# 2019–20 Liga I

The 2019–20 Liga I (also known as Casa Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs, which began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in June 2020. Suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, the season resumed on 13 June and effectively ended on 5 August. It was the fifth season to take place since the play-off/play-out rule had been introduced.
CFR Cluj were two-time defending champions, and they successfully defended their title once more. Universitatea Craiova competed for the trophy until the final fixture of the championship play-offs, and ultimately finished as runner-ups, while FCSB were unable to claim a top three spot in the table for the first time since the 2010–11 season. Because of the aforementioned situation created by the pandemic, it was decided that no club would be relegated directly. Instead, the 14th-placed team would take part in the promotion/relegation play-offs, which resulted in no club being relegated at all.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The derby between FCSB and Universitatea Craiova on 8 March 2020 was played without spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Four days later, all football leagues and competitions were suspended by the Romanian Football Federation until 31 March in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. In May, it was announced that the Liga I would restart on the second weekend of June.
The first match meant to be played at the resumption was Universitatea Craiova versus FC Botoșani, on 12 June at 20:00 EEST (UTC+3), but was postponed after the latter club's doctor tested positive for the virus. This was the second game announced to be postponed on the same day after Dinamo București versus Chindia Târgoviște, which was scheduled for 13 June. Nevertheless, the season resumed with three other matches on 13 June.
After the restart, many matches were postponed due to COVID-19 cases that appeared inside the teams. At the end the season, two matches were cancelled in the play-off after Coronavirus cases from Astra Giurgiu and five matches were canceled in the play-out, after the emergence of the same issue at Dinamo București. The final league tables were approved without these matches and it was announced that only the last place, Chindia Târgoviște, would play a promotion/relegation play-off, with the rest of the teams being spared from relegation and the format being changed from 14 teams to 16 teams starting with the next season.

## Teams

The league consists of 14 teams: twelve teams from the 2018–19 Liga I and two new teams from the 2018–19 Liga II.
Teams promoted to the Liga I
The first club to be promoted was Academica Clinceni, following their 2–1 win against Argeș Pitești on 24 May 2019. Academica will play in the Liga I for the first time in their history.
The second club to be promoted was Chindia Târgoviște, following their 4–1 win against Luceafărul Oradea on 25 May 2019. AFC Chindia will play in the Liga I for the first time in their history, but the city of Târgoviște, returned in the Liga I after 21 years of absence, where it was last represented by FCM Târgoviște, named between 1996 and 2003 as CF Chindia, club that was also the first club of the city and which was replaced by the new club (AFC Chindia) after some internal conflicts.
Teams relegated to the Liga II
The first club to be relegated was Concordia Chiajna, which were relegated on 22 May 2019 following a 0–2 defeat against Dunărea Călărași, ending their 8-year stay in the top flight.
The second club to be relegated was Dunărea Călărași, which were relegated on 2 June 2019 following a 1–2 defeat against FC Hermannstadt, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight.

### Venues

| FCSB | Universitatea Craiova | CFR Cluj | Chindia Târgoviște |
| Arena Națională | Ion Oblemenco | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Ilie Oană |
| Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 30,929 | Capacity: 23,500 | Capacity: 15,073 |
| Dinamo București | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Politehnica Iași |
| Stadionul Dinamo | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Emil Alexandrescu |
| Capacity: 15,032 | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 11,390 |
| Astra Giurgiu | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Marin Anastasovici | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Gaz Metan |
| Capacity: 8,500 | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 7,814 |
| FC Botoșani | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Sepsi OSK |
| Municipal | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Municipal |
| Capacity: 7,782 | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestClinceniAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujChindiaCraiovaGaz MetanHermannstadtPoli IașiSepsi OSKViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2019–20 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 5,200 |
| Hermannstadt | Voluntari | Viitorul Constanța | Academica Clinceni |
| Municipal | Anghel Iordănescu | Viitorul | Clinceni |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 4,600 | Capacity: 4,554 | Capacity: 4,500 |
* ↑ Chindia Târgoviște was relocated to Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești, because Eugen Popescu Stadium in Târgoviște is under renovations.
* ↑ FC Hermannstadt was relocated for several rounds to Trans-Sil Stadium in Târgu Mureș, because Municipal Stadium in Sibiu is under renovations.

