# 2008–09 Liga II

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.

## Team changes
### Note (**)

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

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
### Seria I

| 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 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 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 | |
| 7 | Dunărea Galați | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 41 | |
| 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 | |
| 11 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Snagov | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | Buftea (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 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 17 | Prefab Modelu (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 18 | Forex Brașov (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga III |
* 1 2 Bacău 0–1 Galați; Galați 1–2 Bacău
* 1 2 Giurgiu 2–4 Sportul; Sportul 1–2 Giurgiu
* ↑ Buftea sold its Liga II place to Săgeata Stejaru, at the end of the season.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Prefab Modelu withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled.
* ↑ Forex Brașov withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled.

### Seria II

| 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 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 3 | Târgu Mureș | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 57 | |
| 4 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 54 | |
| 5 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 54 | |
| 6 | Dacia Mioveni | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 51 | |
| 7 | Liberty Salonta (R) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 51 | 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 | |
| 11 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 46 | |
| 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 | |
| 15 | ACU Arad (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 41 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 16 | CFR Timișoara | 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 | Relegation to Liga III |
* 1 2 Drobeta 1–1 Rm. Vâlcea; Rm. Vâlcea 1–0 Drobeta
* 1 2 Mioveni 1–0 Liberty; Liberty 0–0 Mioveni
* ↑ Liberty Salonta withdrew at the end of the season.
* 1 2 Jiul 1–1 Bihor; Bihor 2–1 Jiul
* ↑ Universitatea Cluj were deducted 2 points due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season.
* ↑ CFR Timișoara was spared from relegation due to Liberty Salonta withdrawal.

## Top scorers
### Seria I
#### 15 goals

* Ștefan Iordache (Dunărea Giurgiu)

#### 12 goals

* Daniel Costescu (Progresul București) / (Delta Tulcea)
* Costin Curelea (Sportul Studențesc)
* Cristinel Gafița (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)

#### 7 goals

* Ștefan Odoroabă (Petrolul Ploiești)

#### 3 goals

* Andrei Boroștean (Botoșani)

### Seria II
#### 18 goals

* Sorin Gheju (Târgu Mureș)

#### 15 goals

* Cristian Luca (ACU Arad)

#### 14 goals

* Enache Câju (Râmnicu Vâlcea)

#### 10 goals

* Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (Liberty Salonta)

#### 8 goals

* Lucian Itu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș)

#### 6 goals

* Liviu Antal (Târgu Mureș)

#### 5 goals

* Robert Roszel (UTA Arad)

#### 4 goals

* Marian Constantinescu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș)