2012–13 Liga I
The 2012–13 Liga I was the ninety-fifth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 30 May 2013.[2] Steaua Bucharest were the defending champions.
Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Steaua București |
Relegated | Rapid București Turnu Severin CSMS Iași Gloria Bistrița |
Champions League | Steaua București |
Europa League | Pandurii Târgu Jiu Petrolul Ploiești Astra Giurgiu |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 816 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Raul Rusescu (21) |
Biggest home win | Petrolul 5–0 Ceahlăul CFR 5–0 Brașov |
Biggest away win | Concordia 0–6 Steaua |
Highest scoring | Petrolul 6–4 Brașov |
Longest winning run | Steaua (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Petrolul (16) |
Longest losing run | Gloria (8) |
Highest attendance | Steaua 4–0 Brașov (50,224)[1] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
Since Romania dropped from 14th to 22nd place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season,[3] the league has lost its second UEFA Champions League berth. Further, all teams who will qualify for a European competition via league placement at the end of this season will have to enter these a round earlier as in the season before. The champions will enter the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, while the second- and third-placed teams will begin at the second and first qualifying rounds, respectively, of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In addition, the winners of the 2012–13 Romanian Cup will also start in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, two rounds earlier than before.
Teams
Four teams from the 2011–12 season were relegated to their respective 2012–13 Liga II division, Târgu Mureș, Mioveni, Voința Sibiu, and Sportul Studențesc București.
Four teams, two from each division, were promoted from 2011–12 Liga II. From the Seria I, CSMS Iași and Viitorul Constanța gained the access because they finished first and second in the standings. From Seria II, the promoted teams where Gloria Bistrița and Turnu Severin. Politehnica Timișoara won their promotion place in the field, but they did not receive their licence for the first league, so the Romanian Football Federation decided that the third team in the division, Turnu Severin, should promote instead.[4]
Team FC Astra Ploiești were renamed FC Astra Giurgiu, effective to 1 July 2012.
Venues
Steaua București | Universitatea Cluj | CFR Cluj | Turnu Severin |
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Arena Națională | Cluj Arena | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Municipal |
Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,201 | Capacity: 23,500 | Capacity: 20,054 |
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Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Viitorul Constanța[lower-roman 1] | Petrolul Ploiești | Dinamo București |
Ceahlăul | Farul | Ilie Oană | Dinamo |
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,073 | Capacity: 15,032 |
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Oțelul Galați |
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Rapid București | |
Oțelul | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | ||
Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 11,704[lower-roman 2] | ||
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Politehnica Iași | Vaslui | ||
Emil Alexandrescu | Municipal | ||
Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 9,240 | ||
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Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Brașov | ||
Tudor Vladimirescu | Silviu Ploeșteanu | ||
Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 8,800 | ||
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Astra Giurgiu | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Gloria Bistrița | Concordia Chiajna |
Marin Anastasovici | Gaz Metan | Gloria | Concordia |
Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 7,814 | Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 5,123 |
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- Viitorul Constanța was relocated to Farul Stadium from Constanța for this season, because Orășenesc Stadium from Ovidiu didn't meet the licensing rules.
- 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 and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Steaua București | ![]() |
Contract terminated | 21 May 2012[5] | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 May 2012[6] |
Concordia Chiajna | ![]() |
Signed by Steaua București | 21 May 2012[6] | ![]() |
8 June 2012[7] | |
Rapid București | ![]() |
Signed by El Jaish | 21 May 2012[8] | ![]() |
18 June 2012[9] | |
Astra Giurgiu | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 May 2012[10] | ![]() |
14 June 2012[11] | |
Petrolul Ploiești | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 May 2012[12] | ![]() |
29 May 2012[13] | |
Vaslui | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 July 2012[14] | ![]() |
5 July 2012[15] | |
Universitatea Cluj | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 July 2012[16] | 17th | ![]() |
26 July 2012[17] |
Astra Giurgiu | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 August 2012[18] | 10th | ![]() |
13 August 2012[19] |
Turnu Severin | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 August 2012[20] | 16th | ![]() |
27 August 2012 |
CSMS Iași | ![]() |
Resigned | 29 August 2012[21] | 17th | ![]() |
29 August 2012[21] |
Oțelul Galați | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 August 2012[22] | 15th | ![]() |
30 August 2012[22] |
Brașov | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 September 2012[23] | 11th | ![]() |
10 October 2012[24] |
Vaslui | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 September 2012[25] | 4th | ![]() |
