2011–12 Liga II
Encyclopedia
The 2011–12 Liga II is the 72nd season of the Liga II
, the second tier of the Romanian football league system
. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate. The season began on August 20.
season
, Timişoara, Gloria Bistriţa and Unirea Urziceni, did not apply for a Liga II license. The latter club was dissolved, while the first two appealed the relegation decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
and did not to apply for Liga II licenses. Previously they were denied Liga I licenses for the 2011–12 season and were relegated, despite finishing on non-relegating spots. Their cases were dismissed by the CAS on July 18. (See 2011–12 Liga I licencing controversies.) On July 8, the Executive Committee of the FRF decided to accept Timişoara and Gloria Bistriţa in this season of Liga II despite not requesting a license, arguing the decision as taken in consideration for their respective cities and supporters. Also relegated from the first division, Universitatea Craiova
was temporary excluded by FRF from all internal competitions. Juventus Bucureşti were spared from relegation instead. Additionally, Timişoara would not have the right to promote, falling the three-year rule of the Financial Fair Play Regulations.
Liga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, the second tier of the Romanian football league system
Romanian football league system
The Romanian football league system refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Liga I:...
. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate. The season began on August 20.
Teams
Three of the five relegated teams from the previous Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
season
2010–11 Liga I
The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011...
, Timişoara, Gloria Bistriţa and Unirea Urziceni, did not apply for a Liga II license. The latter club was dissolved, while the first two appealed the relegation decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
and did not to apply for Liga II licenses. Previously they were denied Liga I licenses for the 2011–12 season and were relegated, despite finishing on non-relegating spots. Their cases were dismissed by the CAS on July 18. (See 2011–12 Liga I licencing controversies.) On July 8, the Executive Committee of the FRF decided to accept Timişoara and Gloria Bistriţa in this season of Liga II despite not requesting a license, arguing the decision as taken in consideration for their respective cities and supporters. Also relegated from the first division, Universitatea Craiova
FC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
was temporary excluded by FRF from all internal competitions. Juventus Bucureşti were spared from relegation instead. Additionally, Timişoara would not have the right to promote, falling the three-year rule of the Financial Fair Play Regulations.
Seria I
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Giurgiu | Giurgiu Giurgiu Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda... |
Marin Anastasovici Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Marin Anastasovici Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Giurgiu, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dunărea Giurgiu. The stadium holds 7,000 people.-References:... |
7,000 |
| Bacău FCM Bacau FCM Bacău is a Romanian football club, founded in 1950, currently playing in the Liga II. It's the best placed Moldovan team in the Liga I All-Time Table, ranking 9th with 42 seasons played.-History:... |
Bacău Bacau Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. It covers a land surface of 43 km², and, as of January 1, 2009, has an estimated population of 177,087. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River... |
Municipal | 17,500 |
| Botoşani FC Botosani FC Botoşani is a football club from Botoşani, Romania.-The 1980s:In summer 1979, CS Botoşani was promoted to Divizia B, and after end of the 1979/1980 season, they obtained the highest position ; that had heretofore not been reached by any football team from Botoşani... |
Botoşani Botosani Botoșani is the capital city of Botoșani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu and Nicolae Iorga.- Origin of the name :... |
Municipal Stadionul Municipal (Botosani) Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Botoşani, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Botoşani. The stadium holds 12,000 people.... |
12,000 |
| Brăila CF Braila Clubul de Fotbal Brăila is a Romanian professional football club from Brăila, founded in 1922.They currently play in the Liga II, Seria I in the 2010–2011 season after finishing 1st in the Liga III, Seria I in the 2009–2010 season.... |
Brăila Braila Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A... |
