2020–21 Liga I#Play-off round

The league consists of 16 teams: 13 from the 2019–20 Liga I, two teams from the 2019–20 Liga II, and the winner of the 2019–20 promotion/relegation play-off.

Teams promoted to the Liga I

The first club to be promoted was UTA Arad, following their 1–1 draw against FC Argeș on 2 August 2020. UTA returned in the Liga I after 12 years of absence.{{Cite news|title=Sărbătoare anunțată la Arad, după ce UTA a promovat în Liga 1! "Trei zile savurăm acest succes"|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-2/sarbatoare-anuntata-la-arad-dupa-ce-uta-a-promovat-in-liga-1-trei-zile-savuram-acest-succes-882104|publisher=digisport.ro|date=2 August 2020|access-date=2 August 2020}}

The second club to be promoted was FC Argeș, following their 1–1 draw against UTA Arad on 2 August 2020. FC Argeș returned in the Liga I after 11 years of absence.{{Cite news|title=Entuziasm la FC Argeș, după obținerea promovării în Liga 1! "Este succesul celor mărunți, care au ajuns zmei"|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-2/entuziasm-la-fc-arges-dupa-obtinerea-promovarii-in-liga-1-este-succesul-celor-marunti-care-au-ajuns-zmei-882093|publisher=digisport.ro|date=2 August 2020|access-date=2 August 2020}}

Teams relegated to the Liga II

No teams were relegated from the 2019–20 Liga I.

Initially, two clubs would have been relegated at the end of the 2019–20 Liga I season, with a third playing a relegation play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the 2019–20 Liga II. The first club to have been relegated would have been Chindia Târgoviște, following a 0–1 defeat on 2 August 2020 against Politehnica Iași, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight.{{Cite news|title=Știm prima echipă retrogradată în Liga 2! Chindia Târgoviște se întoarce în eșalonul secund|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/stim-prima-echipa-retrogradata-in-liga-2-chindia-targoviste-se-intoarce-in-esalonul-secund-881889|publisher=digisport.ro|date=2 August 2020|access-date=2 August 2020}} However, owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the previous season, the league table was frozen on 6 August 2020{{Cite news|title=UPDATE Clasamentele play-off/play-out din Liga 1 au fost înghețate » Cum arată ierarhia finală|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/clasamente-finale-play-off-si-play-out-liga-1-2019-2020-606611.html|publisher=gsp.ro|date=6 August 2020|access-date=6 August 2020}} and no teams were directly relegated. Instead, Chindia Târgoviște played a promotion/relegation play-off against CS Mioveni and kept their Liga I spot after a 3–1 aggregate result.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In the regular season the 16 teams will meet twice for a total of 30 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship play-offs and the bottom 10 qualifying for the relegation play-outs.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Regular season

|source=[http://www.lpf.ro/liga-1-betano LPF] {{in lang|ro}}, [https://int.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20202021/regular-season/r59555/ Soccerway]

|team1=FCS |team2=CFR |team3=UCV |team4=SPS |team5=ACA |team6=BOT |team7=ARG |team8=CHI |team9=AST |team10=UTA |team11=GAZ |team12=VOL |team13=VII |team14=DIN |team15=HER |team16=IAS

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q |result5=Q |result6=Q

|result7=R1 |result8=R1 |result9=R1 |result10=R1 |result11=R1 |result12=R1 |result13=R1 |result14=R1 |result15=R1 |result16=R1

