Liga 1
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1909 |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country |  Romania |
| Current champions | FC Steaua Bucureşti |
| Official website | LPF.ro |
Liga 1 is the name of the top division of the Romanian football league system. It was established in 1909 and commenced play for the 1909-10 campaign. Until 1932 it had various play-off types. Liga 1 is part of Romanian Professional Footbal League (LPF). Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trade mark "Divizia A". [1]
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[edit] History
The first football club's organization formula was "A Divisional College" ("Colegiul Divizionar A") founded on October 5, 1970 and led by Mircea Angelescu. Until 1990, the "A Divisional College" was formal without remarkable decisions. During the 90's a lot of changes were implemented, reflected in the new names of the organization, e.g. "A Divisional Team's League", " National Football League", "Professional Club's League", etc. On October 10, 1992, the organization's name became "Professional Football A Division League", led by Mircea Angelescu - president, Dumitru Dragomir - vice-president and Daniel Lăzărescu - general secretary. On 22 January 1993, the name of the organization became "Professional Football League of Romania", an A-Division professional football clubs representation. On October 13, 1993, the B Division clubs members were included. On September 30, 1996, Dumitru Dragomir has been elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania". The headquarters is located on 47 Mihai Eminescu Street (since February 1997). In December the same year it was decided that the league will organize the A-Division Championship starting with 1997-1998 edition.
In October 2000, Dumitru Dragomir has been re-elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania"
There are currently 18 teams at this level, of which the bottom four are relegated at the season's end. These teams are replaced by the champions of the two divisions that make up Liga 2, the second level of the Romanian football league system.
Starting in 2005-06, the champions and runners-up of Divizia A are eligible to compete in the UEFA Champions League during the following season. The 3rd-placed team is eligible to compete in the UEFA Cup.
The most successful teams over the years have been Steaua Bucureşti and Dinamo Bucureşti, other notable teams being: Universitatea Craiova, Rapid Bucureşti, and UTA. Universitatea Craiova was the last non-Bucharest team to win the championship (in 1990-91).
[edit] Current Liga 1 members
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[edit] List of champions
[edit] Year By Year
[edit] Performance by club
- Steaua Bucureşti/CCA Bucureşti: 23
- 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1967-68, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06
- Dinamo Bucureşti: 17
- 1955, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04
- Venus Bucureşti: 8
- 1919-20, 1920-21, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1939-40
- Chinezul Timişoara: 6
- 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27
- UTA Arad/ITA Arad/Flamura Roşie Arad: 6
- 1946-47, 1947-1948, 1950, 1954, 1968-69, 1969-70
- Ripensia Timişoara: 4
- 1932-33, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937-38
- Universitatea Craiova: 4
- 1973-74, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1990-91
- Petrolul Ploieşti: 3
- 1957-58, 1958-59, 1965-66
- Rapid Bucureşti: 3
- 1966-67, 1998-99, 2002-03
- FC Argeş Piteşti: 2
- 1971-72, 1978-79
- Colentina AC Bucureşti: 2
- 1912-13, 1913-14
- Olympia Bucureşti: 2
- 1909-10, 1910-11
- Colţea Braşov: 1
- 1927-28
- ICO Oradea: 1
- 1948-49
- Juventus Bucureşti: 1
- 1929-30
- Prahova Ploieşti: 1
- 1915-16
- Româno-Americana Ploieşti: 1
- 1914-15
- UDR Reşiţa: 1
- 1930-31
- Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti: 1
- 1940-41
- United AC Ploieşti: 1
- 1911-12
[edit] References
- ^ Cotidianul, Divizia A a fost mitraliată (The "A Division" was gunned down), accessed on February 3, 2007
[edit] See also
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