Liga IV
Season1965–66

The 1965–66 Regional Championship was the 24th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of Regional Championships play against each other in the playoffs to earn promotion to Divizia C.

Promotion play-off

Preliminary round

The matches was played on 26 June and 3 July 1966.[1]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
ASA Sibiu (BV) 3–1 (B) Dinamo Obor București 2–0 1–1

    The matches was played on 10, 17 and 21 July 1966.[2][3]

    Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
    Ancora Galați (GL) 7–1 (SV) Textila Botoșani 3–0 4–1
    Gloria Bârlad (IS) 4–2 (BC) Victoria Bacău 3–0 1–2
    Metalul Pitești (AG) 2–8 (PL) Metalul Buzău 2–3 0–5
    Metalul Oțelu Roșu (BA) 2–3 (OT) Autorapid Craiova 2–0 0–3
    Gloria Ioșia (CR) 3–5 (HD) Aurul Zlatna 1–1 2–4
    Topitorul Baia Mare (MM) 4–5 (CJ) Medicina Cluj 2–0 1–3 1–2[lower-alpha 1]
    Stuful Tulcea (DO) 6–1 (B) Celuloza Călărași 5–0 1–1
    ASA Sibiu (BV) 3–2 (MS) Confecția Odorheiu Secuiesc 3–0 0–2
    1. ↑ The match was played on neutral ground at Oradea[4].

    Regional championships

    Argeș Region

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Metalul Pitești (C, Q) 26 17 7 2 84 15 +69 41 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Forestierul Stâlpeni 26 18 2 6 61 21 +40 38
    3 Aluminiu Slatina 26 13 9 4 58 23 +35 35
    4 Unirea Drăgășani 26 12 7 7 36 27 +9 31
    5 Forestierul Curtea de Argeș 26 12 5 9 41 34 +7 29
    6 Lotru Brezoi 26 9 9 8 38 31 +7 27
    7 Oltul Drăgănești-Olt 26 11 5 10 43 48 −5 27
    8 Recolta Stoicănești 26 11 5 10 36 45 −9 27
    9 Progresul Găești 26 9 5 12 33 49 −16 23
    10 Unirea Horezu 26 7 7 12 29 48 −19 21
    11 Vâlceana Râmnicu Vâlcea 26 7 5 14 25 57 −32 19
    12 Chimia Govora 26 6 6 14 46 61 −15 18
    13 Progresul Băiculești 26 7 3 16 25 44 −19 17
    14 Tractorul Drăgășani 26 3 5 18 18 70 −52 11
    Source: [5]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Banat Region

    North Series
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Furnirul Deta (Q) 22 14 5 3 42 17 +25 33 Qualification to championship final
    2 Șoimii Timișoara 22 12 5 5 42 26 +16 29
    3 UM Timișoara 22 9 10 3 50 17 +33 28
    4 Progresul Ciacova 22 12 2 8 37 31 +6 26
    5 IC Arad 22 10 5 7 35 26 +9 25
    6 Ceramica Jimbolia 22 9 5 8 28 28 0 23
    7 Teba Arad 21 7 7 7 40 24 +16 21
    8 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare 22 7 6 9 31 35 −4 20
    9 Progresul Pecica 22 6 8 8 33 39 −6 20
    10 Chimia Margina 21 7 4 10 33 52 −19 18
    11 CFR Șoimii Lugoj 21 2 5 14 15 51 −36 9
    12 Luptătorul Lipova 21 2 4 15 14 54 −40 8
    Source: [6]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
    South Series
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Metalul Oțelu Roșu (Q) 22 12 8 2 52 11 +41 32 Qualification to championship final
    2 Metalul Bocșa 22 12 5 5 47 21 +26 29
    3 Minerul Bocșa 22 10 6 6 35 23 +12 26
    4 Dinamo Timișoara 22 11 3 8 33 26 +7 25
    5 Metalul Topleț 21 11 2 8 37 43 −6 24
    6 Progresul Timișoara 22 7 6 9 34 40 −6 20
    7 Nera Bozovici 21 9 1 11 30 42 −12 19
    8 Muncitorul Reșița 22 7 4 11 31 36 −5 18
    9 Agmonia Zăvoi 22 7 4 11 27 38 −11 18
    10 Laminorul Nădrag 22 7 3 12 32 42 −10 17
    11 Oravița 22 6 5 11 31 47 −16 17
    12 Minerul Moldova Nouă 22 8 1 13 23 43 −20 17
    Source: [6]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
    Championship final
    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Furnirul Deta 4–4 Metalul Oțelu Roșu 2–2 1–3

