The 2006–07 Liga II was the 67th season of the second tier of the
Romanian football league system
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. The name of the leagues in Romania was changed started with this season. (Divizia A was renamed as
Liga I
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 ...
, Divizia B as
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), sp ...
, Divizia C as
Liga III
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 ...
, Divizia D as
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season.
Current format
Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised a ...
).
The format has been changed from three series of 16 teams to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. The top two teams from each series were promoted at the end of the season to the
Liga I
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 ...
, while the bottom four were relegated to the
Liga III
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 Liga II
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 ...
* Delta Tulcea
* FC Snagov
* Chimia Brazi
* Building Vânju Mare
* Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea**
* Auxerre Lugoj
* 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 ...
* Politehnica II Timișoara**
* Prefab Modelu**
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 ...
* Sportul Studențesc București**
* FCM Bacău
Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău, commonly known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or simply as FCM Bacău, is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 1950 as ''Dinamo Bacău'', the club fro ...
From Liga II
Relegated to Liga III
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 ...
* Gloria II Bistrița**
* Altay Medgidia**
* Astra Ploiești
* Callatis Mangalia
* Minerul Motru
Clubul Sportiv Minerul Motru, commonly known as Minerul Motru is a Romanian amateur football club based in Motru, Gorj County, currently playing in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The club was founded in 196 ...
* Olimpia Satu Mare
Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 2018. The club play ...
* Inter Gaz București
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* Petrolul Moinești
* Rapid II București
* Laminorul Roman
* Juventus București
* UTA Arad
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* FC UTA Arad, a Romanian football club based in the town of Arad
* A ...
**
* Portul Constanța
* Dinamo II București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
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* Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
* Midia Năvodari
* FC Sibiu
FC Sibiu was a Romanian professional football club from Sibiu, Sibiu county, founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2007.
Honours
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The le ...
* Armătura Zalău
Promoted to Liga I
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* Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
* FC U Craiova
* Liberty Salonta**
* Unirea Urziceni
Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Urziceni, commonly known as FC Urziceni (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Urziceni, Ialomița County which currently plays in fourth division, Ialomița County. Unirea became national champion ...
Note (**)
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea refused to promote in the 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), sp ...
, due to financial reasons, instead of them Apulum Alba Iulia was spared from relegation.
Tractorul Brașov
Tractorul Brașov was a football team from Brașov, Brașov County, Romania.
History
Tractorul Brașov was founded in 1927 under the name of IAR Brașov (Industria Aeronautică Română Brașov) (English: Romanian Aeronautic Industry Brașov).
Th ...
promoted to 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), sp ...
, but sold its place to Politehnica II Timișoara.
Politehnica II Iași promoted to 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), sp ...
, but sold its place to Prefab Modelu.
Sportul Studențesc București was relegated from Divizia A
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due to financial reasons, Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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was spared from relegation.
Gloria II Bistrița withdrew from 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), sp ...
before the start of the season, instead of them Unirea Dej
Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club from Dej, Cluj County, Romania, founded in 1921. They play in the Liga II.
History
It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, although it never ...
was spared from relegation.
Altay Medgidia withdrew from 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), sp ...
before the start of the season, instead of them FCM Târgoviște
Fotbal Club Municipal Târgoviște (), commonly known as FCM Târgoviște, was a Romanian football team based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, founded in 1948 and disbanded in 2018.
FCM Târgoviște, which throughout history bore several o ...
was spared from relegation.
Liberty Salonta sold its Liga I
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place to UTA Arad
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* FC UTA Arad, a Romanian football club based in the town of Arad
* A ...
, club that initially relegated to Liga III
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 ...
. As a result, UTA Arad played in the 2006–07 Liga I and Liberty Salonta in the 2006–07 Liga III. The two clubs basically changed their places.
Renamed teams
''Precizia Săcele'' was renamed as FC Săcele.
''Poiana Câmpina'' was renamed as FCM Câmpina
FCM Câmpina was a Romanian football team from Poiana Câmpina, Prahova County founded in 1936 and dissolved in 2008.
History
The team was founded under the name ''Astra Câmpina'', which was a local factory that was sponsoring the team. Later ...
.
''Dacia Unirea Brăila'' was renamed as CF Brăila.
League tables
Seria I
Seria II
Top scorers
;14 goals
* Costin Curelea ( Sportul Studențesc)
;13 goals
* Raul Rusescu
Raul Andrei Rusescu (born 9 July 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II side Concordia Chiajna.
Club career CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
At age seven, Rusescu was spotted by Cristi Bora at a trial and brought ...
( Dunărea Giurgiu)
* Claudiu Boaru
Claudiu Nicolae Boaru (born 10 April 1977) is a retired Romanian footballer who played his entire career for Gaz Metan Mediaş. After the retirement, Boaru continued to work for Gaz Metan Mediaş as assistant coach or sporting manager until te ...
( Gaz Metan Mediaș)
;10 goals
* Radu Sabo (Universitatea Cluj
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)
;9 goals
* Viorel Ferfelea ( Sportul Studențesc)
;8 goals
* Claudiu Ionescu (Dacia Mioveni
Clubul Sportiv Mioveni (; ''Mioveni Sports Club''), commonly known as CS Mioveni, or simply as Mioveni, is a Romanian professional football club based in Mioveni, Argeș County, currently playing in the Liga I.
They were founded in 2000 as ''A ...
)
;7 goals
* Lucian Itu
Lucian Itu (born 8 September 1978) is a Romanian footballer and manager who is currently under contract with Metalurgistul Cugir. In his career Itu also played for teams such as Minerul Lupeni or Inter Curtea de Argeș.
Honours Player
;CSO Cu ...
(Minerul Lupeni
Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly known as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County which competes in Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. Estab ...
)
* Kallé Soné (Câmpina
Câmpina () is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Mu ...
)
;5 goals
* Viorel Ion ( Gloria Buzău)
;3 goals
* Salih Jaber ( Gloria Buzău)
* Ionuț Cazan ( Apulum Alba Iulia)
* János Székely
János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right winger.
Career
Born in Timișoara of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timișoara, where he played ...
(Universitatea Cluj
Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...
)
See also
* 2006–07 Liga I
* 2006–07 Liga III
*2006–07 Liga IV
The 2006–07 Liga IV was the 65th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The ...
References
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