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'Liga I


           
           

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 TimișoaraBukarester FCCarmen BucureștiChinezul TimișoaraCAM TimișoaraCAO OradeaColentina BucureștiColțea BrașovColțea BucureștiCraiovan CraiovaFC CraiovaCrișana OradeaGloria AradGloria CFR GalațiJuventus BucureștiMaccabi BucureștiOlimpia BucureștiPrahova PloieștiRipensia TimișoaraUnirea Tricolor BucureștiAMEFA AradVenus BucureștiVictoria Cluj

'Liga III

FCM BacăuTricolorul BreazaCSM Râmnicu-SăratMureșul DevaFortuna CovaciJiul PetroșaniDrobeta Turnu-SeverinCFR TimișoaraDinamo București IISporting Suceava • Bujorii Târgu-Bujor • FC BârladCetatea Târgu-Neamț Rarăul Câmpulung-Moldovenesc • Leonard PașcaniLaminorul RomanCFR PașcaniJuventus Fălticeni • Politehnica II Iași • Ceahlăul II Piatra-Neamț • FC Willy Bacău • FCM II Bacău Aerostar Bacău • Politehnica Galați • Oțelul II Galați • Pambac BacăuCF BrăilaFC Panciu|||||| FCM TârgovișteAbatorul SloboziaFC Onix Râmnicu-Sărat • CSO Ianca • CSM Medgidia • CS Năvodari • Aversa București • Juventus Colentina București Rocar ANEFS București • CS Ovidiu • Viitorul Însurăței • Callatis Mangalia Dunărea Călărași • Farul II Constanța • Unirea SloboziaPortul Constanța|||||| Unirea GhimpațiCS Buftea • Unirea Tărlungeni • AFC Filipeștii de Pădure • Inter Pantelimon • ASC Clinceni Ilfov • FC "1 Decembrie" • FC Chitila • Electrosid TituRapid II București Dodu București Viitorul Pucioasa Conpet Ploiești • CF Predeal Chimia Brazi |||||| FC Sibiu • FC Argeș II Pitești • FC Cisnădie • Turris Turnu-Măgurele • Athletic Sibiu • Progresul Corabia • Oltchim Râmnicu-Vâlcea • FC Balș 2007 • Chimia Craiova • Unirea CosteștiCSM Roșiorii-de-Vede • Dunărea Calafat • Armata Craiova • Alro SlatinaBuilding Vânju-Mare |||||| AS Nova Mama Mia Bechicerecul-Mic • CSM Sebeș • UMT Timișoara • AS Alto Gradimeneto Albina • Unirea Sânnicolau-Mare • Minerul Mehedinți • Calor TimișoaraGloria CTP Arad • Minerul Mătăsari • Energia RovinariVictoria NădlacCS IneuACU AradMinerul MotruCS Vulcan Auxerre Lugoj |||||| Mechel Câmpia-Turzii Olimpia Satu-Mare • CS Marmația 96 • FC Bihor II Oradea Avântul Reghin • Universitatea 1919 Cluj • Sănătatea Cluj Gloria II Bistrița • Lacul Ursu Mobila Sovata • Trans-Sil Târgu-Mureș • Bihorul Beiuș • Inter Blaj • Someșul Satu-Mare Unirea DejTurul MiculaFCSȘ Tecuci

'Other

Rarora Râmnicu-VâlceaCimentul Fieni Minaur ZlatnaElectrica Constanța Rulmentul Alexandria Oașul Negrești FC Ghimbav CFR Moldova Iași • CFR Citadin Iași FC Bârlad • FCM Huși • Cimentul Bicaz • Petrolul BercaFaur București Altay Medgidia Dinamo II București • CS Mogoșoaia • Aurora "23 August" • Universitatea Alpan Târgoviște • Tractorul BrașovRapid Pitești • Romradiatoare Brașov • Nitramonia Făgăraș • Muscelul Câmpulung Electro Craiova • CFR Craiova • Dunărea Zimnicea • FC Olt • Minerul Moldova-NouăPetrolul Stoina • Senaco Novaci • CF Cugir Aurul Brad • Kozara Vințu-de-Jos • Hârtia Petrești • Frontiera Curtici Olimpia Gherla • Minerul Sărmășag • Minerul Ștei • West Petrom Arad • Telecom Arad • Unirea Ungheni • Gaz metan Târgu-Mureș • Chimica Târnăveni Victoria Muntenii-de-Jos • Viitorul Hârlău • Bucovina Rădauți • UZTEL Ploiești • Mondial Brăila • Metalul Băicoi • Constructorul Bolintin-Deal • Sportul Ciorogârla • Viromet Victoria • AS Curtea-de-Argeș • Torpedo Zărnești • FC Lăpușata • Petrolul Videle • Juventus Pitești • Inter Petrila • Dierna Orșova • Caromet CaransebeșMarmosim SimeriaGloria Reșița • Minerul Bărbăteni • Cuprirom Abrud • Gloria Baia-Mare • Siriana Siria • Minerul Turț • CF Dej • Minerul Bălan • Minerul Iara • Minerul CavnicWest Petrom Arad Minerul CertejRulmentul BrașovRapid Miercurea-CiucMetalul București Metalul BocșaRafinăria DărmăneștiPro Mobila Vatra-Dornei Viitorul GheorghieniUnirea MănăstireaMureșul LudușVrancart Adjud Telecom TimișoaraPetrolul IancaForestierul StâlpeniNavol Oltenița Bucovina Rădăuți Școala de fotbal "Gică Popescu" Petrolul Moinești Viitorul Liteni KSE Târgu-Secuiesc • Roseal Odorheiu-Secuiesc Transkurier Sfântu-Gheorghe Oil Terminal Constanța • Petrolul BrăilaPolitehnica Timișoara • Phoenix Ulmu • Astra Ploiești Petrolistul Boldești Flacăra Moreni • Petrolul Târgoviște • Avântul Mâneciu • Unirea Mărăcineni • Minerul UricaniOltul Slatina Petrolul ȚicleniMuncitorul Reșița • Gaz metan Podari • "Florea Voicilă" Alexandria • Soda Ocna-Mureș • Someș Gaz Beclean • Sparta Mediaș • Maris Târgu-MureșDacia OrăștieArmătura ZalăuVictoria Carei Fink Fenster Petrești Carei • Voința Macea •

'Clubs that are not any longer

Maccabi București Juventus BucureștiLuceafărul București FC Olt ScorniceștiVictoria BucureștiPhoenix Baia-MareChimia Râmnicu-VâlceaCristalul Dorohoi Fortus IașiGloria CFR GalațiUnited PloieștiFC Craiova Șoimii IPA Sibiu Constructorul CraiovaSteaua Mizil Metalul Plopeni Extensiv Craiova Voința București Jiul IELIF CraiovaMetrom BrașovICIM BrașovFC Inter SibiuForesta FălticeniNC Foresta Suceava FC OneștiPrefabicate ModeluForex BrașovProgresul BucureștiFC Știința BacăuCetatea SuceavaInternațional Curtea-de-Argeș

'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 București
Steaua București
CFR Cluj
Rapid București
Oțelul Galați
Gloria Bistrița
FCU Politehnica Timișoara
FC Vaslui
Universitatea Craiova
Unirea Urziceni
Pandurii Târgu-Jiu
UTA Arad
Politehnica Iași
Farul Constanța
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Gloria Buzău
Universitatea Cluj
Dacia Mioveni

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