# 2020–21 Liga I (women's football)

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
### 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 | Stadium | Capacity |
| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | U Olimpia Cluj | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 33 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 25 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Piroș Security Arad | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 23 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 23 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 20 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Universitatea Galați | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Carmen București | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 15 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 13 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Universitatea Alexandria | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 10 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Banat Girls Reșița | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 6 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Fair Play București | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 62 | −52 | 6 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Selena ȘN Constanța | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | OLI | UGL | FOR | VAS | PIR | HEN | BMA | UAL | FPB | SEL | CAR | BGR |
| U Olimpia Cluj | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 11–0 | 8–1 | — | — | 9–2 | — |
| Universitatea Galați | 0–7 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 0–4 | 5–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 6–0 | — | 11–0 | — | — | — |
| Vasas Femina Odorhei | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0$^a$ |
| Piroș Security Arad | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | — | — | 4–0 | 15–0 | — | — | — |
| Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare | — | — | — | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | — |
| Universitatea Alexandria | — | — | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 7–3 |
| Fair Play București | 2–5 | — | — | 1–6 | 0–9 | — | 0–3 | 2–6 | — | — | — | — |
| Selena ȘN Constanța | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–7 | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Carmen București | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–6 | — | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 |
| Banat Girls Reșița | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | — | 1–4 | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — |
$^a$ awarded (game not played)

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | U Olimpia Cluj (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 42 | |
| 3 | Piroș Security Arad | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 39 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Universitatea Galați | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 22 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | OLI | FOR | PIR | VAS | HEN | UGL |
| U Olimpia Cluj | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 10–1 | 3–0 |
| Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–1 |
| Piroș Security Arad | 0–4 | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Vasas Femina Odorhei | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3$^a$ |
| Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 1–6 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 |
| Universitatea Galați | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — |
$^a$ awarded (game not played)

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Universitatea Alexandria | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 33 | |
| 8 | Fair Play București | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 28 | |
| 9 | Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Banat Girls Reșița | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 25 | |
| 11 | Carmen București (R) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 16 | Relegated to the 2021–22 Liga II |
| 12 | Selena ȘN Constanța (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 8 | Relegated to the 2021–22 Liga II |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CAR | BMA | UAL | BGR | FPB | SEL |
| Carmen București | — | 1–2 | 0–14 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–3 |
| Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare | 3–0$^a$ | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Universitatea Alexandria | 5–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8–0 |
| Banat Girls Reșița | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–4 | — | 5–3 | 4–1 |
| Fair Play București | 8–1 | 1–0 | 6–4 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 |
| Selena ȘN Constanța | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — |
$^a$ awarded (game not played)

## Season statistics
### Scoring

Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2021. Source: frf.ro

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Laura Rus | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 24 |
| 2 | Mihaela Ciolacu | U Olimpia Cluj | 20 |
| 3 | Melisa Olariu | Piroș Security Arad | 19 |
| 4 | Mădălina Boroș | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 18 |
| 5 | Valentina Petre | Fair Play București | 16 |
| 6–7 | Ioana Bălăceanu | U Olimpia Cluj | 15 |
| 6–7 | Carolina Țabur | U Olimpia Cluj | 15 |
| 8–9 | Krisztina Benő | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 13 |
| 8–9 | Adelina Ion | Banat Girls Reșița | 13 |
| 10–11 | Carolina Solonca | Fair Play București | 12 |
| 10–11 | Andreea Laiu | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 12 |
| 12–14 | Nicoleta Bărbos | Carmen București | 11 |
| 12–14 | Cristina Tudorache | Universitatea Alexandria | 11 |
| 12–14 | Otilia Durlă | Universitatea Alexandria | 11 |
| 15–16 | Rita Mitri | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 10 |
| 15–16 | Elena Frîncu | Universitatea Alexandria | 10 |
| 17–19 | Cristina Sucilă | Piroș Security Arad | 9 |
| 17–19 | Daniela Preda | Fair Play București | 9 |
| 17–19 | Mihaela Merlan | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 9 |
| 20–23 | Andreea Corduneanu | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 8 |
| 20–23 | Roxana Mirea | U Olimpia Cluj | 8 |
| 20–23 | Alexandra Nica | Universitatea Alexandria | 8 |
| 20–23 | Andreea Diță | Universitatea Alexandria | 8 |
| 24–26 | Nazlıcan Parlak | Piroș Security Arad | 7 |
| 24–26 | Bianca Ienovan | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 7 |
| 24–26 | Alexandra Hornea | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 7 |
| 27–31 | Carmen Marcu | U Olimpia Cluj | 6 |
| 27–31 | Stefanija Roksa | Banat Girls Reșița | 6 |
| 27–31 | Oana Dumitrache | Universitatea Alexandria | 6 |
| 27–31 | Andra Olaru | Universitatea Alexandria | 6 |
| 27–31 | Iulia Săvescu | Universitatea Alexandria | 6 |
| 32–39 | Denisa Predoi | Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare | 5 |
| 32–39 | Ana Palaghia | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 5 |
| 32–39 | Monica Bențoiu | Universitatea Galați | 5 |
| 32–39 | Kinga Barabási | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 5 |
| 32–39 | Ana Vlădulescu | Vasas Femina Odorhei | 5 |
| 32–39 | Cristina Sandu | Carmen București | 5 |
| 32–39 | Shaira Pera | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 5 |
| 32–39 | Cosmina Dușa | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 5 |
| 40–47 | Ana Arnăutu | Universitatea Galați | 4 |
| 40–47 | Melisa Șodinca | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 4 |
| 40–47 | Valeriya Postol | Universitatea Galați | 4 |
| 40–47 | Mara Bâtea | U Olimpia Cluj | 4 |
| 40–47 | Oana Negrea | U Olimpia Cluj | 4 |
| 40–47 | Cristina Cerescu | U Olimpia Cluj | 4 |
| 40–47 | Elena Ruvila | Banat Girls Reșița | 4 |
| 40–47 | Adina Borodi | U Olimpia Cluj | 4 |
| 48–67 | 20 players | 20 players | 3 |
| 68–89 | 22 players | 22 players | 2 |
| 90–124 | 35 players | 35 players | 1 |
| 8 owngoals ||||
| 9 awarded ||||

