List of football clubs in Romania explained

This is a list of football clubs in Romania that play in the main leagues for the 2022–2023 season.

• FC Argeș Pitești
• FC Botoșani
• CFR Cluj
• Chindia Târgoviște
• Farul Constanța
• FCSB
• FC Hermannstadt
• CS Mioveni
• Petrolul Ploiești
• Rapid București
• Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
• FC U Craiova 1948
• Universitatea Craiova
• "U" Cluj
• UTA Arad
• FC Voluntari

Liga II

• CSC 1599 Șelimbăr
• FC Brașov
• Concordia Chiajna
• Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc
• Dinamo 1948
• CSC Dumbrăvița
• Gloria Buzău
• Metaloglobus
• Minaur Baia Mare
• Oțelul Galați
• Poli Iași
• Poli Timișoara
• Progresul Spartac
• Ripensia Timișoara
• CSM Slatina
• CSA Steaua București
• Unirea Constanța
• Unirea Dej
• Unirea Slobozia
• Viitorul Pandurii Tg. Jiu

Liga III

Seria I

• CSM Bacău
• Bucovina Rădăuți
• Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
• Csikszereda II
• Dante Botoșani
• Foresta Suceava
• Rapid Brodoc
• Șomuz Fălticeni
• Știința Miroslava
• Viitorul Darabani

Seria II

• Aerostar Bacău
• Dacia Unirea Brăila
• Dinamo Bacău
• CSM Focșani
• Metalul Buzău
• CSM Râmnicu Sărat
• Sporting Liești
• Viitorul Ianca
• Voința Limpeziș
• Unirea Braniștea

Seria III

• CS Afumați
• Agricola Borcea
• CS Amara
• Dunărea Călărași
• Farul Constanța II
• Gloria Albești
• Gloria Băneasa
  • Înainte Modelu Recolta Gheorghe Doja
• FC Voluntari II

Seria IV

• Astra Giurgiu
• CS Dinamo București
• FCSB II
• Flacăra Moreni
• Muscelul Câmpulung Elite
• SC Popești-Leordeni
• FC Pucioasa
• Real Bradu
• Unirea Bascov
• CS Tunari

Seria V

• Kids Tâmpa Brașov
• KSE Târgu Secuiesc
• Odorheiu Secuiesc
• Olimpic Cetate Râșnov
• Olimpic Zărnești
• CS Păulești
• CSO Plopeni
• Sepsi OSK II
• SR Brașov

Seria VI

• CSM Alexandria
• Cetatea Turnu Măgurele
• Cozia Călimănești
• Flacăra Horezu
• Minerul Costești
• Petrolul Potcoava
• Sporting Roșiori
• CS U Craiova II
• Vedița Colonești
• Viitorul Dăești

Seria VII

• Aurul Brad
• CSM Deva
• ACSO Filiași
• Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
• Jiul Petroșani
• Progresul Ezeriș
• Retezatul Hațeg
• Viitorul Pandurii II
• Viitorul Șimian
• Voința Lupac

Seria VIII

• ACB Ineu
• Avântul Periam
• Crișul Chișineu Criș
• Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei
• CSC Ghiroda și Giarmata Vii
• Phoenix Buziaș
• Pobeda Star Bisnov
• Progresul Pecica
• CSM Reșița
• Șoimii Lipova

Seria IX

• Avântul Reghin
• Corvinul Hunedoara
• Metalurgistul Cugir
• CS Ocna Mureș
• Sănătatea Cluj
• ACS Târgu Mureș 1898
• Unirea Alba Iulia
• Unirea Ungheni
• Universitatea Alba Iulia
• Viitorul Cluj

Seria X

• FC Bihor Oradea
• CFR Cluj II
• Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
• Lotus Băile Felix
• Minerul Ocna Dej
• CSM Satu Mare
• CSM Sighetu Marmației
• Sportul Șimleu Silvaniei
• Victoria Carei
• SCM Zalău

Liga IV

Liga IV - București

• ACP 3 Kids Sport
• Asalt București
• Daco-Getica
• ACS FC Dinamo
• Metaloglobus II
• Pro Team
• Progresul 2005
• Rapid Frumoșii Nebuni ai Giuleștiului
• Romprim București
• Sportivii București
• Sportul D&A
• Știința București
• Turistul București
• Venus București