Municipal Stadionul Municipal (Braila) Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Brăila. It is the home ground of CF Brăila. It holds 20,000 people.The stadium was opened on August 21, 1974 and was built on the ground of the old Vasile Roaită Stadium, a small stadium that had only one stand.In the summer of 2008 it was partially... |
18,000 |
| Callatis Mangalia FC Callatis Mangalia Callatis Mangalia is a Romanian professional football club from Mangalia, Constanţa County, founded in 1963 and currently playing in the Liga II.-History:... |
Mangalia Mangalia Mangalia , is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanţa County, Romania.The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summer time seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.-History:... |
Central Stadionul Central (Mangalia) Central Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Mangalia. It is the home ground of Callatis Mangalia. It can hold 5,000 people.... |
5,000 |
| Delta Tulcea FC Delta Tulcea Delta Tulcea is a Romanian professional football club from Tulcea, Tulcea County, Romania.-History:The Club was founded in 2005 when the fusion with Dinamo Coral Tulcea occurred and the current Fotbal Club Delta Tulcea was born. The Club's first president was Petre Marinescu since May 20, 2006... |
Tulcea Tulcea Tulcea is a city in Dobrogea, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea county, and has a population of 92,379 as of 2007. One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city.- History :... |
Delta Stadionul Delta Delta Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Tulcea, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Delta Tulcea. The stadium holds 12,000 people.... |
12,000 |
| Dinamo II Bucureşti FC Dinamo II Bucuresti Dinamo II Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Bucureşti, Romania, founded in 2004. Dinamo II is the reserve team of FC Dinamo Bucureşti.... |
Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... |
Florea Dumitrache Stadionul Florea Dumitrache Florea Dumitrache Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is the home ground of Dinamo II Bucureşti. It holds 1,500 people. It is named after Dinamo Bucureşti and Romania legend, Florea Dumitrache. This was also the home ground of Victoria Bucureşti, then being named Victoria... |
1,500 |
| Dunărea Galaţi FCM Dunarea Galati Dunărea Galaţi is a Romanian professional football club from Galaţi, Galaţi county, south-east Romania, founded in 1970.They currently play in Liga II, Seria I in the 2008-2009 season after finishing 7th in Liga II, Seria I in the 2007-2008 season.... |
Galaţi Galati Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port.... |
Dunărea Stadionul Dunarea Dunărea Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, frequently used for football. It is located in Galaţi. It is the home ground of Dunărea Galaţi. The stadium holds 23,000 people. It is the 8th stadium in the country by capacity .... |
23,000 |
| Farul Constanţa FC Farul Constanta FC Farul Constanţa is a professional football club from Constanţa, Romania. Established in 1949, Farul is currently competing in Liga II ,after being relegated at the end of Liga I 2008-09. The club has yet to win a Romanian title... |
Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region.... |
Farul | 15,500 |
| Gloria Buzău | Buzău Buzau The city of Buzău is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.The city's name dates back to 376 AD when the name... |
Municipal | 18,000 |
| Iaşi | Iaşi Iasi Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life... |
Emil Alexandrescu | 11,390 |
| Otopeni CS Otopeni CS Otopeni is a Romanian professional football club from Otopeni, Ilfov county. They currently play in Liga II, after finishing 17th last season in their first Liga I season in history.-Getting Started:... |
Otopeni Otopeni Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the road to Ploieşti. It has 10,215 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the town.... |
Otopeni Stadionul Otopeni Otopeni Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Otopeni, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CS Otopeni. The stadium holds 1,300 people.... |
1,200 |
| Săgeata Năvodari | Năvodari Navodari Năvodari is a town in Constanţa County, region of Dobrogea, Romania, with a population of 32,400.-History:The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1421 under the name Kara Koyun , to be renamed later on Karaköy or Carachioi... |
Petromidia Stadionul Petromidia Petromidia Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Năvodari. It currently is the home ground of Săgeata Năvodari. CS Năvodari also played here until it was dissolved . It holds 5,000 people.... |
5,000 |