|update=complete

|win_ACA=10|draw_ACA=14|loss_ACA= 6|gf_ACA=30|ga_ACA=26

|win_ARG=10|draw_ARG=10|loss_ARG=10|gf_ARG=33|ga_ARG=41

|win_AST= 9|draw_AST=11|loss_AST=10|gf_AST=38|ga_AST=39

|win_BOT=11|draw_BOT= 9|loss_BOT=10|gf_BOT=39|ga_BOT=36

|win_CFR=19|draw_CFR= 7|loss_CFR= 4|gf_CFR=42|ga_CFR=15

|win_CHI=10|draw_CHI= 9|loss_CHI=11|gf_CHI=24|ga_CHI=26

|win_DIN= 7|draw_DIN= 6|loss_DIN=17|gf_DIN=26|ga_DIN=41

|win_FCS=20|draw_FCS= 5|loss_FCS= 5|gf_FCS=57|ga_FCS=22

|win_GAZ= 9|draw_GAZ= 6|loss_GAZ=15|gf_GAZ=33|ga_GAZ=41

|win_HER= 5|draw_HER=11|loss_HER=14|gf_HER=28|ga_HER=40

|win_IAS= 7|draw_IAS= 4|loss_IAS=19|gf_IAS=29|ga_IAS=64

|win_SPS=10|draw_SPS=15|loss_SPS= 5|gf_SPS=43|ga_SPS=31

|win_UCV=16|draw_UCV=10|loss_UCV= 4|gf_UCV=33|ga_UCV=14

|win_UTA= 9|draw_UTA=10|loss_UTA=11|gf_UTA=26|ga_UTA=36

|win_VII= 6|draw_VII=13|loss_VII=11|gf_VII=36|ga_VII=37

|win_VOL= 8|draw_VOL= 8|loss_VOL=14|gf_VOL=32|ga_VOL=40

|name_ACA=Academica Clinceni

|name_ARG=Argeș Pitești

|name_AST=Astra Giurgiu

|name_BOT=Botoșani

|name_CHI=Chindia Târgoviște

|name_CFR=CFR Cluj

|name_DIN=Dinamo București

|name_FCS=FCSB

|name_GAZ=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|name_HER=Hermannstadt

|name_IAS=Politehnica Iași

|name_SPS=Sepsi OSK

|name_UCV=Universitatea Craiova

|name_UTA=UTA Arad

|name_VII=Viitorul Constanța

|name_VOL=Voluntari

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20192020/regular-season/r54245/|title=Liga I 2019/2020|work=Soccerway|access-date=2 August 2020}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for the Play-off round

|col_R1=red1 |text_R1=Qualification for the Play-out round

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.lpf.ro/liga-1-betano LPF] {{in lang|ro}}

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ACA |team2=ARG |team3=AST |team4=BOT |team5=CFR |team6=CHI |team7=DIN |team8=FCS |team9=GAZ |team10=HER |team11=IAS |team12=SPS |team13=UCV |team14=UTA |team15=VII |team16=VOL

|name_ACA=Academica Clinceni

|name_ARG=Argeș Pitești

|name_AST=Astra Giurgiu

|name_BOT=Botoșani

|name_CFR=CFR Cluj

|name_CHI=Chindia Târgoviște

|name_DIN=Dinamo București

|name_FCS=FCSB

|name_GAZ=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|name_HER=Hermannstadt

