The 1972–73 Divizia C was the 17th season of

Liga III 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 ...

, the third tier of the

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Team changes

To Divizia C

Relegated from

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 ...

Poiana Câmpina Poiana Câmpina is a communes of Romania, commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bobolia, Pietrișu, Poiana Câmpina, and Răgman. The commune is located in the western part of the county, northwest of the ...

Gaz Metan Mediaș Gaz may refer to: Geography *Gaz, Kyrgyzstan Iran * Gaz, Darmian, village in South Khorasan province * Gaz, Golestan, a village in Bandar-e Gaz County * Gaz, Hormozgan, a village in Minab County * Gaz, Kerman, a village * Gaz, North Khorasan, a ...

* Portul Constanța *

Vulturii Textila Lugoj Club Sportiv Municipal Lugoj, commonly known as CSM Lugoj, or simply as Lugoj, is a Romanian football club from Lugoj, Timiș County, Romania. The club was named in the past, ''Vulturii Textila'', after a textile company in the city of Lugoj. CS ...

Promoted from

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* Străduința Suceava * Relonul Săvinești * Locomotiva Adjud * Constructorul Gheorghiu-Dej * Unirea Tricolor Bârlad *

Chimia Brazi Club Sportiv Chimia Brazi, commonly known as Chimia Brazi, was a Romanian football club based in Brazi, Prahova County. Established in 1968, the club was dissolved in the summer of 2012 after the merge with Prahova Tomșani to form Fortuna Brazi ...

* Știința Constanța * Comerțul Brăila * Sportul Ciorogârla * Chimia Găești * Recolta Stoicănești * Textilistul Pitești * Gorjul Târgu Jiu *

Victoria Craiova Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

Unirea Tomnatic Unirea may refer to: Places in Romania * Unirea, Alba, a commune * Unirea, Brăila, a commune * Unirea, Călărași, a commune * Unirea, Dolj, a commune and village * General Berthelot, a commune in Hunedoara, called ''Unirea'' from 1965 to 2 ...

* Constructorul Arad *

CIL Blaj Clubul Sportiv CIL Blaj commonly known as CIL Blaj, is a Romanian football club based in Blaj, Alba County, currently playing in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system, Romanian football, following their promotion at ...

* Minerul Bihor *

Rapid Jibou Rapid(s) or RAPID may refer to: Hydrological features * Rapids, sections of a river with turbulent water flow * Rapid Creek (Iowa River tributary), Iowa, United States * Rapid Creek (South Dakota), United States, namesake of Rapid City Sports ...

* Minerul Borșa * Lacul Ursu Sovata * Mureșul Toplița * Foresta Susenii Bârgăului *

ICIM Brașov In statistical genetics, inclusive composite interval mapping (ICIM) has been proposed as an approach to QTL (quantitative trait locus) mapping for populations derived from bi-parental crosses. QTL mapping is based on genetic linkage map and phen ...

From Divizia C

Promoted to

Delta Tulcea Fotbal Club Delta Tulcea, commonly known as Delta Tulcea, is a football club from Tulcea, Romania, originally founded in 1973, then refounded in 2005, 2013, and 2021. The club did not enroll in the 2024/25 Liga IV, and last played in the 2023� ...

* Gloria Buzău * Metalul Turnu Severin * Metrom Brașov Relegated to

Victoria PTTR Botoșani Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

* Constructorul Iași *

Luceafărul Focșani Luceafărul can refer to: *Lucifer, or alternatively, Venus, the planet, in Romanian * ''Luceafărul'' (poem), by Mihai Eminescu * ''Luceafărul'' (opera), a 1921 opera by Nicolae Bretan, based on Eminescu's poem * ''Luceafărul'' (magazine), a lit ...

Gloria Tecuci Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...

* Șantierul Naval Constanța *

Dunărea Brăila Dunărea may refer to: * Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe * Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania * Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania See a ...

* Mașini Unelte București *

Victoria Lehliu Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

* Aurora Urziceni * Viitorul Slănic * Muscelul Câmpulung * Rapid Piatra Olt *

Progresul Strehaia Progresul is a district in southern Bucharest's Sectorul 4, 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 ...

CFR Caransebeș CFR may refer to: Biology * 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C2,C8)-dimethyltransferase, an enzyme * 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C2)-methyltransferase, an enzyme Organizations * China Fire and Rescue, China's firefighting force * , the Romanian state railway ...

* Victoria Caransebeș * Constructorul Hunedoara *

ASA Sibiu Asa may refer to: People and fictional characters * Asa (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters so named * Asa people, an ethnic group based in Tanzania * Aṣa, Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and reco ...

Gloria Baia Mare Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...

* Măgura Șimleu Silvaniei * Minerul Rodna * Progresul Năsăud *

Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; ; ) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. The city administers three ...

* Colorom Codlea

Renamed teams

''Chimia Suceava'' was renamed as

CSM Suceava Club Sportiv Municipal 1932 Cetatea Suceava, commonly known as CSM Cetatea Suceava or Cetatea Suceava, is a Romanian football club based in Suceava, Suceava County. The club was originally established in 1932, under the name of ''Cetatea Sucevei ...

. ''ITA Pașcani'' was moved from

Pașcani Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it has a population of 30,766. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni. The city der ...

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...

and was renamed as ITA Iași. ''Automobilul Focșani'' was renamed as

Unirea Focșani Unirea may refer to: Places in Romania * Unirea, Alba, a commune * Unirea, Brăila, a commune * Unirea, Călărași, a commune * Unirea, Dolj, a commune and village * General Berthelot, a commune in Hunedoara, called ''Unirea'' from 1965 to 20 ...

. ''Șoimii Buzău'' merged with ''Tarom București'', moved from

Buzău Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...

București Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 2. ...

and was renamed as Șoimii Tarom București. ''SUT Galați'' was renamed as

Constructorul Galați Constructorul Galați was a football team from Galați, Galați County, Romania. History Constructorul Galați was a small team, with many names along the history. They never played in the first league of Romanian football. They wrote history i ...

. ''Dacia Galați'' was renamed as Oțelul Galați. ''Unirea Tricolor Brăila'' was renamed as Chimia Brăila. ''Metalurgistul Brăila'' was renamed as Viitorul Brăila. ''Comerțul Alexandria'' was renamed as

Automatica Alexandria Club Sportiv Municipal Alexandria, commonly known as CSM Alexandria or simply as Alexandria, is a Romanian professional football club based in Alexandria, Teleorman County, currently competes in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football. ...

. ''Sporting Roșiori'' was renamed as

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. ''Gorjul Târgu Jiu'' was renamed as Cimentul Târgu Jiu. ''Foresta Susenii Bârgăului'' was moved from Susenii Bârgăului to

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

and was renamed as

Foresta Bistrița Foresta may refer to: *Foresta (surname), Italian surname *Foresta, California, unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, within Yosemite National Park *Foresta Fălticeni, former Romanian professional football club from Fălticeni ...

. ''Politehnica Brașov'' was renamed as CSU Brașov. ''Independența Sibiu'' was moved from

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 ...

Cisnădie Cisnădie (; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''De Hielt''; ) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania, approximately south of Sibiu (). It comprises the main town of Cisnădie and one village, Cisnădioara (; ). Located along t ...

and was renamed as Independența Cisnădie.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Seria IX

Seria X

Seria XI

Seria XII

References

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