The 1997–98 Divizia B was the 58th 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 three 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 ...

. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to

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Team changes

To Divizia B

Promoted from

* Nitramonia Făgăraș * Midia Năvodari * Vega Deva *

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Relegated from

* Politehnica Timișoara *

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

From Divizia B

Relegated to

* Cetatea Târgu Neamț * Minaur Zlatna * Steaua Mizil * CFR Timișoara Promoted to

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 ...

CSM Reșița Clubul Sportiv Muncitoresc Reșița (), commonly known as CSM Reșița or simply as Reșița, is a professional football club based in Reșița, Romania, currently playing in the Liga III. The club was founded on 25 May 1926 as ''UD (Uzinele � ...

Renamed teams

''Danubiana Ploiești'' was renamed as

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 ...

. Bucovina Suceava merged with ''Foresta Fălticeni'', became the second squad of Foresta and was renamed as Foresta II Fălticeni.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Promotion play-off

The 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to

. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Nitramonia Stadium in

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical regi ...

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is known ...

Top scorers

;16 goals *

Daniel Bona Daniel Bona (born 1 June 1969Precizia Săcele) ;14 goals *

Daniel Costescu Daniel Ștefan Costescu (born 14 July 1976) is a Romanian former footballer who usually played as a striker. He scored 46 goals in 235 matches in the Romanian First Division, 47 goals in 141 matches in the Romanian Second Division and 8 goals ...

(

Poiana Câmpina Poiana Câmpina is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bobolia, Pietrișu, Poiana Câmpina and Răgman. The commune is located in the western part of the county, northwest of the county seat, Ploieșt ...

) ;9 goals * Ionuț Savu (

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) ;7 goals *

Ionuț Badea Ionuţ Badea (born 14 October 1975) is a Romanian football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Liga I club UTA Arad. Honours Player ;Dinamo București *Divizia A: 2003–04 *Cupa României: 2000–01, 2003–04, 200 ...

(

Dacia Pitești Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ...

) *

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( Metrom Brașov) *

Mugurel Buga Mugurel Mihai Buga (born 16 December 1977), nicknamed "Pele" by the fans, is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. On 31 December 2009, he was declared a free agent by LPF. On 8 January 2010 he agreed terms with ...

( FC Brașov) ;6 goals * Cristian Dicu ( Midia Năvodari) *

Marius Păcurar Marius Păcurar (born 15 July 1974) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker for teams such as Corvinul Hunedoara, Foresta Fălticeni, Politehnica Iași or CFR Simeria, among others.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 ...

) ;5 goals * Ciprian Danciu (

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș ...

) *

Mihai Ilie Iulian Mihai Ilie, (born 29 November 1972, Ploieşti, Romania), is a Romanian football player, who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other club ...

( ARO Câmpulung) *

Ionuț Bădescu Ionuț Bădescu (born 25 January 1978) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, ...

( ARO Câmpulung) * Marius Diță (

) * Tihamer Török ( Nitramonia Făgăraș) *

Eusebiu Tudor Eusebiu Iulian Tudor (born 1 July 1974 in Ploiești, Prahova County) is a Romanian former football midfielder. After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager. He is currently the manager of Liga II club Metaloglobus București. Hono ...

( Midia Năvodari) *

Mircea Oprea Mircea Vasile Oprea (born 20 April 1980) is a Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to th ...

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Apulum Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievement ...

)

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