|name_IAS=Politehnica Iași

|name_SPS=Sepsi OSK

|name_UCV=Universitatea Craiova

|name_UTA=UTA Arad

|name_VII=Viitorul Constanța

|name_VOL=Voluntari

| match_ACA_ARG = 1–0

| match_ACA_AST = 1–1

| match_ACA_BOT = 2–1

| match_ACA_CFR = 1–2

| match_ACA_CHI = 0–0

| match_ACA_DIN = 1–1

| match_ACA_FCS = 0–2

| match_ACA_GAZ = 2–0

| match_ACA_HER = 0–0

| match_ACA_IAS = 2–1

| match_ACA_SPS = 2–0

| match_ACA_UCV = 0–0

| match_ACA_UTA = 0–3

| match_ACA_VII = 1–0

| match_ACA_VOL = 0–1

| match_ARG_ACA = 1–1

| match_ARG_AST = 1–0

| match_ARG_BOT = 2–3

| match_ARG_CFR = 0–2

| match_ARG_CHI = 3-1

| match_ARG_DIN = 0–1

| match_ARG_FCS = 0–0

| match_ARG_GAZ = 1–1

| match_ARG_HER = 2–2

| match_ARG_IAS = 2–1

| match_ARG_SPS = 1–1

| match_ARG_UCV = 1–2

| match_ARG_UTA = 1–1

| match_ARG_VII = 1–0

| match_ARG_VOL = 2–1

| match_AST_ACA = 0–2

| match_AST_ARG = 0–2

| match_AST_BOT = 1–1

| match_AST_CFR = 0–2

| match_AST_CHI = 0–0

| match_AST_DIN = 2–0

| match_AST_FCS = 0–3

| match_AST_GAZ = 3–0

| match_AST_HER = 2–1

| match_AST_IAS = 4–0

| match_AST_SPS = 2–2

| match_AST_UCV = 1–1

| match_AST_UTA = 0-0

| match_AST_VII = 1–1

| match_AST_VOL = 2–3

| match_BOT_ACA = 0–0

| match_BOT_ARG = 0–1

| match_BOT_AST = 1–1

| match_BOT_CFR = 2–1

| match_BOT_CHI = 0–2

| match_BOT_DIN = 4–0

| match_BOT_FCS = 0–2

| match_BOT_GAZ = 2–1

| match_BOT_HER = 1–0

| match_BOT_IAS = 4–0

| match_BOT_SPS = 1–2

| match_BOT_UCV = 0–0

| match_BOT_UTA = 2–3

| match_BOT_VII = 1–0

| match_BOT_VOL = 1–1

| match_CFR_ACA = 3–1

| match_CFR_ARG = 5–0

| match_CFR_AST = 1–1

| match_CFR_BOT = 2–1

| match_CFR_CHI = 0–0

| match_CFR_DIN = 1–0

| match_CFR_FCS = 2–0

| match_CFR_GAZ = 1–2

| match_CFR_HER = 1–0

| match_CFR_IAS = 4–0

| match_CFR_SPS = 0–0

| match_CFR_UCV = 0–0

| match_CFR_UTA = 0–1

| match_CFR_VII = 2–1

| match_CFR_VOL = 0–0

| match_CHI_ACA = 2–1

| match_CHI_ARG = 2–2

| match_CHI_AST = 0–1

| match_CHI_BOT = 2–3

| match_CHI_CFR = 0–1

| match_CHI_DIN = 1–0

| match_CHI_FCS = 0–2

| match_CHI_GAZ = 1–0

| match_CHI_HER = 1–3

| match_CHI_IAS = 1–1

| match_CHI_SPS = 1–2

| match_CHI_UCV = 1–0

| match_CHI_UTA = 1–1

| match_CHI_VII = 1–1

| match_CHI_VOL = 1–0

| match_DIN_ACA = 1-3

| match_DIN_ARG = 1–2

| match_DIN_AST = 1–1

| match_DIN_BOT = 1–1

| match_DIN_CFR = 0–2

| match_DIN_CHI = 0–1

| match_DIN_FCS = 0–1

| match_DIN_GAZ = 2–1

| match_DIN_HER = 1–1

| match_DIN_IAS = 4–1

| match_DIN_SPS = 0–0

| match_DIN_UCV = 0–1

| match_DIN_UTA = 0–1

| match_DIN_VII = 0–5

| match_DIN_VOL = 3–0

| match_FCS_ACA = 0–1

| match_FCS_ARG = 3–0

| match_FCS_AST = 3–0

| match_FCS_BOT = 4–1

| match_FCS_CFR = 3–0

| match_FCS_CHI = 1–0

| match_FCS_DIN = 3–2

| match_FCS_GAZ = 1–0

| match_FCS_HER = 5–0

| match_FCS_IAS = 3–1

| match_FCS_SPS = 1–1

| match_FCS_UCV = 0–0

| match_FCS_UTA = 3–0

| match_FCS_VII = 3–0

| match_FCS_VOL = 2–1

| match_GAZ_ACA = 1–1

| match_GAZ_ARG = 2–0

