Romanian Superliga (women's football)

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Romanian Superliga
Founded 1990 as Liga I
2013 as Superliga
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Liga I
Domestic cup(s) Romanian Women's Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Olimpia Cluj (8th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships Olimpia Cluj (8 titles)
Website frfotbal.ro
Soccerball current event.svg 2016–17 Romanian Superliga (women's football)

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The top league was named Liga I until the 2012–13 season. The league-system was restructured for the 2013–14 season. Eight teams play in the league, with two being relegated to the second level league, which is the Liga I.

Format

Until 2015–16 eight teams played each other twice. After that the top four teams played the championship play-off. The bottom four played a relegation play-off. The last two places in the relegation play-off get relegated. [1]

For 2016–17 the league was expanded to 10 teams.

History

In the 1990s and 2000s, because there were only few women's football clubs in Romania, all clubs played in the only league. With more clubs joining, the league was split into East and West divisions for the 2011–12 season. Teams played each other twice with the top two teams advancing to the championship round. In 2012–13 the teams where split into three divisions. After that again the top two teams each advanced to the championship round. Points from the regular season were reset to zero for that round.

Champions

The following is a list of all Romanian women's football champions. [2] The national champion was the winner of the Liga I until 2012/13 and the Superliga winner since then.

CS Motorul Oradea

Club Sportiv Motorul Oradea was a Romanian women's football club from Oradea that played in the Liga I. They won three national championships in a row from 1996 to 1998. In October 2012 the club withdrew from the championship due to financial turmoil.

CFF Clujana

CFF Clujana is an association football club from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The club played in the top league and has won seven Romanian championships.

Record Champions

TitlesTeam
8 Olimpia Cluj
7 Clujana Cluj
4Fartec Brașov (includes ICIM; change of patron company)
3 Motorul Oradea (includes Interindustrial; change of patron company)
2Conpet Ploiești
Regal București
1CFR Craiova
FCM Târgu Mureș

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References

  1. "New system for women's football" (in Romanian). ziare.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Romania - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2011.