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Football in Romania

Index Football in Romania

Football is the most popular sport in Romania. [1]

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  1. 89 relations: Arena Națională, ASC Daco-Getica București, ASC Oțelul Galați, Association football, Belgium national football team, Brazil national football team, Bucharest, Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Constantina Diță-Tomescu Stadium, CS Concordia Chiajna, CS Medgidia, CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, CS Universitatea Craiova, CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Cupa Ligii, Cupa României, Dan Păltinișanu Stadium (1963), FC Argeș Pitești, FC Botoșani, FC Brașov (1936), FC Dinamo București, FC Dunărea Călărași, FC Hermannstadt, FC Petrolul Ploiești, FC Politehnica Iași (1945), FC Politehnica Timișoara, FC Rapid București, FC Ripensia Timișoara, FC U Craiova 1948, FC Universitatea Cluj, FC Viitorul Constanța, FC Voluntari, FCSB, FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA World Cup, France national football team, Francisc von Neuman Stadium, Gheorghe Hagi, Iftimie Ilisei Stadium, Ilie Oană Stadium, Ion Oblemenco Stadium, Liga I, Liga II, Liga III, Liga IV, Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, List of football stadiums in Romania, List of Romania international footballers, Match fixing in Romanian football, ... Expand index (39 more) »

Arena Națională

The National Arena (Arena Națională) is a retractable roof football stadium in Bucharest, Romania.

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ASC Daco-Getica București

Asociația Sport Club Daco-Getica București, commonly known as Daco-Getica București, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, Sector 2, Colentina neighborhood.

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ASC Oțelul Galați

Asociația Clubul Sportiv Supporter Club Oțelul Galați, commonly known as Oțelul Galați or simply as Oțelul, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Galați, Galați County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1964 as the team of the Galați steel works, Oțelul spent the first two decades of its existence in the lower leagues.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904.

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Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.

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Bucharest

Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania.

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Cluj Arena

Cluj Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca, or simply Cluj (Kolozsvár, Klausenburg), is a city in northwestern Romania.

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Constantina Diță-Tomescu Stadium

The Constantina Diță-Tomescu Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Târgu Jiu, Romania.

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CS Concordia Chiajna

Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional football club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.

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CS Medgidia

Clubul Sportiv Medgidia, commonly known as CS Medgidia, or simply as Medgidia, is a Romanian sports club from Medgidia, Constanța County, Romania, founded in 1952.

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CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu, commonly known as Pandurii Târgu Jiu or simply Pandurii, was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, which last competed in the Liga IV.

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CS Universitatea Craiova

U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova, CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County.

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CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

Club Sportiv Municipal Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, commonly known as Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț or simply as Ceahlăul, is a Romanian football club based in Piatra Neamț, Neamț County, currently playing in the Liga II.

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Cupa Ligii

The Cupa Ligii (League Cup) was Romania's secondary club football tournament.

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Cupa României

The Cupa României (Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II.

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Dan Păltinișanu Stadium (1963)

The Dan Păltinișanu Stadium (Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu) is a former multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania.

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FC Argeș Pitești

Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș Pitești, Argeș Pitești or simply FC Argeș, is a Romanian professional football club based in Pitești, Argeș County, that competes in the Liga II.

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FC Botoșani

Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani, commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being established, FC Botoșani became the first team from its county to be promoted to the top tier of the Romanian league system.

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FC Brașov (1936)

Fotbal Club Brașov, commonly known as FC Brașov, or simply as Brașov, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Brașov, Brașov County, founded in 1936 and dissolved in 2017.

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FC Dinamo București

FC Dinamo București, commonly known as Dinamo București or simply Dinamo, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1948 as the team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, following the merger of Unirea Tricolor and Ciocanul, Dinamo București has spent all but one year of its history in the top tier of the Romanian league system.

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FC Dunărea Călărași

Asociația Fotbal Club Dunărea 2005 Călărași, commonly known as Dunărea Călărași, is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Călărași, Călărași County.

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FC Hermannstadt

Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt, commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt, or familiarly as Sibiu, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sibiu County, that competes in the Liga I. The team was established in 2015 and introduced in the fourth division, with Hermannstadt being the equivalent of the city's name in the standard German language (i.e.

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FC Petrolul Ploiești

Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly referred to as FC Petrolul Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești or simply Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest as Juventus, following the merger of Triumf and Romcomit, it won its first league championship in the 1929–30 season.

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FC Politehnica Iași (1945)

Fotbal Club Politehnica Iași, commonly known as Politehnica Iași or simply Poli Iași, was a Romanian football club from the city of Iași, Iași County.

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FC Politehnica Timișoara

Fotbal Club Politehnica Timișoara, commonly known as Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, was a Romanian football club from Timișoara, Timiș County, established in 1921 and dissolved in 2012.

