Four teams from the 2011–12 season were relegated to their respective 2012–13 Liga II division, Târgu Mureș, Mioveni, Voința Sibiu, and Sportul Studențesc București.
From the Seria I, CSMS Iași and Viitorul Constanța gained the access because they finished first and second in the standings.
From Seria II, the promoted teams where Gloria Bistrița and Turnu Severin.
[citation needed] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Defenders: Doru Bratu (2 / 0); Vlad Chiricheș (26 / 1); Andrei Dumitraș (5 / 0); Florin Gardoș (21 / 1); Daniel Georgievski (19 / 0); Iasmin Latovlevici (24 / 2); Valeriu Lupu (2 / 0); Novak Martinović (5 / 1); Gabriel Matei (1 / 0); Paul Pârvulescu (12 / 0); Cornel Râpă (8 / 0); Łukasz Szukała (20 / 4).