1959–60 Regional Championship

Liga IV
Season1959–60

The 1959–60 Regional Championship was the 18th season of the Regional Championship, 7th as the third tier of Romanian football. The champions of each regional championships play against each other in the play-offs to gain promotion in Divizia B.

Regional championships

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Promotion play-off

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Seventeen teams participate in the promotion tournament. The teams were divided into three groups of four and one of five, and the first two ranked teams from each group promoted to second division. The matches were played on neutral ground at Arad, Ploiești, Bacău and București.

Series I (Arad)

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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Voința Târgu Mureș (MS) (P) 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Dinamo Săsar (BM) (P) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
3 Voința Oradea (OR) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 Qualification to tie-breaker
4 Sticla Arieșul Turda (CJ) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
10 July 1960 Dinamo Săsar1–2Sticla Arieșul TurdaArad
10 July 1960 Voința Oradea1–2Voința Târgu MureșArad
14 July 1960 Sticla Arieșul Turda0–1Voința Târgu MureșArad
14 July 1960 Dinamo Săsar1–1Voința OradeaArad
17 July 1960 Dinamo Săsar1–0Voința Târgu MureșArad
17 July 1960 Sticla Arieșul Turda2–3Voința OradeaArad
Promotion tie-breaker

Dinamo Săsar and Voința Oradea played a play-off match in order to determine the second promoted team to Divizia B from Series I. The tie-breaker match was played on 20 July 1960 in Arad.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dinamo Săsar 1–0 Voința Oradea

Series II (Ploiești)

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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aurul Brad (HD) (P) 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 4 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Chimia Govora (PI) (P) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 4
3 Electroputere Craiova (CR) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
4 Minerul Oravița (TM) 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
10 July 1960 Minerul Oravița3–3Aurul BradPloiești
10 July 1960 Electroputere Craiova0–1Chimia GovoraPloiești
14 July 1960 Minerul Oravița1–3Electroputere CraiovaPloiești
14 July 1960 Aurul Brad5–1Chimia GovoraPloiești
17 July 1960 Minerul Oravița0–2Chimia GovoraPloiești
17 July 1960 Aurul Brad1–1Electroputere CraiovaPloiești

Series III (Bacău)

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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Academia Militară București (B) (P) 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 6 Promotion to Divizia B
2 CFR Roșiori (B) (P) 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Rapid Plopeni (PL) 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3 4
4 Chimica Târnăveni (ST) 4 2 0 2 8 12 −4 4
5 Marina Constanța (CT) 4 0 0 4 5 18 −13 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
10 July 1960 Rapid Plopeni6–2Marina ConstanțaBacău
10 July 1960 Chimica Târnăveni0–6Academia Militară BucureștiBacău
14 July 1960 Academia Militară București3–2CFR RoșioriBacău
14 July 1960 Chimica Târnăveni5–3Marina ConstanțaBacău
17 July 1960 Academia Militară București6–0Marina ConstanțaBacău
17 July 1960 CFR Roșiori2–1Rapid PlopeniBacău
21 July 1960 CFR Roșiori2–1Chimica TârnăveniBacău
21 July 1960 Academia Militară București0–1Rapid PlopeniBacău
24 July 1960 Rapid Plopeni1–2Chimica TârnăveniBacău
24 July 1960 Marina Constanța0–1CFR RoșioriBacău

Series IV (București)

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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CSM Brăila (GL) (P) 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 5 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Steaua Roșie Bacău (BC) (P) 3 1 1 1 11 7 +4 3
3 Penicilina Iași (IS) 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 2
4 Unirea Botoșani (SV) 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
10 July 1960 Penicilina Iași3–4Unirea BotoșaniBucurești
10 July 1960 Steaua Roșie Bacău1–1CSM BrăilaBucurești
14 July 1960 Unirea Botoșani2–5CSM BrăilaBucurești
14 July 1960 Penicilina Iași5–3Steaua Roșie BacăuBucurești
17 July 1960 Penicilina Iași1–4CSM BrăilaBucurești
17 July 1960 Unirea Botoșani1–7Steaua Roșie BacăuBucurești

