The 2006–07 Liga II was the 67th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The name of the leagues in Romania was changed started with this season. (Divizia A was renamed as Liga I, Divizia B as Liga II, Divizia C as Liga III, Divizia D as Liga IV).

Liga II
Season2006–07
PromotedUniversitatea Cluj
Gloria Buzău
Dacia Mioveni
RelegatedCetatea Suceava
Building Vânju Mare
FC Snagov
Baia Mare
Chimia Brazi
Unirea Dej
CF Brăila
Auxerre Lugoj
Top goalscorerCostin Curelea (14 goals)

The format has been changed from three series of 16 teams to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. The top two teams from each series were promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, while the bottom four were relegated to the Liga III.[1][2]

Team changes

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Note (**)

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Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea refused to promote in the Liga II, due to financial reasons, instead of them Apulum Alba Iulia was spared from relegation.

Tractorul Brașov promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Politehnica II Timișoara.

Politehnica II Iași promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Prefab Modelu.

Sportul Studențesc București was relegated from Divizia A due to financial reasons, Pandurii Târgu Jiu was spared from relegation.

Gloria II Bistrița withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them Unirea Dej was spared from relegation.

Altay Medgidia withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them FCM Târgoviște was spared from relegation.

Liberty Salonta sold its Liga I place to UTA Arad, club that initially relegated to Liga III. As a result, UTA Arad played in the 2006–07 Liga I and Liberty Salonta in the 2006–07 Liga III. The two clubs basically changed their places.

Renamed teams

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Precizia Săcele was renamed as FC Săcele.

Poiana Câmpina was renamed as FCM Câmpina.

Dacia Unirea Brăila was renamed as CF Brăila.

League tables

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Seria I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delta Tulcea[a] (C) 34 19 7 8 71 40 +31 64 Ineligible for promotion
2 Gloria Buzău (P) 34 18 8 8 56 38 +18 62 Promotion to Liga I
3 Petrolul Ploiești 34 17 8 9 54 37 +17 59
4 Forex Brașov 34 17 5 12 45 28 +17 56
5 FCM Bacău 34 17 9 8 39 21 +18 52[b]
6 Dunărea Galați 34 14 9 11 34 33 +1 51
7 Otopeni 34 14 9 11 38 30 +8 51
8 Sportul Studențesc București 34 13 11 10 45 49 −4 50
9 Dunărea Giurgiu 34 13 10 11 47 35 +12 49
10 FC Brașov 34 12 11 11 48 38 +10 47
11 Botoșani 34 13 7 14 37 38 −1 46
12 Prefab Modelu 34 12 9 13 46 45 +1 45
13 Săcele 34 11 10 13 34 43 −9 43
14 Câmpina 34 11 9 14 33 32 +1 42
15 Cetatea Suceava (R) 34 10 10 14 43 50 −7 40 Relegation to Liga III
16 FC Snagov (R) 34 8 5 21 29 75 −46 29
17 Chimia Brazi (R) 34 7 5 22 30 57 −27 26
18 CF Brăila (R) 34 4 10 20 20 60 −40 22
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2007. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Delta Tulcea was ineligible for promotion after failed to obtain the license for Liga I.
  2. ^ FCM Bacău were deducted 8 points due to not achieving the 22 points limit in the Divizia A, last season.

Seria II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universitatea Cluj (C, P) 34 21 9 4 49 21 +28 72 Promotion to Liga I
2 Dacia Mioveni (P) 34 17 9 8 44 26 +18 60
3 Râmnicu Vâlcea 34 18 5 11 40 31 +9 59
4 Apulum Alba Iulia 34 15 9 10 34 28 +6 54
5 Minerul Lupeni 34 16 4 14 39 37 +2 52
6 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 15 6 13 54 37 +17 51
7 FC Caracal 34 15 4 15 40 33 +7 49
8 IS Câmpia Turzii 34 13 8 13 31 36 −5 47
9 Politehnica II Timișoara 34 12 10 12 45 37 +8 46
10 Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara 34 11 13 10 44 40 +4 46
11 FCM Târgoviște 34 12 10 12 29 31 −2 46
12 FCM Reșița 34 13 7 14 38 37 +1 46
13 Bihor Oradea 34 12 10 12 40 42 −2 46
14 CFR Timișoara 34 13 6 15 37 45 −8 45
15 Building Vânju Mare (R) 34 11 8 15 28 33 −5 41 Relegation to Liga III
16 Baia Mare (R) 34 9 8 17 27 54 −27 35
17 Unirea Dej (R) 34 7 6 21 31 62 −31 27
18 Auxerre Lugoj (R) 34 5 10 19 24 44 −20 25
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2007. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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See also

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References

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