2007–08 Liga III

Liga III
Season2007–08
Country Romania
Teams108

The 2007–08 Liga III season was the 52nd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the second in this format (six series of 18 teams each).

The winners of each division got promoted to the 2008-09 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutral venues involving the second placed teams, one with those from series 1, 2 and 3, the other with those from series 4, 5, and 6. The winners of the playoffs also got promoted to the 2008-09 Liga II season. The bottom three from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (Liga IV). From the 15th placed teams, another three were relegated. To determine these teams, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against clubs ranked 1st through 14th.[1]

Team changes

Other changes

League tables

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cetatea Suceava (C, P) 34 23 7 4 68 16 +52 76 Promotion to Liga II
2 Aerostar Bacău (Q) 34 19 9 6 53 29 +24 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Politehnica Galați 34 18 9 7 47 23 +24 63
4 Willy Bacău 34 18 6 10 73 53 +20 60
5 Politehnica Iași II 34 14 12 8 60 41 +19 54
6 Bârlad 34 16 3 15 53 53 0 51
7 Juventus Fălticeni 34 15 4 15 41 52 −11 49
8 CFR Pașcani 34 15 3 16 49 47 +2 48
9 Brăila 34 14 8 12 49 43 +6 47[a]
10 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 34 14 4 16 57 69 −12 46
11 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II 34 13 7 14 42 35 +7 46
12 Oțelul Galați II 34 14 3 17 47 43 +4 45
13 Bacău II 34 11 12 11 47 41 +6 45
14 Pambac Bacău 34 13 6 15 41 45 −4 45
15 Laminorul Roman 34 13 5 16 47 50 −3 44
16 Rarăul Câmpulung Moldovenesc (R) 34 10 8 16 36 54 −18 38 Relegation to Liga IV
17 Bujorii Târgu Bujor (R) 34 7 5 22 22 63 −41 26
18 NGM Leonard Pașcani[b] (R) 34 1 5 28 20 95 −75 8
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Three points have been deducted from Brăila because of not reaching the 25 points minimum margin in the last season of Liga II.
  2. ^ NGM Leonard Pașcani withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Snagov (C, P) 32 26 1 5 82 21 +61 79 Promotion to Liga II
2 Juventus București (Q) 32 25 2 5 80 31 +49 77 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Râmnicu Sărat 32 24 4 4 63 31 +32 76
4 Steaua București II 32 19 5 8 71 34 +37 62
5 Ovidiu 32 13 10 9 46 33 +13 49
6 Onix Râmnicu Sărat 32 12 11 9 37 28 +9 47
7 Rocar București 32 15 2 15 49 44 +5 47
8 Unirea Slobozia 32 13 5 14 42 49 −7 44
9 Medgidia 32 11 9 12 48 48 0 42
10 Portul Constanța 32 11 8 13 38 46 −8 41
11 Năvodari 32 12 4 16 45 57 −12 40
12 Callatis Mangalia 32 12 4 16 35 50 −15 40
13 Dunărea Călărași 32 11 4 17 59 69 −10 37
14 Viitorul Însurăței 32 7 8 17 28 53 −25 29
15 Farul Constanța II (R) 32 6 7 19 42 64 −22 25 Relegation to Liga IV
16 Abatorul Slobozia (R) 32 5 4 23 31 85 −54 19
17 Aversa București (R) 32 4 4 24 21 74 −53 16
18 Ianca[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ianca withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ploiești (C, P) 34 31 2 1 83 18 +65 95 Promotion to Liga II
2 Buftea (Q, P) 34 24 4 6 67 30 +37 76 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Tricolorul Breaza 34 20 6 8 48 32 +16 66
4 Electrosid Titu 34 20 4 10 52 36 +16 64
5 Conpet Ploiești 34 15 7 12 56 43 +13 52
6 Chimia Brazi 34 16 3 15 55 45 +10 51
7 Rapid București II 34 15 5 14 51 44 +7 50
8 Victoria Brănești 34 16 2 16 53 56 −3 50
9 Inter Pantelimon 34 13 10 11 52 54 −2 49
10 Unirea Tărlungeni 34 14 5 15 35 33 +2 47
11 Petrolul Ploiești II 34 12 8 14 43 39 +4 44
12 Dodu Berceni 34 12 7 15 45 51 −6 43
13 Filipeștii de Pădure 34 10 13 11 33 45 −12 43
14 Predeal 34 12 5 17 37 44 −7 41
15 1 Decembrie (R) 34 13 2 19 37 64 −27 41 Relegation to Liga IV
16 Royal Club Ghimbav[a] (R) 34 7 3 24 31 62 −31 24
17 Clinceni (R) 34 7 2 25 26 63 −37 23
18 Chitila (R) 34 3 4 27 27 72 −45 13
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Royal Club Ghimbav withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 3-0.

