The 2017–18 Liga IV was the 76th season of the
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 ...
, the fourth 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 champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a playoff to gain promotion. From this season the counties were divided into 7 regions, each consisting of 6 counties and the draw was made on 28 February 2018, with 3 months and a half before the first matches.
Promotion play-off
The matches are scheduled to be played on 16, 23 and 30 June 2018.
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forfait)
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County leagues
Alba County
Arad County
Argeș County
Bacău County
Bihor County
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Botoșani County
Brașov County
Brăila County
Championship play-off
The teams started the championship play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season.
Championship play-out
The teams started the championship play-out with half of the points accumulated in the regular season.
Bucharest
Regular season
Championship play-off
The championship play-off played in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
between the best four teams of the regular season. The teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points.
Buzău County
Relegation play-off
The 14th and 15th-placed teams of Liga IV Buzău faces the 2nd-placed teams in the two series of Liga V Buzău.
Caraș-Severin County
Călărași County
Cluj County
Constanța County
Covasna County
Dâmbovița County
Dolj County
Championship play-off
At the end of the regular season, the first four teams will play a Championship play-off and the winners crowned as county champions and qualify to the promotion play-off to Liga III. The teams will start the play-off with the number of points gained in the regular season only against the other qualified teams.
League Cup
The teams which was ranked 5th to 12th places in the regular season played in the League Cup to establish the final standings. In the League Cup, each tie was played on a home-and-away
two-legged
In sports (especially association football), a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of ...
basis. If tied on aggregate, the
away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
was used.
= First round
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First Leg: 5 and 6 May.
Second Leg: 11 and 12 May.
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= Second round
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First Leg: 19 May.
Second Leg: 26 May.
5-8 places
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9-12 places
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= Third round
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First Leg: 2 June.
Second Leg: 8 and 10 June.
5-6 places
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7-8 places
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9-10 places
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11-12 places
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Galați County
Giurgiu County
South Series
North Series
Championship play-off
The championship play-off played between the best two ranked teams in each series of the regular season. All matches were played at
Comunal Stadium in
Bolintin-Deal
Bolintin-Deal is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bolintin-Deal and Mihai Vodă, and covers an area of .
Demographics
At the 2011 census, it had 5,921 inhabitants; of those, 99.5% were Rom ...
on 5 and 7 June 2018, the semifinals and 10 June 2018, the final.
= Semi-finals
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= Final
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''Singureni won the 2017–18 Liga IV Giurgiu County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Gorj County
Harghita County
Hunedoara County
Ialomița County
Iași County
Ilfov County
Seria 1
Seria 2
Championship final
The Championship final played between the winners of the two series.
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''Bragadiru won the 2017–18 Liga IV Ilfov County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Maramureș County
South Series
North Series
Championship final
The championship final was played between the winners of the two series on 10 and 16 June 2018.
''Minaur Baia Mare won the 2017–18 Liga IV Maramureș County and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Mehedinți County
Championship play-off
Championship play-out
Mureș County
Neamț County
Championship play-off
The championship play-off tournament between the best four teams played in a double
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
and the winner declared county champion and qualify for the
promotion play-off 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 ...
. The teams started with half of the points accumulated in the regular season.
Olt County
Prahova County
Satu Mare County
Sălaj County
Sibiu County
Suceava County
Teleorman County
Timiș County
Tulcea County
Serie A
Serie B
Championship play-off
Vaslui County
Relegation play-off
= First round
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= Second round
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= Promotion/relegation play-off
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Championship play-off
= Quarter-finals
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= Semi-finals
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= Final
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''Flacăra Muntenii de Sus won the 2017–18 Liga IV Vaslui and qualify to
promotion play-off
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in Liga III.''
Vâlcea County
Relegation play-off
The 9th and 10th-placed teams of Liga IV Vâlcea faces the 2nd-placed teams in the two series of Liga V Vâlcea.
Vrancea County
Group A
Group B
Group C
Possible qualification to championship play-off
At the end of the regular season, a special table was made between 3rd places from the three series. The best two teams in this table was qualify in the championship play-off.
Championship play-off
See also
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2017–18 Liga I
The 2017–18 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 14 July 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018, being t ...
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2017–18 Liga II
The 2017–18 Liga II (also known as 2017–18 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 78th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018.
A total of 20 teams co ...
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2017–18 Liga III
The 2017–18 Liga III is the 62nd season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018.
Team changes To Liga III
Promoted from Liga IV
* ACS Ghiroda
* Agr ...
References
External links
FRF
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Romania
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