2016–17 Liga I facts for kids

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Liga I

Season	2016–17
Champions	Viitorul Constanța 1st title
Relegated	Pandurii Târgu Jiu Târgu Mureș
Champions League	Viitorul Constanța Steaua Bucureşti
Europa League	Dinamo București Universitatea Craiova Astra Giurgiu
Matches played	268
Goals scored	613 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Azdren Llullaku (16)
Average attendance	4,178
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The 2016–17 Liga I was the 99th season of Liga I, which is the top division football league in Romania. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended in May 2017. Viitorul Constanța won the tournament.

Teams

Astra Giurgiu Botoșani Cluj Concordia Chiajna Universitatea Craiova Municipal Studențesc Iași Dinamo București

Gaz Metan Mediaș Pandurii Târgu Jiu Poli Timișoara Steaua Bucureşti Târgu Mureș Viitorul Constanța Voluntari

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viitorul Constanța	26	16	3	7	39	22	+17	51	Qualification to Championship round
2	Steaua Bucureşti	26	13	8	5	34	22	+12	47
3	Astra Giurgiu	26	13	5	8	32	28	+4	44
4	Cluj	26	14	7	5	42	23	+19	43
5	Universitatea Craiova	26	13	4	9	36	26	+10	43
6	Dinamo București	26	12	5	9	40	33	+7	41
7	Gaz Metan Mediaș	26	10	9	7	36	27	+9	39	Qualification to Relegation round
8	Botoșani	26	9	5	12	30	31	−1	32
9	Voluntari	26	8	6	12	30	37	−7	30
10	Municipal Studențesc Iași	26	8	5	13	28	31	−3	29
11	Concordia Chiajna	26	6	7	13	17	32	−15	25
12	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	26	6	7	13	24	42	−18	19
13	Poli Timișoara	26	7	7	12	25	42	−17	14
14	Târgu Mureș	26	5	6	15	20	37	−17	12

* Rapid București, CFR Cluj and Târgu Mureș were all subtracted points for failing to comply with licensing requirements.

Championship round

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viitorul Constanța (C)	10	5	3	2	12	8	+4	44	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2	Steaua București	10	6	2	2	15	7	+8	44
3	Dinamo București	10	5	4	1	15	8	+7	40	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Cluj	10	3	2	5	8	14	−6	33
5	Universitatea Craiova	10	2	3	5	8	14	−6	31	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6	Astra Giurgiu	10	1	2	7	10	17	−7	27	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

Relegation round

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Municipal Studențesc 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	Poli Timișoara	14	5	5	4	16	14	+2	27	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	14	4	5	5	12	18	−6	27	Relegation to Liga II
14	Târgu Mureș	14	1	5	8	5	18	−13	14

Play-offs

12 June 2017	ACS Poli Timișoara	2–1	UTA Arad	Timișoara
20:30	Pedro Henrique  22' Cânu  25'		Strătilă  52'	Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: George Găman (Craiova)

15 June 2017	UTA Arad	1–3	ACS Poli Timișoara	Șiria
17:30	Curtuiuș  5'		Bărbuț  17' Drăghici  21' Pedro Henrique  88'	Stadium: Otto Greffner Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

ACS Poli Timișoara wins play-offs and stays in the Liga I.