### 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 | Shirt sponsor |
| Academica Clinceni | Ilie Poenaru | Răzvan Patriche | Joma | Nicmar Prima, Fermele Crevedia |
| Astra Giurgiu | Bogdan Andone | Denis Alibec | Joma | Tinmar, Pambac |
| Botoșani | Marius Croitoru | Andrei Patache | Erreà | Elsaco |
| CFR Cluj | Dan Petrescu | Mário Camora | Joma | NTT Data |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Emil Săndoi | Cristian Cherchez | Joma | Primăria Târgoviște, CJ Dâmbovița |
| Dinamo București | Gheorghe Mulțescu | Ante Puljić | Macron | Unibet |
| FCSB | Anton Petrea | Florin Tănase | Nike | City Insurance |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | Marius Constantin | Joma | Romgaz |
| Hermannstadt | Rubén Albés | Răzvan Dâlbea | Joma | Natur House |
| Politehnica Iași | Mircea Rednic | Cosmin Frăsinescu | Joma | Superbet |
| Sepsi OSK | Leontin Grozavu | István Fülöp | Adidas | Diószegi, Gyermelyi |
| Universitatea Craiova | Cristiano Bergodi | Nicușor Bancu | Joma | Betano |
| Viitorul Constanța | Gheorghe Hagi | Gabriel Iancu | Nike | Pepsi |
| Voluntari | Mihai Teja | Ionuț Balaur | Macron | Winner |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| FCSB | Mihai Teja | Sacked | 21 May 2019 | Pre-season | Bogdan Andone | 5 June 2019 |
| Sepsi | Marin Barbu (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 31 May 2019 | Pre-season | Csaba László | 1 June 2019 |
| Botoșani | Liviu Ciobotariu | Signed by Lebanon | 31 May 2019 | Pre-season | Marius Croitoru | 10 July 2019 |
| Politehnica | Flavius Stoican | Signed by Petrolul Ploiești | 31 May 2019 | Pre-season | Mihai Teja | 10 June 2019 |
| Dinamo | Mircea Rednic | Mutual agreement | 3 June 2019 | Pre-season | Eugen Neagoe | 3 June 2019 |
| Astra | Costel Enache | Sacked | 12 June 2019 | Pre-season | Dan Alexa | 13 June 2019 |
| Hermannstadt | Vasile Miriuță | Signed by Kisvárda | 13 June 2019 | Pre-season | Costel Enache | 17 June 2019 |
| FCSB | Bogdan Andone | Released | 2 August 2019 | 8 | Vergil Andronache (caretaker) | 2 August 2019 |
| Academica | Ilie Poenaru | No UEFA Pro Licence | 8 August 2019 | 14 | Marin Dună | 8 August 2019 |
| Dinamo | Eugen Neagoe | Mutual agreement | 13 August 2019 | 13 | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | 13 August 2019 |
| FCSB | Vergil Andronache (caretaker) | Mutual agreement | 23 August 2019 | 11 | Bogdan Vintilă | 23 August 2019 |
| Universitatea | Corneliu Papură | Mutual agreement | 2 September 2019 | 3 | Victor Pițurcă | 2 September 2019 |
| Hermannstadt | Costel Enache | Mutual agreement | 28 September 2019 | 12 | Eugen Neagoe | 2 October 2019 |
| Astra | Dan Alexa | Sacked | 9 October 2019 | 7 | Bogdan Andone | 9 October 2019 |
| Sepsi | Csaba László | Mutual agreement | 12 November 2019 | 11 | Leontin Grozavu | 12 November 2019 |
| Politehnica | Mihai Teja | Mutual agreement | 23 December 2019 | 11 | Mircea Rednic | 31 December 2019 |
| Hermannstadt | Eugen Neagoe | Mutual agreement | 27 December 2019 | 10 | Vasile Miriuță | 27 December 2019 |
| Voluntari | Cristiano Bergodi | Sacked | 1 January 2020 | 14 | Mihai Teja | 8 January 2020 |
| Universitatea | Victor Pițurcă | Mutual agreement | 14 January 2020 | 4 | Corneliu Papură | 14 January 2020 |
| Dinamo | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | Mutual agreement | 11 March 2020 | 10 | Adrian Mihalcea | 11 March 2020 |
| Gaz Metan | Edward Iordănescu | Mutual agreement | 4 May 2020 | 6 | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | 15 June 2020 |
| Universitatea | Corneliu Papură | Mutual agreement | 8 May 2020 | 3 | Cristiano Bergodi | 9 May 2020 |
| Hermannstadt | Vasile Miriuță | Sacked | 14 June 2020 | 9 | Rubén Albés | 19 June 2020 |
| Chindia | Viorel Moldovan | End of contract | 30 June 2020 | 13 | Emil Săndoi | 1 July 2020 |
| Dinamo | Adrian Mihalcea | Mutual agreement | 13 July 2020 | 13 | Gheorghe Mulțescu | 13 July 2020 |
| FCSB | Bogdan Vintilă | Sacked | 19 July 2020 | 5 | Anton Petrea | 19 July 2020 |
| Viitorul | Gheorghe Hagi | Mutual agreement | 3 August 2020 | 7 | Cătălin Anghel | 3 August 2020 |

