Divizia A 1909–10 was the first season of the annual competition

Liga I

Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

 of football in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It was contested by only three teams, and Olympia București

Olympia Bucuresti

Olympia Bucureşti was a football club based in Bucharest, in southern Romania. It was founded in 1904 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning two Romanian Championships. The club was dissolved in 1946.-History:...

 were crowned champions of the inaugural edition.

Background

In Romania, football was introduced near the beginning of the twentieth century. The first football association in Romania is founded in October 1909 under the name ASAR (acronym for Asociaţiunea Societăţilor Atletice din România, which roughly translates as Association of Romanian Athletic Societies). ASAR had three founding clubs: Olympia

Olympia Bucuresti

Olympia Bucureşti was a football club based in Bucharest, in southern Romania. It was founded in 1904 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning two Romanian Championships. The club was dissolved in 1946.-History:...

 and Colentina București

Colentina Bucuresti

Colentina Bucureşti was a football club based in Bucharest, in southern Romania. It was founded in 1909 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning two Romanian Championships The club was dissolved in 1947.-History:...

 from Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 and United Ploiești

United Ploiesti

United Ploiești was a football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, Romania. It was founded in 1909 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning one Romanian Championships in 1912. The club was dissolved in 1914.-History:...

 from Ploiești

Ploiesti

Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....

.

This three clubs, which consisted mainly of non-Romanian players, contested the first three edition of the Romanian football league.

Overview

The three pioneer clubs in the Divizia A were Olympia București, Colentina București

Colentina Bucuresti

Colentina Bucureşti was a football club based in Bucharest, in southern Romania. It was founded in 1909 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning two Romanian Championships The club was dissolved in 1947.-History:...

 and United Ploiești

United Ploiesti

United Ploiești was a football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, Romania. It was founded in 1909 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning one Romanian Championships in 1912. The club was dissolved in 1914.-History:...

. Each team played a fixture against the other two clubs, totalizing a number of three matches disputed. The result of the match between United and Olympia was not recorded, and thus there is the possibility that Colentina won the title. However, most sources agree with Olympia's triumph.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Comments
1	Olympia SC Bucureşti	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	2	Champion of Romania
2	Colentina AC Bucureşti	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	2
3	United AC Ploieşti	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

Olympia Bucureşti

Olympia Bucuresti

Olympia Bucureşti was a football club based in Bucharest, in southern Romania. It was founded in 1904 and it soon became one of the best teams in the country, winning two Romanian Championships. The club was dissolved in 1946.-History:...

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Divizia A 1909-10 Winners