Liga IV - Argeș

• ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
• ACS Bălilești
• ACS Costești
• DLR Pitești
• CS Domnești
• Energia Stolnici
• International Valea Iașului
• Juventus Bascov
• CS Mioveni II
• Muscelul Câmpulung Elite II
• Muscelul Lerești
• ACS Poiana Lacului
• Sola Gratia Dragoslavele
• Speed Academy Pitești
• CSC Sușeni
• Victoria Buzoiești
• Viitorul Birla
• Viitorul Rucăr

Liga IV - Bacău

• AS Barsanesti
• Bradul Mănăstirea Cașin
• CS Dofteana
• CS Faraoani
• AS Filipești
• Flamura Roșie Sascut
• Gauss Bacău
• Măgura Cașin
• Măgura Târgu Ocna
• CSM Moinești
• AS Negri
• ASV Oituz
• Rapid Bacău
• Siretu Săucești
• Sportul Onești
• Unirea Bacău
• UZU Darmanesti
• Voința Brătești
• Viitorul Berești-Tazlău
• Viitorul Caiuți
• Viitorul Curita
• Viitorul Nicolae Bălcescu

Liga IV - Bihor

• FC Bihor II
• Bihorul Beiuș
• Crișul Aleșd
• Crișul Sântandrei
• Diosig Bihardioszeg
• Foresta Tileagd
• Izvorul Cociuba Mare
• CA Oradea
• CS Oșorhei
• Lotus II
• Luceafărul Oradea
• Olimpia Salonta
• Slovan Valea Cerului
• Unirea Roșia
• Unirea Valea lui Mihai
• Universitatea Oradea
• Vadu Crișului
• Victoria Avram Iancu
• Viitorul Borș
• Viitorul Dobrești
• Vulturii din Săcueni

Liga IV - Bistrița-Năsăud

• AS Archiud
• Atletico Monor
• Dinamo Uriu
• ACS Dumitra
• Eciro Forest Telciu
• Hebe Sîngeorz Băi
• Heniu Lesu
• Progresul Năsăud
• Real Teaca
• Săgeata Dumbrăvița
• Silvicultorul Maieru
• Someșul Feldru
• Someșul Reteag
• Sportul Beclean
• CS Valea Bârgăului
• Viitorul Budești
• Voința Marișelu
• Voința Matei

Liga IV - Constanța

• Axiopolis Cernavodă
• CS Agigea
• Farul Tuzla
• CS Lumina
• CS Medgidia
• CS Năvodari
• CSC Mihail Kogălniceanu
• CSO Murfatlar
• CSO Ovidiu
• Portul Constanța
• Poseidon Limanu
• Sparta Techirghiol
• Șoimii Topraisar
• Știința Poarta Albă
• Victoria Cumpăna
• Viitorul Cobadin
• Viitorul Hârșova
• Viitorul Pecineaga
• Corvinul Hunedoara
• Dacia Orăștie
• CSM Deva II
• Gloria Geoagiu
• Mihai Viteazu Vulcan
• Minerul Lupeni
• Minerul Uricani
• Șoimul Băița

Liga IV - Ialomița

• FC Urziceni
• Viitorul Axintele

Liga IV - Ilfov

• FC 1 Decembrie
• ARD Snagov
• CS Balotești
• CS Brănești
• CSO Bragadiru
• CS Ciorogârla
• Juniors Berceni
• CS Glina
• LPS HD Clinceni
• CS Măgurele
• Olimpic Snagov
• Stejarul Gruiu
• CSL Ștefăneștii de Jos
• CS Tunari II
• Viitorul Dragomirești Vale
• Viitorul Pantelimon
• Viitorul Petrăchioaia
• Viitorul Vidra
• Voința Buftea
• Voința Domnești

ACS Mediaș

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	2022^[1]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Gaz Metan
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga IV – Sibiu County Winners (1): 2022–23

CSM Lugoj

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1920^[2]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name	Vulturii Lugoj, Vulturii Textila Lugoj, 23 August Lugoj
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Tineretului
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Winners (2): 1970–71, 1989–90 Runners-up (4): 1969–70, 1972–73, 1985–86, 1988–89 Liga IV – Timiș County Winners (1): 2011–12 Runners-up (2): 2021–22, 2022–23 Cupa României – Regional Phase (West) Winners (1): 2022–23

Dunărea Giurgiu

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1948
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name	Astra Giurgiu II
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Marin Anastasovici
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Winners (3): 1967–68, 1974–75, 2004–05 Runners-up (3): 1963–64, 2002–03, 2003–04 Liga IV – Giurgiu County Winners (4): 1992–93, 1993–94, 2016–17, 2022–23 Runners-up (1): 2021–22