| Snagov FC Snagov FC Snagov is a Romanian football club located in Snagov. The club is currently playing in the second division.The club was founded in 2002 and their second division debut was in the 2006-07 season... |
Snagov Snagov Snagov is a commune, located 40 km north of Bucharest in Ilfov County, Romania. According to the 2002 census, 99.2% of the population is ethnic Romanian and 0.4% are Roma... |
Snagov Stadionul Snagov Snagov Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Snagov, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Snagov. The stadium holds 2,000 people.... |
2,000 |
| Victoria Brăneşti FC Victoria Branesti Victoria Brăneşti is a Romanian professional football club from Brăneşti, Ilfov County, Romania, playing in Liga II.-History:The football team was founded in 1968 by football-loving people from the Brăneşti commune and played its entire history in the lower leagues of the Romanian football... |
Brăneşti Branesti Brăneşti may refer to several places:* Brăneşti, a commune in Dâmboviţa County, Romania* Brăneşti, a commune in Gorj County, Romania* Brăneşti, a commune in Ilfov County, Romania* Brăneşti, a village in Vlădeşti Commune, Galaţi County, Romania... |
Cătălin Hîldan Stadionul Cătălin Hîldan Cătălin Hîldan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Brăneşti. It is the home ground of Victoria Brăneşti. It holds 2,500 people, all on seats.It is named after Cătălin Hîldan the former Dinamo Bucharest player.-Link:... |
2,500 |
| Viitorul Constanţa FC Viitorul Constanţa Viitorul Constanţa is a Romanian professional football club from Constanţa, Constanţa County, south-east Romania, founded in 2009.They currently play in the Liga II, Seria I in the 2010-2011 season after finishing 1st in the Liga III, Seria II in the 2009-2010 season.- History :The club was founded... |
Ovidiu Ovidiu Ovidiu is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanţa in the Constanţa County, south-eastern Romania. Ovidiu is quite small and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanţa retire there.... |
Ovidiu | 1,000 |
Seria II
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alro Slatina | Slatina Slatina Slatina refers to a number of geographical objects in Europe:In Albania:* another name for Slatine and for SllatinaIn Antarctica* Slatina Peak... |
Metalurgistul | 5,000 |
| Argeş Piteşti FC Arges Pitesti FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up... |
Piteşti Pitesti Pitești is a city in Romania, located on the Argeș River. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated on the A1 freeway connecting it directly to the national capital Bucharest,... |
Nicolae Dobrin | 15,000 |
| Arieşul Turda FC Ariesul Turda FC Arieşul Turda is a Romanian football club which was established in 1907 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II.- Greatest performance :... |
Turda Turda Turda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa... |
Municipal Stadionul Municipal (Turda) Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Turda, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Arieşul Turda. The stadium holds 10,000 people, of which 8,000 can be accommodated on seats.... |
10,000 |
| Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea is a Romanian football club based in Oradea, founded in 1958, currently playing in the Liga II.-Current squad:-Famous players:... |
Oradea Oradea Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:... |
Iuliu Bodola Stadionul Iuliu Bodola Iuliu Bodola Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Oradea, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Bihor Oradea. The stadium holds 18,000 people... |
18,000 |
| Chindia Târgovişte FC Chindia Târgovişte FC Chindia Târgovişte is a Romanian football club based in Târgovişte, founded in 2010 and currently playing in the Liga II.- Current squad :As of 2010 / 2011-References:** at Soccerway.com* Facebook Page... |
Târgovişte Târgoviste Târgoviște is a city in the Dâmbovița county of Romania. It is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River. , it had an estimated population of 89,000. One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.-Name:... |
Eugen Popescu Stadionul Eugen Popescu Eugen Popescu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Târgovişte, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Chindia Târgovişte and FCM Târgovişte... |
10,000 |
| Gaz Metan Drobeta-Turnu Severin | Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a city in Mehedinţi County, Oltenia, Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, below the Iron Gates.The city administers three villages: Dudaşu Schelei, Gura Văii, and Schela Cladovei... |
Municipal | 20,054 |
| Gloria Bistriţa | Bistriţa Bistrita Bistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of... |
