| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | UTA Arad Argeș Pitești |
| Relegated | Sportul Snagov Daco-Getica București |
| Matches | 231 |
| Goals | 562 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Albert Voinea (15) |
| Biggest home win | Buzău 7–0Snagov |
| Biggest away win | Reșița 1–7Viitorul T.J. M. Ciuc 0–6UTA Arad |
| Highest scoring | Reșița 1–7Viitorul T.J. |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches: Turris Turnu Măgurele |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Mioveni Argeș Pitești |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches: Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches: Sportul Snagov |
| Highest attendance | 9,000 Rapid 1–0Petrolul (16 October 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 40 Viitorul T.J. 1–0Metalo. (26 October 2019) |
2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 2 August 2020. | |
The2019–20 Liga II (also known as 2019–20 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 80th season of theLiga II, the second tier of theRomanian football league system. The season began on 3 August 2019 and ended on 2 August 2020.[1] A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the fourthLiga II season with a single series. The season was initially scheduled to be played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams would be promoted toLiga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team would play a play-off match against the 12th-placed team fromLiga I. The last five teams would relegate toLiga III.
The season was interrupted on 9 March 2020, after 25 rounds, due toCOVID-19 pandemic. After two months of inactivity, on 14 May 2020, theRomanian Football Federation announced that a promotion play-off tournament between the first 6 ranked teams (after 25 rounds) will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted toLiga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team fromLiga I. No teams will be relegated this season, apart from the clubs that were already dissolved or excluded (Sportul Snagov andDaco-Getica București).[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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Luceafărul Oradea withdrew fromLiga II on 30 July 2019, with three days before the start of the championship and chose to enroll in theLiga III. Place of Luceafărul was occupied byEnergeticianul.[3]
Energeticianul was moved fromPetroșani toTârgu Jiu, but the club will play its home matches onMunicipal Stadium inDrobeta-Turnu Severin, untilTudor Vladimirescu Stadium inTârgu Jiu will be opened.
CSM Școlar Reșița was renamed asCSM Reșița after recovering its right to use the brand and record of the old entity.[4][5]
Energeticianul was renamed asViitorul Târgu Jiu.[6]
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș | Pitești | Nicolae Dobrin | 15,000 |
| ASU Politehnica | Timișoara | Știința | 1,000 |
| Concordia | Chiajna | Concordia | 5,123 |
| CSM | Reșița | Mircea Chivu | 12,500 |
| Daco-Getica | Bucharest | Colentina | 6,000 |
| Dunărea | Călărași | Ion Comșa | 10,400 |
| Farul | Constanța | Farul | 15,520 |
| Metaloglobus | Bucharest | Metaloglobus | 1,000 |
| Miercurea Ciuc | Miercurea Ciuc | Municipal | 1,200 |
| Mioveni | Mioveni | Orășenesc | 10,000 |
| Pandurii | Târgu Jiu | Tudor Vladimirescu | 12,518 |
| Petrolul | Ploiești | Ilie Oană | 15,073 |
| Rapid | Bucharest | Regie | 10,020 |
| Ripensia | Timișoara | Electrica | 5,000 |
| SCM Gloria | Buzău | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Sportul | Snagov | Voința | 2,000 |
| Turris | Turnu Măgurele | Municipal | 2,000 |
| Universitatea | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj Arena | 30,201 |
| UTA | Arad | Motorul | 4,000 |
| Viitorul | Târgu Jiu | Tudor Vladimirescu | 12,518 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Mutual agreement | 6 June 2019 | Pre-season | 6 June 2019[7] | ||
| Universitatea | Sacked | 13 June 2019[8] | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[9] | ||
| SCM Gloria | Promoted as Director of football | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[10] | ||
| Mioveni | End of tenure as a caretaker | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[11] | ||
| Metaloglobus | Signed byUTA Arad | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[12] | ||
| UTA Arad | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[13] | ||
