The 2010–11 Liga II was the 71st season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season started on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011.[1][2]
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Petrolul Ploiești Concordia Chiajna Mioveni Voința Sibiu |
| Relegated | Steaua II București ACU Arad Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei Minerul Lupeni |
| Top goalscorer | Alexandru Chițu (22 goals) Adrian Voiculeț (19 goals) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
FRF approved the new system with two divisions of 16 teams each,[3] compared to the divisions of 18 teams used last season, thus coming back to the system that was used in the 1953 season, between the 1968–69 season and the 1972–73 season, in the 2001–02 season and in the 2002–03 season. At the end of the season, the top two teams of the series promoted to Liga I and the bottom three places from both series relegated to Liga III.[4][5]
Team changes
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To Liga IIeditPromoted from Liga III Relegated from Liga I |
From Liga IIeditRelegated to Liga III
Promoted to Liga I
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Note (**)
editInternațional Curtea de Argeș withdrew from Liga I at the end of the season and was relegated directly in the Liga IV. Mureșul Deva was spared from relegation.
FC Politehnica Iași (1945) was dissolved after relegation from Liga I. A successor team was founded by the merge of Navobi Iași and Tricolorul Breaza and enrolled directly in the second league, due to the vacant place left by Baia Mare. The new team was named ACSMU Politehnica Iași.
Săgeata Stejaru left its second league licence to the newly formed Săgeata Năvodari. The new entity was founded by the former owners of Săgeata Stejaru, team which was subsequently enrolled in the lower leagues.
Renamed teams
editDunărea Giurgiu signed a partnership with Liga I side Astra Ploiești and started to be its second squad. Dunărea Giurgiu was renamed as Astra II Giurgiu.
Dacia Mioveni ended its sponsorship contract with Automobile Dacia and was renamed as CS Mioveni.
Seria I
editStadia and locations
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| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astra II | Giurgiu | Marin Anastasovici | 7,000 |
| Botoșani | Botoșani | Municipal | 12,000 |
| Brăila | Brăila | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Ceahlăul | Piatra Neamț | Ceahlăul | 18,000 |
| Concordia | Chiajna | Concordia | 5,000 |
| Delta | Tulcea | Delta | 12,000 |
| Dinamo II | Bucharest | Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 |
| Dunărea | Galați | Dunărea | 23,000 |
| Farul | Constanța | Farul | 15,500 |
| Gloria | Buzău | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Juventus | Bucharest | Juventus | 8,000 |
| Otopeni | Otopeni | Otopeni | 1,200 |
| Săgeata | Năvodari | Petromidia | 5,000 |
| Snagov | Snagov | Snagov | 2,000 |
| Steaua II | Bucharest | Steaua II | 500 |
| Viitorul | Constanța | Ovidiu | 1,000 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 67 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Concordia Chiajna (P) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 61 | |
| 3 | Săgeata Năvodari[a] | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 4 | Delta Tulcea | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 55 | |
| 5 | Dunărea Galați | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 48 | |
| 6 | Otopeni | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Botoșani | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Viitorul Constanța[b] | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 41[c] | Ineligible for promotion |
| 9 | Astra II Giurgiu | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 41[c] | |
| 10 | Gloria Buzău | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 38 | |
| 11 | FC Snagov | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 37 | |
| 12 | Dinamo II București | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 34 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 13 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 30 | |
| 14 | Steaua II București[d] (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 27 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 15 | CF Brăila[e] | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 21 | Spared from relegation |
| 16 | Juventus București[f] | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Săgeata Năvodari qualified for a promotion play-off after FRF decided that a playoff round would be played for the last remaining place in the Liga I, following the relegation of five teams.
- ^ Viitorul Constanța was ineligible for promotion due to the new license code that denied a team younger than 3 years to promote in the top-flight.
- ^ a b Astra II 2–3 Viitorul; Viitorul 1–1 Astra II
- ^ Steaua II București was not spared from relegation because it was dissolved at the end of the season.
- ^ CF Brăila was spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of Liga I side Unirea Urziceni.
- ^ Juventus București was spared from relegation regarding the disaffiliation from the Romanian Football Federation of FCU Craiova.
