1975–76 County Championship Explained
The 1975–76 County Championship was the 34th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off to gain promotion to Divizia C.
County championships
- Alba (AB)
- Arad (AR)
- Argeș (AG)
- Bacău (BC)
- Bihor (BH)
- Bistrița-Năsăud (BN)
- Botoșani (BT)
- Brașov (BV)
- Brăila (BR)
- Bucharest (B)
- Buzău (BZ)
- Caraș-Severin (CS)
- Cluj (CJ)
- Constanța (CT)
- Covasna (CV)
- Dâmbovița (DB)
- Dolj (DJ)
- Galați (GL)
- Gorj (GJ)
- Harghita (HR)
- Hunedoara (HD)
- Ialomița (IL)
- Iași (IS)
- Ilfov (IF)
- Maramureș (MM)
- Mehedinți (MH)
- Mureș (MS)
- Neamț (NT)
- Olt (OT)
- Prahova (PH)
- Satu Mare (SM)
- Sălaj (SJ)
- Sibiu (SB)
- Suceava (SV)
- Teleorman (TR)
- Timiș (TM)
- Tulcea (TL)
- Vaslui (VS)
- Vâlcea (VL)
- Vrancea (VN)
Promotion play-off
Teams promoted to Divizia C without a play-off matches as teams from less represented counties in the third division.
- (IL) Victoria Țăndărei
- (SJ) Victoria Zalău
- (MS) Mureșul Luduș
- (BZ) Recolta Săhăteni
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Championships standings
Arad County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Arad County Championship II:
- Victoria Zăbrani
- Unirea Sântana
- Relegated to Arad County Championship II:
Libertatea Arad
- Electrometal Lipova
- Other changes
- Mureșul Arad withdrew.
- Libertatea Arad was spared from relegation.
Dolj County
- Series I
Series II
Championship final The matches was played on 6 and 13 June 1976.|-Steagul Roșu Plenița won the Dolj County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Harghita County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Harghita County Championship II:
- Voința Toplița
- ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc
- Relegated to Harghita County Championship II:
- Rapid Ciceu
Bucin Joseni
- Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc
- Other changes
- Harghita Cârța withdrew.
- Bucin Joseni was spared from relegation.
- Recolta Ditrău was renamed as Mobila Ditrău.
Iași County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Iași County Championship II:
- Locomotiva Pașcani
- Avântul Brătești
- Biruința Miroslovești
- Unirea Valea Seacă
- Siretul Lespezi
- Tehnoton Iași
- Recolta Gropnița
- Progresul Trifești
- Olimpia Popricani
- Relegated to Iași County Championship II:
- Other changes
- Viitorul Târgu Frumos and ITC Iași withdrew.
- URA Iași was renamed as IRA Iași.
- Recolta Podu Iloaiei was renamed as Unirea Podu Iloaiei.
- Series I
Series II
Championship final The match was played on 20 June 1976 at CFR Stadium in Iași.|-Nicolina Iași won the Iași County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.[5]
Mureș County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Mureș County Championship II:
- Recolta Vălenii de Mureș
- Arieșul Hădăreni
- Relegated to Mureș County Championship II:
- Fabrica de Zahăr Târgu Mureș
- Dermagant Târgu Mureș
- ILEFOR Târgu Mureș
- Other changes
- Metalul Sighișoara was renamed as Victoria Sighișoara.
Neamț County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Neamț County Championship II:
- Recolta Bâra
- Voința Târgu Neamț
- Relegated to Neamț County Championship II:
Olt County
- Championship final||2–1||4–2Laminorul IPA Slatina won the Olt County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Prahova County
Teams changes from previous season
- Relegated from Divizia C:
- Promoted to Divizia C:
- Promoted from Prahova County Championship II:
- Flacăra Ploiești (Winners)
- Feroemail Ploiești (Runners-up)
- Relegated to Prahova County Championship II:
- Flacăra Câmpina (15th place)
- Energia Vălenii de Munte (16th place)
- Other changes
- Flacăra Ploiești was renamed as Carotajul Ploiești.
Sibiu County
- Championship finalAutomecanica Mediaș won the Sibiu County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.[6]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Barajul pentru Divizia C. The play-off for Divizia C. 19 November 2022. bibliotecadeva.eu. Sportul. 6 July 1976. 3. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119161339/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1976/07/sportul_1976_07_8314.pdf. live.
- Web site: Jocurile (retur) de baraj pentru promovarea în Divizia C. Play-off games (return) for promotion to Divizia C. 19 November 2022. bibliotecadeva.eu. Sportul. 8 July 1976. 3. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119170529/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1976/07/sportul_1976_07_8315.pdf. live.
- Web site: Barajul pentru Divizia C. The play-off for Divizia C. 19 November 2022. bibliotecadeva.eu. Sportul. 12 July 1976. 3. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119171041/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1976/07/sportul_1976_07_8318.pdf. live.
- Web site: Baraj pentru promovarea în Divizia C. The play-off for promotion to Divizia C. 19 November 2022. bibliotecadeva.eu. Sportul. 13 July 1976. 3. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119171454/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1976/07/sportul_1976_07_8319.pdf. live.
- Web site: Nicolina Iași, campioană județeană. Nicolina Iași, county champion. 1 October 2023. Flacăra Iașului. 22 June 1976. 2. adt.arcanum.com. 1 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001181157/https://adt.arcanum.com/ro/view/FlacaraIasului_1976_06/?pg=74&layout=s. live.
- Web site: Automecanica Mediaș - Construcții Sibiu 1-0 (1-0). 2 July 2023. Tribuna Sibiului. 23 June 1976. 2. adt.arcanum.com. 10 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610054020/https://adt.arcanum.com/ro/view/TribunaSibiului_1976_06/?pg=83&layout=s. live.