      Metalul Oțelu Roșu won the Banat Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

      Dobrogea Region

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Stuful Tulcea (C, Q) 26 19 3 4 65 21 +44 41 Qualification to promotion play-off
      2 Știința Constanța 26 17 6 3 53 26 +27 40
      3 Cimentul Medgidia 26 15 8 3 48 13 +35 38
      4 Ideal Cernavodă 26 11 8 7 36 21 +15 30
      5 ITC Constanța 26 8 11 7 42 32 +10 27
      6 Celuloza Constanța 26 9 8 9 28 27 +1 26
      7 Victoria Saligny 26 11 4 11 29 29 0 26
      8 Petrolul Constanța 26 9 6 11 28 35 −7 24
      9 USAS Năvodari 26 6 11 9 30 31 −1 23
      10 CFR Constanța 26 9 5 12 34 37 −3 23
      11 Callatis Mangalia 26 8 5 13 26 46 −20 21
      12 Unirea Murfatlar 26 6 5 15 29 48 −19 17
      13 Recolta Negru Vodă 26 5 7 14 21 57 −36 17
      14 Dinamo Constanța 26 5 1 20 24 70 −46 11
      Source: [7]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
      (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

      Dolj Region

      Series I
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Dunărea Calafat (C, Q) 22 17 2 3 68 16 +52 36 Qualification to promotion play-off
      2 Răsăritul Caracal 22 16 3 3 57 17 +40 35
      3 Recolta Urzicuța 22 11 2 9 37 28 +9 24
      4 Metalul Craiova 22 9 6 7 26 21 +5 24
      5 Progresul Cîrcea 22 8 7 7 37 36 +1 23
      6 Progresul Balș 21 10 2 9 32 28 +4 22
      7 Unirea Caracal 21 7 6 8 28 31 −3 20
      8 Stăruința Craiova 22 8 4 10 30 41 −11 20
      9 Steagul Roșu Plenița 21 9 1 11 29 38 −9 19
      10 Gloria Băilești 21 5 5 11 31 40 −9 15
      11 Tractorul Băicești 22 6 3 13 28 46 −18 15
      12 Unirea Dioști 22 3 1 18 19 80 −61 7
      Source: [8]
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
      (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
      Series II
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Autorapid Craiova (C, Q) 21 14 5 2 77 17 +60 33 Qualification to promotion play-off
      2 Minerul Motru 21 12 3 6 52 16 +36 27
      3 Sănătatea Târgu Jiu 21 12 3 6 58 25 +33 27
      4 SMT Șimian 21 12 2 7 49 30 +19 26
      5 Armata Craiova 21 10 5 6 48 32 +16 25
      6 Drubeta Turnu Severin 21 10 4 7 39 32 +7 24
      7 Metalurgistul Sadu 21 10 4 7 31 32 −1 24
      8 Olimpia Filiași 21 7 3 11 25 69 −44 17
      9 Victoria Vînju Mare 21 6 2 13 31 43 −12 14
      10 Petrolul Cărbunești 21 4 5 12 23 51 −28 13
      11 Minerul Rovinari 21 3 4 14 20 70 −50 10
      12 Recolta Halînga 11 0 2 9 7 43 −36 2
      Source: [9]
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
      (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

      Galați Region

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Ancora Galați (C, Q) 24 19 3 2 58 12 +46 41 Qualification to promotion play-off
      2 Gloria CFR Galați 24 12 6 6 53 30 +23 30
      3 Chimica Mărășești 24 13 3 8 45 31 +14 29
      4 SUT Galați 24 13 1 10 50 28 +22 27
      5 Foresta Gugești 24 10 5 9 51 40 +11 25
      6 Laminorul Brăila 24 10 4 10 39 37 +2 24
      7 Celuloza Brăila 24 11 2 11 34 40 −6 24
      8 Viitorul Rușețu 24 10 3 11 34 48 −14 23
      9 Progresul Brăila 24 11 0 13 34 46 −12 22
      10 Tractorul Viziru 24 7 6 11 46 49 −3 20
      11 Dunărea Brăila 24 7 4 13 38 52 −14 18
      12 Unirea Bărăganul (R) 24 4 6 14 23 58 −35 14 Relegation to Galați District Championship
      13 Avântul Bujor (R) 24 4 5 15 25 65 −40 13
      14 Dinamo Tecuci[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
      Source: [10]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
      (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
      Notes:
      1. ↑ Dinamo Tecuci withdrew during the season and all its results were canceled.

