The 2004–05 Divizia A was the eighty-seventh season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in July 2004 and ended in June 2005. Steaua București became champions on 11 June 2005.
| Season | 2004–05 |
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| Champions | Steaua București[1] |
| Relegated | Apulum Alba Iulia Brașov Universitatea Craiova |
| Champions League | Steaua București |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo București Rapid București |
| Intertoto Cup | CFR Cluj Gloria Bistrița |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 586 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gheorghe Bucur, Claudiu Niculescu (21) |
| Biggest home win | Național 6–0 Poli Iași |
| Biggest away win | FC U 0–6 Oțelul |
| Highest scoring | Argeș 4–3 Gloria Gloria 6–1 Apulum Gloria 4–3 FC U |
| Longest winning run | Dinamo, Național (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Steaua (12) |
| Longest winless run | CFR (11) |
| Longest losing run | Brașov (6) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Team changes
editRelegated
editThe teams that were relegated to the Divizia B at the end of the previous season:
Promoted
editThe teams that were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:
Venues
edit| Politehnica Timișoara | Steaua București | Universitatea Craiova | Rapid București |
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| Dan Păltinișanu | Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu |
| Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 19,100 |
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| Apulum Alba Iulia | FCM Bacău | Farul Constanța | Dinamo București |
| Victoria-Cetate | Municipal | Gheorghe Hagi | Dinamo |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,032 |
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Național București | |
| Nicolae Dobrin | Cotroceni | ||
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 14,542 | ||
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| Oțelul Galați | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Oțelul | Emil Alexandrescu | ||
| Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 11,390 | ||
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| Sportul Studențesc | CFR Cluj | FC Brașov | Gloria Bistrița |
| Regie | CFR | Tineretului | Gloria |
| Capacity: 10,020 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,800 |
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Personnel and kits
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Rapid București | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 57[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Național București | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 57[a] | |
| 5 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 52 | |
| 6 | Politehnica Timișoara | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45[b] | |
| 7 | Sportul Studențesc București | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 45[b] | |
| 8 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 40 | |
| 9 | Politehnica Iași | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 38 | |
| 10 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36[c] | |
| 11 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36[c] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 12 | FCM Bacău | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 14 | Apulum Alba Iulia (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 15 | Brașov (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 21 | |
| 16 | Universitatea Craiova (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 20 |
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:
Positions by round
editResults
editAttendances
edit| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Politehnica Timișoara | 270,000 | 40,000 | 5,000 | 18,000 | −22.6% |
| 2 | Steaua București | 227,000 | 25,000 | 0 | 15,133 | +26.1%2,5 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 163,650 | 30,000 | 150 | 10,910 | −8.7%4 |
| 4 | Politehnica Iași | 131,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 8,733 | n/a1 |
| 5 | Rapid București | 119,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 7,933 | −6.7%6 |
| 6 | CFR Cluj | 102,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 6,800 | n/a1 |
| 7 | Apulum Alba Iulia | 80,500 | 14,000 | 1,500 | 5,366 | −34.0% |
| 8 | Dinamo București | 76,500 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 5,100 | −33.5% |
| 9 | Argeș Pitești | 73,000 | 17,000 | 500 | 4,866 | +23.3% |
| 10 | Farul Constanța | 71,950 | 20,000 | 150 | 4,796 | +24.2% |
| 11 | Oțelul Galați | 57,400 | 14,000 | 400 | 3,826 | −40.5%3 |
| 12 | FC Brașov | 48,800 | 15,000 | 300 | 3,253 | −30.3% |
| 13 | Sportul Studențesc București | 46,400 | 15,000 | 400 | 3,093 | n/a1 |
| 14 | Național București | 40,000 | 12,000 | 200 | 2,666 | +18.0% |
| 15 | FCM Bacău | 38,150 | 7,000 | 150 | 2,543 | −58.8% |
| 16 | Gloria Bistrița | 30,000 | 10,000 | 300 | 2,000 | −25.7% |
| League total | 1,575,350 | 40,000 | 0 | 6,563 | −9.7% |
Updated to games played on 16 August 2019
Source: League matches: Divizia A 2004/2005
Notes:
1: Played last season in Divizia B.
2: Steaua București played 1 match out of their stadium.
3: Oțelul Galați played 1 match out of their stadium.
4: Universitatea Craiova played 1 match out of their stadium.
5: Steaua București played 1 game behind closed doors.
6: Rapid București played 1 game behind closed doors.
Top goalscorers
editChampion squad
edit| Steaua București[3] |
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Goalkeepers: Vasil Khamutowski Manager: Walter Zenga |
References
edit- ^ 2004–05 Divizia A
- ^ "Top Scorers". www.romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.