1996–97 Divizia A
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| Season | 1996–97 |
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| Champions | Steaua Bucureşti[1] |
| Relegated | Politehnica Timișoara Braşov |
| Champions League | Steaua Bucureşti |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Naţional Bucureşti |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Bucureşti Oţelul Galaţi |
| Intertoto Cup | Rapid Bucureşti Gloria Bistriţa |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 871 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sabin Ilie (31) |
| Biggest home win | Petrolul 7–1 Sportul Braşov 6–0 Jiul |
| Biggest away win | Cluj 1–7 Steaua |
| Highest scoring | Steaua 5–4 Cluj Cluj 5–4 Ceahlăul Petrolul 4–5 Politehnica |
| Longest winning run | Steaua (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Steaua (10) |
| Longest losing run | Politehnica (7) |
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← 1995–96
1997–98 →
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The 1996–97 Divizia A was the sseventy-ninth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 73 | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round | |
| 2 | Național București | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 68 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round | |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 59 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round | |
| 4 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 58 | ||
| 5 | Bacău | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 53 | ||
| 6 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | ||
| 7 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 50 | ||
| 8 | Rapid București | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 48 | 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage | |
| 9 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 46 | PET 3-0 FAR FAR 1-0 PET |
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| 10 | Farul Constanța | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 46 | ||
| 11 | Universitatea Craiova | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 43 | ||
| 12 | Sportul Studențesc București | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 42 | ||
| 13 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage | GLO 3-0 JIU JIU 2-0 GLO |
| 14 | Jiul Petroşani | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 41 | ||
| 15 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 39 | ||
| 16 | Chindia Târgoviște | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 38 | ||
| 17 | Politehnica Timișoara (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 35 | Relegation to Divizia B | |
| 18 | Brașov (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 32 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Positions by round
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Bacău | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Brașov | 18 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 15 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Dinamo București | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Farul Constanța | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 17 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Jiul Petroşani | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Oțelul Galați | 13 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Național București | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rapid București | 7 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Steaua București | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 12 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARG | BAC | BRA | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | GBI | JIU | OȚE | PET | NAT | RAP | SPO | STE | POL | CHI | UCL |
| Argeș Pitești | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bacău | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Brașov | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Dinamo București | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Farul Constanța | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Jiul Petroşani | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Național București | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | |
| Rapid București | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 5–4 | |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–7 | 4–1 | 5–1 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabin Ilie | Steaua Bucureşti | 31 |
| 2 | Mugur Guşatu | Politehnica Timișoara | 17 |
| 3 | Leonard Strizu | Braşov | 16 |
