nicolae Stanciu (28 / 6); Cristian Tănase (23 / 5); Robert Vâlceanu (5 / 0).
Forwards: Gabriel Iancu (20 / 3); Claudiu Keșerü (17 / 12); Raul Rusescu (21 / 4); George Țucudean (17 / 3).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Constantin Gâlcă.

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Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
July
August
September
October
November
December
February
March Kamil Biliński Dinamo București [88]
April Ianis Zicu ASA Târgu Mureș [89]
May Florin Cernat Oțelul Galați [90]
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Attendances

More information #, Club ...
#ClubAverageHighest
1Petrolul5,97113,000
2Craiova5,88214,000
3Dinamo 19485,84725,863
4Steaua5,83338,154
5Târgu Mureș4,8248,000
6Iași4,74710,000
7FC Rapid4,7359,000
8Oțelul3,95910,000
9Botoșani3,9418,000
10U Cluj3,55314,031
11Pandurii3,3248,500
12CFR Cluj3,23510,000
13Astra2,3367,000
14Gaz Metan1,9596,000
15Brașov1,5796,000
16Concordia1,5124,000
17Ceahlăul1,3184,000
18Viitorul7884,000
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