2008–09 Liga III

Liga III
Season	2008–09
Country	Romania
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Liga III was the 53rd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 5 June 2009.^[1]^[2]

The winners of each division got promoted to the 2009–10 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 2009–10 Liga II season. The bottom three from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the 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.^[3]

League tables

Seria I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Râmnicu Sărat (C, P)	34	28	2	4	72	12	+60	86	Promotion to Liga II
2	Oțelul Galați II (Q)	34	23	5	6	97	29	+68	74	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Pambac Bacău	34	23	5	6	72	36	+36	74
4	Focșani	34	17	10	7	71	36	+35	61
5	Panciu	34	17	8	9	50	28	+22	59
6	Laminorul Roman	34	17	7	10	45	25	+20	58
7	Aerostar Bacău	34	17	6	11	57	26	+31	57
8	Petrolul Berca	34	15	8	11	53	33	+20	53
9	Rapid CFR Suceava	34	14	9	11	54	32	+22	51
10	Politehnica Iași II	34	15	5	14	56	52	+4	50
11	CFR Pașcani	34	13	4	17	39	61	−22	43
12	Cetatea Târgu Neamț	34	10	10	14	49	51	−2	40
13	Willy Bacău	34	11	6	17	59	60	−1	39
14	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II	34	10	3	21	47	70	−23	33
15	Rarăul Câmpulung Moldovenesc (R)	34	8	6	20	25	134	−109	30	Relegation to Liga IV
16	Bacău II^[a] (R)	32	3	8	21	19	68	−49	17
17	Bârlad^[a] (R)	32	5	2	25	17	69	−52	17
18	Luceafărul Mihai Eminescu^[a] (R)	32	3	4	25	11	71	−60	13

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Bacău II, Bârlad and Luceafărul Mihai Eminescu 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	Steaua București II (C, P)	30	22	7	1	60	16	+44	73	Promotion to Liga II
2	Ovidiu (Q)	30	19	10	1	46	11	+35	67	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Rapid București II	30	21	4	5	64	31	+33	67
4	Unirea Slobozia	30	19	5	6	64	33	+31	62
5	Săgeata Stejaru	30	18	6	6	57	29	+28	60
6	Dunărea Călărași	30	17	7	6	47	17	+30	58
7	Politehnica Galați	30	12	5	13	49	44	+5	41
8	Brăila	30	12	4	14	42	45	−3	40
9	Farul Constanța II	30	11	6	13	48	42	+6	39
10	Portul Constanța	30	10	5	15	39	56	−17	35
11	Eforie	30	9	5	16	31	49	−18	32
12	Callatis Mangalia	30	6	7	17	26	46	−20	25
13	Rocar București	30	6	6	18	35	64	−29	24
14	Medgidia	30	6	5	19	42	61	−19	23
15	Viitorul Însurăței (R)	30	6	3	21	24	63	−39	21	Relegation to Liga IV
16	Inter Gaz București^[a] (R)	30	3	1	26	23	90	−67	10	Relegation to Liga IV
17	Năvodari^[b] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
18	Câmpina^[b] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Inter Gaz București withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
^ ^a ^b Câmpina and Năvodari withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

Seria III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Victoria Brănești (C, P)	32	26	4	2	70	19	+51	82	Promotion to Liga II
2	Tricolorul Breaza (Q, P)	32	25	3	4	76	23	+53	78	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Conpet Ploiești	32	18	8	6	51	26	+25	62
4	Petrolistul Kaproni Boldești	32	16	10	6	56	24	+32	58
5	Juventus București	32	15	10	7	40	24	+16	55
6	Clinceni	32	14	8	10	44	34	+10	50
7	Petrolul Videle	32	12	9	11	30	29	+1	45
8	Electrosid Titu	32	11	9	12	34	29	+5	42
9	Unirea Tărlungeni	32	11	7	14	32	40	−8	40
10	Berceni	32	12	4	16	37	46	−9	40
11	Chimia Brazi	32	10	8	14	36	35	+1	38
12	Filipeștii de Pădure	32	9	8	15	37	48	−11	35
13	Predeal	32	7	13	12	31	48	−17	34
14	Victoria Bod	32	8	7	17	32	55	−23	31
15	Royal Brașov (R)	32	5	9	18	30	52	−22	24	Relegation to Liga IV
16	Săcele^[a] (R)	31	6	5	20	19	66	−47	23
17	Progresul București II^[a] (R)	31	3	4	24	11	68	−57	13
18	Petrolul Ploiești II^[b] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Săcele and Progresul București II withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
^ Petrolul Ploiești II withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

