The 2009–10 Liga III season was the 54th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on August 21, 2009 and ended on June 4, 2010.

Liga III
Season2009–10

The winners of each division got promoted to the 2010–11 Liga II season.

The bottom six from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (Liga IV). From the 12th placed teams, another one was relegated. To determine this team, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against the clubs ranked 1st through 11th.

Team changes edit

Note (**) edit

CS Buftea sold its Liga II place to third tier club Săgeata Stejaru.

Liberty Salonta withdrew at the end of the season from Liga II, CFR Timișoara, which initially relegated, was spared from relegation.

League tables edit

Seria I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brăila (C, P) 32 25 6 1 90 18 +72 81 Promotion to Liga II
2 Panciu 32 21 3 8 64 32 +32 66
3 Petrotub Roman 32 19 7 6 68 30 +38 64
4 Politehnica Iași II 32 17 6 9 60 37 +23 57
5 Rapid CFR Suceava 32 16 3 13 58 42 +16 51
6 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II 32 15 5 12 44 47 −3 50
7 Politehnica Galați 32 14 6 12 49 47 +2 48[a]
8 Willy Bacău 32 15 3 14 61 58 +3 48[a]
9 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 32 14 6 12 47 46 +1 48[a]
10 Oțelul Galați II 32 14 4 14 51 36 +15 46
11 Focșani 32 12 9 11 35 31 +4 45
12 Aerostar Bacău 32 14 2 16 52 46 +6 44
13 Pambac Bacău (R) 32 12 7 13 44 48 −4 43 Relegation to Liga IV
14 Pașcani (R) 32 11 5 16 43 53 −10 38
15 Dunărea Galați II (R) 32 6 4 22 22 66 −44 22
16 Vaslui II (R) 32 4 4 24 24 102 −78 16
17 Gura Humorului[b] (R) 32 2 2 28 8 81 −73 8
18 Școala de Fotbal Rădăuți[c] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c PGA: 7 pts, 7–4; WIL: 6 pts, 5–6; CTN: 4 pts, 3–5
  2. ^ Gura Humorului withdrew from the championship during the winter break and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.
  3. ^ Școala de Fotbal Rădăuți withdrew from the championship during the first half and their record was expunged.

Seria II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Viitorul Constanța (C, P) 34 29 2 3 85 13 +72 89 Promotion to Liga II
2 Berceni 34 26 4 4 90 17 +73 82
3 Unirea Slobozia 34 20 5 9 71 33 +38 65
4 Viscofil Popești-Leordeni 34 19 6 9 75 38 +37 63
5 Callatis Mangalia 34 18 8 8 56 29 +27 62
6 Petrolul Berca 34 18 7 9 50 40 +10 61
7 Domnești 34 18 6 10 73 46 +27 60
8 Dunărea Călărași 34 16 6 12 75 57 +18 54
9 Tunari 34 14 6 14 47 44 +3 48
10 Eforie 34 13 8 13 37 43 −6 47
11 Partizanul Merei 34 12 7 15 48 57 −9 43
12 Farul Constanța II (R) 34 9 13 12 42 43 −1 40 Relegation to Liga IV
13 Viitorul Însurăței (R) 34 10 7 17 39 47 −8 37
14 Medgidia (R) 34 10 6 18 49 73 −24 36
15 Viitorul Chirnogi (R) 34 10 3 21 35 81 −46 33
16 Viitorul Ianca (R) 34 8 4 22 39 75 −36 28
17 Utchim Găești[a] (R) 33 2 2 29 19 105 −86 8[b]
18 Fotbal Oil Terminal Constanța[a] (R) 33 2 2 29 15 104 −89 8[b]
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fotbal Oil Terminal Constanța and Utchim Găești withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.
  2. ^ a b UTG 4–1 FOT; FOT N/A UTG