Gloria Stadionul Gloria Gloria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bistriţa, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Gloria Bistriţa.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Romania... |
7,800 |
| Juventus Bucureşti | Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... |
Juventus Stadionul Juventus Juventus Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is the home ground of Juventus Bucureşti. It holds 8,000 people.... |
8,000 |
| Luceafărul Oradea CS Luceafărul Oradea Luceafărul Oradea is a Romanian professional football club from Oradea, Bihor County, Romania, founded in 2000.-History:Founded in 2000, at the initiative of several parents whose children had no future at FC Bihor, Luceafărul was grown by the current Prefect of Bihor County, Gavrilă Ghilea, former... |
Oradea Oradea Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:... |
Luceafărul | 3,000 |
| Maramureş Baia Mare FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare is a Romanian football team from Baia Mare, Maramureş County, founded in 2010.-History:The club was founded in 2010 to continue the football tradition in Baia Mare after the dissolution of FC Baia Mare.... |
Baia Mare Baia Mare Baia Mare is a municipality in northwestern Romania and the capital of Maramureş County. The city is situated about 600 kilometres from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, 70 kilometres from the border with Hungary and 50 kilometres from the border with Ukraine... |
Viorel Mateianu | 15,500 |
| Mureşul Deva CS Muresul Deva Mureşul Deva is a Romanian professional football club from Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania, founded in 2006.They currently play in Liga II, in the 2011–12 season, after finishing 13th in Liga II, Seria II in the 2009–10 season.-History:... |
Deva Deva, Romania Deva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:... |
Cetate Stadionul Cetate Cetate Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Deva, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CS Mureşul Deva. The stadium holds 4,000 people.... |
4,000 |
| Olt Slatina FC Olt Slatina Football Club Olt Slatina is a Romanian football club based in Slatina, Olt County. Founded in 2009, the team won promotion to the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, during the 2010–11 season.-History:... |
Slatina Slatina Slatina refers to a number of geographical objects in Europe:In Albania:* another name for Slatine and for SllatinaIn Antarctica* Slatina Peak... |
Municipal | 4,000 |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian football team from Vâlcea county. They are now playing in Liga II, Seria II.-History:CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea is the descendant of a much greater club, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004.... |
Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea is the capital city of Vâlcea County, Romania .-Geography and climate:Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-south area of Romania... |
Municipal | 12,000 |
| Timişoara | Timişoara Timisoara Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the... |
Dan Păltinişanu Stadionul Dan Paltinisanu Dan Păltinişanu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Timişoara, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches by the local team, Politehnica Timişoara... |
32,972 |
| Unirea Alba Iulia FC Unirea Alba Iulia Unirea Alba Iulia is a Romanian football team from Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924. They are currently playing in Liga II, Seria II. Among the greatest achievements the team has known, is a sixth place in the first league, season 2003-2004 and a Romanian Cup semifinal played in 1990-1991... |
Alba Iulia Alba Iulia Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania... |
Cetate | 18,000 |
| UTA Arad FC UTA Arad UTA Arad is a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1945. During its history the club won the Romanian championship six times, only Steaua Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and Venus Bucharest winning more titles, and the Romanian Cup twice... |
Arad Arad, Romania Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training... |
Francisc von Neumann | 7,287 |
Seria I
Seria II
See also
- 2011–12 Liga I2011–12 Liga IThe 2011–12 Liga I is the ninety-fourth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. It began on 22 July 2011 and will end on 19 May 2012...
- 2011–12 Liga III2011–12 Liga IIIThe 2011–12 Liga III season will be 56th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.-2010-11 Liga II teams:* Steaua II Bucureşti* CF Brăila* Juventus Bucureşti* ACU Arad* Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei* Minerul Lupeni...