2009–10 Liga III

Liga III

Season	2009–10
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Liga III season was the 54th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on August 21, 2009 and ended on June 4, 2010.

The winners of each division got promoted to the 2010–11 Liga II season.

The bottom six from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (Liga IV). From the 12th placed teams, another one was relegated. To determine this team, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against the clubs ranked 1st through 11th.

League tables

Seria I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Brăila (C) (P)	32	25	6	1	90	18	+72	81	Promotion to Liga II
2	CS Panciu	32	21	3	8	64	32	+32	66
3	Petrotub Roman	32	19	7	6	68	30	+38	64
4	Politehnica II Iaşi	32	17	6	9	60	37	+23	57
5	Rapid CFR Suceava	32	16	3	13	58	42	+16	51
6	Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamț	32	15	5	12	44	47	−3	50
7	Politehnica Galaţi	32	14	6	12	49	47	+2	48		PGA: 7 pts, 7–4 WIL: 6 pts, 5–6 CTN: 4 pts, 3–5
8	Willy Bacău	32	15	3	14	61	58	+3	48
9	Cetatea Târgu Neamț	32	14	6	12	47	46	+1	48
10	Oţelul II Galaţi	32	14	4	14	51	36	+15	46
11	CSM Focşani	32	12	9	11	35	31	+4	45
12	Aerostar Bacău	32	14	2	16	52	46	+6	44
13	Pambac Bacău (R)	32	12	7	13	44	48	−4	43	Relegation to Liga IV
14	CSM Paşcani (R)	32	11	5	16	43	53	−10	38
15	Dunărea II Galaţi (R)	32	6	4	22	22	66	−44	22
16	FC Vaslui II (R)	32	4	4	24	24	102	−78	16
17	CS Gura Humorului (R)	32	2	2	28	8	81	−73	08^2
18	Şcoala de Fotbal Rădăuţi (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹Şcoala de Fotbal Rădăuţi withdrew from the championship during the first half and their record was expunged.
²CS Gura Humorului withdrew from the championship during the winter break and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Seria II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Viitorul Constanța (C) (P)	34	29	2	3	85	13	+72	89	Promotion to Liga II
2	Berceni	34	26	4	4	90	17	+73	82
3	Unirea Slobozia	34	20	5	9	71	33	+38	65
4	Viscofil Popeşti-Leordeni	34	19	6	9	75	38	+37	63
5	Callatis Mangalia	34	18	8	8	56	29	+27	62
6	Petrolul Berca	34	18	7	9	50	40	+10	61
7	CS Domneşti	34	18	6	10	73	46	+27	60
8	Dunărea Călăraşi	34	16	6	12	75	57	+18	54
9	CS Tunari	34	14	6	14	47	44	+3	48
10	CS Eforie	34	13	8	13	37	43	−6	47
11	Partizanul Merei	34	12	7	15	48	57	−9	43
12	Farul II Constanța (R)	34	9	13	12	42	43	−1	40	Relegation to Liga IV
13	Viitorul Însurăţei (R)	34	10	7	17	39	47	−8	37
14	CSM Medgidia (R)	34	10	6	18	49	73	−24	36
15	Viitorul Chirnogi (R)	34	10	3	21	35	81	−46	33
16	Viitorul Ianca (R)	34	8	4	22	39	75	−36	28
17	Utchim Găeşti (R)	33	2	2	29	19	105	−86	08^1		UTG 4–1 FOT FOT N/A UTG
18	Fotbal Oil Terminal Constanţa (R)	33	2	2	29	15	104	−89	08^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹Fotbal Oil Terminal Constanţa and Utchim Găeşti withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Seria III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Juventus Bucureşti (C) (P)	34	26	5	3	77	24	+53	83	Promotion to Liga II
2	Conpet Ploieşti	34	24	5	5	74	25	+49	77
3	Inter Clinceni	34	18	9	7	53	31	+22	63
4	Electrosid Titu	34	18	5	11	58	41	+17	59
5	CS Buftea	34	17	7	10	62	42	+20	58
6	Chimia Brazi	34	16	9	9	72	34	+38	57
7	Petrolistul Boldeşti	34	16	7	11	64	43	+21	55
8	Rapid II București	34	16	6	12	59	39	+20	54		RAP 0–0 ARG ARG 0–0 RAP
9	Argeşul Mihăileşti	34	16	6	12	37	30	+7	54
10	Unirea Tărlungeni	34	15	6	13	42	38	+4	51
11	Petrolul Videle	34	15	5	14	45	44	+1	50
12	Comprest GIM Bucureşti	34	14	7	13	59	51	+8	49		COM 2–1 VIT VIT 0–3 COM
13	Viitorul Toporu (R)	34	15	4	15	49	49	0	049^2	Relegation to Liga IV
14	CSM Târgoviște (R)	34	10	6	18	43	61	−18	36
15	Petrolul Teleajen Ploieşti (R)	32	6	5	21	27	72	−45	023^2
16	Victoria Adunaţii Copăceni (R)	34	6	3	25	30	80	−50	021^2
17	AFC Filipeştii de Pădure (R)	32	3	5	24	21	78	−57	014^2
18	CF Predeal (R)	32	2	0	30	14	104	−90	06^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹CF Predeal withdrew from the championship during the winter break and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
²AFC Filipeştii de Pădure, Victoria Adunaţii Copăceni, Petrolul Teleajen Ploieşti and Viitorul Toporu withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Seria IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Alro Slatina (C) (P)	34	23	9	2	75	27	+48	78	Promotion to Liga II
2	FCM Târgoviște	34	24	4	6	58	20	+38	76
3	Triumf Bârca	34	18	5	11	53	37	+16	59
4	CS Vişina Nouă	34	17	4	13	45	32	+13	55		VIŞ 4–2 OLT OLT 1–2 VIŞ
5	Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea	34	17	4	13	54	51	+3	55
6	Prometeu Craiova	34	14	12	8	44	27	+17	54
7	Argeş II Piteşti	34	16	5	13	54	48	+6	53
8	FCM Alexandria	34	13	10	11	39	31	+8	49
9	CS Albota	34	13	9	12	41	36	+5	48		ALB: 10 pts, 5–2 CAR: 4 pts, 2–4 GHE: 3 pts, 5–6
10	FC Caracal	34	14	6	14	44	42	+2	48
11	Ghecon Lăpuşata	34	14	6	14	48	44	+4	48
12	Minerul Mătăsari	34	14	5	15	37	40	−3	47
13	Progresul Corabia (R)	34	14	4	16	57	55	+2	46	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Ralbex Turcineşti (R)	34	12	7	15	44	49	−5	43
15	Minerul Motru (R)	34	12	5	17	72	63	+9	41
16	Armata Craiova (R)	33	7	8	18	30	55	−25	029^1
17	Universitatea II Craiova (R)	34	6	3	25	33	73	−40	21
18	Juventus Bascov (R)	33	3	2	28	12	110	−98	011^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹Juventus Bascov and Armata Craiova withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Seria V

