2016–17 Liga III

Liga III
Season	2016–17
Matches played	952
Top goalscorer	Barna Bajkó (12) (Miercurea Ciuc) Valentin Buhăcianu (12) (Atletico Vaslui)
Biggest home win	Înainte 14-1 Arsenal M.
Biggest away win	Pașcani 1-7 Atletico V. Arsenal M. 0-6 Gloria P-L. Arsenal M. 0-6 Domnești
Highest scoring	Înainte 14-1 Arsenal M.
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.^[1]

Team changes

To Liga III

Promoted from Liga IV

Arsenal Malu
Avântul Valea Mărului
Axiopolis Cernavodă
Cetate Râșnov
CS Șirineasa
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

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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

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.^[2]

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 summer 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.^[3]

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 Reșiţa to Snagov and took all the players and the staff of Voinţa 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.^[4]

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 CSM Roman.

League tables

Seria I


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FK Miercurea Ciuc	14	10	3	1	31	8	+23	33	Promotion to Liga II
2	AFC Hărman	14	9	3	2	30	9	+21	30
3	Atletico Vaslui	14	9	2	3	35	14	+21	29
4	Știința Miroslava !Știința Miroslava	14	9	1	4	28	17	+11	28
5	CSM Roman	14	8	1	5	25	23	+2	25
6	Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat	14	7	2	5	21	15	+6	23
7	Sporting Liești !Sporting Liești	14	7	2	5	19	15	+4	23
8	Aerostar Bacău !Aerostar Bacău	14	6	4	4	22	15	+7	22
9	Metalosport Galaţi	14	5	3	6	13	19	−6	18
10	Avântul Valea Mărului	14	4	1	9	22	42	−20	13
11	Olimpic Cetate Râșnov	14	3	3	8	14	20	−6	12
12	CSM Paşcani !CSM Paşcani	14	3	1	10	19	37	−18	10	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Sportul Chișcani	14	2	2	10	9	27	−18	8	Relegation to Liga IV
14	AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc !AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc	14	2	2	10	13	39	−26	8
15	SC Bacău !SC Bacău	14	4	4	6	26	27	−1	0−14¹

Updated to games played on December 3, 2016.
Source: FRF (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(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.
¹ SC Bacău were deducted 30 points for unpaid debts.^[5]

Seria II


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Metaloglobus București !Metaloglobus București	13	11	2	0	31	14	+17	35	Promotion to Liga II
2	Viitorul II Constanţa	13	7	2	4	27	16	+11	23
3	Unirea Slobozia !Unirea Slobozia	13	7	2	4	26	16	+10	23
4	Gloria Popeşti-Leordeni	13	6	4	3	21	14	+7	22
5	CS Tunari !CS Tunari	13	6	4	3	19	19	0	22
6	Viitorul Domnești !Viitorul Domnești	13	6	1	6	22	16	+6	19
7	Astra II Giurgiu !Astra II Giurgiu	13	5	3	5	18	18	0	18
8	Delta Dobrogea Tulcea	13	6	1	6	24	26	−2	017¹
9	Dinamo II București !Dinamo II București	13	3	7	3	23	17	+6	16
10	Axiopolis Cernavodă	13	4	4	5	22	24	−2	16
11	Înainte Modelu	13	3	6	4	35	30	+5	15
12	Petrolistul Boldeşti !Petrolistul Boldeşti	13	4	1	8	21	26	−5	13	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	CSM Olteniţa	13	3	3	7	22	24	−2	12	Relegation to Liga IV
14	Arsenal Malu	13	0	0	13	10	61	−51	0	Relegation to Liga IV

Updated to games played on November 26, 2016.
Source: FRF (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(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.
¹ Delta Dobrogea Tulcea were deducted 2 points for unpaid debts.^[6]

Seria III


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SCM Pitești	14	11	3	0	36	7	+29	36	Promotion to Liga II
2	FC Voluntari II	14	6	5	3	27	18	+9	23
3	Atletic Bradu !Atletic Bradu	14	6	4	4	24	23	+1	22
4	CSO Filiaşi	14	5	6	3	20	12	+8	21
5	Sporting Roşiori	14	6	3	5	20	19	+1	21
6	FCM Alexandria !FCM Alexandria	14	6	3	5	14	15	−1	21
7	FC Aninoasa	14	4	7	3	16	12	+4	19
8	CS Mioveni II	14	5	4	5	19	22	−3	19
9	Flacăra Moreni !Flacăra Moreni	14	4	6	4	20	14	+6	18
10	Steaua II București	14	5	3	6	23	28	−5	18
11	Concordia II Chiajna !Concordia II Chiajna	14	4	4	6	9	18	−9	16
12	CS Şirineasa	14	5	0	9	11	28	−17	15	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	CS Podari !CS Podari	14	3	4	7	16	23	−7	13	Relegation to Liga IV
14	CS U II Craiova	14	3	3	8	17	24	−7	12
15	Urban Titu !Urban Titu	14	2	5	7	19	28	−9	11

Seria IV


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Naţional Sebiş !Naţional Sebiş	13	9	0	4	24	15	+9	27	Promotion to Liga II
2	CSM Şcolar Reşiţa	13	8	1	4	22	12	+10	25
3	Ripensia Timișoara	13	6	5	2	23	14	+9	23
4	Industria Galda de Jos	13	6	4	3	24	16	+8	22
5	CSM Lugoj	13	6	4	3	19	17	+2	22
6	Cetate Deva	13	7	1	5	24	24	0	22
7	ACS Poli II Timişoara	13	6	2	5	23	25	−2	20
8	Performanţa Ighiu	13	5	3	5	24	22	+2	18
9	Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei	13	5	3	5	17	15	+2	18
10	Pandurii II Târgu Jiu !Pandurii II Târgu Jiu	13	5	0	8	19	19	0	15
11	Millenium Giarmata !Millenium Giarmata	13	4	3	6	17	22	−5	15
12	Unirea Alba Iulia !Unirea Alba Iulia	13	3	3	7	12	18	−6	12	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic !Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic	13	3	1	9	14	31	−17	10	Relegation to Liga IV
14	UTA II Arad	13	2	2	9	8	20	−12	8	Relegation to Liga IV

Seria V


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Hermannstadt	14	11	1	2	32	17	+15	34	Promotion to Liga II
2	ASC Recea	14	9	3	2	27	13	+14	30
3	FC Zalău !FC Zalău	14	9	2	3	23	11	+12	29
4	Sănătatea Cluj !Sănătatea Cluj	14	8	3	3	23	12	+11	27
5	Metalurgistul Cugir	14	8	2	4	33	13	+20	26
6	Gaz Metan II Mediaș	14	7	3	4	29	22	+7	24
7	Unirea Jucu !Unirea Jucu	14	7	2	5	25	19	+6	23
8	Viitorul Ulmeni	14	6	3	5	27	27	0	21
9	Unirea Dej !Unirea Dej	14	4	7	3	20	15	+5	19
10	Avântul Reghin !Avântul Reghin	14	6	1	7	18	19	−1	19
11	CS Iernut	14	4	1	9	25	36	−11	13
12	ASA II Târgu Mureș	14	4	1	9	18	30	−12	13	Possible relegation to Liga IV
13	CS Oșorhei !CS Oșorhei	14	2	2	10	14	26	−12	8	Relegation to Liga IV
14	FC Bistrița	14	2	2	10	13	42	−29	8
15	Recolta Dorolț	14	1	1	12	12	37	−25	4

References

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Club football

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