1960–61 Regional Championship

Liga IV
Season1960–61

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

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.[1]

Series I (Râmnicu Vâlcea)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Știința Galați (GL) (P) 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 7 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (BC) (P) 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3 IMU Medgidia (DO) 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 5
4 Penicilina Iași (IS) 4 1 0 3 6 13 −7 2
5 ASM Rădăuți (SV) 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results

Series II (Sibiu)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFR Arad (BA) (P) 5 5 0 0 13 3 +10 10 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Carpați Sinaia (PL) (P) 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 6
3 Dunărea Giurgiu (B) 5 2 2 1 5 7 −2 6
4 Flacăra Roșie București (B) 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 5
5 Muscelul IMS Câmpulung (AG) 5 1 1 3 10 13 −3 3
6 Dinamo Craiova (OT) 5 0 0 5 5 11 −6 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results

Series III (Sinaia)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rapid IRA Târgu Mureș (MS) (P) 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 8 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Crișul Oradea (CR) (P) 5 1 4 0 7 4 +3 6
3 Soda Ocna Mureș (CJ) 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2 5
4 Metrom Brașov (BV) 5 1 2 2 10 12 −2 4
5 Minerul Deva (HD) 5 1 2 2 8 10 −2 4
6 Voința Satu Mare (MM) 5 1 1 3 8 13 −5 3
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results

Championship standings

Argeș Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Muscelul IMS Câmpulung (Q) 23 20 2 1 94 10 +84 42 Qualification to championship final
2 Metalul Colibași 23 18 3 2 83 15 +68 39
3 Minerul Câmpulung 23 15 2 6 82 31 +51 32
4 Rapid Pitești 23 13 4 6 50 28 +22 30
5 Argeșul Curtea de Argeș 23 11 4 8 33 30 +3 26
6 Forestierul Stâlpeni 23 10 2 11 44 56 −12 22
7 Progresul Băiculești 23 9 1 13 50 48 +2 19
8 Textilistul Pitești 23 8 3 12 33 45 −12 19
9 Progresul Găești 23 8 2 13 45 55 −10 18
10 Moneda Pitești 23 6 3 14 36 94 −58 15
11 Electrica Câmpulung 23 4 2 17 18 79 −61 10
12 Unirea Costești 23 2 5 16 26 70 −44 9
13 Progresul Topoloveni[a] (D) 12 4 0 8 24 25 −1 8 Excluded
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Progresul Topoloveni was excluded before the second half of the season.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Unirea Drăgășani (Q) 22 11 5 6 58 31 +27 27 Qualification to championship final
2 Oltul Slatina 22 11 5 6 50 37 +13 27
3 Rapid Piatra-Olt 22 10 4 8 43 31 +12 24
4 Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea 22 10 4 8 42 36 +6 24
5 Lotru Brezoi 22 9 5 8 43 32 +11 23
6 Recolta Stoicănești 22 10 3 9 46 43 +3 23
7 Victoria Slatina 22 8 6 8 30 28 +2 22
8 Oltul Drăgănești-Olt 22 9 2 11 40 47 −7 20
9 Unirea Potcoava 22 9 2 11 37 47 −10 20
10 Unirea Horezu[a] 22 6 7 9 38 46 −8 19
11 CSA Râmnicu Vâlcea 22 6 6 10 30 50 −20 18
12 Dinamo Drăgășani 22 7 3 12 32 52 −20 17
13 Forestierul Băbeni[b] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Avântul Horezu was renamed during the winter break as Unirea Horezu.
  2. ^ Forestierul Băbeni was excluded in the first half of the season and all its results were canceled.
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unirea Drăgășani 2–6 Muscelul IMS Câmpulung 2–2 0–4

Muscelul IMS Câmpulung won the Argeș Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.[6]

