Liga II


The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company under the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor.
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Format

Since its inception in 1934, Liga II has had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. But since the 2016-17 Liga II, it changed to one group of 20 teams. Currently, the top six teams goes in the promotion play-off, in which the top 2 teams get promoted and the next 2 play a promotion play-off against teams from Liga I. In the play-out, there are 2 groups, 7th, 10th, 11th, etc. in group 1, 8th, 9th, 12th, etc. in group 2. the bottom 2 teams from each group gets relegated and the 3rd worst places in the 2 groups play each other home and away to decide the last team relegated.

New format from 2024

On 14 July 2023, the federation announced that the league will be expanded to 22 teams starting with the 2024-2025 season.
The expansion will be achieved by having only 4 teams relegate at the end of the 2023-24 Liga II season, and having 6 teams promote from Liga III.
The new format will be similar to the current one, with teams playing each other once in the regular season, followed by a promotion play-off with 6 teams, playing each other twice, and a relegation play-out with two groups of 8 teams playing each other once.
On the promotion end, the format will be the same as currently, with the top two teams from the play-off promoting directly and next two playing an extra promotion play-off against teams from Liga I.

List of champions and promoted teams

Teams promoted are shown in bold or in "Other teams promoted" column.

Champions and promotions

194 titles were awarded for winning the Liga II championship.
86 teams won the Liga II championship.
ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
Politehnica Timișoara1011947–48, 1952, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2011–12
Politehnica Iași941959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1981–82, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2022–23
Petrolul Ploiești911940–41, 1954, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2021–22
Jiul Petroșani831934–35, 1940–41, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2004–05
Progresul București661954, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1991–92
Rapid București641952, 1955, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2015–16
Universitatea Cluj631950, 1957–58, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1991–92, 2006–07
FC Brașov621956, 1968–69, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1998–99, 2007–08
Bihor Oradea581962–63, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1987–88
Farul Constanța521954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88
Argeș Pitești511960–61, 1962–63, 1993–94, 2007–08, 2024–25
FCM Baia Mare4111963–64, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1993–94
UTA Arad461980–81, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2019–20
CSM Reșița451937–38, 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97
Sportul Studențesc București431936–37, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2003–04
FCM Târgoviște431960–61, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1995–96
FCM Bacău431955, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1994–95
Dunărea Galați431973–74, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1982–83
Corvinul Hunedoara431953, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1979–80
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț4-1992–93, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
ASA Târgu Mureș4-1966–67, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1990–91
Unirea Tricolor București4-1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950
Phoenix Baia Mare4-1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1947–48
Olimpia Satu Mare321973–74, 1976–77, 1997–98
FC Ploiești3-1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47
Dacia Unirea Brăila261934–35, 1989–90
Gloria Buzău271977–78, 1983–84
Gaz Metan Mediaș251999–00, 2015–16
Siderurgistul Galați231962–63, 1964–65
FC Caracal221990–91, 1998–99
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea221973–74, 1977–78
Franco-Româna Brăila221935–36, 1939–40
Universitatea Craiova211963–64, 2013–14
Unirea Alba Iulia212002–03, 2008–09
CFR Cluj211968–69, 2003–04
Foresta Fălticeni211996–97, 1999–00
Club Atletic Oradea211955, 1961–62
Oțelul Galați2-1985–86, 1990–91
FC U Craiova 19482-2005–06, 2020–21
Gloria Bistrița181989–90
CSM Câmpia Turzii171951
Șoimii Sibiu171948–49
Faur București141947–48
CFR Timișoara131969–70
Victoria București121984–85
CAM Timișoara121938–39
Dunărea Călărași112017–18
Poli Timișoara112014–15
ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș112009–10
Pandurii Târgu Jiu112004–05
Sporting Vaslui112004–05
Astra Giurgiu111997–98
Flacăra Moreni111985–86
Vagonul Arad111967–68
Minerul Lupeni111958–59
Mureșul Târgu Mureș111938–39
Victoria Constanța111935–36
ILSA Timișoara111935–36
Maccabi București111934–35
Unirea Slobozia1-2023–24
Chindia Târgoviște1-2018–19
Daco-Getica București1-2016–17
FC Voluntari1-2014–15
FC Botoșani1-2012–13
Corona Brașov1-2012–13
Victoria Brănești1-2009–10
Delta Tulcea1-2006–07
Liberty Oradea1-2005–06
AEK București1-2001–02
UM Timișoara1-2000–01
Inter Sibiu1-1987–88
CSM Suceava1-1986–87
Olt Scornicești1-1978–79
Tarom București1-1958–59
CS Târgu Mureș1-1956
Avântul Reghin1-1954
CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc1-1951
Dezrobirea Constanța1-1947–48
Dermata Cluj1-1946–47
CFR Turnu Severin1-1940–41
Aurul Brad1-1939–40
Crișana Oradea1-1939–40
Gloria CFR Galați1-1938–39
IAR Brașov1-1935–36
Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu1-1934–35