| Year |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Other teams promoted |
Notes |
| 1934–35 |
Maccabi București Jiul Petroșani Phoenix Baia Mare SG Sibiu Dacia Unirea Brăila |
CFR Brașov ILSA Timișoara Tricolor Baia Mare CFR Simeria Franco-Româna Brăila |
None |
League play-off won by Jiul Petroșani. Promotion/relegation play-off won by AMEF Arad (last place in the 1934–35 Divizia A). |
| 1935–36 |
Victoria Constanța ILSA Timișoara Phoenix Baia Mare IAR Brașov Franco-Româna Brăila |
CFR Brașov Rovine Grivița Craiova Olimpia CFR Satu Mare Șoimii Sibiu Dacia Unirea Brăila |
None |
League play-off won by ILSA Timișoara. Promotion/relegation play-off won by Universitatea Cluj (last place in the 1935–36 Divizia A). |
| 1936–37 |
Sportul Studențesc București Phoenix Baia Mare |
CFR Brașov Jiul Petroșani |
Dacia Unirea Brăila (3rd) Vulturii Textila Lugoj (3rd) |
Six teams were promoted, while no team was relegated. The 1937–38 Divizia A was expanded to 20 teams, divided into two groups of ten. |
| 1937–38 |
Tricolor Ploiești UD Reșița |
Victoria Constanța CAM Timișoara |
None |
Two teams were promoted and ten were relegated. The 1938–39 Divizia A returned to a 12-team format. |
| 1938–39 |
Unirea Tricolor București Gloria CFR Galați CAM Timișoara Mureșul Târgu Mureș |
Maccabi București Dacia VA Galați CA Oradea IS Câmpia Turzii |
None |
Mureșul Târgu Mureș lost the promotion play-off; the other three series winners were promoted. Three teams were relegated. |
| 1939–40 |
FC Ploiești Mica Brad Crișana Oradea Franco-Româna Brăila |
Mureșul Târgu Mureș Minerul Lupeni Universitatea Cluj Feroemail Ploiești |
FC Craiova (3rd) FC Brăila (4th) Gloria Arad (6th) |
Workers' teams were banned. FC Brăila replaced Franco-Româna Brăila. FC Craiova and Gloria Arad replaced CAM Timișoara and AMEF Arad. Crișana Oradea was based in Oradea, which came under Hungarian administration in 1940. |
| 1940–41 |
CFR Turnu Severin Jiul Petroșani Juventus București |
SSM Reșița IS Câmpia Turzii Franco-Româna Brăila |
None |
The 1942 Heroes Cup was organised between the three Divizia B series winners and the 13 teams from the 1940–41 Divizia A.[6] The Heroes Cup was unofficial because of the circumstances created by World War II. |
| 1941–46 |
Two unofficial editions were played during World War II. |
| 1946–47 |
Unirea Tricolor București FC Ploiești Dermata Cluj |
AMEF Arad Textila Sfântu Gheorghe Karres Mediaș |
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| 1947–48 |
Dezrobirea Constanța Metalochimic București Politehnica Timișoara Phoenix Baia Mare |
Șoimii CFR Sibiu Concordia Ploiești CAM Timișoara IS Câmpia Turzii |
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| 1948–49 |
Șoimii CFR Sibiu Unirea Tricolor București |
ARLUS Bacău Metalochimic Reșița |
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| 1950 |
Unirea Tricolor București Universitatea Cluj |
Metalul București CS Armata Cluj |
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| 1951 |
CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc Metalul Câmpia Turzii |
Flacăra Moreni Metalul Sibiu |
|
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| 1952 |
Locomotiva București Știința Timișoara |
Locomotiva Iași Flacăra Mediaș |
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| 1953 |
Flacăra Ploiești Metalul Hunedoara |
Spartac București Metalul Câmpia Turzii |
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| 1954 |
Progresul București Avântul Reghin Locomotiva Constanța |
Progresul Sibiu Flacăra Mediaș Dinamo Bacău |
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| 1955 |
Locomotiva București Progresul Oradea Dinamo Bacău |
Progresul Sibiu Metalul Câmpia Turzii Flacăra Poiana Câmpina |
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| 1956 |
Recolta Târgu Mureș Steagul Roșu Brașov |
Energia Hunedoara Progresul București |
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| 1957–58 |
Știința Cluj Farul Constanța |
Corvinul Hunedoara Dinamo Bacău |
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| 1958–59 |
Minerul Lupeni Tarom București |
