2020–21 Liga II
# 2020–21 Liga II

The 2020–21 Liga II (also known as 2020–21 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 81st season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. A total of 21 teams contested the league, instead of 20, due to the no relegation rule imposed in the previous season by the suspension of the league due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was the fifth Liga II season with a single series. In the regular season each team played every other team once, followed by a promotion play-off and a relegation play-out. The first two teams promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed and fourth-placed team played a play-off match against the 13th-placed and 14th-placed team from Liga I. The last six teams relegated to Liga III. The season began on 5 September 2020 and ended on 3 June 2021.

## Stadiums by capacity

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aerostar Bacău | Bacău | Aerostar | 1,500 |
| Comuna Recea | Recea | Central | 600 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Chiajna | Concordia | 5,123 |
| Dunărea Călărași | Călărași | Ion Comșa | 10,400 |
| Farul Constanța | Constanța | Farul | 15,520 |
| Gloria Buzău | Buzău | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Metaloglobus București | Bucharest | Metaloglobus | 1,000 |
| Miercurea Ciuc | Miercurea Ciuc | Municipal | 1,200 |
| Mioveni | Mioveni | Orășenesc | 10,000 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Târgu Jiu | Tudor Vladimirescu | 12,518 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | Ploiești | Ilie Oană | 15,073 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | Timișoara | Știința | 1,000 |
| Rapid București | Bucharest | Regie | 10,020 |
| Reșița | Reșița | Mircea Chivu | 12,500 |
| Ripensia Timișoara | Timișoara | Electrica | 5,000 |
| Slatina | Slatina | 1 Mai | 10,000 |
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | Turnu Măgurele | Municipal | 2,000 |
| U Craiova | Craiova | Ion Oblemenco | 30,983 |
| Unirea Slobozia | Slobozia | 1 Mai | 6,000 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj Arena | 30,201 |
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | Târgu Jiu | Tudor Vladimirescu | 12,518 |

## Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aerostar Bacău | Mihai Ionescu | Cătălin Vraciu | Nike | Aerostar S.A. |
| ASU Politehnica Timișoara | Dan Alexa | Ioan Mera | Westiment / Joma | De Construct Ind, Sika |
| Comuna Recea | Florin Fabian | Alin Bota | Hummel | DualStore |
| Concordia Chiajna | Claudiu Niculescu | Andrei Marc | Joma | — |
| CSM Reșița | Adrian Falub | Laurențiu Breșneni | Jako | Invest in Reșița |
| Dunărea Călărași | Cristian Pustai | Bogdan Șandru | Joma | Consiliul Județean Călărași |
| Farul Constanța | Ianis Zicu | Paul Antoche | Joma | NOI Cash&Carry |
| FC U Craiova 1948 | Eugen Trică | Dragoș Albu | Adidas | Justice for Craiova |
| Metaloglobus București | Gabriel Manu | Ovidiu Herea | Jako | — |
| Miercurea Ciuc | Valentin Suciu | Attila Csürös | 2Rule | Csíkszereda |
| Mioveni | Alexandru Pelici | Robert Gherghe | Macron | Mioveni |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Călin Cojocaru | Marian Pleașcă | Cottontex | Winner |
| Petrolul Ploiești | Octavian Grigore | Pol Roigé | Joma | Veolia |
| Rapid București | Mihai Iosif | Ionuț Voicu | Macron | Greenfield, Superbet |
| Ripensia Timișoara | Cosmin Petruescu | Alexandru Popovici | Cottontex / Macron | Almira, La Migdali, ILA |
| SCM Gloria Buzău | Ilie Stan | Ciprian Petre | Joma | — |
| Slatina | Cristian Stănculețu | Vasile Gheorghe | Macron | Primăria Slatina |
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | | | Joma | Nutrelo |
| Unirea Slobozia | Adrian Mihalcea | Constantin Toma | Joma | Consiliul Județean Ialomița |
| Universitatea Cluj | Costel Enache | Srdjan Luchin | Adidas | Superbet, De'Longhi, Irum |
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | Cristian Lupuț | Cristian Oroș | Nike | Grimex (h), Hotel Brâncuși(a), Vitalact(a) |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ripensia | Alexandru Pelici | Signed by Reșița | 30 May 2020 | Pre-season | Cosmin Petruescu | 8 June 2020 |
| Reșița | Dorinel Munteanu | End of contract | 31 May 2020 | Pre-season | Alexandru Pelici | 4 June 2020 |
| Metaloglobus | Marius Măldărășanu | End of contract | 31 May 2020 | Pre-season | Gabriel Manu | 10 August 2020 |
| Viitorul | Cristian Lupuț | End of contract | 30 June 2020 | Pre-season | Flavius Stoican | 26 August 2020 |
| Aerostar | Daniel Munteanu | End of contract | 30 June 2020 | Pre-season | Cristian Lupuț | 3 August 2020 |
| Petrolul | Cătălin Munteanu | Mutual agreement | 3 August 2020 | Pre-season | Viorel Moldovan | 9 August 2020 |
| Rapid | Dan Alexa | Mutual agreement | 9 August 2020 | Pre-season | Adrian Iencsi | 10 August 2020 |
| FC U Craiova | Eugen Trică | Sacked | 24 August 2020 | Pre-season | Nicolò Napoli | 25 August 2020 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Adrian Falub | Resigned | 14 September 2020 | 14 | Costel Enache | 16 September 2020 |
| Aerostar | Cristian Lupuț | Resigned | 20 September 2020 | 19 | Daniel Munteanu | 20 September 2020 |
| Recea | Ciprian Danciu | Sacked | 22 September 2020 | 20 | Nicolae Constantin | 22 September 2020 |
| FC U Craiova | Nicolò Napoli | Sacked | 12 October 2020 | 1 | Dan Vasilică (caretaker) | 13 October 2020 |
| CSM Reșița | Alexandru Pelici | Resigned | 17 October 2020 | 15 | Alin Minteuan | 4 November 2020 |
| Rapid | Adrian Iencsi | Sacked | 27 October 2020 | 11 | Mihai Iosif (caretaker) | 27 October 2020 |
| Mioveni | Claudiu Niculescu | Mutual agreement | 27 October 2020 | 10 | Alexandru Pelici | 28 October 2020 |
| Concordia | Florin Bratu | Sacked | 6 November 2020 | 18 | Costel Orac (caretaker) | 6 November 2020 |
| ASU Politehnica | Octavian Benga | Released | 11 November 2020 | 3 | Dan Alexa | 11 November 2020 |
| Turris | Erik Lincar | Sacked | 7 November 2020 | 10 | Eugen Trică | 10 November 2020 |
| Slatina | Mihai Ianovschi | Sacked | 22 November 2020 | 17 | Mircea Voicu (caretaker) | 22 November 2020 |
| Rapid | Mihai Iosif (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 1 December 2020 | 5 | Nicolae Grigore | 1 December 2020 |
| Slobozia | Enache Costea | Mutual agreement | 9 December 2020 | 19 | Adrian Mihalcea | 9 December 2020 |
| Slatina | Mircea Voicu (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 10 December 2020 | 16 | Dinu Todoran | 10 December 2020 |
| FC U Craiova | Dan Vasilică (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 23 December 2020 | 1 | Ovidiu Stîngă | 24 December 2020 |
| Concordia | Costel Orac (caretaker) | End of tenure as a caretaker | 8 January 2021 | 18 | Claudiu Niculescu | 8 January 2021 |

## Regular season

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC U Craiova | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Dunărea Călărași | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 34 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Mioveni | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 33 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 4 | Rapid București | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 33 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 5 | Miercurea Ciuc | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 32 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 6 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 32 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 7 | Farul Constanța | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 8 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 9 | Petrolul Ploiești | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 10 | Metaloglobus București | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 12 | Gloria Buzău | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 26 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 13 | Concordia Chiajna | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 14 | Comuna Recea | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 15 | Ripensia Timișoara | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 16 | Unirea Slobozia | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 17 | CSM Reșița | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 18 | Slatina | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 15 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 19 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 13 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group A |
| 20 | Aerostar Bacău | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 10 | Qualification to Relegation play-out Group B |
| 21 | Turris Turnu Măgurele (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |

* ↑ Turris Turnu Măgurele withdrew from Liga II after the 14th round and all its results were canceled.

### Season results

| Home \ Away | FCU | ASU | MIE | DUN | VTJ | PET | MIO | RAP | UCJ | SCM | FAR | MET | REC | REȘ | RIP | CON | USZ | SLA | AER | PAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC U Craiova | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 4–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | |
| Miercurea Ciuc | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | | | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Dunărea Călărași | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | | | | 3–2 | |
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 4–3 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 5–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Mioveni | | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 5–1 | |
| Rapid București | | | 1–3 | 4–0 | | | 0–3 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | | | | 2–1 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| SCM Gloria Buzău | | | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Farul Constanța | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Metaloglobus București | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 2–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Comuna Recea | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 3–4 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 6–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | | 2–0 |
| CSM Reșița | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | | 0–4 | | | 2–1 | | | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Ripensia Timișoara | | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | 0–3 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | | | | 2–0 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 4–0 |
| Unirea Slobozia | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | | 0–3 | | |
| Slatina | | | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | |
| Aerostar Bacău | | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 0–3 | | | 2–3 | 0–1 | | | | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | 1–1 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | |

