1968–69 County Championship

The 1968–69 County Championship was the 27th 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.

Liga IV
Season1968–69
← 1967–68

Promotion play-off

First phase

The matches was played on 22, 29 June and 2 July 1969.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Constructorul Craiova (DJ) 4–5 (CS) CFR Caransebeș 2–1 0–1 2–3
Chimia Bradul Vama (SV) 2–3 (BC) Minerul Comănești 1–0 1–3
Unirea ITO Galați (GL) 2–4 (BZ) Foresta Nehoiu 2–2 0–2
Metalul Mangalia (CT) 0–2 (B) Laromet București 0–0 0–2
Vagonul Ploiești (PH) 4–3 (TR) CFR Roșiorii de Vede 1–1 1–1 2–1
Minerul Bihor (BH) 0–1 (HD) Minerul Teliuc 0–0 0–1
Dermata Cluj (CJ) 0–2 (MM) Chimistul Baia Mare 0–0 0–2
Lemnarul Târgu Mureș (MS) 1–2 (BV) Celuloza Zărnești 1–1 0–1

Second phase

The matches was played on 6, 13 and 16 July 1969.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Minerul Comănești (BC) 6–0 (IS) ITI Iași 3–0 3–0
Volanul Botoșani (BT) 2–3 (NT) Constructorul Piatra Neamț 2–1 0–2
Foresta Nehoiu (BZ) 3–5 (VN) Locomotiva Adjud 3–1 0–4
Dunărea Brăila (BR) 6–1 (VS) Recolta IAS Lazea 3–1 3–0
Știința Ciulnița (IL) 3–10 (B) Laromet București 1–2 2–8
Minerul Măcin (TL) 0–7 (IF) ICAB Arcuda 0–4 0–3
Metalul Colibași (AG) 2–0 (PH) Vagonul Ploiești 2–0 0–0
Petrolul Târgoviște (DB) 5–4 (OT) CFR Caracal 2–2 2–2 1–0
Metalurgistul Sadu (GJ) 2–4 (CS) CFR Caransebeș 2–1 0–3
Lotru Brezoi (VL) 2–4 (MH) Unirea Orșova 1–0 1–4
Unirea Alba Iulia (AB) 2–6 (TM) Electromotor Timișoara 2–2 0–4
Chimistul Baia Mare (MM) 3–2 (SM) Rapid Satu Mare 1–1 2–1
Progresul Cehu Silvaniei (SJ) 1–7 (BN) Foresta Năsăud 0–1 1–6
Celuloza Zărnești (BV) 2–4 (HR) Viitorul Gheorgheni 1–0 1–4
Independența Sibiu (SB) 4–1 (CV) Carpați Covasna 2–0 2–1
Teba Arad (AR) 2–2[lower-alpha 1] (HD) Minerul Teliuc 2–2 2–2 0–0
  1. Minerul Teliuc promoted due to the younger average age.

County leagues

Arad County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Teba Arad (C, Q) 24 20 2 2 66 17 +49 42 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Victoria Ineu II 24 17 2 5 44 19 +25 36
3 Gloria Arad 24 15 2 7 61 20 +41 32
4 Șoimii Pâncota 24 11 5 8 51 43 +8 27
5 Victoria Ineu 24 10 7 7 30 27 +3 27
6 Crișana Sebiș 24 9 6 9 32 38 −6 24
7 Mureșul Lipova 24 9 5 10 34 35 −1 23
8 Stăruința Dorobanți 24 8 5 11 31 35 −4 21
9 Progresul Pecica 24 8 2 14 27 44 −17 18
10 Foresta Beliu 24 7 3 14 36 45 −9 17
11 Victoria Chișineu-Criș 24 7 2 15 34 62 −28 16
12 Motorul Arad 24 7 1 16 24 49 −25 15
13 Unirea Sântana 24 4 6 14 21 57 −36 14
14 Recolta Buteni (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1] Expelled
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Recolta Buteni was excluded from the championship after 10 rounds and all its results were canceled.