FC Olt Scornicești

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1972^[3]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name	Viitorul Scornicești, FC Scornicești, CS Olt 90 Scornicești
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Viitorul
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga II Winners (1): 1978–79 Liga III Winners (2): 1977–78, 1990–91 Liga IV – Olt County Winners (3): 1973–74, 1995–96, 2002–03 Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Inter Petrila

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1921^[4]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name	CS Lonea, Parângul Lonea
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Parângul Lonea
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga IV – Hunedoara County Winners (4): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2016–17 Runners-up (5): 1970–71, 1971–72, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19

LSS Voința Sibiu

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	2013^[5]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Voința
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Cupa României – Sibiu County Winners (1): 2014–15

Minerul Rodna

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1960
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Gabana
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Runners-up (2): 1976–77, 1980–81 Liga IV – Bistrița-Năsăud County Winners (9): 1970–71, 1972–73, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2018–19, 2022–23 Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Olimpia Satu Mare

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1921
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names	Olimpia CFR Satu Mare, CFR Satu Mare, Locomotiva Satu Mare, Progresul Satu Mare, Voința Satu Mare, A.S.M.D. Satu Mare, Sătmăreana, Metalul Satu Mare
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Someșul
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga II Winners (3): 1973–74, 1976–77, 1997–98 Runners-up (2): 1935–36, 1980–81 Liga III Winners (2): 1968–69, 2012–13 Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2011–12 Liga IV – Satu Mare County Winners (2): 2010–11, 2022–23 Cupa României Runners-up (1): 1977–78

Tricolorul Breaza

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1951
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names	Precizia Breaza, Hidrojet Breaza
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Eugen Șoriceanu
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Runners-up (2): 2005–06, 2008–09 Liga IV – Prahova County Winners (2): 2000–01, 2022–23 Runners-up (3): 1974–75, 1976–77, 2019–20 Liga V – Prahova County Winners (1): 2011–12

Retezatul Hațeg

The football team from Hațeg was founded in 1956, with its current name, Retezatul, and the club's colors were white and red. Over time, the club had several names such as Victoria, Unirea and Abatorul (the 60s), Gloria and Autotransport (the 70s), Avântul (1977–1987), Haber Hațeg (1991–1992), and from 1996 returned to Retezatul.^[6]

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1956
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names	Victoria, Unirea, Abatorul, Gloria, Autotransport, Avântul and Haber Hațeg
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Retezatul
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga IV – Hunedoara County Winners (5): 1987–88, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22 Runners-up (3): 1981–82, 2012–13, 2020–21

Sticla Arieșul Turda

See main article: Sticla Arieșul Turda. Established in 1907, the club spent most of its history in the second and in the third leagues of Romania. Their best performance was winning 1960–61 Cupa României against Rapid București, with that performance the club entered in history of Romanian football as the only club which succeeded to win the Romanian Cup without ever playing in the top league.

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1907
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former name	Muncitorul Turda, Flamura Roșie Turda, Arieșul, FCM Turda
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Municipal
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Winners (6): 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 2006–07 Runners-up (4): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2001–02 Liga IV – Cluj County Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2017–18 Cluj Regional Championship Winners (3): 1952, 1959–60, 1967–68 Cupa României Winners (1): 1960–61 Cupa României – Cluj County Winners (1): 2017–18

Unirea Sânnicolau Mare

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1957^[7]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Gheorghe Biaș
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Winners (2): 2003–04, 2007–08 Runners-up (1): 1978–79 Liga IV – Timiș County Winners (1): 1972–73 Runners-up (1): 1970–71 Liga V – Timiș County Winners (1): 2011–12

Victoria Călan

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	1918^[8]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names	CS Călan, Metalosport Călan, Metalul Călan
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Victoria
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga III Winners (1): 1973–74 Runners-up (1): 1971–72 Liga IV – Hunedoara County Runners-up (1): 1998–99 Hunedoara Regional Championship Winners (1): 1962–63

Viitorul Domnești

The club was founded in 2010, after the former Liga III side Viscofil was moved from Popești-Leordeni to Domnești.^[9]

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	2010
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Voința
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours:	Liga III Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2016–17 Liga IV – Ilfov County Winners (1): 2019–20, 2020–21

Viitorul Șoimuș

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	2017^[10]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Chișcădaga
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours

