# 2017–18 Liga III

The 2017–18 Liga III is the 62nd season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018.

## Team changes
### To Liga III

Promoted from Liga IV
* ACS Ghiroda
* Agricola Borcea
* Bucovina Rădăuți
* CSM Focșani
* Farul Constanța
* FC Avrig
* Internațional Bălești
* KSE Târgu Secuiesc
* Metalul Buzău
* Oțelul Galați
* Petrolul Ploiești
* Progresul Spartac București
* Sănătatea Darabani
* Șoimii Lipova
* Unirea Tășnad
* Universitatea Cluj
* Victoria Traian
* Viitorul Ghimbav
* Voința Saelele
Relegated from Liga II

### From Liga III

Relegated to Liga IV
* Atletico Vaslui
* SC Bacău
* Petrolistul Boldești
* Arsenal Malu
* CS Podari
* UTA II Arad
* ASA II Târgu Mureș
* CS Oşorhei
* Recolta Dorolț
* FC Bistrița
Promoted to Liga II
* Știința Miroslava
* Metaloglobus București
* SCM Pitești
* Ripensia Timișoara
* Hermannstadt

### Teams spared from relegation

Metalul Reșița was spared from relegation to Liga III due to withdrawal of Brașov from Liga II.
Sportul Chiscani, Urban Titu, CS Șirineasa and Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic were spared from relegation to Liga IV due to lack of teams in Liga III.

### Excluded teams

After the end of the last season, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Unirea Tărlungeni, Berceni, Șoimii Pâncota were dissolved.
Dinamo II București, Pandurii II Târgu Jiu and Poli II Timișoara withdrew and then were dissolved.
FC Milcov, Șurianu Sebeș, Viitorul Ulmeni, FC Zalău, Unirea Jucu and Viitorul II Constanța withdrew from Liga III.

### Other teams

Hermannstadt enrolled in Liga III its second team.
CFR II Cluj, CFR Cluj's second team was also enrolled in Liga III.
CNP Timișoara received the permission to enroll in Liga III, due to the excellent results recorded in the youth championships.

### Renamed teams

Voința Saelele was moved from Saelele to Turnu Măgurele and renamed as Voința Turnu Măgurele.
Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat was renamed as CSM Râmnicu Sărat.

## League tables
### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Aerostar Bacău (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 20 | +60 | 68 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Miercurea Ciuc | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 66 | |
| 3 | Oțelul Galați | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 15 | +40 | 60 | |
| 4 | Roman | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 46 | |
| 5 | Bucovina Rădăuți | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 45 | |
| 6 | Olimpic Cetate Râșnov | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | |
| 7 | Hărman | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 44 | |
| 8 | Sporting Liești | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 44 | |
| 9 | KSE Târgu Secuiesc | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 42 | |
| 10 | Focșani | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 41 | |
| 11 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | Sănătatea Darabani (O) | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 30 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Pașcani (R) | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 75 | −45 | 20 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Avântul Valea Mărului (R) | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 79 | −53 | 7 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 15 | Metalosport Galați (R) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 154 | −152 | −12 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 3 1. OLI 10P.; 2. HĂR 4P.; 3. LIE 3P.
* ↑ Avântul Valea Mărului withdrew from the championship during the winter break and lost all the matches from the second part with 0-3.
* ↑ Metalosport Galați were deducted 12 points for unpaid debts, was excluded from the championship and lost all the matches from the second part by forfeit.

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Farul Constanța (C, P) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 67 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Progresul Spartac București | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 62 | |
| 3 | Unirea Slobozia | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 93 | 36 | +57 | 57 | |
| 4 | Axiopolis Cernavodă | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 27 | +38 | 52 | |
| 5 | Metalul Buzău | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 50 | |
| 6 | Steaua II București | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 47 | |
| 7 | Voluntari II | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 43 | |
| 8 | Înainte Modelu | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 40 | |
| 9 | Râmnicu Sărat | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 31 | |
| 10 | Oltenița | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 21 | |
| 11 | Agricola Borcea | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sportul Chiscani (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 80 | −58 | 18 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 97 | −69 | 10 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Victoria Traian (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 119 | −102 | 3 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 SPO-AGR 0-2; AGR-SPO 3-1

### Seria III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Petrolul Ploiești (C, P) | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 60 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Alexandria | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 56 | |
| 3 | Voința Turnu Măgurele | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 56 | |
| 4 | Astra II | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 42 | |
| 5 | Popești-Leordeni | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | |
| 6 | Flacăra Moreni | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 33 | |
| 7 | Tunari | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 32 | |
| 8 | Atletic Bradu | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 26 | |
| 9 | Concordia II Chiajna | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | Aninoasa | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 20 | |
| 11 | Mioveni II | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sporting Roșiori (O) | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 20 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Viitorul Domnești (R) | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 83 | −58 | 18 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Urban Titu (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 ALX-VOI 1-1; VOI-ALX 2-2
* 1 2 3 1. ANI 10P.; 2. MIO 4P.; 3. SRO 3P.
* ↑ Urban Titu withdrew from the championship after round 5 and all their results were canceled.

### Seria IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Șirineasa (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 14 | +56 | 66 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | CSMȘ Reșița | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 18 | +46 | 57 | |
| 3 | Național Sebiș | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 56 | |
| 4 | Lugoj | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 53 | |
| 5 | CS U II Craiova | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 42 | |
| 6 | Șoimii Lipova | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Filiași | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Cetate Deva | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Ghiroda | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hermannstadt II | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 27 | |
| 12 | Millenium Giarmata (O) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 26 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Internaţional Bălești (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (R) | 26 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 130 | −122 | −14 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| — | CNP Timișoara | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | Not eligible to be promoted or relegated |
* 1 2 CET-GHI 2-0; GHI-CET 1-1
* ↑ Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic were deducted 16 points for unpaid debts.
* ↑ CNP Timișoara is the squad of the National Training Center of the Romanian Football Federation and is not eligible to be promoted to the Liga II or relegated to the Liga IV. The team's results don't count in the final standings.

### Seria V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Universitatea Cluj (C, P) | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 16 | +72 | 74 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Comuna Recea | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 56 | |
| 3 | Performanța Ighiu | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 54 | |
| 4 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 51 | |
| 5 | Industria Galda | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 50 | |
| 6 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sănătatea Cluj | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 45 | |
| 8 | CFR Cluj-Napoca II | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 44 | |
| 9 | Unirea Tășnad | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Avântul Reghin | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 11 | Avrig | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Gaz Metan II Mediaș (O) | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 23 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Iernut (R) | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Unirea Dej (R) | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 15 | Viitorul Ghimbav (R) | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 101 | −86 | 3 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* ↑ Viitorul Ghimbav withdrew from the championship during the winter break and lost all the matches from the second part with 0-3.

## Possible relegation

At the end of the championship a special table will be made between 12th places from the 5 series. The last team in this table will relegate also in Liga IV. In this table 12th place teams are included without the points obtained against teams that relegated in their series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Millenium Giarmata | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 19 | |
| 2 | Sporting Roșiori | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 17 | |
| 3 | Sănătatea Darabani | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 16 | |
| 4 | Gaz Metan II Mediaș | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 52 | −37 | 11 | |
| 5 | Sportul Chiscani (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 9 | Relegation to Liga IV |