# 2016–17 Liga I

The 2016–17 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 22 July 2016 and concluded on 5 June 2017, being the second to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. Viitorul Constanța were crowned champions for the first time in their history.

## Teams

The last two teams from the 2015–16 season, ACS Poli Timișoara and Petrolul Ploiești, were relegated to their respective 2016–17 Liga II division. The first team from each of the two divisions of 2015–16 Liga II advanced to Liga I.
On 21 July 2016 Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by ACS Poli Timișoara.

### Renamed teams

CSM Studențesc Iași was renamed as CSM Politehnica Iași. FC Steaua București was renamed as FCSB.

### Venues

| FCSB | ACS Poli Timișoara | CFR Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| Arena Națională | Dan Păltinișanu | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu | Municipal |
| Capacity: 55,634 | Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 23,500 | Capacity: 20,054 |
| Dinamo București | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | CSM Politehnica Iași |
| Dinamo | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Emil Alexandrescu |
| Capacity: 15,032 | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 11,390 |
| Astra Giurgiu | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Târgu Mureș |
| Marin Anastasovici | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Trans-Sil |
| Capacity: 8,500 | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 8,200 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | FC Botoșani |
| Gaz Metan | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Municipal |
| Capacity: 7,814 | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | BucharestAstraBotoșaniCFR ClujConcordiaCraiovaGaz MetanPanduriiPoli IașiPoli TimișoaraTârgu MureșViitorulVoluntariBucharest teams Dinamo FCSB2016–17 Liga I (Romania) DinamoFCSBclass=notpageimage| Location of Bucharest teams. | Capacity: 7,782 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Concordia Chiajna | FC Voluntari | Viitorul Constanța |
| Extensiv | Concordia | Anghel Iordănescu | Viitorul |
| Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 5,123 | Capacity: 4,600 | Capacity: 4,554 |
* ↑ Since 29 November 2015 to 18 March 2016, Steaua was relocated to Nicolae Dobrin Stadium from Pitești, as a result of Arena Națională not having an ISU licence.
* ↑ Târgu Mureș on 22 November and 2 December 2015, ASA Târgu Mureș played two home matches at Cluj Arena from Cluj-Napoca, as a result of Trans-Sil Stadium not having an ISU licence.
* ↑ Universitatea Craiova was relocated to Extensiv Stadium for this season, as a result of the demolition of the old Ion Oblemenco Stadium, that is planned to be replaced by a modern arena, new Ion Oblemenco Stadium.
* ↑ Viitorul was relocated to Viitorul Stadium from Ovidiu, as a result of the opening of the stadium.

### 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 |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | Ionuț Popa | Marius Croitoru | Joma | Casa Rusu |
| Astra Giurgiu | Marius Șumudică | Júnior Morais | Joma | Tinmar |
| Botoșani | Leontin Grozavu | Gabriel Vașvari | Nike | Elsaco |
| CFR Cluj | Vasile Miriuță | Mário Camora | Masita | Enex |
| Concordia Chiajna | Dan Alexa | Cristian Bălgrădean | Lotto | — |
| CSM Politehnica Iași | Eugen Neagoe | Ionuț Voicu | Nike | Blue Air |
| CS U Craiova | Gheorghe Mulțescu | Andrei Ivan | Joma | Sticky |
| Dinamo București | Cosmin Contra | Antun Palić | Nike | Orange |
| FCSB | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Denis Alibec | Nike | City Insurance |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | Cristian Pustai | Ionuț Buzean | Joma | Romgaz |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Flavius Stoican | Răzvan Stanca | Nike | Artego |
| Târgu Mureș | Ionel Ganea | Gabriel Mureșan | Joma | energo+ |
| Viitorul Constanța | Gheorghe Hagi | Romario Benzar | Nike | Lotto Snacks |
| Voluntari | Claudiu Niculescu | Vasile Maftei | Puma | Primăria Orașului Voluntari |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Dinamo București | Mircea Rednic | Mutual agreement | 20 May 2016 | Pre-season | Ioan Andone | 23 May 2016 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Victor Naicu | End of contract | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | Gheorghe Mulțescu | 9 June 2016 |
| Târgu Mureș | George Ciorceri | End of contract | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | Dario Bonetti | 17 June 2016 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Edward Iordănescu | End of contract | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | Petre Grigoraș | 26 June 2016 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Adrian Falub | End of contract | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | Emil Săndoi | 28 June 2016 |
| CFR Cluj | Toni Conceição | Mutual agreement | 27 June 2016 | Pre-season | Vasile Miriuță | 27 June 2016 |
| Târgu Mureș | Dario Bonetti | Mutual agreement | 6 August 2016 | 13 | Dan Alexa | 11 August 2016 |
| CSM Poli Iași | Nicolò Napoli | Sacked | 7 October 2016 | 9 | Eugen Neagoe | 8 October 2016 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Emil Săndoi | Mutual agreement | 5 November 2016 | 11 | Emil Ursu (caretaker) | 6 November 2016 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Emil Ursu (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 23 December 2016 | 12 | Dan Alexa | 23 December 2016 |
| Târgu Mureș | Dan Alexa | Mutual agreement | 22 December 2016 | 13 | Ilie Stan | 28 December 2016 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Petre Grigoraș | Sacked | 9 January 2017 | 11 | Flavius Stoican | 11 January 2017 |
| Dinamo București | Ioan Andone | Sacked | 14 February 2017 | 6 | Cosmin Contra | 17 February 2017 |
| Târgu Mureș | Ilie Stan | Mutual agreement | 20 March 2017 | 14 | Ionuț Chirilă | 24 March 2017 |
| Voluntari | Dinu Todoran | Mutual agreement | 2 April 2017 | 10 | Claudiu Niculescu | 3 April 2017 |
| Târgu Mureș | Ionuț Chirilă | Sacked | 12 April 2017 | 14 | Ionel Ganea | 15 April 2017 |

