# Liga II

The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company under the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor.

## Format

Since its inception in 1934, Liga II has had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. But since the 2016-17 Liga II, it changed to one group of 20 teams. Currently, the top six teams goes in the promotion play-off, in which the top 2 teams get promoted and the next 2 play a promotion play-off against teams from Liga I. In the play-out, there are 2 groups, 7th, 10th, 11th, etc. in group 1, 8th, 9th, 12th, etc. in group 2. the bottom 2 teams from each group gets relegated and the 3rd worst places in the 2 groups play each other home and away to decide the last team relegated.

### New format from 2024

On 14 July 2023, the federation announced that the league will be expanded to 22 teams starting with the 2024-2025 season.
The expansion will be achieved by having only 4 teams relegate at the end of the 2023-24 Liga II season ( by giving up on the extra relegation match-up between the second to last teams in the play-out groups ), and having 6 teams promote from Liga III ( 5 play-off winners plus a sixth team to be determined by extra matches between the best 4 teams that lost in the final round of the Liga III play-off ).
The new format will be similar to the current one, with teams playing each other once in the regular season ( for a total of 21 match days this time ), followed by a promotion play-off with 6 teams, playing each other twice, and a relegation play-out with two groups of 8 teams playing each other once ( as opposed to the current play-out format with groups of 7 also playing each other once ).
On the promotion end, the format will be the same as currently, with the top two teams from the play-off promoting directly and next two playing an extra promotion play-off against teams from Liga I.

