# 2016–17 Liga III

The 2016–17 Liga III is the 61st season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 2 September.

## Team changes
### To Liga III

Promoted from Liga IV
* Arsenal Malu
* Avântul Valea Mărului
* Axiopolis Cernavodă
* Cetate Râșnov
* CS Şirineasa
* CSMȘ Reșiţa
* FC Bistrița
* FC Hermannstadt
* FCM Alexandria
* Flacăra Moreni
* Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei
* Mureșul Vințu de Jos
* Petrolul Berca
* Recolta Dorolț
* Ripensia Timișoara
* Sportul Chiscani
* Viitorul Ulmeni
Relegated from Liga II —

### From Liga III

Relegated to Liga IV
* Bucovina Rădăuți
* FC Zagon
* Cetatea Târgu Neamț
* Callatis Mangalia
* Inter Olt Slatina
* CSM Sighetu Marmaţiei
* Luceafărul Bălan
Promoted to Liga II
* Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
* Juventus București
* Afumați
* ASU Politehnica Timișoara
* Luceafărul Oradea

### Teams spared from relegation

Foresta Suceava, Unirea Tărlungeni and Metalul Reșița were spared from relegation to Liga III due to lack of teams in Liga II.

### Excluded teams

After the end of the last season, Bucovina Pojorâta, Dorohoi, Caransebeș and Muscelul Câmpulung were dissolved. Oțelul Galați, Universitatea Cluj and Bihor Oradea were also dissolved, but refounded in the middle of 2016 and enrolled in Liga IV respectively Liga V.
Farul Constanța dropped out from the Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III, but then were excluded from Liga III also.
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Gloria Buzău were relegated to Liga V, because the teams were excluded during the 2015–16 Liga II season.
CS Panciu and FC Hunedoara were excluded from Liga III.
Măgura Cisnădie and Inter Dorohoi withdrew from Liga III.
Sporting Turnu Măgurele and Minerul Motru withdrew from Liga III and dissolved their senior teams, but remain with their youth centers.
CS Ineu withdrew from Liga III and enrolled in Liga IV due to financial difficulties.
Unirea Tărlungeni was moved from Tărlungeni to Ștefăneștii de Jos and took all the players and the staff from CS Ștefănești. CS Ștefănești was dissolved.
Metalul Reșița was moved from Reșița to Snagov and took all the players and the staff of Voința Snagov which was dissolved.
Argeș 1953 Pitești, CS Păulești, Mureșul Vințu de Jos, Petrolul Berca, Siretul Lespezi and Voința Ion Creangă declined participation in Liga III due to lack of funds.

### Other teams

SC Bacău withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.
ACS Poli Timișoara, ASA Târgu Mureș, Astra Giurgiu, CS Mioveni, Gaz Metan Mediaș, Steaua București and UTA Arad enrolled in Liga III their second teams.
Unirea Alba Iulia received the permission to enroll in Liga III, due to the excellent results recorded in the youth championships.

### Renamed teams

Petrotub Roman was renamed as CSM Roman.
Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.

## League tables
### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Știința Miroslava (C, P) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 64 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Hărman | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 63 | |
| 3 | Miercurea Ciuc | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 63 | |
| 4 | Aerostar Bacău | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | |
| 5 | Avântul Valea Mărului | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 43 | |
| 6 | Roman | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Olimpic Cetate Râșnov | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Sporting Liești | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 38 | |
| 9 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Metalosport Galați | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 30 | |
| 11 | Atletico Vaslui (R) | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 28 | |
| 13 | Pașcani (O) | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 23 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Sportul Chiscani (R) | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 16 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 15 | SC Bacău (R) | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | −25 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 HĂR 1-1 FKM; FKM 1-1 HĂR
* 1 2 OCT 0-1 SPO; SPO 0-1 OCT
* ↑ Atletico Vaslui was excluded from the championship and lost all matches from the second part of the championship by forfeit.
* 1 2 The match between SC Bacău and Atletico Vaslui was declared double forfeit because SC Bacău used a suspended player at the time of the match and Atletico Vaslui was subsequently excluded.
* ↑ SC Bacău were deducted 60 points for unpaid debts.

