Liga IV
Season1976–77

The 1976–77 County Championship was the 35th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off to gain promotion to Divizia C.

Promotion play-off

Teams promoted to Divizia C without a play-off matches as teams from less represented counties in the third division.[1]

The matches was played on 10 and 17 July 1977.[2][3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Minerul Voivozi (BH) 2–4 (CJ) CM Cluj-Napoca2–10–3
Electrica Titu (DB) 3–4 (OT) Electrodul Slatina3–20–2
Oțelul Reghin (MS) 7–6 (AB) ICIM Cugir ||5–0||2–6
Libertatea Arad (AR) 2–4 (HD) Minerul Vulcan2–10–3
IUPS Miercurea Ciuc (HR) 7–2 (NT) IJIL Piatra Neamț||6–1||1–1
Mecanizatorul Șimian (MH) 3–2 (VL) Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea ||3–1||0–1
Unirea Gârbovi (IF) 3–3 (2–4 p) (CT) Chimpex Constanța2–11–2
Minerul Ilba-Seini (MM) 2–0 (SM) Sticla Poiana Codrului ||1–0||1–0
Victoria Craiova (DJ) 3–4 (GJ) Constructorul Târgu Jiu3–20–2
Viitorul Hârlău (IS) 0–6 (SV) Zimbrul Suceava0–40–2
Textila Roșiori (TR) 2–6 (B) Mecanică Fină București2–40–2
Petrolul Băicoi (PH) 3–2 (CV) Forestierul Covasna ||2–0||1–2
Dinamo Timișoara (TM) 1–2 (CS) Minerul Oravița0–11–1
Aripile Bacău (BC) 3–2 (VN) Rapid Panciu ||3–0 [lower-alpha 1]||0–2
Carpați Mârșa (SB) 5–2 (BV) IT Brașov ||5–1||0–1
Constructorul Brăila (BR) 1–4 (TL) Granitul Babadag1–00–4
  1. The result of the match Aripile Bacău - Rapid Panciu 2–0 was approved with 3–0. The team from Panciu used a player without the right to play.

County leagues

Arad County

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Șoimii Pâncota (Q) 26 15 9 2 49 22 +27 39 Qualification to championship final
2 Frontiera Curtici 26 19 1 6 77 34 +43 39
3 Stăruința Dorobanți 26 15 5 6 54 22 +32 35
4 Șiriana Șiria 26 11 8 7 53 42 +11 30
5 Gloria Ineu 26 12 5 9 42 36 +6 29
6 Indagrara Arad 26 8 9 9 33 32 +1 25
7 Foresta Arad 26 9 7 10 31 31 0 25
8 Înfrățirea Iratoșu 26 11 2 13 34 32 +2 24
9 Foresta Beliu 26 9 6 11 45 54 9 24
10 Progresul Pecica 26 9 6 11 27 36 9 24
11 Mureșul Arad 26 8 7 11 40 46 6 23
12 Viitorul Turnu 26 8 6 12 45 51 6 22
13 Voința Macea 26 9 5 12 48 51 3 19[lower-alpha 1]
14 Viitorul Șepreuș 26 0 2 24 28 118 90 2
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Voința Macea deducted 4 points.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Libertatea Arad (Q) 26 17 5 4 75 23 +52 39 Qualification to championship final
2 FZ Arad 26 16 4 6 47 20 +27 36
3 Victoria Ineu 26 14 5 7 61 26 +35 33
4 Șoimii Lipova 26 13 7 6 52 38 +14 33
5 Crișana Sebiș 26 12 7 7 49 28 +21 31
6 Unirea Șofronea 26 13 4 9 64 39 +25 30
7 Victoria Chișineu-Criș 26 11 5 10 55 49 +6 27
8 Unirea Sântana 26 12 2 12 42 53 11 26
9 Victoria Zăbrani 26 12 1 13 51 54 3 25
10 Motorul Arad 26 9 4 13 32 47 15 22
11 CFR Gurahonț 26 8 4 14 43 69 26 20
12 Unirea Aluniș 26 8 2 16 36 63 27 18
13 Viitorul Tisa Nouă 26 5 3 18 31 69 38 13
14 Victoria Seleuș 26 4 3 19 32 92 60 11
Source: [4]
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 19 and 21 June 1977.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Șoimii Pâncota 1–5 Libertatea Arad 1–0 0–5

