2021–22 Liga III

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Liga III
Season2021–22
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2021.

The 2021–22 Liga III will be the 66th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season is scheduled to begin in August 2021 and to end in May 2022.

This season will be the second consecutive with a format that will include 100 teams (10x10). The format was changed before the previous season, due to the financial problems generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The difference this season is that a play-off and play-out was introduced between the regular season and the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Team changes[]

Renamed teams[]

CSO Cugir was renamed as Metalurgistul Cugir.[2]

CSC Sânmartin was renamed as Lotus Băile Felix.[3]

1. FC Gloria was renamed as Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud.[4]

Excluded teams[]

Astra II, Gaz Metan II Mediaș, Concordia II Chiajna, Mostiștea Ulmu, Măgura Cisnădie, Avântul Valea Mărului, Axiopolis Cernavodă and Comuna Recea withdrew from the championship during the summer break.

Spared from relegation[]

Făurei, Universitatea II Craiova, Hermannstadt II and were spared from relegation on the vacant places left by the excluded teams.[4]

Enrolled teams[]

Argeș II Pitești, CFR II Cluj and Viitorul II Târgu Jiu were enrolled in the Liga III as the second teams of Liga I clubs Argeș Pitești and CFR Cluj, respectively the second team of Liga II side Viitorul Târgu Jiu, also on the vacant places left by the excluded teams.[4]

was enrolled directly in the third tier due to good results obtained in the youth leagues organized by the Romanian Football Federation.

Other[]

In June 2021, Gheorghe Hagi (owner of Viitorul Constanța), chairman Gheorghe Popescu and Farul Constanța owner Ciprian Marica announced in a press conference that their two clubs have merged; second division club Farul Constanța therefore took Viitorul's place in the first league from the 2021–22 Liga I season and also in the third league, with the second team Farul II Constanța, on the place of Viitorul II Constanța.[5][6][7]

League map[]

Locations of Liga III clubs by series
Pink pog.svg Seria I  Red pog.svg Seria II  Black pog.svg Seria III  Green pog.svg Seria IV  Yellow pog.svg Seria V  Orange pog.svg Seria VI  Blue pog.svg Seria VII  Steel pog.svg Seria VIII  White pog.svg Seria IX  Cyan pog.svg Seria X  
Locations of Liga III clubs from Bucharest and the vicinity
Black pog.svg Seria 3  Green pog.svg Seria 4  

Regular Season[]

