Divizia B
Season1939–40
PromotedPloiești
Mica Brad
Universitatea Cluj
Craiova
Brăila
Gloria Arad
RelegatedAstra-Metrom Brașov
SS Doc Galați
Victoria CFR Iași
Sparta Mediaș
Victoria Carei
Traian Tighina

The 1939–40 Divizia B was the sixth season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The format has been maintained, four series of 10 teams. The winners of the series were supposed to promote in the Divizia A, but the winners of the 3rd and 4th series were not promoted from different reasons. Also 3rd and 4th place from the first series and the sixth place from the second series were promoted to fill the vacant places from Divizia A.[1][2]

Team changes

Renamed teams

Dacia Unirea Brăila was renamed as FC Brăila.

Monopol Târgu Mureș was renamed as CS Târgu Mureș.

Sporting Chișinău was renamed as Nistru Chișinău.[3]

Disqualified teams

Mihai Viteazul Chișinău and Textila Moldova Iași were disqualified.

Other teams

Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivița Craiova merged, the new formed team was named FC Craiova.[4]

League tables

Serie I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ploiești (C, P) 18 13 2 3 68 15 +53 28 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Mureșul Târgu Mureș 18 12 2 4 56 26 +30 26
3 Craiova (P) 18 12 2 4 41 22 +19 26 Promotion to Divizia A
4 Brăila (P) 18 11 4 3 39 23 +16 26
5 CA Oradea 18 11 1 6 50 36 +14 23
6 Constanța 18 6 0 12 35 51 −16 12
7 Dragoș Vodă Cernăuți 18 5 2 11 27 44 −17 12
8 Nistru Chișinău 18 5 2 11 28 49 −21 12
9 Astra-Metrom Brașov (R) 18 2 3 13 17 51 −34 7 Relegation to Divizia C
10 Victoria CFR Iași (R) 18 0 0 18 3 71 −68 0
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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

Serie II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mica Brad (C, P) 18 13 1 4 45 19 +26 27 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Minerul Lupeni 18 11 2 5 27 16 +11 24
3 Electrica Timișoara 18 11 1 6 31 26 +5 23
4 Chinezul Timișoara 18 10 0 8 39 34 +5 20
5 Vulturii Textila Lugoj 18 9 2 7 26 25 +1 20
6 Gloria Arad (P) 18 8 4 6 45 32 +13 20 Promotion to Divizia A
7 Jiul Petroșani 18 7 4 7 31 22 +9 18
8 CFR Turnu Severin 18 7 1 10 23 37 −14 15
9 CFR Simeria 18 3 3 12 13 30 −17 9
10 Sparta Mediaș (R) 18 1 2 15 10 49 −39 4 Relegation to Divizia C
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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

Serie III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Crișana Oradea[lower-alpha 1] (C) 18 14 3 1 52 12 +40 31 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Universitatea Cluj[lower-alpha 2] (P) 18 14 1 3 63 22 +41 29
3 SSM Reșița 18 11 1 6 41 19 +22 23
4 Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe 18 8 6 4 37 17 +20 22
5 IS Câmpia Turzii 18 8 3 7 35 28 +7 19
6 Cimentul Turda 18 7 3 8 34 36 −2 17
7 Stăruința Oradea 18 6 2 10 25 40 −15 14
8 Olimpia CFR Satu Mare 18 6 1 11 27 44 −17 13
9 CS Târgu Mureș 18 4 4 10 21 46 −25 12
10 Victoria Carei[lower-alpha 3] (R) 18 0 0 18 5 76 −71 0 Relegation to Divizia C
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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. ↑ Crișana Oradea was not promoted. On 30 August 1940 the Second Vienna Award was signed and territory of Northern Transylvania
    was assigned from Romania to Hungary, including Oradea.
  2. ↑ Universitatea Cluj was promoted instead of Crișana Oradea. Even that the Second Vienna Award regard also Cluj-Napoca in the territory
    of Northern Transylvania, Universitatea Cluj refused to play in Hungary and relocated to Sibiu.
  3. ↑ Victoria Carei withdrew at the start of the second half and lost the remaining 9 matches with 0-3.

Serie IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Franco-Româna Brăila (C) 18 15 2 1 69 20 +49 32 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Feroemail Ploiești 18 13 3 2 65 16 +49 29
3 Maccabi București 18 12 2 4 58 13 +45 26
4 Prahova Ploiești 18 9 3 6 37 35 +2 21
5 Dacia VA Galați 18 9 2 7 44 42 +2 20
6 Maccabi Chișinău 18 7 2 9 30 42 −12 16
7 Turda București 18 6 3 9 32 33 −1 15
8 Muncitorul Cernăuți 18 6 1 11 26 53 −27 13
9 SS Doc Galați (R) 18 3 0 15 19 70 −51 6 Relegation to Divizia C
10 Traian Tighina (R) 18 1 0 17 9 65 −56 2
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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; (R) Relegated

See also

References

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