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexandru Chițu
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Săgeata Năvodari | 22 |
| 2 | Cristinel Gafița
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Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 17 |
| 3 |  Eugeniu Cebotaru
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Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 14 |
| 4 | Ștefan Ciobanu
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Delta Tulcea / Farul Constanța | 13 |
| 5 | Nelu Bucă
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Brăila / Dinamo II București | 12 |
| Marius Jianu
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Săgeata Năvodari | 12 |
Seria II
editStadia and locations
edit| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACU | Arad | Motorul | 5,000 |
| Alro | Slatina | Metalurgistul | 4,000 |
| Arieșul | Turda | Municipal | 10,000 |
| Argeș | Pitești | Nicolae Dobrin | 15,000 |
| Bihor | Oradea | Iuliu Bodola | 18,000 |
| Gaz Metan CFR | Craiova | CFR | 3,000 |
| Mioveni | Mioveni | Dacia | 10,000 |
| Mureșul | Deva | Cetate | 4,000 |
| Petrolul | Ploiești | Conpet | 1,732 |
| Politehnica | Iași | Emil Alexandrescu | 11,390 |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Municipal | 12,000 |
| Silvania | Șimleu Silvaniei | Măgura | 4,000 |
| Unirea | Alba Iulia | Cetate | 18,000 |
| UTA | Arad | Francisc von Neumann | 7,287 |
| Voința | Sibiu | Municipal | 14,000 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrolul Ploiești (C, P) | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 59 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Bihor Oradea[a] | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 58 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 3 | Mioveni[b] (P) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 57 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 4 | Voința Sibiu[c] (O, P) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 50 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 5 | Alro Slatina | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Politehnica Iași | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 35[d] | |
| 9 | Arieșul Turda | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 31 | |
| 11 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 30 | |
| 12 | Argeș Pitești | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 29 | |
| 13 | Mureșul Deva | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 26 | |
| 14 | ACU Arad[e] (R) | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 25 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 15 | Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei[f] (R) | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 69 | −60 | 10 | |
| 16 | Minerul Lupeni[g] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Bihor Oradea was denied a license for the Liga I due to financial problems.
- ^ Mioveni were promoted instead of Bihor Oradea.
- ^ Voința Sibiu qualified for a promotion play-off after FRF decided that a playoff round would be played for the last remaining place in the Liga I, following the relegation of five teams.
- ^ UTA Arad were deducted 12 points for unpaid debts.
- ^ ACU Arad was not spared from relegation because it was dissolved at the end of the season.
- ^ Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei withdrew after the winter break and lost all the matches from the second part of the season by forfeit.
- ^ Minerul Lupeni withdrew in the first part of the season and all its results were cancelled.
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Voiculeț
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UTA Arad | 19 |
| 2 | Adrian Mărkuș
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Bihor Oradea | 12 |
| 3 | Laurențiu Boroiban
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Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | 11 |
| Daniel Oprița
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Petrolul Ploiești | 11 | |
| Claudiu Ionescu
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Mioveni | 11 | |
| 4 | Cătălin Bucur
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Arieșul Turda | 10 |
 Roberto Ayza
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Mioveni | 10 |
Promotion play-off
editAt the end of the season, FRF decided that a promotion playoff round would be played between Săgeata Năvodari and Voința Sibiu, third and fourth respectively in each series, following the relegation of five teams from the 2010–11 Liga I.[6] Winners of the promotion spot came Voința Sibiu after winning 2–0 on aggregate score.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Săgeata Năvodari | 0–2 | Voința Sibiu | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2 July 2011 First Leg | Săgeata Năvodari | 0–0 | Voința Sibiu | Năvodari |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Petromidia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
| 6 July 2011 Second Leg | Voința Sibiu | 2–0 | Săgeata Năvodari | Sibiu |
| 18:00 | Forika  36'Martinescu 89' |
Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Bucharest) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FRF decided to delay the start of Liga II by a week" (in Romanian). ASport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Competitii Interne – FRF – Liga a II-a" (in Romanian). FRF. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Romanian football after the Spanish model" (in Romanian). Liga 2. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ rsssf.org
- ^ romaniansoccer.ro
- ^ "Comitetul de urgenţă al FRF". FRF. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.