The 1939–40
Divizia B
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was the sixth season of the second tier of the
Romanian football league system
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.
The format has been maintained, four series of 10 teams. The winners of the series were supposed to promote in the
Divizia A
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, but the winners of the 3rd and 4th series were not promoted from different reasons. Also 3rd and 4th place from the first series and the sixth place from the second series were promoted to fill the vacant places from Divizia A.
Team changes
To Divizia B
Promoted from
Divizia C
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Astra-Metrom Brașov
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CFR Turnu Severin
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Cimentul Turda
*
Electrica Timișoara
*
Feroemail Ploiești
*
Maccabi Chișinău
*
Mica Brad
*
Muncitorul Cernăuți
*
Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
*
Sparta Mediaș
*
SS Doc Galați
*
SSM Reșița
Relegated from
Divizia A
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Chinezul Timișoara
Chinezul Timișoara was a football club that played both in the Romanian and the Hungarian championship during its existence. It was based in Timișoara, Romania (at the time of foundation Temesvár, Austria-Hungary).
History
The club was establ ...
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Tricolor Ploiești
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Gloria Arad
From Divizia B
Relegated to
Divizia C
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CFR Brașov
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Luceafărul București
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Hatmanul Luca Arbore Radăuți
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Unirea MV Alba Iulia
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SG Sibiu
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Mociornița Colțea București
*
Jahn Cernăuți
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Șoimii Sibiu
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Tricolor Baia Mare
Promoted to
Divizia A
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CAM Timișoara
Clubul Athletic Muncitoresc Timișoara or shorter as CAM Timișoara was a football club based in Timișoara, western Romania. It was founded in the summer of 1936 after the merger of ''Reuniunea de Gimnastică a Muncitorilor din Timișoara'' (Wo ...
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Unirea Tricolor București
Unirea Tricolor București was a Romanian football (soccer), football football team, club from Bucharest, south-east Romania, founded in 1914 as Tricolor București. It was one of the most famous inter-war clubs in Romania.
History Tricolor Bucu ...
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Gloria CFR Galați
Renamed teams
Dacia Unirea Brăila was renamed as
FC Brăila.
Monopol Târgu Mureș was renamed as
CS Târgu Mureș.
Sporting Chișinău was renamed as
Nistru Chișinău.
Disqualified teams
Mihai Viteazul Chișinău and Textila Moldova Iași were disqualified.
Other teams
Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivița Craiova merged, the new formed team was named
FC Craiova.
FC Craiova – o campioană „în anii de război”
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League tables
Serie I
Serie II
Serie III
Serie IV
See also
* 1939–40 Divizia A
References
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Liga II seasons
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