Brașov County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celuloza Zărnești (C, Q) 22 14 5 3 33 14 +19 33 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Măgura Codlea 22 13 6 3 50 14 +36 32
3 Politehnica Brașov 22 10 7 5 42 18 +24 27
4 ICIM Brașov 22 10 7 5 28 15 +13 27
5 Precizia Săcele 22 11 4 7 36 19 +17 26
6 Textila Prejmer 22 7 10 5 23 19 +4 24
7 CFR Brașov 22 8 5 9 20 27 −7 21
8 Ceramica Feldioara 22 7 6 9 26 39 −13 20
9 Prefabricate Brașov 22 7 3 12 26 34 −8 17
10 Utilajul Făgăraș 22 6 5 11 21 29 −8 17
11 Metalul Brașov 22 4 3 15 17 57 −40 11
12 Hidromecanica Brașov 22 3 3 16 7 74 −67 9
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Harghita County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viitorul Gheorgheni (C, Q) 20 13 3 4 62 22 +40 29 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Minerul Miercurea Ciuc 20 13 3 4 47 18 +29 29
3 Mureșul Toplița 20 12 3 5 50 32 +18 27
4 Metalul Vlăhița 20 10 4 6 44 34 +10 24
5 Apemin Borsec 20 10 3 7 58 31 +27 23
6 Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc 20 9 4 7 34 24 +10 22
7 Flamura Roșie Sânsimion 20 9 3 8 35 39 −4 21
8 Minerul Chileni 20 7 3 10 32 47 −15 17
9 Rapid Ciceu 20 6 1 13 20 50 −30 13
10 Complexul Gălăuțaș 20 3 3 14 23 63 −40 9
11 Mureșul Remetea 20 3 0 17 9 54 −45 6
12 Textila Miercurea Ciuc (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1] Withdrew
13 Bradul Ciceu (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
14 Șoimii Băile Tușnad (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Textila Miercurea Ciuc, Bradul Ciceu and Șoimii Băile Tușnad withdrew from the championship and all their results were canceled.

Hunedoara County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerul Teliuc (C, Q) 26 18 6 2 70 15 +55 42 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 CFR Simeria 26 20 2 4 69 19 +50 42
3 Parângul Lonea 26 12 6 8 53 32 +21 30
4 Constructorul Hunedoara 26 12 3 11 46 32 +14 27
5 Dacia Orăștie 26 12 3 11 44 40 +4 27
6 Minerul Vulcan 26 12 1 13 43 39 +4 25
7 Energia Deva 26 9 6 11 39 49 −10 24
8 Minerul Aninoasa 26 8 7 11 40 46 −6 23
9 Minerul Uricani 26 11 1 14 38 51 −13 23
10 Abatorul Hațeg 26 10 3 13 33 47 −14 23
11 Constructorul Lupeni 26 8 6 12 36 47 −11 22
12 Preparatorul Petrila 26 9 4 13 34 54 −20 22
13 Autobuzul Brad (R) 26 9 4 13 44 65 −21 22 Relegation to Hunedoara County Championship II
14 IGCL Hunedoara (R) 26 4 4 18 21 74 −53 12
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Neamț County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Constructorul Piatra Neamț (C, Q) 20 15 4 1 53 17 +36 34 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Viitorul Săvinești 20 15 2 3 48 9 +39 32
3 Unirea Roman 20 14 2 4 53 14 +39 30
4 Celuloza Piatra Neamț 19 8 4 7 27 26 +1 20
5 Metalul Roman 19 10 0 9 34 38 −4 20
6 Bradul Roznov 20 7 4 9 30 40 −10 18
7 Relonul Săvinești 20 8 1 11 28 25 +3 17
8 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 20 7 3 10 28 36 −8 17
9 Volanul Bicaz 20 6 2 12 26 49 −23 14
10 Metalul Piatra Neamț 20 4 2 14 18 38 −20 10
11 Tractorul Roman (R) 20 2 2 16 14 67 −53 6 Relegation to Neamț County Championship II
12 Betonul Roman (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1] Excluded
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Betonul Roman was excluded in the first part of the season and all its results were canceled.