## Regular season

In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 46 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Botoșani | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | FCSB | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 40 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Dinamo București | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Sepsi OSK | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Hermannstadt | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Chindia Târgoviște | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Politehnica Iași | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 22 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 14 | Voluntari | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* ↑ Astra Giurgiu were deducted 3 points due to financial reasons.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACA | AST | BOT | CFR | CHI | DIN | FCS | GAZ | HER | IAS | SPS | UCV | VII | VOL |
| Academica Clinceni | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Botoșani | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| CFR Cluj | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Dinamo București | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| FCSB | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Hermannstadt | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Politehnica Iași | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Sepsi OSK | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 4–0 |
| Voluntari | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Academica Clinceni | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Botoșani | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| CFR Cluj | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dinamo București | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| FCSB | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Hermannstadt | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Politehnica Iași | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sepsi OSK | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Univ. Craiova | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Voluntari | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## Championship play-offs

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa 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.

### Championship play-off table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CFR Cluj (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 44 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Astra Giurgiu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | Botoșani | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 32 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | FCSB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 31 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 25 | |
* ↑ Astra Giurgiu failed to obtain a UEFA licence.
* ↑ FCSB qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Cupa României.

### Championship play-off results

| Home \ Away | AST | BOT | CFR | FCS | GAZ | UCV |
| Astra Giurgiu | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Botoșani | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| CFR Cluj | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| FCSB | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Botosani | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| FCSB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Gaz Metan Medias | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

## Relegation play-outs

The bottom eight teams from regular season met twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams started the Relegation 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 finished 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.

### Relegation play-outs table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Viitorul Constanța | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sepsi OSK | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Academica Clinceni | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 32 | |
| 11 | Voluntari | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Politehnica Iași | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 30 | |
| 13 | Dinamo București | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 25 | |
| 14 | Chindia Târgoviște (O) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |

### Relegation play-outs results

| Home \ Away | ACA | CHI | DIN | HER | IAS | SPS | VII | VOL |
| Academica Clinceni | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 3–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Dinamo București | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Hermannstadt | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Politehnica Iași | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sepsi OSK | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 0–0 |
| Voluntari | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Academica Clinceni | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Dinamo București | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hermannstadt | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Politehnica Iași | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sepsi OSK | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Voluntari | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team of the Liga I faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 3–1 | Mioveni | 2–0 | 1–1 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    Updated to matches played on 16 June 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gabriel Iancu | Viitorul Constanța | 18 |
| 2 | Ciprian Deac | CFR Cluj | 14 |
| 2 | Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | 14 |
| 2 | Alexandru Cicâldău | Universitatea Craiova | 14 |
| 5 | Florinel Coman | FCSB | 12 |
| 5 | Gabriel Debeljuh | Hermannstadt | 12 |
| 7 | Rivaldinho | Viitorul Constanța | 11 |
| 8 | Sergiu Buș | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 10 |
| 8 | Deian Sorescu | Dinamo București | 10 |
| 8 | Valentin Gheorghe | Astra Giurgiu | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Daniel Popa | Dinamo București | Academica Clinceni | 4–2 | 2 August 2019 |
| George Merloi | Academica Clinceni | Chindia Târgoviște | 5–2 | 1 December 2019 |

### Clean sheets

    Updated to matches played on 9 March 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Giedrius Arlauskis | CFR Cluj | 15 |
| 2 | Cristian Bălgrădean | FCSB | 10 |
| 2 | Răzvan Pleșca | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 10 |
| 4 | David Lazar | Astra Giurgiu | 6 |
| 4 | Riccardo Piscitelli | Dinamo București | 6 |
| 4 | Denis Rusu | Politehnica Iași | 6 |
| 4 | Roland Niczuly | Sepsi OSK | 6 |
| 4 | Cătălin Căbuz | Viitorul Constanța | 6 |
| 9 | Cristiano | Hermannstadt | 5 |
| 10 | Eduard Pap | Botoșani | 4 |
| 10 | Mihai Aioani | Chindia Târgoviște | 4 |
| 10 | Mirko Pigliacelli | Universitatea Craiova | 4 |

