| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Teams | 36 (2x18) |
| Promoted | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Unirea Alba Iulia FC Ploiești Internațional C.A. |
| Relegated | Liberty Salonta Buftea Știința Bacău ACU Arad Progresul București Prefab Modelu FCM Târgoviște Forex Brașov Mechel Câmpia Turzii |
| Top goalscorer | Sorin Gheju (18 goals) Ștefan Iordache (15 goals) |
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The2008–09 Liga II was the 69th season of the second tier of theRomanian football league system. The season began on 16 August 2008 and lasted until 13 June 2009.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top two teams of the series promoted toLiga I and the bottom fourth places from both series relegated toLiga III.[1][2]
To Liga II[edit]Promoted fromLiga III
Relegated fromLiga I | From Liga II[edit]Relegated toLiga III
Promoted toLiga I
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Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was absorbed by newly foundedFCM Târgu Mureș, as a result of a merge. Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was refounded in the lower leagues.
FCM Câmpina was absorbed byDunărea Galați, as a result of a merge. Dunărea Galați continued in the second tier on the place of Câmpina andFCM Câmpina was dissolved.
Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix was moved fromBăile Felix toBacău and renamed/ re-founded asȘtiința Bacău.
IS Câmpia Turzii was renamed asMechel Câmpia Turzii.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț(C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 69 | Promotion toLiga I |
| 2 | FC Ploiești(P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 67 | |
| 3 | Delta Tulcea | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 58 | |
| 4 | Petrolul Ploiești | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 45 | |
| 5 | Botoșani | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 44 | |
| 6 | FCM Bacău | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 41[a] | |
| 7 | Dunărea Galați | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 41[a] | |
| 8 | Concordia Chiajna | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dinamo II București | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 38 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 10 | Sportul Studențesc București | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 37[b] | |
| 11 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37[b] | |
| 12 | FC Snagov | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | Buftea[c](R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 33 | Relegation toLiga III |
| 14 | Cetatea Suceava | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 31 | |
| 15 | Știința Bacău(R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 26 | Relegation toLiga III |
| 16 | Progresul București(D, R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 0[d] | |
| 17 | Prefab Modelu[e](D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Forex Brașov[f](D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unirea Alba Iulia(C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 69 | Promotion toLiga I |
| 2 | Internațional Curtea Argeș(P) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 64 | |
| 3 | Târgu Mureș | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 57 | |
| 4 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 54[a] | |
| 5 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 54[a] | |
| 6 | Dacia Mioveni | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 51[b] | |
| 7 | Liberty Salonta[c](R) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 51[b] | Relegation toLiga III |
| 8 | Minerul Lupeni | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48 | |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bihor Oradea | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46[d] | |
| 11 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 46[d] | |
| 12 | Mureșul Deva | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |
| 13 | Arieșul Turda | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 44 | |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 43[e] | |
| 15 | ACU Arad(R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 41 | Relegation toLiga III |
| 16 | CFR Timișoara[f] | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 39 | Spared from relegation |
| 17 | FCM Târgoviște(R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 26 | Relegation toLiga III |
| 18 | Mechel Câmpia Turzii(R) | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 78 | −56 | 11 |