The 2015–16 Liga III is the 60th season of the

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 ...

. The season began on 28 August.

Teams

At the end of 2014-15 season, Bucovina Pojorâta (Seria I), Dunărea Călărași (Seria II), Chindia Târgoviște, (Seria III),

UTA Arad Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA (''Uzina Textilă Arad''; ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County that competes in the Liga I. The team was founded in 1945 ...

(Seria IV) and FCM Baia Mare (Seria V) promoted to

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 ...

.
Nine teams were relegated to

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 ...

: Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamț and FC Păpăuți (Seria I), Viitorul Axintele and Oțelul II Galați (Seria II), Muscelul Câmpulung and Astra II (Seria III), Minerul Valea Copcii (Seria IV), Gloria Bistrița and

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 ...

(Seria V).
Last four teams from

2014–15 Liga II The 2014–15 Liga II was the 75th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The 23 teams were divided into two series (with 12 and 11 teams, respectively). The regular season was played in a round-robin tourna ...

were relegated to Liga III: Unirea Slobozia and Săgeata Năvodari (Seria I), Olt Slatina and Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (Seria II).
The winners of the

Promotion Play-Offs were promoted to Liga III: Performanța Ighiu, FC Aninoasa, Luceafărul Oradea, Înfrățirea Hărman, Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat,

CSM Oltenița Club Sportiv Municipal Oltenița, commonly known as CSM Oltenița, or simply Oltenița (), is a professional Romanian Association football, football club based in Oltenița, Călărași County. The team was founded as ''Șantierul Naval Olteni� ...

, Viitorul II Constanța,

AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc Asociația Fotbal Club Odorheiu Secuiesc, commonly known as AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc () or simply Odorheiu Secuiesc, is a professional Romanian Association football, football club based in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County and also geographically ...

, Cetate Deva, Voluntari II, Comuna Recea,

CS Universitatea II Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv II, commonly known as Universitatea II Craiova (), U II Craiova was the reserve squad of Romanian first league side, CS Universitatea Craiova History The team was founded in the summer of 2014 from the desire of hav ...

, Speranța Răucești, Sporting Turnu Măgurele, Petrolistul Boldești, Luceafărul Bălan, Inter Dorohoi, ASU Politehnica Timișoara, Atletico Vaslui, Măgura Cisnădie and CS Panciu. After the end of the last season, Săgeata Năvodari, Fortuna Poiana Câmpina, CSC Sânmartin and Olt Slatina were dissolved.

FCM Târgoviște Fotbal Club Municipal Târgoviște (), commonly known as FCM Târgoviște, was a Romanian football team based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, founded in 1948 and disbanded in 2018. Known under several names throughout its history — ''Met ...

, Metropolitan Ișalnița, Speranța Răucești, Știința Turceni and CS Vișina Nouă did not enter in the competition. Arieșul Turda was excluded for unpaid debts. Muscelul Câmpulung and

were spared from relegation.

Renamed teams

''Argeșul Pitești'' was renamed SCM Pitești. ''Înfrățirea Hărman'' was renamed AFC Hărman. ''Viitorul Craiova'' was moved to Ișalnița and renamed Metropolitan Ișalnița. ''Vulturii Lugoj'' was renamed

CSM Lugoj Club Sportiv Municipal Lugoj, commonly known as CSM Lugoj, or simply as Lugoj, is a Romanian football club from Lugoj, Timiș County, Romania. The club was named in the past, ''Vulturii Textila'', after a textile company in the city of Lugoj. CS ...

. ''Inter Clinceni'' was moved from Clinceni to Slatina and was renamed as Inter Olt Slatina. ''Kosarom Pașcani'' was renamed as CSM Pașcani. ''Vulturii Lugoj'' was renamed as

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

References

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