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Metaloglobus București (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 60 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Viitorul Domnești | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 49 | |
| 3 | Tunari | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Viitorul II Constanța | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Unirea Slobozia | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 41 | |
| 6 | Popești-Leordeni | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Delta Dobrogea Tulcea | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Dinamo II București | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Oltenița | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Astra II | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Axiopolis Cernavodă | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 34 | |
| 12 | Înainte Modelu (O) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 29 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Petrolistul Boldești (R) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 22 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Arsenal Malu (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 100 | −90 | 0 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 GPL 2-1 DEL; DEL 2-2 GPL
* ↑ Delta Dobrogea Tulcea were deducted 2 points for unpaid debts.
* 1 2 AST 1-1 OLT; OLT 1-1 AST
* ↑ Arsenal Malu withdrew from the championship during the winter break and lost all matches from the second part of the championship by forfeit.

### Seria III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | SCM Pitești (C, P) | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 72 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Atletic Bradu | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Alexandria | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 45 | |
| 4 | Voluntari II | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 44 | |
| 5 | Flacăra Moreni | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 43 | |
| 6 | Concordia II Chiajna | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Sporting Roșiori | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 40 | |
| 8 | FCSB II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mioveni II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Filiași | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 37 | |
| 11 | CS U II Craiova | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | |
| 12 | Aninoasa (O) | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 34 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Şirineasa (R) | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Urban Titu (R) | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 15 | Podari (R) | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 65 | −49 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 CON 0-0 SRO; SRO 2-2 CON
* 1 2 STE 1-0 MIO; MIO 2-2 STE
* ↑ CS Podari withdrew from the championship and lost all the matches from the second part of the championship by forfeit.

### Seria IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ripensia Timișoara (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 55 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | CSMȘ Reșița | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 54 | |
| 3 | Lugoj | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | Naţional Sebiş | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 47 | |
| 5 | Industria Galda | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 46 | |
| 6 | Cetate Deva | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 49 | |
| 7 | Performanţa Ighiu | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 42 | |
| 8 | Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | |
| 9 | Poli II Timişoara | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 27 | |
| 10 | Pandurii II Târgu Jiu | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 26 | |
| 12 | Millenium Giarmata (O) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 24 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | UTA II Arad (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 19 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 18 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 CET 1-3 IND; IND 1-0 CET
* 1 2 PAN 1-2 ACS; ACS 4-0 PAN

### Seria V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hermannstadt (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 67 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 55 | |
| 3 | Sănătatea Cluj | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | |
| 4 | Unirea Jucu | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 53 | |
| 5 | Comuna Recea | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | FC Zalău | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 49 | |
| 7 | Avântul Reghin | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 46 | |
| 8 | Gaz Metan II Mediaș | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 46 | |
| 9 | Unirea Dej | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Viitorul Ulmeni | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 33 | |
| 11 | Iernut | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 29 | |
| 12 | Târgu Mureș II (R) | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 27 | Possible relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Oșorhei (R) | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 14 | Recolta Dorolț (R) | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 17 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 15 | FC Bistrița (R) | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 84 | −71 | 8 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 UNJ 1-1 SĂN; SĂN 0-0 UNJ
* 1 2 AVÂ 3-1 GAZ; GAZ 1-1 AVÂ
* ↑ FC Bistrița was excluded from the championship and lost all the matches from the second part of the championship by forfeit.

## 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 | Aninoasa | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 21 | |
| 2 | Înainte Modelu | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 17 | |
| 3 | Millenium Giarmata | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 17 | |
| 4 | CSM Paşcani | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 15 | |
| 5 | Târgu Mureș II (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 15 | Relegation to Liga IV |