Seria IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Gaz Metan CFR Craiova (C, P)	32	23	5	4	63	24	+39	74	Promotion to Liga II
2	Caracal (Q)	32	19	8	5	55	24	+31	65	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Victoria Adunații-Copăceni	32	19	6	7	61	31	+30	63
4	Muscelul Câmpulung	32	16	7	9	61	36	+25	55
5	Viitorul Pucioasa	32	15	8	9	49	41	+8	53
6	Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea	32	15	6	11	44	34	+10	51
7	Minerul Motru	32	14	7	11	55	49	+6	49
8	Alro Slatina	32	13	6	13	36	41	−5	45
9	Jiul Rovinari	32	11	9	12	33	35	−2	42
10	Armata Craiova	32	11	7	14	35	40	−5	40
11	Minerul Jilț Mătăsari	32	11	7	14	33	40	−7	40
12	Argeș Pitești II	32	11	6	15	52	46	+6	39
13	Prometeu Craiova	32	11	5	16	37	42	−5	38
14	Energia Rovinari	32	9	7	16	37	54	−17	34
15	Progresul Corabia	32	10	3	19	37	53	−16	33
16	Petrom Chimia Craiova (R)	32	9	4	19	28	46	−18	31	Relegation to Liga IV
17	Balș (R)	32	3	3	26	19	99	−80	12	Relegation to Liga IV
18	CFR Craiova^[a] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ CFR Craiova 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	Fortuna Covaci (C, P)	30	18	7	5	63	25	+38	61	Promotion to Liga II
2	Ineu (Q)	30	17	6	7	45	34	+11	57	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Minerul Valea Copcii	30	15	11	4	57	32	+25	56
4	Viitorul Sânandrei	30	13	9	8	42	34	+8	48
5	Building Vânju Mare	30	12	9	9	35	28	+7	45
6	CFR Marmosim Simeria	30	14	2	14	52	38	+14	44
7	Timișoara II	30	12	5	13	40	38	+2	41
8	Național Sebiș	30	10	8	12	42	45	−3	38
9	Progresul Gătaia	30	10	7	13	38	50	−12	37
10	Alto Gradimento Albina	30	10	7	13	28	40	−12	37
11	Gloria CTP Arad	30	10	6	14	42	43	−1	36
12	Calor Timișoara	30	10	5	15	36	42	−6	35
13	Dacia Orăștie	30	10	5	15	38	57	−19	35
14	Nova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic	30	8	10	12	33	43	−10	34
15	Unirea Sânnicolau Mare	30	9	7	14	32	52	−20	34
16	Vulcan (R)	30	8	4	18	25	47	−22	28	Relegation to Liga IV
17	Reșița^[a] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
18	Corvinul Hunedoara^[a] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Reșița and Corvinul Hunedoara withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

Seria VI

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Baia Mare (C, P)	34	25	7	2	65	16	+49	82	Promotion to Liga II
2	Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei (Q, P)	34	19	7	8	85	45	+40	64	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	CFR Cluj II	34	17	7	10	62	43	+19	58
4	Sebeș	34	16	8	10	46	33	+13	56
5	Bihorul Beiuș	34	15	10	9	55	37	+18	55
6	ASA Unirea Ungheni	34	14	9	11	46	54	−8	51
7	Zalău	34	14	9	11	57	52	+5	51
8	Avântul Reghin	34	12	12	10	51	44	+7	48
9	Sănătatea Cluj	34	13	5	16	47	59	−12	44
10	Cisnădie	34	12	8	14	53	50	+3	44
11	Gaz Metan Târgu Mureş	34	13	4	17	51	58	−7	43
12	Gloria Bistrița II	34	10	12	12	58	52	+6	42
13	Seso Iara	34	11	9	14	46	47	−1	42
14	Ena Inter Făgăraș	34	11	6	17	53	80	−27	39
15	Unirea Dej	34	10	8	16	40	55	−15	38
16	Bihor Oradea II (R)	34	9	8	17	38	57	−19	35	Relegation to Liga IV
17	Liberty Salonta II (R)	34	8	8	18	33	55	−22	32
18	Marmația Sighetu Marmației (R)	34	5	7	22	31	80	−49	22

Source: Reference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Tricolorul Breaza (P)	2	2	0	6	1	+5	4	Promotion to Liga II
2	Oțelul Galați II	2	1	1	3	4	−1	2
3	Ovidiu	2	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source:
(P) Promoted

10 June 2009	Oțelul Galați II	0–3	Tricolorul Breaza	Râmnicu Sărat
				Stadium: Municipal Stadium

13 June 2009	Tricolorul Breaza	3–1	Ovidiu	Buzău
				Stadium: Municipal Stadium

17 June 2009	Ovidiu	1–3	Oțelul Galați II	Buzău
				Stadium: Municipal Stadium

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei (P)	2	2	0	5	1	+4	4	Promotion to Liga II
2	Ineu	1	0	1	1	3	−2	0
3	Caracal	1	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Source:
(P) Promoted

10 June 2009	Caracal	0–2	Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei	Deva
				Stadium: Cetate Stadium

13 June 2009	Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei	3–1	Ineu	Deva
				Stadium: Cetate Stadium

17 June 2009	Ineu	–	Caracal	Deva
				Stadium: Cetate Stadium

References

^ "Romania 2008/09". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
^ "Divizia C - Season 2004-05 - Edition 53". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
^ "Clasamentele sezonului 2008-2009 au fost aprobate" [The 2008-2009 season rankings have been approved] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[table_note_FCM0.031509411070267-4] Bacău II, Bârlad and Luceafărul Mihai Eminescu withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

[table_note_IGB0.78423828249063-5] Inter Gaz București withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

[table_note_NĂV0.78423828249063-6] Câmpina and Năvodari withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

[table_note_SĂC0.62134835851442-7] Săcele and Progresul București II withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

[table_note_PET0.62134835851442-8] Petrolul Ploiești II withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

[table_note_CRA0.40660807881812-9] CFR Craiova withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

[table_note_REȘ0.38718949183225-10] Reșița and Corvinul Hunedoara withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

[1] "Romania 2008/09". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[2] "Divizia C - Season 2004-05 - Edition 53". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[3] "Clasamentele sezonului 2008-2009 au fost aprobate" [The 2008-2009 season rankings have been approved] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

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League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

Promotion play-offs

Group I

Group II

See also

References