Seria III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Juventus București (C, P) 34 26 5 3 77 24 +53 83 Promotion to Liga II
2 Conpet Ploiești 34 24 5 5 74 25 +49 77
3 Inter Clinceni 34 18 9 7 53 31 +22 63
4 Electrosid Titu 34 18 5 11 58 41 +17 59
5 Buftea 34 17 7 10 62 42 +20 58
6 Chimia Brazi 34 16 9 9 72 34 +38 57
7 Petrolistul Boldești 34 16 7 11 64 43 +21 55
8 Rapid București II 34 16 6 12 59 39 +20 54[a]
9 Argeșul Mihăilești 34 16 6 12 37 30 +7 54[a]
10 Unirea Tărlungeni 34 15 6 13 42 38 +4 51
11 Petrolul Videle 34 15 5 14 45 44 +1 50
12 Comprest GIM București 34 14 7 13 59 51 +8 49[b]
13 Viitorul Toporu[c] (R) 34 15 4 15 49 49 0 49[b] Relegation to Liga IV
14 CSM Târgoviște (R) 34 10 6 18 43 61 −18 36
15 Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești[d] (R) 32 6 5 21 27 72 −45 23
16 Victoria Adunații Copăceni[c] (R) 34 6 3 25 30 80 −50 21
17 Filipeștii de Pădure[c] (R) 32 3 5 24 21 78 −57 14
18 Predeal[e] (R) 32 2 0 30 14 104 −90 6
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b RAP 0–0 ARG; ARG 0–0 RAP
  2. ^ a b COM 2–1 VIT; VIT 0–3 COM
  3. ^ a b c Viitorul Toporu, Victoria Adunații Copăceni and Filipeștii de Pădure withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.[1][2]
  4. ^ Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești was excluded from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.[3]
  5. ^ Predeal withdrew from the championship during the winter break and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.[4]

Seria IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alro Slatina (C, P) 34 23 9 2 75 27 +48 78 Promotion to Liga II
2 FCM Târgoviște 34 24 4 6 58 20 +38 76
3 Triumf Bârca 34 18 5 11 53 37 +16 59
4 Vișina Nouă 34 17 4 13 45 32 +13 55[a]
5 Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 34 17 4 13 54 51 +3 55[a]
6 Prometeu Craiova 34 14 12 8 44 27 +17 54
7 Argeș Pitești II 34 16 5 13 54 48 +6 53
8 Alexandria 34 13 10 11 39 31 +8 49
9 Albota 34 13 9 12 41 36 +5 48[b]
10 Caracal 34 14 6 14 44 42 +2 48[b]
11 Ghecon Lăpușata 34 14 6 14 48 44 +4 48[b]
12 Minerul Mătăsari 34 14 5 15 37 40 −3 47
13 Progresul Corabia (R) 34 14 4 16 57 55 +2 46 Relegation to Liga IV
14 Ralbex Turcinești (R) 34 12 7 15 44 49 −5 43
15 Minerul Motru (R) 34 12 5 17 72 63 +9 41
16 Armata Craiova[c] (R) 33 7 8 18 30 55 −25 29
17 Universitatea Craiova II (R) 34 6 3 25 33 73 −40 21
18 Juventus Bascov[c] (R) 33 3 2 28 12 110 −98 11
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b VIŞ 4–2 OLT; OLT 1–2 VIŞ
  2. ^ a b c ALB: 10 pts, 5–2; CAR: 4 pts, 2–4; GHE: 3 pts, 5–6
  3. ^ a b Juventus Bascov and Armata Craiova withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.