Olt County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CFR Caracal (C, Q) 20 14 2 4 54 13 +41 30 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Aluminiu Slatina 20 14 1 5 62 21 +41 29
3 Rapid Piatra-Olt 20 12 5 3 50 17 +33 29
4 Gloria Deveselu 20 12 4 4 64 21 +43 28
5 Petrolul Potcoava 20 12 1 7 45 36 +9 25
6 Recolta Stoicănești 20 10 3 7 37 29 +8 23
7 Valea Oltului Cilieni 20 5 3 12 39 60 −21 13
8 Tractorul Radomirești 20 6 0 14 28 53 −25 12
9 Înainte Tia Mare 20 4 4 12 24 63 −39 12
10 Urzica 20 4 1 15 25 80 −55 9
11 Gloria Nicolae Titulescu 20 3 2 15 30 68 −38 8
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Prahova County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vagonul Ploiești (C, Q) 26 19 3 4 48 17 +31 41 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 UZUC Ploiești 26 17 6 3 38 17 +21 40
3 Victoria Florești 26 14 5 7 41 24 +17 33
4 Rafinăria Câmpina 26 11 10 5 48 31 +17 32
5 Electrica Câmpina 26 10 9 7 38 30 +8 29
6 Carotajul Ploiești 26 10 7 9 44 29 +15 27
7 Petrolul Băicoi 26 8 9 9 29 24 +5 25
8 Viitorul Slănic 26 10 5 11 40 43 −3 25
9 Feroemail Ploiești 26 9 5 12 36 38 −2 23
10 Geamuri Boldești-Scăieni 26 7 7 12 22 36 −14 21
11 Chimistul Valea Călugărească 26 9 3 14 32 56 −24 21
12 Neptun Câmpina 26 7 4 15 27 42 −15 18
13 Rafinăria Teleajen 26 4 7 15 26 54 −28 15 Spared from relegation
14 Avântul Măneciu 26 4 6 16 27 55 −28 14
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Sibiu County
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Independența Sibiu (C, Q) 26 17 3 6 67 25 +42 37 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Record Mediaș 26 16 3 7 62 27 +35 35
3 Textila Cisnădie 26 16 2 8 78 28 +50 34
4 Carbosin Copșa Mică 26 14 3 9 50 32 +18 31
5 Unirea Tălmaciu 26 10 10 6 43 18 +25 30
6 Textila Mediaș 26 14 2 10 54 40 +14 30
7 Metalul IO Sibiu 26 10 9 7 35 36 −1 29
8 Sparta Mediaș 26 12 1 13 42 48 −6 25
9 Elastic Sibiu 26 11 2 13 27 42 −15 24[lower-alpha 1]
10 Metalurgica Sibiu 26 9 5 12 40 41 −1 23
11 Automecanica Mediaș 26 7 4 15 31 67 −36 18
12 CFR Sibiu 26 6 5 15 22 53 −31 17
13 Progresul Agnita 26 7 3 16 33 72 −39 17
14 Carpați Mârșa 26 5 4 17 33 88 −55 14
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Elastic Sibiu withdrew in the second part of the season and lost all remaining matches with 0–3.

See also

References
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  3. "La încheierea ediției 1968-1969 a campionatului județean de fotbal" [At the end of the 1968-1969 edition of the county football championship]. Drum Nou. 6 June 1969. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
  4. "Campioanatul județean de fotbal - Epilog" [County football championship - Epilogue]. Informația Harghitei. 24 June 1969. p. 8. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
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  6. "Campionatul județean de fotbal" [County football championship]. Ceahlăul. 11 June 1969. p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via bibgtkneamt.ebibliophil.ro.(in Romanian)
  7. "Campioanele județului Olt" [The champions of Olt county]. fotbalolt.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.(in Romanian)
  8. "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1968/1969" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - Prahova County Football Championship: 1968/1969 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.(in Romanian)
  9. "La încheierea campionatului județean de fotbal" [At the end of the county football championship]. Tribuna Sibiului. 18 June 1969. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
  • Anuarul fotbalului românesc (Romanian football yearbook) 1969–1971. — Federația Română de Fotbal, Editura Stadion, București, 1973.
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