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FC Rapid București

Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid București (also known as Rapid București or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the Grivița workshops as the Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR ("CFR Cultural and Sports Association").

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FC Ripensia Timișoara

Fotbal Club Ripensia Timișoara, commonly known as Ripensia Timișoara, or simply as Ripensia, is a Romanian professional football club based in Timișoara, Timiș County, which currently plays in Liga V The team was founded in 1928 by Lázár Kornél and folded twenty years later due to lack of funds.

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FC U Craiova 1948

FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or simply FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

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FC Universitatea Cluj

Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj, commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1919 by doctor Iuliu Hațieganu, Universitatea Cluj has spent more than half of its history in the top flight, but never became national champion.

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FC Viitorul Constanța

Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța, commonly known as Viitorul Constanța or simply Viitorul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County.

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FC Voluntari

Fotbal Club Voluntari, commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.

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FCSB

Fotbal Club FCSB, formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest.

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FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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France national football team

The France national football team (Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football.

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Francisc von Neuman Stadium

Francisc von Neuman Stadium is a football stadium in Arad, Romania.

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Gheorghe Hagi

Gheorghe Hagi (born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța.

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Iftimie Ilisei Stadium

The Iftimie Ilisei Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Medgidia, Romania.

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Ilie Oană Stadium

The Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Ilie Oană) is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania.

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Ion Oblemenco Stadium

The Ion Oblemenco Stadium is a football stadium in Craiova, Romania.

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Liga I

The Liga I (First League), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs.

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Liga II

The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system.

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Liga III

The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system.

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Liga IV

Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest.

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Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal

The Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (Professional Football League), also known by its acronym LPF, is a Romanian governing body that runs the Liga I, the top professional division of the Romanian football league system.

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List of football stadiums in Romania

This is a list of football stadiums in Romania, ranked in descending order of seating capacity.

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List of Romania international footballers

This list of Romanian international footballers contains football players who have played for the Romania national football team, listed according to their number of caps.

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Match fixing in Romanian football

Match fixing in Romanian football is called blat (plural blaturi).

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Medgidia

Medgidia (or; historical Turkish names: Karasu or Carasu, Mecidiye or Megidie) is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.

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Promotion and relegation

In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams can move up and down between multiple divisions arranged in a hierarchical structure, based on their performance over a season.

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Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.

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Romania national football team

The Romania national football team (Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in men's international football, and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation (Federația Română de Fotbal), also known as FRF.

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Romania national under-17 football team

The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

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Romania national under-19 football team

The Romania national under-19 football team represents Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania, in international football at this age level.

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Romania national under-21 football team

The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.

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Romania women's national football team

The Romania women's national football team represents Romania in international women's football.

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Romanian Football Federation

The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) is the governing body of football in Romania.

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Romanian football league system

The Romanian football league system, also known as the football pyramid, refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.

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Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe

Asociația Club Sportiv Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe, commonly known as Sepsi OSK, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, or simply Sepsi, is a Romanian professional football club based in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 2011, it achieved promotion to the top tier in six years by quickly climbing through the Romanian league system.

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Sport

Sport is a form of physical activity or game.

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Sport in Romania

Sport in Romania is an important part of the country's culture.

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SSU Politehnica Timișoara

Societatea Sportivă Universitară Politehnica Timișoara, commonly known as SSU Politehnica Timișoara, Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, is a Romanian professional football club based in Timișoara, Timiș County, that competes in the Liga III.

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Steaua Stadium (2021)

The Steaua Stadium (Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania.

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Supercupa României

The Supercupa României (Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României.

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Timișoara

Timișoara (Temeswar, also Temeschwar or Temeschburg; Temesvár; Temišvar; see other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural centre in Western Romania.

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UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; Union des associations européennes de football; Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football.

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final.

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UEFA Conference League

The UEFA Conference League (previously known as the UEFA Europa Conference League), abbreviated as UECL or sometimes UEFA ECL, is an annual football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs.

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UEFA Euro 1984

The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984.

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UEFA Euro 1996

The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA.

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UEFA Euro 2000

The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.

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UEFA Euro 2008

The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations).

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UEFA Euro 2016

The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA.

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UEFA Euro 2024

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, was the 17th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of their member associations.

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UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League (previously known as the UEFA Cup), abbreviated as UEL or sometimes UEFA EL, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs.

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UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

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UEFA Nations League

The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.

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UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

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1909–10 Divizia A

The 1909–10 Divizia A was the first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

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1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.

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1934 FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams.

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1938 FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams.

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1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams.

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1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams.

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1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams.

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1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams.

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2006–07 Liga I

The 2006–07 Liga I was the eighty-ninth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Romania

Also known as History of football in Romania, Romanian Football, Soccer in Romania.

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