The 1989–90

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. The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to

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and the last three places from each series relegated to

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. A relegation play-off was played between the 15th places from each series, team ranked last also relegated to Divizia C: the relegation play-off was necessary due to the fall of

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in December 1989, culminating with the exclusion from

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and Olt Scornicești, and the dissolution of

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Team changes

To Divizia B

Promoted from

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* Viitorul Vaslui *

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* Autobuzul București * Mecanică Fină București * Constructorul Craiova *

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* Mureșul Explorări Deva * IMASA Sfântu Gheorghe * Steaua CFR Cluj * Someșul Satu Mare Relegated from

* Oțelul Galați *

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* ASA Târgu Mureș

From Divizia B

Relegated to

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* Minerul Cavnic *

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* Minerul Paroșeni *

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* Mecanica Orăștie *

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* Metalul Mangalia * Avântul Reghin Promoted to

* Petrolul Ploiești *

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* Politehnica Timișoara

Renamed teams

''Steaua CFR Cluj'' was renamed as

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. ''Unirea Dinamo Focșani'' was renamed as Unirea Focșani.

Teams

League tables

Serie I

Serie II

Serie III

Relegation play-off

The 15th-placed teams from each series of Divizia B played a relegation play-off. The play-off was held in

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and the team ranked last at the end of the tournament relegated to

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Top scorers

;12 goals * Gabor Gerstenmajer (

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) ;9 goals * Florin Constantinovici (

) * Mihăiță Hanghiuc ( Oțelul Galați) ;8 goals * Haralambie Antohi ( Oțelul Galați) ;7 goals * Ion Profir ( Oțelul Galați)

References

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