Bacău Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (Q) 18 12 2 4 56 20 +36 26 Qualification to championship final
2 Laminorul Roman 18 11 3 4 35 16 +19 25
3 Victoria Piatra Neamț 18 11 1 6 45 25 +20 23
4 Bradul Roznov 18 10 2 6 48 27 +21 22
5 Partizanul Bacău 18 9 2 7 22 33 −11 20
6 Victoria Roman 18 8 3 7 30 27 +3 19
7 Celuloza Piatra Neamț 18 6 4 8 21 30 −9 16
8 Cimentul Bicaz 18 6 2 10 21 51 −30 14
9 Avântul Buhuși 18 4 4 10 18 46 −28 12
10 Bradul Târgu Neamț 18 1 1 16 7 48 −41 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Textila Buhuși (Q) 18 12 4 2 54 11 +43 28 Qualification to championship final
2 Minerul Comănești 18 12 1 5 47 23 +24 25
3 Petrolistul Dărmănești 18 9 4 5 36 27 +9 22
4 Gloria Zemeș 18 10 2 6 23 18 +5 22
5 Petrolul Moinești 18 8 2 8 38 34 +4 18
6 Victoria Bacău 18 4 7 7 25 31 −6 15
7 Chimia Onești 18 5 4 9 27 48 −21 14
8 Oituz Târgu Ocna 18 5 3 10 31 40 −9 13
9 Locomotiva Adjud 17 4 3 10 22 37 −15 11
10 Bradul HCC Bacău 17 4 1 12 18 52 −34 9
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Championship final

All matches were played at 23 August Stadium in Bacău on 4, 11 and 16 June 1961.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 6–4 Textila Buhuși 3–3 1–1 2–0

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț won the Bacău Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Banat Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CFR Arad (Q) 26 18 4 4 78 23 +55 40 Qualification to championship final
2 Electromotor Timișoara 26 13 5 8 37 33 +4 31
3 Stăruința Timișoara 26 11 7 8 49 43 +6 29
4 Tehnometal Timișoara 26 11 6 9 35 40 −5 28
5 ICA Arad 26 11 5 10 49 48 +1 27
6 Ceramica Jimbolia 26 10 6 10 44 43 +1 26
7 Victoria Lipova 26 8 10 8 26 28 −2 26
8 Banatul FZ Timișoara 26 9 8 9 33 42 −9 26
9 Teba Arad 26 9 7 10 39 36 +3 25
10 Șoimii Timișoara 26 11 2 13 47 45 +2 24
11 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare 26 9 5 12 36 48 −12 23
12 Recolta Jimbolia 26 8 5 13 41 54 −13 21
13 Progresul Timișoara 26 8 4 14 36 45 −9 20
14 Progresul Pecica 26 7 4 15 32 54 −22 18
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalul Oțelu Roșu (Q) 26 19 3 4 60 17 +43 41 Qualification to championship final
2 Oravița 26 16 8 2 49 17 +32 40
3 Olimpia Reșița 26 14 6 6 45 25 +20 34
4 Metalul Bocșa 26 12 7 7 56 33 +23 31
5 Minerul Anina 26 10 7 9 42 42 0 27
6 CFR Caransebeș 26 10 5 11 41 36 +5 25
7 Progresul Gătaia 26 10 4 12 40 48 −8 24
8 Porțile de Fier Orșova 26 10 3 13 41 53 −12 23
9 Isvorul Bocșa 26 10 3 13 34 49 −15 23
10 Furnirul Deta 26 8 6 12 38 40 −2 22
11 Progresul Ciacova 26 8 6 12 40 48 −8 22
12 ASM Lugoj 26 8 6 12 33 44 −11 22
13 Muncitorul Reșița 26 5 8 13 31 52 −21 18
14 Cadarca Recaș 26 2 8 16 19 65 −46 12
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metalul Oțelu Roșu 1–2 CFR Arad 1–0 0–2

