2020–21 Liga III

The 2020–21 Liga III will be the 65th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season is scheduled to begin in August 2020 and to end in May 2021.

Liga III

Season	2020–21
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 2 June 2020.

The format was changed from five series of 16 teams to those of 18 teams, as the no relegation rule was applied in the previous season after its suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Team changes

To Liga III Promoted from Liga IV Bradu Borca (debut) Dante Botoșani (debut) Satu Mare (debut) Progresul Șomcuta Mare (after 18 years of absence) Unirea Ungheni (after 8 years of absence) Corona Brașov (after 8 years of absence) Progresul Ezeriș (debut) Avântul Periam (debut) Voința Budeasa (debut) Petrolul Potcoava (debut) Oltenița (after 1 year of absence) Steaua București (debut) Sportul Chiscani (after 1 year of absence) Gloria Albești (debut) Plopeni (after 8 years of absence) Avântul Valea Mărului (after 2 years of absence) Râmnicu Sărat (after 1 year of absence) Ocna Mureș (after 1 year of absence) FC Vaslui (after 17 years of absence) Roberto Ziduri (debut) Măgura Cisnădie (after 4 years of absence) Relegated from Liga II Sportul Snagov (after 8 years of absence) Daco-Getica București (after 4 years of absence)

From Liga III Relegated to Liga IV CSU Galați (ended 1-year stay) Tractorul Cetate (ended 1-year stay) Național Sebiș (ended 12-year stay) CFR II Cluj (ended 3-year stay) Promoted to Liga II Aerostar Bacău (ended 1-year stay) FC U Craiova (ended 2-year stay) Unirea Slobozia (ended 5-year stay) CSM Slatina (ended 1-year stay) Comuna Recea (ended 5-year stay)

League tables

Seria I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Avântul Valea Mărului	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Liga II
2	Botoșani II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bradu Borca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bucovina Rădăuți	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	CSM Bacău	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Dante Botoșani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FC Vaslui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Focșani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Foresta Suceava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Hușana Huși	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	KSE Târgu Secuiesc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Oțelul Galați	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Ozana Târgu Neamț	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Pașcani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Sporting Liești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Șomuz Fălticeni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Știința Miroslava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.[2]

Season results

Home \ Away	AVM	BOT	BRA	BUC	CEA	CSM	DNT	VAS	FOC	FOR	HUȘ	KSE	OȚE	OZA	PAȘ	LIE	ȘOM	MIR
Avântul Valea Mărului
Botoșani II
Bradu Borca
Bucovina Rădăuți
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
CSM Bacău
Dante Botoșani
FC Vaslui
Focșani
Foresta Suceava
Hușana Huși
KSE Târgu Secuiesc
Oțelul Galați
Ozana Târgu Neamț
Pașcani
Sporting Liești
Șomuz Fălticeni
Știința Miroslava

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Seria II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Agricola Borcea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Liga II
2	Axiopolis Cernavodă	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dacia Unirea Brăila	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Făurei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	FCSB II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Gloria Albești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Înainte Modelu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Medgidia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Metalul Buzău	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mostiștea Ulmu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Oltenița	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Plopeni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Poseidon Limanu-2 Mai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Râmnicu Sărat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Recolta Gheorghe Doja	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Sportul Chiscani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Steaua București	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Viitorul Ianca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.[3]

Season results

Home \ Away	AFU	AGR	AXI	DUB	FĂU	FCS	MOD	MED	MBZ	POP	POS	RGD	TUN	VIA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Afumați
Agricola Borcea
Axiopolis Cernavodă
Dacia Unirea Brăila
Făurei
FCSB II
Înainte Modelu
Medgidia
Metalul Buzău
Popești-Leordeni
Poseidon Limanu
Recolta Gh. Doja
Tunari
Viitorul Ianca
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Seria III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Afumați	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Liga II
2	Alexandria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Astra II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Balotești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Blejoi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Flacăra Horezu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Flacăra Moreni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Popești-Leordeni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Petrolul Potcoava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Pucioasa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Roberto Ziduri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sporting Roșiori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Tunari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Unirea Bascov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Vedița Colonești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Viitorul Dăești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Voința Budeasa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Voluntari II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.[4]

Season results

Home \ Away	ALX	AST	BAL	BLJ	FLA	OCR	PUC	ROȘ	SRB	BAS	UCV	VED	HOR	VID	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Alexandria
Astra II
Balotești
Blejoi
Flacăra Moreni
Olimpic Cetate Râșnov
Pucioasa
Sporting Roșiori
SR Brașov
Unirea Bascov
Universitatea II Craiova
Vedița Colonești
Flacăra Horezu
Viitorul Dăești
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Seria IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	ACS Poli Timișoara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Liga II
2	Avântul Periam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cetate Deva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crișul Chișineu-Criș	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dumbrăvița	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Filiași	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Fortuna Becicherecu Mic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ghiroda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Hunedoara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Industria Galda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Metalurgistul Cugir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Progresul Ezeriș	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Progresul Pecica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Șoimii Lipova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Unirea Alba Iulia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Universitatea II Craiova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.[5]

Season results

Home \ Away	ACS	CET	CRI	DUM	FIL	LIP	FOR	GHI	GIL	GLT	HUN	PRO	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
ACS Poli Timișoara
Cetate Deva
Crișul Chișineu-Criș
Dumbrăvița
Filiași
Șoimii Lipova
Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
Ghiroda
Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei
Hunedoara
Progresul Pecica
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Seria V

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	1. FC Gloria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Liga II
2	Avântul Reghin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Corona Brașov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Luceafărul Oradea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Măgura Cisnădie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Minaur Baia Mare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Odorheiu Secuiesc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Olimpic Cetate Râșnov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Progresul Șomcuta Mare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Sănătatea Cluj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sânmartin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Satu Mare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	SCM Zalău	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga IV
14	SR Brașov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Sticla Arieșul Turda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Unirea Dej	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Unirea Ungheni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Viitorul Șelimbăr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF (in Romanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.[6]

Season results

Home \ Away	GLO	AVÂ	CFR	IND	LUC	MET	ODO	SSP	CSC	ZAL	SAT	UNI	DEJ	ȘEL	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
1. FC Gloria
Avântul Reghin
CFR II Cluj
Industria Galda
Luceafărul Oradea
Metalurgistul Cugir
Odorheiu Secuiesc
Sănătatea Cluj
Sânmartin
SCM Zalău
Sticla Arieșul Turda
Unirea Alba Iulia
Unirea Dej
Viitorul Șelimbăr
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2020. Source: FRF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. "Liga 3 nu se reia: fără retrogradări, serii de 18 formații în sezonul viitor! Decizii similare pentru futsal și fotbal feminin". frf.ro (in Romanian). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. "Liga III 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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