2017–18 Liga II
The 2017–18 Liga II (also known as 2017–18 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 78th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the second Liga II season with a single series. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team played a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams relegated to Liga III. Team changes To Liga II Promoted from Liga III * Știința Miroslava (debut) * Metaloglobus București (debut) * SCM Pitești (after 4 years of absence) * Ripensia Timișoara (after 70 years of absence) * Hermannstadt (debut) Relegated from Liga I * Pandurii Târgu Jiu (ended 12-year stay in the top flight) * Târgu Mureș (ended 4-year stay in the top flight) From Liga II Relegated to Liga III * Râmni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CS Afumați
Club Sportiv Afumați, commonly known as CS Afumați or simply as Afumați, is a Romanian football club based in Afumați, Ilfov County, currently playing in the Liga III. History CS Afumați was founded in 1996 and played in Liga IV until the summer of 2011 when the club obtained a place in Liga III despite the fact that it failed to promote. In Liga III the team from Afumați has become known as a heavy-handed team finishing always in top 5, 3rd place in the first season, 5th place in the second one, then again on the 3rd place and missed promotion in front of Chindia Târgovişte at the end of 2014–15 Liga III season. Team's constancy came to fruition in the 2015–16 season when they managed to promote to Liga II even in the last round after a dramatic match against CS Ştefăneşti. In the first season of Liga II the yellow and blues finished on 8th place out of 20 and were eliminated in the round of 16 in the Romanian Cup. The second season was a better one for th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company with the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Format Divisions Since its inception in 1934, Liga II had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. Generally, Seria I included eastern teams while Seria II included western sides, although clubs near the center of the country are allowed to choose in which series they will compete. The first six teams from each series participate in a play-off for potential promotion to Liga I. The teams placed from 7th to 12th will play a relegation play-off, where the last two teams are relegated to Liga III. The first team in each series will be promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the teams in 12th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 Liga II
The 2018–19 Liga II (also known as 2018–19 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 79th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 4 August 2018 and ended on 1 June 2019. A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the third Liga II season with a single series. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams were promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team played a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams were relegated to Liga III. Team changes To Liga II Promoted from Liga III * Aerostar Bacău (after 26 years of absence) * Farul Constanța (after 2 years of absence) * Petrolul Ploiești (after 7 years of absence) * Șirineasa (debut) * Universitatea Cluj (after 2 years of absence) Relegated from Liga I * ACS Poli Timișoara (after 3 years of absence) * Juventus București (after 1 year of absence) From Liga II Relega ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CS Șoimii Pâncota
Șoimii Pâncota was a Romanian professional football club from Pâncota, Arad County, Romania, founded in 1938. From August 2016, the home matches were played at Otto Greffner Stadium, in Șiria, Arad County, until their dissolution in October 2016. History Early Years The first document dates from 1923, at that time the team was called Spartak Pâncota. The team played in a landscaped garden on the site of the markets and the colors were green and white and played in the Western League with similar teams from Șiria, Lipova, Salonta, Arad, etc. Representative members of the batch at the time were: Beszeny, Vagalau, Cornel Vuia, Stark, Schmidth, Chebeleu, Hipp, Pohaner, Badovics, Ardelean, Coroban. In 1938, at the initiative of players the club changed its name from ''Spartak'' to Șoimii (The Falcons). After the Second World War, the team played on the current stadium, named after the club. In 1967–68 season, with Simion Buda and Iosif Retter among the players, ''Ș ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ACS Berceni
ACS Berceni was a Romanian professional football club from Berceni, Romania, founded in 2008 and dissolved in 2016. In their last season, they played in the Liga II, in the 2016–17 season. History Founded in 1957, the team from Berceni didn't achieve much during its existence evolving only at the level of county football. However, in 2005–06 season, after businessman Marian Dodu taken over the club and renamed as Dodu Berceni, reached Liga III, winning Divizia D – Ilfov County and the promotion play-off against the champion of Divizia D – Dâmbovița County, Gaz Metan Finta (6–0 at Ploiești). After two seasons in Liga III, in which it was ranked 5th in 2006–07 and 13th in 2007–08, the club was taken over by the authorities of Berceni Commune changing its name to ACS Berceni. After a 10th place in the 2008–09 season, followed three seasons in which finished in the top of the standings, 2nd in ( 2009–10) 3rd in ( 2010–11 and 2011–12), predicting th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CS Unirea Tărlungeni
