The 2007–08 Liga III season was the 52nd 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
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. It was the second in this format (six series of 18 teams each).
The winners of each division got promoted to the
2008-09 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutral venues involving the second placed teams, one with those from series 1, 2 and 3, the other with those from series 4, 5, and 6. The winners of the playoffs also got promoted to the
2008-09 Liga II season.
The bottom three from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
). From the 15th placed teams, another three were relegated. To determine these teams, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against clubs ranked 1st through 14th.
Team changes
To Liga III
Relegated from
Liga II
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 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
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Cetatea Suceava
Club Sportiv Municipal 1932 Cetatea Suceava, commonly known as CSM Cetatea Suceava or Cetatea Suceava, is a Romanian football (soccer), football club based in Suceava, Suceava County. The club was originally established in 1932, under the name o ...
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Building Vânju Mare
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FC Snagov
Asociația Club Sportiv Olimpic Snagov commonly known as Olimpic Snagov is a professional Romanian football club based in Snagov, Ilfov County.
Founded in 1997 originally as CS Snagov, the club played five seasons in Divizia B, the second tier o ...
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Baia Mare
Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Buchare ...
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Chimia Brazi
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Unirea Dej
Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club based in Dej, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football.
It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, f ...
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CF Brăila
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Auxerre Lugoj
Promoted from
Liga IV
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Filipeștii de Pădure Filipeștii may refer to two communes in Prahova County, Romania:
*Filipeștii de Pădure
*Filipeștii de Târg
See also
*Filipești
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Unirea Tărlungeni 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 ...
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Juventus Bascov
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FCM Târgoviște II
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Turris Turnu Măgurele
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CFR Marmosim Simeria
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CFR Craiova
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* 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C2,C8)-dimethyltransferase, an enzyme
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* China Fire and Rescue, China's firefighting force
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Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic
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Kozara Vințu de Jos
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FC Bihor II Tileagd
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Turul Micula
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Marmaţia Sighetu Marmaţiei
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Rarăul Câmpulung Moldovenesc
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Gaz Metan Târgu Mureș
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Onix Râmnicu Sărat
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Bârlad
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At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret (river ...
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Cetatea Târgu Neamț Cetatea may refer to several villages in Romania:
* Cetatea, a village in Dobromir Commune, Constanța County
* Cetatea, a village in Frătești Commune, Giurgiu County
* Cetatea, a village in Căpreni Commune, Gorj County
* Cetatea, a village in ...
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Bujorul Târgu Bujor
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CSO Ianca
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Abatorul Slobozia
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Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since the ...
From Liga III
Promoted to
Liga II
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Unirea Focșani
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Concordia Chiajna
Clubul Sportiv Concordia Chiajna, commonly known as Concordia Chiajna, is a Romanian professional Association football, football football team, club based in Chiajna, Ilfov County, which competes in the Liga II.
Founded in 1957, the team's best ...
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Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin
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Arieșul Turda
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Liberty Salonta
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Inter Gaz București
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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 ...
Relegated to
Liga IV
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Petrolul Moinești
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KSE Târgu Secuiesc
Asociația Clubul Sportiv KSE Târgu Secuiesc, commonly known as KSE Târgu Secuiesc or KSE, is a Romanian professional football club based in Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna County.
KSE was founded in 1912 and is the second team from Covasna (a coun ...
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Roseal Odorheiu Secuiesc
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Fotbal Oil Terminal Constanța
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Petrolul Brăila
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Phoenix Ulmu
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Politehnica Timișoara
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Petrolul Târgoviște
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Avântul Mâneciu
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Flacăra Moreni
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Unirea Mărăcineni
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Petrolul Țicleni
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Minerul Uricani
Asociația Club Sportiv Minerul Uricani, commonly known as Minerul Uricani, is a Romanian football club based in Uricani, Hunedoara County and currently playing in the Liga IV – Hunedoara County, the fourth tier of the Romanian football lea ...
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Florea Voicilă Alexandria
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Dacia Orăștie
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FC Sibiu
Fotbal Club Sibiu, commonly known as FC Sibiu or simply Sibiu, was a Romanian professional football club from Sibiu, Sibiu county, founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2007.
History
FC Sibiu was founded in the summer of 2003, at the initiative o ...
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Someș Gaz Beclean
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Olimpia Satu Mare
Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare, Olimpia MCMXXI or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 20 ...
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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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Fink Fenster Petrești
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Florența Still Model Odoreu
Renamed teams and other changes
''EMC Rovinari'' was renamed as
Energia Rovinari.
''Timișul Albina'' was renamed as
Alto Gradimento Albina.
''FC Ghimbav'' was renamed as
Royal Club Ghimbav.
''Astra Ploiești'' was renamed as
FC Ploiești.
''Gaz Metan Podari'' was moved from
Podari to
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 ...
and was renamed as
Gaz Metan CFR Craiova.
''Maris Târgu Mureș'' was moved from
Târgu Mureș
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to
Ungheni
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There is a bridge across the Prut and a List of Moldova–Romania border crossings, border chec ...
and was renamed as
ASA Unirea Ungheni.
Fortuna Covaci took the place of
Tim Giroc Timișoara.
Internațional Curtea de Argeș took the place of
Voința Macea.
Cisnădie
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Located along t ...
took the place of
Kozara Vințu de Jos.
FC Balș took the place of
Oltul Slatina.
FC Sibiu
Fotbal Club Sibiu, commonly known as FC Sibiu or simply Sibiu, was a Romanian professional football club from Sibiu, Sibiu county, founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2007.
History
FC Sibiu was founded in the summer of 2003, at the initiative o ...
took the place of
Soda Ocna Mureș
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.
Victoria Brănești took the place of
Transkurier Sfântu Gheorghe.
FC Argeș Pitești II took the place of
Juventus Bascov.
Năvodari
Năvodari (, historical names: ''Carachioi''; ''Caracoium'', ) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 34,398 as of 2021. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social Grou ...
took the place of
Aurora Mangalia.
Inter Pantelimon took the place of
FCM Târgoviște II.
Sparta Mediaș withdrew due to financial problems.
Olimpia Satu Mare
Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare, Olimpia MCMXXI or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 20 ...
was spared from relegation.
League tables
Seria I
Seria II
Seria III
Seria IV
Seria V
Seria VI
Playoffs
Group 1
Matches played at
Câmpina
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on
Poiana Stadium.
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Buftea
Buftea () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located north-west of Bucharest
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–
Juventus București 2–2 (2–4 penalty kickout)
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Buftea
Buftea () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located north-west of Bucharest
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Aerostar Bacău 6–3
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Aerostar Bacău –
Juventus București 1–1
Group 2
Matches played at
Alba-Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of ...
on
Victoria-Cetate Stadium.
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Gaz Metan CFR Craiova –
ACU Arad 1–5
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Avântul Reghin –
Gaz Metan CFR Craiova 2–0
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Avântul Reghin –
ACU Arad 0–0 (3–4 penalty kickout)
See also
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2007–08 Liga I
The 2007–08 Liga I was the ninety season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 27 July 2007 and ended on 7 May 2008. CFR Cluj became champions, winning their first trophy and ending a 17-year-long reign of Buchar ...
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2007–08 Liga II
The 2007–08 Liga II was the 68th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2007 and lasted until 24 May 2008.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them consisting of 18 team ...
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2007–08 Liga IV
References
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