Libertatea Arad won the Arad County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

Cluj County

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CM Cluj-Napoca (C, Q) 30 21 4 5 87 26 +61 46 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Izolatorul Turda 30 18 4 8 53 31 +22 40
3 Vlădeasa Huedin 30 15 8 7 72 36 +36 38
4 Electrometal Cluj-Napoca 30 15 8 7 69 37 +32 38
5 Unirea Florești 30 12 10 8 43 39 +4 34
6 Minerul Aghireș 30 12 10 8 41 38 +3 34
7 Vulturii Mintiu Gherlii 30 13 7 10 52 55 3 33
8 CFR Turda 30 12 9 9 53 33 +20 33
9 Arieșul Câmpia Turzii 30 14 4 12 44 41 +3 32
10 CFR Dej 30 11 6 13 38 37 +1 28
11 Someșul Bonțida 30 10 7 13 40 55 15 27
12 Motorul URA Cluj-Napoca 30 9 7 14 36 51 15 25
13 Dinamo Cluj-Napoca 30 8 7 15 34 49 15 23
14 Flacăra Cluj-Napoca 30 7 6 17 35 68 33 20
15 Steaua Roșie Iclod 30 6 5 19 31 67 36 17
16 Libertatea Cluj-Napoca 30 2 6 22 17 78 61 10
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Dolj County

Series I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Victoria Craiova (Q) 28 24 3 1 108 12 +96 51 Qualification to championship final
2 Jiul TCIF Craiova 28 22 4 2 85 22 +63 48
3 Victoria Bratovoiești 28 16 5 7 82 43 +39 37
4 Progresul Radovan 28 13 8 7 66 37 +29 34
5 Avântul Ișalnița 28 16 2 10 70 46 +24 34
6 Știința Constructorul Craiova 28 16 2 10 55 52 +3 34
7 Fulgerul Mârșani 28 11 7 10 55 57 2 29
8 Progresul Cârcea 28 11 3 14 66 57 +9 25
9 Victoria Celaru 28 11 3 14 55 57 2 25
10 Viitorul Terpezița 28 10 4 14 44 71 27 24
11 Chimia Craiova 28 9 5 14 48 61 13 23
12 Unirea Sărbătoarea 28 10 2 16 51 90 39 22
13 Autotransport Craiova 28 6 2 20 31 89 58 14
14 Avântul Filiași 28 5 3 20 29 64 35 13
15 Tractorul Predești 28 1 1 26 12 105 93 3
16 Viitorul Coșoveni[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Viitorul Coșoveni was excluded in the first part of the season and all its results were canceled.
Series II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steagul Roșu Plenița (Q) 30 19 7 4 78 35 +43 45 Qualification to championship final
2 Unirea Goicea Mare 30 15 9 6 60 27 +33 39
3 Recolta Măceșu de Jos 30 17 4 9 80 33 +47 38
4 Progresul Segarcea 30 15 6 9 65 44 +21 36
5 Progresul Goicea Mică 30 15 5 10 71 42 +29 35
6 Recolta Ostroveni 30 16 2 12 68 56 +12 34
7 Avântul Bârca 30 15 4 11 48 50 2 34
8 Eruga Siliștea Crucii 30 13 6 11 75 67 +8 32
9 Unirea Tricolor Dăbuleni 30 13 5 12 59 58 +1 31
10 Dunărea Bistreț 30 10 6 14 57 57 0 26
11 Fulgerul Maglavit 30 12 1 17 54 78 24 25
12 Recolta Dunăreni 30 11 1 18 47 70 23 23
13 Desnățuiul Giurgița 30 9 4 17 49 75 26 22
14 Luceafărul Ghidici 30 10 1 19 41 86 45 21
15 Electrica Băilești 30 9 1 20 39 77 38 19
16 Recolta Urzicuța 30 8 2 20 34 76 42 18
Source: [6]
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 5 and 9 June 1977.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Steagul Roșu Plenița 0–2 Victoria Craiova 0–0 0–2