28 September 2012[26] |
Universitatea Cluj | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 October 2012[27] | 13th | ![]() |
10 November 2012[28] |
Rapid București | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 October 2012[29] | 8th | ![]() |
20 October 2012[29] |
CFR Cluj | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 24 October 2012[30] | 10th | ![]() |
30 October 2012[31] |
Petrolul Ploiești | ![]() |
Signed by Standard Liège | 26 October 2012[32] | 6th | ![]() |
29 October 2012[33] |
Astra Giurgiu | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 October 2012[34] | 3rd | ![]() |
29 October 2012[35] |
Brașov | ![]() |
Resigned | 11 November 2012[36] | 10th | ![]() |
13 November 2012[36] |
Dinamo București | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 November 2012[37] | 7th | ![]() |
15 November 2012[37] |
Universitatea Cluj | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 November 2012[38] | 14th | ![]() |
16 November 2012[39] |
Turnu Severin | ![]() |
End of contract | 21 December 2012[40] | 17th | ![]() |
9 January 2013[41] |
Dinamo București | ![]() |
Resigned | 27 December 2012[42] | 7th | ![]() |
28 December 2012[43] |
Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 January 2013[44] | 4th | ![]() |
19 January 2013[45] |
Gaz Metan Mediaș | ![]() |
Signed by Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 January 2013[45] | 12th | ![]() |
21 January 2013[46] |
Oțelul Galați | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 30 January 2013[47] | 13th | ![]() |
30 January 2013[47] |
Universitatea Cluj | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 31 January 2013[48] | 16th | ![]() |
31 January 2013[48] |
Astra Giurgiu | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 April 2013[49] | 2nd | ![]() |
6 April 2013[49] |
Vaslui | ![]() |
Resigned | 7 April 2013[50] | 6th | ![]() |
9 April 2013[51] |
CFR Cluj | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 April 2013[52] | 8th | ![]() |
13 April 2013[52] |
Astra Giurgiu | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 April 2013[53] | 2nd | ![]() |
13 April 2013[53] |
CSMS Iași | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 April 2013[54] | 17th | ![]() |
22 April 2013[55] |
Ceahlăul | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 May 2013[56] | 13th | ![]() |
12 May 2013[56] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 62 | |
4 | Astra Giurgiu | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Vaslui | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 58 | |
6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | |
7 | Brașov | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 51 | |
8 | Rapid București (R) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 49[lower-alpha 2] | Relegation to Liga II[lower-alpha 3] |
9 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 49[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 46 | |
11 | Oțelul Galați[lower-alpha 4] | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 41 | |
12 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 38 | |
13 | Viitorul Constanța | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 36 | |
14 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 34 | |
15 | Concordia Chiajna | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 33 | Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 3] |
16 | Turnu Severin (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to Liga II |
17 | CSMS Iași (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 | |
18 | Gloria Bistrița (R) | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 69 | −48 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Astra Giurgiu qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa as Petrolul won the 2012–13 Cupa României and secured a place in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa.
- CFR 0-0 RAP; RAP 3-2 CFR
- Rapid did not obtain a licence for the 2013–14 season, therefore Concordia Chiajna were spared from relegation.
- Oțelul Galați were deducted two points because of debts owed to agent Codoban Tătar Ionel.
Positions by round
Leader | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2013–14 Liga II |
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[57] |
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1 | ![]() |
Steaua București | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Petrolul Ploiești | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
Dinamo București | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Astra Giurgiu | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Petrolul Ploiești | 13 |
6 | ![]() |
Astra Giurgiu | 12 |
7 | ![]() |
Vaslui | 11 |
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Brașov | 11 | |
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Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 11 | |
10 | ![]() |
Gaz Metan Mediaș | 10 |
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Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 10 | |
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Viitorul Constanța | 10 |
1 Marius Niculae was transferred to Shandong Luneng during the winter transfer window.
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
John Ibeh (Pandurii Târgu Jiu) against Universitatea Cluj
- Hat-tricks of the season:
Hamza Younés (Petrolul Ploiești) against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (stage 1)
George Țucudean (Dinamo București) against CSMS Iași (4 goals, stage 2)
Mirko Ivanovski (Astra Giurgiu) against Concordia Chiajna (stage 6)
Marius Niculae (Vaslui) against Concordia Chiajna (stage 10)
Marius Onofraș (CSMS Iași) against Oțelul Galați (stage 18)
Marius Pena (Oțelul Galați) against Rapid București (stage 19)
Robert Maah (CFR Cluj) against Universitatea Cluj (stage 34)
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