Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, 08 December 2025, 17:57 / Updated on Monday, 08 December 2025 17:58
Mitică Dragomir, the former head of the Professional Football League, offered a series of statements at a Fanatik event. The former head of LPF spoke about the calculations for the play-off in the Super League, but also about Romania's chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Championship.
Mitică Dragomir is of the opinion that FCSB could enter the play-off, but CFR Cluj cannot. The former head of LPF categorized the presence of FC Botoșani in the play-off, in 2nd place, as “an accident”.
VIDEO. Mitică Dragomir did the calculations for the play-off: “Universitatea Craiova, according to the value of the lot
“I think that Steaua (no FCSB), because for me FCSB is 100% Steaua because I know how it happened, could enter the play-off, but at CFR it is almost impossible. Do the math too. Only if they win from now on.
Craiova University has a good batch thanks to Rădoi and Cârțu. According to the value of the lot, the champion should emerge. Botosani? A fluke, mind you, but iftime is to be congratulated for hanging on for so many years and putting his money into it. This is a very good thing. Many people should be like that, but there is a lot of poverty in Romania. Only a few have money, but they were scared when Băsescu put them in prison then.
The coach of the year is this one from Pitesti (No. Bogdan Andone). From there I would also put the president of the year, Dani Coman, if it were up to me. The coach of the year would also include the one from Botoșani (No. Leo Grozavu), who is a good coach. I would also put this one from Dinamo (No. Andrei Nicolescu) as the president of the year. I didn't think that Dinamo could make a valuable structure”, said Mitică Dragomir.
Mitică Dragomir rules out Romania's qualification for the 2026 World Championship
The former head of the LPF believes that Romania has no chance of qualifying for the World Championship in 2026 due to the fact that Mircea Lucescu does not have a valuable lot at his disposal.
Damn it! When I was the first vice-president of the Federation and the president of the League, I was ranked 6th in Europe and 9th in the world and you all criticized me, you all beat me! Now we are in 56th place and no one is saying anything to the brothers. Not only Gino and Burleanu are to blame! And the governors. All who ruled. How did they help the sport? Well, sport is done without conditions? Is sport done without money? So where does he get the money? The riches of the country were taken by outsiders who had money. We had no money.
Let's go to hell! We are not going to any World Cup. Get busy. With what team sir? You have to have football, have the basis of football, put money into mass sport. Not necessarily in performance sport, in mass sport. All communes, all villages should have a place to do sports. Only then will we grow, but who to talk to. Tell me who to talk to in this country about sports.
–Mythical Dragomir, former head of the LPF
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