## List of champions and promoted teams

Teams promoted are shown in bold or in "Other teams promoted" column.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Other teams promoted | Notes (summarily) |
| 1934–35 | Maccabi București Jiul Petroșani Phoenix Baia Mare SG Sibiu Dacia Unirea Brăila | CFR Brașov ILSA Timișoara Tricolor Baia Mare CFR Simeria Franco-Româna Brăila | None | League play-off won by Jiul Petroșani. Promotion/relegation play-off won by AMEF Arad (last place 1934–35 Divizia A). |
| 1935–36 | Victoria Constanța ILSA Timișoara Phoenix Baia Mare IAR Brașov Franco-Româna Brăila | CFR Brașov Rovine Grivița Craiova Olimpia CFR Satu Mare Șoimii Sibiu Dacia Unirea Brăila | None | League play-off won by ILSA Timișoara. Promotion/relegation play-off won by Universitatea Cluj (last place 1935–36 Divizia A). |
| 1936–37 | Sportul Studențesc București Phoenix Baia Mare | CFR Brașov Jiul Petroșani | Dacia Unirea Brăila (3rd) Vulturii Textila Lugoj (3rd) | Six teams were promoted, and no teams were relegated. 1937–38 Divizia A was expanded to 20 teams (two groups of 10). |
| 1937–38 | Tricolor Ploiești UD Reșița | Victoria Constanța CAM Timișoara | None | Two teams were promoted, and 10 teams were relegated. 1938–39 Divizia A reverted to 12 Teams. |
| 1938–39 | Unirea Tricolor București Gloria CFR Galați CAM Timișoara Mureșul Târgu Mureș | Maccabi București Dacia VA Galați CA Oradea IS Câmpia Turzii | None | Mureșul Târgu Mureș lost in the promotion play-off, and the other three winners were promoted. 3 teams were relegated. |
| 1939–40 | FC Ploiești Mica Brad Crișana Oradea Franco-Româna Brăila | Mureșul Târgu Mureș Minerul Lupeni Universitatea Cluj Feroemail Ploiești | FC Craiova (3rd) FC Brăila (4th) Gloria Arad (6th) | Workers' teams were banned. FC Brăila replaced Franco-Româna Brăila. FC Craiova and Gloria Arad replaced CAM Timișoara and AMEF Arad. Crișana Oradea from Oradea was under Hungary occupation. |
| 1940–41 | CFR Turnu Severin Jiul Petroșani Juventus București | SSM Resița IS Câmpia Turzii Franco-Româna Brăila | None | 1942 Heroes Cup was organised between the three winners of Divizia B and the 13 teams of 1940–41 Divizia A. The Heroes Cup was unofficial due to World War II-related circumstances. |
| 1941–46 | Two unofficial editions were played due to World War II. | Two unofficial editions were played due to World War II. | Two unofficial editions were played due to World War II. | Two unofficial editions were played due to World War II. |
| 1946–47 | Unirea Tricolor București FC Ploiești Dermata Cluj | AMEF Arad Textila Sfântu Gheorghe Karres Mediaș | | |
| 1947–48 | Dezrobirea Constanța Metalochimic București Politehnica Timișoara Phoenix Baia Mare | Șoimii CFR Sibiu Concordia Ploiești CAM Timișoara IS Câmpia Turzii | | |
| 1948–49 | Șoimii CFR Sibiu Unirea Tricolor București | ARLUS Bacău Metalochimic Reșița | | |
| 1950 | Unirea Tricolor București Universitatea Cluj | Metalul București CS Armata Cluj | | |
| 1951 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc Metalul Câmpia Turzii | Flacăra Moreni Metalul Sibiu | | |
| 1952 | Locomotiva București Știința Timișoara | Locomotiva Iași Flacăra Mediaș | | |
| 1953 | Flacăra Ploiești Metalul Hunedoara | Spartac București Metalul Câmpia Turzii | | |
| 1954 | Progresul București Avântul Reghin Locomotiva Constanța | Progresul Sibiu Flacăra Mediaș Dinamo Bacău | | |
| 1955 | Locomotiva București Progresul Oradea Dinamo Bacău | Progresul Sibiu Metalul Câmpia Turzii Flacăra Poiana Câmpina | | |
| 1956 | Recolta Târgu Mureș Steagul Roșu Brașov | Energia Hunedoara Progresul București | | |
| 1957–58 | Știința Cluj Farul Constanța | Corvinul Hunedoara Dinamo Bacău | | |
| 1958–59 | Minerul Lupeni Tarom București | CFR Timișoara Metalul Titanii București | | |
| 1959–60 | CSMS Iași Știința Timișoara Corvinul Hunedoara | Dinamo Galați Dinamo Obor București CSM Baia Mare | | |
| 1960–61 | Metalul Târgoviște Dinamo Pitești Jiul Petroșani | Dinamo Galați Știința Craiova CSM Baia Mare | | |
| 1961–62 | CSMS Iași Farul Constanța Crișana Oradea | FCM Poiana Câmpina CSM Reșița IS Câmpia Turzii | | |
| 1962–63 | Siderurgistul Galați Dinamo Pitești Crișul Oradea | Metalul Târgoviște CSM Reșița CFR Timișoara | | |
| 1963–64 | Știința Craiova Minerul Baia Mare | Metalul Târgoviște CSM Reșița | | |
| 1964–65 | Siderurgistul Galați Știința Timișoara | Dinamo Bacău IS Câmpia Turzii | | |