      Hunedoara Region

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Aurul Zlatna (C, Q) 26 16 4 6 50 22 +28 36 Qualification to promotion play-off
      2 Aurul Brad 26 16 2 8 52 19 +33 34
      3 Știința Petroșani 26 14 4 8 63 25 +38 32
      4 Constructorul Hunedoara 26 12 3 11 48 40 +8 27
      5 Refractara Alba Iulia 26 12 1 13 36 33 +3 25
      6 Parângul Lonea 26 10 5 11 33 41 −8 25
      7 Minerul Ghelar 26 12 1 13 47 66 −19 25
      8 Minerul Teliuc 26 11 2 13 54 52 +2 24
      9 Minerul Vulcan 26 10 4 12 35 48 −13 24
      10 Minerul Aninoasa 26 8 7 11 41 49 −8 23
      11 CFR Simeria 26 10 3 13 35 61 −26 23
      12 Dacia Orăștie 26 9 4 13 41 44 −3 22
      13 Textila Sebeș 26 10 2 14 54 67 −13 22
      14 CFR Teiuș 26 10 2 14 39 61 −22 22
      Source: [11]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
      (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

      Mureș Region

      Series I
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Confecția Odorheiu Secuiesc (Q) 22 17 2 3 58 15 +43 36 Qualification to championship final
      2 Lemnarul Târgu Mureș 22 13 6 3 48 27 +21 32
      3 Apemin Borsec 22 12 6 4 40 19 +21 30
      4 Viitorul Gheorgheni 22 11 6 5 37 25 +12 28
      5 Mureșul Toplița 22 11 3 8 29 27 +2 25
      6 Lemnarul Odorheiu Secuiesc 22 7 6 9 28 24 +4 20
      7 Gloria Târgu Mureș 22 8 3 11 36 39 −3 19
      8 Metalul Vlăhița 22 7 3 12 25 42 −17 17
      9 Minerul Bălan 22 6 5 11 27 49 −22 17
      10 Minerul Miercurea Ciuc 22 5 4 13 29 47 −18 14
      11 Complexul Gălăuțaș 22 5 4 13 17 37 −20 14
      12 Voința Târgu Mureș 22 4 4 14 23 46 −23 12
      Source: [12]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
      (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
      Series II
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
      1 Oțelul Târgu Mureș (Q) 22 14 3 5 57 26 +31 31 Qualification to championship final
      2 Mureșul Luduș 22 12 4 6 50 32 +18 28
      3 Străduința Cristuru Secuiesc 22 12 2 8 50 37 +13 26
      4 Știința Târgu Mureș 22 10 6 6 38 25 +13 26
      5 Ciocanul Târgu Mureș 22 10 5 7 38 27 +11 25
      6 Energia Fântânele 22 9 5 8 48 36 +12 23
      7 Unirea Târnăveni 22 10 2 10 32 32 0 22
      8 Avântul Reghin 22 7 4 11 34 50 −16 18
      9 Nirajul Miercurea Nirajului 22 6 6 10 32 51 −19 18
      10 Vulturul Luduș 22 7 3 12 25 56 −31 17
      11 Stăruința Târgu Mureș 22 5 6 11 27 40 −13 16
      12 Voința Târnăveni 22 6 3 13 29 43 −14 15
      Source: [12]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
      (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
      Championship final

      The matches was played on 11 June and 18 June 1967.

      Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
      Oțelul Târgu Mureș 2–4 Confecția Odorheiu Secuiesc 2–3 0–1

        Confecția Odorheiu Secuiesc won the Mureș Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

