# 1964–65 Divizia C

The 1964–65 Divizia C was the 9th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been changed from four series of 12 teams to four series of 14 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the each series promoted to Divizia B and the last two places from each series relegated to Regional Championship.

## Team changes
### Renamed teams

Dinamo Suceava was renamed as Viitorul Suceava.
Moldova Iași was renamed as Dinamo Moldova Iași.
Unirea Botoșani was renamed as Textila Botoșani.
Siretul Rădăuți was renamed as Metalul Rădăuți.
Siderurgistul Hunedoara was renamed as Metalul Hunedoara.
Metalurgistul Baia Mare was renamed as Topitorul Baia Mare.
Rapid Târgu Mureș was renamed as Unirea Târgu Mureș.
Flamura Roșie Oradea was renamed as Olimpia Oradea.
Chimia Onești was renamed as Chimia Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, as from March 1965 the Onești town was renamed as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.

## League tables
### East Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 36 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Textila Buhuși | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 32 | |
| 3 | Chimia Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 30 | |
| 4 | Fructexport Focșani | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 29 | |
| 5 | Foresta Fălticeni | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Flamura Roșie Tecuci | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Moldova Iași | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Metalosport Galați | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Viitorul Suceava | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Victoria Piatra Neamț | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Petrolul Moinești | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 23 | |
| 12 | Metalul Rădăuți | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 22 | |
| 13 | Textila Botoșani (R) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Regional Championship |
| 14 | Rulmentul Bârlad (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 20 | Relegation to Regional Championship |

### South Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Victoria București (C, P) | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 33 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Portul Constanța | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 31 | |
| 3 | Victoria Giurgiu | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 | Marina Mangalia | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 28 | |
| 5 | Rulmentul Brașov | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Electrica Constanța | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Textila Sfântu Gheorghe | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 27 | |
| 8 | Metrom Brașov | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Electrica Fieni | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 26 | |
| 10 | Rapid Mizil | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 26 | |
| 11 | Flacăra Roșie București | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | Tehnometal București | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | Unirea Răcari (R) | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to Regional Championship |
| 14 | Progresul Alexandria (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 14 | Relegation to Regional Championship |

### West Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CFR Arad (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 31 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Minerul Deva | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 31 | |
| 3 | Metalul Hunedoara | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
| 4 | Metalul Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 28 | |
| 5 | Victoria Călan | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Electroputere Craiova | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Minerul Anina | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Electromotor Timișoara | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Muscelul Câmpulung | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Tractorul Corabia | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 24 | |
| 12 | Minerul Câmpulung | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 24 | |
| 13 | Teba Arad (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 21 | Relegation to Regional Championship |
| 14 | Metalul Pitești (R) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 19 | Relegation to Regional Championship |

### North Series

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Arieșul Turda (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 35 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Gloria Bistrița | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
| 3 | Chimica Târnăveni | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | Faianța Sighisoara | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 28 | |
| 5 | AS Aiud | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Soda Ocna Mureș | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Minerul Dr. Petru Groza | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Foresta Sighetu Marmației | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 26 | |
| 9 | Unirea Dej | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Minerul Baia Sprie | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Olimpia Oradea | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 24 | |
| 12 | Steaua Roșie Salonta | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 24 | |
| 13 | Topitorul Baia Mare (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 22 | Relegation to Regional Championship |
| 14 | Unirea Târgu Mureș (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 18 | Relegation to Regional Championship |