| match_GAZ_AST = 0–0

| match_GAZ_BOT = 1–2

| match_GAZ_CFR = 0–1

| match_GAZ_CHI = 1–0

| match_GAZ_DIN = 1–3

| match_GAZ_FCS = 2–3

| match_GAZ_HER = 1–1

| match_GAZ_IAS = 2–1

| match_GAZ_SPS = 0–3

| match_GAZ_UCV = 0–2

| match_GAZ_UTA = 1–2

| match_GAZ_VII = 1–0

| match_GAZ_VOL = 2–0

| match_HER_ACA = 2–2

| match_HER_ARG = 4–1

| match_HER_AST = 0–1

| match_HER_BOT = 2–1

| match_HER_CFR = 1–3

| match_HER_CHI = 1–1

| match_HER_DIN = 0–2

| match_HER_FCS = 1–0

| match_HER_GAZ = 1–1

| match_HER_IAS = 0–1

| match_HER_SPS = 1–2

| match_HER_UCV = 0–1

| match_HER_UTA = 1–1

| match_HER_VII = 0–0

| match_HER_VOL = 3–2

| match_IAS_ACA = 0–0

| match_IAS_ARG = 1–1

| match_IAS_AST = 2–3

| match_IAS_BOT = 0–1

| match_IAS_CFR = 0–2

| match_IAS_CHI = 1–0

| match_IAS_DIN = 1–0

| match_IAS_FCS = 5–2

| match_IAS_GAZ = 1–4

| match_IAS_HER = 1–0

| match_IAS_SPS = 1–4

| match_IAS_UCV = 0–3

| match_IAS_UTA = 1–2

| match_IAS_VII = 0–3

| match_IAS_VOL = 0–2

| match_SPS_ACA = 0–0

| match_SPS_ARG = 1–0

| match_SPS_AST = 4–1

| match_SPS_BOT = 2–2

| match_SPS_CFR = 0–1

| match_SPS_CHI = 0–1

| match_SPS_DIN = 2–0

| match_SPS_FCS = 1–1

| match_SPS_GAZ = 1–1

| match_SPS_HER = 1–1

| match_SPS_IAS = 3–3

| match_SPS_UCV = 0–1

| match_SPS_UTA = 3–0

| match_SPS_VII = 1–1

| match_SPS_VOL = 2–2

| match_UCV_ACA = 0–1

| match_UCV_ARG = 1–1

| match_UCV_AST = 2–0

| match_UCV_BOT = 1–0

| match_UCV_CFR = 0–0

| match_UCV_CHI = 0–1

| match_UCV_DIN = 1–0

| match_UCV_FCS = 0–2

| match_UCV_GAZ = 3–1

| match_UCV_HER = 1–0

| match_UCV_IAS = 1–0

| match_UCV_SPS = 0–0

| match_UCV_UTA = 2–0

| match_UCV_VII = 1–1

| match_UCV_VOL = 2–1

| match_UTA_ACA = 0–0

| match_UTA_ARG = 1–2

| match_UTA_AST = 0–6

| match_UTA_BOT = 0–0

| match_UTA_CFR = 0–1

| match_UTA_CHI = 1–0

| match_UTA_DIN = 0–1

| match_UTA_FCS = 0–1

| match_UTA_GAZ = 1–3

| match_UTA_HER = 1–1

| match_UTA_IAS = 2–3

| match_UTA_SPS = 2–0

| match_UTA_UCV = 1–2

| match_UTA_VII = 0–0

| match_UTA_VOL = 0–0

| match_VII_ACA = 1–1

| match_VII_ARG = 2–2

| match_VII_AST = 4–1

| match_VII_BOT = 1–2

| match_VII_CFR = 1–1

| match_VII_CHI = 0–0

| match_VII_DIN = 2–1

| match_VII_FCS = 2–2

| match_VII_GAZ = 0–2

| match_VII_HER = 2–1

| match_VII_IAS = 1–2

| match_VII_SPS = 3–3

| match_VII_UCV = 1–4

| match_VII_UTA = 1–1

| match_VII_VOL = 0–1

| match_VOL_ACA = 3–3

| match_VOL_ARG = 0–1

| match_VOL_AST = 1–3

| match_VOL_BOT = 1-1

| match_VOL_CFR = 0–1

| match_VOL_CHI = 0–2

| match_VOL_DIN = 1–1

| match_VOL_FCS = 2–1

| match_VOL_GAZ = 2–1

| match_VOL_HER = 1–0

| match_VOL_IAS = 4–0

| match_VOL_SPS = 1–2

| match_VOL_UCV = 1–1

| match_VOL_UTA = 0–1

| match_VOL_VII = 0–2

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|team1=Academica Clinceni

|pos1= 12/11/10/12/8 /10/13/8 /7 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /6 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5