| Snagov | Signed byFCU Craiova | 30 June 2019[14] | Pre-season | 16 July 2019[15] | ||
| FC Argeș | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[16] | ||
| Farul | End of contract | 30 June 2019[17] | Pre-season | 3 July 2019[18] | ||
| Petrolul | End of contract | 30 June 2019[19] | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[20] | ||
| Dunărea | Signed byAstra Giurgiu | 30 June 2019[21] | Pre-season | 1 July 2019[22] | ||
| Viitorul T.J. | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | Pre-season | 31 July 2019[23] | ||
| ASU Poli | Resigned | 31 August 2019[24] | 15 | 31 August 2019[25] | ||
| Snagov | Promoted as General Manager | 31 August 2019 | 20 | 31 August 2019[26] | ||
| Universitatea | Mutual agreement | 2 September 2019[27] | 17 | 4 September 2019[28] | ||
| Turris | Mutual agreement | 1 October 2019[29] | 1 | 3 October 2019[30] | ||
| Concordia | Sacked | 5 October 2019[31] | 11 | 7 October 2019[32] | ||
| Argeș Pitești | Mutual agreement | 7 October 2019 | 6 | 9 October 2019[33] | ||
| Snagov | Mutual agreement | 13 October 2019 | 20 | 13 October 2019[34] | ||
| Pandurii | Mutual agreement | 22 October 2019 | 18 | 22 October 2019[35] | ||
| Turris | Mutual agreement | 22 October 2019[36] | 2 | 26 October 2019 | ||
| Politehnica | Resigned | 23 October 2019[37] | 16 | 23 October 2019 | ||
| Daco-Getica | Mutual agreement | 23 October 2019[38] | 19 | — | — | |
| Snagov | Mutual agreement | 1 November 2019 | 19 | 1 November 2019[39] | ||
| Politehnica | End of tenure as a caretaker | 6 November 2019 | 11 | 6 November 2019[40] | ||
| CSM Reșița | Sacked | 10 November 2019 | 16 | 10 November 2019[41] | ||
| Pandurii | Released | 10 November 2019[42] | 19 | 12 November 2019[43] | ||
| Snagov | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2019 | 18 | 30 November 2019[44] | ||
| Petrolul | Resigned | 11 December 2019[45] | 8 | 16 December 2019[46] | ||
| Turris | Mutual agreement | 27 December 2019[47] | 5 | 2 January 2020[48] | ||
| Concordia | Released | 27 December 2019[49] | 16 | 6 January 2020[50] | ||
| Mioveni | Sacked | 2 February 2020 | 2 | 2 February 2020[51] | ||
| Rapid | Sacked | 10 March 2020[52] | 6 | 13 March 2020[53] | ||
| Petrolul | Mutual agreement | 30 July 2020[54] | 6 | 31 July 2020[55] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTA Arad(Q) | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 13 | +36 | 50 | Qualification toPromotion play-offs |
| 2 | Mioveni(Q) | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | |
| 3 | Turris Turnu Măgurele(Q) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 39 | |
| 4 | Argeș Pitești(Q) | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | Petrolul Ploiești(Q) | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 38 | |
| 6 | Rapid București(Q) | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 37 | |
| 7 | Metaloglobus București | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 37 | |
| 8 | SCM Gloria Buzău | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 33 | |
| 9 | Farul Constanța | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | |
| 11 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 32 | |
| 12 | Dunărea Călărași | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 31 | |
| 13 | Ripensia Timișoara | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 28 | |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 15 | CSM Reșița | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 24 | |
| 16 | Concordia Chiajna[a] | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 24 | Spared from relegation |
| 17 | Miercurea Ciuc[a] | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 22 | |
| 18 | Sportul Snagov(R) | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 9[b] | Relegation toLiga III |
| 19 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu[a] | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 53 | −43 | 8 | Spared from relegation |
| 20 | Daco-Getica București(R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | Relegation toLiga III |
| Home \ Away | ARG | ASU | CON | REȘ | DUN | FAR | MET | MIE | MIO | PAN | PET | RAP | RIP | SCM | SNA | TUR | UCJ | UTA | VTJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | null | |||||||
| Concordia Chiajna | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| CSM Reșița | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–7 | ||||||||
