Football league season
Liga III Season 2013–14 Country Romania Teams 72 (12x6) Biggest home win Fortuna P. Câmpina 8–0 FC Păpăuţi Biggest away win FC Arieşul Turda 0–6 CSO Cugir, FCM Reşiţa 0–6 FC Caransebeş Highest scoring Juventus București 8–3 CS Baloteşti
The2013–14 Liga III season is the 58th season of theLiga III , the third tier of theRomanian football league system . The season began on 30 August.[ 1]
There is a new system, with six series of 12 teams that will play a regular season, followed by a play-off and play-out for each series. The regular season is a round-robin tournament. At the end of the regular season, the first six teams from each series will play a Promotion play-off and the winners will qualify toLiga II . The last six teams from each series will play a Relegation play-out. The last three teams from each series, at the end of the play-out, will relegate to Liga IV.[ 2]
The following five teams were relegated fromLiga II :Chindia Târgoviște ,FC Dinamo II București ,FCM Bacău ,Callatis Mangalia ,FC Maramureș Universitar Baia Mare . Another six teams from Liga II were dissolved or chose to play in lower leagues:Astra II ,Unirea Alba Iulia ,Voința Sibiu ,Politehnica Timișoara ,Olt Slatina (2009) .
Some of the teams promoted from 2012 to 2013 Liga IV were not capable to support a higher league presence. Here are the promoted teams that will play in the new season:FC Pojorâta ,FCM Baia Mare ,Unirea Jucu ,CS Ineu ,CSO Cugir ,Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic ,FC Avrig ,Știința Turceni ,FC Păpăuți ,CSM Câmpina ,Cetatea Târgu Neamț ,Sporting Liești ,Conpet Cireșu ,Callatis 2012 Mangalia ,Atletic Bradu ,FC Balș ,Gloria Cornești ,AS Podari .
The following teams changed their names and/or location:Gloria Cornești becameGloria Popești-Leordeni ,Seso Câmpia Turzii becameArieșul Turda ,Fortuna Brazi becameFortuna Poiana Câmpina .
FCM Bacău andMinerul Mătăsari retired before the start of the competition.[ 3] [ 4] FC Maramureș didn't attend their first two games and will be excluded.
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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^ FCM Bacău retired from the championship before the start of the season Source:
FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
Notes:
^ FC Avrig retired from the championship after 14th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3 ^ Minerul Mătăsari retired from the championship before the start of the season Source:
FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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^ FC Maramureș didn't attend the first two games of the season and was excluded from the championship. Source:
FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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^ Civitas Făgăraș retired from the championship after 11th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3 Promotion play-offs [ edit ] At the end of the regular season, the first six teams from each series played a Promotion play-off and the winners will be promoted to theLiga II .
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
Source:
FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
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FRF (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
Relegation play-outs [ edit ] At the end of the regular season, the teams placed below 7th place in all series will play a Relegation play-out and the last three teams will be relegated to theLiga IV .
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fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified;
(R) Relegated
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^ FCM Bacău retired from the championship before the start of the season.Source:
fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
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^ Progresul Cernica retired from the championship before the start of the play-off.Source:
fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
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fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified;
(R) Relegated
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^ Jiul Rovinari was penalised 4 points^ FC Avrig retired from the championship after 14th stage and will lose all further matches with 0-3 ^ Minerul Mătăsari retired from the championship before the start of the season Source:
fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified;
(R) Relegated
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^ FC Maramureș didn't attend the first two games of the season and was excluded for the championship Source:
fotbal-flash.ro (in Romanian) Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
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^ Civitas Făgăraș retired from the championship before the start of the play-off.
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