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1996–97 Divizia B
The 1996–97 Divizia B was the 57th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Liga I, Divizia A and the last two places from both series relegated to Liga III, Divizia C. Team changes To Divizia B Promoted from 1995–96 Divizia C, Divizia C * CSM Moinești, Petrolul Moinești * Danubiana București * FC Precizia Săcele, Precizia Săcele * CFR Cluj Relegated from 1995–96 Divizia A, Divizia A * FC Inter Sibiu, Inter Sibiu * FC Politehnica Iași (1945), Politehnica Iași From Divizia B Relegated to 1996–97 Divizia C, Divizia C * Jiul IELIF Craiova, FC Caracal * FC Bihor Oradea (1958), Bihor Oradea * CS Portul Constanța, Portul Constanța * Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, FC Râmnicu Vâlcea Promoted to 1996–97 Divizia A, Divizia A * FCM Târgoviște, Oțelul Târgoviște * CSM Jiul Petroșani, Jiul Petroșani ...
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Divizia B
The Liga 2, most commonly 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 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company under the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Format Since its inception in 1934, Liga II has had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. But since the 2016-17 Liga II, it changed to one group of 20 teams. Currently, the top six teams goes in the promotion play-off, in which the top 2 teams get promoted and the next 2 play a promotion play-off against teams from Liga I. In the play-out, there are 2 groups, 7th, 10th, 11th, etc. in group 1, 8th, 9th, 12th, etc. in group 2. the bottom 2 teams from each group gets relegated and the 3rd worst places in the 2 groups play each other home and away to decide the last team relegated. New format from 2024 On 14 July 2023, the ...
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CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'' in 1907, when Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary, the club's current name is an acronym for ''Căile Ferate Române'' ("Romanian Railways"). Before its promotion to Liga I in 2004–05 Divizia A, 2004, CFR Cluj primarily competed in the Romanian football league system, lower divisions. Since then, the club has increasingly relied on List of foreign Liga I players, foreign players to achieve success. In the 2005–06 Divizia A, 2005–06 season, CFR participated in its first UEFA, European competition, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up. With substantial financial backing from former owner Árpád Pászkány, the club won its first national championship in the 2007–08 Liga I, 2007–08 sea ...
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FC 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 achievements of the team is a sixth place in the first league at the end of the 2003–04 season and a Romanian Cup semi-final played in 1991. The team colours are black and white, and their stadium is called Cetate and has a capacity of 18,000 seats. History Unirea Alba Iulia was founded in 1924. In the beginning the team was called ''Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba Iulia''. After ten years, they managed to qualify and play in the second league where they managed to obtain the sixth place. They played in the second league until the year 1939 when they were relegated to the third league. In 1942, they returned to the second league where they played two seasons and then were relegated again. At the end of season 1946–1947 we find the team in t ...
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FC Astra Giurgiu
Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent most of its history in the lower leagues. Astra Ploiești only began to achieve success in the late 1990s under the ownership of businessman Ioan Niculae, having reached the top flight for the first time in the 1998–99 season. In 2012, after more than nine decades in Prahova County, it moved its home ground south to Giurgiu, a city at the border with Bulgaria. On short notice, Astra became a prominent figure in Romanian football and head coach Marius Șumudică won it the 2015–16 national title. The club also held one Cupa României and two Supercupa României trophies. Between 2017 and 2021, Astra lost three Cupa României finals, all played on the home ground of its former local opponent, Petrolul Ploiești. Internatio ...
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CSM Jiul Petroșani
Clubul Sportiv Municipal Jiul Petroșani, commonly known as Jiul Petroșani, simply as Jiul, is a professional football (soccer), football football team, club based in Petroșani, Hunedoara County, founded in 1919 under the name of ''CAM Petroșani''. Jiul Petroșani is one of the oldest active clubs in Romania. Founded before teams such as CSA Steaua București (football), Steaua București, FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București or FC Rapid București, Rapid București, Jiul, at its best, was ranked 2nd (1924–25 Divizia A, 1924–25) in the top-flight. For most of its existence, Jiul has been a constant presence in the first two tiers of the Romanian football league system, making it a traditional club in the country. In 1990, the closure of the Jiu Valley mines, the main engine of the local economy, led to the decay of Jiul, annually putting the club in danger of bankruptcy. History 1919–1937: Foundation and early years Football was introduced to Jiu Valley in the earl ...
