The 2020–21 Liga IV was the 79th 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 season was initially postponed due to the high costs generated by

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, but on 7 April 2021, the

Romanian Football Federation The Romanian Football Federation (; FRF) is the governing body of football in Romania. They are headquartered in the capital city of Bucharest and affiliated with FIFA and UEFA since 1923 and 1955 respectively. The Federation organizes the men's ...

approved a new protocol for the amateur leagues, with lower costs. The county associations had only a month to play a blitzkrieg season, but only 24 leagues (out of 42) had a competition and announced a champion in time, three other county associations (Călărași, Giurgiu and Vrancea) organized a competition, but which ended after the deadline imposed by the FRF. The promotion play-off will be played in two rounds. First round will be played between 6 winners of

(chosen randomly), consisting of 3 matches played on neutral ground. The second round will be played as a promotion/relegation play-off, between last two teams of each 2020–21 Liga III series (2X10) and the county leagues winners.

County leagues

;North–East * Bacău (BC) * * * * Suceava (SV) * Vaslui (VS) ;North–West * * * Cluj (CJ) * Maramureș (MM) * Satu Mare (SM) * Sălaj (SJ) ;Center * * Brașov (BV) * * * Mureș (MS) * Sibiu (SB) ;West * Arad (AR) * Caraș-Severin (CS) * * Hunedoara (HD) * Mehedinți (MH) * Timiș (TM) ;South–West * Argeș (AG) * * Dolj (DJ) * * Teleorman (TR) * Vâlcea (VL) ;South * * Călărași (CL) * Giurgiu (GR) * Ialomița (IL) * Ilfov (IF) * Prahova (PH) ;South–East * * Buzău (BZ) * Constanța (CT) * * * Vrancea (VN)

Preliminary round

Promotion/relegation play-off

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Leagues standings

Arad County

Due to the

, only nine teams from previous season entered in this short tournament – Podgoria Pâncota, CS Beliu and CS Glogovăț announced that cannot comply with the conditions imposed by the medical protocol. ;Results

Argeș County

;Group A ;Results ;Group B ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Semi-finals ;Final ''Real Bradu won the Liga IV Argeș County and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Bacău County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final ''Dinamo Bacău won the Liga IV Bacău and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Brașov County

;Table ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Table ;Results

Buzău County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final was played on 8 May 2021 at Petrolul Stadium in Berca. ''Team Săgeata won the Liga IV Buzău and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Caraș-Severin County

;Table ;Results ; Championship final The championship final was played on 8 May 2021 at Voința Stadium in Lupac. ''Voința Lupac won the Liga IV Caraș-Severin and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Călărași County

;Table ;Results

Cluj County

;Table ;Results

Constanța County

;Table ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Third place match ;Championship final ''Ovidiu won the Liga IV Constanța and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Dolj County

;Table ;Results ; Championship play-off ;Third place match ;Championship final ''Dunărea Calafat won the Liga IV Dolj and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Giurgiu County

Only eight teams from previous season entered in this short tournament. The winner was not qualify for promotion play-off as the competition was ended after the deadline imposed by the Romanian Football Federation. ;Zone I ;Results ; Zone II ;Results ; Championship play-off The championship play-off was played between the best two ranked teams in each zones. All matches was played at Dunărea-Port Stadium in

Giurgiu Giurgiu (; ; ) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the op ...

on 12 June 2021 the semi-finals and on 20 June 2021 the final. ;Semi-finals ;Final ''Victoria Adunații-Copăceni won the Liga IV Giurgiu.''

Hunedoara County

Teams changes from previous season ;Relegated from

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 ...

* — ;Promoted to

* Jiul Petroșani ;Promoted from Liga V Hunedoara * — ;Relegated to Liga V Hunedoara * — ;Results ;Final four The teams started the final four play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season. ;Results ; 5–7 place play-off The teams started the play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season. ;Results ;8–10 place play-off The teams started the play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season. ;Results

Ialomița County

;Table ;Results

Ilfov County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final played between the leader and the runner-up of the regular season. If the match ended in a draw, the high-seeded team will be declared winners. ''Viitorul Domnești won the Liga IV Ilfov and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Maramureș County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final was played on 28 April 2021 at the Municipal Stadium in Sighetu Marmației. ''Sighetu Marmației won the Liga IV Maramureș and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Mehedinți County

;Table ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Third place match ;Championship final ''Viitorul Șimian won the Liga IV Mehedinți and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Mureș County

;Series 1 ;Table ;Results ;Series 2 ;Table ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Semi-finals The semi-finals matches were played on 5 May 2021, on neutral grounds, at Central Stadium in Sovata and Weekend Sports Complex in

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...

. ;Final The final was played at the Central Stadium in Gornești on 8 May 2021. ''Iernut won the Liga IV Mureș and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Prahova County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final played between the leader and the runner-up of the regular season. If the match ended in a draw, the high-seeded team will be declared winners. ''Petrolul 95 Ploiești won the Liga IV Prahova and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Satu Mare County

;Table ;Series A ;Results ;Series B ;Table ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Semi-finals The semi-finals matches were played on 4 May 2021, on neutral grounds, at Comunal Stadium in Dorolț and Daniel Prodan 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 ...

. ;Final The final was played at the Daniel Prodan Stadium in

on 7 May 2021. ''Victoria Carei won the Liga IV Satu Mare and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Sălaj County

;Results ;Championship final The championship final played between the leader and the runner-up of the regular season. If the match ended in a draw, the high-seeded team will be declared winners. ''Rapid Jibou won the Liga IV Sălaj and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Sibiu County

;Results

Suceava County

; Group A ;Results ;Group B ;Results ;Championship final ''Viitorul Liteni won the Liga IV Suceava and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Teleorman County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final played between the leader and the runner-up of the regular season. If the match ended in a draw, the high-seeded team will be declared winners. ''Rapid Buzescu won the Liga IV Teleorman and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Timiș County

Due to the

, only seven teams from previous season and two promoted side from Liga V – Timiș County; CS Comloșu Mare (Series I winner) and Avântul Topolovățu Mare (Series III winner) entered in this short tournament. ;Results

Vaslui County

;Table ;Results

Vâlcea County

;Table ;Results ;Championship final The championship final was played between the leader and the runner-up of the regular season. If the match ended in a draw, the high-seeded team will be declared winners. ''Băbeni won the Liga IV Vâlcea and qualify for promotion play-off to Liga III.''

Vrancea County

Only four teams from the previous season and two new teams - Inizio Focșani and Prosport Focșani - announced that can comply with the conditions imposed by the medical protocol due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the competition ended after the deadline set by the FRF, and the Vrancea County winner did not participate in the promotion play-off. ;Results ;Championship play-off ;Third place match The third place match was played on 13 June 2021 at Măgura Stadium in

Jariștea Jariștea is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west ...

. ;Championship final The championship final was played on 13 June 2021 at Comunal Stadium in Gugești. ''Inizio Focșani won the Liga IV Vrancea County.''

References

External links

FRF
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