| 1965–66 | Progresul București Jiul Petrila | Știința București Minerul Baia Mare | | |
| 1966–67 | Dinamo Bacău ASA Târgu Mureș | Siderurgistul Galați Minerul Baia Mare | | |
| 1967–68 | Politehnica Iași Vagonul Arad | Politehnica Galați Crișul Oradea | | |
| 1968–69 | Steagul Roșu Brașov CFR Cluj | Politehnica Galați CSM Reșița | | |
| 1969–70 | Progresul București CFR Timișoara | Metalul Târgoviște CSM Sibiu | | |
| 1970–71 | ASA Târgu Mureș Crișul Oradea | Sportul Studențesc București Politehnica Timișoara | | |
| 1971–72 | Sportul Studențesc București CSM Reșița | Progresul București Minerul Baia Mare | | |
| 1972–73 | Politehnica Iași Politehnica Timișoara | Metalul București Bihor Oradea | | |
| 1973–74 | FC Galați Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea Olimpia Satu Mare | Gloria Buzău Șoimii Sibiu Bihor Oradea | | |
| 1974–75 | Sport Club Bacău Rapid București Bihor Oradea | Progresul Brăila Progresul București Șoimii Sibiu | | |
| 1975–76 | FCM Galați Progresul București Corvinul Hunedoara | FC Brăila Dinamo Slatina Șoimii Sibiu | | |
| 1976–77 | Petrolul Ploiești CS Târgoviște Olimpia Satu Mare | Gloria Buzău Steagul Roșu Brașov Gloria Bistrița | | |
| 1977–78 | Gloria Buzău Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea FC Baia Mare | FCM Galați Dinamo Slatina CFR Cluj | | |
| 1978–79 | FCM Galați Viitorul Scornicești Universitatea Cluj | Steagul Roșu Brașov Metalul București Gloria Bistrița | | |
| 1979–80 | FCM Brașov Progresul Vulcan București Corvinul Hunedoara | FC Constanța Rapid București Bihor Oradea | | |
| 1980–81 | FC Constanța CS Târgoviște UTA Arad | Gloria Bistrița Petrolul Ploiești Olimpia Satu Mare | | |
| 1981–82 | Politehnica Iași Petrolul Ploiești Bihor Oradea | Gloria Bistrița Rapid București FC Baia Mare | | |
| 1982–83 | Dunărea CSU Galați Rapid București FC Baia Mare | Gloria Buzău Dinamo Victoria București UTA Arad | | |
| 1983–84 | Gloria Buzău FCM Brașov Politehnica Timișoara | Gloria Bistrița Șoimii IPA Sibiu Universitatea Cluj | | |
| 1984–85 | Petrolul Ploiești Dinamo Victoria București Universitatea Cluj | Dunărea CSU Galați Șoimii Sibiu Gloria Bistrița | | |
| 1985–86 | Oțelul Galați Flacăra Moreni Jiul Petroșani | Politehnica Iași Progresul Vulcan București FCM Baia Mare | | |
| 1986–87 | CSM Suceava ASA Târgu Mureș Politehnica Timișoara | Politehnica Iași Progresul Vulcan București FCM Baia Mare | | |
| 1987–88 | FC Constanța Inter Sibiu Bihor Oradea | Politehnica Iași Jiul Petroșani Gloria Bistrița | | |
| 1988–89 | Petrolul Ploiești Jiul Petroșani Politehnica Timișoara | Progresul Brăila Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea UTA Arad | | |
| 1989–90 | Progresul Brăila Rapid București Gloria Bistrița | Gloria Buzău AS Drobeta-Turnu Severin UTA Arad | None | Three teams were promoted and replaced Olt Scornicești. Victoria București was dissolved, and Flacăra Moreni was relegated. |
| 1990–91 | Oțelul Galați Electroputere Craiova ASA Târgu Mureș | Gloria Buzău Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea CFR Timișoara | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. |
| 1991–92 | Progresul București CSM Reșița Universitatea Cluj | Gloria CFR Galați UTA Arad FCM Baia Mare | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. |
| 1992–93 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț UTA Arad | Steaua Mizil Bihor Oradea | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 1993–94 | Argeș Pitești FCM Baia Mare | Politehnica Iași Unirea Alba Iulia | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 1994–95 | Selena Bacău Politehnica Timișoara | Dacia Unirea Brăila Corvinul Hunedoara | Politehnica Iași (3rd) ––– | Promotion/relegation play-off won by Politehnica Iași and Sportul. Dacia Unirea Brăila was not allowed to compete. |
| 1995–96 | Oțelul Târgoviște Jiul Petroșani | Dacia Unirea Brăila Foresta Fălticeni | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 1996–97 | Foresta Fălticeni CSM Reșița | Precizia Săcele Electroputere Craiova | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 1997–98 | Astra Ploiești Olimpia Satu Mare | FC Onești Electroputere Craiova | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. FC Onești won the promotion play-off against Electroputere. |
| 1998–99 | FC Brașov Extensiv Craiova | Rocar București UTA Arad | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. Rocar București won the promotion play-off against UTA Arad. |
