The 2009–10 Liga III season was the 54th season of

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

, the third tier of the

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. The season started on August 21, 2009 and ended on June 4, 2010. The winners of each division got promoted to the

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season. The bottom six from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (

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). From the 12th placed teams, another one was relegated. To determine this team, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against the clubs ranked 1st through 11th.

Team changes

To Liga III

Relegated from

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* Liberty Salonta** *

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** * Știința Bacău * ACU Arad * Progresul București * Prefab Modelu *

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* Mechel Câmpia Turzii

From Liga III

Promoted to

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* Steaua București II * Victoria Brănești * Gaz Metan CFR Craiova * Fortuna Covaci *

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* Tricolorul Breaza * Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei * Săgeata Stejaru**

Note (**)

''CS Buftea'' sold its

place to third tier club Săgeata Stejaru. ''Liberty Salonta'' withdrew at the end of the season from

, CFR Timișoara, which initially relegated, was spared from relegation.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Seria III

Seria IV

Seria V

Seria VI

References

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