|team2=Argeș Pitești

|pos2= 11/15/14/15/15/15/15/15/14/14/15/16/16/16/16/16/15/12/12/12/13/12/10/7 /9 /8 /7 /7 /8 /7

|team3=Astra Giurgiu

|pos3= 16/16/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/14/13/10/12/12/13/13/13/12/13/13/10/10/10/8 /8 /9 /9

|team4=Botoșani

|pos4= 2 /2 /2 /4 /5 /8 /10/5 /8 /11/11/11/10/8 /8 /10/10/7 /7 /7 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6

|team5=CFR Cluj

|pos5= 3 /4 /4 /2 /2 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2

|team6=Chindia Târgoviște

|pos6= 14/7 /7 /10/13/9 /5 /7 /9 /8 /8 /8 /8 /7 /7 /7 /7 /5 /6 /6 /7 /7 /8 /9 /8 /7 /9 /9 /7 /8

|team7=Dinamo București

|pos7= 7 /12/12/9 /12/14/14/14/15/15/14/12/9 /10/11/8 /8 /11/11/9 /10/11/11/12/13/13/14/14/14/14

|team8=FCSB

|pos8= 1 /1 /5 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 /1 /1 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1

|team9=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|pos9= 13/6 /6 /6 /9 /11/12/13/10/9 /9 /10/13/14/12/9 /9 /9 /10/10/11/8 /9 /11/11/12/12/13/13/11

|team10=Hermannstadt

|pos10=8 /9 /11/7 /6 /5 /6 /11/12/12/12/13/12/11/14/14/14/14/14/15/14/15/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15

|team11=Politehnica Iași

|pos11=5 /8 /9 /7 /4 /7 /9 /12/13/13/13/14/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16

|team12=Sepsi OSK

|pos12=15/13/13/13/10/6 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4

|team13=Universitatea Craiova

|pos13=6 /3 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /2 /2 /1 /2 /2 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3

|team14=UTA Arad

|pos14=9 /10/8 /11/11/12/11/6 /5 /7 /6 /7 /7 /9 /9 /11/11/10/9 /11/8 /9 /7 /8 /7 /9 /10/10/10/10

|team15=Viitorul Constanța

|pos15=10/14/16/14/14/13/8 /9 /6 /6 /7 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /8 /8 /8 /9 /10/12/13/12/11/11/11/11/13

|team16=Voluntari

|pos16=4 /5 /3 /5 /7 /4 /7 /10/11/10/10/9 /11/12/13/13/13/15/15/14/15/14/15/15/14/14/13/12/12/12

|color_1 = gold; font-weight:bold| text_1 = Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round

|color_2-6 = green1| text_2-6 = Qualification for the Play-off round

|color_7-16 = red1| text_7-16 = Qualification for the Play-out round

}}

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, and 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.romaniatv.net/liga-i-sezonul-2015-2016-program-regulament-playoff-playout_231770.html| title=Liga I 2020/2021 - Regulamentul playoff/playout| publisher=RomaniaTV |access-date=21 February 2016|date=2015-07-10}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship round

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20202021/championship-round/r59554/], [https://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=88 FRF] {{in lang|ro}}, [https://www.lpf.ro/liga-1 LPF] {{in lang|ro}}

|team1=CFR |team2=FCS |team3=UCV |team4=SPS |team5=ACA |team6=BOT

|status_CFR=C

|status_SPS=O

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL2Q |result3=ECL2Q |result4=EUPO

