The 1979–80 Divizia C was the 24th 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
Romanian football league system
The Romanian football league system, also known as the football pyramid, refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The first three leagues ar ...
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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 ...
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Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
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Drobeta Turnu-Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube. "Drobeta" is the name ...
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Mureșul Deva
Club Sportiv Municipal Deva, commonly known as CSM Deva, is a Romanian professional football (soccer), football football team, club based in Deva, Romania, Deva, Hunedoara County. The club was originally established in 1921 under the name of ''M ...
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Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
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Electroputere Craiova
Electroputere S.A. (which translates as ''Electropower'' in English) was a Romanian company based in Craiova. Founded in 1949, it was one of the largest industrial companies in Romania. Electroputere has produced more than 2,400 diesel locomotive ...
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CIL Sighetu Marmației
Combinatul de Industrializare a Lemnului Sighetu Marmației, commonly known as CIL Sighetu Marmației, was a Romanian football club based in Sighetu Marmației, being one of the top teams of the Maramureș County during the Communist regime, alon ...
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Victoria Tecuci
Asociația Club Sportiv Victoria Tecuci, commonly known as Victoria Tecuci, was a Romanian Association football, football club based in Tecuci, Galați County. The club was created in 1954 and last time dissolved in 2021.
History
The first foo ...
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Șantierul Naval Oltenița
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Victoria Călan
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Constructorul Iași
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Chimia Brazi
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CFR Timișoara
Promoted from
County Championship
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Celuloza Piatra NeamÈ›
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Textila Buhuși
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ASA Iași
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FNC Săhăteni
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Șantierul Naval Brăila
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Rapid Fetești
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
Sport ...
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Progresul Isaccea
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Viitorul Chirnogi
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Danubiana București
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Electrodul Slatina
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Petrolul Târgoviște
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Dunărea Calafat
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Unirea Drobeta-Turnu Severin
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CPL CaransebeÈ™
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Explorări Deva
Club Sportiv Municipal Deva, commonly known as CSM Deva, is a Romanian professional football club based in Deva, Hunedoara County. The club was originally established in 1921 under the name of ''Mureșul Deva'' and since 1964 was a constant pre ...
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Victoria Elcond Zalău
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Alumina Oradea
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Metalul Carei
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Simared Baia Mare
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CPL SebeÈ™
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Vitrometan MediaÈ™
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Faianța Sighișoara
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Mureșul Toplița
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Carpați Covasna
From Divizia C
Promoted to
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 ...
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CS Botoșani
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Energia Gheorghiu-Dej
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Unirea Focșani
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Cimentul Medgidia
Clubul Sportiv Medgidia, commonly known as CS Medgidia, or simply as Medgidia, is a Romanian sports club from Medgidia, Constanța County, Romania, founded in 1952.
Its professional football club currently play in the Liga IV. Apart from footb ...
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Mecanică Fină București
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Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni
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Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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Unirea Alba Iulia
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Strungul Arad
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Someșul Satu Mare
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Carpați Mârșa Carpați may refer to:
* Carpathian Mountains from Romania
* Two residential districts in Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County (, , ) is a county (Counties of Romania, judeÈ›) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is ...
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Viitorul Gheorgheni
Relegated to
County Championship
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Tepro Iași
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Unirea Săveni
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Aripile Bacău
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Oituz Târgu Ocna
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Petrolistul Boldești
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Metalosport Galați
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Tractorul Viziru
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Arrubium Măcin
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Automecanica București
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Victoria Lehliu
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* 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 ...
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Chimia Găești
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Cetatea Turnu Măgurele
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Forestierul Băbeni
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Constructorul Târgu Jiu
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ICRAL Timișoara
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Metalul Hunedoara
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Minerul Bihor
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Tehnofrig Cluj-Napoca
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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 ...
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Viitorul Șimleu Silvaniei
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Inter Sibiu
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Textila Cisnădie
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Avântul Măneciu
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IRA Câmpina
Renamed teams
''Electrodul Slatina'' was renamed as
IPC Slatina.
''Avântul Urziceni'' was renamed as
Ferom Urziceni.
''Azotul Slobozia'' was renamed as
Amonil Slobozia.
''Unirea Tricolor Brăila'' was renamed as
Chimia Brăila.
''Celuloza Călărași'' was renamed as
Dunărea Călărași
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 ...
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''Unirea Drăgășani'' was renamed as
Viitorul Drăgășani.
''Minerul Rovinari'' was renamed as
Metalul Rovinari.
''Gloria Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' was moved from
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats List of cities and towns on the river Danube, lyin ...
to
Strehaia
Strehaia () is a town in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is situated on the Motru (river), Motru River valley, in the eastern part of the county. Nine villages are administered by the town: Ciochiuța, Comanda, Hurducești, Lunca Banului, ...
and was renamed as
Gloria Strehaia.
''Mureșul Deva'' was renamed as
Minerul Deva.
''Alumina Oradea'' was renamed as
Unirea Oradea.
''CFR Constructorul Arad'' was renamed as
CFR Arad
CFR Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1921.
History
The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performa ...
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''Construcții Montaj Cluj-Napoca'' was renamed as
Construcții Electrometal Cluj-Napoca.
''Izvorul Târgu Secuiesc'' was renamed as
Metalul Târgu Secuiesc.
Other changes
''
Relonul Săvinești'' took the place of
Bradul Roznov.
''
Automecanica București'' spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of
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 ...
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
See also
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1979–80 Divizia A
The 1979–80 Divizia A was the sixty-second season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1979–80 Divizia B
* 1979–80 Divizia C
* 1979– ...
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1979–80 Divizia B
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1979–80 County Championship
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1979–80 Cupa României
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 Liga III
Liga III seasons
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Romania
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