# 2008–09 Liga III

The 2008–09 Liga III season was the 53rd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.
The winners of each division got promoted to the 2009–10 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutral venues involving the second placed teams, one with those from series 1, 2 and 3, the other with those from series 4, 5, and 6. The winners of the playoffs also got promoted to the 2009–10 Liga II season. The bottom three from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the Liga IV. From the 15th placed teams, another three were relegated. To determine these teams, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against clubs ranked 1st through 14th.

## Standings
### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CSM Râmnicu Sărat (C, P) | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 12 | +60 | 86 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Oţelul II Galaţi | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 97 | 29 | +68 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Pambac Bacău | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 74 | |
| 4 | CSM Focşani | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 61 | |
| 5 | CS Panciu | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 59 | |
| 6 | Laminorul Roman | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 58 | |
| 7 | Aerostar Bacău | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 57 | |
| 8 | Petrolul ZF 1948 Berca | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 53 | |
| 9 | Rapid CFR Suceava | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 51 | |
| 10 | Politehnica II Iaşi | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | CFR Paşcani | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 43 | |
| 12 | Cetatea Târgu Neamț | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Willy Bacău | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamţ | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 33 | |
| 15 | Rarăul Câmpulung Moldovenesc (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 134 | −109 | 30 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 16 | FCM Bacău II (R) | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 17 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | Bârlad (R) | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 69 | −52 | 17 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | Luceafărul Mihai Eminescu (R) | 32 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 71 | −60 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 3 FCM Bacău II, FC Bârlad and Luceafărul Mihai Eminescu withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 3-0.

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Steaua II București (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 73 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | CS Ovidiu | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 67 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Rapid II București | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 67 | |
| 4 | Unirea Slobozia | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 62 | |
| 5 | Săgeata Stejaru | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 60 | |
| 6 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 58 | |
| 7 | Politehnica Galaţi | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 41 | |
| 8 | CF Brăila | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Farul II Constanţa | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Portul Constanţa | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 35 | |
| 11 | CS Eforie | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 32 | |
| 12 | Callatis Mangalia | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 25 | |
| 13 | Rocar București | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 24 | |
| 14 | CSM Medgidia | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 23 | |
| 15 | Viitorul Însurăţei (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 21 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 16 | Inter Gaz București (R) | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 90 | −67 | 10 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | CS Năvodari (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | FCM Câmpina (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* ↑ Inter Gaz București withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 3–0.
* 1 2 FCM Câmpina and CS Năvodari withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

### Seria III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Victoria Brănești (C, P) | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 19 | +51 | 82 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Tricolorul Breaza (P, O) | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 78 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Conpet Ploiești | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 62 | |
| 4 | Petrolistul Kaproni Boldești | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 58 | |
| 5 | Juventus București | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 55 | |
| 6 | ASC Clinceni | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 50 | |
| 7 | Petrolul Videle | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 45 | |
| 8 | Electrosid Titu | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 42 | |
| 9 | Unirea Tărlungeni | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Berceni | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 40 | |
| 11 | Chimia Brazi | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 38 | |
| 12 | Filipeștii de Pădure | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 35 | |
| 13 | Predeal | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Victoria Bod | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 31 | |
| 15 | Royal Braşov (R) | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 16 | Săcele (R) | 31 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 23 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | Progresul București II (R) | 31 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | Petrolul Ploiești II (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 FC Săcele and Progresul II București withdrew from the championship in the second part and lost all remaining matches with 3-0.
* ↑ Petrolul II Ploieşti withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

### Seria IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Gaz Metan CFR Craiova (C, P) | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 74 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | FC Caracal | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Victoria 2008 Adunaţii Copăceni | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 63 | |
| 4 | Muscelul Câmpulung | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 55 | |
| 5 | Viitorul Pucioasa | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | |
| 6 | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 51 | |
| 7 | Minerul Motru | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Alro Slatina | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 45 | |
| 9 | Jiul Rovinari | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Armata Craiova | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Minerul Jilţ Mătăsari | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 40 | |
| 12 | Argeş II Piteşti | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 39 | |
| 13 | Prometeu Craiova | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 14 | Energia Rovinari | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 34 | |
| 15 | Progresul Corabia | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 33 | |
| 16 | Petrom Chimia Craiova (R) | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | 2007 Balş (R) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 99 | −80 | 12 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | CFR Craiova (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* ↑ CFR Craiova withdrew from the championship in the first part and all its results were canceled.

### Seria V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fortuna Covaci (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 61 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | CS Ineu | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 57 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Minerul Valea Copcii | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 56 | |
| 4 | Viitorul Sânandrei | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 48 | |
| 5 | Building Vânju Mare | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 45 | |
| 6 | CFR Marmosim Simeria | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | FC Timişoara II | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Naţional Sebiş | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 38 | |
| 9 | Progresul Gătaia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | |
| 10 | Alto Gradimento Albina | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 37 | |
| 11 | Gloria CTP Arad | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Calor Timişoara | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Dacia Orăştie | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 35 | |
| 14 | Nova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 34 | |
| 15 | Unirea Sânnicolau Mare | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 34 | |
| 16 | CS Vulcan (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 28 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | FCM Reşiţa (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | Corvinul Hunedoara (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 FCM Reşiţa and Corvinul Hunedoara withdrew from the championship in the first part and all their results were canceled.

### Seria VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Baia Mare (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 82 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei (P, O) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 64 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | CFR Cluj-Napoca II | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 58 | |
| 4 | CSM Sebeş | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | Bihorul Beiuş | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 55 | |
| 6 | ASA Unirea Ungheni | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 51 | |
| 7 | FC Zalău | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 51 | |
| 8 | Avântul Reghin | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj-Napoca | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 44 | |
| 10 | FC Cisnădie | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Târgu Mureş | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 43 | |
| 12 | Gloria 1922 II Bistriţa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Seso Iara | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 42 | |
| 14 | Ena Inter Făgăraș | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 39 | |
| 15 | Unirea Dej | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bihor II Oradea (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 17 | Liberty II Salonta (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 32 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 18 | Marmaţia 96 Sighetu Marmaţiei (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 22 | Relegation to Liga IV |

## Playoffs
### Group 1

* 10 June 2009 – Municipal Stadium – Oţelul II Galaţi – Tricolorul Breaza 0-3
* 13 June 2009 – Municipal Stadium – Tricolorul Breaza – CS Ovidiu 3-1
* 17 June 2009 – Municipal Stadium – CS Ovidiu – Oţelul II Galaţi 1-3
* Tricolorul Breaza Promoted

### Group 2

* 10 June 2009 – Cetate Stadium – FC Caracal – Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei 0-2
* 13 June 2009 – Cetate Stadium – Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei – CS Ineu 3-1
* 17 June 2009 – Cetate Stadium – FC Caracal – CS Ineu Cancelled
* Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei Promoted