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Internațional Curtea de Argeș (C, P) 32 23 3 6 75 25 +50 72 Promotion to Liga II
2 Gaz Metan CFR Craiova (Q) 32 19 8 5 57 29 +28 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 32 16 5 11 48 35 +13 53
4 Unirea Costești 32 14 6 12 35 32 +3 48
5 Rova Roșiori 32 14 5 13 35 36 −1 47
6 Alro Slatina 32 13 7 12 43 36 +7 46
7 Building Vânju Mare 32 12 10 10 31 27 +4 46
8 Cisnădie 32 12 10 10 46 34 +12 46
9 Argeș Pitești II 32 13 4 15 42 51 −9 43
10 CFR Craiova 32 12 6 14 39 39 0 42
11 Atletic Sibiu 32 13 3 16 44 51 −7 42
12 Petrom Chimia Craiova 32 10 10 12 34 51 −17 40
13 Progresul Corabia 32 10 9 13 40 38 +2 39
14 Balș 32 10 7 15 37 44 −7 37
15 Armata Craiova 32 11 3 18 31 50 −19 36
16 Turris Turnu Măgurele (R) 32 11 3 18 43 65 −22 36 Relegation to Liga IV
17 Dunărea Calafat (R) 32 7 5 20 34 71 −37 26
18 Sibiu[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sibiu withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

Seria V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare (C, P) 32 20 8 4 57 14 +43 68 Promotion to Liga II
2 ACU Arad (Q, P) 32 18 10 4 51 23 +28 64 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Minerul Motru 32 17 9 6 56 35 +21 60
4 Sebeș 32 16 10 6 49 24 +25 58
5 Minerul Mehedinți 32 14 9 9 38 31 +7 51
6 Gloria CTP Arad 32 15 5 12 49 48 +1 50
7 Minerul Jilț Mătăsari 32 13 8 11 45 43 +2 47
8 Fortuna Covaci 32 13 7 12 39 26 +13 46
9 Energia Rovinari 32 14 3 15 47 55 −8 45
10 Alto Gradimento Albina 32 13 3 16 37 33 +4 42
11 CFR Marmosim Simeria 32 13 2 17 36 53 −17 41
12 Ineu 32 11 6 15 43 63 −20 39
13 Calor Timișoara 32 10 7 15 37 34 +3 37
14 Nova Mama Mia Bechicerecu Mic 32 10 6 16 44 60 −16 36
15 Vulcan 32 10 6 16 23 32 −9 36
16 UM Timișoara (R) 32 10 6 16 38 43 −5 36 Relegation to Liga IV
17 Victoria Nădlac[a] (R) 32 1 3 28 12 84 −72 6
18 Auxerre Lugoj[b] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Victoria Nădlac withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost al its remaining matches with 0–3.
  2. ^ Auxerre Lugoj withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

Seria VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Luceafărul Lotus Băile Felix (C, P) 34 25 4 5 69 34 +35 79 Promotion to Liga II
2 Avântul Reghin (Q) 34 26 1 7 69 27 +42 79 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Baia Mare 34 19 7 8 64 26 +38 64
4 Someșul Satu Mare 34 18 4 12 57 36 +21 58
5 Trans Sil Târgu Mureș 34 16 8 10 53 29 +24 56
6 Gloria Bistrița II 34 17 5 12 55 40 +15 56
7 Gaz Metan Târgu Mureș 34 14 7 13 55 51 +4 49
8 Unirea Dej 34 12 10 12 40 40 0 46
9 Lacul Ursu Mobila Sovata 34 12 10 12 43 50 −7 46
10 Turul Micula 34 13 5 16 53 61 −8 44
11 ASA Unirea Ungheni 34 12 7 15 42 54 −12 43
12 Bihorul Beiuș 34 12 7 15 38 45 −7 43
13 Olimpia Satu Mare[a] 34 12 8 14 42 49 −7 41
14 Sănătatea Cluj 34 11 7 16 45 59 −14 40
15 Marmația Sighetu Marmației (R) 34 11 5 18 42 59 −17 38 Relegation to Liga IV
16 Inter Blaj (R) 34 10 3 21 39 61 −22 33
17 Bihor Oradea II (R) 34 8 7 19 36 64 −28 31
18 Universitatea 1919 Cluj-Napoca (R) 34 3 5 26 20 77 −57 14
Source: frfotbal.ro
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia Satu Mare was docked 3 points by UEFA in the "Hornyak case".

Promotion play-offs

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Buftea (P) 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 4 Promotion to Liga II
2 Juventus București 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 Aerostar Bacău 2 0 1 1 4 7 −3 1
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted
23 May 2008 Buftea6–3Aerostar BacăuCâmpina
Goșman 8'
Păun 40'
Dorobanțu 64' (pen.)
Tutunaru 74'
Novac 81'
Chițu 90+3'
Apetroaiei 50'
Petrea 52'
Carp 85'
Stadium: Poiana
27 May 2008 Juventus București2–2
(4–2 p)
BufteaCâmpina
Bârsan 15' (pen.)
Bârsan 34'
Novac 9'
Negrea 58'
Stadium: Poiana
30 May 2008 Aerostar Bacău1–1Juventus BucureștiCâmpina
Petrea 68' (pen.) Bârsan 59' Stadium: Poiana

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 ACU Arad (P) 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Promotion to Liga II
2 Avântul Reghin 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
3 Gaz Metan CFR Craiova 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted
23 May 2008 Avântul Reghin2–0Gaz Metan CFR CraiovaAlba Iulia
Aștilean 13'
Luca 48'
Stadium: Victoria-Cetate
27 May 2008 ACU Arad0–0
(4–3 p)
Avântul ReghinAlba Iulia
Stadium: Victoria-Cetate
30 May 2008 Gaz Metan CFR Craiova1–5ACU AradAlba Iulia
Buznărescu 68' Balaci 4'
Lung 14'
Mițiți 22'
Țurcaș 35'
Talpaș 65'
Stadium: Victoria-Cetate

See also

References

  1. ^ "Romania (Third Level) 2007/08". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Sibiu a cumpărat locul echipei din Ocna Mureș în Liga a III-a" [FC Sibiu bought the place of the team from Ocna Mureș in League III] (in Romanian). tribuna.ro. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Echipă veche, denumire nouă" [Old team, new name] (in Romanian). infoms.ro. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2026.