CFR Arad won the Banat Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Brașov Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metrom Brașov (Q) 22 15 6 1 57 21 +36 36 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Rulmentul Brașov 22 13 4 5 65 24 +41 30
3 Precizia Săcele 22 12 3 7 41 34 +7 27
4 Torpedo Zărnești 22 11 4 7 43 32 +11 26
5 Celuloza Zărnești 22 8 7 7 33 33 0 23
6 Măgura Codlea 22 10 2 10 27 38 −11 22
7 Flamura Roșie Lunca Câlnicului 22 7 7 8 30 30 0 21
8 Flamura Roșie Bod 22 8 5 9 37 38 −1 21
9 Strungul Brașov 22 6 7 9 27 38 −11 19
10 Politehnica Brașov 22 6 6 10 25 38 −13 18
11 Colorom Codlea 22 4 4 14 23 45 −22 12
12 Dinamo Brașov 22 2 5 15 24 61 −37 9
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ASA Sibiu (Q) 22 16 4 2 47 16 +31 36 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Elastic Sibiu 22 13 4 5 45 20 +25 30
3 Textila Cisnădie 22 13 1 8 50 31 +19 27
4 Progresul Făgăraș 22 11 4 7 52 34 +18 26
5 Sinteza Victoria 22 8 5 9 53 33 +20 21
6 CFR Sibiu 22 8 5 9 37 34 +3 21
7 Firul Roșu Tălmaciu 22 9 3 10 40 37 +3 21
8 Metalul IO Sibiu 22 7 6 9 43 39 +4 20
9 Chimia Făgăraș II 22 8 2 12 28 52 −24 18
10 Unirea Victoria 22 4 8 10 33 50 −17 16
11 Progresul Agnita 22 7 1 14 25 66 −41 15
12 Unirea Rupea 22 5 3 14 32 73 −41 13
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series III
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Faianța Sighișoara (Q) 22 16 3 3 59 30 +29 35 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Sparta Mediaș 22 13 4 5 43 18 +25 30
3 Voința Târnăveni 22 12 5 5 50 25 +25 29
4 Textila Mediaș 22 10 8 4 50 27 +23 28
5 Vitrometan Mediaș 22 9 8 5 35 22 +13 26
6 Chimica Târnăveni 22 8 7 7 35 33 +2 23
7 Victoria Copșa Mică 22 7 8 7 33 19 +14 22
8 Record Mediaș 22 8 5 9 30 30 0 21
9 Voința Blaj 22 6 4 12 33 51 −18 16
10 Sticla Târnăveni 22 7 1 14 25 55 −30 15
11 Stăruința Mediaș 22 3 4 15 17 53 −36 10
12 Nicovala Sighișoara 22 3 3 16 19 66 −47 9
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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 (as the Sfântu Gheorghe district passed to Brașov Region, following the administrative-territorial reorganization from December 1960). All matches were played at Făgăraș, on 18 June 1961 (the semi-finals) and 22 June 1961 (the final). The championship final was replayed on 9 July 1961 at Victoria.[10][11]

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Metrom Brașov 1–0 Textila Sfântu Gheorghe
Faianța Sighișoara 1–3 ASA Sibiu
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Metrom Brașov 1–0[a] ASA Sibiu
  1. ^ The initial result of the match, 1–2, was canceled following an appeal.

Metrom Brașov won the Brașov Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Bucharest Municipality