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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. Known under several names throughout its history — ''Metalul (1948–1954 and 1957–1972), Flacăra (1955), Energia (1956), CS Târgoviște (1972–1994), Oțelul (1994–1996), and Chindia (1996–2003)'' — the club made nine appearances in Divizia A, the top flight of the Romanian football, between 1961 and 1998, achieving its best result in the 1978–79 season with a 7th-place finish. The fate of the team became troubled in the 2010s; firstly, Târgoviște was dissolved in 2015, then refounded and enrolled in the sixth division the following year. In 2018, owner Ghiorghi Zotic announced he would cease operations of the men’s team to focus exclusively on the women’s squad. History The team was founded in 1948, during the post-war period, as Metalul Târgoviște and competed in th ...
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1996–97 Divizia A
The 1996–97 Divizia A was the seventy-ninth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Teams League table Positions by round Results Top goalscorers Champion squad References {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Divizia A Liga I seasons Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ... 1996–97 in Romanian football ...
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Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea was a Football (soccer), football club based in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, Vâlcea County, Romania. It was founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004. It won one Romanian Cup, in 1972–73 Cupa României, 1973. History In 1946 ''Vâlceana'' appeared in the Liga III, Third Division. In 1947 it changed its name to ''CSM Vâlcea''. The club is relegated and only in 1956 does it succeed in returning again under the name of ''Flamura Roşie'', the name being changed the next year to ''Unirea'' and in 1958 to ''Şantierul Govora''. It is relegated again, but after one year, the team jumped directly to the Liga II, Second Division under the name of ''Chimia Govora''. In 1962 the club changed its name again, this time to ''Unirea Râmnicu Vâlcea'', in 1966 to ''Oltul'' and in 1967 to ''Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea''. Since 1960 the squad has participated at 10 editions of Liga II, finishing in the top half. One season in Liga III followed, but the team managed to ...
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CS Portul Constanța
Club Sportiv Portul Constanța, commonly known as Portul Constanța, or simply as Portul, is a Romanian football (soccer), football football team, club based in Constanța, Constanța County and currently playing in the Liga IV Constanța, Liga IV – Constanța County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. History Portul Constanța was established in 1930 under the name of SPM Constanța (Serviciul Porturi Maritime - Service Ports Maritime) then, in the first post-war years (1945–1949), it was called PCA Constanța (Porturi Comunicații Ape - Ports Communications Water). In the 1946–47 season, PCA won the Series IV of Liga III, Divizia C, promoting for the first time in its history to Divizia B, Second Division. In 1949, PCA merged with another local club, Dezrobirea, to form Farul Constanța, Locomotiva PCA, which promoted to the Liga I, First Division in 1954 and which from 1958 was renamed as Farul Constanța. But the original club, eminently a harbour ...
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FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea (), commonly known as Bihor Oradea or simply as FC Bihor, was a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Oradea, Bihor County. It was founded under the name of ''Crișul Oradea'' in April 1958 and from 1963 it continued the football tradition of the city, following the dissolution of Club Atletic Oradea. In the 57 seasons spent in the Romanian football league system, FC Bihor played 18 seasons in the Liga I, first division, 39 seasons in the Liga II, second league and only 5 seasons in the lower leagues, respectively 4 in the Liga III and only one season, its first, in the Liga IV, fourth tier. This ranks the club on the 24th place out of 98 in the Liga I all-time table. In January 2016, FC Bihor was dissolved after having faced significant financial issues. The home ground of "the Red and Blues" was Stadionul Iuliu Bodola, which has a seating capacity of 11,155. History Early years, as Crișul (1958–1972) FC Bihor Oradea ...
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Jiul IELIF Craiova
Jiul may refer to these places in Romania: * the River Jiu ( + ) ** Jiul de Vest ** Jiul de Est * A village in Țuglui Țuglui is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Se ...
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1996–97 Divizia C
The 1996–97 Divizia C was the 41st season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Team changes To Divizia C Relegated from Divizia B * FC Caracal * Portul Constanța * Bihor Oradea * FC Vâlcea Promoted from Divizia D * Acumulatorul București * Electrica Timișoara * Viitorul Oradea * Termo Drobeta-Turnu Severin * Mecanica Mârșa * Navol Oltenița * Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure * Minerul Berbești * Metalul Toflea * Romradiatoare Brașov * Olt 90 Scornicești * Minerul Baia Sprie * Unirea Pitești * CPL Arad * Electrica Voința Constanța * Steaua Mecanica Huși From Divizia C Promoted to Divizia B * Petrolul Moinești * Danubiana București * Precizia Săcele * CFR Cluj Relegated to Divizia D * Acord Focșani * Sportul Municipal Vaslui * CFR Tepro Iași * Romgal Romanu * Juventus Colentina București * Petrolul Roata de Jos * Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești * Sportul Studențesc Agrariana Braniștea * Petrolu ...
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