Seria I[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 (Q) 15 10 3 2 21 9 +12 33 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Foresta Suceava (Q) 15 10 2 3 26 17 +9 32
3 Bucovina Rădăuți 15 7 3 5 18 21 −3 24
4 Hușana Huși 15 6 4 5 16 14 +2 22
5 Șomuz Fălticeni 15 5 6 4 15 17 −2 21 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 15 5 5 5 19 12 +7 20
7 Știința Miroslava 15 5 5 5 17 16 +1 20
8 Sporting Vaslui 15 4 5 6 18 16 +2 17
9 CSM Bacău 15 4 3 8 13 22 −9 15
10 Pașcani (Q) 15 0 2 13 14 33 −19 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[8]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria II[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Oțelul Galați (Q) 15 12 1 2 50 10 +40 37 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Focșani 15 11 2 2 37 11 +26 35
3 Metalul Buzău 15 9 3 3 40 15 +25 30
4 Sporting Liești 15 9 1 5 28 18 +10 28
5 Râmnicu Sărat 15 8 3 4 39 20 +19 27 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Aerostar Bacău 15 7 3 5 23 16 +7 24
7 Viitorul Ianca 15 5 4 6 24 32 −8 19
8 Făurei (Q) 15 2 2 11 22 51 −29 8
9 (Q) 15 2 1 12 15 41 −26 7
10 (Q) 15 0 0 15 11 75 −64 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[9]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria III[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Afumați (Q) 15 12 2 1 54 16 +38 38 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Popești-Leordeni 15 10 1 4 37 14 +23 31
3 15 9 3 3 26 22 +4 30
4 Farul II Constanța 15 8 3 4 39 16 +23 27
5 15 8 1 6 18 20 −2 25 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Înainte Modelu 15 6 2 7 24 25 −1 20
7 Voluntari II 15 6 1 8 26 22 +4 19
8 (Q) 15 5 0 10 19 40 −21 15
9 Fetești (Q) 15 2 2 11 9 36 −27 8
10 Oltenița (Q) 15 1 1 13 12 53 −41 4
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[10]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria IV[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Progresul Spartac București (Q) 15 14 1 0 40 4 +36 43 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Tunari (Q) 15 11 2 2 30 11 +19 35
3 Rapid II București (Q) 15 9 3 3 26 17 +9 30
4 Unirea Bascov 15 6 3 6 19 21 −2 21
5 Dinamo II București 15 5 3 7 25 28 −3 18 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Flacăra Moreni 15 5 3 7 18 30 −12 18
7 15 5 2 8 15 22 −7 17
8 FCSB II 15 3 5 7 22 26 −4 14
9 Academica II Clinceni (Q) 15 2 4 9 14 27 −13 10
10 Argeș II Pitești (Q) 15 1 2 12 10 33 −23 5
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[11]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria V[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Odorheiu Secuiesc (Q) 15 11 1 3 33 12 +21 34 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Pucioasa (Q) 15 9 5 1 42 15 +27 32
3 Sepsi OSK II (Q) 15 10 2 3 21 23 −2 32
4 Olimpic Cetate Râșnov 15 8 4 3 23 15 +8 28
5 Blejoi 15 6 3 6 26 19 +7 21 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 KSE Târgu Secuiesc 15 5 5 5 18 19 −1 20
7 Hermannstadt II (Q) 15 4 3 8 17 35 −18 15
8 Plopeni (Q) 15 2 4 9 21 34 −13 10
9 SR Brașov (Q) 15 2 3 10 17 35 −18 9
10 (Q) 15 2 2 11 11 33 −22 8
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria VI[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Viitorul Dăești (Q) 15 12 1 2 28 10 +18 37 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Slatina (Q) 15 11 3 1 37 8 +29 36
3 Alexandria 15 8 2 5 23 16 +7 26
4 Vedița Colonești 15 7 2 6 19 21 −2 23
5 Filiași 14 6 2 6 21 21 0 20 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Sporting Roșiori 15 5 5 5 20 22 −2 20
7 14 5 2 7 19 23 −4 17
8 Universitatea II Craiova (Q) 15 4 2 9 23 19 +4 14
9 Flacăra Horezu (Q) 15 4 2 9 13 28 −15 14
10 (Q) 15 1 1 13 11 46 −35 4
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[13]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria VII[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CSM Reșița (Q) 15 14 1 0 55 7 +48 43 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Deva (Q) 15 10 1 4 23 14 +9 31
3 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 15 7 6 2 29 12 +17 27
4 15 7 5 3 28 21 +7 26
5 15 6 4 5 29 26 +3 22 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Jiul Petroșani (Q) 15 4 4 7 17 19 −2 16
7 (Q) 15 4 4 7 15 29 −14 16
8 Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești (Q) 15 3 3 9 21 37 −16 12
9 Viitorul II Târgu Jiu (Q) 15 2 4 9 8 37 −29 10
10 Aurul Brad (Q) 15 1 2 12 11 34 −23 5
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[14]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria VIII[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 (Q) 14 10 2 2 30 11 +19 32 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Crișul Chișineu-Criș (Q) 13 9 2 2 17 8 +9 29
3 Șoimii Lipova (Q) 14 7 5 2 23 13 +10 26
4 Dumbrăvița 13 6 4 3 26 13 +13 22
5 14 5 3 6 16 18 −2 18 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Progresul Pecica 13 4 4 5 14 19 −5 16
7 13 4 2 7 13 17 −4 14
8 (Q) 13 1 5 7 11 24 −13 8
9 (Q) 13 0 1 12 10 37 −27 1
10 Poli Timișoara (E) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Excluded
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[15]
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Poli Timișoara withdrew from Liga III after the 2nd round.

Seria IX[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hunedoara (Q) 15 14 1 0 55 14 +41 43 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Metalurgistul Cugir (Q) 15 11 3 1 39 19 +20 36
3 (Q) 15 9 2 4 35 19 +16 29
4 15 7 3 5 19 21 −2 24
5 Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud 15 5 2 8 25 34 −9 17 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 15 4 4 7 20 31 −11 16
7 Sticla Arieșul Turda (Q) 15 4 2 9 21 26 −5 14
8 Avântul Reghin (Q) 15 3 5 7 14 21 −7 14
9 Sănătatea Cluj (Q) 15 3 2 10 19 40 −21 11
10 Unirea Alba Iulia (Q) 15 2 2 11 9 31 −22 8
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[16]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Seria X[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CA Oradea (Q) 15 11 2 2 37 19 +18 35 Qualification to Play-Off round
2 Minaur Baia Mare (Q) 15 10 3 2 50 18 +32 33
3 15 9 2 4 36 19 +17 29
4 Lotus Băile Felix 15 8 3 4 33 16 +17 27
5 SCM Zalău 15 7 1 7 35 31 +4 22 Qualification to Play-Out round
6 Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei 15 5 5 5 18 22 −4 20
7 CFR II Cluj (Q) 15 5 3 7 18 20 −2 18
8 (Q) 15 3 5 7 21 35 −14 14
9 Satu Mare (Q) 15 2 5 8 17 31 −14 11
10 Luceafărul Oradea (Q) 15 0 1 14 4 58 −54 1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
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.[17]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Play-Off round[]

Play-Out round[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Hotărârea Comitetului de Urgență din 9 iulie 2021. frf.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ Surprize, surprize la Sânmartin! Echipa va avea un alt nume în noul sezon. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ a b c Deciziile Comitetului Executiv din 19 iulie 2021. frf.ro (in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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