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ioana Bălăceanu | U Olimpia Cluj | Universitatea Galați | 7–0 (A) | 12 September 2020 |
| Andreea Laiu | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Fair Play București | 15–0 (H) | 12 September 2020 |
| Mihaela Merlan$^4$ | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Fair Play București | 15–0 (H) | 12 September 2020 |
| Laura Rus | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | Selena ȘN Constanța | 7–1 (A) | 26 September 2020 |
| Andreea Laiu | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Banat Girls Reșița | 4–1 (A) | 26 September 2020 |
| Mihaela Ciolacu | U Olimpia Cluj | Universitatea Alexandria | 8–1 (H) | 27 September 2020 |
| Nazlıcan Parlak | Piroș Security Arad | Fair Play București | 9–0 (A) | 27 September 2020 |
| Otilia Durlă$^4$ | Universitatea Alexandria | Fair Play București | 6–2 (A) | 7 October 2020 |
| Laura Rus$^4$ | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | Fair Play București | 11–0 (H) | 11 October 2020 |
| Bianca Ienovan | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | Fair Play București | 11–0 (H) | 11 October 2020 |
| Andreea Corduneanu | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Selena ȘN Constanța | 5–1 (A) | 18 October 2020 |
| Laura Rus | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | Universitatea Galați | 5–3 (H) | 7 November 2020 |
| Carolina Țabur | U Olimpia Cluj | Carmen București | 9–2 (H) | 14 November 2020 |
| Mădălina Boroș$^5$ | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Carmen București | 6–0 (A) | 18 November 2020 |
| Melisa Olariu$^6$ | Piroș Security Arad | Selena ȘN Constanța | 10–0 (H) | 19 November 2020 |
| Valentina Petre$^5$ | Fair Play București | Carmen București | 8–1 (H) | 14 March 2021 |
| Mădălina Boroș | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Universitatea Galați | 5–0 (H) | 14 March 2021 |
| Ioana Bălăceanu$^4$ | U Olimpia Cluj | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 11–1 (H) | 21 March 2021 |
| Mihaela Ciolacu | U Olimpia Cluj | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | 11–1 (H) | 21 March 2021 |
| Carolina Solonca$^4$ | Fair Play București | Universitatea Alexandria | 6–4 (H) | 18 April 2021 |
| Stefanija Roksa | Banat Girls Reșița | Fair Play București | 5–3 (H) | 5 May 2021 |
| Cristina Tudorache | Universitatea Alexandria | Banat Girls Reșița | 3–4 (A) | 16 May 2021 |
| Andreea Diță$^4$ | Universitatea Alexandria | Carmen București | 14–0 (A) | 26 May 2021 |
| Mădălina Boroș | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | 7–3 (A) | 30 May 2021 |

##### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals $^5$ Player scored 5 goals $^6$ Player scored 6 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team