2013–14 Liga III

The 2013–14 Liga III season is the 58th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 30 August.[1]

Liga III
Season2013–14
Biggest home winFortuna P. Câmpina 8–0 FC Păpăuţi
Biggest away winFC Arieşul Turda 0–6 CSO Cugir, FCM Reşiţa 0–6 FC Caransebeş
Highest scoringJuventus București 8–3 CS Baloteşti

There is a new system, with six series of 12 teams that will play a regular season, followed by a play-off and play-out for each series. The regular season is a round-robin tournament. At the end of the regular season, the first six teams from each series will play a Promotion play-off and the winners will qualify to Liga II. The last six teams from each series will play a Relegation play-out. The last three teams from each series, at the end of play-out, will relegate to Liga IV.[2]

Teams

The following five teams were relegated from Liga II: Chindia Târgoviște, FC Dinamo II București, FCM Bacău, Callatis Mangalia, FC Maramureș Universitar Baia Mare. Another six teams from Liga II were dissolved or chose to play in lower leagues: Astra II, Unirea Alba Iulia, Voința Sibiu, Politehnica Timișoara, Olt Slatina (2009).

Some of the teams promoted from 2012 to 2013 Liga IV were not capable to support a higher league presence. Here are the promoted teams that will play in the new season: FC Pojorâta, FCM Baia Mare, Unirea Jucu, CS Ineu, CSO Cugir, Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic, FC Avrig, Știința Turceni, FC Păpăuți, CSM Câmpina, Cetatea Târgu Neamț, Sporting Liești, Conpet Cireșu, Callatis 2012 Mangalia, Atletic Bradu, FC Balș, Gloria Cornești, AS Podari.

The following teams changed their names and/or location: Gloria Cornești became Gloria Popești-Leordeni, Seso Câmpia Turzii became Arieșul Turda, Fortuna Brazi became Fortuna Poiana Câmpina.

FCM Bacău and Minerul Mătăsari retired before the start of the competition.[3][4] FC Maramureș didn't attend their first two games and will be excluded.

League tables

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kosarom Pașcani 20 10 6 4 37 18 +19 36 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Dorohoi 20 10 6 4 36 23 +13 36
3 Petrotub Roman 20 10 5 5 30 20 +10 35
4 Știința Miroslava 20 11 2 7 29 19 +10 35
5 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 20 10 5 5 28 21 +7 35
6 Bucovina Pojorâta 20 9 4 7 27 28 1 31
7 Moinești 20 9 1 10 32 34 2 28 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II 20 7 5 8 28 31 3 26
9 Sporting Suceava 20 4 4 12 20 43 23 16
10 Bucovina Rădăuți 20 3 6 11 16 34 18 15
11 Aerostar Bacău 20 4 2 14 14 26 12 14
12 FCM Bacău[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FRF (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
Notes:
  1. FCM Bacău retired from the championship before the start of the season

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Voluntari 22 17 4 1 49 10 +39 55 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Ștefănești 22 15 3 4 49 18 +31 48
3 Afumați 22 12 8 2 45 17 +28 44
4 Dunărea Călărași 22 13 0 9 43 28 +15 39
5 Gloria Popești-Leordeni 22 11 5 6 37 23 +14 38
6 Viitorul Axintele 22 10 7 5 31 16 +15 37
7 Oțelul Galați II 22 7 5 10 26 36 10 26 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Callatis Mangalia 22 8 2 12 28 44 16 26
9 Sporting Liești 22 6 2 14 29 48 19 20
10 Conpet Cireșu 22 4 4 14 28 51 23 16
11 Progresul Cernica 22 3 3 16 14 48 34 12
12 Rapid Fetești 22 3 3 16 12 52 40 12
Source: FRF (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

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventus București 22 15 2 5 50 26 +24 47 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Balotești 22 11 7 4 34 24 +10 40
3 Vișina Nouă 22 11 5 6 30 24 +6 38
4 Inter Clinceni 22 10 4 8 33 29 +4 34
5 Metaloglobus București 22 9 4 9 28 27 +1 31
6 Balș 22 9 4 9 32 35 3 31
7 Dinamo București II 22 8 6 8 38 26 +12 30 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Tunari 22 8 6 8 36 41 5 30
9 Viitorul Domnești 22 7 3 12 23 45 22 24
10 Podari 22 6 4 12 26 32 6 22
11 Concordia Chiajna II 22 6 4 12 21 33 12 22
12 Viitorul Municipal Craiova 22 6 3 13 21 30 9 21
Source: FRF (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

