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Soccer is practically a religion in many parts of the world, and that includes Romania. It shouldn't come as a surprise really. It has all the necessary elements to make it a thrilling sport. Athleticism present in basketball? Check. Focus you see in games like golf and poker? Check. Endurance you witness in marathon running? Check. We here at romaniansoccer.ro share the same passion for the sport, and the articles below stand testament to this.

'Liga II

           
           

'Liga II

           
           

'Great clubs in inter-war period

Banatul TimiºoaraBukarester FCCarmen BucureºtiChinezul TimiºoaraCAM TimiºoaraCAO OradeaColentina BucureºtiColþea BraºovColþea BucureºtiCraiovan CraiovaFC CraiovaCriºana OradeaGloria AradGloria CFR GalaþiJuventus BucureºtiMaccabi BucureºtiOlimpia BucureºtiPrahova PloieºtiRipensia TimiºoaraUnirea Tricolor BucureºtiAMEFA AradVenus BucureºtiVictoria Cluj

'Liga III

Sporting Suceava • Bujorii Târgu-Bujor • FC BârladCetatea Târgu-Neamþ Rarãul Câmpulung-Moldovenesc • Leonard PaºcaniLaminorul RomanCFR PaºcaniJuventus Fãlticeni • Politehnica II Iaºi • Ceahlãul II Piatra-Neamþ • FC Willy Bacãu • FCM II Bacãu Aerostar Bacãu • Politehnica Galaþi • Oþelul II Galaþi • Pambac BacãuCF BrãilaFC Panciu|||||| FCM TârgoviºteAbatorul SloboziaFC Onix Râmnicu-Sãrat • CSO Ianca • CSM Medgidia • CS Nãvodari • Aversa Bucureºti • Juventus Colentina Bucureºti Rocar ANEFS Bucureºti • CS Ovidiu • Viitorul Însurãþei • Callatis Mangalia Dunãrea Cãlãraºi • Farul II Constanþa • Unirea SloboziaPortul Constanþa|||||| Unirea GhimpaþiCS Buftea • Unirea Tãrlungeni • AFC Filipeºtii de Pãdure • Inter Pantelimon • ASC Clinceni Ilfov • FC "1 Decembrie" • FC Chitila • Electrosid TituRapid II Bucureºti Dodu Bucureºti Viitorul Pucioasa Conpet Ploieºti • CF Predeal Chimia Brazi |||||| FC Sibiu • FC Argeº II Piteºti • FC Cisnãdie • Turris Turnu-Mãgurele • Athletic Sibiu • Progresul Corabia • Oltchim Râmnicu-Vâlcea • FC Balº 2007 • Chimia Craiova • Unirea CosteºtiCSM Roºiorii-de-Vede • Dunãrea Calafat • Armata Craiova • Alro SlatinaBuilding Vânju-Mare |||||| AS Nova Mama Mia Bechicerecul-Mic • CSM Sebeº • UMT Timiºoara • AS Alto Gradimeneto Albina • Unirea Sânnicolau-Mare • Minerul Mehedinþi • Calor TimiºoaraGloria CTP Arad • Minerul Mãtãsari • Energia RovinariVictoria NãdlacCS IneuACU AradMinerul MotruCS Vulcan Auxerre Lugoj |||||| Mechel Câmpia-Turzii Olimpia Satu-Mare • CS Marmaþia 96 • FC Bihor II Oradea Avântul Reghin • Universitatea 1919 Cluj • Sãnãtatea Cluj Gloria II Bistriþa • Lacul Ursu Mobila Sovata • Trans-Sil Târgu-Mureº • Bihorul Beiuº • Inter Blaj • Someºul Satu-Mare Unirea DejTurul MiculaFCSª Tecuci

