The 2001–02 Divizia C was the 46th 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 ...

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 ...

* ~~Cimentul Fieni~~ * Apemin Borsec * Callatis Mangalia * Juventus Colentina București * Precizia Săcele * Politehnica Iași *

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 ...

* Corvinul Hunedoara * Electro Craiova * FCM Râmnicu Vâlcea * Cetate Deva * ~~Inter Sibiu~~ Promoted from Divizia D * RATC Iași * Bucovina Rădăuți * Unirea Negrești * Juventus Focșani * ~~FC Ianca~~ * Oil Terminal Constanța * Ambianța Valea Ciorii * Unirea Tricolor Bolintin-Vale * Hidrojet Breaza * Petrolul Steaua Târgoviște *

Pan Group Armata Craiova Pan or PAN may refer to: Food * Pan (cooking), a piece of cooking equipment * Harina P.A.N., a pre-cooked corn meal * Pan or Paan, a North Indian term for betel Prefix * ''Pan-'', a prefix meaning "all", "of everything", or "involving all m ...

* Parângul Novaci * Forestierul Stâlpeni * Bucegi Predeal * Metalul Oțelu Roșu * Viitorul Gheorgheni * Tricotaje Ineu * Rapid CFR Teiuș * Unirea Ungheni * Viitorul Oradea * Marmația Sighetu Marmației

From Divizia C

Promoted to

* Petrolul Moinești *

Dacia Unirea Brăila 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 ...

* Inter Gaz București * Electromagnetica București * Internațional Pitești * Minaur Zlatna * Industria Sârmii Câmpia Turzii * Universitatea Cluj Relegated to Divizia D * CFR Citadin Iași * Romtrans Adjud * Fortyogó Târgu Secuiesc * Sportul Chirnogi *

Unirea Slobozia Asociația Fotbal Club Unirea 04 Slobozia, (), commonly known as Unirea Slobozia or simply as Unirea, is a Romanian professional football club based in Slobozia, Ialomița County, which competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian footb ...

* Bere Roșiori * Neoconstruct Mihai Bravu * Dinamo Calafat * SM Drăgănești-Olt * Caromet Caransebeș *

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* Minerul Ocna Dej *

Phoenix Baia Mare Phoenix Baia Mare was a football club based in Baia Mare, Romania. It was founded in 1932 and dissolved in 2000. The club of the Chemical Factory from Baia Mare, was founded in 1932 and the first leaders were: Petru Wider (Chairman), Şt. Vadás ...

Renamed teams

''RATC Iași'' was renamed as RATC CFR Moldova Iași. ''Hidrojet Breaza'' was renamed as Tricolorul Breaza. ''Inter Dunărea Giurgiu'' was renamed as Național Dunărea Giurgiu. ''Unirea Tricolor Bolintin-Vale'' was renamed as Petrolul Unirea Bolintin-Vale. ''FCM Râmnicu Vâlcea'' was renamed as Viitorul Râmnicu Vâlcea. ''Cetate Deva'' was renamed as

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 ...

Other changes

Cimentul Fieni bought the Metrom Brașov place in the second division, club which continued to play in the third division instead of Cimentul. Unirea 2000 Iași merged with Politehnica Iași, the first one being absorbed by the second one. The team was renamed as Politehnica Unirea Iași.

FC Botoșani Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani (), commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being ...

took the place of

FCM Dorohoi Fotbal Club Municipal Dorohoi, commonly known as FCM Dorohoi, was a Romanian professional football club from Dorohoi, Botoșani County, founded in 2010. Home matches were played at Stadionul Municipal, the same stadium which Cristalul, former Do ...

. AMSO Sibiu took the place of Minerul 92 Comănești. Minerul Berbești took the place of Prelcon Horezu.

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 ...

merged with AS Mioveni, the first one being absorbed by the second one. The team was renamed as

Dacia Mioveni Clubul Sportiv Mioveni (), commonly known as CS Mioveni or simply Mioveni, was a Romanian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to scor ...

. Alpan Teiș Șotânga was moved from

Șotânga Șotânga is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 7,077 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Șotânga and Teiș. The Șotânga Coal Mine was a local open-pit and underground lignite Lignite (derive ...

Târgoviște Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște'') is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița River. Târgoviște was ...

and renamed as Alpan U Târgoviște. Ambianța Valea Ciorii was moved from Valea Ciorii to

Slobozia Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021. Etymology Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...

and renamed as Ambianța Slobozia. Francesca Popești-Leordeni withdrew before the start of the season and was replaced by Aversa București. Rapid Miercurea Ciuc, Voința Mărișelu and Carpați Mecanica Mârșa withdrew before the start of the previous season. Cimentul Hoghiz and Șoimii Sibiu withdrew during the previous season. Silvex Târgu Neamț, FC Ianca, Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure, Turris Turnu Măgurele, Acumulatorul București, Telecom Timișoara, Turistul Pantelimon, Inter Sibiu, Textila Prejmer and Oțelul Ștei withdrew. Voința București, Dunărea Zimnicea, AS Voluntari and Dacia Orăștie bought a place.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

References

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