The 1976–77 Divizia C was the 21st 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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. The format was maintained with twelve series, each consisting of 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winner of each series was promoted to

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, while the bottom two teams from each series were relegated to the County Championships.

Team changes

To Divizia C

Relegated from

* CS Botoșani * Minerul Motru * Minerul Moldova Nouă *

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* Metalul Mija *

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* Viitorul Vaslui * Metrom Brașov *

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 ...

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* Autobuzul București *

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Promoted from

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* ITA Piatra Neamț * Partizanul Bacău *

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* Dinamo Focșani * Recolta Săhăteni * Metalosport Galați *

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* Șantierul Naval Constanța * Abatorul București *

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Dacia Pitești Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...

* Petrolul Videle * Laminorul IPA Slatina * Laminorul Nădrag * Nera Bozovici * Victoria Zalău * Oțelul Bihor * Mureșul Luduș * Lăpușul Târgu Lăpuș * Mureșul Toplița * Măgura Codlea * FIL Orăștie * Automecanica Mediaș

From Divizia C

Promoted to

* Minerul Gura Humorului * Relonul Săvinești *

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* Portul Constanța * Tehnometal București * Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni *

Minerul Lupeni Clubul Sportiv Viitorul Minerul Lupeni, commonly referred to as Minerul Lupeni, is a Romanian football club based in Lupeni, Hunedoara County, which competes in Liga III , the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Established in 192 ...

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* Armătura Zalău * Minerul Cavnic *

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* Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe Relegated to

* ~~Foresta Moldovița~~ * ~~Metalurgistul Iași~~ * Locomotiva Adjud * Tractorul Văleni * Petrolul Berca *

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* Granitul Babadag * Voința Constanța * IPRECA Călărași *

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* Voința Caracal *

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*

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* Minerul Oravița *

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* Constructorul Satu Mare * CM Cluj-Napoca * Progresul Năsăud * Vitrometan Mediaș * Lacul Ursu Sovata *

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* Metalul Târgu Secuiesc

Renamed teams

''Metalurgistul Iași'' was renamed Tepro Iași. ''Chimia Brăila'' was renamed Unirea Tricolor Brăila. ''Viitorul Brăila'' was renamed

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. ''Gloria Murfatlar'' was renamed Gloria Poarta Albă. ''Triumf București'' was renamed Automecanica București. ''FOB Balș'' was renamed IOB Balș. ''Cimentul Victoria Târgu Jiu'' was renamed

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. ''Dinamo Orșova'' was renamed Dierna Orșova. ''Constructorul Timișoara'' was renamed

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. ''UPA Sibiu'' was renamed IPA Sibiu. ''Minerul Teliuc'' was renamed Laminorul Teliuc.

Other changes

Vulturii Muscelului Câmpulung merged with

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, with the former being absorbed by the latter, and the club was renamed Muscelul Câmpulung. Meva Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin merged, with the former being absorbed by the latter. After the merger, the club was renamed CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Unirea Drobeta-Turnu Severin 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 ...

was spared from relegation due to the merger of Meva Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Dinamo MIU Oradea merged with

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, with the former being absorbed by the latter. Metalul Botoșani took the place of Constructorul Botoșani. Spicul Țigănași and

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withdrew. Foresta Moldovița and Metalurgistul Iași were spared from relegation.

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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