The 2019–20 Liga III was the 64th season of

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 was initially scheduled to begin on 24 August 2019 and to end on 30 May 2020. The season was interrupted on 9 March 2020, after 16 rounds, due to the

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. After two months of inactivity, on 11 May 2020, the

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announced that the season was discontinued and the best ranked teams from each series (after 16 rounds) were promoted to

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, only if the distance between the leader and the runner-up was bigger than 3 points. Otherwise promotion play-offs will be played between the best two teams of the series. No teams were relegated this season, apart from the clubs that were already dissolved or excluded ( CSU Galați, Tractorul Cetate and Național Sebiș). __TOC__

Team changes

To Liga III

Promoted from

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* Blejoi
(debut) * CSM Bacău
(debut) * CSM Slatina
(after 8 years of absence) * CSU Galați
(after 39 years of absence) * Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
(debut) * Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
(after 13 years of absence) * Hușana Huși
(after 7 years of absence) * Mostiștea Ulmu
(after 7 years of absence) * Ozana Târgu Neamț
(after 3 years of absence) * Poseidon Limanu
(debut) * Progresul Pecica
(after 18 years of absence) * Recolta Gh. Doja
(debut) * Sânmartin
(after 4 years of absence) * Tractorul Cetate
(debut) *

Unirea Mirșid Unirea may refer to: Places in Romania * Unirea, Alba, a commune * Unirea, Brăila, a commune * Unirea, Călărași, a commune * Unirea, Dolj, a commune and village * General Berthelot, a commune in Hunedoara, called ''Unirea'' from 1965 to 20 ...

(debut) * Viitorul Dăești
(debut) * Viitorul Ianca
(after 9 years of absence) * Viitorul Șelimbăr
(debut) Relegated from

Luceafărul Oradea Luceafărul can refer to: *Lucifer, or alternatively, Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet t ...

(after 3 years of absence) * Aerostar Bacău
(after 1 year of absence) * ACS Poli Timișoara
(debut) *

Balotești Balotești is a commune in the northwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Two small rivers flow through this location: Cociovaliștea and Vlăsia. It is composed of three villages: Balotești, Dumbrăveni and Săftica. The commune is ...

(after 5 years of absence) *

Dacia Unirea Brăila 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 ...

(after 9 years of absence)

From Liga III

Relegated to

* Unirea Tășnad
(ended 2-year stay) * Sportul Chiscani
(ended 3-year stay) * Millenium Giarmata
(ended 10-year stay) *

Oltenița Oltenița () is a city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube. Geography The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it stands across the Danube fro ...

(ended 4-year stay) *

MSE Târgu Mureș MSE may refer to: Education * Master of Science in Engineering, a university degree * Master of Science in Software Engineering, a college degree in software engineering * Master of Software Engineering, a university degree; for example at the Info ...

(ended 1-year stay) *

Râmnicu Sărat Râmnicu Sărat (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Sărat'', , german: Rümnick or ''Rebnick''; tr, Remnik) is a municipiu, city in Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It was first attested in a document of 1439, and raised to the ...

(ended 4-year stay) * Hermannstadt II
(ended 2-year stay) * Gaz Metan II Mediaș
(ended 3-year stay) *

Lugoj Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" ...

(ended 7-year stay) * Sănătatea Darabani
(ended 2-year stay) *

Iernut Iernut ( hu, Radnót, ) is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (''Maroscsapó''), Deag (''Marosdég''), Lechința (''Maroslekence''), Oarba de Mureș (''Marosorbó''), Porumbac (''Porumbák ...

(ended 5-year stay) *

Ocna Mureș Ocna Mureș (; la, Salinae, hu, Marosújvár, german: Miereschhall) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the ...

(ended 1-year stay) * Viitorul Domnești
(ended 9-year stay) * Delta Dobrogea Tulcea
(ended 5-year stay) *

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(ended 13-year stay) * Bragadiru
(ended 1-year stay) Promoted to

SCM Gloria Buzău SCM may refer to: Organizations * SCM Corporation, an American typewriter and calculator manufacturer * SCM Holdings, a holding company owned by Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov * SCM Press, a UK-based academic publisher of theology * Securities Co ...

(ended 1-year stay) *

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(ended 1-year stay) * Turris Turnu Măgurele
(ended 2-year stay) * CSMȘ Reșița
(ended 3-year stay) *

Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt Ri ...

(ended 5-year stay)

Excluded teams

Avrig Avrig (; german: Freck/Fryck, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Freck/Fraek'', hu, Felek) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially ...

, CSM Târgu Mureș,

Hărman Hărman (German: ''Honigberg''; Hungarian: ''Szászhermány'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hărman and Podu Oltului (''Vámoshíd''). The commune is located some 10 km east of Brașov ...

and Stăruința Zagon withdrew due to financial problems.

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

was excluded by the

Teams spared from relegation

Energeticianul was spared from relegation to

due to withdrawal of

Agricola Borcea Agricola, the Latin word for farmer, may also refer to: People Cognomen or given name :''In chronological order'' * Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40–93), Roman governor of Britannia (AD 77–85) * Sextus Calpurnius Agricola, Roman governor of the mid ...

, Cetate Deva, Atletic Bradu,

Pașcani Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni. The city der ...

and Sporting Roșiori were spared from relegation to

Renamed teams and other changes

was replaced by the newly formed

SCM Zalău Sport Club Municipal Zalău, commonly known as SCM Zalău, is a Romanian professional football club based in Zalău, Sălaj County. This team represents the football section of the multi-sport club SCM Zalău, which also include athletics, boxin ...

, after an agreement between the two clubs. Atletic Bradu was merged with Vedița Colonești. Vedița took the place of Atletic in the third tier.

Other teams

withdrew from

after the end of the last season and was enrolled instead in the

, a move made due to financial reasons.

League tables

Seria I

Season results

Seria II

Season results

Seria III

Season results

Seria IV

Season results

Seria V

Season results

Promotion play-offs

After the season was discontinued, the best ranked teams from each series (after 16 rounds) were promoted to

, only if the distance between the leader and the runner-up was bigger than 3 points. Otherwise promotion play-offs will be played between the best two teams of the series.

References

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