Liga II
Season2007–08
PromotedFC Brașov
Argeș Pitești
Otopeni
Gaz Metan Mediaș
RelegatedInter Gaz București
FCM Reșița
Focșani
Politehnica II Timișoara
Dunărea Galați
FC Caracal
Săcele
Corvinul 2005
Top goalscorerAttila Hadnagy (24 goals)

The 2007–08 Liga II was the 68th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 25 August 2007 and lasted until 24 May 2008.

The format has been maintained to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top two teams of the series promoted to Liga I and the bottom fourth places from both series relegated to Liga III.[1][2]

Team changes

Renamed teams

Național București was renamed as Progresul București.

Apulum Alba Iulia was renamed as Unirea Alba Iulia.

Unirea Focșani was renamed as CSM Focșani.

Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin was renamed as FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

League tables

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Brașov (C, P) 34 24 6 4 81 23 +58 78 Promotion to Liga I
2 Otopeni (P) 34 21 6 7 74 43 +31 69
3 Petrolul Ploiești 34 19 7 8 61 31 +30 64
4 Prefab Modelu 34 17 7 10 54 36 +18 58
5 Concordia Chiajna 34 17 6 11 52 45 +7 57
6 Forex Brașov 34 15 6 13 36 24 +12 51
7 Dunărea Giurgiu 34 13 10 11 37 43 6 49
8 Delta Tulcea 34 14 6 14 37 37 0 48
9 Botoșani 34 13 8 13 34 41 7 47
10 Dinamo II București 34 12 9 13 59 73 14 45 Ineligible for promotion
11 Progresul București 34 12 9 13 38 35 +3 44[lower-alpha 1]
12 Sportul Studențesc București 34 10 12 12 37 46 9 42
13 Câmpina 34 10 8 16 31 48 17 38[lower-alpha 2]
14 FCM Bacău 34 8 14 12 33 37 4 38[lower-alpha 2]
15 Inter Gaz București (R) 34 9 7 18 44 52 8 34[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Liga III
16 Focșani (R) 34 8 10 16 39 51 12 34[lower-alpha 3]
17 Dunărea Galați (R) 34 7 7 20 26 66 40 28
18 Săcele (R) 34 2 12 20 13 55 42 18
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2008. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Progresul București was deducted 1 point due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season.
  2. 1 2 Bacău 0–0 Câmpina; Câmpina 2–1 Bacău
  3. 1 2 Focșani 3–1 Inter Gaz; Inter Gaz 2–0 Focșani

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argeș Pitești (C, P) 34 25 5 4 77 22 +55 79[lower-alpha 1] Promotion to Liga I
2 Gaz Metan Mediaș (P) 34 24 1 9 77 43 +34 73
3 Râmnicu Vâlcea 34 18 7 9 56 39 +17 61
4 Unirea Alba Iulia 34 18 6 10 56 36 +20 60
5 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 34 17 7 10 46 33 +13 58
6 Jiul Petroșani 34 18 8 8 53 29 +24 57[lower-alpha 2]
7 Mureșul Deva 34 14 8 12 39 40 1 50
8 Bihor Oradea 34 13 8 13 32 36 4 47[lower-alpha 3]
9 Liberty Salonta 34 13 8 13 36 33 +3 47[lower-alpha 3]
10 FCM Târgoviște 34 12 11 11 45 40 +5 47[lower-alpha 3]
11 IS Câmpia Turzii 34 11 8 15 29 38 9 41[lower-alpha 4]
12 Minerul Lupeni 34 10 11 13 41 45 4 41[lower-alpha 4]
13 CFR Timișoara 34 11 6 17 34 45 11 39
14 Arieșul Turda 34 10 8 16 35 49 14 38
15 FCM Reșița (R) 34 9 6 19 38 65 27 33[lower-alpha 5] Relegation to Liga III
16 Politehnica II Timișoara (R) 34 9 6 19 27 56 29 33[lower-alpha 5]
17 FC Caracal (R) 34 6 7 21 34 57 23 25
18 Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara (R) 34 4 7 23 21 70 49 19
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2008. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Argeș Pitești was deducted 1 point due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season.
  2. Jiul Petroșani were deducted 5 points due to not achieving the 25 points limit in the Liga I, last season.
  3. 1 2 3 Bihor: 7 pts; Liberty: 5 pts; Târgoviște: 4 pts.
  4. 1 2 ISCT 1–0 Lupeni; Lupeni 0–0 ISCT
  5. 1 2 Politehnica II 1–4 Reșița; Reșița 0–0 Politehnica II

Top scorers

24 goals
20 goals
17 goals
16 goals
14 goals
12 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals

See also

References

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