### Statistics

**Top scorers**


    Updated to matches played on 28 March 2021.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ovidiu Herea | Metaloglobus | 11 |
| 1 | Cătălin Hlistei | Rapid București | 11 |
| 3 | Marius Coman | Comuna Recea | 10 |
| 4 | Claudiu Bălan | FC U Craiova | 8 |
| 5 | Gabriel Dodoi | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 7 |
| 5 | Daniel Paraschiv | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 7 |
| 5 | Cosmin Tucaliuc | Gloria Buzău | 7 |
| 5 | Armando Vajushi | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 |
| 9 | Vasile Buhăescu | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 |
| 9 | Bogdan Rusu | CS Mioveni | 6 |
| 11 | 5 players tied | 5 players tied | 5 |

## Promotion play-off

A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams (after 20 rounds) will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I, meanwhile the third-placed and fourth-placed teams would play another play-off match against the 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams from Liga I. The teams will start the promotion play-offs with all the points accumulated in the regular season.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC U Craiova (C, P) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 54 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Rapid București (P) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 49 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 3 | Mioveni (O, P) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 48 | Qualification to Liga I play-off |
| 4 | Dunărea Călărași (Q) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 44 | Qualification to Liga I play-off |
| 5 | Miercurea Ciuc | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 42 | |
| 6 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 41 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FCU | DUN | MIO | RAP | MIE | ASU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC U Craiova | | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Dunărea Călărași | 1–1 | | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Mioveni | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Rapid București | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Miercurea Ciuc | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 2–2 |
| ASU Poli Timisoara | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |

## Relegation play-out

A relegation play-out tournament between the last 15 ranked teams at the end of the regular season will be played to decide the five teams that will be relegated to Liga III. Two play-out groups will be made: the first group will consist of teams ranked 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18 and 19, and the second group will consist of teams ranked 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20, at the end of the regular season. The teams will start the promotion play-offs with all the points accumulated in the regular season. Two teams from each group will be relegated to Liga III, while the 5th placed teams in both groups will meet in a tie to avoid relegation.

### Group A

**Table**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Farul Constanța (P) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 42 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Universitatea Cluj | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 39 | |
| 3 | Metaloglobus București | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 39 | |
| 4 | Ripensia Timișoara | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Comuna Recea (R) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 35 | Qualification to Liga II play-out |
| 6 | Slatina (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 19 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 7 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu (R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 14 | Relegation to Liga III |

* ↑ Farul Constanța was promoted to Liga I due to the merge with top-flight club Viitorul Constanța.

**Results**

| Home \ Away | UCJ | FAR | MET | REC | RIP | SLA | PAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Universitatea Cluj | | | 2–0 | 2–3 | | | 1–1 |
| Farul Constanța | 1–3 | | | 3–1 | 1–1 | | |
| Metaloglobus București | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Comuna Recea | | | 3–1 | | | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| Ripensia Timișoara | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | |
| Slatina | 2–4 | 1–3 | | | 0–0 | | |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | 2–3 | |

### Group B

**Table**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 42 | |
| 2 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 41 | |
| 3 | Gloria Buzău | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 35 | |
| 4 | Concordia Chiajna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 34 | |
| 5 | Unirea Slobozia (O) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 29 | Qualification to Liga II play-out |
| 6 | CSM Reșița (R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 26 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 7 | Aerostar Bacău (R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 11 | Relegation to Liga III |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | VTJ | PET | GBZ | CON | USZ | REȘ | AER |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viitorul Târgu Jiu | | 1–3 | 2–4 | | | 4–3 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Gloria Buzău | | | | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 3–0 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 0–2 | | | | 1–1 | | 3–1 |
| Unirea Slobozia | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | |
| CSM Reșița | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | |
| Aerostar Bacău | 1–5 | | | | 2–2 | 0–2 | |

## Liga I Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga I faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga II.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dunărea Călărași | 1–6 | Voluntari | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Mioveni | 2–1 | Hermannstadt | 0–0 | 2–1 |

## Liga II play-out

The 5th-placed teams of the Liga II relegation play-out groups face each other in order to determine the last relegated team to Liga III.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Comuna Recea | 2–3 | Unirea Slobozia | 2–0 | 0–3 |