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flacăra Roșie București (Q) 22 13 5 4 39 23 +16 31 Qualification to championship final
2 FRB București 22 10 8 4 38 29 +9 28
3 Bumbacul București 22 10 7 5 44 31 +13 27
4 Abatorul București 21 10 6 5 24 12 +12 26
5 Voința București 22 9 6 7 37 25 +12 24
6 Confecția București 21 7 8 6 38 34 +4 22
7 CPB București 22 9 4 9 34 27 +7 22
8 Vulcan București 22 3 12 7 20 26 −6 18
9 Constructorul București 22 7 3 12 33 42 −9 17
10 Icar București 22 4 9 9 20 40 −20 17
11 Chimia București 22 5 6 11 26 44 −18 16
12 IOR București 22 3 8 11 22 42 −20 14
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rapid București II (Q) 22 17 3 2 57 21 +36 37 Qualification to championship final
2 Tehnometal București 22 11 7 4 41 20 +21 29
3 ITB București 22 11 6 5 37 24 +13 28
4 CFR București 22 11 3 8 40 37 +3 25
5 Timpuri Noi București 22 9 5 8 32 26 +6 23
6 Vestitorul București 22 7 6 9 27 31 −4 20
7 Sirena București 22 7 6 9 18 24 −6 20
8 Ulei București 22 7 4 11 23 45 −22 18
9 Quadrat București 22 7 3 12 27 35 −8 17
10 ICAB București 22 6 5 11 26 39 −13 17
11 Dinamo B București 22 7 1 14 31 39 −8 15
12 ICSIM București 22 4 7 11 19 36 −17 15
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Championship final

The matches was played on 17 June 1961 at Giulești Stadium and 24 June 1961 at Flacăra Roșie Stadium.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid București II 2–3 Flacăra Roșie București 2–2 0–1

Flacăra Roșie București won the Bucharest Municipal Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.[13]

Bucharest Region

Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Giurgiu 1–2 Dunărea Giurgiu 1–0 0–2

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

Crișana Region

North Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Crișul Oradea (Q) 22 19 2 1 95 12 +83 40 Qualification to championship final
2 Rapid Oradea 22 16 3 3 76 25 +51 35
3 Spartac Valea lui Mihai 22 13 5 4 55 33 +22 31
4 Minerul Șuncuiuș 22 12 3 7 55 46 +9 27
5 Dinamo Oradea 22 9 5 8 30 37 −7 23
6 Minerul Sărmășag 22 10 2 10 52 42 +10 22
7 Stăruința Săcuieni 22 8 4 10 51 58 −7 20
8 Electrolemn Oradea 22 6 5 11 23 42 −19 17
9 Măgura Șimleu Silvaniei 22 7 2 13 37 50 −13 16
10 Victoria Marghita 22 5 5 12 35 74 −39 15
11 Recolta Diosig 22 4 2 16 27 63 −36 10
12 Minerul Derna 22 3 2 17 24 74 −50 8
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
South Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Voința Oradea (Q) 22 13 5 4 55 25 +30 31 Qualification to championship final
2 Stăruința Salonta 22 12 4 6 45 21 +24 28
3 Flamura Roșie Oradea 22 10 6 6 43 27 +16 26
4 Crișul Ineu 22 9 7 6 31 20 +11 25
5 Victoria Chișineu-Criș 22 12 1 9 33 33 0 25
6 Dinamo Dr. Petru Groza 22 11 2 9 33 29 +4 24
7 Unirea Sântana 22 9 2 11 37 51 −14 20
8 Blănuri Oradea 22 9 1 12 41 50 −9 19
9 Drapelul Roșu Salonta 22 8 2 12 36 44 −8 18
10 Crișana Sebiș 22 8 2 12 34 47 −13 18
11 Avântul Beliu 22 8 1 13 38 62 −24 17
12 Stejarul Beiuș[a] 22 3 7 12 18 35 −17 13
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bihorul Beiuș was renamed Stejarul Beiuș during the winter break.
Championship final

The matches were played on 18 and 25 June 1961 at Libertății Stadium in Oradea.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Crișul Oradea 2–1 Voința Oradea 1–0 1–1

Crișul Oradea won the Crișana Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Dobrogea Region

East Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ancora Constanța (Q) 16 12 2 2 51 15 +36 26 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Steaua Mangalia 16 11 2 3 0 0 0 24
3 Electrica Constanța 16 9 5 2 0 0 0 23
4 Dinamo Constanța 16 8 1 7 0 0 0 17
5 Spartac Constanța 16 6 4 6 0 0 0 16
6 Recolta Negru Vodă 16 7 1 8 0 0 0 15
7 CFR Constanța 16 6 2 8 0 0 0 14
8 Avântul Constanța 16 3 3 10 0 0 0 9
9 Recolta Cobadin 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
10 Marina Constanța (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Center Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IMU Medgidia (Q) 18 16 1 1 82 14 +68 33 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Cimentul Medgidia 18 12 3 3 0 0 0 27
3 Ideal Cernavodă 18 9 8 1 0 0 0 26
4 Victoria Saligny 18 7 7 4 0 0 0 21
5 Locomotiva Fetești 18 8 3 7 0 0 0 19
6 Locomotiva Medgidia 18 5 5 8 0 0 0 15
7 Recolta Murfatlar 18 5 4 9 0 0 0 14
8 Dunărea Fetești 18 4 4 10 0 0 0 12
9 Recolta Hagieni 18 2 3 13 0 0 0 7
10 Secera și Ciocanul Ioan Corvin 18 3 0 15 0 0 0 6
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
North Series
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua Tulcea 16 11 5 0 67 7 +60 27 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Vulturul Tulcea 16 12 3 1 0 0 0 27
3 Răsăritul Sulina 16 9 3 4 0 0 0 21
4 Granitul Babadag 16 6 3 7 0 0 0 15
5 Înfrățirea Cogealac 16 6 2 8 0 0 0 14
6 Voința Măcin 16 5 3 8 0 0 0 13
7 Tractorul Horia 16 6 0 10 0 0 0 12
8 Pescărușul Hârșova 16 4 1 11 0 0 0 9
9 Rapid Casimcea 16 3 0 13 0 0 0 6
10 Dinamo Salcia (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified
Championship play-off

The championship play-off was contested in a double round-robin tournament featuring the winners of the three regional series.[16]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 IMU Medgidia (C, Q) 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Ancora Constanța 4 2 0 2 6 2 +4 6
3 Steaua Tulcea 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: [17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results

Galați Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marina Brăila (Q) 24 19 3 2 91 18 +73 41 Qualification to championship final
2 Ancora Galați 24 18 3 3 80 19 +61 39
3 Dunărea Brăila 24 15 5 4 49 14 +35 35
4 Gloria Tecuci 24 14 4 6 48 34 +14 32
5 Mecanizatorul Făurei 24 13 3 8 79 39 +40 29
6 Metalosport Galați 24 10 3 11 37 37 0 23
7 Tractorul Viziru 24 10 2 12 37 39 −2 22
8 Recolta Ianca 24 8 5 11 32 35 −3 21
9 Tractorul Nănești 24 8 3 13 43 53 −10 19
10 Tractorul Balta Albă 24 7 5 12 29 71 −42 19
11 Tractorul Cioara 24 7 1 16 42 64 −22 15
12 Celuloza Brăila 24 6 3 15 31 64 −33 15
13 Gloria Băleni 24 1 0 23 9 120 −111 2
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Știința Galați (Q) 26 20 4 2 100 10 +90 44 Qualification to championship final
2 Trefilatorul Brăila 26 16 4 6 57 32 +25 36
3 Recolta Măicănești 26 14 6 6 36 28 +8 34
4 Progresul Brăila 26 14 5 7 79 30 +49 33
5 Voința Focșani 26 12 6 8 56 42 +14 30
6 Flamura Roșie Tecuci 26 12 5 9 54 45 +9 29
7 Voința Galați 26 12 5 9 43 47 −4 29
8 Chimica Mărășești 26 11 5 10 41 37 +4 27
9 Muncitorul Ghidigeni 26 11 3 12 55 55 0 25
10 Recolta Ivești 26 9 5 12 32 51 −19 23
11 Victoria Gugești 26 8 3 15 40 62 −22 19
12 Viticultorul Panciu 26 7 4 15 30 61 −31 18
13 Tractorul Tecuci 26 2 7 17 26 86 −60 11
14 Electrica Galați 26 2 2 22 23 86 −63 6
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marina Brăila 1–5 Știința Galați 1–3 0–2

