1985–86 County Championship Explained

Season:	1985–86
Nextseason:	1986–87

The 1985–86 County Championship was the 44th 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)
Călărași (CL)
Cluj (CJ)
Constanța (CT)
Covasna (CV)
Dâmbovița (DB)
Dolj (DJ)
Galați (GL)
Giurgiu (GR)
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.

(BT) Metalul Botoșani
(SJ) Silvania Cehu Silvanlei
(GL) Gloria Galați
(VL) Lotru Brezoi

(VN) Energia Focșani
(IS) Tepro Iași
(GR) Petrolul Roata de Jos

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The matches was played on 6 and 13 July 1986.^[1] ^[2]

Championships standings

Bucharest

The ranking combined points of the senior (3 points for a win) and junior (2 points for a win) teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CFR BTA București (C, Q)	64	43	15	6	119	43	+76	101	Qualification to promotion play-off
2		64	43	11	10	151	54	+97	97
3		64	38	12	14	100	48	+52	88
4		64	25	15	24	77	75	+4	65
5		64	26	11	27	95	100	−5	63
6		64	27	8	29	104	105	−1	62
7		64	24	12	28	92	115	−22	59
8		64	22	14	28	91	96	−5	58
9		64	24	10	30	84	97	−13	58
10		64	17	24	23	70	98	−28	58
11		64	22	12	30	84	90	−6	56
12		64	22	12	30	80	96	−16	56
13		64	20	16	28	75	95	−20	56
14		64	20	16	28	72	95	−23	56
15		64	20	14	30	63	92	−29	54
16		64	19	13	32	70	102	−32	51
17		64	17	15	32	75	106	−31	49	Relegation to Bucharest Championship II

Source:^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Maramureș County

Championship final The championship final was played on 18 June 1986 at 23 August Stadium in Baia Mare.Minerul Baia Borșa won the Maramureș County Championship and qualify to promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Sălaj County

Series I

Suceava County

Series I

Notes and References

Web site: Rezultatele meciurilor tur ale barajului pentru promovarea în Divizia C. The results of the play-off round matches for promotion to Divizia C. 25 February 2023. Sportul. 8 July 1986. 3. bibliotecadeva.eu. 2 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102202937/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1986/07/sportul_1986_07_11367.pdf. live.
Web site: Rezultatele meciurilor retur ale barajului pentru Divizia C. The results of the second leg of the play-off for Divizia C. 25 February 2023. Sportul. 15 July 1986. 3. bibliotecadeva.eu. 2 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102200549/http://www.bibliotecadeva.eu/periodice/sportul/1986/07/sportul_1986_07_11373.pdf. live.
Web site: La încheierea categoriei "Onoare". At the end of the "Honor" category. 14 May 2023. Informația Bucureștiului. 5 July 1987. 7. adt.arcanum.com. 11 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230511223851/https://adt.arcanum.com/ro/view/InformatiaBucurestiului_1986_07__anul33/?pg=24&layout=s. live.