Suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, the season resumed on 13 June and effectively ended on 5 August.
Universitatea Craiova competed for the trophy until the final fixture of the championship play-offs, and ultimately finished as runner-ups, while FCSB were unable to claim a top three spot in the table for the first time since the 2010–11 season.
The derby between FCSB and Universitatea Craiova on 8 March 2020 was played without spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[4] The first match meant to be played at the resumption was Universitatea Craiova versus FC Botoșani, on 12 June at 20:00 EEST (UTC+3),[5] but was postponed after the latter club's doctor tested positive for the virus.
[6] This was the second game announced to be postponed on the same day after Dinamo București versus Chindia Târgoviște, which was scheduled for 13 June.
Goalkeepers: Giedrius Arlauskis (28 / 0); Jesús Fernández (2 / 0); Otto Hindrich (1 / 0); Adrian Rus (1 / 0); Grzegorz Sandomierski (1 / 0); Cosmin Vâtcă (4 / 0).
Midfielders: Luís Aurélio (11 / 1); Mihai Bordeianu (21 / 2); Alexandru Chipciu (9 / 0); Valentin Costache (34 / 4); Emmanuel Culio (9 / 3); Ciprian Deac (25 / 14); Damjan Đoković (18 / 1); Alin Fică (2 / 0); Ovidiu Hoban (26 / 1); Cătălin Itu (33 / 4); Dodi Joca (5 / 0); Sebastian Mailat (1 / 0); Michaël Pereira (16 / 2); Yacouba Sylla (4 / 0); Adrian Păun (24 / 7); Claudiu Petrila (15 / 0).
Forwards: Cătălin Golofca (7 / 0); Billel Omrani (28 / 6); Lacina Traoré (11 / 2); Mario Rondón (24 / 2); George Țucudean (6 / 1).