Season 2010–11 Location Romania | Dates 28 Aug 2010 – 4 Jun 2011 | |
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Relegated FC Steaua II București, CS ACU Arad, FC Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei, CS Minerul Lupeni Promoted CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CS Concordia Chiajna, FC Petrolul Ploiești, CS Mioveni, CSU Voința Sibiu People also search for 2009–10 Liga II, 2008–09 Liga II | ||
The 2010–11 Liga II is the 71st season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011.
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FRF approved the new system with two divisions of 16 teams each, 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.
Teams
Victoria Brăneşti and Sportul Studenţesc were promoted to the 2010–11 Liga I at the end of the 2009–10 season. Only one team, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, was relegated to Seria I in turn, as Internaţional Curtea de Argeş, who were denied a licence for the 2010–11 Liga I season, were relocated to a fourth-level league.
At the other end of the table, Bacău, Tricolorul Breaza, Râmnicu Sărat and Cetatea Suceava were all relegated to their respective 2010–11 Liga III division after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom four places of the table. They were replaced by three teams promoted from the 2009–10 Liga III, Brăila, Viitorul Constanţa, and Juventus Bucureşti.
League table
Updated to games played on 4 June 2011.
Source: FRF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Săgeata were initially declared ineligible for promotion, but they were granted a Liga I license after their appeal. At the end of the season, FRF decided that a playoff round would be played between Săgeata Năvodari and Voinţa Sibiu for the last remaining place in Liga I, following the relegation of five teams.
2 Viitorul Constanţa, Dinamo II and Steaua II were declared ineligible for promotion; Viitorul are younger than three years in existence and therefore ruled ineligible by the Romanian Football Federation, Dinamo II and Steaua II are reserve teams of Liga I sides. Steaua II was dissolved.
3 Farul Constanţa, Gloria Buzău and Juventus Bucureşti were initially denied licences for the 2011–12 season, but were later accepted.
4 Brăila were spared from relegation after Unirea Urziceni, who relegated from Liga I, dissolved and didn't sign up for the following season.
5 Juventus Bucureşti were spared from relegation following the additional vacant spot generated by the disaffiliation of Universitatea Craiova.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Teams
Târgu Mureş and Universitatea Cluj were promoted to the 2010–11 Liga I at the end of the 2009–10 season. Two teams, Politehnica Iaşi and Unirea Alba Iulia, were relegated to Seria II in turn.
At the other end of the table, Mureşul Deva, Fortuna Covaci, Jiul Petroşani, Drobeta Turnu Severin and CFR Timişoara were all relegated to their respective 2010–11 Liga III division after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom five places of the table. They were replaced by three teams promoted from the 2009–10 Liga III, Alro Slatina, ACU Arad and Voinţa Sibiu.
League table
Updated to games played on 4 June 2011.
Source: FRF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Bihor Oradea were denied a licence for the Liga I 2011–12 season because of debts and the next placed team, Mioveni, were promoted instead.
2 A play-off round was scheduled to be played between Săgeata Năvodari and Voinţa Sibiu for the last remaining place in Liga I, following the relegation of five teams.
3 UTA Arad and Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei have been ruled ineligible for promotion by the Romanian Football Federation as the clubs are less than three seasons in existence. UTA Arad were also deducted twelve points because for unpaid international debts. Also, Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei retired from the league during the second half of the season and lost all the remaining games by 0–3.
4 Minerul Lupeni withdrew their participation during the season because of financial problems.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promotion Play-off
At the end of the season, FRF decided that a promotion playoff round would be played between Săgeata Năvodari and Voinţa Sibiu, third and fourth respectively in each series, following the relegation of five teams from the 2010–11 Liga I. Winners of the promotion spot came Voinţa Sibiu after winning 2–0 on aggregate score.