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The 2008–09 Liga II was the 69th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 16 August 2008 and lasted until 13 June 2009. The format has been maintained to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top two teams of the series promoted to Liga I and the bottom fourth places from both series relegated to Liga III.romaniansoccer.ro
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Team changes


To Liga II

Promoted from Liga III * Cetatea Suceava *
FC Snagov Asociația Club Sportiv Olimpic Snagov commonly known as Olimpic Snagov is a professional Romanian football club based in Snagov, Ilfov County. Founded in 1997, originally as ''CS Snagov'', the club played five seasons in Divizia B, the second ...
* FC Ploiești * Internațional Curtea de Argeș * Unirea Sânnicolau Mare** * Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix *
Buftea Buftea () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town. The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are located in Buftea ...
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ACU Arad Atletic Club Universitatea (ACU) Arad was a Romanian professional football club from the Arad County, founded in 1995. The club was dissolved in August 2011, after it withdrew from the Liga II championship due to financial difficulties. Honours ...
Relegated from Liga I * Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț * Dacia Mioveni * UTA Arad * Universitatea Cluj


From Liga II

Relegated to Liga III * Inter Gaz București * FCM Reșița * Focșani * Politehnica II Timișoara *
Dunărea Galați Dunărea may refer to: * Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe * Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania * Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania See a ...
** * FC Caracal * Săcele * Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara Promoted to Liga I * FC Brașov * Argeș Pitești * Otopeni *
Gaz Metan Mediaș GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д, , Gorky Automobile Plant) is a Russian automotive manufacturer located in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky (Го ...


Note (**)

''Unirea Sânnicolau Mare'' was absorbed by newly founded FCM Târgu Mureș, as a result of a merge. Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was refounded in the lower leagues. ''FCM Câmpina'' was absorbed by
Dunărea Galați Dunărea may refer to: * Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe * Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania * Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania See a ...
, as a result of a merge. Dunărea Galați continued in the second tier on the place of Câmpina and FCM Câmpina was dissolved.


Renamed teams

''Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix'' was moved from Băile Felix to Bacău and renamed/ re-founded as Știința Bacău. ''IS Câmpia Turzii'' was renamed as Mechel Câmpia Turzii.


League tables


Seria I


Seria II


Top scorers


Seria I

;15 goals * Ștefan Iordache (
Dunărea Giurgiu Dunărea may refer to: * Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe * Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania * Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania See a ...
) ;12 goals * Daniel Costescu (
Progresul București Progresul is a district in southern Bucharest's Sectorul 4, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It bord ...
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Delta Tulcea Fotbal Club Delta Tulcea, commonly known as Delta Tulcea, was a professional football club from Tulcea, Romania, originally founded in 1973, then refounded in 2005, 2013, and 2021. The club was last time enrolled in the Liga IV, fourth tier of th ...
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Costin Curelea Costin Romeo Curelea (born 11 July 1984) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker and currently he is an assistant coach at CFR Cluj. Career In his first league match for Sportul Studenţesc, a Liga II game against Dacia Mioven ...
( Sportul Studențesc) * Cristinel Gafița ( Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț) ;7 goals * Ștefan Odoroabă ( Petrolul Ploiești) ;3 goals * Andrei Boroștean (
Botoșani Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Western Moldavia, Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa. ...
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Seria II

;18 goals * Sorin Gheju ( Târgu Mureș) ;15 goals * Cristian Luca (
ACU Arad Atletic Club Universitatea (ACU) Arad was a Romanian professional football club from the Arad County, founded in 1995. The club was dissolved in August 2011, after it withdrew from the Liga II championship due to financial difficulties. Honours ...
) ;14 goals * Enache Câju ( Râmnicu Vâlcea) ;10 goals *
Bogdan Vrăjitoarea Bogdan Mihăiţă Vrăjitoarea (born 7 February 1978) is a Romanian former footballer. Honours Rocar București *Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football c ...
( Liberty Salonta) ;8 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 ...
( Internațional Curtea de Argeș) ;6 goals *
Liviu Antal Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club CS Mioveni. He was the top goalscorer of the 2013–14 Liga I, as he netted fifteen times for Vaslui which was relegated at the end ...
( Târgu Mureș) ;5 goals *
Robert Roszel Robert Roszel (born 30 January 1983 in Căpleni, Satu Mare County) is a Romanian footballer of German ethnicity who plays for Nyirbátori FC on loan from Cigánd SE.UTA Arad) ;4 goals * Marian Constantinescu ( Internațional Curtea de Argeș)


See also

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2008–09 Liga I The 2008–09 Liga I was the ninety-first season of Liga I, the top-level association football, football league of Romania. Season began on 26 July 2008 and ended on 10 June 2009. Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, CFR Cluj were the defending champions. ...
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2008–09 Liga III The 2008–09 Liga III season was the 53rd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The winners of each division got promoted to the 2009–10 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutr ...
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2008–09 Liga IV The 2008–09 Liga IV was the 67th 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. Th ...


References

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