2007–08 Liga I

The 2007–08 Liga I was the ninety season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 27 July 2007 and ended on 7 May 2008. CFR Cluj became champions, winning their first trophy and ending a 17-year-long reign of Bucharest based teams.

Liga I
Season2007–08
ChampionsCFR Cluj
RelegatedCeahlăul Piatra Neamț
Dacia Mioveni
UTA Arad
Universitatea Cluj
Champions LeagueCFR Cluj
Steaua București
UEFA CupRapid București
Dinamo București
Urziceni Urziceni
Politehnica Știința Timișoara
Intertoto CupVaslui
Matches played306
Goals scored725 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerIonel Dănciulescu (21)
Biggest home winDinamo 6–1 Oțelul
Steaua 5–0 Buzău
Biggest away winBuzău 0–4 Oțelul
Highest scoringDinamo 4–4 Craiova
Longest winning runSteaua (10)
Longest unbeaten runCFR (18)
Longest winless runPandurii (17)
Longest losing runCraiova, Pandurii (7)

CFR Cluj will play in the Champions League group stage, while Steaua București qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round. Rapid București, Dinamo București, Unirea Urziceni and Politehnica Știința Timișoara qualified for the UEFA Cup first round. The highest placed team that has not qualified for the UEFA Cup is allowed the opportunity to compete in the third round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, provided they have applied to enter the Intertoto Cup in the next season. Vaslui, Oțelul Galați and Gloria Bistrița are the only teams that have applied, with Vaslui securing their participation.

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