Știința Galați won the Galați Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Hunedoara Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerul Vulcan (Q) 18 14 0 4 40 17 +23 28 Qualification to championship final
2 Minerul Aninoasa 18 11 4 3 49 14 +35 26
3 Victoria Călan 18 10 4 4 43 25 +18 24
4 Parângul Lonea 18 10 1 7 41 22 +19 21
5 Minerul Petrila 18 8 4 6 40 25 +15 20
6 CFR Simeria 18 6 3 9 26 36 −10 15
7 Minerul Ghelari 18 7 0 11 32 51 −19 14
8 Retezatul Hațeg 18 5 3 10 21 37 −16 13
9 Șantierul ICSH Hunedoara 18 3 4 11 14 51 −37 10
10 Rapid Deva[a] 18 3 3 12 18 46 −28 9
11 Corvinul Hunedoara II[b] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
12 Horia Cristur[c] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [19][20]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rapid Deva was absorbed by Minerul Deva after 10 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
  2. ^ Corvinul Hunedoara II was absorbed by Șantierul ICSH Hunedoara after 10 rounds and all its results were canceled.
  3. ^ Horia Cristur was excluded after 6 rounds and all its results were canceled.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerul Deva (Q) 22 21 1 0 107 8 +99 43 Qualification to championship final
2 Metalurgistul Cugir 22 18 2 2 86 16 +70 38
3 Dacia Orăștie 22 14 2 6 73 34 +39 30
4 ASTA Alba Iulia 22 13 1 8 74 32 +42 27
5 CFR Teiuș 22 13 1 8 47 48 −1 27
6 Sebeșul Sebeș 22 12 1 9 46 44 +2 25
7 Metalul Crișcior 22 12 0 10 41 39 +2 24
8 Aurul Zlatna 22 8 4 10 40 46 −6 20
9 Aurul Certej 22 7 0 15 32 60 −28 14
10 Mureșul Vințu de Jos 22 3 2 17 27 74 −47 8
11 Șurianul Petrești[a] 22 1 2 19 12 87 −75 4
12 Victoria Dobra 22 2 0 20 15 112 −97 4
Source: [19][20]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Șurianul Petrești was absorbed by Sebeșul Sebeș after 19 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Minerul Vulcan 1–4 Minerul Deva 1–1 0–3

Minerul Deva won the Hunedoara Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.[21]

Mureș Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rapid IRA Târgu Mureș (Q) 24 18 5 1 82 11 +71 41 Qualification to championship final
2 Avântul Reghin 24 19 2 3 80 18 +62 40
3 Stăruința Cristuru Secuiesc 24 13 4 7 37 26 +11 30
4 Gloria Târgu Mureș 24 12 4 8 54 23 +31 28
5 Lemnarul Târgu Mureș 24 10 7 7 43 36 +7 27
6 Ciocanul Târgu Mureș 24 11 5 8 48 44 +4 27
7 Energia Fântânele 24 10 3 11 37 51 −14 23
8 Cablul Târgu Mureș 24 8 4 12 40 47 −7 20
9 Producția Reghin 24 9 2 13 33 46 −13 20
10 Mureșul Toplița 24 8 3 13 21 44 −23 19
11 Viitorul Apalina 24 5 5 14 24 66 −42 15
12 Borsecul Borsec 24 5 3 16 23 56 −33 13
13 Avântul Sovata 24 1 7 16 23 77 −54 9
Source: [22]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Textila Sfântu Gheorghe (Q) 26 26 0 0 116 16 +100 52 Qualification to Brașov championship play-off[a]
2 ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc (Q) 26 15 2 9 57 33 +24 32 Qualification to championship final[a]
3 Avântul Comandău 26 16 2 8 72 49 +23 32[b]
4 KSE Târgu Secuiesc 26 14 3 9 65 39 +26 31
5 Carpați Covasna 26 11 8 7 64 32 +32 30
6 Avântul Odorheiu Secuiesc 26 13 0 13 57 48 +9 26
7 Metalul Vlăhița 26 11 2 13 51 47 +4 24
8 Minerul Bălan 26 9 5 12 36 77 −41 23
9 Minerul Căpeni 26 10 2 14 38 73 −35 22
10 Progresul Gheorgheni 26 6 8 12 39 52 −13 20
11 Minerul Miercurea Ciuc 26 8 4 14 43 72 −29 20
12 Șoimii Baraolt 26 7 5 14 38 57 −19 19
13 Mureșul Remetea 26 6 5 15 44 64 −20 17
14 Șoimii Băile Tușnad 26 7 0 19 27 88 −61 14
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Textila Sfântu Gheorghe qualified for Brașov championship play-off, and ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc qualified for Mureș regional championship final, as the Sfântu Gheorghe district passed to Brașov Region, following the administrative-territorial reorganization from December 1960.
  2. ^ Avântul Comandău deducted 2 points.
Championship final
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Rapid IRA Târgu Mureș 4–3 ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc 2–0 1–3[a] 1–0[b]
  1. ^ The match was played at Cristuru Secuiesc as the stadium from Odorheiu Secuiesc was suspended.
  2. ^ The match was played on neutral ground at Gheorgheni.

