2015–16 Liga I

The 2015–16 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Orange for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began 10 July 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016, being the first to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced.

Liga I
Season2015–16
ChampionsAstra Giurgiu
(1st title)
RelegatedPetrolul Ploiești
Champions LeagueAstra Giurgiu
Steaua București
Europa LeaguePandurii Târgu Jiu
Viitorul Constanța
CSMS Iași
Matches played268
Goals scored659 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerIoan Hora
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperBranko Grahovac
Alexandru Marc
(14 clean sheets)
Biggest home winCFR Cluj 6–0 Botoșani
(16 April 2016)
Biggest away winAstra Giurgiu 1–5 Târgu Mureș
(19 July 2015)
Dinamo București 1–5 Viitorul Constanța
(2 November 2015)
Petrolul Ploiești 0–4 Botoșani
(22 April 2016)
Highest scoringSteaua București 5–3 Botoșani
(8 November 2015)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Astra Giurgiu
Longest unbeaten run13 matches:
Dinamo București
Longest winless run14 matches:
Voluntari
Longest losing run9 matches:
Petrolul Ploiești
Highest attendance48,613
Steaua București 1–1 Dinamo București
(10 April 2016)
Lowest attendance100
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0–3 Botoșani
(5 December 2015)
Total attendance1,190,724
Average attendance4,443
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2016.

FC Steaua București were the defending champions for a third consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Astra Giurgiu became winners for the first time in their history.

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