Seria V edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pandurii Târgu Jiu II[a] (C) 30 21 7 2 60 18 +42 70
2 ACU Arad (P) 30 19 7 4 43 16 +27 64 Promotion to Liga II
3 Recaș 30 20 2 8 46 24 +22 62
4 Marmosim Simeria 30 14 10 6 43 23 +20 52
5 Național Sebiș 30 16 3 11 49 39 +10 51
6 Minerul Mehedinți 30 13 9 8 46 32 +14 48
7 Jiul Rovinari 30 11 9 10 43 37 +6 42
8 Școlar Reșița 30 12 5 13 38 36 +2 41[b]
9 Millenium Giarmata 30 12 5 13 40 47 −7 41[b]
10 Politehnica Timișoara II 30 11 6 13 32 36 −4 39
11 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 30 10 8 12 41 39 +2 38
12 Gloria CTP Arad 30 11 3 16 42 49 −7 36
13 Ineu (R) 30 10 2 18 31 57 −26 32 Relegation to Liga IV
14 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare (R) 30 8 7 15 42 43 −1 31
15 Muncitorul Reșița (R) 30 7 4 19 30 65 −35 25
16 Retezatul Hațeg[c] (R) 30 1 1 28 10 75 −65 4
17 Viitorul Sânandrei[d] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
18 Progresul Gătaia[d] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pandurii Târgu Jiu were relegated at the end of 2009–10 Liga I season and will play in 2010–11 Liga II. Since reserve teams are not allowed to play in the same league tier as their first teams, Pandurii Târgu Jiu II, Pandurii's reserve team, were not promoted to Liga II despite finishing as champions. Instead, second-placed ACU Arad were promoted.
  2. ^ a b ŞCO 2–0 MIL; MIL 0–0 ŞCO
  3. ^ Retezatul Hațeg withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.[5]
  4. ^ a b Progresul Gătaia and Viitorul Sânandrei withdrew from the championship during the first half and their records were expunged.

Seria VI edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Voința Sibiu (C, P) 34 24 6 4 66 21 +45 78 Promotion to Liga II
2 Seso Câmpia Turzii 34 22 5 7 64 30 +34 71
3 Cisnădie 34 16 7 11 55 38 +17 55
4 Zalău 34 16 6 12 45 41 +4 54
5 Luceafărul Oradea 34 16 5 13 64 40 +24 53[a]
6 Bihorul Beiuș 34 16 5 13 42 40 +2 53[a]
7 Odorheiu Secuiesc 34 17 2 15 58 51 +7 53[a]
8 Gaz Metan Mediaș II 34 14 10 10 45 41 +4 52
9 Unirea Dej 34 14 9 11 49 42 +7 51
10 ASA Unirea Ungheni 34 13 10 11 51 43 +8 49[b]
11 Sănătatea Cluj 34 14 7 13 47 48 −1 49[b]
12 Sebeș 34 14 6 14 44 44 0 48
13 Voința Livezile (R) 34 13 7 14 43 54 −11 46 Relegation to Liga IV
14 Gloria Bistrița II (R) 34 11 5 18 49 51 −2 38
15 Avântul Reghin (R) 34 9 10 15 40 46 −6 37
16 Zlatna (R) 34 9 9 16 48 63 −15 36
17 Marmația Sighetu Marmației (R) 34 6 4 24 29 79 −50 22
18 Turul Micula[c] (R) 34 4 3 27 24 91 −67 15
Source: frf.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c LUC: 9 pts, 8–6; BIH: 6 pts, 6–4; ODO: 3 pts, 5–9
  2. ^ a b SĂN 2–2 UNG; UNG 1–1 SĂN
  3. ^ Turul Micula withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 0–3.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "AFC Filipeștii de Pădure s-a retras oficial!" [AFC Filipeștii de Pădure has officially withdrew!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Exclusiv! Se retrage și Copăceniul!" [Exclusive! Copăceni is also withdrawing!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Petrolul Teleajen, exclusă pentru a doua neprogramare" [Petrolul Teleajen, excluded for the second not-show-up]. liga2.prosport.ro. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  4. ^ "Predealul s-a retras din campionat" [Predeal withdrew from the championship]. bzb.ro. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Retezatul Hațeg s-a retras din campionat!" [Retezatul Hațeg withdrew from the championship!]. liga2.prosport.ro. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)
  6. ^ "Turul Micula se retrage din campionat" [Turul Micula withdrew from the championship]. liga2.prosport.ro. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.(in Romanian)