2012–13 Liga III

Liga III
Season2012–13

The 2012–13 Liga III season is the 57th season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. Day one was played on August 31, 2012 and the last round was played on May 30, 2013. The first team in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga II, and the teams that finish 10-16 will relegate to the Liga IV. From the teams that finish 9th, another three are relegated, but separate standings are computed, only results against teams that finished 1-8 are taken into consideration.[1]

This season was close to a disaster, only 78 teams registered, although 96 spots were available (6x16), thus 18 spots remained unoccupied. From the 78, 5 withdrew from the championship during the first half, CSO Plopeni, Sevișul Șelimbăr, Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, FCM Huși and FC Cisnădie, thus 73 remained in the tables.

During the second half of the championship another 7 teams withdrew, only 66 teams remained out of 96 spots. This teams were: Young Stars Panciu, Rapid București II, Eolica Baia, CSM Focșani, Jiul Petroșani, FCM Turda and Girom Albota.

League tables

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SC Bacău (C, P) 22 15 4 3 49 19 +30 49 Promotion to Liga II
2 Dorohoi 22 13 3 6 40 16 +24 42
3 Moinești 22 12 4 6 51 44 +7 40
4 Kosarom Pașcani 22 10 4 8 25 21 +4 34
5 Sporting Suceava 22 10 3 9 31 26 +5 33[a]
6 Oțelul Galați II 22 9 6 7 40 33 +7 33[a]
7 Petrotub Roman 22 10 2 10 35 30 +5 32[b]
8 Bucovina Rădăuți 22 10 2 10 23 33 −10 32[b]
9 Aerostar Bacău 22 9 2 11 28 35 −7 29
10 Știința Miroslava (R) 22 6 6 10 30 34 −4 24 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II (R) 22 6 1 15 25 41 −16 19
12 Young Stars Panciu[c] (R) 22 3 1 18 6 51 −45 8
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b OTE 0-2 SPO; SPO 4–2 OTE
  2. ^ a b PET 4-0 BUC; BUC 1–4 PET
  3. ^ Young Stars Panciu withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3. It also was penalised two points.[2]

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gloria Buzău (C, P) 24 17 1 6 50 16 +34 52 Promotion to Liga II
2 Viitorul Axintele[a] 24 20 1 3 64 14 +50 52
3 Metaloglobus București 24 15 2 7 52 26 +26 47
4 Râmnicu Sărat 24 12 4 8 37 26 +11 40[b]
5 Dunărea Călăraşi 24 12 4 8 50 34 +16 40[b]
6 Juventus București 24 10 6 8 33 21 +12 36
7 Urban Titu 24 8 7 9 35 23 +12 31
8 Victoria Chirnogi[a] 24 10 8 6 48 39 +9 29
9 Rapid Fetești[a] (R) 24 10 3 11 31 44 −13 24 Relegation to Liga IV
10 Rapid București II[c] (R) 22 7 1 14 33 48 −15 22
11 Sportul Studenţesc București II (R) 24 5 0 19 25 81 −56 15
12 Focșani[d] (R) 22 4 2 16 12 54 −42 14
13 Eolica Baia[e] (R) 22 3 1 18 18 62 −44 8
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Viitorul Axintele, Victoria Chirnogi and Rapid Fetești were penalised 9 points each by the FRF because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.[3]
  2. ^ a b DUN 3–2 RAM; RAM 1–0 DUN
  3. ^ Rapid București II withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[4]
  4. ^ CSM Focșani withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[5]
  5. ^ Eolica Baia withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3. It also was penalised two points.[6]

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Berceni (C, P) 24 18 3 3 52 22 +30 57 Promotion to Liga II
2 Caracal 24 12 6 6 32 20 +12 42
3 Balotești 24 12 5 7 37 23 +14 41
4 Inter Clinceni 24 10 5 9 27 34 −7 35
5 Ștefănești[a] 24 12 5 7 37 26 +11 32[b]
6 Progresul Cernica 24 10 2 12 33 37 −4 32[b]
7 Voluntari 24 7 10 7 30 25 +5 31
8 Afumați[a] 24 10 8 6 50 28 +22 29
9 Vișina Nouă[a] 24 8 9 7 35 27 +8 24
10 Viitorul Domnești[a] (R) 24 10 2 12 27 38 −11 23 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Alexandria (R) 24 4 6 14 26 43 −17 18
12 Concordia Chiajna II (R) 24 2 6 16 18 57 −39 12
13 Tunari[a] (R) 24 5 5 14 31 55 −24 11
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Ștefănești, Afumați, Vișina Nouă, Viitorul Domnești and Tunari were penalised 9 points each by the FRF because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered.[7]
  2. ^ a b PRO 0-2 STE; STE 1–0 PRO