CFR Timișoara Metalul Titanii București |
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| 1959–60 |
CSMS Iași Știința Timișoara Corvinul Hunedoara |
Dinamo Galați Dinamo Obor București CSM Baia Mare |
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| 1960–61 |
Metalul Târgoviște Dinamo Pitești Jiul Petroșani |
Dinamo Galați Știința Craiova CSM Baia Mare |
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| 1961–62 |
CSMS Iași Farul Constanța Crișana Oradea |
FCM Poiana Câmpina CSM Reșița IS Câmpia Turzii |
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| 1962–63 |
Siderurgistul Galați Dinamo Pitești Crișul Oradea |
Metalul Târgoviște CSM Reșița CFR Timișoara |
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| 1963–64 |
Știința Craiova Minerul Baia Mare |
Metalul Târgoviște CSM Reșița |
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| 1964–65 |
Siderurgistul Galați Știința Timișoara |
Dinamo Bacău IS Câmpia Turzii |
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| 1965–66 |
Progresul București Jiul Petrila |
Știința București Minerul Baia Mare |
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| 1966–67 |
Dinamo Bacău ASA Târgu Mureș |
Siderurgistul Galați Minerul Baia Mare |
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| 1967–68 |
Politehnica Iași Vagonul Arad |
Politehnica Galați Crișul Oradea |
|
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| 1968–69 |
Steagul Roșu Brașov CFR Cluj |
Politehnica Galați CSM Reșița |
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| 1969–70 |
Progresul București CFR Timișoara |
Metalul Târgoviște CSM Sibiu |
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| 1970–71 |
ASA Târgu Mureș Crișul Oradea |
Sportul Studențesc București Politehnica Timișoara |
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| 1971–72 |
Sportul Studențesc București CSM Reșița |
Progresul București Minerul Baia Mare |
|
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| 1972–73 |
Politehnica Iași Politehnica Timișoara |
Metalul București Bihor Oradea |
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| 1973–74 |
FC Galați Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea Olimpia Satu Mare |
Gloria Buzău Șoimii Sibiu Bihor Oradea |
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| 1974–75 |
Sport Club Bacău Rapid București Bihor Oradea |
Progresul Brăila Progresul București Șoimii Sibiu |
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| 1975–76 |
FCM Galați Progresul București Corvinul Hunedoara |
FC Brăila Dinamo Slatina Șoimii Sibiu |
|
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| 1976–77 |
Petrolul Ploiești CS Târgoviște Olimpia Satu Mare |
Gloria Buzău Steagul Roșu Brașov Gloria Bistrița |
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| 1977–78 |
Gloria Buzău Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea FC Baia Mare |
FCM Galați Dinamo Slatina CFR Cluj |
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| 1978–79 |
FCM Galați Viitorul Scornicești Universitatea Cluj |
Steagul Roșu Brașov Metalul București Gloria Bistrița |
|
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| 1979–80 |
FCM Brașov Progresul Vulcan București Corvinul Hunedoara |
FC Constanța Rapid București Bihor Oradea |
|
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| 1980–81 |
FC Constanța CS Târgoviște UTA Arad |
Gloria Bistrița Petrolul Ploiești Olimpia Satu Mare |
|
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| 1981–82 |
Politehnica Iași Petrolul Ploiești Bihor Oradea |
Gloria Bistrița Rapid București FC Baia Mare |
|
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| 1982–83 |
Dunărea CSU Galați Rapid București FC Baia Mare |
Gloria Buzău Dinamo Victoria București UTA Arad |
|
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| 1983–84 |
Gloria Buzău FCM Brașov Politehnica Timișoara |
Gloria Bistrița Șoimii IPA Sibiu Universitatea Cluj |
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| 1984–85 |
Petrolul Ploiești Dinamo Victoria București Universitatea Cluj |
Dunărea CSU Galați Șoimii Sibiu Gloria Bistrița |
|