Championships standings

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Baia Mare Region

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Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Săsar (Q) 22 20 1 1 116 11 +105 41 Qualification to championship final
2 Unio Meteorul Roșu Satu Mare 22 16 5 1 89 13 +76 37
3 Voința Satu Mare 22 11 4 7 46 41 +5 26
4 Flamura Roșie Satu Mare 22 10 3 9 33 40 −7 23
5 Voința Tășnad 22 9 6 7 32 37 −5 24
6 Recolta Carei II 22 9 2 11 35 41 −6 20
7 Unirea Seini 22 8 4 10 27 36 −9 20
8 Baia Mare II 22 7 5 10 43 42 +1 19
9 Lăpușul Târgu Lăpuș 22 7 5 10 29 51 −22 19
10 Progresul Cehu Silvaniei 22 5 4 13 37 71 −34 14
11 Stăruința Berveni 22 5 3 14 20 53 −33 13
12 Ardudeana Ardud 22 2 4 16 19 90 −71 8
Source: [citation needed]
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 Stăruința Sighetu Marmației (Q) 22 17 2 3 77 26 +51 36 Qualification to championship final
2 Minerul Baia Sprie 22 14 4 4 68 20 +48 32
3 Constructorul Baia Mare 22 12 3 7 53 31 +22 27
4 Dinamo Sighetu Marmației 22 12 3 7 48 34 +14 27
5 Minerul Cavnic 22 9 5 8 32 25 +7 23
6 Lumina Câmpulung la Tisa 22 9 5 8 31 33 −2 23
7 Progresul Vișeu de Sus 22 7 6 9 29 27 +2 20
8 Minerul Baia Borșa 22 8 4 10 35 49 −14 20
9 Energia Negrești-Oaș 22 8 2 12 29 50 −21 18
10 Minerul Băiuț 22 6 5 11 30 49 −19 17
11 Topitorul Baia Mare 22 5 6 11 27 48 −21 16
12 Viitorul Șomcuta Mare 22 2 1 19 9 76 −67 5
Source: [citation needed]
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
Stăruința Sighetu Marmației 3–4 Dinamo Săsar 1–1 2–3

Dinamo Săsar won the Baia Mare Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Craiova Region

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Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Electroputere Craiova (Q) 24 17 3 4 85 30 +55 37 Qualification to championship final
2 Metalurgistul Sadu 24 17 3 4 55 20 +35 37
3 Unirea Târgu Jiu[a] 24 15 3 6 57 31 +26 33
4 CFR Turnu Severin 24 14 4 6 65 27 +38 32
5 Progresul Strehaia 24 13 3 8 58 33 +25 29
6 Metalul 7 Noiembrie Craiova 24 9 7 8 37 33 +4 25
7 Morile Unite Jiul Craiova 24 8 6 10 39 56 −17 22
8 Dinamo Turnu Severin 24 7 6 11 29 45 −16 20
9 Progresul Filiași 24 7 5 12 34 61 −27 19
10 Petrolul Țicleni 24 5 5 14 27 68 −41 15
11 Cerna Baia de Aramă 24 6 3 15 29 55 −26 15
12 Preajba Târgu Jiu 24 5 5 14 25 55 −30 15
13 Autorapid Craiova 24 4 5 15 21 62 −41 13
14 Confecția Târgu Jiu[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disbanded
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Confecția Târgu Jiu and Flacăra Târgu Jiu merge during the winter break to form Unirea Târgu Jiu.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Craiova (Q) 26 21 3 2 92 17 +75 45 Qualification to championship final
2 Progresul Balș 26 17 3 6 60 22 +38 37
3 Progresul Caracal 26 17 1 8 68 38 +30 35
4 Dunărea Corabia 26 14 5 7 58 33 +25 33
5 Dunărea Calafat 26 15 3 8 53 33 +20 33
6 Progresul Segarcea 26 12 5 9 53 49 +4 29
7 Voința Caracal 26 11 4 11 52 37 +15 26
8 Progresul Băilești 26 9 7 10 60 49 +11 25
9 Fulgerul Maglavit 26 11 3 12 45 48 −3 25
10 Progresul Balș 26 7 7 12 36 51 −15 21
11 Viitorul Cujmir 26 9 1 16 46 89 −43 19
12 Tractorul Bechet 26 8 3 15 39 87 −48 19
13 Recolta Urzicuța 26 7 3 16 36 87 −51 17
14 CS Craiova II[a] 26 0 0 26 0 78 −78 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ All matches of CS Craiova II were approved with 0–3.
Championship final
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Electroputere Craiova 4–0 Dinamo Craiova 3–0 1–0

Electropu­tere Craiova won the Craiova Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Hunedoara Region