| 1999–00 | Foresta Suceava Gaz Metan Mediaș | Midia Năvodari ARO Câmpulung | None | Two teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. Divizia A was reduced to 16 teams. |
| 2000–01 | Sportul Studențesc București UM Timișoara | Farul Constanța FC Baia Mare | None | Promotion/relegation play-off won by Farul and Baia Mare. FC Baia Mare sold their 2001–02 Divizia A place to FCM Bacău. |
| 2001–02 | AEK București UTA Arad | Cimentul Fieni FC Baia Mare | None | Promotion/relegation play-off won by Sportul & Farul. Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2002–03 | Petrolul Ploiești Apulum Alba Iulia | Gloria Buzău Bihor Oradea | None | Promotion/relegation play-off won by Bihor & AEK Timișoara. Petrolul sold its promotion place to Oțelul and merged with Astra. |
| 2003–04 | Politehnica Iași Sportul Studențesc București CFR Cluj | FC Vaslui Pandurii Târgu Jiu Jiul Petroșani | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. |
| 2004–05 | FC Vaslui Pandurii Târgu Jiu Jiul Petroșani | Midia Năvodari FC Sibiu Gaz Metan Mediaș | None | Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. |
| 2005–06 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Universitatea Craiova Liberty Salonta | Forex Brașov Unirea Urziceni Bihor Oradea | UTA Arad (14th) | Salonta sold its promotion to UTA even though they were relegated. The promotion play-off was won by Urziceni against Bihor and Forex. Four teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2006–07 | Delta Tulcea Universitatea Cluj | Gloria Buzău Dacia Mioveni | None | Delta were denied a licence, so Ceahlăul (15th) was not relegated. Three teams were promoted, and three teams were relegated. |
| 2007–08 | FC Brașov Argeș Pitești | CS Otopeni Gaz Metan Mediaș | None | Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2008–09 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Unirea Alba Iulia | FC Ploiești Internațional Curtea de Argeș | None | Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2009–10 | Victoria Brănești FCM Târgu Mureș | Sportul Studențesc București Universitatea Cluj | None | Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2010–11 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Petrolul Ploiești | Concordia Chiajna Bihor Oradea | Voința Sibiu (4th) CS Mioveni (3rd) | Bihor were denied a licence, so Mioveni (3rd) were promoted instead. The promotion play-off was won by Voința (4th) against Săgeata (3rd). |
| 2011–12 | CSM Studențesc Iași Politehnica Timișoara | Viitorul Constanța Gloria Bistrița | ––– Gaz Metan Severin (3rd) | Timișoara canceled their licence, so Severin were promoted. Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2012–13 | FC Botoșani Corona Brașov | Săgeata Năvodari ACS Poli Timișoara | None | Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2013–14 | CSM Studențesc Iași CS Universitatea Craiova | Rapid București ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș | None | Four teams were promoted, and four teams were relegated. |
| 2014–15 | FC Voluntari ACS Poli Timișoara | Academica Argeș CS Mioveni | None | Two teams were promoted, and six teams were relegated. Liga I was reduced to 14 teams. |
| 2015–16 | Rapid București Gaz Metan Mediaș | Dunărea Călărași UTA Arad | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2016–17 | Juventus București | Sepsi OSK | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2017–18 | Dunărea Călărași | FC Hermannstadt | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2018–19 | Chindia Târgoviște | Academica Clinceni | None | Two teams were promoted, and two teams were relegated. |
| 2019–20 | UTA Arad | Argeș Pitești | None | Two teams were promoted, and no team was relegated due to the coronavirus pandemic. Liga I returned to 16 teams. |
| 2020–21 | FC U Craiova | FC Rapid București | CS Mioveni Farul Constanța (7th) | Four teams were promoted, and five were relegated. Farul Constanța merged with Liga I's Viitorul. |
| 2021–22 | Petrolul Ploiești | Hermannstadt | Universitatea Cluj | Three teams were promoted, and five were relegated. |
| 2022–23 | Politehnica Iași | Steaua București | Oțelul Galați Dinamo București | Three teams were promoted, and five were relegated. Steaua was ineligible for promotion due to the club being owned by a governmental department/entity, all Liga I clubs are required to be privately owned. |