| Dunărea Călărași | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Farul Constanța | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Metaloglobus București | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Miercurea Ciuc | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | |||||||
| Mioveni | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Rapid București | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Ripensia Timișoara | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| SCM Gloria Buzău | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Sportul Snagov | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| UTA Arad | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams (after 25 rounds) will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted toLiga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team fromLiga I.[2] The teams started the promotion play-offs with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.[59]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTA Arad(C, P) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 30 | Promotion toLiga I |
| 2 | Argeș Pitești(P) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 27 | |
| 3 | Mioveni(Q) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 27 | Qualification toLiga I play-off |
| 4 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Petrolul Ploiești | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25[a] | |
| 6 | Rapid București | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25[a] |
| Home \ Away | ARG | MIO | PET | RAP | TUR | UTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||||
| Mioveni | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| Rapid București | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||
| UTA Arad | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
The 12th-placed team of theLiga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chindia Târgoviște | 3–1 | Mioveni | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 9 August 2020 | Chindia Târgoviște | 2–0 | Mioveni | Ploiești,Romania |
| 18:00EEST (UTC+3) | Bic | Stadium:Ilie Oană Attendance: 0 Referee:István Kovács (Carei) |
| 12 August 2020 | Mioveni | 1–1 (1–3agg.) | Chindia Târgoviște | Mioveni,Romania |
| 18:00EEST (UTC+3) | Hergheligiu | Ivančić | Stadium:Orășenesc Attendance: 0 Referee:Marius Avram (Bucharest) |
Regular season and promotion play-off overall statistics.[61][62]
*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid București | 55,200 | 9,000 | 1,700 | 5,018 | n/a2 |
| 2 | Petrolul Ploiești | 32,500 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 3,250 | −15.4%† |
| 3 | CSM Reșița | 29,600 | 8,500 | 700 | 2,960 | n/a2 |
| 4 | UTA Arad | 23,600 | 4,000 | 1,500 | 2,622 | +132.9%† |
| 5 | Argeș Pitești | 28,350 | 8,000 | 300 | 2,577 | +102.0%† |
| 6 | SCM Gloria Buzău | 20,000 | 5,000 | 300 | 1,818 | n/a2 |
| 7 | Universitatea Cluj | 10,829 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,805 | −49.3%1 |
| 8 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 15,300 | 2,000 | 200 | 1,391 | n/a2 |
| 9 | Mioveni | 11,400 | 4,000 | 200 | 1,267 | +61.6%† |
| 10 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 9,700 | 7,000 | 200 | 1,213 | +104.9%† |
| 11 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 13,000 | 7,000 | 300 | 1,182 | −7.0%† |
| 12 | Miercurea Ciuc | 9,600 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,067 | n/a2 |
| 13 | Farul Constanța | 9,500 | 2,000 | 300 | 1,056 | +22.6%† |
| 14 | Metaloglobus București | 6,600 | 2,500 | 200 | 660 | +114.3%† |
| 15 | Ripensia Timișoara | 5,000 | 2,000 | 200 | 556 | +84.1%† |
| 16 | Dunărea Călărași | 4,400 | 1,000 | 200 | 550 | −81.8%† |
| 17 | Daco-Getica București | 2,300 | 600 | 200 | 383 | −0.3%† |
| 18 | Concordia Chiajna | 3,400 | 800 | 100 | 340 | −45.2%† |
| 19 | Sportul Snagov | 1,950 | 1,000 | 50 | 244 | −14.1%† |
| 20 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 2,335 | 1,000 | 40 | 212 | −18.1%† |
| League total | 294,564 | 9,000 | 40 | 1,508 | +56.3%† |
Updated to games played on 8 March 2020
Source:League attendance: Liga II 2019/2020
Notes:
1: Universitatea Cluj had the home ground suspended for 2 rounds.
2: SCM Gloria Buzău, Rapid București, Turris Turnu Măgurele, CSM Reșița and Miercurea Ciuc played last season in the Liga III.