2019–20 Liga II

The 2019–20 Liga II was the 80th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 August 2019 and ended on 2 August 2020. A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the fourth Liga II season with a single series. The season was initially scheduled to be played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams would be promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team would play a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams would relegate to Liga III.
The season was interrupted on 9 March 2020, after 25 rounds, due to COVID-19 pandemic. After two months of inactivity, on 14 May 2020, the Romanian Football Federation announced that a promotion play-off tournament between the first 6 ranked teams will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. No teams will be relegated this season, apart from the clubs that were already dissolved or excluded.

Team changes

To Liga II

Promoted from Liga III

SCM Gloria Buzău

Rapid București

Turris Turnu Măgurele

CSM Reșița

Miercurea Ciuc

Relegated from Liga I

Dunărea Călărași

Concordia Chiajna

From Liga II

Relegated to Liga III

Luceafărul Oradea

Aerostar Bacău

ACS Poli Timișoara

Balotești

Dacia Unirea Brăila

Promoted to Liga I

Chindia Târgoviște

Academica Clinceni

Excluded and spared teams

Luceafărul Oradea withdrew from Liga II on 30 July 2019, with three days before the start of the championship and chose to enroll in the Liga III. Place of Luceafărul was occupied by Energeticianul.

Other changes

Energeticianul was moved from Petroșani to Târgu Jiu, but the club will play its home matches on Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, until Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium in Târgu Jiu will be opened.

Renamed teams

CSM Școlar Reșița was renamed as CSM Reșița after recovering its right to use the brand and record of the old entity.
Energeticianul was renamed as Viitorul Târgu Jiu.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team

Manager

Captain

Kit manufacturer

Shirt sponsor

Argeș Pitești

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Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The teams started the promotion play-offs with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.

Liga I play-off

The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II

Season statistics

''Regular season and promotion play-off overall statistics.''

Clean sheets

^*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.