2013–14 Liga II
# 2013–14 Liga II

The 2013–14 Liga II was the 74th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 7 September.

The 25 teams were divided in two series (with 13, respectively 12 teams). The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first six teams from each series played a play-off for promotion to Liga I. The teams placed 6th to 12th played in a Relegation play-out. The first two teams in each series promoted at the end of the season to Liga I, and the teams placed below the 10th place were relegated to Liga III.

## Teams

At the end of 2012–13 season, Botoșani, Săgeata Năvodari from Seria I and Corona Brașov, ACS Poli Timișoara promoted to Liga I. Four teams were relegated to Liga III: Chindia Târgoviște, Dinamo II (Seria I), FCMU Baia Mare and Unirea Alba Iulia.

The winners of the six 2012–13 Liga III series were promoted to Liga II: SC Bacău, Gloria Buzău, ACS Berceni, Minerul Motru, Olimpia Satu Mare and Unirea Tărlungeni.

After the end of the last season, FC Delta Tulcea, CS Otopeni and FC Argeș were dissolved. Luceafărul Oradea withdrew from Liga II and enrolled to Liga IV.

### Craiova teams

Following a legal decision, FC U Craiova was re-enrolled by the Romanian Football Federation to the second series of Liga II. A second place was offered to Universitatea Craiova, the team supported by the local authorities.

### Renamed teams

CS Buftea was moved to Clinceni and renamed FC Clinceni, while Damila Măciuca was moved to Reșita, becoming Metalul Reșița. FCM Târgu Mureș was renamed ASA Târgu Mureș.

### Excluded teams

Sportul Studențesc was excluded for the championship because the team was not programmed in the first four rounds due to a debt to Rapid CFR Suceava.

### Seria I

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| SC Bacău | Bacău | Municipal | 17,500 |
| Berceni | Berceni | Berceni | 2,600 |
| Brăila | Brăila | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Clinceni | Clinceni | Clinceni | 2,000 |
| Dunărea Galați | Galați | Dunărea | 23,000 |
| Farul Constanța | Constanța | Farul | 15,500 |
| Gloria Buzău | Buzău | Municipal | 18,000 |
| Rapid București | Bucharest | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | 11,704 |
| Rapid CFR | Suceava | Areni | 12,000 |
| Studențesc Iași | Iași | Emil Alexandrescu | 11,390 |
| Unirea Slobozia | Slobozia | 1 Mai | 5,000 |
| Unirea Tărlungeni | Tărlungeni | Unirea | 1,000 |

### Seria II

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Târgu Mureș | Târgu Mureș | Trans-Sil | 8,200 |
| Bihor Oradea | Oradea | Iuliu Bodola | 18,000 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Craiova | Ion Oblemenco | 25,252 |
| Gloria Bistrița | Bistrița | Gloria | 7,800 |
| Metalul | Reșița | Mircea Chivu | 12,000 |
| Minerul | Motru | Minerul | 5,000 |
| Mioveni | Mioveni | Dacia | 10,000 |
| Olimpia | Satu Mare | Olimpia | 18,000 |
| Olt Slatina | Slatina | 1 Mai | 4,000 |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Municipal | 12,000 |
| FC U Craiova | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | Municipal | 20,054 |
| UTA Arad | Arad | Francisc von Neumann | 7,287 |

## League tables

### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CSMS Iași | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 49 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Unirea Slobozia | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 41 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | Rapid București | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 41 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 4 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 37 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 5 | Berceni | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 36 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 6 | Bacău | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 29 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 7 | Unirea Tărlungeni | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 8 | Gloria Buzău | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 9 | Brăila | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 10 | Rapid CFR Suceava | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 19 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 11 | Farul Constanța | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 18 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 12 | Dunărea Galați | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 17 | Qualification to relegation play-out |

* 1 2 UNI 1-0 RAP; RAP 0–1 UNI

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 49 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Metalul Reșița | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 4 | Olt Slatina | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 36 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 5 | Târgu Mureș | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 34 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 6 | Gloria Bistrița | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 34 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 7 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 33 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 8 | Mioveni | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 9 | Bihor Oradea | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 26 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 21 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 11 | FC U Craiova | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 17 | Qualification to relegation play-out |
| 12 | Minerul Motru | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 13 | Qualification to relegation play-out |

* 1 2 OLT 0-0 CSM; CSM 1–0 OLT
* 1 2 ASA 2-1 GLO; GLO 2–1 ASA

## Promotion play-offs

At the end of the regular season, the first six teams from each series will play a Promotion play-off and the winners and runners-up will promote to the Liga I. The teams will start the play-off with the number of points gained in the regular season only against the other qualified teams.

### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CSMS Iași (C, P) | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 38 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Rapid București (P) | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 35 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 3 | Unirea Slobozia | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 33 | |
| 4 | Academica Clinceni | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 32 | |
| 5 | Berceni | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 14 | |
| 6 | Bacău | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 | |

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova (C, P) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Târgu Mureș (P) | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 34 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 3 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 30 | |
| 4 | Metalul Reșița | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 26 | |
| 5 | Gloria Bistrița | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 24 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 6 | Olt Slatina | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 15 | |

* ↑ Gloria Bistrița denied to take part in the next season and was relegated to Liga III.

## Relegation play-outs

At the end of the regular season, the teams that finish 7-12 form each series will play a Relegation play-out and the last three teams will relegate to the Liga III. The teams will start the play-out with the number of points gained in the regular season only against the other qualified teams.

### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Brăila | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Gloria Buzău | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | |
| 9 | Unirea Tărlungeni | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Rapid CFR Suceava | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | Spared from relegation |
| 11 | Dunărea Galați (R) | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 26 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 12 | Farul Constanța | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 13 | Spared from relegation |

* ↑ Rapid CFR Suceava was spared from relegation after the dissolution of Vaslui and Corona Brașov
* 1 2 Farul Constanța was spared from relegation after Dunărea Galați was dissolved

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 42 | |
| 8 | Mioveni | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 34 | |
| 9 | Bihor Oradea | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Minerul Motru (R) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 16 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 11 | UTA Arad (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 12 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 12 | FC U Craiova (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 6 | Relegation to Liga III |

* ↑ FC U Craiova was officially excluded from the championship on April 3, 2014.

## Goals

### 5 goals

* Daniel Bălan (Rapid CFR Suceava)

### 3 goals

* Cristian Silvăşan (Farul Constanța)