Rapid IRA Târgu Mureș won the Mureș Regional Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Oltenia Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CIL Târgu Jiu[a] (Q) 26 22 1 3 89 15 +74 45 Qualification to championship final
2 Unirea Târgu Jiu 26 17 5 4 79 31 +48 39
3 Progresul Filiași 26 17 3 6 79 35 +44 37
4 Metalul 7 Noiembrie Craiova 26 13 7 6 50 29 +21 33
5 Metalurgistul Sadu 26 12 9 5 47 42 +5 33
6 Progresul Strehaia 26 13 5 8 68 29 +39 31
7 Dunărea Turnu Severin[b] 26 14 2 10 66 34 +32 30
8 Morile Unite Jiul Craiova 26 10 6 10 47 53 −6 26
9 Progresul Turnu Severin 26 10 4 12 56 48 +8 24
10 Munca Craiova 26 6 6 14 24 60 −36 18
11 Constructorul Târgu Cărbunești 26 6 5 15 26 72 −46 17
12 Cerna Baia de Aramă 26 6 2 18 30 81 −51 14
13 Petrolul Țicleni 26 5 3 18 28 65 −37 13
14 Porțile de Fier Ada-Kaleh 26 1 2 23 14 106 −92 4
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Preajba Târgu Jiu was renamed during the winter break as CIL Târgu Jiu.
  2. ^ ASA Turnu Severin was renamed during the winter break as Dunărea Turnu Severin.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Craiova (Q) 24 15 7 2 53 19 +34 37 Qualification to championship final
2 Petrolul Zătreni 24 15 3 6 39 18 +21 33
3 Progresul Băilești 24 12 5 7 35 28 +7 29
4 Progresul Segarcea 24 12 5 7 32 28 +4 29
5 Progresul Balș 24 11 6 7 43 29 +14 28
6 Dunărea Corabia 24 10 6 8 41 32 +9 26
7 Unirea Vânători[a] 24 9 5 10 35 43 −8 23
8 Progresul Caracal 24 7 8 9 38 37 +1 22
9 Progresul Balș 24 8 5 11 37 45 −8 21
10 Recolta Urzicuța 24 6 6 12 27 40 −13 18
11 Fulgerul Maglavit 24 8 1 15 33 56 −23 17
12 Dunărea Calafat 24 6 5 13 27 35 −8 17
13 Voința Caracal 24 4 4 16 30 60 −30 12
14 Tractorul Bechet[b] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Unirea Vânători replaced Viitorul Cujmir during the winter break.
  2. ^ Tractorul Bechet withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were canceled.
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CIL Târgu Jiu 3–5 Dinamo Craiova 1–2 2–3