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Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerul Aninoasa (Q) 22 17 1 4 67 20 +47 35 Qualification to championship final
2 Parângul Lonea 22 14 3 5 49 22 +27 31
3 Dacia Orăștie 22 14 1 7 54 29 +25 29
4 Victoria Călan 22 12 5 5 49 31 +18 29
5 CFR Simeria 22 12 4 6 47 28 +19 28
6 Șantierul ICSH Hunedoara 22 11 4 7 33 35 −2 26
7 Minerul Vulcan 22 11 3 8 52 30 +22 25
8 Dinamo Orăștie[a] 21 7 3 11 24 41 −17 17
9 Minerul Petrila 22 4 5 13 26 54 −28 13
10 Minerul Ghelari 22 3 6 13 21 56 −35 12
11 Victoria Hațeg 22 3 6 13 14 38 −24 12
12 Corvinul Hunedoara II[b] 21 1 1 19 8 60 −52 3
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo Orăștie was absorbed by Dacia Orăștie after 13 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[3]
  2. ^ Corvinul Hunedoara II was absorbed by Șantierul ICSH Hunedoara after 11 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.[4]
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aurul Brad (Q) 26 21 3 2 113 16 +97 45 Qualification to championship final
2 Minerul Deva 26 19 4 3 89 11 +78 42
3 Sebeșul Sebeș 26 17 3 6 58 28 +30 37
4 UM Cugir 26 13 7 6 49 30 +19 33
5 Unirea Alba Iulia 26 11 7 8 60 44 +16 29
6 Aurul Zlatna 26 10 9 7 53 42 +11 29
7 CFR Teiuș 26 11 6 9 40 47 −7 28
8 Metalul Crișcior 26 10 8 8 46 56 −10 28
9 Rapid Deva 26 9 7 10 50 56 −6 25
10 Locomotiva Alba Iulia 26 8 4 14 48 63 −15 20
11 Metalul Cugir[a] 26 7 6 13 21 42 −21 20
12 Aurul Certej 26 6 3 17 27 66 −39 15
13 Șurianul Petrești 26 4 3 19 18 90 −72 11
14 Recolta Deva[b] 26 1 0 25 7 87 −80 2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Metalul Cugir was excluded after 16 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
  2. ^ Recolta Deva was excluded after 13 rounds and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.
Championship final

The matches was played on 19 and 26 June 1960.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Minerul Aninoasa 3–7 Aurul Brad 3–3 0–4

Aurul Brad won the Hunedoara Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.[7]

Mureș Region

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Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voința Târgu Mureș 3–1 Textila Sfântu Gheorghe 2–0 1–1

Voința Târgu Mureș won the Mureș Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Pitești Region

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalul Colibași (Q) 24 18 4 2 71 15 +56 40 Qualification to championship final
2 Avântul Curtea de Argeș 24 18 2 4 64 21 +43 38
3 Textilistul Pitești 24 14 4 6 47 29 +18 32
4 Progresul Topoloveni 24 14 2 8 55 42 +13 30
5 Minerul Câmpulung 24 12 4 8 56 26 +30 28
6 Progresul Pitești 24 11 5 8 34 31 +3 27
7 Rapid Pitești 24 12 2 10 45 45 0 26
8 Muscelul IMS Câmpulung 24 10 5 9 50 31 +19 25
9 Progresul Găești 24 9 7 8 49 40 +9 25
10 CSA Câmpulung 24 7 5 12 45 57 −12 19
11 Unirea Costești 24 4 3 17 30 81 −51 11
12 Voința Curtea de Argeș 24 2 2 20 20 90 −70 6
13 Pompierul Pitești 24 2 1 21 10 68 −58 5
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chimia Govora[a] (Q) 26 22 2 2 113 16 +97 46 Qualification to championship final
2 Victoria Slatina 26 15 5 6 66 34 +32 35
3 Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea 26 11 8 7 61 34 +27 30
4 Lotru Brezoi 26 12 5 9 47 38 +9 29
5 Unirea Potcoava 26 12 4 10 42 42 0 28
6 Oltul Slatina 26 12 4 10 46 51 −5 28
7 Rapid Piatra-Olt 26 12 3 11 56 49 +7 27
8 Oltul Drăgănești-Olt 26 12 3 11 42 54 −12 27
9 Unirea Drăgășani 26 9 8 9 39 30 +9 26
10 Recolta Stoicănești 26 10 5 11 40 49 −9 25
11 CSA Râmnicu Vâlcea 26 9 6 11 45 53 −8 24
12 Dinamo Drăgășani 26 9 5 12 45 50 −5 23
13 Avântul Horezu 26 5 4 17 28 76 −48 14
14 Bistrița Băbeni 26 1 0 25 17 111 −94 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Șantierul Govora was renamed during the winter break as Chimia Govora.
Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metalul Colibași 1–4 Chimia Govora 1–3 0–1

Chimia Govora won the Pitești Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.

Timișoara Region

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Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceramica Jimbolia 1–4 Minerul Oravița 1–1 0–3

Minerul Oravița won the Timișoara Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Voința Tg.Mureș, Aurul Brad şi C. S. M. Brăila au câștigat grupele barajului pentru categoria B, de la Arad, Ploiești şi București" [Voința Tg. Mureș, Aurul Brad and C. S. M. Brăila won the dam groups for category B, from Arad, Ploiești and București] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 18 July 1960. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Academia Militară București și C.F.R. Roșiori pe primele două locuri în grupa de la Bacău" [Academia Militară București and C.F.R. Roșiori in the first two places in the group from Bacău] (PDF). Sportul Popular. 25 July 1960. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 12 April 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  4. ^ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 29 March 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  5. ^ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 14 June 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  6. ^ "Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 21 June 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
  7. ^ "Aurul Brad – Minerul Aninoasa 4–0". Drumul Socialismului. 28 June 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
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