2017–18 Liga I
The 2017–18 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 14 July 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018, being the third to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced.
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CFR Cluj 4th title |
| Relegated | Juventus București ACS Poli Timișoara |
| Champions League | CFR Cluj |
| Europa League | FCSB Universitatea Craiova Viitorul Constanța |
| Matches played | 268 |
| Goals scored | 622 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George Țucudean Harlem Gnohéré (15 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jaime Penedo Giedrius Arlauskis Alberto Cobrea (14 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | FCSB 7–0 ACS Poli Timișoara (22 October 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Juventus București 0–5 Concordia Chiajna (24 November 2017) |
| Highest scoring | ACS Poli Timișoara 4–3 CFR Cluj (26 August 2017) Viitorul Constanța 5–2 CSM Politehnica Iași (30 September 2017) FCSB 7–0 ACS Poli Timișoara (22 October 2017) Universitatea Craiova 2–5 FCSB (29 October 2017) Astra Giurgiu 4–3 Gaz Metan Mediaș (9 February 2018) Concordia Chiajna 3–4 Dinamo București (12 February 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches CFR Cluj Dinamo București |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches FCSB CFR Cluj |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches ACS Poli Timișoara |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Juventus București |
| Highest attendance | 30,000 FCSB 1–1 CFR Cluj (29 April 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 15 Concordia Chiajna 3–1 Voluntari (27 February 2018) |
| Total attendance | 950,288 |
| Average attendance | 3,546 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 2 June 2018. | |
Defending champions Viitorul Constanța came fourth. CFR Cluj became the new champions in the last fixture of the play-off, clinching their fourth league title after finishing one point above FCSB. Juventus București and Sepsi OSK entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 Liga II, but only the latter managed to avoid relegation.
Since Romania dropped from 15th to 17th in the UEFA association coefficient rankings, only the title winner qualified for the UEFA Champions League.