The 1976–77 Divizia C was the 21st season of

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, the third tier of the

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Team changes

To Divizia C

Relegated from

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* CS Botoșani *

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* Minerul Moldova Nouă *

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* Metalul Mija * Gaz Metan Mediaș * Viitorul Vaslui * Metrom Brașov * Victoria Carei *

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* Autobuzul București *

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Promoted from

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* ITA Piatra Neamț * Metalul Botoșani * Partizanul Bacău * Nicolina Iași *

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* Recolta Săhăteni * Metalosport Galați *

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* Șantierul Naval Constanța * Abatorul București * Viitorul Chirnogi * Progresul Pucioasa *

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* Petrolul Videle * Laminorul IPA Slatina * Laminorul Nădrag * Nera Bozovici * Victoria Zalău * Oțelul Bihor * Mureșul Luduș * Lăpușul Târgu Lăpuș * Mureșul Toplița * Măgura Codlea * FIL Orăștie * Automecanica Mediaș

From Divizia C

Promoted to

* Minerul Gura Humorului * Relonul Săvinești *

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* Portul Constanța * Tehnometal București * Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni *

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* Armătura Zalău * Minerul Cavnic *

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* Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe Relegated to

* Locomotiva Adjud * Tractorul Văleni * Petrolul Berca *

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* Granitul Babadag * Voința Constanța * IPRECA Călărași *

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* Voința Caracal *

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* Minerul Oravița *

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* Constructorul Satu Mare * CM Cluj-Napoca * Progresul Năsăud * Vitrometan Mediaș * Lacul Ursu Sovata *

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* Metalul Târgu Secuiesc

Renamed teams

''Metalurgistul Iași'' was renamed as Tepro Iași. ''Chimia Brăila'' was renamed as Unirea Tricolor Brăila. ''Viitorul Brăila'' was renamed as

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. ''Gloria Murfatlar'' was renamed as Gloria Poarta Albă. ''Triumf București'' was renamed as Automecanica București. ''Vulturii Câmpulung'' was renamed as Muscelul Câmpulung. ''FOB Balș'' was renamed as IOB Balș. ''Cimentul Victoria Târgu Jiu'' was renamed as

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. ''Dinamo Orșova'' was renamed as Dierna Orșova. ''Constructorul Timișoara'' was renamed as

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. ''Dinamo MIU Oradea'' was renamed as Înfrățirea Oradea. ''UPA Sibiu'' was renamed as

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. ''Minerul Teliuc'' was renamed as Laminorul Teliuc.

Other

Meva Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. After the merge, Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin was renamed as CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Unirea Drobeta-Turnu Severin Unirea may refer to: Places in Romania * Unirea, Alba, a commune * Unirea, Brăila, a commune * Unirea, Călărași, a commune * Unirea, Dolj, a commune and village * General Berthelot, a commune in Hunedoara, called ''Unirea'' from 1965 to 20 ...

spared from relegation due to the merge of ''Meva Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' and ''Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin''. Constructorul Botoșani, Spicul Țigănași and

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withdrew. Foresta Moldovița and Metalurgistul Iași were spared from relegation.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Seria IX

Seria X

Seria XI

Seria XII

References

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