Viitorul Ungheni

scope=row style="text-align:left;	Founded	2004^[11]
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Former names
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Ground	Central
scope=row style="text-align:left;	Honours	Liga IV – Mureș County Winners (1): 2014–15

See also

• List of football clubs in Romania by county
• List of football stadiums in Romania
• Sport in Romania

External links

• Liga I clubs at lpf.ro
• Liga II at frf.ro
• Liga III at frf.ro

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACS Mediaș 2022 este numele noului club de fotbal. ACS Mediaș 2022 is the name of the newly founded team. gazisti.ro. 18 June 2022. 13 June 2024. 3 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703053119/http://www.gazisti.ro/2022/06/acs-medias-2022-este-numele-noului-club.html. dead.
2. Web site: La 100 de ani de la înființare, foștii jucători de la echipa de fotbal Vulturii Textila Lugoj s-au reîntâlnit pe Stadion. 100 years after its foundation, former players from the Vulturii Textila Lugoj football team reunited at the Stadium. ziarulactualitatea.ro. 20 November 2018. 13 June 2024. 13 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613070120/https://ziarulactualitatea.ro/la-100-de-ani-de-la-infiintare-fostii-jucatori-de-la-echipa-de-fotbal-vulturii-textila-lugoj-s-au-reintalnit-pe-stadion/. live.
3. Web site: Memorialul durerii, episodul 1: FC Olt. Memorial of power, episode 1: FC Olt. welovesport.ro. 26 May 2020. 5 May 2024. 5 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240505145227/https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-memorialul-durerii-episodul-1-fc-olt-1526. live.
4. Web site: CS Inter Petrila (Parângul Lonea), La 99 De Ani. CS Inter Petrila (Parângul Lonea), At 99 Years. 20 April 2020. 5 May 2024. avantulliber.ro. 5 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240505124418/https://www.avantulliber.ro/2020/04/20/cs-inter-petrila-parangul-lonea-la-99-de-ani/. live.
5. Web site: CSU Voința Sibiu a murit. Trăiască LSS Voința Sibiu!. CSU Voința Sibiu died. Long live LSS Voința Sibiu!. 16 January 2013. 13 June 2024. turnulsfatului.ro. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106090251/https://www.turnulsfatului.ro/2013/01/16/csu-vointa-sibiu-a-murit-traiasca-lss-vointa-sibiu-18632. live.
6. Web site: Retezatul Hațeg sărbătorește 60 de ani de existență. Retezat Hațeg is celebrating 60 years of existence. 24 August 2016. 28 June 2024. mesagerulhunedorean.ro. 28 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240628090502/https://www.mesagerulhunedorean.ro/retezatul-hateg-sarbatoreste-60-de-ani-de-existenta/. live.
7. Web site: 60 de ani de Unirea Sânnicolau Mare. Istoria fotbalului în cel mai vestic oraș al României. 60 years of the Unirea Sânnicolau Mare. The history of football in the westernmost city of Romania. 20 August 2017. 30 October 2022. pressalert.ro. 30 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221030075601/https://www.pressalert.ro/2017/08/60-de-ani-de-unirea-sannicolau-mare-istoria-fotbalului-cel-mai-vestic-oras-al-romaniei/. live.
8. Web site: Istoria sportului în orașul Călan: Formația Metalosport (Victoria) Călan. The history of sports in the city of Călan: Metalosport (Victoria) Călan team. 16 December 2021. 5 May 2024. infocultural.eu. 7 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221107051758/https://infocultural.eu/istoria-sportului-in-orasul-calan-formatia-metalosport-victoria-calan/. live.
9. Web site: Viscofil a murit, trăiască Viitorul Domnești!. Viscofil is dead, long live Viitorul Donnești!. 15 July 2010. 28 June 2024. liga2.prosport.ro. 28 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240628061712/https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/stiri/viscofil-a-murit-traiasca-viitorul-domnesti-6572016. live.
10. Web site: Povestea noastră. Our story. 5 May 2024. acsviitorulsoimus.ro. 5 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240505134904/https://acsviitorulsoimus.ro/despre-noi/. live.
11. Web site: Viitorul Ungheni, prezentă în toate eșaloanele, dar fără acces acasă. Viitorul Ungheni, present in all echelons, but without access at home. 16 June 2024. zi-de-zi.ro. 16 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240616211401/https://www.zi-de-zi.ro/2019/07/19/viitorul-ungheni-prezenta-in-toate-esaloanele-dar-fara-acces-acasa/. live.