|update=complete

|win_ACA=3|draw_ACA=2|loss_ACA=5|gf_ACA=10|ga_ACA=15

|win_BOT=3|draw_BOT=1|loss_BOT=6|gf_BOT=13|ga_BOT=18

|win_CFR=7|draw_CFR=1|loss_CFR=2|gf_CFR=15|ga_CFR=5

|win_FCS=3|draw_FCS=3|loss_FCS=4|gf_FCS=13|ga_FCS=14

|win_SPS=5|draw_SPS=2|loss_SPS=3|gf_SPS=11|ga_SPS=8

|win_UCV=3|draw_UCV=3|loss_UCV=4|gf_UCV=9 |ga_UCV=11

|adjust_points_FCS=33

|adjust_points_CFR=32

|adjust_points_UCV=29

|adjust_points_SPS=23

|adjust_points_ACA=22

|adjust_points_BOT=21

|name_ACA=Academica Clinceni

|name_BOT=Botoșani

|name_CFR=CFR Cluj

|name_FCS=FCSB

|name_SPS=Sepsi

|name_UCV=Universitatea Craiova

|show_matches=yes

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|match_ACA_BOT= 4–3

|match_ACA_CFR= 0–1

|match_ACA_FCS= 0-2

|match_ACA_SPS= 2-1

|match_ACA_UCV= 1–0

|match_BOT_ACA= 2–1

|match_BOT_CFR= 0-1

|match_BOT_FCS= 1–3

|match_BOT_SPS= 2–1

|match_BOT_UCV= 1-1

|match_CFR_ACA= 3–0

|match_CFR_BOT= 2–0

|match_CFR_FCS= 2–0

|match_CFR_SPS= 0-1

|match_CFR_UCV= 1–2

|match_FCS_ACA= 2–2

|match_FCS_BOT= 2–1

|match_FCS_CFR= 1–1

|match_FCS_SPS= 1–2

|match_FCS_UCV= 0–1

|match_SPS_ACA= 1-0

|match_SPS_BOT= 1–0

|match_SPS_CFR= 0–1

|match_SPS_FCS= 2-2

|match_SPS_UCV= 2-0

|match_UCV_ACA= 0–0

|match_UCV_BOT= 2-3

|match_UCV_CFR= 1-3

|match_UCV_FCS= 2–0

|match_UCV_SPS= 0–0

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|col_ECL2Q=yellow1 |text_ECL2Q=Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round

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|firstround=30

|name_FCS=FCSB

|name_CFR=CFR Cluj

|name_UCV=Universitatea Craiova

|name_SPS=Sepsi

|name_ACA=Academica Clinceni

|name_BOT=Botoșani

|team1=CFR Cluj

|pos1= 2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

|team2=FCSB

|pos2= 1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

|team3=Universitatea Craiova

|pos3= 3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3

|team4=Sepsi

|pos4= 4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4

|team5=Academica Clinceni

|pos5= 5/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/5/5

|team6=Botoșani

|pos6= 6/6/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/6

|color_1 = green1| font-weight:bold| text_1 = Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round

|color_2-3 = yellow1| text_2-3 = Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round

|color_4 = yellow2| text_4 = Qualification to European competition play-offs

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The bottom ten teams from the regular season meet once to contest against relegation. Teams started the play-out 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 finish 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team – 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 16th.

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|highest_pos=7

|team7=CHI |team8=UTA |team9=GAZ |team10=VII |team11=ARG |team12=DIN |team13=VOL |team14=HER |team15=AST |team16=IAS

|hth_ARG= Points w/o rounding: Argeș 31.0, Dinamo 30.5

|hth_DIN=ARG

|hth_UTA= Points in the regular season: UTA 37, Gaz 33, Viitorul 31

|hth_GAZ=UTA

|hth_VII=UTA

|status_CHI=

|status_VII=M

|status_VOL=O

|status_AST=R

|status_HER=R

|status_IAS=R

|status_text_M=Merged with another team

|status_text_V=Safe from relegation

|status_text_U=Safe from direct relegation, but not yet from relegation play-offs

|status_text_Y=Cannot qualify for European competition play-offs

|status_text_Z=Can at most reach relegation play-offs

|status_text_R=Relegated

|note_UTA=UTA Arad failed to obtain a UEFA licence.

|note_GAZ=Gaz Metan Mediaș failed to obtain a UEFA licence.

