The 2015–16 Liga III is the 60th season of 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 ...

, the third tier of the

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. The season began on 28 August.

Teams

At the end of 2014-15 season,

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(Seria I),

Dunărea Călărași 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 ...

(Seria II), Chindia Târgoviște, (Seria III),

UTA Arad Uta or UTA may refer to: Universities *University of Texas at Arlington, in the United States * University of Tarapacá, in Chile *University of Tampere, in Finland Sports * FC UTA Arad, a Romanian football club based in the town of Arad * A ...

(Seria IV) and

FCM Baia Mare CS Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as Minaur Baia Mare, simply as Baia Mare or unofficially as ''Minerul Baia Mare'', is a Romanian football club, based in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, northern Romania, founded in 1948. It currently plays in ...

(Seria V) promoted to

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.
Nine teams were relegated to

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: Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamț and

FC Păpăuți 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 Paki ...

(Seria I),

Viitorul Axintele Asociația Sportivă Viitorul Axintele, commonly known as Viitorul Axintele, or simply as Axintele is a Romanian football club based in Axintele, Ialomița County currently playing in the Liga IV – Ialomița County, the fourth tier of the Rom ...

and Oțelul II Galați (Seria II), Muscelul Câmpulung and Astra II (Seria III), Minerul Valea Copcii (Seria IV), Gloria Bistrița and

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 ...

(Seria V).
Last four teams from

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were relegated to Liga III:

Unirea Slobozia Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (), commonly known as AFC Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea Slobozia, is a Romanian football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, which competes in the Liga II. The team was founded in 1955 and ...

and

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(Seria I), Olt Slatina and Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (Seria II).
The winners of the

Promotion Play-Offs were promoted to Liga III: Performanța Ighiu, FC Aninoasa,

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, Înfrățirea Hărman,

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CSM Oltenița Club Sportiv Municipal Oltenița, commonly known as CSM Oltenița, or simply Oltenița (), is a professional Romanian football club based in Oltenița, Călărași County. The team was founded as ''Șantierul Naval Oltenița'' in 1948 and play ...

, Viitorul II Constanța,

AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc Asociația Fotbal Club Odorheiu Secuiesc, commonly known as AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc ( hu, Székelyudvarhely FC) or simply Odorheiu Secuiesc, is a professional Romanian Association football, football club based in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County ...

, Cetate Deva, Voluntari II, Comuna Recea,

CS Universitatea II Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv II, commonly known as Universitatea II Craiova (), U II Craiovais the reserve squad of Romanian first league side, CS Universitatea Craiova. History The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of havin ...

, Speranța Răucești, Sporting Turnu Măgurele, Petrolistul Boldești, Luceafărul Bălan, Inter Dorohoi, ASU Politehnica Timișoara, Atletico Vaslui, Măgura Cisnădie and

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. After the end of the last season,

, Fortuna Poiana Câmpina,

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and Olt Slatina were dissolved.

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 ...

, Metropolitan Ișalnița, Speranța Răucești, Știința Turceni and CS Vișina Nouă did not enter in the competition. Arieșul Turda was excluded for unpaid debts. Muscelul Câmpulung and

were spared from relegation.

Renamed teams

''Argeșul Pitești'' was renamed SCM Pitești. ''Înfrățirea Hărman'' was renamed AFC Hărman. ''Viitorul Craiova'' was moved to Ișalnița and renamed Metropolitan Ișalnița. ''Vulturii Lugoj'' was renamed

CSM Lugoj Club Sportiv Municipal Lugoj, commonly known as CSM Lugoj, or simply as Lugoj, is a Romanian football club from Lugoj, Timiș County, Romania. The club was named in the past, ''Vulturii Textila'', after a textile company in the city of Lugoj. C ...

. ''Inter Clinceni'' was moved from

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to Slatina and was renamed as Inter Olt Slatina. ''Kosarom Pașcani'' was renamed as

CSM Pașcani Clubul Sportiv Municipal Pașcani, commonly known as CSM Pașcani or simply Pașcani, is a Romanian football club from Pașcani, Iași County, currently playing in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The club pla ...

. ''Vulturii Lugoj'' was renamed as

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

References

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