The 2020–21 Liga I was the 31st season of the top level women's football league of the Romanian football league system. Since the previous season, the league was supposed to be temporarily expanded from 12 to 14 teams, for just this season, since the 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic forced an early finish to the 2019–20 women's football season in Romania. As such, the 14 teams would have competed in a double round-robin of 26 stages, for a total of 182 matches. Teams ranked 13th and 14th at the end of the season would have relegated, while those ranked 11th and 12th would have faced two teams from the 2020–21 Liga II in play-offs for the 2021–22 Liga I. Round 1 was scheduled to begin on 23 August 2020, but was postponed until 6 September 2020.
However, as two teams withdrew after the initial program was announced since they were unable to comply with medical protocol, a new draw was performed on 26 August 2020. The two teams: CSȘ Târgoviște and Luceafărul Filiași were enrolled instead in 2020–21 Liga II. Along with this new draw, a decision was made to change the play system: the remaining 12 teams will play a single round-robin for the regular season (totaling 66 matches), after which the first six will enter a double round-robin play-off to decide the champion, while the remaining teams (six) will enter a double round-robin play-out to decide the relegated teams. If no further withdrawals occur, the play-off and play-out will consist of 30 games each, for a grand total of 126 matches overall. Teams ranked 11 and 12 (5 and 6 in the play-out) will relegate directly to the 2021–22 Liga II.
U Olimpia Cluj were the defending champions.
Team changes
To Liga I Promoted from Liga II Carmen București (winner of 2019–20 Liga II, Seria I) Banat Girls Reșița (winner of 2019–20 Liga II, Seria II)
From Liga I Relegated/Enrolled in Liga II CSȘ Târgoviște (7th place in 2019–20 Liga I) Luceafărul Filiași (10th place in 2019–20 Liga I)
Excluded and spared teams Fair Play București (11th place in 2019–20 Liga I) and Selena ȘN Constanța (12th place in 2019–20 Liga I) were spared from relegation since the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic forced an early finish to the 2019–20 women's football season in Romania.
However, CSȘ Târgoviște (7th place in 2019–20 Liga I) and Luceafărul Filiași (10th place in 2019–20 Liga I), despite initially drawn to compete in the current Liga I season, were forced to withdraw and enroll instead in Liga II for being unable to comply with medical protocols.
Renamed teams After a reorganisation, Independența Baia Mare was renamed to Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. The change was approved in the Romanian Football Federation's Executive Committee of 3 August 2020.
Stadiums by capacity and location
Club City StadiumCapacity Banat Girls Reșița Mircea Chivu (sintetic) / Voința (Lupac) Carmen București Ion Ţiriac Fair Play Bucharest Ciorogârla 1,000 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Comunal (Becicherecu Mic) 500 Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Heniu 500 Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare Viorel Mateianu 7,000 U Olimpia Cluj-Napoca Clujana / Iclod Arena Piroș Security Arad Sânnicolaul Mic 1,500 Universitatea Alexandria Municipal (Alexandria) 5,000 Universitatea Galați Siderurgistul 6,000 Selena ȘN Constanța SNC Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc Municipal (Odorheiu Secuiesc) 5,000
Regular season League table
Results
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Championship play-offs The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for deciding the league champion and the participant in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season, but no other records carried over.
Play-off table
Results
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Championship play-out The bottom six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for deciding the two relegated teams to the 2021–22 Liga II. Teams start the Play-off round with their points from the Regular season, but no other records carried over.
Play-out table
Results
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Season statistics Scoring Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2021. Source: frf.ro
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Laura RusFortuna Becicherecu Mic242 Mihaela CiolacuU Olimpia Cluj203 Melisa OlariuPiroș Security Arad194 Mădălina BoroșHeniu Prundu Bârgăului185 Valentina PetreFair Play București166–7 Ioana BălăceanuU Olimpia Cluj15 Carolina ȚaburU Olimpia Cluj8–9 Krisztina BenőVasas Femina Odorhei13 Adelina IonBanat Girls Reșița10–11 Carolina SoloncaFair Play București12 Andreea LaiuHeniu Prundu Bârgăului12–14 Nicoleta BărbosCarmen București11 Cristina TudoracheUniversitatea Alexandria Otilia DurlăUniversitatea Alexandria15–16 Rita MitriVasas Femina Odorhei10 Elena FrîncuUniversitatea Alexandria17–19 Cristina SucilăPiroș Security Arad9 Daniela PredaFair Play București Mihaela MerlanHeniu Prundu Bârgăului20–23 Andreea CorduneanuHeniu Prundu Bârgăului8 Roxana MireaU Olimpia Cluj Alexandra NicaUniversitatea Alexandria Andreea DițăUniversitatea Alexandria24–26 Nazlıcan ParlakPiroș Security Arad7 Bianca IenovanFortuna Becicherecu Mic Alexandra HorneaHeniu Prundu Bârgăului27–31 Carmen MarcuU Olimpia Cluj6 Stefanija RoksaBanat Girls Reșița Oana DumitracheUniversitatea Alexandria Andra OlaruUniversitatea Alexandria Iulia SăvescuUniversitatea Alexandria32–39 Denisa PredoiFotbal Feminin Baia Mare5 Ana PalaghiaHeniu Prundu Bârgăului Monica BențoiuUniversitatea Galați Kinga BarabásiVasas Femina Odorhei Ana VlădulescuVasas Femina Odorhei Cristina SanduCarmen București Shaira PeraFortuna Becicherecu Mic Cosmina DușaFortuna Becicherecu Mic40–47 Ana ArnăutuUniversitatea Galați4 Melisa ȘodincaFortuna Becicherecu Mic Valeriya PostolUniversitatea Galați Mara BâteaU Olimpia Cluj Oana NegreaU Olimpia Cluj Cristina CerescuU Olimpia Cluj Elena RuvilaBanat Girls Reșița Adina BorodiU Olimpia Cluj48–6720 players368–8922 players290–12435 players18 owngoals9 awarded
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date U Olimpia Cluj Universitatea Galați 7–0 (A) Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Fair Play București 15–0 (H) 4 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Selena ȘN Constanța 7–1 (A) Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Banat Girls Reșița 4–1 (A) U Olimpia Cluj Universitatea Alexandria 8–1 (H) Piroș Security Arad Fair Play București 9–0 (A) 4 Universitatea Alexandria Fair Play București 6–2 (A) 4 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Fair Play București 11–0 (H) Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Selena ȘN Constanța 5–1 (A) Fortuna Becicherecu Mic Universitatea Galați 5–3 (H) U Olimpia Cluj Carmen București 9–2 (H) 5 Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Carmen București 6–0 (A) 6 Piroș Security Arad Selena ȘN Constanța 10–0 (H) 5 Fair Play București Carmen București 8–1 (H) Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Universitatea Galați 5–0 (H) 4 U Olimpia Cluj Heniu Prundu Bârgăului 11–1 (H) 4 Fair Play București Universitatea Alexandria 6–4 (H) Banat Girls Reșița Fair Play București 5–3 (H) Universitatea Alexandria Banat Girls Reșița 3–4 (A) 4 Universitatea Alexandria Carmen București 14–0 (A) Heniu Prundu Bârgăului Fortuna Becicherecu Mic 7–3 (A) Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals 6 Player scored 6 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
References
External links fotbalfeminin.net