Article by Romeo Ene – Published Thursday, December 25, 2025, 12:13 / Updated Thursday, December 25, 2025 12:14
Victor Pițurcă (69 years old), the former Romanian coach, analyzed the fight for the Superliga title. Craiova Coelho's 2025 finished first with 40 points, followed by Rapid and FC Botosani39 and 38. Dinamo he finished the year 4th with 38.
Piturca he would like the band from Bănie to win the title this season, but he is convinced that there will be a fierce battle at the top of the ranking.
The technician excludes Dinamo from this fight. Craiova University, Rapid and FCSB are the teams that will fight to win the championship, in Pițurcă's view.
Victor Pițurcă analyzed the fight for the Superliga title and excluded Dinamo: “The battle will take place here”
Pițurcă also includes FCSB, although the formation coached by Elias Charalambous is in 9th place. The former selector believes that the experience of the red-blues will speak for itself.
“FCSB, who have a very good, experienced squad, are not in a play-off spot. They have a chance to win the championship, if, of course, they enter the play-offs. I would like Universitatea Craiova to win the championship, because the fans deserve it.
If it doesn't happen this year, it will be quite difficult in the years to come. This is where the battle will take place: Craiova University, FCSB and Rapid”, said Pițurcă, for sport.ro.
The Super League will resume in mid-January, in 2026 with the last 9 rounds of the regular season to be played before the line is drawn and who goes to the play-offs and who goes to the play-outs.
How the play-offs would look, according to the statisticians at Football Meets Data:
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University of Craiova
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Rapid
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FCSB
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Dinamo
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FC Botosani
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U Cluj
The schedule of the 22nd stage of the Superliga, the first of 2026:
Friday, January 16
Saturday, January 17
Sunday, January 18
Monday, January 19
The up-to-date ranking from the Superliga
