The 2018–19 Liga II (also known as 2018–19 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 79th season of the
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often 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. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
, the second tier of the
Romanian football league system
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. The season began on 4 August 2018 and ended on 1 June 2019.
A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the third
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often 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. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
season with a single series. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams were promoted to
Liga I
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at the end of the season and the third-placed team played a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from
Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
. The last five teams were relegated to
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
.
Team changes
To Liga II
Promoted from
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
*
Aerostar Bacău
Aerostar S.A. is an aeronautical manufacturing company based in Bacău, Romania.
History
Since its establishment in 1953, the company's name has changed numerous times in turn from ''U.R.A.'' to ''I.R.Av'', ''I.Av''. and finally ''Aerostar''. ...
(after 26 years of absence)
*
Farul Constanța (after 2 years of absence)
*
Petrolul Ploiești (after 7 years of absence)
*
Șirineasa (debut)
*
Universitatea Cluj
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(after 2 years of absence)
Relegated from
Liga I
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*
ACS Poli Timișoara
Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara (), commonly known as ACS Poli Timișoara, Poli Timișoara or simply ACS Poli, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Timișoara, Timiș County.
The team was founded in 2012, the y ...
(after 3 years of absence)
*
Juventus București (after 1 year of absence)
From Liga II
Relegated to
Liga III
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*
Afumați (ended 2-year stay)
*
Știința Miroslava (ended 1-year stay)
*
Foresta Suceava
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(ended 6-year stay)
*
Târgu Mureș
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(ended 1-year stay)
*
Olimpia Satu Mare (ended 5-year stay)
Promoted to
Liga I
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*
Dunărea Călărași (ended 2-year stay)
*
Hermannstadt
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(ended 1-year stay)
Excluded teams
Afumați withdrew from
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often 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. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
after the end of the last season and was enrolled instead in the
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
, a move made due to financial reasons.
Teams spared from relegation
Metaloglobus București was spared from relegation due to withdrawal of
Afumați.
Renamed teams
Juventus București was renamed as
Daco-Getica București after being summoned by
Juventus Torino to remove the term "Juventus" from its name.
Șirineasa was renamed as
Energeticianul.
Stadiums by capacity
Stadiums by locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
League table
Season results
Liga I play-off
The 12th-placed team of the
Liga I
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faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.
Season statistics
Top scorers
:''Updated to matches played on 1 June 2019.''
Players
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Clean sheets
:''Updated to matches played on 1 June 2019.''
*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.
Attendances
References
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