The 2026–27 Liga I (also known as Superliga for sponsorship reasons) is the 109th season of Liga I, the top tier of Romanian football. The season began on 18 July 2026 and is scheduled to end in May 2027.
Overview Sixteen teams competed in the league — thirteen teams from the previous season and three newly promoted sides from Liga II–, of which two were promoted directly and one via the promotion/relegation play-off.
Teams Changes The following teams changed division since the 2025–26 season. Promoted from Liga II Relegated to Liga II Corvinul Hunedoara Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Voluntari Unirea Slobozia Metaloglobus București Hermannstadt
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity 11,000 7,782 22,198 ↑ at Arad 11,500 2,480 8,207 4,554 55,634 13,500 15,073 14,047 ↑ 8,400 30,355 30,983 11,500 ↑ 4,518
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. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main Kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s) Macron Vlad Cazino Adidas Unibet Nike Don Adidas Vbet 2Rule MOL Puma Superbet Nike Murfaltar Vinul Laurențiu Reghecampf Nike Betano Rui Duarte Adidas Mr Bit Macron Cashpot Kappa Napoleon Games Adidas Diószegi Adidas Mr Bit Puma Superbet Nike Mr Bit Nike Maxbet
Managerial changes Pre-season Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival Csíkszereda Róbert IlyésEnd of contract 16 May 2026 István Szabó 3 June 2026 Rapid București Constantin Gâlcă Mutual consent 26 May 2026 Daniel Pancu 27 May 2026 CFR Cluj Daniel Pancu 27 May 2026 António Folha 15 June 2026 Farul Constanța Flavius Stoican 2 June 2026 Ioan Sabău 5 June 2026 Dinamo București Željko Kopić 5 June 2026 Nuno Campos 11 June 2026 Petrolul Ploiești Mehmet TopalEnd of contract 6 June 2026 Ricardo Sousa 7 June 2026
During the season TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyWeekPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment Round Position CFR Cluj António Folha Sacked 10 August 2026 4 Regular season 12th Marius Șumudică 14 August 2026 Oțelul Galați Stjepan Tomas 22 September 2026 10 14th Rui Duarte 28 September 2026 FCSB Marius Baciu 23 September 2026 11th Laurențiu Reghecampf 24 September 2026 Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc István Szabó 24 September 2026 16th Valentin Suciu
Regular season League table
Results
Match results by week
Position by round
Play-off round The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.
Play-off table
Play-out round The bottom ten teams from the regular season meet once to contest against relegation. Teams started the play-out round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season. The winner of the Relegation round finish 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 16th.
Play-out table
European play-offs In the semi-final the 7th and 8th-placed teams of the Liga I typically play a one-legged match on the ground of the better placed team (7th place). In the final, the winner of the play-out semi-final will play the highest ranked team of the play-off tournament, that did not already qualify for European competitions. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the Conference League.
Bracket
Matches European play-off semi-final
European play-off final
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Alibek AliyevUniversitatea Cluj6 Andrei DumiterBotoșani3 Andrei CordeaCFR Cluj5 Stefan DražićCFR Cluj Simon ElisorUniversitatea Craiova Eduard RadaslavescuFarul Constanța7 Assad Al HamlawiUniversitatea Craiova4 Daniel ArmstrongDinamo București Marius ComanUTA Arad Márton EppelCsíkszereda Remus GuțeaVoluntari Steven NsimbaUniversitatea Craiova Martín PascualDinamo București PatrickOțelul Galați
Clean sheets
RankPlayerTeamClean sheet1 Giannis AnestisFC Botoșani4 David LazarSepsi OSK Codruț SanduCorvinul Hunedoara Lukáš ZimaPetrolul Ploiești5 Marian AioaniRapid București3 Alaa BellaarouchDinamo București Cătălin CăbuzArgeș Pitești Rafael MunteanuFarul Constanța Laurențiu PopescuUniversitatea Craiova Octavian VâlceanuCFR Cluj
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Attendances Overall
Home matches played Team \ Match played Regular season Play-off & play-out Other Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 2,621 2,693 5,314 6,113 6,113 3,159 3,159 1,633 1,633 2,598 1,932 4,530 7,128 7,128 3,220 3,220 8,424 4,694 13,118 4,743 9,595 14,338 7,710 7,710 10,576 10,142 20,718 5,150 5,150 4,118 4,118 10,883 9,502 20,385 4,687 4,687 695 720 1,415 League total 122,736 Source: SuperLiga
See also 2026–27 Liga II 2026–27 Liga III 2026–27 Liga IV 2026–27 Cupa României
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