### Discipline

    As of 9 March 2020

#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 9
** Bradley Diallo (Chindia Târgoviște)
** Bogdan Țîru (Viitorul Constanța)$^1$
** Valentin Mihăilă (Universitatea Craiova)
** Nicandro Breeveld (Politehnica Iași)
$^1$ Bogdan Țîru was transferred to Jagiellonia Białystok during the winter transfer window.
* Most red cards: 3
** Răzvan Tincu (Sepsi OSK)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 81
** Politehnica Iași
* Most red cards: 6
** FCSB
** Voluntari

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 182,813 | 30,000 | 4,200 | 13,058 | −12.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | FCSB | 91,032 | 30,235 | 0 | 6,502 | −7.0%$^3$ |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 64,538 | 27,500 | 600 | 4,610 | +73.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 57,000 | 10,000 | 1,500 | 4,071 | −19.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Viitorul Constanța | 41,652 | 4,500 | 900 | 2,975 | +5.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Sepsi OSK | 38,900 | 4,500 | 1,000 | 2,779 | −4.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | Politehnica Iași | 38,250 | 7,000 | 200 | 2,732 | +14.8%$^6$ |
| 8 | Botoșani | 37,580 | 5,000 | 500 | 2,684 | +10.7%$^†$ |
| 9 | Chindia Târgoviște | 36,370 | 10,000 | 0 | 2,598 | +0.5%$^{1,2}$ |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 32,200 | 8,000 | 0 | 2,300 | +13.0%$^†$ |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 22,600 | 4,000 | 50 | 1,614 | +19.2%$^4$ |
| 12 | Academica Clinceni | 15,468 | 3,500 | 100 | 1,105 | +220.3%$^{1,5}$ |
| 13 | Voluntari | 13,875 | 2,011 | 0 | 991 | −20.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Astra Giurgiu | 12,287 | 2,500 | 150 | 878 | −27.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 684,565 | 30,235 | 0 | 3,493 | +1.3%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 9 March 2020 Source: League matches: Liga I 2019/2020 Notes: 1: Played last season in Liga II. 2: Chindia Târgoviște played 14 matches out of their stadium. 3: FCSB played 5 matches out of their stadium. 4: Hermannstadt played 8 matches out of their stadium. 5: Clinceni played 6 matches out of their stadium. 6: Politehnica Iași played 4 matches out of their stadium.

## Champion squad

* CFR Cluj
* Goalkeepers: Giedrius Arlauskis (28 / 0); Jesús Fernández (2 / 0); Otto Hindrich (1 / 0); Adrian Rus (1 / 0); Grzegorz Sandomierski (1 / 0); Cosmin Vâtcă (4 / 0).
* Defenders: Kévin Boli (15 / 2); Andrei Burcă (21 / 2); Mihai Butean (4 / 0); Mário Camora (29 / 2); Mike Cestor (11 / 1); Denis Ciobotariu (1 / 0); Cristian Manea (5 / 0); Andrei Mureșan (7 / 0); Paulo Vinícius (25 / 5); Alex Pașcanu (4 / 0); Andrei Peteleu (13 / 0); Mateo Sušić (16 / 2).
* Midfielders: Luís Aurélio (11 / 1); Mihai Bordeianu (21 / 2); Alexandru Chipciu (9 / 0); Valentin Costache (34 / 4); Emmanuel Culio (9 / 3); Ciprian Deac (25 / 14); Damjan Đoković (18 / 1); Alin Fică (2 / 0); Ovidiu Hoban (26 / 1); Cătălin Itu (33 / 4); Dodi Joca (5 / 0); Sebastian Mailat (1 / 0); Michaël Pereira (16 / 2); Yacouba Sylla (4 / 0); Adrian Păun (24 / 7); Claudiu Petrila (15 / 0).
* Forwards: Cătălin Golofca (7 / 0); Billel Omrani (28 / 6); Lacina Traoré (11 / 2); Mario Rondón (24 / 2); George Țucudean (6 / 1).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Dan Petrescu.

## Awards
### Liga I Team of the Season

| Player | Team | Position |
| Giedrius Arlauskis | CFR Cluj | Goalkeeper |
| Andrei Burcă | CFR Cluj | Defender |
| Paulo Vinícius | CFR Cluj | Defender |
| Marius Constantin | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Defender |
| Ciprian Deac | CFR Cluj | Midfielder |
| Dan Nistor | Dinamo București / Universitatea Craiova | Midfielder |
| Alexandru Cicâldău | Universitatea Craiova | Midfielder |
| Jonathan Rodríguez | Botoșani | Midfielder |
| Gabriel Iancu | Viitorul | Forward |
| Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu | Forward |
| Florinel Coman | FCSB | Forward |