1996–97 Divizia B
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The 1995–96 Divizia B was the 57th season of the second tier of the
Romanian football league system The Romanian football league system, also known as the football pyramid, refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The first three leagues ar ...
. The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to
Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
and the last two places from both series relegated to
Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
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Team changes


To Divizia B

Promoted from
Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
* Petrolul Moinești * Danubiana București * Precizia Săcele *
CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...
Relegated from
Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
*
Inter Sibiu Fotbal Club Inter Stars 2020 Sibiu , commonly known as FC Inter Sibiu or Inter Sibiu (), is a Romanian amateur football team based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, which competes in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian league system. ...
* Politehnica Iași


From Divizia B

Relegated to
Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
* FC Caracal * Bihor Oradea * Portul Constanța *
FC Râmnicu Vâlcea FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakist ...
Promoted to
Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
* Oțelul Târgoviște *
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Renamed teams

''Danubiana București'' merged with ''Astra Ploiești'' and was renamed as Danubiana Ploiești. ''Unirea Alba Iulia'' was renamed as Apulum Alba Iulia


League tables


Seria I


Seria II


Top scorers

;24 goals *
Claudiu Niculescu Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker. He is currently the manager of Liga II side CSC 1599 Șelimbăr. Club career Claudiu Niculescu was born in Slatina and started playing football at ...
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Electroputere Craiova Electroputere S.A. (which translates as ''Electropower'' in English) is a Romanian company based in Craiova. Founded in 1949, it is one of the largest industrial companies in Romania. Electroputere has produced more than 2,400 diesel locomotives, ...
) ;15 goals *
Daniel Bona Daniel Bona (born 1 June 1969Precizia Săcele) ;13 goals *
Lucian Marinescu Lucian Cristian Marinescu (born 24 June 1972 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former football player and current Spanish teacher. He played for a few clubs, including Rapid Bucharest, UD Salamanca and SC Farense. He played for the Romania national ...
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CSM ReÈ™iÈ›a Clubul Sportiv Muncitoresc ReÈ™iÈ›a (), commonly known as CSM ReÈ™iÈ›a or simply as ReÈ™iÈ›a, is a professional football club based in ReÈ™iÈ›a, Romania, currently playing in the Liga III. The club was founded on 25 May 1926 as ''UD (Uzinele È ...
) ;10 goals *
Pompiliu Stoica Pompiliu Sorin Stoica (; born 10 September 1976) is a Romanian former footballer and currently assistant manager for Liga III club CSO Plopeni. Playing career Club Stoica started his senior career at hometown club Gloria Buzău, and went on to ...
( Gloria Buzău) ;9 goals *
Mihai Dăscălescu Mihai Valentin Dăscălescu (born 20 December 1976) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Liga I for: Astra Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești and Brașov. Currently he is the chairman of Unirea Alb ...
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Corvinul Hunedoara Clubul Sportiv Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara, commonly known as Corvinul Hunedoara or simply as Corvinul, is a Romanian football club based in Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1921 under the name of ''Fero Spo ...
) ;8 goals * Giani Gorga (
FC Onești FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...
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Ovidiu Maier Ovidiu Maier (born 2 February 1971) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for CS Ocna MureÅŸ. A precocious talent, Maier was given the nickname ''Motanul'' (The Tomcat), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. In summer 2022 ...
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Inter Sibiu Fotbal Club Inter Stars 2020 Sibiu , commonly known as FC Inter Sibiu or Inter Sibiu (), is a Romanian amateur football team based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, which competes in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian league system. ...
) ;7 goals *
Sorin Oncică Sorin Ștefan Oncică (born 29 July 1973) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours Rapid București *Supercupa României: 1999 CFR Cluj *Divizia B: 2003–04 *UEFA Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2005 File:2005 Events Co ...
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CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...
) * Robert Ilyes (
Foresta Fălticeni Foresta Fălticeni (also known as ''Foresta Suceava'') was a Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni, Suceava County, Romania, founded in 1954 as ''Avântul Fălticeni'' and subsequently dissolved in 2003. History The club was fou ...
) ;6 goals * Iulian Dăniță ( Dunărea Galați) * Virgil Marșavela ( Metrom Brașov) *
Costel Lazăr Costel Lazăr (born 19 June 1962) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. After ending his playing career, he worked as a sports director at Astra Giurgiu and Petrolul Ploiești, also coaching the latter for a few Divizia A ...
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Astra Ploiești Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent the m ...
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Nicolae Constantin Nicolae "Nae" Constantin (born 9 December 1973) is a Romanian football manager and former player. Mainly deployed as a centre-back, he spent most of his playing career at Petrolul Ploiești, Astra Ploiești, Rapid București and FC Brașov, a ...
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Astra Ploiești Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent the m ...
) * IonuÈ› Savu (
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See also

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