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Caransebeș 20 15 2 3 40 12 +28 47 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 20 13 5 2 41 12 +29 44
3 Hunedoara 20 14 0 6 34 14 +20 42
4 Millenium Giarmata 20 10 6 4 32 22 +10 36
5 Pandurii Târgu Jiu II 20 9 4 7 27 22 +5 31
6 Vulturii Lugoj 20 9 3 8 34 30 +4 30
7 Jiul Rovinari 20 7 6 7 22 17 +5 27 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Știința Turceni 20 5 5 10 23 39 16 20
9 Muncitorul Reșița 20 5 3 12 29 32 3 18
10 FCM Reșița 20 5 2 13 14 40 26 17
11 Avrig[lower-alpha 1] 20 0 0 20 8 62 54 0
12 Minerul Jilț Mătăsari[lower-alpha 2] 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Source: FRF (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st 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
Notes:
  1. FC Avrig retired from the championship after 14th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3
  2. Minerul Mătăsari retired from the championship before the start of the season

Seria V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Metalurgistul Cugir 20 14 3 3 46 23 +23 45 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Național Sebiș 20 11 7 2 31 11 +20 40
3 Șoimii Pâncota 20 11 4 5 36 20 +16 37
4 Oșorhei 20 9 4 7 24 23 +1 31
5 FCM Baia Mare 20 8 5 7 27 25 +2 29
6 Ineu 20 7 7 6 27 18 +9 28
7 FC Zalău 20 7 5 8 32 34 2 26 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj 20 7 4 9 22 32 10 25
9 Unirea Jucu 20 5 3 12 24 35 11 18
10 Arieșul Turda 20 2 9 9 18 35 17 15
11 Unirea Dej 20 3 1 16 16 47 31 10
12 Maramureș Universitar Baia Mare[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FRF (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
Notes:
  1. FC Maramureș didn't attend the first two games of the season and was excluded for the championship

Seria VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chindia Târgoviște 22 15 6 1 43 10 +33 51 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Fortuna Poiana Câmpina 22 15 3 4 57 15 +42 48
3 Argeșul Pitești 22 13 7 2 47 18 +29 46
4 Zagon 21 11 6 4 33 21 +12 39
5 CSM Câmpina 22 12 3 7 25 16 +9 39
6 Atletic Bradu 22 11 5 6 37 31 +6 38
7 Conpet Ploiești 22 5 9 8 22 26 4 24 Qualification to relegation play-out
8 Avântul Reghin 22 5 7 10 23 32 9 22
9 Urban Titu 22 6 2 14 19 36 17 20
10 FCM Târgoviște 22 5 4 13 19 46 27 19
11 Păpăuți 22 4 6 12 22 50 28 18
12 Civitas Făgăraș[lower-alpha 1] 22 0 2 20 9 55 46 2
Source: FRF (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
Notes:
  1. Civitas Făgăraș retired from the championship after 11th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3

Promotion play-offs

At the end of the regular season, the first six teams from each series played a Promotion play-off and the winners will promote to the Liga II.

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dorohoi 20 11 7 2 36 16 +20 40 Promotion to Liga II
2 Petrotub Roman 20 9 5 6 32 25 +7 32
3 Știința Miroslava 20 8 2 10 26 29 3 26
4 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 20 7 4 9 20 27 7 25
5 Kosarom Pașcani 20 5 9 6 24 22 +2 24
6 Bucovina Pojorâta 20 4 5 11 14 33 19 17
Source: FRF (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

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Voluntari (C) 20 14 3 3 38 15 +23 45 Promotion to Liga II
2 Viitorul Axintele 20 8 7 5 18 16 +2 31
3 Ștefănești 20 8 6 6 26 21 +5 30
4 Afumați 20 7 7 6 22 19 +3 28
5 Dunărea Călărași 20 4 3 13 16 32 16 15
6 Gloria Popești-Leordeni 20 2 8 10 19 36 17 14
Source: FRF (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) Champion.

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Balotești 20 10 6 4 30 24 +6 36 Promotion to Liga II
2 Inter Clinceni 20 11 3 6 37 22 +15 36
3 Vișina Nouă 20 9 5 6 23 21 +2 32
4 Metaloglobus București 20 9 2 9 29 27 +2 29
5 Juventus București 20 8 3 9 36 27 +9 27
6 Balș 20 3 1 16 12 46 34 10
Source: FRF (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

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Caransebeș 20 12 4 4 32 20 +12 40 Promotion to Liga II
2 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 20 11 6 3 36 14 +22 39
3 Hunedoara 20 8 1 11 23 28 5 25
4 Pandurii Târgu Jiu II 20 7 3 10 32 37 5 24
5 Vulturii Lugoj 20 5 5 10 25 32 7 20
6 Millenium Giarmata 20 5 5 10 24 41 17 20
Source: FRF (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

