Liga II

Liga II (previously called Divizia B) is the second tier division association football league in Romania. The winners of the league get promoted to the Liga I. The current champions are Rapid București and Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Liga II
Country	Romania
Founded	1934
Level	2
Number of teams	28
Promotion to	Liga I
Relegation to	Liga III
Domestic cup	Cupa României Supercupa României
Current champions	Rapid București Gaz Metan Mediaș (2015–16)

Format

Liga II is made up of two regional leagues called Seria I and Seria II, each with 14 teams. In order to avoid long and expensive travels,t he clubs are divided based on where they are in Romania. Seria I usually has teams from the east, while Seria II has teams from the east. Teams in the center of Romania can choose which regional league they want to play in.

The best 6 teams from each Seria moves on to a play-off for promotion to Liga I. The rest of the teams will move on to a relegation play-off.

Until the 2012–13 season Liga II had 2 groups of 16 teams each. At the end of the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons the last five teams were relegated.

Champions

Club	Winners	2nd	Promotions	Winning Years
Politehnica Timișoara	10	2		1947–48, 1952, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2011–12
Jiul Petroșani	8	3		1934–35, 1940–41, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2004–05
Petrolul Ploiești	8	1		1940–41, 1954, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2010–11
Politehnica Iași	6	4		1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1981–82, 2003–04
Universitatea Cluj	6	3		1950, 1957–58, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1991–92, 2006–07
FC Brașov	6	2		1956, 1968–69, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1998–99, 2007–08
Bihor Oradea	5	8		1962–63, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1987–88
Progresul București	5	6		1954, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1991–92
Rapid București	5	3		1952, 1955, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90
Farul Constanța	5	2		1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
FCM Baia Mare	4	11		1963–64, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1993–94
CSM Şcolar Reşiţa	4	5		1937–38, 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97
Sportul Studențesc București	4	3		1936–37, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2003–04
FCM Târgoviște	4	3		1960–61, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1995–96
FCM Bacău	4	3		1955, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1994–95
Dunărea Galați	4	3		1973–74, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1982–83
Corvinul Hunedoara	4	3		1953, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1979–80
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	4	-		1992–93, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
Argeș Pitești	4	-		1960–61, 1962–63, 1993–94, 2007–08
ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș	4	-		1966–67, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1990–91
Unirea Tricolor București	4	-		1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950
Phoenix Baia Mare	4	-		1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1947–48
UTA Arad	3	6		1980–81, 1992–93, 2001–02
Dacia Unirea Brăila	3	6		1934–35, 1943–44, 1989–90
Olimpia Satu Mare	3	2		1973–74, 1976–77, 1997–98
FC Ploiești	3	-		1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47
Gloria Buzău	2	7		1977–78, 1983–84
Siderurgistul Galați	2	3		1962–63, 1964–65
FC Caracal	2	2		1990–91, 1998–99
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	2	2		1973–74, 1977–78
Franco-Româna Brăila	2	2		1935–36, 1939–40
ACS Poli Timișoara	2	1		2001–02, 2014–15
Unirea Alba Iulia	2	1		2002–03, 2008–09
Universitatea Craiova	2	1		1963–64, 2005–06
CFR Cluj	2	1		1968–69, 2003–04
Foresta Fălticeni	2	1		1996–97, 1999–00
CA Oradea	2	1		1955, 1961–62
CSM Studențesc Iași	2	-		2011–12, 2013–14
Oțelul Galați	2	-		1985–86, 1990–91
Gloria Bistriţa	1	8		1989–90
Seso Câmpia Turzii	1	7		1951
Şoimii Sibiu	1	7		1948–49
Gaz Metan Mediaș	1	5		1999–00
Faur București	1	4		1947–48
CFR Timișoara	1	3		1969–70
Victoria București	1	2		1984–85
CAM Timișoara	1	2		1938–39
ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș	1	1		2009–10
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1	1		2004–05
FC Vaslui	1	1		2004–05
Astra Giurgiu	1	1		1997–98
Flacăra Moreni	1	1		1985–86
Vagonul Arad	1	1		1967–68
Minerul Lupeni	1	1		1958–59
Mureşul Târgu Mureş	1	1		1938–39
Victoria Constanța	1	1		1935–36
ILSA Timișoara	1	1		1935–36
Maccabi București	1	1		1934–35
FC Voluntari	1	-		2014–15
CS Universitatea Craiova	1	-		2013–14
FC Botoșani	1	-		2012–13
Corona Brașov	1	-		2012–13
Victoria Brănești	1	-		2009–10
Delta Tulcea	1	-		2006–07
Liberty Oradea	1	-		2005–06
UM Timișoara	1	-		2000–01
Inter Sibiu	1	-		1987–88
CSM Suceava	1	-		1986–87
Olt Scornicești	1	-		1978–79
Tarom Bucureşti	1	-		1958–59
CS Târgu Mureș	1	-		1956
Avântul Reghin	1	-		1954
CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc	1	-		1951
Dezrobirea Constanța	1	-		1947–48
Dermata Cluj	1	-		1946–47
CFR Turnu Severin	1	-		1940–41
Aurul Brad	1	-		1939–40
Crișana Oradea	1	-		1939–40
Gloria CFR Galați	1	-		1938–39
IAR Brașov	1	-		1935–36
Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu	1	-		1934–35