## 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 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Steaua București | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Botoșani | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Voluntari | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | CSM Politehnica Iași | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Concordia Chiajna | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 13 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 14 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 14 | Târgu Mureș | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 12 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* ↑ CFR Cluj were deducted six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
* ↑ Pandurii Târgu Jiu were deducted six points (three for failing to comply with licensing requirements and three as penalty points).
* ↑ Poli Timișoara were deducted 14 points; eight points for failing to get enough points in the previous season and six points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.
* ↑ Târgu Mureș were deducted nine points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACS | AST | BOT | CFR | CON | IAS | CSU | DIN | FCSB | GAZ | PAN | TGM | VII | VOL |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Botoșani | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| CFR Cluj | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| CSM Politehnica Iași | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| CS U Craiova | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| FC Steaua București | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Târgu Mureș | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Voluntari | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |

### 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 |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| FC Astra Giurgiu | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| FC Botoșani | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| FC CFR Cluj | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| CS Concordia Chiajna | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| CSM Politehnica Iași | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| CS U Craiova | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| FC Dinamo București | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| CS Gaz Metan Mediaș | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| FCSB | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| FC Viitorul Constanța | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FC Voluntari | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |

## Championship play-offs

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 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.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Viitorul Constanța (C) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Astra Giurgiu | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 27 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ CFR Cluj failed to obtain a UEFA licence after filing for insolvency in 2015.
* 1 2 Since the winners of 2016–17 Cupa României, Voluntari, failed to obtain a UEFA licence, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team with a UEFA licence (in this case to the fifth-placed team) and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AST | CFR | UCV | DIN | FCSB | VII |
| Astra Giurgiu | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| CFR Cluj | 3–2 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–3 | 1–4 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo București | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| FC Steaua București | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CFR Cluj | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| CS U Craiova | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Dinamo București | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| FCSB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

## Relegation play-outs

The bottom eight teams from regular season will meet twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams start 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 finishes 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.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | CSM Politehnica Iași | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 43 | |
| 8 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Voluntari | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Botoșani | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Concordia Chiajna | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | ACS Poli Timișoara (O) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu (R) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 27 | Relegation to Liga II |
| 14 | Târgu Mureș (R) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 14 | Relegation to Liga II |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACS | BOT | CON | IAS | GAZ | PAN | TGM | VOL |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Botoșani | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| CSM Politehnica Iași | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Târgu Mureș | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 |
| Voluntari | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Botoșani | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| CSM Politehnica Iași | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Târgu Mureș | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Voluntari | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 5–2 | UTA Arad | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Notes:
* ACS Poli Timișoara qualified for 2017–18 Liga I and UTA Arad qualified for 2017–18 Liga II.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    Updated to matches played on 5 June 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Azdren Llullaku$^1$ | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 16 |
| 2 | Cristian Bud | CFR Cluj | 11 |
| 2 | Aurelian Chițu | Viitorul Constanța | 11 |
| 2 | Adam Nemec | Dinamo București | 11 |
| 2 | Denis Alibec | Astra Giurgiu (3) / FCSB (8) | 11 |
| 2 | Andrei Cristea | CSM Politehnica Iași | 11 |
| 7 | Harlem Gnohéré | Dinamo București (5) / FCSB (5) | 10 |
| 8 | Mircea Axente$^2$ | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 9 |
| 8 | Fernando Boldrin | Astra Giurgiu (1) / FCSB (8) | 9 |
| 8 | Adrian Bălan | Voluntari | 9 |
| 8 | Vlad Morar | ASA Târgu Mureș (4) / Viitorul Constanța (5) | 9 |
| 8 | Andrei Ivan | CS U Craiova | 9 |
| 8 | Sergiu Hanca | Dinamo București | 9 |
| 8 | Lukács Bőle | CSM Politehnica Iași | 9 |
| 8 | George Țucudean | Pandurii Târgu Jiu (5) / Viitorul Constanța (4) | 9 |
| 8 | Cătălin Golofca | Botoșani | 9 |
$^1$ Azdren Llullaku was transferred to Astana during the winter transfer window. $^2$ Mircea Axente was transferred to Al-Faisaly during the winter transfer window.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Harlem Gnohéré | Dinamo București | Astra Giurgiu | 4–1 | 23 July 2016 |
| Cristian Bud | CFR Cluj | Voluntari | 5–0 | 17 September 2016 |
| Alexandru Munteanu | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 5–2 | 10 December 2016 |
| Vlad Morar | Viitorul Constanța | ACS Poli Timișoara | 5–0 | 25 February 2017 |