CS Unirea Tărlungeni was a Romanian football club based originally in Tărlungeni, Brașov County and for a short period in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County, which last played in the Liga II. History CS Unirea Tărlungeni was founded in 1983 and was assigned to Division C (later Liga III). In 2010, the team was taken over by former player of Unirea Urziceni, László Balint. After 40 seasons in the third echelon in 2013 Tărlungeni Unirea finished the season first in the sixth series of this competition and promoted the first in Liga II. On 18 September 2013 Unirea Tărlungeni was defeated by former national champion Rapid București, relegated to the second echelon by decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne for financial reasons and after a barrage of maintaining played with Concordia Chiajna with the score 0 -1, at home in a match counting for the third stage of the second league. It was a first for Tărlungeni football club in the first match being tele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian football team from Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County. The club is currently playing in Liga IV, after spending 12 years in the Liga II, the club was reorganized in the summer of 2017 after some financial problems. History Early years CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea was the descendant of a much greater club, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004. In their first year after founding they won 2004–2005 season of Liga III and were promoted for the first time ever in the Liga II, the second level of Romanian football. Their best performances was reaching the third place in 2006–07, 2007–08, 2013–14 seasons of that championship. They were almost promoted in Liga I all of these years. Promotion Dispute (2014) Since they were promoted from Liga III, the team played many years in the second league, but in the 2013–14, the team finished 3rd in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017–18 Liga III
The 2017–18 Liga III is the 62nd season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018. Team changes To Liga III Promoted from Liga IV * ACS Ghiroda * Agricola Borcea * Bucovina Rădăuți * CSM Focșani * Farul Constanța * FC Avrig * Internațional Bălești * KSE Târgu Secuiesc * Metalul Buzău * Oțelul Galați * Petrolul Ploiești * Progresul Spartac București * Sănătatea Darabani * Șoimii Lipova * Unirea Tășnad * Universitatea Cluj * Victoria Traian * Viitorul Ghimbav * Voința Saelele Relegated from Liga II * — From Liga III Relegated to Liga IV * Atletico Vaslui * SC Bacău * Petrolistul Boldești * Arsenal Malu * CS Podari * UTA II Arad * ASA II Târgu Mureș * CS Oşorhei * Recolta Dorolț * FC Bistrița Promoted to Liga II * Știința Miroslava * Metaloglobus București * SCM Pitești * Ripensia Timișoara * Hermannstadt Teams spared fro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (), commonly known as Pandurii Târgu Jiu or simply Pandurii, was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, which competed last time in the Liga IV. Founded in 1962 following the merger of ''Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu'' and ''CIL Târgu Jiu'', the team's best performances are finishing the 2012–13 season as runners-up in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian league system, and playing a League Cup final in 2015. ''Gorjenii'' qualified for the first time for a European competition in the 2013–14 campaign, when they reached the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. The colours of Pandurii Târgu Jiu are white and blue, and they play their home games at the Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 12,518. History Founding and lower divisions (1962–2005) Pandurii Târgu Jiu was founded in August 1962, after the merger of the two big rivals from the town, ''Flacăra-Unirea Târgu Jiu'' an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016–17 Liga I
The 2016–17 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 22 July 2016 and concluded on 5 June 2017, being the second to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. FC Viitorul Constanța, Viitorul Constanța were crowned champions for the first time in their history. Teams The last two teams from the 2015–16 Liga I, 2015–16 season, ACS Poli Timișoara and FC Petrolul Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești, were relegated to their respective 2016–17 Liga II division. The first team from each of the two divisions of 2015–16 Liga II advanced to Liga I. On 21 July 2016 FC Rapid București, Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by ACS Poli Timișoara. Renamed teams ''CSM Studențesc Iași'' was renamed as CSM Politehnica Iași.''FC Steaua București'' was rena ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Argeș Pitești
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or Argeș Pitești (), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Pitești, Argeș County, which competes in the Liga I. The team was originally founded as ''Dinamo Pitești'' in 1953, and made its Romanian top tier debut in the 1961–62 season. In 1967, it changed its name to Argeș Pitești. The most successful period of "the White-Violets" was in the 1970s, when they won the national title twice. Three-time Romanian Footballer of the Year winner Nicolae Dobrin was part of the squad during that period, which turned him into a symbol of the club over the years. FC Argeș has amassed over 40 seasons in the first league, and traditionally plays its home matches at the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats. History Founding and early years (1953–1967) On August 6, 1953, an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs settled the birthday of ''Dinamo P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Metaloglobus București
Fotbal Club Metaloglobus București, commonly known as Metaloglobus București or simply as Metaloglobus, is a Romanian football club based in București, currently playing in the Liga II. History Metaloglobus București was founded in 1923 as the football team of the Metaloglobus factory, a powerful factory that was founded in the same year by the Austrian industrialist Manfréd Weiss. The factory has been developed more in the communist period and produced all kinds of objects made of steel and iron from lanterns, bullets, boilers and from 1965 they started to produce toys. After the 1989 Romanian Revolution, the factory began to have financial problems and in 2000 was bought by Syrian businessman Imad Kassas. The football team experienced success. They played in amateur leagues of Bucharest almost all of its existence, until 2011 when they won Liga IV Bucharest and qualified for the Liga III play-off where they lost against Rapid Clejani, Giurgiu County champions. After a lo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |