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Liga II
Season2008–09
PromotedCeahlăul Piatra Neamț
Unirea Alba Iulia
FC Ploiești
Internațional C.A.
RelegatedLiberty Salonta
Buftea
Știința Bacău
ACU Arad
Progresul București
Prefab Modelu
FCM Târgoviște
Forex Brașov
Mechel Câmpia Turzii
Top goalscorerSorin Gheju (18 goals)
Ștefan Iordache (15 goals)

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.[1][2]

Team changes

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Note (**)

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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

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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

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Seria I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (C, P) 30 22 3 5 52 17 +35 69 Promotion to Liga I
2 FC Ploiești (P) 30 21 4 5 62 32 +30 67
3 Delta Tulcea 30 18 4 8 52 25 +27 58
4 Petrolul Ploiești 30 13 6 11 47 41 +6 45
5 Botoșani 30 13 5 12 52 49 +3 44
6 FCM Bacău 30 11 8 11 33 43 −10 41[a]
7 Dunărea Galați 30 12 5 13 42 31 +11 41[a]
8 Concordia Chiajna 30 11 6 13 27 24 +3 39
9 Dinamo II București 30 11 5 14 43 60 −17 38 Ineligible for promotion
10 Sportul Studențesc București 30 10 7 13 45 37 +8 37[b]
11 Dunărea Giurgiu 30 10 7 13 44 46 −2 37[b]
12 FC Snagov 30 9 7 14 44 57 −13 34
13 Buftea[c] (R) 30 8 9 13 47 61 −14 33 Relegation to Liga III
14 Cetatea Suceava 30 9 4 17 30 41 −11 31
15 Știința Bacău (R) 30 6 8 16 28 54 −26 26 Relegation to Liga III
16 Progresul București (D, R) 30 10 4 16 24 54 −30 0[d]
17 Prefab Modelu[e] (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Forex Brașov[f] (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2009. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bacău 0–1 Galați; Galați 1–2 Bacău
  2. ^ a b Giurgiu 2–4 Sportul; Sportul 1–2 Giurgiu
  3. ^ Buftea sold its Liga II place to Săgeata Stejaru, at the end of the season.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Prefab Modelu withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled.
  6. ^ Forex Brașov withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled.

Seria II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unirea Alba Iulia (C, P) 34 20 9 5 58 28 +30 69 Promotion to Liga I
2 Internațional Curtea Argeș (P) 34 19 7 8 61 40 +21 64
3 Târgu Mureș 34 16 9 9 54 27 +27 57
4 Râmnicu Vâlcea 34 15 9 10 52 37 +15 54[a]
5 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 34 15 9 10 48 43 +5 54[a]
6 Dacia Mioveni 34 15 6 13 45 40 +5 51[b]
7 Liberty Salonta[c] (R) 34 14 9 11 38 28 +10 51[b] Relegation to Liga III
8 Minerul Lupeni 34 14 6 14 41 43 −2 48
9 UTA Arad 34 11 14 9 32 35 −3 47
10 Bihor Oradea 34 13 7 14 44 49 −5 46[d]
11 Jiul Petroșani 34 11 13 10 46 36 +10 46[d]
12 Mureșul Deva 34 13 6 15 44 51 −7 45
13 Arieșul Turda 34 10 14 10 30 29 +1 44
14 Universitatea Cluj 34 11 12 11 37 33 +4 43[e]
15 ACU Arad (R) 34 11 8 15 45 51 −6 41 Relegation to Liga III
16 CFR Timișoara[f] 34 10 9 15 41 60 −19 39 Spared from relegation
17 FCM Târgoviște (R) 34 5 11 18 23 53 −30 26 Relegation to Liga III
18 Mechel Câmpia Turzii (R) 34 3 2 29 22 78 −56 11
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2009. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Drobeta 1–1 Rm. Vâlcea; Rm. Vâlcea 1–0 Drobeta
  2. ^ a b Mioveni 1–0 Liberty; Liberty 0–0 Mioveni
  3. ^ Liberty Salonta withdrew at the end of the season.
  4. ^ a b Jiul 1–1 Bihor; Bihor 2–1 Jiul
  5. ^ Universitatea Cluj were deducted 2 points due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season.
  6. ^ CFR Timișoara was spared from relegation due to Liberty Salonta withdrawal.

Top scorers

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Seria I

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15 goals
12 goals
7 goals
3 goals

Seria II

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18 goals
15 goals
14 goals
10 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals

See also

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References

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  1. ^ rsssf.org
  2. ^ romaniansoccer.ro
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