    Victoria Craiova won the Dolj County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

    Harghita County

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 IUPS Miercurea Ciuc (C, Q) 34 25 4 5 118 20 +98 54 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc 34 23 5 6 83 31 +52 51
    3 Metalul Vlăhița 34 21 4 9 88 38 +50 46
    4 Complexul Gălăuțaș 34 18 6 10 78 51 +27 42
    5 Explorarea Bălan 34 18 6 10 68 48 +20 42
    6 ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc 34 17 3 14 68 57 +11 37
    7 Bastionul Lăzarea 34 17 1 16 55 65 10 35
    8 Metalul Gheorgheni 34 14 4 16 78 66 +12 32
    9 Flamura Roșie Sânsimion 34 14 4 16 64 67 3 32
    10 Minerul Miercurea Ciuc 34 14 4 16 58 63 5 32
    11 Rapid Porumbenii Mari 34 14 2 18 60 96 36 30
    12 Minerul Lueta 34 10 9 15 54 62 8 29
    13 Mobila Ditrău 34 11 6 17 45 77 32 28
    14 Apemin Borsec[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 2 19 68 101 33 28
    15 Bradul Hodoșa 34 9 9 16 44 64 20 27
    16 Șoimii Băile Tușnad 34 10 6 18 52 90 38 26
    17 Unirea Tulgheș 34 9 3 22 41 77 36 21
    18 Mureșul Suseni 34 8 4 22 51 100 49 20
    Source: [7]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
    Notes:
    1. Apemin Borsec was excluded from championship.

    Hunedoara County

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Minerul Vulcan (C, Q) 28 19 4 5 79 26 +53 42 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Explorări Deva 28 18 3 7 78 33 +45 39
    3 Aurul Certej 28 18 3 7 62 27 +35 39
    4 Minerul Uricani 28 15 3 10 70 49 +21 33
    5 Autotransport Hațeg 28 13 4 11 61 46 +15 30
    6 EGCL Hunedoara 28 13 3 12 43 44 1 29
    7 Minerul Aninoasa 28 13 3 12 43 48 5 29
    8 Metalul Crișcior 28 10 8 10 38 37 +1 28
    9 IMC Bârcea 28 10 5 13 47 56 9 25
    10 Energia Paroșeni 28 10 4 14 49 75 26 24
    11 Sportul Studențesc Hunedoara 28 9 5 14 51 49 +2 23
    12 Constructorul Hunedoara 28 8 7 13 51 55 4 23
    13 Parângul Lonea 28 10 3 15 34 74 40 23
    14 CFR Petroșani 28 7 7 14 46 74 28 21
    15 Preparatorul Petrila 28 3 4 21 29 94 65 10
    Source: [8]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Prahova County

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Petrolul Băicoi (C, Q) 30 20 7 3 66 21 +45 47 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Tricolorul Breaza 30 20 6 4 73 21 +52 46
    3 Electromotor Câmpina 30 17 7 6 60 34 +26 41
    4 Minerul Filipeștii de Pădure 30 15 9 6 52 26 +26 39
    5 Chimistul Valea Călugărească 30 15 7 8 56 40 +16 37
    6 IUC Ploiești 30 14 8 8 43 33 +10 36
    7 Flamura Roșie Dorobanțul 30 14 5 11 37 33 +4 33
    8 ICIM Câmpina 30 11 9 10 48 42 +6 31
    9 Dacia Ploiești 30 11 7 12 41 43 2 29
    10 Rapid Mizil 30 9 7 14 39 45 6 25
    11 Carotajul Ploiești 30 10 4 16 43 67 24 24
    12 PECO Ploiești 30 7 9 14 23 43 20 23
    13 Geamul Boldești-Scăieni 30 9 3 18 32 52 20 21
    14 Metalul Câmpina 30 6 8 16 38 53 15 20
    15 Petrolul Urlați[lower-alpha 1] 30 8 2 20 27 74 47 18 Spared from relegation
    16 Feroemail Ploiești (R) 30 3 3 24 32 83 51 9 Relegation to Prahova County Championship II
    Source: [9]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Petrolul Urlați was spared from relegation due to the promotion of Petrolul Băicoi in Divizia C.