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|win_UTA=4|draw_UTA=1|loss_UTA=4|gf_UTA=7 |ga_UTA=9

|win_VII=5|draw_VII=1|loss_VII=3|gf_VII=9 |ga_VII=4

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|adjust_points_CHI=20

|adjust_points_AST=19

|adjust_points_UTA=19

|adjust_points_GAZ=17

|adjust_points_VOL=16

|adjust_points_VII=16

|adjust_points_DIN=14

|adjust_points_HER=13

|adjust_points_IAS=13

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|name_AST=Astra Giurgiu

|name_CHI=Chindia Târgoviște

|name_DIN=Dinamo București

|name_GAZ=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|name_HER=Hermannstadt

|name_IAS=Politehnica Iași

|name_UTA=UTA Arad

|name_VII=Viitorul Constanța

|name_VOL=Voluntari

|status_=

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|match_AST_DIN= 0-0

|match_AST_GAZ= null

|match_AST_HER= null

|match_AST_IAS= 1–2

|match_AST_UTA= 1-2

|match_AST_VII= null

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|match_DIN_VII= null

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|match_GAZ_AST= 2–1

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|match_GAZ_DIN= 4-1

|match_GAZ_HER= null

|match_GAZ_IAS= 4-2

|match_GAZ_UTA= null

|match_GAZ_VII= null

|match_GAZ_VOL= 1-1

|match_HER_ARG= 1-0

|match_HER_AST= 1-3

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|match_IAS_DIN= 1-2

|match_IAS_GAZ= null

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|match_IAS_UTA= null

|match_IAS_VII= 0-3

|match_IAS_VOL= 0-1

|match_UTA_ARG= null

|match_UTA_AST= null

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|match_UTA_DIN= null

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|match_UTA_HER= 0-1

|match_UTA_IAS= 1-2

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|match_VII_AST= 1-0

|match_VII_CHI= null

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|match_VII_GAZ= 1-0

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|match_VII_IAS= null

|match_VII_UTA= null

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|match_VOL_ARG= null

|match_VOL_AST= null

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|match_VOL_DIN= null

|match_VOL_GAZ= null

|match_VOL_HER= 0–1

|match_VOL_IAS= null

|match_VOL_UTA= 0-0

|match_VOL_VII= 1–0

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|res_col_header=QR

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|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2021–22 Liga II

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_RD=orange2 |text_RD=Merged with Farul Constanța after qualification to European competition play-offs

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|firstround=30

|name_ARG=Argeș Pitești

|name_AST=Astra Giurgiu

|name_CHI=Chindia Târgoviște

|name_DIN=Dinamo București

|name_GAZ=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|name_HER=Hermannstadt

|name_IAS=Politehnica Iași

|name_UTA=UTA Arad

|name_VII=Viitorul Constanța

|name_VOL=Voluntari

|team1=Chindia Târgoviște

|pos1= 8E /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7

|team2=UTA Arad

|pos2= 10/8 /8 /8 /9 /10/9 /10/9 /8

|team3=Gaz Metan Mediaș

|pos3= 11/11/13/12/11/9 /10/9 /11/9

|team4=Viitorul Constanța

|pos4= 13/13/12/13/13/13/14/12/12/10E

|team5=Argeș Pitești

|pos5= 7 /9E /10/9E /8E /8E /8E /8E /8E /11

|team6=Dinamo București

|pos6= 14/14/14/15/14/14/12/11/10/12

|team7=Voluntari

|pos7= 12/12/11/11/12/12/13/14/13/13

|team8=Hermannstadt

|pos8= 15/16/16/14/15/15/15/15/15/14

|team9=Astra Giurgiu

|pos9= 9 /10/9E /10/10/11/11/13/14/15

|team10=Politehnica Iași

|pos10=16/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16

|color_7=yellow2 |text_7=Qualification to European competition play-offs

|color_E=yellow2 |text_E=Qualification to European competition play-offs

|color_PO=red2 |color_13-14=red2 |text_13-14=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|color_15-16=red1 |text_15-16=Relegation to 2021–22 Liga II

}}

In the semi-final, the 7th and 8th-placed teams of the Liga I plays a one-legged match on the ground of the better placed team (7th place). In the final, the winner of the semi-final will encounter the team ranked on the last UEFA Europa Conference League spot in the play-off tournament. The winner of the final will enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

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|date= 27 May 2021

|time= 20:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Chindia Târgoviște

|score= 2–3

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|team2= Viitorul Constanța

|goals1=Popa {{goal|6}}
Rață {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Artean {{goal|38}}
Fernandes {{goal|49}}
Tsoumou {{goal|86}}

|stadium= Municipal

|location= Buzău

|attendance=

|referee= István Kovács (Carei)

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|date= 30 May 2021

|time= 20:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Sepsi OSK

|score= 1–0

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|team2= Viitorul Constanța

|goals1= Aganović {{goal|42}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Municipal

|location= Sfântu Gheorghe

|attendance=

|referee= Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

}}

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.