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Minerul Motru (C, P) 22 12 8 2 36 20 +16 44 Promotion to Liga II
2 Jiul Rovinari 22 11 6 5 26 22 +4 39
3 FCM Reșița 22 9 8 5 31 22 +9 35[a]
4 Millenium Giarmata 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 35[a]
5 Minerul Mătăsari 22 8 7 7 25 20 +5 31[b]
6 Pandurii Târgu Jiu II 22 9 4 9 31 21 +10 31[b]
7 Muncitorul Reșița 22 6 10 6 27 31 −4 28
8 Autocatania Caransebeș 22 6 6 10 27 41 −14 24[c]
9 Vulturii Lugoj 22 6 6 10 28 33 −5 24[c]
10 Flacăra Făget[d] (R) 22 7 6 9 17 24 −7 23 Relegation to Liga IV
11 Apă Craiova (R) 22 5 6 11 14 25 −11 21
12 Vladimirescu[e] (R) 22 2 9 11 12 25 −13 13
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b MIL 3-2 RES; RES 2–0 MIL
  2. ^ a b MĂT 1-1 PAN; PAN 2–3 MĂT
  3. ^ a b VUL 2-4 AUT; AUT 1–2 VUL
  4. ^ Flacăra Făget was penalised 4 points by the FRF discipline committee.
  5. ^ Vladimirescu was penalised 2 points by the FRF discipline committee.

Seria V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Olimpia Satu Mare (C, P) 24 19 1 4 44 15 +29 58 Promotion to Liga II
2 Hunedoara 24 16 5 3 50 15 +35 53
3 Oșorhei 24 16 4 4 45 23 +22 52
4 Șoimii Pâncota 24 13 6 5 44 24 +20 45
5 Unirea Dej 24 12 6 6 40 23 +17 42
6 Zalău 24 10 3 11 57 37 +20 33[a]
7 Seso Câmpia Turzii 24 9 6 9 33 27 +6 33[a]
8 Național Sebiș 24 9 4 11 36 38 −2 31[b]
9 Sănătatea Cluj (R) 24 9 4 11 37 37 0 31[b] Relegation to Liga IV
10 Europa Alba Iulia (R) 24 8 7 9 28 30 −2 31[b]
11 Plimob Sighetu Marmației (R) 24 4 0 20 18 69 −51 12
12 Jiul Petroșani[c] (R) 23 2 5 16 13 48 −35 11
13 FCM Turda[d] (R) 23 1 3 19 7 66 −59 6
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ZAL 4-2 SES; SES 1–1 ZAL
  2. ^ a b c NAT: 8 pts, 9–5; SAN: 4 pts, 5–6; EUR: 4 pts, 2–5
  3. ^ Jiul Petroșani withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[8]
  4. ^ FCM Turda withdrew from the championship during the second half and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[9]

Seria VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Unirea Tărlungeni (C, P) 18 14 3 1 26 5 +21 45 Promotion to Liga II
2 Fortuna Brazi 18 14 2 2 45 9 +36 44
3 Unirea Câmpina 18 9 5 4 21 13 +8 32
4 Argeșul Pitești 18 7 5 6 24 21 +3 26
5 Zagon 18 6 7 5 22 24 −2 25[a]
6 Conpet Ploiești 18 7 4 7 23 15 +8 25[a]
7 Avântul Reghin 18 4 6 8 21 29 −8 18
8 FCM Târgoviște 18 4 5 9 15 23 −8 17
9 Civitas Făgăraș (R) 18 4 1 13 17 39 −22 13 Relegation to Liga IV
10 Girom Albota[b] (R) 18 2 0 16 6 42 −36 6
Source: FRF (in 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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ZAG 3-1 CON; CON 0–0 ZAG
  2. ^ Girom Albota withdrew from the championship during the winter half and lost all remaining matches with 3-0.[10]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Young Stars Panciu se retrage din Liga a III-a" (in Romanian). January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "DECIZII ALE COMISIEI DE DISCIPLINĂ A FRF" (in Romanian). June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rapid şi-a retras oficial din campionat echipa a doua" (in Romanian). December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Judeţul Vrancea rămâne fără Liga a III-a: Focşaniul se retrage!" (in Romanian). March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Eolica Baia s-a retras din campionat!" (in Romanian). February 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "5 echipe din Liga 3, sancţionate cu câte 9 puncte de FRF din cauza juniorilor!" (in Romanian). June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Fotbal. Liga a III-a / Jiul s-a retras, iar hunedorenii au ratat promovarea" (in Romanian). June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL: FCM Turda – exclusă din "Liga a II-a", Girom Albota – retrasă din Liga a III-a!" (in Romanian). April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  10. ^ "OFICIAL: FCM Turda – exclusă din "Liga a II-a", Girom Albota – retrasă din Liga a III-a!" (in Romanian). April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2013.