### Clean sheets

    Updated to matches played on 5 June 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets$^*$ |
| 1 | Florin Niță | FCSB | 13 |
| 1 | Branko Grahovac | CSM Politehnica Iași | 13 |
| 3 | Silviu Lung Jr. | Astra Giurgiu | 12 |
| 3 | Nicolae Calancea | Universitatea Craiova | 12 |
| 3 | Victor Rîmniceanu | Viitorul Constanța | 12 |
| 6 | Cristian Bălgrădean | Concordia Chiajna | 11 |
| 7 | Cătălin Straton | ACS Poli Timișoara | 10 |
| 8 | Plamen Iliev | Botoșani | 8 |
| 9 | Mihai Mincă | CFR Cluj | 7 |
| 9 | Dragoș Balauru | Voluntari | 7 |
| 9 | Alexandru Greab | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 7 |
| 12 | Eduard Pap | ASA Târgu Mureș | 6 |
| 12 | Jaime Penedo | Dinamo București | 6 |
$^*$Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.

### Discipline

    As of 5 June 2017

#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 12
** Andrei Artean (ACS Poli Timișoara)
** Júnior Morais (Astra Giurgiu)
** Gabriel Vașvari (Botoșani)
** Daniel Novac (Voluntari)
* Most red cards: 3
** George Miron (Botoșani)
** Radu Zaharia (Gaz Metan Mediaș)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 104
** Astra Giurgiu
** Concordia Chiajna
** Pandurii Târgu Jiu
* Most red cards: 8
** Politehnica Iași
** Botoșani

## Champion squad

* Viitorul Constanța
* Goalkeepers: Alexandru Buzbuchi (8 / 0); Victor Rîmniceanu (28 / 0).
* Defenders: Romario Benzar (34 / 1); Kévin Boli (33 / 3); Cătălin Carp (14 / 0); Cristian Ganea (26 / 0); Robert Hodorogea (17 / 1); Bogdan Mitache (2 / 0); Sebastian Mladen (2 / 0); Sorin Rădoi (7 / 0).
* Midfielders: Pablo Brandán (14 / 0); Carlo Casap (15 / 2); Alexandru Cicâldău (6 / 0); Florin Cioablă (1 / 0); Doru Dumitrescu (5 / 0); Ioan Filip (4 / 0); Daniel López (12 / 0); Răzvan Marin (20 / 4); Dragoș Nedelcu (28 / 1); Florin Purece (30 / 2); Neluț Roșu (14 / 0); Florin Tănase (3 / 0); Bogdan Țîru (33 / 1); Ionuț Vînă (15 / 0).
* Forwards: Aurelian Chițu (36 / 11); Andrei Ciobanu (2 / 0); Florinel Coman (28 / 6); Gabriel Iancu (24 / 5); Vlad Morar (14 / 5); Alex Nimely (18 / 4); Alexandru Stoica (5 / 0); George Țucudean (6 / 4).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Gheorghe Hagi.

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

| Player | Team | Position |
| Florin Niță | FCSB | Goalkeeper |
| Romario Benzar | Viitorul | Defender |
| Ionut Larie | CFR Cluj | Defender |
| Kevin Boli | Viitorul | Defender |
| Marko Momčilović | FCSB | Defender |
| Constantin Budescu | Astra | Midfielder |
| Sergiu Hanca | Dinamo | Midfielder |
| Florinel Coman | Viitorul | Midfielder |
| Andrei Ivan | CSU Craiova | Forward |
| Adam Nemec | Dinamo | Forward |
| Denis Alibec | FCSB | Forward |

## Monthly awards

| Month | DigiSport Player of the Month | DigiSport Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Dorin Rotariu | Dinamo București | |
| September | Cristian Bud | CFR Cluj | |
| October | Valentin Lazăr | Dinamo București | |
| November | Liviu Antal | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | |
| December | Constantin Budescu | Astra Giurgiu | |
| February | Florinel Coman | Viitorul Constanța | |
| March | Ciprian Deac | CFR Cluj | |
| April | Sergiu Hanca | Dinamo București | |
| May | Denis Alibec | FCSB | |