1960–61 Regional Championship


The 1960–61 Regional Championship was the 19th season of the Regional Championship, 8th as the third tier of Romanian football. The champions of each regional championships play against each other in the play-offs to gain promotion in Divizia B.

Regional championships

  • Argeș (AG)
  • Bacău (BC)
  • Banat (BA)
  • Brașov (BV)
  • Bucharest Municipality (B)
  • Bucharest Region (B)
  • Cluj (CJ)
  • Crișana (CR)
  • Dobrogea (DO)
  • Galați (GL)
  • Hunedoara (HD)
  • Iași (IS)
  • Maramureș (MM)
  • Mureș (MS)
  • Oltenia (OL)
  • Ploiești (PL)
  • Suceava (SV)

Promotion play-off

Seventeen teams participate in the promotion tournament. The teams were divided into two groups of six and one of five, and the first two ranked teams from each group promoted to second division. The matches were played on neutral ground at Râmnicu Vâlcea, Sibiu and Sinaia.

Series I (Râmnicu Vâlcea)

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Series II (Sibiu)

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Series III (Sinaia)

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Championship standings

Argeș Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''Muscelul IMS Câmpulung won the Argeș Regional Championship and qualify for [|promotion play-off] in Divizia B.''

Bacău Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
All matches were played at 23 August Stadium in Bacău on 4, 11 and 16 June 1961.
''Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț won the Bacău Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Banat Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''CFR Arad won the Banat Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Brașov Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Series III
;Championship play-off
The championship play-off was played between the winner of each Brașov regional series and the winner of Series II from Mureș Region. All matches were played at Făgăraș, on 18 June 1961 and 22 June 1961. The championship final was replayed on 9 July 1961 at Victoria.
;Semi-finals
;Final
''Metrom Brașov won the Brașov Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Bucharest Municipality

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
The matches was played on 17 June 1961 at Giulești Stadium and 24 June 1961 at Flacăra Roșie Stadium.
''Flacăra Roșie București won the Bucharest Municipal Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Bucharest Region

;Championship final
''Dunărea Giurgiu won the Bucharest Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Crișana Region

;North Series
;South Series
;Championship final
The matches were played on 18 and 25 June 1961 at Libertății Stadium in Oradea.
''Crișul Oradea won the Crișana Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia C.''

Dobrogea Region

;East Series
;Center Series
;North Series
;Championship play-off
The championship play-off was contested in a double round-robin tournament featuring the winners of the three regional series.
;Results

Galați Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''Știința Galați won the Galați Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Hunedoara Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''Minerul Deva won the Hunedoara Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Mureș Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''Rapid IRA Târgu Mureș won the Mureș Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.''

Oltenia Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Championship final
''Dinamo Craiova won the Craiova Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.''

Ploiești Region

;Series I
;Series II
;Series III
;Championship play-off
The championship play-off was played in a single round-robin tournament between the winners of each series. All matches were played at Petrolul Stadium in Ploiești.
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;Results