# 2012–13 Liga III

The 2012–13 Liga III season is the 57th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Day one was played on August 31, 2012 and the last round was played on May 30, 2013. The first team in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga II, and the teams that finish 10-16 will relegate to the Liga IV. From the teams that finish 9th, another three are relegated, but separate standings are computed, only results against teams that finished 1-8 are taken into consideration.
This season was close to a disaster, only 78 teams registered, although 96 spots were available (6x16), thus 18 spots remained unoccupied. From the 78, 5 withdrew from the championship during the first half, CSO Plopeni, Sevișul Șelimbăr, Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, FCM Huși and FC Cisnădie, thus 73 remained in the tables.
During the second half of the championship another 7 teams withdrew, only 66 teams remained out of 96 spots. This teams were: Young Stars Panciu, Rapid București II, Eolica Baia, CSM Focșani, Jiul Petroșani, FCM Turda and Girom Albota.

## League tables
### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | SC Bacău (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 49 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Dorohoi | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 42 | |
| 3 | Moinești | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kosarom Pașcani | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Sporting Suceava | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Oțelul Galați II | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 33 | |
| 7 | Petrotub Roman | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Bucovina Rădăuți | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 32 | |
| 9 | Aerostar Bacău | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Știința Miroslava (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 24 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 11 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Young Stars Panciu (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 51 | −45 | 8 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 OTE 0-2 SPO; SPO 4–2 OTE
* 1 2 PET 4-0 BUC; BUC 1–4 PET
* ↑ Young Stars Panciu withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3. It also was penalised two points.

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Gloria Buzău (C, P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 52 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Viitorul Axintele | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 52 | |
| 3 | Metaloglobus București | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 47 | |
| 4 | Râmnicu Sărat | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | Dunărea Călăraşi | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 40 | |
| 6 | Juventus București | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | Urban Titu | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 31 | |
| 8 | Victoria Chirnogi | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 29 | |
| 9 | Rapid Fetești (R) | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 10 | Rapid București II (R) | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 22 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 11 | Sportul Studenţesc București II (R) | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 81 | −56 | 15 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Focșani (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 54 | −42 | 14 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Eolica Baia (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 62 | −44 | 8 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 3 Viitorul Axintele, Victoria Chirnogi and Rapid Fetești were penalised 9 points each by the FRF because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.
* 1 2 DUN 3–2 RAM; RAM 1–0 DUN
* ↑ Rapid București II withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
* ↑ CSM Focșani withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
* ↑ Eolica Baia withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3. It also was penalised two points.

### Seria III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Berceni (C, P) | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 57 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Caracal | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 42 | |
| 3 | Balotești | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 41 | |
| 4 | Inter Clinceni | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Ștefănești | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Progresul Cernica | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Voluntari | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Afumați | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 29 | |
| 9 | Vișina Nouă | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Viitorul Domnești (R) | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 23 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 11 | Alexandria (R) | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 18 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Concordia Chiajna II (R) | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 12 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | Tunari (R) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 11 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Ștefănești, Afumați, Vișina Nouă, Viitorul Domnești and Tunari were penalised 9 points each by the FRF because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.
* 1 2 PRO 0-2 STE; STE 1–0 PRO

### Seria IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Minerul Motru (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 44 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Jiul Rovinari | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 39 | |
| 3 | FCM Reșița | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 35 | |
| 4 | Millenium Giarmata | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 35 | |
| 5 | Minerul Mătăsari | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu II | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 31 | |
| 7 | Muncitorul Reșița | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Autocatania Caransebeș | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Vulturii Lugoj | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Flacăra Făget (R) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 23 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 11 | Apă Craiova (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Vladimirescu (R) | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 MIL 3-2 RES; RES 2–0 MIL
* 1 2 MĂT 1-1 PAN; PAN 2–3 MĂT
* 1 2 VUL 2-4 AUT; AUT 1–2 VUL
* ↑ Flacăra Făget was penalised 4 points by the FRF discipline committee.
* ↑ Vladimirescu was penalised 2 points by the FRF discipline committee.

### Seria V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia Satu Mare (C, P) | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 58 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Hunedoara | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 53 | |
| 3 | Oșorhei | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 52 | |
| 4 | Șoimii Pâncota | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 45 | |
| 5 | Unirea Dej | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 42 | |
| 6 | Zalău | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 33 | |
| 7 | Seso Câmpia Turzii | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | |
| 8 | Național Sebiș | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sănătatea Cluj (R) | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 31 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 10 | Europa Alba Iulia (R) | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 31 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 11 | Plimob Sighetu Marmației (R) | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 12 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 12 | Jiul Petroșani (R) | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 11 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 13 | FCM Turda (R) | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 66 | −59 | 6 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 ZAL 4-2 SES; SES 1–1 ZAL
* 1 2 3 NAT: 8 pts, 9–5; SAN: 4 pts, 5–6; EUR: 4 pts, 2–5
* ↑ Jiul Petroșani withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
* ↑ FCM Turda withdrew from the championship during the second half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

### Seria VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Unirea Tărlungeni (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 45 | Promotion to Liga II |
| 2 | Fortuna Brazi | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 44 | |
| 3 | Unirea Câmpina | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 32 | |
| 4 | Argeșul Pitești | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | Zagon | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Conpet Ploiești | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Avântul Reghin | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 8 | FCM Târgoviște | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 17 | |
| 9 | Civitas Făgăraș (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 13 | Relegation to Liga IV |
| 10 | Girom Albota (R) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 6 | Relegation to Liga IV |
* 1 2 ZAG 3-1 CON; CON 0–0 ZAG
* ↑ Girom Albota withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 3-0.