    Sălaj County

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Rapid Jibou (C, Q) 30 27 1 2 174 33 +141 55 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Minerul Sărmășag 30 23 4 3 90 28 +62 50
    3 Energia Sânmihaiu Almașului 30 19 6 5 90 40 +50 44
    4 Progresul Bălan 30 17 3 10 75 64 +11 37
    5 Unirea Hida 30 16 3 11 71 54 +17 35
    6 Minerul Cuciulat 30 15 2 13 75 73 +2 32
    7 Silvania Cehu Silvaniei 30 14 3 13 72 54 +18 31
    8 Minerul Surduc 30 13 5 12 77 74 +3 31
    9 Elcond Zalău 30 10 7 13 62 66 4 27
    10 Năzuința Tihău 30 11 3 16 61 83 22 25
    11 Olimpic Bocșa 30 10 4 16 43 68 25 24
    12 Drum Nou Dragu 30 10 1 19 46 83 37 21
    13 Unirea Gârbou 30 8 3 19 41 94 53 19
    14 Unirea Hereclean 30 8 2 20 27 81 54 18
    15 Gloria Pericei 30 7 4 19 36 96 60 18
    16 Constructorul Zalău 30 5 1 24 21 76 55 11
    Source: [10]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Sibiu County

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Carpați Mârșa (C, Q) 34 25 6 3 110 21 +89 56 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Construcții Sibiu 34 23 7 4 103 27 +76 53
    3 Metalul IO Sibiu 34 22 6 6 80 29 +51 50
    4 Vitrometan Mediaș 34 21 6 7 58 28 +30 48
    5 ELCA Mediaș 34 17 7 10 53 36 +17 41
    6 Carbosin Copșa Mică 34 16 6 12 53 48 +5 38
    7 CSU Sibiu 34 16 5 13 70 62 +8 37
    8 ASA Sibiu 34 16 4 14 58 58 0 36
    9 Record Mediaș 34 13 8 13 49 42 +7 34
    10 Unirea Ocna Sibiului 34 14 6 14 53 53 0 34
    11 CFR Sibiu 34 13 6 15 44 52 8 32
    12 Textila Mediaș 34 10 11 13 38 49 11 31
    13 Metalurgica Sibiu 34 11 8 15 47 53 6 30
    14 Unirea Tălmaciu 34 13 2 19 54 60 6 28
    15 Gloria Dumbrăveni 34 7 9 18 41 73 32 23
    16 Electrica Sibiu 34 8 2 24 38 103 65 18
    17 Sparta Mediaș 34 5 3 26 32 95 63 13
    18 Avântul Dârlos 34 4 2 28 22 114 92 10
    Source: [11]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Timiș County