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{{TwoLegResult|Dunărea Călărași ||1–6|Voluntari ||1–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mioveni ||2–1|Hermannstadt ||0–0|2–1}}

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|date= 29 May 2021

|time= 15:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Mioveni

|score= 0–0

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|team2= Hermannstadt

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Orășenesc

|location= Mioveni

|attendance=

|referee= Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

}}

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|date= 29 May 2021

|time= 18:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Dunărea Călărași

|score=1–2

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|team2= Voluntari

|goals1=Kanda {{goal|31}}

|goals2=Betancor {{goal|42}}
Vlad {{goal|73}}

|stadium= Ion Comșa

|location= Călărași

|attendance=

|referee= Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)

}}

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|date= 2 June 2021

|time= 19:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Hermannstadt

|score= 1–2

|team2= Mioveni

|goals1= Yazalde {{goal|21}}

|goals2= Massaro {{goal|72}}
Panait {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium= Gaz Metan

|location= Mediaș

|attendance=

|referee= Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)

}}

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|date= 3 June 2021

|time= 20:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|team1= Voluntari

|score= 4-0

|team2= Dunărea Călărași

|goals1= Dropa {{goal|7}}
Betancor {{goal|18}}
I.Armaș {{goal|79}}
C. Achim {{goal|86|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Anghel Iordănescu

|location= Voluntari

|attendance=

|referee= Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)

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:As of games played on 20 May 2021{{cite web |url=https://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20202021/regular-season/r59555/ |title=Top Scorers regular championship|work=www.soccerway.com |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=Romanian}}{{cite web |url=https://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20202021/championship-round/r59554/ |title=Top Scorers play-off|work=www.soccerway.com |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=Romanian}}{{cite web |url=https://ro.soccerway.com/national/romania/liga-i/20202021/relegation-round/r59556/ |title=Top Scorers play-out|work=www.soccerway.com |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=Romanian}}

:As of games played on 23 April 2021

;Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

;Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

:As of games played on 23 April 2021

:As of games played on 16 February 2021

• Most yellow cards: 9
• {{flagicon|CIV}} Ousmane Viera (Hermannstadt)
• Most red cards: 2
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Ondřej Bačo (Gaz Metan Mediaș)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandru Benga (UTA Arad)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Valentin Gheorghe (Astra Giurgiu)
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Gabriel Matei (FC Argeș)

• Most yellow cards: 74
• Hermannstadt
• Gaz Metan Mediaș
• Most red cards: 6
• Botoșani
• Fewest yellow cards: 34
• Universitatea Craiova
• Fewest red cards: 0
• CFR Cluj

{{football squad on pitch

| align = left

| GK_nat = ITA| GK = Pigliacelli

| RB_nat = ROU| RB = Sorescu

| RCB_nat = ROU| RCB = Burcă

| LCB_nat = ROU| LCB = Mitrea

| LB_nat = ROU| LB = Bancu

| RM_nat = ROU| RM = Deac

| CM_nat = ROU| CM = Cicâldău

| LM_nat = ROU| LM = Olaru

| RF_nat = ROU| RF = Moruţan

| CF_nat = SUI| CF = Malele

| LF_nat = ROU| LF = Tănase

| caption = Liga I Team of the 2020–21 Season{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/a-fost-aleasa-echipa-ideala-a-sezonului-din-liga-1-care-echipa-a-oferit-cei-mai-multi-jucatori-1129647|title=LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători|trans-title=LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players|publisher=Digi Sport|language=ro|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=4 June 2021}} – Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://www.lpf.ro}} {{in lang|ro}}

{{Liga I seasons}}

{{2020–21 in Romanian football}}

{{2020–21 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liga I, 2020-21}}

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Category:2020–21 in Romanian football

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