2008–09 Liga II

Liga II 2008–09 36 (2x18) Ceahlăul Piatra NeamțUnirea Alba IuliaFC PloieștiInternațional C.A. Liberty SalontaBufteaȘtiința BacăuACU AradProgresul BucureștiPrefab ModeluFCM TârgovișteForex BrașovMechel Câmpia Turzii Sorin Gheju (18 goals)Ștefan Iordache (15 goals) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Liga II was the 69th season of the second tier of the Romanian 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 to Liga I and the bottom fourth places from both series relegated to Liga III.rsssf.orgromaniansoccer.ro Team changes auto To Liga II Promoted from Liga III Cetatea Suceava FC Snagov FC Ploiești Internațional Curtea de Argeș Unirea Sânnicolau Mare** Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix Buftea ACU Arad Relegated from Liga I Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Dacia Mioveni UTA Arad Universitatea Cluj 5em From Liga II Relegated to Liga III Inter Gaz București FCM Reșița Focșani Politehnica II Timișoara Dunărea Galați** FC Caracal Săcele Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara Promoted to Liga I FC Brașov Argeș Pitești Otopeni Gaz Metan Mediaș Note (**) Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was absorbed by newly founded FCM Târgu Mureș, as a result of a merge. Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was refounded in the lower leagues. FCM Câmpina was absorbed by Dunărea Galați, as a result of a merge. Dunărea Galați continued in the second tier on the place of Câmpina and FCM Câmpina was dissolved. Renamed teams Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix was moved from Băile Felix to Bacău and renamed/ re-founded as Știința Bacău. IS Câmpia Turzii was renamed as Mechel Câmpia Turzii. League tables Seria I main WDL romaniansoccer.ro ro CEA FCP DEL PET BOT BAC DGL CON DIN SPO DGR SNA CSB CET SBC PRO MOD FOR P P I R R R R R 30 June 2009 22 3 5 52 17 21 4 5 62 32 18 4 8 52 25 13 6 11 47 41 13 5 12 52 49 11 8 11 33 43 12 5 13 42 31 11 6 13 27 24 11 5 14 43 60 10 7 13 45 37 10 7 13 44 46 9 7 14 44 57 8 9 13 47 61 9 4 17 30 41 6 8 16 28 54 10 4 16 24 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buftea sold its Liga II place to Săgeata Stejaru, at the end of the season. Prefab Modelu withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled. Forex Brașov withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled. Progresul București was excluded after round 23, due to financial debts. Its results were maintained, but at the end of the season all its 34 points were deducted in order to be relegated. Bacău 0–1 Galați; Galați 1–2 Bacău BAC Giurgiu 2–4 Sportul; Sportul 1–2 Giurgiu DGR -34 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț FC Ploiești Delta Tulcea Petrolul Ploiești Botoșani FCM Bacău Dunărea Galați Concordia Chiajna Dinamo II București Sportul Studențesc București Dunărea Giurgiu FC Snagov Buftea Cetatea Suceava Știința Bacău Progresul București Prefab Modelu Forex Brașov C,P P R R DR DR DR 5 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored. Q green1 Promotion to Liga I red1 Relegation to Liga III inherit Ineligible for promotion Seria II main WDL romaniansoccer.ro ro UNI INT TGM RMV DTS MIO LIB MIN UTA BIH JIU MUR ARI UCJ ACU CFR TGV MEC P P R R S R R 30 June 2009 20 9 5 58 28 19 7 8 61 40 16 9 9 54 27 15 9 10 52 37 15 9 10 48 43 15 6 13 45 40 14 9 11 38 28 14 6 14 41 43 11 14 9 32 35 13 7 14 44 49 11 13 10 46 36 13 6 15 44 51 10 14 10 30 29 11 12 11 37 33 11 8 15 45 51 10 9 15 41 60 5 11 18 23 53 3 2 29 22 78 Liberty Salonta withdrew at the end of the season. Universitatea Cluj were deducted 2 points due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season. CFR Timișoara was spared from relegation due to Liberty Salonta withdrawal. Drobeta 1–1 Rm. Vâlcea; Rm. Vâlcea 1–0 Drobeta DTS Mioveni 1–0 Liberty; Liberty 0–0 Mioveni MIO Jiul 1–1 Bihor; Bihor 2–1 Jiul JIU -2 Unirea Alba Iulia Internațional Curtea Argeș Târgu Mureș Râmnicu Vâlcea Drobeta-Turnu Severin Liberty Salonta Dacia Mioveni Minerul Lupeni UTA Arad Jiul Petroșani Bihor Oradea Mureșul Deva Arieșul Turda Universitatea Cluj ACU Arad CFR Timișoara FCM Târgoviște Mechel Câmpia Turzii C,P P R R R R 5 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored. Q green1 Promotion to Liga I red1 Relegation to Liga III inherit Spared from relegation Top scorers Seria I 15 goals ROU Ștefan Iordache (Dunărea Giurgiu) 12 goals ROU Daniel Costescu (Progresul București) / (Delta Tulcea) ROU Costin Curelea (Sportul Studențesc) ROU Cristinel Gafița (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț) 7 goals ROU Ștefan Odoroabă (Petrolul Ploiești) 3 goals ROU Andrei Boroștean (Botoșani) Seria II 18 goals ROU Sorin Gheju (Târgu Mureș) 15 goals ROU Cristian Luca (ACU Arad) 14 goals ROU Enache Câju (Râmnicu Vâlcea) 10 goals ROU Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (Liberty Salonta) 8 goals ROU Lucian Itu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș) 6 goals ROU Liviu Antal (Târgu Mureș) 5 goals ROU Robert Roszel (UTA Arad) 4 goals ROU Marian Constantinescu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș) See also 2008–09 Liga I 2008–09 Liga III 2008–09 Liga IV References Category:Liga II seasons Rom Category:2008–09 in Romanian football