        Ploiești Region

        East Series
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
        1 Metalul Buzău (Q) 22 16 5 1 50 12 +38 37 Qualification to championship final
        2 Prahova Ploiești 22 15 5 2 36 12 +24 35
        3 Vagonul Ploiești 22 11 5 6 36 22 +14 27
        4 Rafinăria Teleajen 22 9 7 6 31 21 +10 25
        5 Armata Ploiești 22 9 6 7 27 17 +10 24
        6 Petrolistul Boldești 22 8 5 9 20 30 −10 21
        7 Foresta Nehoiu 22 8 4 10 31 36 −5 20
        8 Progresul Râmnicu Sărat 22 7 6 9 28 40 −12 20
        9 Victoria Boboc 22 7 5 10 33 31 +2 19
        10 Petrolul Berca 22 7 4 11 19 31 −12 18
        11 Feroemail Ploiești 22 4 6 12 13 26 −13 14
        12 Olimpia Slănic 22 0 4 18 9 63 −54 4
        Source: [13]
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
        (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
        West Series
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
        1 Metalul Plopeni (Q) 22 16 2 4 55 25 +30 34 Qualification to championship final
        2 Carpați Sinaia 22 14 3 5 37 15 +22 31
        3 Caraimanul Bușteni 22 11 5 6 38 29 +9 27
        4 IRA Câmpina 22 10 5 7 42 30 +12 25
        5 Bucegi Pucioasa 22 9 7 6 30 29 +1 25
        6 Muncitorul Schela Mare 22 8 6 8 37 43 −6 22
        7 Rafinăria Câmpina 22 8 1 13 30 32 −2 17
        8 Victoria Florești 22 7 3 12 31 34 −3 17
        9 Victoria Moreni 22 8 1 13 32 37 −5 17
        10 Cimentul Fieni 22 6 5 11 20 37 −17 17
        11 Dinamo Caragiale 18 6 1 11 26 47 −21 13
        12 Electrica Câmpina 22 7 1 14 22 42 −20 12[lower-alpha 1]
        Source: [13]
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
        (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
        Notes:
        1. ↑ Electrica Câmpina deducted 3 points.
        Championship final

        The matches was played on 19 June, 26 June and 29 June 1966.

        Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
        Metalul Plopeni 4–4 Metalul Buzău 3–0 0–3 1–1 [lower-alpha 1]
        1. ↑ The match was played on neutral ground at Petrolul Stadium in Ploiești. Metalul Buzău won due to the younger average age.

        Metalul Buzău won the Ploiești Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

        Suceava Region

        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
        1 Textila Botoșani (C, Q) 26 16 5 5 72 23 +49 37 Qualification to promotion play-off
        2 CFR Suceava 26 16 4 6 66 31 +35 36
        3 Viitorul Botoșani 26 14 4 8 63 32 +31 32
        4 Avântul Frasin 25 14 4 7 45 35 +10 32
        5 Bradul Vama 26 10 6 10 37 36 +1 26
        6 Foresta Moldovița 26 11 4 11 43 45 −2 26
        7 Cooperatorul Fălticeni 26 11 3 12 47 48 −1 25
        8 Forestierul Falcău 26 9 5 12 50 50 0 23
        9 Foresta Gura Humorului 26 11 1 14 42 54 −12 23
        10 Unirea Siret 26 9 4 13 59 72 −13 22
        11 Tractorul Săveni 25 10 2 13 45 75 −30 22
        12 Fulgerul Dorohoi 26 9 3 14 42 71 −29 21
        13 Feroviarul Câmpulung Moldovenesc 26 9 1 16 42 53 −11 19
        14 Tractorul Salcea 26 8 2 16 36 64 −28 18
        Source: [14]
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
        (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

        See also

        References

        1. ↑ "ASA Sibiu a câştigat barajul cu Dinamo Obor București" [ASA Sibiu won the dam with Dinamo Obor București] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 4 July 1966. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
        2. ↑ "Prima etapă în barajul pentru categoria C" [First stage in the dam for category C] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 11 July 1966. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
        3. ↑ "Se cunosc 7 promovate în categoria C" [Are known 7 promoted in category C] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 18 July 1966. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
        4. ↑ "În al treilea joc de baraj pentru categoria C" [In the third play-off game for category C] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 22 July 1966. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
        5. ↑ "Campionate regionale" [Regional championships]. Fotbal. 13 July 1966. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        6. 1 2 "Ultimul act în campionatul regional" [The last act in the regional championship]. Drapelul Roșu. 16 June 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        7. ↑ "Campionate regionale" [Regional championships]. Fotbal. 22 June 1966. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        8. ↑ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional football championship]. Înainte. 22 June 1966. p. 2. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        9. ↑ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional football championship]. Înainte. 22 June 1966. p. 2. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        10. ↑ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional football championship]. Viața Nouă. 22 June 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        11. ↑ "Campionatul regional" [Regional championship] (PDF). Steagul Roșu. 28 June 1966. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
        12. 1 2 "Campionate regionale" [Regional championships]. Fotbal. 6 July 1966. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
        13. 1 2 "Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1965/1966" [Prahova county football championship: 1965/1966 edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.(in Romanian)
        14. ↑ "Goluri multe la Gura Humorului" [Many goals at Gura Humorului]. Zori Noi. 29 June 1966. p. 3. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
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