Liga IV is the fourth level 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 ...

. 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 and are organised by every county association. Each team plays in their own county. The county associations decide how many teams play in the league and how many matches each side plays. In Romania the most frequently used system is one division with matches played home and away. A number of associations prefer 2 or even 4 parallel divisions with the teams finishing first meeting in a play-off to decide the champion. The number of teams differ from one county association to another. The

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association has the fewest teams, 8, which play in a Scottish system, playing 4 times against one another. The

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association has 20 teams.

Promotion

The champions of each county association play one another in a play-off to determine 21 teams that will promote to

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. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion. At this level teams are not considered full fledged clubs but instead are "sporting associations". However teams that want to promote have to get a certificate declaring them to be a football club from the national federation.

Series

Liga IV is divided in 42 series, one for each county. All county leagues are organized individually by every County Football Association (AJF), but under the supervision of the

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. ;North–East * Stema judetului Bacau

Liga IV Bacău Liga IV Bacău is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Bacău County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is co ...

Liga IV Botoșani * Actual Iasi county CoA

Liga IV Iași Liga IV Iași is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Iași County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is comp ...

Liga IV Neamț Liga IV Neamț is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Neamț County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is co ...

Liga IV Suceava Liga IV Suceava (known as Liga Inter Conti for sponsorship reasons) is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Suceava County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian footbal ...

Liga IV Vaslui ;North–West * Actual Bihor county CoA

Liga IV Bihor Liga IV Bihor is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Bihor County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 16 teams, the ...

Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Bistrița-Năsăud County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed amongst 16 team ...

Liga IV Cluj Liga IV Cluj is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Cluj County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is compet ...

Liga IV Maramureș Liga IV Maramureș is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Maramureș County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) an ...

Liga IV Satu Mare * RO Județul Sălaj COA

Liga IV Sălaj ;Center * Actual Alba county CoA

Liga IV Alba Liga IV Alba is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Alba County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 15 teams, the w ...

Liga IV Brașov Liga IV Brașov is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Brașov County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is ...

Liga IV Covasna Liga IV Covasna is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Covasna County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is c ...

Liga IV Harghita Liga IV Harghita is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Harghita County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and i ...

Liga IV Mureș Liga IV Mureș, commonly known as Liga IV Elite, is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Mureș County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociaț ...

Liga IV Sibiu Liga IV Sibiu is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Sibiu County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 17 teams, the winner may or may not ...

;West *

Liga IV Arad Liga IV Arad is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Arad County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 12 teams, the w ...

Liga IV Caraș-Severin Liga IV Caraș-Severin is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Caraș-Severin County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de F ...

Liga IV Gorj Liga IV Gorj is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Gorj County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 14 teams, the w ...

Liga IV Hunedoara * Actual Mehedinti county CoA

Liga IV Mehedinți Liga IV Mehedinți is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Mehedinți County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) a ...

Liga IV Timiș Liga IV Timiș is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Timiș County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 18 teams, the winner may or may ...

;South–West * Actual Argeș county CoA

Liga IV Argeș Liga IV Argeș or for sponsorship reasons the Liga IV Fortuna Sports, is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Argeș County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football A ...

Liga IV Dâmbovița Liga IV Dâmbovița is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Dâmbovița County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) ...

Liga IV Dolj * Actual Olt county CoA

Liga IV Olt * Stema Teleorman

Liga IV Teleorman Liga IV Teleorman or for sponsorship reasons the Liga IV Fortuna Sports, is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Teleorman County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Foot ...

Liga IV Vâlcea ;South * ROU Bucharest CoA

Liga IV Bucharest Liga IV Bucharest is the municipal association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Bucharest, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 16 teams, ...

Liga IV Călărași Liga IV Călărași is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Călărași County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 18 teams, the winner m ...

Liga IV Giurgiu * Stema Ialomita

Liga IV Ialomița Liga IV Ialomița is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Ialomița County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 16 te ...

Liga IV Ilfov Liga IV Ilfov is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Ilfov County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 12 teams, the winner may or may no ...

Liga IV Prahova Liga IV Prahova, commonly known as Liga A Prahova, is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Prahova County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asocia ...

;South–East * Stema judetului Braila

Liga IV Brăila Liga IV Brăila is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Brăila County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 11 teams, ...

Liga IV Buzău * Actual Constanta county CoA

Liga IV Constanța Liga IV Constanța is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Constanța County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) a ...

Liga IV Galați Liga IV Galați is the regional Liga IV football division for clubs in Galați County, România, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. It is organized by the County Football Association (Asociația Județeană de Fotbal) and is ...

Liga IV Tulcea Liga IV Tulcea is the county association football, football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Tulcea County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 10 teams, t ...

Liga IV Vrancea

Notable teams (2022–23)

;Argeș County * ARO Muscelul Câmpulung ;Bacău County * Gauss Bacău *

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;Bihor County * Bihorul Beiuș *

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* Oșorhei ;Brăila County *

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;Bucharest Municipality * Daco-Getica București *

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;Călărași County *

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;Cluj County * Speranța Jucu * Sticla Arieșul Turda ;Constanţa County * Axiopolis Cernavodă *

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Năvodari Năvodari (, historical names: ''Carachioi''; ''Caracoium'', tr, Kara Koyum) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social ...

Ovidiu Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants o ...

* Portul Constanța ;Giurgiu County * Dunărea Giurgiu ;Gorj County *

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 ...

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;Hunedoara County * Dacia Orăștie *

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 ...

Minerul Uricani Asociația Club Sportiv Minerul Uricani, commonly known as Minerul Uricani, is a Romanian football club based in Uricani, Hunedoara County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football leag ...

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;Ialomița County *

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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 ...

;Iași County *

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;Ilfov County *

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* Brănești *

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;Maramureș County * Academica Recea ;Mureș County * ASA Târgu Mureș ;Neamț County * CSM Roman ;Olt County * Olt Scornicești ;Prahova County *

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* Boldești-Scăeni *

Tricolorul Breaza Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Tricolorul Breaza, commonly known as Tricolorul Breaza, is a Romanian football club based in Breaza, Prahova County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Prahova County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football le ...

;Satu Mare County * Oașul Negrești-Oaș *

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 ...

;Sibiu County * Inter Sibiu * Mediaș 2022 * LSS Voința Sibiu ;Timiș County *

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* Unirea Sânnicolau Mare ;Vâlcea County *

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Professional sports leagues in Romania

Current format

Promotion

Series

Notable teams (2022–23)

See also

External links