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| 1985–86 |
Oțelul Galați Flacăra Moreni Jiul Petroșani |
Politehnica Iași Progresul Vulcan București FCM Baia Mare |
|
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| 1986–87 |
CSM Suceava ASA Târgu Mureș Politehnica Timișoara |
Politehnica Iași Progresul Vulcan București FCM Baia Mare |
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| 1987–88 |
FC Constanța Inter Sibiu Bihor Oradea |
Politehnica Iași Jiul Petroșani Gloria Bistrița |
|
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| 1988–89 |
Petrolul Ploiești Jiul Petroșani Politehnica Timișoara |
Progresul Brăila Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea UTA Arad |
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| 1989–90 |
Progresul Brăila Rapid București Gloria Bistrița |
Gloria Buzău AS Drobeta-Turnu Severin UTA Arad |
None |
Three teams were promoted and replaced Olt Scornicești, Victoria București and Flacăra Moreni, which left the top flight. |
| 1990–91 |
Oțelul Galați Electroputere Craiova ASA Târgu Mureș |
Gloria Buzău Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea CFR Timișoara |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. |
| 1991–92 |
Progresul București CSM Reșița Universitatea Cluj |
Gloria CFR Galați UTA Arad FCM Baia Mare |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. |
| 1992–93 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț UTA Arad |
Steaua Mizil Bihor Oradea |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 1993–94 |
Argeș Pitești FCM Baia Mare |
Politehnica Iași Unirea Alba Iulia |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 1994–95 |
Selena Bacău Politehnica Timișoara |
Dacia Unirea Brăila Corvinul Hunedoara |
Politehnica Iași (3rd) ––– |
Politehnica Iași won its promotion/relegation play-off. Dacia Unirea Brăila was not allowed to take part in the other play-off, which was won by Sportul Studențesc. |
| 1995–96 |
Oțelul Târgoviște Jiul Petroșani |
Dacia Unirea Brăila Foresta Fălticeni |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 1996–97 |
Foresta Fălticeni CSM Reșița |
Precizia Săcele Electroputere Craiova |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 1997–98 |
Astra Ploiești Olimpia Satu Mare |
FC Onești Electroputere Craiova |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. FC Onești won the promotion play-off against Electroputere. |
| 1998–99 |
FC Brașov Extensiv Craiova |
Rocar București UTA Arad |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. Rocar București won the promotion play-off against UTA Arad. |
| 1999–00 |
Foresta Suceava Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Midia Năvodari ARO Câmpulung |
None |
Two teams were promoted and four were relegated as Divizia A was reduced to 16 teams. |
| 2000–01 |
Sportul Studențesc București UM Timișoara |
Farul Constanța FC Baia Mare |
None |
Farul Constanța won its promotion/relegation play-off. FC Baia Mare also won its play-off but subsequently transferred its place in the 2001–02 Divizia A to FCM Bacău. |
| 2001–02 |
AEK București UTA Arad |
Cimentul Fieni FC Baia Mare |
None |
The promotion/relegation play-offs were won by Sportul Studențesc and Farul Constanța. Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 2002–03 |
Petrolul Ploiești Apulum Alba Iulia |
Gloria Buzău Bihor Oradea |
None |
The promotion/relegation play-offs were won by Bihor Oradea and AEK Timișoara. Petrolul Ploiești did not take up its promotion place following its merger with Astra, and Oțelul Galați remained in the top flight. |
| 2003–04 |
Politehnica Iași Sportul Studențesc București CFR Cluj |
FC Vaslui Pandurii Târgu Jiu Jiul Petroșani |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. |
| 2004–05 |
FC Vaslui Pandurii Târgu Jiu Jiul Petroșani |
Midia Năvodari FC Sibiu Gaz Metan Mediaș |
None |
Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. |
| 2005–06 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Universitatea Craiova Liberty Salonta |
Forex Brașov Unirea Urziceni Bihor Oradea |
UTA Arad (14th) |