'Other

Rarora Râmnicu-VâlceaCimentul Fieni Minaur ZlatnaElectrica Constanþa Rulmentul Alexandria Oaºul Negreºti FC Ghimbav CFR Moldova Iaºi • CFR Citadin Iaºi FC Bârlad • FCM Huºi • Cimentul Bicaz • Petrolul BercaFaur Bucureºti Altay Medgidia Dinamo II Bucureºti • CS Mogoºoaia • Aurora "23 August" • Universitatea Alpan Târgoviºte • Tractorul BraºovRapid Piteºti • Romradiatoare Braºov • Nitramonia Fãgãraº • Muscelul Câmpulung Electro Craiova • CFR Craiova • Dunãrea Zimnicea • FC Olt • Minerul Moldova-NouãPetrolul Stoina • Senaco Novaci • CF Cugir Aurul Brad • Kozara Vinþu-de-Jos • Hârtia Petreºti • Frontiera Curtici Olimpia Gherla • Minerul Sãrmãºag • Minerul ªtei • West Petrom Arad • Telecom Arad • Unirea Ungheni • Gaz metan Târgu-Mureº • Chimica Târnãveni Victoria Muntenii-de-Jos • Viitorul Hârlãu • Bucovina Rãdauþi • UZTEL Ploieºti • Mondial Brãila • Metalul Bãicoi • Constructorul Bolintin-Deal • Sportul Ciorogârla • Viromet Victoria • AS Curtea-de-Argeº • Torpedo Zãrneºti • FC Lãpuºata • Petrolul Videle • Juventus Piteºti • Inter Petrila • Dierna Orºova • Caromet CaransebeºMarmosim SimeriaGloria Reºiþa • Minerul Bãrbãteni • Cuprirom Abrud • Gloria Baia-Mare • Siriana Siria • Minerul Turþ • CF Dej • Minerul Bãlan • Minerul Iara • Minerul CavnicWest Petrom Arad Minerul CertejRulmentul BraºovRapid Miercurea-CiucMetalul Bucureºti Metalul BocºaRafinãria DãrmãneºtiPro Mobila Vatra-Dornei Viitorul GheorghieniUnirea MãnãstireaMureºul LuduºVrancart Adjud Telecom TimiºoaraPetrolul IancaForestierul StâlpeniNavol Olteniþa Bucovina Rãdãuþi ªcoala de fotbal "Gicã Popescu" Petrolul Moineºti Viitorul Liteni KSE Târgu-Secuiesc • Roseal Odorheiu-Secuiesc Transkurier Sfântu-Gheorghe Oil Terminal Constanþa • Petrolul BrãilaPolitehnica Timiºoara • Phoenix Ulmu • Astra Ploieºti Petrolistul Boldeºti Flacãra Moreni • Petrolul Târgoviºte • Avântul Mâneciu • Unirea Mãrãcineni • Minerul UricaniOltul Slatina Petrolul ÞicleniMuncitorul Reºiþa • Gaz metan Podari • "Florea Voicilã" Alexandria • Soda Ocna-Mureº • Someº Gaz Beclean • Sparta Mediaº • Maris Târgu-MureºDacia OrãºtieArmãtura ZalãuVictoria Carei Fink Fenster Petreºti Carei • Voinþa Macea •

'Clubs that are not any longer

Maccabi Bucureºti Juventus BucureºtiLuceafãrul Bucureºti FC Olt ScorniceºtiVictoria BucureºtiPhoenix Baia-MareChimia Râmnicu-VâlceaCristalul Dorohoi Fortus IaºiGloria CFR GalaþiUnited PloieºtiFC Craiova ªoimii IPA Sibiu Constructorul CraiovaSteaua Mizil Metalul Plopeni Extensiv Craiova Voinþa Bucureºti Jiul IELIF CraiovaMetrom BraºovICIM BraºovFC Inter SibiuForesta FãlticeniNC Foresta Suceava FC OneºtiPrefabicate ModeluForex BraºovProgresul BucureºtiFC ªtiinþa Bacãu

'A short history of Romanian football championship

At the end of 19th century, in old Romania (without the regions of Transylvania, Basarabya and Bucovyna, that were under rule of Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires), football had just been "imported" from abroad, meantime with industrial revolution.

At the time, Bucharest and Ploiesti were the most industrially-developed and populated towns, so here, the first organised teams and competitions ("ASAR", "Hans Herzog", "Harwester" Cups) were founded. In certain years, one of these competitions was officially confirmed as the National Championship.

Although at the time there were only a few teams, a governing society was needed, so "The Association of Football Clubs" was set up in 1909. The first officially 3 teams (Colentina and Olympia Bucharest, United from Ploiesti) were founded by foreigners who worked in industry or in other fields, and only these 3 teams played the first pre-WWI championships (until 1914). When war broke up, the foreigners left Romania and most competitions stopped.

Until 1916, in Bucharest there were 11 teams and in Craiova, 5, most of them with some material instability. This first period of National Championship is known as the "Romantic" one.

After WWI, when old Romania reunificated with its historical regions, football was also brought together by unification of all governing associations (1921), and the National Championship had a new organisation, by regions and by regional leagues (their champions playing a tournament with eliminatory games).

In 1932, there was a real reform in the formula of National Championship, by organisation of divisions: A, B (since 1934) and C (since 1936, but with a lot of interruptions due to economic circumstances, 1963/1964 being the season of next uninterrupted editions).

In 1938, in Romania were 585 football clubs and 70.000 registered players.

Due to WWII circumstances, in 1941, National Championship was reorganised in a competition called "Basarabya Cup", (in honour of eliberating the historic region of Basarabya and early Soviet Union defeat) which gave up the divisional system, reintroducing the regional one; in 1942 an 1943, there was a "War Championship", played between 12 teams. None of these competitions was officially confirmed as "National Championship", due to war circumstances (poor transportation, front-line conscripting of some players etc.). In the first half of 1944 all competitions were suspended.

After WWII to present, the Championship restarts with divisional system.


Dinamo Bucureºti
Steaua Bucureºti
CFR Cluj
Rapid Bucureºti
Oþelul Galaþi
Gloria Bistriþa
FCU Politehnica Timiºoara
FC Vaslui
Universitatea Craiova
Unirea Urziceni
Pandurii Târgu-Jiu
UTA Arad
Politehnica Iaºi
Farul Constanþa
Ceahlãul Piatra Neamþ
Gloria Buzãu
Universitatea Cluj
Dacia Mioveni

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