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The 2016–17 Liga III is the 61st season of the
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
Romanian football league system The Romanian football league system, also known as the football pyramid, refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The first three leagues ar ...
. The season began on 2 September.


Team changes


To Liga III

Promoted from
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
* Arsenal Malu * Avântul Valea Mărului * Axiopolis Cernavodă * Cetate Râșnov * CS Şirineasa * CSMȘ Reșiţa * FC Bistrița *
FC Hermannstadt Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt, or familiarly as Sibiu (), is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, tha ...
* 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 The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
—


From Liga III

Relegated to
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
* Bucovina Rădăuți * FC Zagon * Cetatea Târgu Neamț * Callatis Mangalia * Inter Olt Slatina * CSM Sighetu Marmaţiei * Luceafărul Bălan Promoted to
Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
* Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe * Juventus București * Afumați * ASU Politehnica Timișoara * Luceafărul Oradea


Teams spared from relegation

Foresta Suceava, Unirea Tărlungeni and Metalul Reșița were spared from relegation to
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 ...
due to lack of teams in
Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
.


Excluded teams

After the end of the last season, Bucovina Pojorâta,
Dorohoi Dorohoi () is a city in Botoșani County, Romania, on the right bank of the river Jijia, which broadens into a lake on the north. The city administers three villages: Dealu Mare, Loturi Enescu, and Progresul. History Dorohoi used to be a market ...
,
CaransebeÈ™ CaransebeÈ™ (; ; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a city in CaraÈ™-Severin County, part of the Banat region in southwestern Romania. One village, Jupa (), is administered by the city. The city is located at the confluence of the TimiÈ™ River with ...
and Muscelul Câmpulung were dissolved. Oțelul Galați, Universitatea Cluj and Bihor Oradea were also dissolved, but refounded in the middle of 2016 and enrolled in
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
respectively
Liga V Liga V is the fifth level of the Romanian football league system. Current format Liga V has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised and are organised by every county association. Each team plays in their own county. The county associatio ...
. Farul Constanța dropped out from the
Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
due to financial difficulties and enrolled in
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 ...
, but then were excluded from
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 ...
also. Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Gloria Buzău were relegated to
Liga V Liga V is the fifth level of the Romanian football league system. Current format Liga V has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised and are organised by every county association. Each team plays in their own county. The county associatio ...
, because the teams were excluded during the 2015–16 Liga II season. CS Panciu and FC Hunedoara were excluded from
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 ...
. Măgura Cisnădie and Inter Dorohoi withdrew from
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 ...
. Sporting Turnu Măgurele and Minerul Motru withdrew from
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 ...
and dissolved their senior teams, but remain with their youth centers. CS Ineu withdrew from
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 ...
and enrolled in
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
due to financial difficulties. Unirea Tărlungeni was moved from
Tărlungeni Tărlungeni (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (''Kerpenest''), Purcăreni (''Pürkerec''), Tărlungeni and Zizin (''Zajzon''). The commune is located in the southeastern part of ...
to
Ștefăneștii de Jos Ștefăneștii de Jos is a commune in the centre of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "Lower Ștefănești", derived from ''Ștefan'' (Stephan) and suffix -ești The suffix ''-ești'' (pronounced , sometimes changed to ''-ăști'' ) ...
and took all the players and the staff from CS Ștefănești. CS Ștefănești was dissolved. Metalul Reșița was moved from
Reșița Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (''Kölnök''), Cuptoare (''Kupt ...
to Snagov and took all the players and the staff of Voința 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 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 ...
due to lack of funds.


Other teams

SC Bacău withdrew from
Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
due to financial difficulties and enrolled in
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 ...
.
ACS Poli Timișoara Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara (), commonly known as ACS Poli Timișoara, Poli Timișoara or simply ACS Poli, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Timișoara, Timiș County. The team was founded in 2012, the ye ...
, ASA Târgu Mureș,
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...
, CS Mioveni, Gaz Metan Mediaș, Steaua București and UTA Arad enrolled in
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 ...
their second teams. Unirea Alba Iulia received the permission to enroll in
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 ...
, due to the excellent results recorded in the youth championships.


Renamed teams

Petrotub Roman was renamed as CSM Roman. Gloria Popești-Leordeni was renamed as SC Popești-Leordeni.


League tables


Seria I


Seria II


Seria III


Seria IV


Seria V


Possible relegation

At the end of the championship a special table will be made between 12th places from the 5 series. The last team in this table will relegate also in
Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...
. In this table 12th place teams are included without the points obtained against teams that relegated in their series.


References

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