Dinamo Craiova won the Craiova Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Ploiești Region

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Voința Râmnicu Sărat (Q) 22 15 5 2 49 20 +29 35 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Rapid Mizil 22 16 2 4 63 15 +48 34
3 Rapid Plopeni 22 14 6 2 69 27 +42 34
4 Rapid Buzău 22 13 4 5 44 26 +18 30
5 Geamuri Scăieni 22 9 9 4 41 30 +11 27
6 Țapina Nehoiu 22 9 1 12 44 47 −3 19
7 Chimistul Valea Călugărească 22 6 6 10 32 45 −13 18
8 Partizanul Râmnicu Sărat 22 7 3 12 32 42 −10 17
9 Petrolul Berca 22 5 5 12 28 37 −9 15
10 GAC Sălciile 22 5 4 13 29 64 −35 14
11 Viitorul Drajna de Jos 22 3 4 15 25 72 −47 10
12 Chimia Buzău[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Chimia Buzău withdrew from championship.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rafinăria 4 Câmpina (Q) 22 18 3 1 108 24 +84 39 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești 22 12 5 5 46 41 +5 29
3 Feroemail Ploiești 22 11 5 6 40 37 +3 27
4 Carotajul Ploiești 22 9 7 6 46 35 +11 25
5 Victoria Florești 22 10 4 8 37 22 +15 24
6 Electrica Câmpina 22 8 7 7 45 38 +7 23
7 Unirea Ploiești 22 9 4 9 35 45 −10 22
8 Dinamo Câmpina 22 6 8 8 28 38 −10 20
9 Petrolul Băicoi 22 6 6 10 34 45 −11 18
10 Slănic 22 5 5 12 35 60 −25 15
11 CFR Ploiești 22 5 1 16 23 58 −35 11
12 Flamura Roșie Ploiești 22 4 3 15 19 54 −35 11
Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series III
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Carpați Sinaia (Q) 20 13 6 1 45 12 +33 32 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Unitex Pucioasa 20 8 8 4 39 29 +10 24
3 Petrolul Ochiuri 20 6 10 4 47 23 +24 22
4 Victoria Moreni 20 8 5 7 32 36 −4 21
5 Muncitorul Schela Mare 20 8 4 8 24 25 −1 20
6 Metalul Mija 20 6 8 6 27 33 −6 20
7 MIG Fieni 20 7 5 8 21 22 −1 19
8 Minerul Șotânga 20 7 3 10 28 31 −3 17
9 Cimentul Fieni 20 6 3 11 25 32 −7 15
10 Unirea Azuga 20 6 3 11 22 34 −12 15
11 Dinamo Caragiale 20 3 9 8 22 35 −13 15
Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carpați Sinaia (C, Q) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Rafinăria 4 Câmpina 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Voința Râmnicu Sărat 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results

Suceava Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ASM Rădăuți (C, Q) 26 21 1 4 142 20 +122 43 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Filatura Fălticeni 26 19 1 6 71 28 +43 39
3 Unirea Botoșani 26 19 1 6 82 43 +39 39
4 Energia Moldovița 26 17 4 5 56 38 +18 38
5 ASA Câmpulung Moldovenesc 26 12 5 9 62 55 +7 29
6 Minerul Vatra Dornei 26 12 2 12 70 58 +12 26
7 Gloria Dorohoi 26 10 6 10 50 64 −14 26
8 Avântul Frasin 26 11 3 12 52 74 −22 25
9 Unirea Gura Humorului 26 9 3 14 35 55 −20 21
10 CFR Suceava 26 7 6 13 41 56 −15 20
11 Feroviarul Câmpulung Moldovenesc 26 7 4 15 27 59 −32 18
12 Sănătatea Siret 26 6 5 15 30 58 −28 17
13 Forestierul Falcău 26 7 2 17 49 82 −33 16
14 Fulgerul Suceava 26 3 1 22 20 97 −77 7
Source: [25]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

See also

References

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