The 1940–41

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 Pariu ...

was the seventh season of the second tier of the

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. The league included 26 teams divided in three regional series. Many changes in the composition of the series were caused by the beginning of

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. It was the last official season of Divizia B until 1946, when the league was resumed. The seasons played during World War II are not considered official. Also, promotions and relegations were not feasible this season because

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and

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

were also suspended for the next 5 years.

Team changes

To Divizia B

Promoted from

* Ateneul Tătărași Iași *

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* CFR Timișoara * Crișana CFR Arad * Metalosport Călan * Olympia București * Politehnica Timișoara * Rapid Timișoara * Vitrometan Mediaș Relegated from

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 ...

* Juventus București

From Divizia B

Relegated to

* Astra-Metrom Brașov * SS Doc Galați * Victoria CFR Iași * Sparta Mediaș Promoted to

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Ble ...

* Mica Brad * Universitatea Cluj *

Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...

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* Gloria Arad

Excluded teams

AMEF Arad Vagonul Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania. It was founded in 1911 and it soon became one of the best teams from Arad. It was affiliated to Astra Arad rail equipment manufacturing company. It was dissolved in 2006. History 191 ...

was excluded from

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was abusively excluded from the Divizia A and was forced to play in the Divizia B, because was a workers' football club. Feroemail Ploiești was excluded, being another victim of the regime's law of banning workers' teams.

Maccabi București Maccabi or Macabi București, later known as Ciocanul, was a Romanian sport club, representing the History of the Jews in Romania, Jewish community, akin to the famous SC Hakoah Wien, Hakoah Vienna. Named after the Maccabees and centering on Footba ...

, sport club, representing the

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was expelled from all the official competitions by the same legionary regime, which adopted

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policies.

Other teams

CA Oradea Club Atletic Oradea (Nagyváradi Atlétikai Club) (), commonly known as CA Oradea (Nagyváradi AC), or simply as CAO (NAC), is a Romanian Association football, football club based in Oradea, Bihor County, which competes in the Liga IV. The team ...

Crișana Oradea Crișana Oradea was a association football, football club based in Oradea, Romania. It was founded in 1929 and dissolved in 1954. History The club was founded in 1929. The players from the first year of existence were: Putirică, Combi, Aurel, ...

CS Târgu Mureș CS Târgu Mureș was a Association football, football club based in Târgu Mureș, Mureș County in central Romania. It was founded in 1944 and it soon became one of the best teams from Mureș. The club was dissolved in 1960. History In 1944, t ...

Mureșul Târgu Mureș CS Mureșul Târgu Mureș was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Mureș. They reached twice the semifinals of Romania's top football league, Divizia A. They are the predecessors of CS Târgu Mureş. History Mureșul Târgu Mureș ― named ...

, Olimpia CFR Satu Mare, Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe, Stăruința Oradea,

Victoria Carei Club Sportiv Municipal Victoria Carei, commonly known as Victoria Carei, is a Romanian football club based in Carei, Satu Mare County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Satu Mare County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football. Founde ...

and

Victoria Cluj ''ACS Supporter 2.0'', but mostly known as Fotbal Club Victoria Cluj (due to Victoria Cluj brand legal own), also known as Victoria Cluj or simply as Victoria, was a Romanian amateur football club based in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania, foun ...

moved in the

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due to the

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which was signed on 30 August 1940, territory of

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being assigned from

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. Universitatea Cluj was promoted in the

instead of

, even that the

regard also

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

in the territory of

, Universitatea refused to play in

and relocated to

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

, being renamed as ''Universitatea Cluj-Sibiu''. Dragoș Vodă Cernăuți and Muncitorul Cernăuți (

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), Maccabi Chișinău, Nistru Chișinău and Traian Tighina (

Bessarabia Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coa ...

) were not allowed to play anymore in the

due to the

Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina Between 28 June and 3 July 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, following an ultimatum made to Romania on 26 June 1940 that threatened the use of force. Those regions, with a total area of and a population of 3,776 ...

during June 28 – July 4, 1940, which had as result the Soviet annexation of the region.

Team changes

To Divizia B

From Divizia B

Excluded teams

Other teams

League tables

Serie I

Serie II

Serie III

See also

References