## Champions and promotions

194 titles were awarded for winning the Liga II championship. 86 teams won the Liga II championship.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 10 | 1 | 1947–48, 1952, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2011–12 |
| Politehnica Iași | 9 | 4 | 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1981–82, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2022–23 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 9 | 1 | 1940–41, 1954, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2021–22 |
| Jiul Petroșani | 8 | 3 | 1934–35, 1940–41, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2004–05 |
| Progresul București | 6 | 6 | 1954, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1991–92 |
| Rapid București | 6 | 4 | 1952, 1955, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2015–16 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 6 | 3 | 1950, 1957–58, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1991–92, 2006–07 |
| FC Brașov | 6 | 2 | 1956, 1968–69, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1998–99, 2007–08 |
| Bihor Oradea | 5 | 8 | 1962–63, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1987–88 |
| Farul Constanța | 5 | 2 | 1954, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1987–88 |
| FCM Baia Mare | 4 | 11 | 1963–64, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1993–94 |
| UTA Arad | 4 | 6 | 1980–81, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2019–20 |
| CSM Reșița | 4 | 5 | 1937–38, 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 4 | 3 | 1936–37, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2003–04 |
| FCM Târgoviște | 4 | 3 | 1960–61, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1995–96 |
| FCM Bacău | 4 | 3 | 1955, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1994–95 |
| Dunărea Galați | 4 | 3 | 1973–74, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1982–83 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 4 | 3 | 1953, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1979–80 |
| Argeș Pitești | 4 | 1 | 1960–61, 1962–63, 1993–94, 2007–08 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 4 | - | 1992–93, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 4 | - | 1966–67, 1970–71, 1986–87, 1990–91 |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 4 | - | 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950 |
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 4 | - | 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1947–48 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 3 | 2 | 1973–74, 1976–77, 1997–98 |
| FC Ploiești | 3 | - | 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47 |
| Dacia Unirea Brăila | 2 | 6 | 1934–35, 1989–90 |
| Gloria Buzău | 2 | 7 | 1977–78, 1983–84 |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2 | 5 | 1999–00, 2015–16 |
| Siderurgistul Galați | 2 | 3 | 1962–63, 1964–65 |
| FC Caracal | 2 | 2 | 1990–91, 1998–99 |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2 | 2 | 1973–74, 1977–78 |
| Franco-Româna Brăila | 2 | 2 | 1935–36, 1939–40 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1963–64, 2013–14 |
| Unirea Alba Iulia | 2 | 1 | 2002–03, 2008–09 |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | 1 | 1968–69, 2003–04 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 2 | 1 | 1996–97, 1999–00 |
| Club Atletic Oradea | 2 | 1 | 1955, 1961–62 |
| Oțelul Galați | 2 | - | 1985–86, 1990–91 |
| FC U Craiova 1948 | 2 | - | 2005–06, 2020–21 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1 | 8 | 1989–90 |
| CSM Câmpia Turzii | 1 | 7 | 1951 |
| Șoimii Sibiu | 1 | 7 | 1948–49 |
| Faur București | 1 | 4 | 1947–48 |
| CFR Timișoara | 1 | 3 | 1969–70 |
| Victoria București | 1 | 2 | 1984–85 |
| CAM Timișoara | 1 | 2 | 1938–39 |
| Dunărea Călărași | 1 | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Poli Timișoara | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 |
| ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1 | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Sporting Vaslui | 1 | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 1 | 1 | 1997–98 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 1 | 1 | 1985–86 |
| Vagonul Arad | 1 | 1 | 1967–68 |
| Minerul Lupeni | 1 | 1 | 1958–59 |
| Mureșul Târgu Mureș | 1 | 1 | 1938–39 |
| Victoria Constanța | 1 | 1 | 1935–36 |
| ILSA Timișoara | 1 | 1 | 1935–36 |
| Maccabi București | 1 | 1 | 1934–35 |
| Unirea Slobozia | 1 | - | 2023–24 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 1 | - | 2018–19 |
| Daco-Getica București | 1 | - | 2016–17 |
| FC Voluntari | 1 | - | 2014–15 |
| FC Botoșani | 1 | - | 2012–13 |
| Corona Brașov | 1 | - | 2012–13 |
| Victoria Brănești | 1 | - | 2009–10 |
| Delta Tulcea | 1 | - | 2006–07 |
| Liberty Oradea | 1 | - | 2005–06 |
| AEK București | 1 | - | 2001–02 |
| UM Timișoara | 1 | - | 2000–01 |
| Inter Sibiu | 1 | - | 1987–88 |
| CSM Suceava | 1 | - | 1986–87 |
| Olt Scornicești | 1 | - | 1978–79 |
| Tarom București | 1 | - | 1958–59 |
| CS Târgu Mureș | 1 | - | 1956 |
| Avântul Reghin | 1 | - | 1954 |
| CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | 1 | - | 1951 |
| Dezrobirea Constanța | 1 | - | 1947–48 |
| Dermata Cluj | 1 | - | 1946–47 |
| CFR Turnu Severin | 1 | - | 1940–41 |
| Aurul Brad | 1 | - | 1939–40 |
| Crișana Oradea | 1 | - | 1939–40 |
| Gloria CFR Galați | 1 | - | 1938–39 |
| IAR Brașov | 1 | - | 1935–36 |
| Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu | 1 | - | 1934–35 |