Seria V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Șoimii Pâncota 20 12 4 4 29 15 +14 40 Promotion to Liga II
2 Național Sebiș 20 8 8 4 24 15 +9 32
3 Metalurgistul Cugir 20 8 7 5 36 28 +8 31
4 Oşorhei 20 5 6 9 21 28 7 21
5 Ineu 20 5 5 10 19 27 8 20
6 FCM Baia Mare 20 3 8 9 17 33 16 17
Source: FRF (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

Seria VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Fortuna Poiana Câmpina 20 15 1 4 47 14 +33 46 Promotion to Liga II
2 Chindia Târgoviște 20 14 4 2 39 11 +28 46
3 Argeșul Pitești 20 7 7 6 21 23 2 28
4 Atletic Bradu 20 4 7 9 23 39 16 19
5 Zagon 20 5 4 11 16 24 8 19
6 CSM Câmpina 20 3 1 16 10 45 35 10
Source: FRF (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

Relegation play-outs

At the end of the regular season, the teams places below 7th place in all series will play a Relegation play-out and the last three teams will relegate to the Liga IV.

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Aerostar Bacău 16 10 0 6 31 16 +15 30
8 Moinești 16 9 0 7 28 23 +5 27
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II 16 7 4 5 23 21 +2 25
10 Bucovina Rădăuți (R) 16 6 3 7 19 24 5 21 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Sporting Suceava (R) 16 4 1 11 19 36 17 13
12 FCM Bacău[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. FCM Bacău retired from the championship before the start of the season.

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Conpet Cireșu 18 9 4 5 42 32 +10 31
8 Oțelul Galați II 18 8 6 4 34 21 +13 30
9 Callatis Mangalia 18 9 1 8 33 37 4 28
10 Sporting Liești (R) 18 7 4 7 30 30 0 25 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Rapid Fetești (R) 18 4 5 9 19 28 9 17
12 Progresul Cernica[lower-alpha 1] (R) 10 3 0 7 9 19 10 9
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Progresul Cernica retired from the championship before the start of the play-off.

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Dinamo București II 20 12 3 5 41 22 +19 39
8 Tunari 20 9 6 5 39 32 +7 33
9 Podari 20 8 6 6 27 23 +4 30
10 Concordia Chiajna II (R) 20 6 5 9 23 26 3 23 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Viitorul Municipal Craiova (R) 20 7 1 12 29 36 7 22
12 Viitorul Domnești (R) 20 5 5 10 16 36 20 20
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(R) Relegated.

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Muncitorul Reșița 16 11 1 4 33 17 +16 34
8 FCM Reșița 16 8 4 4 15 9 +6 28
9 Jiul Rovinari 16 7 6 3 25 18 +7 23[lower-alpha 1]
10 Știința Turceni (R) 16 6 5 5 15 20 5 23 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Avrig[lower-alpha 2] (R) 16 0 0 16 3 27 24 0
12 Minerul Jilț Mătăsari[lower-alpha 3] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Jiul Rovinari was penalised 4 points
  2. FC Avrig retired from the championship after 14th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3
  3. Minerul Mătăsari retired from the championship before the start of the season

Seria V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Arieșul Turda 16 7 7 2 33 15 +18 28
8 Unirea Jucu 16 8 3 5 28 27 +1 27
9 Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj 16 7 5 4 28 23 +5 26
10 FC Zalău (R) 16 6 3 7 29 37 8 21 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Unirea Dej (R) 16 2 2 12 17 33 16 8
12 Maramureș Universitar Baia Mare[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. FC Maramureș didn't attend the first two games of the season and was excluded for the championship

Seria VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 FCM Târgoviște 18 10 4 4 28 20 +8 34
8 Conpet Ploiești 18 7 7 4 26 17 +9 28
9 Urban Titu 18 8 4 6 25 19 +6 28
10 Păpăuți (R) 18 6 5 7 24 28 4 23 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Avântul Reghin (R) 18 5 6 7 25 25 0 21
12 Civitas Făgăraș[lower-alpha 1] (R) 10 0 2 8 5 24 19 2
Source: fotbal-flash.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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Civitas Făgăraș retired from the championship before the start of the play-off.

See also

References

  1. "FRF schimbă din temelii eșaloanele inferioare!". Pro Sport / Liga II. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. "HOTĂRÂRI ALE COMITETULUI EXECUTIV AL FEDERAȚIEI ROMÂNE DE FOTBAL". FRF. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. "Liga a III-a începe cu stângul". Ligileinferioare.ro. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. "Minerul Mătăsari s-a retras din Liga 3". Liga 2. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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