The 2020–21 Liga III was the 65th 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
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 season began in September 2020 and ended in May 2021.
The format was changed from five series of 16 teams to ten series of 10 teams, as the no relegation rule was applied in the previous season after its suspension due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Team changes
To Liga III
Promoted from
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 ...
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Bradu Borca (debut)
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Dante Botoșani (debut)
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Satu Mare (debut)
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Progresul Șomcuta Mare (after 18 years of absence)
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Unirea Ungheni (after 8 years of absence)
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Corona Brașov (after 8 years of absence)
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Progresul Ezeriș (debut)
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Avântul Periam (debut)
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Petrolul Potcoava (debut)
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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 ...
(after 1 year of absence)
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Steaua București (debut)
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Sportul Chiscani (after 1 year of absence)
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Gloria Albești (debut)
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Plopeni (after 8 years of absence)
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Avântul Valea Mărului (after 2 years of absence)
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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 ...
(after 1 year of absence)
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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 ...
(after 1 year of absence)
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Sporting Vaslui (after 17 years of absence)
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Măgura Cisnădie (after 4 years of absence)
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CA Oradea
Club Atletic Oradea (Nagyváradi Atlétikai Club) (), commonly known as CA Oradea (Nagyváradi AC), or simply as CAO (NAC), is a Romanian football club based in Oradea, Bihor County, which competes in the Liga IV.
The team was founded as ''Nagy ...
(debut)
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Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei (after 11 years of absence)
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Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania:
* the River Jiu ( + )
** Jiul de Vest
** Jiul de Est
The Jiul de Est ("Eastern Jiu", previously also known as ) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. Its source is in the Șureanu Mountains. At ...
(after 8 years of absence)
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Minerul Costești (debut)
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Someșul Dej (debut)
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Sepsi OSK II (debut)
Relegated 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. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting c ...
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Sportul Snagov
Club Sportiv Sportul Snagov, commonly known as Sportul Snagov or simply as Snagov, was a Romanian professional football club from Snagov, Ilfov County founded in 2007 as Damila Măciuca and dissolved in 2020. Last time the club played in the Lig ...
(after 8 years of absence)
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Daco-Getica București (after 4 years of absence)
From Liga III
Relegated to
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 ...
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Botoșani II (ended 2-year stay)
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CSU Galați (ended 1-year stay)
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Poseidon Limanu-2 Mai (ended 1-year stay)
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Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since th ...
(ended 2-year stay)
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Tractorul Cetate (ended 1-year stay)
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Național Sebiș (ended 12-year stay)
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CFR II Cluj (ended 3-year stay)
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. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting c ...
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Aerostar Bacău (ended 1-year stay)
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FC U Craiova (ended 2-year stay)
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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 ...
(ended 5-year stay)
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CSM Slatina (ended 1-year stay)
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Comuna Recea (ended 5-year stay)
Excluded teams
Sportul Snagov
Club Sportiv Sportul Snagov, commonly known as Sportul Snagov or simply as Snagov, was a Romanian professional football club from Snagov, Ilfov County founded in 2007 as Damila Măciuca and dissolved in 2020. Last time the club played in the Lig ...
and
Daco-Getica București were dissolved and excluded by the
Romanian Football Federation before the start of the new season.
Teams spared from relegation
Hușana Huși,
CSM Bacău,
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 ...
,
Axiopolis Cernavodă,
Dacia Unirea Brăila,
FCSB II,
Recolta Gheorghe Doja,
Pucioasa
Pucioasa () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers six villages: Bela, Diaconești, Glodeni, Malurile, Miculești and Pucioasa-Sat.
The town is located on the middle course of the Ialomița River, north of Târgovi ...
,
Astra II,
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 ...
,
Sporting Roșiori,
Cetate Deva,
Filiași
Filiași () is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria ...
,
ACS Poli Timișoara,
Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești,
Unirea 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 achievemen ...
,
Industria Galda,
Odorheiu Secuiesc
Odorheiu Secuiesc (; hu, Székelyudvarhely, ; german: Odorhellen) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as ''Odorhei'' in Romanian and ''Udvarhely'' in Hungarian. The Hun ...
and
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, boxi ...
were spared from relegation due to the interruption of the
2019–20 season, as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Renamed teams and other changes
''Cetate Deva'' was renamed as
CSM Deva.
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''Metalurgistul Cugir'' was renamed as
CSO Cugir.
Other teams
Viitorul II Constanța,
Dinamo II București,
Rapid II București,
Concordia II Chiajna,
Academica II Clinceni,
Gaz Metan II Mediaș,
Hermannstadt II and
Kids Tâmpa Brașov were enrolled directly in 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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League tables
Seria I
Seria II
Seria III
Seria IV
Seria V
Seria VI
Seria VII
Seria VIII
Seria IX
Seria X
Promotion play-offs
In this season a new format was adopted, due to
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
. The 100 football clubs were placed in 10 series, the first two teams from each series qualified for the promotion play-off, but only the best 5 teams promoted to
2021–22 Liga II
The 2021–22 Liga II (also known as 2021–22 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 82nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. A total of 20 teams contested the league.
It was the sixth Liga II season with a s ...
season.
First round
Second round
Relegation play-outs
In this season a new format was adopted, due to
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
. The 100 football clubs were placed in 10 series, the last two teams from each series and the worst 8th place qualified for the relegation play-outs, which was played against 21 winners of the
2020–21 Liga IV
The 2020–21 Liga IV was the 79th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season was initially postponed due to the high costs generated by COVID-19 pandemic, but on 7 April 2021, the Romanian Football ...
season. Only the winners of the 21 encounters will continue in the
2021–22 Liga III
The 2021–22 Liga III was the 66th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began in August 2021 and ended on 28 May 2022.
This season was the second consecutive with a format that included 100 teams ...
.
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, , 1–3, , 1–2
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, , 0–3, , 4–1
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, colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffcccc", Region 4
, colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffcccc",
, , 0–2, , 0–4
, , 3–1, , 3–1
, , 3–4, , 0–7
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, colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffcccc", Region 5
, colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffcccc",
, , 1–0, , 0–3
, , 1–1, , 0–3
, , 2–1, , 3–4
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, colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffcccc", Region 6
, colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffcccc",
, , 0–0, , 1–2
, , 1–2, , 3–3
, , 3–1, , 2–2
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, colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffcccc", Region 7
, colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffcccc",
, , 1–1, , 3–6
, , 3–0, , 5–4
, , 3–1, , 3–1
References
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2020
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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 the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...