Liberty Salonta did not take up its promotion place; UTA Arad was admitted to the top flight instead. Unirea Urziceni won the promotion play-off against Bihor Oradea and Forex Brașov. Four teams eventually entered the top division and two were relegated. |
| 2006–07 |
Delta Tulcea Universitatea Cluj |
Gloria Buzău Dacia Mioveni |
None |
Delta Tulcea were denied a licence, so Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, 15th in the 2006–07 Liga I, remained in the top flight. Three teams were promoted and three were relegated. |
| 2007–08 |
FC Brașov Argeș Pitești |
CS Otopeni Gaz Metan Mediaș |
None |
Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2008–09 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Unirea Alba Iulia |
FC Ploiești Internațional Curtea de Argeș |
None |
Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2009–10 |
Victoria Brănești FCM Târgu Mureș |
Sportul Studențesc București Universitatea Cluj |
None |
Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2010–11 |
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Petrolul Ploiești |
Concordia Chiajna Bihor Oradea |
Voința Sibiu (4th) CS Mioveni (3rd) |
Bihor Oradea were denied a licence, so CS Mioveni were promoted instead. Voința Sibiu won the promotion play-off against Săgeata Năvodari. |
| 2011–12 |
CSM Studențesc Iași Politehnica Timișoara |
Viitorul Constanța Gloria Bistrița |
––– Gaz Metan Severin (3rd) |
Politehnica Timișoara did not obtain a licence, so Gaz Metan Severin were promoted instead. Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2012–13 |
FC Botoșani Corona Brașov |
Săgeata Năvodari ACS Poli Timișoara |
None |
Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2013–14 |
CSM Studențesc Iași CS Universitatea Craiova |
Rapid București ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș |
None |
Four teams were promoted and four were relegated. |
| 2014–15 |
FC Voluntari ACS Poli Timișoara |
Academica Argeș CS Mioveni |
None |
Two teams were promoted and six were relegated as Liga I was reduced to 14 teams. |
| 2015–16 |
Rapid București Gaz Metan Mediaș |
Dunărea Călărași UTA Arad |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 2016–17 |
Juventus București |
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 2017–18 |
Dunărea Călărași |
FC Hermannstadt |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 2018–19 |
Chindia Târgoviște |
Academica Clinceni |
None |
Two teams were promoted and two were relegated. |
| 2019–20 |
UTA Arad |
Argeș Pitești |
None |
Two teams were promoted and no team was relegated because the season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. Liga I was subsequently expanded back to 16 teams. |
| 2020–21 |
FC U Craiova |
Rapid București |
CS Mioveni Farul Constanța (7th) |
Four teams entered the top flight and five were relegated. Farul Constanța subsequently merged with Liga I club Viitorul Constanța. |
| 2021–22 |
Petrolul Ploiești |
Hermannstadt |
Universitatea Cluj |
Three teams were promoted and five were relegated. |
| 2022–23 |
Politehnica Iași |
Steaua București |
Oțelul Galați Dinamo București |
Three teams were promoted and five were relegated. Steaua București was not eligible for promotion because its legal form did not meet the requirements for participation in Liga I.[7] |
| 2023–24 |
Unirea Slobozia |
Corvinul Hunedoara |
Gloria Buzău |
Two teams were promoted and four were relegated. Corvinul Hunedoara was not eligible for promotion because, at the time, the club's legal form did not meet the requirements for participation in Liga I. |
| 2024–25 |
Argeș Pitești |
Steaua București |
FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc Metaloglobus București |
Three teams were promoted and five were relegated. Steaua București was again ineligible for promotion under the same legal-form requirements.[7] |
| 2025–26 |
Corvinul Hunedoara |
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe |
Voluntari |
Corvinul Hunedoara and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe were promoted directly, while Voluntari won the promotion/relegation play-off. Three teams were promoted and five were relegated.[8] |