The 2012–13 Liga IV was the 71st season of the
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 ...
, the fourth 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 ...
. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to
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 ...
.
Promotion play-off
The matches was scheduled to be played on 19 June 2013.
County leagues
Alba County
Arad County
Argeș County
Bacău County
;Relegation play-off
The 17th-placed team of the Liga IV faces the 2nd placed team from
Liga V Bacău. The match played on 30 June 2013.
Bihor County
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Botoșani County
;Relegation play-off
The 14th and 15th-placed teams of the Liga IV faces the 2nd placed teams from the two series of
Liga V Botoșani.
Brașov County
Brăila County
Bucharest
;Seria 1
;Seria 2
;Championship play-off
;Group 1
All matches were played at
Rocar Stadium
ANEFS Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of Comprest GIM București and Electrica București. The stadium holds 7,500 people.
Built ...
in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
on 24, 27 and 29 May 2013.
;Group 2
All matches were played at
Romprim Stadium in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
on 23, 25 and 28 May 2013.
;Semi-finals
;Final
''Chitila won the 2012–13 Liga IV Bucharest and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
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in Liga III.''
Buzău County
;Series I
;Series II
;Series III
;Championship play-off
;Quarter-finals
;Semi-finals
;Final
The championship final was played on 9 June 2013 at
Gloria Stadium in
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 ...
.
''Voința Lanurile won the 2012–13 Liga IV Buzău County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Caraș-Severin County
Călărași County
;Relegation play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga IV faces the 2nd placed teams from the two series of
Liga V Călărași.
Cluj County
Constanța County
;East Series
;West Series
;Championship play-off
The teams started the play-off with all the records achieved in the regular season and played only against the teams from the other series.
;Championship play-out
The teams started the play-out with all the records achieved in the regular season and played only against the teams from the other series.
Covasna County
Dâmbovița County
Dolj County
;Championship play-off
The results between the qualified teams was maintained in the championship play-off.
Galați County
Giurgiu County
;Championship play-off
Nova Force Giurgiu and Avântul Florești did not pay their debts to AJF Giurgiu and, as a result, were not scheduled to play in the semifinals. In these conditions, the final played on 12 iunie 2013, at
Orășenesc Stadium in
Mihăilești
Mihăilești is a town located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers three villages: Drăgănescu, Novaci and Popești. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
The town stan ...
, between Bolintin Malu Spart and Spicul Izvoru.
;Final
''Bolintin Malu Spart won the 2012–13 Liga IV Giurgiu County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Gorj County
Harghita County
Hunedoara County
Ialomița County
Iași County
Ilfov County
;Championship play-off
Championship play-off played in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
between the best four teams of the regular season. The teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points.
Maramureș County
;North Series
;South Series
;Championship final
The championship final was played on 12 June 2013 at
Viorel Mateianu Stadium in
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 ...
.
''Baia Mare won the 2012–13 Liga IV Maramureș County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Mehedinți County
Mureș County
Neamț County
;Championship play-off
The championship play-off was played in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
between the best four teams of the regular season. The teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points.
Olt County
Prahova County
Satu Mare County
;Seria A
; Seria B
;Championship final
The championship final was played on 8 June 2013 at
Olimpia Stadium in
Satu Mare
Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...
.
''Someșul Cărășeu won the 2012–13 Liga IV Satu Mare County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Sălaj County
Sibiu County
Suceava County
Teleorman County
Timiș County
Tulcea County
Vaslui County
;Championship play-off
Vâlcea County
;North Series
; South Series
;Championship play-off
;Semi-finals
;Final
''Hidroelectra Râmnicu Vâlcea won the 2012–13 Liga IV Vâlcea County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Vrancea County
;North Series
;South Series
;Championship play-off
The teams started the play-off with bonus points depending on the place occupied in the regular season : 1st place – 6 points, 2nd place – 4 points, 3rd place – 2 point, 4th place – 0 points.
;Championship play-out
The teams started the play-out with bonus points depending on the place occupied in the regular season : 5th place – 6 points, 6th place – 4 points, 7th place – 2 point, 8th place – 0 points.
See also
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2012–13 Liga I
The 2012–13 Liga I was the ninety-fifth season of Liga I, the top-level Association football, football league of Romania. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 30 May 2013. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.
Since Romania dropped ...
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2012–13 Liga II
The 2012–13 Liga II is the 73rd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The first two teams in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the last five in each series will relegate ...
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2012–13 Liga III
The 2012–13 Liga III season is the 57th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Day one was played on August 31, 2012 and the last round was played on May 30, 2013. The first team in each series will promote ...
References
External links
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Romania
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