| Season | 2005–06 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Steaua București[1] | 
| Relegated | Bacău Sportul Studențesc București | 
| Champions League | Steaua București | 
| UEFA Cup | Rapid București Dinamo București | 
| Intertoto Cup | Farul Constanța | 
| Matches played | 240 | 
| Goals scored | 553 (2.3 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Ionuț Mazilu (22) | 
| Biggest home win | Dinamo 6–0 Bacău | 
| Biggest away win | Argeș 0–5 Oțelul | 
| Highest scoring | Dinamo 4–5 Sportul | 
| Longest winning run | Sportul (6) | 
| Longest unbeaten run | Rapid (15) | 
| Longest losing run | Bacău (13) | 
| ← 2004–05  2006–07 →  | |
The 2005–06 Divizia A was the eighty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. The Season began in August 2005 and ended in June 2006. Steaua București became champions on 7 June, 2006.
Team changes
Relegated
The teams that were relegated to the Divizia B at the end of the previous season:
Promoted
The teams that were promoted from the Divizia B at the beginning of the season:
Venues
| Politehnica Timișoara | Steaua București | Rapid București | FCM Bacău | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Păltinișanu | Steaua | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | Municipal | 
| Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 19,100 | Capacity: 17,500 | 
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| Farul Constanța | Jiul Petroșani | Dinamo București | Argeș Pitești | 
| Farul | Jiul | Dinamo | Nicolae Dobrin | 
| Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 15,032 | Capacity: 15,000 | 
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| Național București |  | Oțelul Galați | |
| Cotroceni | Oțelul | ||
| Capacity: 14,542 | Capacity: 13,500 | ||
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| Politehnica Iași | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| Emil Alexandrescu | Regie | ||
| Capacity: 11,390 | Capacity: 10,020 | ||
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| CFR Cluj | FC Vaslui | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Gloria Bistrița | 
| CFR | Municipal | Tudor Vladimirescu | Gloria | 
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 9,240 | Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 7,800 | 
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești |  Vasile Stan |  Alin Chița |  Erreà | Pic | 
| CFR Cluj |  Dorinel Munteanu |  Vasile Jula |  Erreà | EnergoBit, Opel Ecomax | 
| Dinamo București |  Florin Marin |  Florentin Petre |  Lotto | Omniasig | 
| Farul Constanța |  Momčilo Vukotić |  Ion Barbu |  Lotto | SNC | 
| FCM Bacău |  Cristian Popovici |  Daniel David |  Erreà | Letea | 
| Gloria Bistrița |  Ioan Sabău |  Sandu Negrean |  Erreà | Rombat | 
| Jiul Petroșani |  Aurel Șunda |  Cornel Mihart |  Nike | Atomis | 
| Național București |  Cristiano Bergodi |  Ovidiu Burcă |  Nike | top birotic | 
| Oțelul Galați |  Petre Grigoraș |  Viorel Tănase |  Lotto | Mittal Steel | 
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu |  Nicolae Ungureanu |  Cătălin Trofin |  Lotto | USMO | 
| Politehnica Iași |  Ionuț Popa |  Bogdan Onuț |  Umbro | Iulius Mall | 
| Politehnica Timișoara |  Iosif Rotariu |  Ovidiu Petre |  Converse | Balkan Petroleum | 
| Rapid București |  Răzvan Lucescu |  Vasile Maftei |  Lotto | Lukoil | 
| Sportul Studențesc |  Gheorghe Mulțescu |  Tiberiu Bălan |  Lotto | — | 
| Steaua București |  Cosmin Olăroiu |  Mirel Rădoi |  Nike | RAFO | 
| Vaslui |  Mircea Rednic |  Marius Croitoru |  Umbro | Racova | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 
| 2 | Rapid București | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round | 
| 3 | Dinamo București | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 56[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to Liga II[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | Național București | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round | 
| 8 | Politehnica Timișoara | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 39[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 10 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 39[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 11 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 39[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 12 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Jiul Petroșani | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | Vaslui | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 29 | |
| 15 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 25 | Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 16 | Bacău (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 14 | Relegation to Liga II | 
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 1 2 DIN 4-5 SPO; SPO 0-2 DIN
- 1 2 Sportul Studențesc was denied the right to participate for next season of Liga I because it failed to meet the licensing requirements, therefore Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (15th place) was spared from relegation.
- 1 2 3 OȚE: 8 pts; GLO: 5 pts; POL: 2 pts
Positions by round
Results
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politehnica Timișoara | 220,000 | 32,000 | 3,000 | 14,666 | −18.5% | 
| 2 | Steaua București | 130,000 | 25,000 | 0 | 8,666 | −42.7%7,9 | 
| 3 | FC Vaslui | 122,500 | 10,000 | 4,000 | 8,166 | n/a1 | 
| 4 | Politehnica Iași | 101,500 | 13,000 | 4,000 | 6,766 | −22.5% | 
| 5 | Jiul Petroșani | 97,500 | 17,000 | 3,500 | 6,500 | n/a1 | 
| 6 | Rapid București | 97,000 | 16,000 | 0 | 6,466 | −18.5%11 | 
| 7 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 95,500 | 15,000 | 1,500 | 6,366 | n/a1 | 
| 8 | CFR Cluj | 81,800 | 12,000 | 300 | 5,453 | −19.8%5 | 
| 9 | Dinamo București | 74,500 | 12,000 | 0 | 4,966 | −2.6%6,10 | 
| 10 | Sportul Studențesc București | 65,300 | 15,000 | 500 | 4,353 | +40.7% | 
| 11 | Oțelul Galați | 64,400 | 16,000 | 400 | 4,293 | +12.2%3 | 
| 12 | Farul Constanța | 50,500 | 13,000 | 200 | 3,366 | −29.8% | 
| 13 | Argeș Pitești | 47,200 | 7,000 | 0 | 3,146 | −35.3%2,8 | 
| 14 | Gloria Bistrița | 42,100 | 10,000 | 300 | 2,806 | +40.3%4 | 
| 15 | Național București | 33,550 | 10,000 | 200 | 2,236 | −16.1% | 
| 16 | FCM Bacău | 31,050 | 13,000 | 200 | 2,070 | −18.6% | 
| League total | 1,354,400 | 32,000 | 0 | 5,643 | −14.0% | 
Updated to games played on 27 August 2019
Source: League matches: Divizia A 2005/2006
Notes:
1: Played last season in Divizia B.
2: Argeș Pitești played 13 matches out of their stadium.
3: Oțelul Galați played 8 matches out of their stadium.
4: Gloria Bistrița played 2 matches out of their stadium.
5: CFR Cluj played 3 matches out of their stadium.
6: Dinamo București played 1 match out of their stadium.
7: Steaua București played 8 matches out of their stadium.
8: Argeș Pitești played 1 game behind closed doors.
9: Steaua București played 4 games behind closed doors.
10: Dinamo București played 2 games behind closed doors.
11: Rapid București played 3 games behind closed doors.
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
| Steaua București[4] | 
|---|
| Goalkeepers: Carlos Fernandes  Manager: Oleh Protasov  | 
See also
References
- ↑ 2005–06 Divizia A
- ↑ "Top Scorers". www.romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Top Scorers". www.worldfootball.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.