    Series I
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Dinamo Timișoara (Q) 34 24 4 6 88 37 +51 52 Qualification to championship final
    2 Bega Belinț 34 19 5 10 80 48 +32 43
    3 Comerțul Lugoj 34 20 2 12 71 44 +27 42
    4 Modern Timișoara 34 17 8 9 49 34 +15 42
    5 Auto Timișoara 34 17 5 12 68 33 +35 39
    6 Electrobanat Timișoara 34 14 7 13 53 39 +14 35
    7 Șoimii Buziaș 34 14 6 14 68 60 +8 34
    8 SC Buziaș 34 12 9 13 52 50 +2 33
    9 Timișul Șag 34 13 7 14 47 56 9 33
    10 Șoimii Timișoara 34 12 7 15 54 51 +3 31
    11 Avântul Chizătău 34 13 4 17 67 74 7 30
    12 Înainte Moșnița 34 12 6 16 40 60 20 30
    13 Flacăra Făget 34 12 5 17 48 62 14 29
    14 Chimia Margina 34 12 4 18 44 67 23 28
    15 Victoria Carani 34 11 6 17 38 64 26 28
    16 Constructorul Lugoj 34 10 8 16 40 68 28 28
    17 Avântul Topolovăț 34 10 8 16 46 85 39 28
    18 Tehnolemn Timișoara 34 12 3 19 58 79 21 27
    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 Furnirul Deta (Q) 34 22 7 5 76 24 +52 51 Qualification to championship final
    2 Obilici Sânmartinu Sârbesc 34 21 7 6 67 37 +30 49
    3 Flacăra Parța 34 19 5 10 81 46 +35 43
    4 13 Construcții Timișoara 34 18 7 9 76 47 +29 43
    5 Progresul Gătaia 34 17 5 12 62 58 +4 39
    6 IAEM Timișoara 34 14 9 11 53 40 +13 37
    7 Voința Șandra 34 15 4 15 54 53 +1 34
    8 Checeana Checea 34 14 6 14 70 73 3 34
    9 Mănușarul Timișoara 34 14 4 16 47 55 8 32
    10 Voința Sânnicolau Mare 34 12 7 15 48 52 4 31
    11 Unirea Peciu Nou 34 13 4 17 58 68 10 30
    12 Unirea Breștea 34 12 6 16 51 77 26 30
    13 Pobeda Dudeștii Vechi 34 13 3 18 62 58 +4 29
    14 Progresul Ciacova 34 13 3 18 63 95 32 29
    15 Textila Timișoara 34 10 8 16 52 47 +5 28
    16 Avântul Periam 34 11 4 19 57 75 18 26
    17 FZ Banatul Timișoara 34 10 4 20 54 84 30 24
    18 Recolta Nerău 34 11 1 22 44 86 42 23
    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 23 and 26 June 1977.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Dinamo Timișoara 4–4 [lower-alpha 1] Furnirul Deta 3–0 1–4
    1. Dinamo Timișoara won on the away goals rule.

    Dinamo Timișoara won the Timiș County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

    See also

    References

    1. "Noile divizionare C" [The new divisions C] (PDF). Sportul. 19 July 1977. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022 via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
    2. "Meciurile de baraj pentru Divizia C" [Play-off matches for Divizia C] (PDF). Sportul. 11 July 1977. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022 via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
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    4. 1 2 "Clasamentul final al Campionatului județean I de fotbal" [The final ranking of the 1st County Football Championship] (PDF). Flacăra Roșie. 19 June 1977. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022 via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.(in Romanian)
    5. "Punct final în campionatul județean de fotbal" [Final point in the county football championship]. Făclia. 1 July 1977. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    6. 1 2 "Campionatul județean categoria Onoare a luat sfârșit" [The county championship in the Honor category has ended]. Înainte. 9 June 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    7. "Câteva date despre a VIII-a ediție (1976-1977) a campionatului județean de fotbal" [Some data about the 8th edition (1976-1977) of the county football championship.]. Informația Harghitei. 19 July 1977. p. 2. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    8. "Campionatul Județean" [County Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 28 June 1977. p. 8. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022 via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
    9. "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1976/1977" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - Prahova County Football Championship: 1976/1977 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.(in Romanian)
    10. "Rapid Jibou a promovat în Divizia C" [Rapid Jibou promoted to Divizia C]. Năzuința. 6 July 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 7 October 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    11. "Clasamentul campionatului județean de fotbal" [The county football championship ranking]. Tribuna Sibiului. 23 June 1977. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
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