2023–24 Liga III explained

Competition:Liga III
Season:2023–24
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:24 June 2023

The 2023–24 Liga III will be the 68th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season will begin in August 2023 and is scheduled to end in June 2024.

Team changes

FC Brașov saga

FC Brașov had comfortably avoided relegation from Liga II last season, while Progresul Spartac were relegated after losing their last chance, the play-off against Metaloglobus. However FC Brașov did not have their finances in order and the FRF had no choice but to relegate them. FC Brașov appealed the decision, including at the court in Lausanne, but ultimately lost.

On 7 August 2023, FC Brașov was definitively relegated from Liga II by the Romanian Football Federation, with Progresul Spartac being readmitted to the Liga II.[7]

Soon after leadership decided to disband the senior team of FC Brașov with the view to eventually merge with fellow city club SR Brașov, freeing up another spot in Liga III.[8]

Teams spared from relegation

Progresul Spartac București was spared from relegation to 2023–24 Liga III season, due to the decision to relegate FC Brașov, decision that vacanted place in the 2022–23 Liga II season.

Sănătatea Cluj, ACB Ineu, KSE Târgu Secuiesc and Vedița Colonești were spared from relegation to 2023–24 Liga IV season.

Withdrawn teams

Real Bradu,[9] Farul II Constanța,[10] Retezatul Hațeg,[11] Ripensia Timișoara,[12] Viitorul Liteni,[13] Unirea Constanța and Academica Recea[14] withdrew from the competition, before the start of the season. Crișul Chișineu-Criș[15] withdrew at the time of the draw due to a political decision. Gloria Albești also withdrew last minute.

Renamed teams and other changes

Dinamo Bacău merged with Academia FC Bacău to form FC Bacău.[16]

CSM Satu Mare was renamed as CSM Olimpia Satu Mare.[17]

Muscelul Câmpulung Elite was renamed as AFC Câmpulung Muscel 2022[18]

Last minute changes

With the disbanding of FC Brașov, and the last minute withdrawals of Crișul Chișineu-Criș and Gloria Albești, the FRF decided to readmit some teams and reshuffle some of the series in order to better adhere to geographic criteria.As such Dacia Unirea Braila were readmitted, even though they had relegated after the last season, also LPS HD Clinceni (formerly known as Academica Clinceni) and Oltul Curtișoara were allowed to join Liga III, even though they had lost their respective promotion playoffs from Liga IV.[19]

Regular season

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Seria IX

Seria X

Play-off round

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Seria IX

Seria X

Play-out round

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Seria VII

Seria VIII

Seria IX

Seria X

Promotion play-offs

The promotion play-offs are disputed between the first two teams from each of the ten play-off round series. Only the best five teams will be promoted to 2024–25 Liga II. To determine the sixth promoted, a mini-competition will be held, in which the best four of the five teams defeated in the finals of the playoffs will participate. The mini-competition will consist of semi-finals and a final (one game on the field of the first draw), the winner of the final advancing to Liga II, which goes from 20 to 22 participants.

The sixth promoted team

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viitorul Curița promovează la "masa verde" în Liga 3. liga2.prosport.ro. 14 June 2023. 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Manșa retur a barajului de promovare în Liga 3 . liga2.prosport.ro. 24 June 2023. 24 June 2023.
  3. Web site: TAS a dat răspunsul: FC Brașov nu poate evolua în Liga 2. Echipa care îi ia locul în campionat. digisport.ro. 7 August 2023. 7 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Manșa tur a barajelor de promovare în Liga 2. liga2.prosport.ro. 3 June 2023. 4 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Aflăm cele cinci nou-promovate în Liga 2. liga2.prosport.ro. 7 June 2023. 7 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Cele 19 echipe retrogradate din Liga 3.. liga2.prosport.ro. 28 May 2023. 24 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Verdict crunt de la TAS pentru FC Brașov!. liga2.prosport.ro. 7 July 2023. 9 July 2023.
  8. Web site: FC Brașov are un nou președinte, un fost europarlamentar . 24 August 2023 .
  9. News: Real Bradu se retrage din Liga 3. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  10. News: Farul Constanța a decis să-și dezființeze echipa secundă din Liga 3. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  11. News: Retezatul Hațeg s-a retras din Liga 3 după un sezon în acest campionat.. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  12. News: Dumitru Mihu șochează: mai vrea să vândă Ripensia după ce a desființat echipa de seniori!. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  13. News: Încă un abandon în Liga 3: deținătoarea eventului în Suceava a decis să continue la nivel județean!. 21 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  14. News: Academica Recea nu va lua startul în Liga 3!. 26 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  15. News: Crișul Chișineu Criș nu mai continuă în Liga 3! "Ni s-a comunicat să ne găsim alte echipe!". 11 August 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  16. News: Dinamo Bacău dispare din Liga 3 după două sezoane. I-a cesionat locul în campionat altui club și l-a numit antrenor pe Costel Enache.. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  17. News: CSM Satu Mare va juca în noul sezon de Liga 3 sub denumirea de CSM Olimpia Satu Mare.. 20 July 2023. liga2.prosport.ro.
  18. Web site: ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite începe noul sezon de Liga 3 cu altă denumire. Cele trei echipe din Argeș prezente în campionat, dintre care două din Câmpulung, puse de FRF să joace în trei serii!. ACS Muscelul Câmpulung Elite starts the new League 3 season with a different name. The three teams from Argeș present in the championship, of which two from Câmpulung, put by the FRF to play in three series!. liga2.prosport.ro. 25 August 2023. 25 August 2023. 25 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825202818/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/acs-muscelul-campulung-elite-are-o-noua-denumire-19281731. live.
  19. Web site: Modificări de ultim moment în Liga 3, cu schimbări în numai puțin de șase serii. Deciziile FRF pentru completarea celor trei locuri vacante după retragerea echipelor FC Brașov, Crișul Chișineu Criș și Gloria Albești. Last-minute changes in League 3, with changes in just under six series. The decisions of the FRF to fill the three vacant places after the withdrawal of the teams FC Brașov, Crișul Chișinău Criș and Gloria Albești. liga2.prosport.ro. 24 August 2023. 25 August 2023. 25 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825201256/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/modificari-in-liga-3-pentru-completarea-locurilor-vacante-19281687. live.

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