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Pandurii II Târgu Jiu (C)	30	21	7	2	60	18	+42	070^3
2	ACU Arad (P)	30	19	7	4	43	16	+27	64	Promotion to Liga II
3	ACS Recaș	30	20	2	8	46	24	+22	62
4	Marmosim Simeria	30	14	10	6	43	23	+20	52
4	Naţional Sebiş	30	16	3	11	49	39	+10	51
6	Minerul Valea Copcii	30	13	9	8	46	32	+14	48
7	Jiul Rovinari	30	11	9	10	43	37	+6	42
8	Școlar Reșița	30	12	5	13	38	36	+2	41		ŞCO 2–0 MIL MIL 0–0 ŞCO
9	Millenium Giarmata	30	12	5	13	40	47	−7	41
10	Politehnica II Timişoara	30	11	6	13	32	36	−4	39
11	Nuova Becicherecu Mic	30	10	8	12	41	39	+2	38
12	Gloria CTP Arad	30	11	3	16	42	49	−7	36
13	CS Ineu (R)	30	10	2	18	31	57	−26	32	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Unirea Sânnicolau Mare (R)	30	8	7	15	42	43	−1	31
15	Muncitorul Reșița (R)	30	7	4	19	30	65	−35	25
16	Retezatul Haţeg (R)	30	1	1	28	10	75	−65	04^2
17	Viitorul Sânandrei (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00^1
18	Progresul Gătaia (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹CS Progresul Gătaia and FC Viitorul Sânandrei withdrew from the championship during the first half and their records were expunged.
²Retezatul Haţeg withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
³Pandurii Târgu Jiu were relegated at the end of 2009–10 Liga I season and will play in 2010–11 Liga II. Since reserve teams aren't allowed to play in the same league tier as their first teams, Pandurii II Târgu Jiu, Pandurii's reserve team, weren't promoted to Liga II despite finishing as champions. Instead, second-placed ACU Arad were promoted.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Seria VI

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Voința Sibiu (C) (P)	34	24	6	4	66	21	+45	78	Promotion to Liga II
2	Seso Câmpia Turzii	34	22	5	7	64	30	+34	71
3	FC Cisnădie	34	16	7	11	55	38	+17	55
4	FC Zalău	34	16	6	12	45	41	+4	54
5	Luceafărul Oradea	34	16	5	13	64	40	+24	53		LUC: 9 pts, 8–6 BIH: 6 pts, 6–4 ODO: 3 pts, 5–9
6	Bihorul Beiuş	34	16	5	13	42	40	+2	53
7	AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc	34	17	2	15	58	51	+7	53
8	Gaz Metan II Mediaş	34	14	10	10	45	41	+4	52
9	Unirea Dej	34	14	9	11	49	42	+7	51
10	ASA Unirea Ungheni	34	13	10	11	51	43	+8	49		SĂN 2–2 UNG UNG 1–1 SĂN
11	Sănătatea Cluj	34	14	7	13	47	48	−1	49
12	CSM Sebeş	34	14	6	14	44	44	0	48
13	Voinţa Livezile (R)	34	13	7	14	43	54	−11	46	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Gloria II Bistriţa (R)	34	11	5	18	49	51	−2	38
15	Avântul Reghin (R)	34	9	10	15	40	46	−6	37
16	CS Zlatna (R)	34	9	9	16	48	63	−15	36
17	Marmaţia Sighetu Marmaţiei (R)	34	6	4	24	29	79	−50	22
18	Turul Micula (R)	34	4	3	27	24	91	−67	015^1

Source: frf.ro (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
¹Turul Micula withdrew from the championship during the second half and will lose all remaining matches with 3–0.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

• 2009–10 Liga I
• 2009–10 Liga II
• 2008–09 Liga III