1979–80 County Championship

The 1979–80 County Championship was the 38th 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
Season1979–80

Promotion play-off

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

The matches was played on 6 and 13 July 1980.[1][2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Gherla (CJ) 2–3 (BN) Textila Năsăud 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Unirea Răcari (DB) 2–0 (AG) Petrolul Bascov 2–0 0–0
Constructorul Odobești (VN) 2–3 (GL) Avântul Matca 2–0 0–3
Constructorul Călărași (IL) 5–4 (IF) Petrolul Roata de Jos 5–1 0–3
Textila Cisnădie (SB) 1–2 (CS) CFR Caransebeș 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Unirea Săveni (BT) 1–4 (IS) Tepro Iași 1–0 0–4
Cimentul Hoghiz (BV) 2–3 (MS) Electrozahăr Târgu Mureș 2–1 0–2
Metalul Mangalia (CT) 8–2 (BZ) Victoria Râmnicu Sărat 5–2 3–0
Constructorul Târgu Jiu (GJ) 0–2 (HD) Minerul Paroșeni 0–0 0–2
Minerul Baia Borșa (MM) 3–2 (AB) Soda Ocna Mureș 3–0 0–2
ICIM Ploiești (PH) 7–3 (B) Granitul București 6–0 1–3
Textila Timișoara (TM) 2–5 (AR) Șoimii Lipova 1–3 1–2
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (HR) 4–6 (BC) Victoria IRA Bacău 4–2 0–4
Unirea Valea lui Mihai (BH) 3–2 (SM) Unio Satu Mare 1–1 2–1
Rapid Piatra Olt (OT) 1–2 (DJ) Victoria Craiova 1–0 0–2
Unirea Siret (SV) 2–0 (NT) CPL Piatra Neamț 1–0 1–0

    County leagues

    Arad County
    Seria A
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Chimia Arad (Q) 30 24 2 4 86 22 +64 50 Qualification to championship final
    2 Luptătorul Lipova 30 22 2 6 72 32 +40 46
    3 Șoimii Pâncota 30 18 3 9 66 30 +36 39
    4 Frontiera Curtici 30 13 7 10 61 40 +21 33
    5 Gloria Ineu 30 13 7 10 48 28 +20 33
    6 Progresul Pecica 30 13 7 10 43 47 −4 33
    7 Viitorul Turnu 30 13 6 11 51 37 +14 32
    8 Înfrățirea Iratoșu 30 14 3 13 49 54 −5 31
    9 Stăruința Dorobanți 30 12 6 12 45 49 −4 30
    10 CPL Arad 30 9 11 10 35 44 −9 29
    11 Șiriana Șiria 30 11 5 14 44 47 −3 27
    12 Voința Macea 30 11 5 14 31 44 −13 27
    13 Indagrara Arad 30 11 3 16 34 38 −4 25
    14 Crișul Buteni 30 10 4 16 43 71 −28 24
    15 Tricoul Roșu Arad 30 3 5 22 29 72 −43 11
    16 CFR Gurahonț 30 3 4 23 17 99 −82 10
    Source: [3]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
    Seria B
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Șoimii Lipova (Q) 30 20 6 4 79 22 +57 46 Qualification to championship final
    2 Mureșul Zădăreni 30 18 3 9 38 39 −1 39
    3 Strungul Chișineu-Criș 30 17 4 9 87 43 +44 38
    4 Gloria Arad 29 17 4 8 71 35 +36 38
    5 Unirea Șofronea 30 18 0 12 75 61 +14 36
    6 Motorul Arad 30 13 9 8 51 29 +22 35
    7 Dacia Beliu 29 14 5 10 61 49 +12 33
    8 Unirea Șeitin 30 14 4 12 53 42 +11 32
    9 Fulgerul Arad 30 13 5 12 71 59 +12 31
    10 Crișana Sebiș 30 10 6 14 39 52 −13 26
    11 Unirea Aluniș 30 12 2 16 37 63 −26 26
    12 Victoria Zăbrani 30 11 3 16 42 39 +3 25
    13 FZ Arad 30 10 4 16 32 61 −29 24
    14 Titanus Arad 30 8 7 15 43 79 −36 23
    15 Unirea Sântana 30 8 4 18 39 69 −30 20
    16 Flacǎra Moneasa 30 2 2 26 25 101 −76 6
    Source: [3]
    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 4 and 8 June 1980.

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Șoimii Lipova 4–3 Chimia Arad 1–0 3–3

    Șoimii Lipova won the 1979–80 Arad County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

    Harghita County
    Series I
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Mobila Ditrău (Q) 18 14 1 3 51 16 +35 29 Qualification to championship final
    2 Complexul Gălăuțaș 18 14 0 4 53 21 +32 28
    3 Mureșul Suseni 18 10 3 5 54 36 +18 23
    4 Făgetul Borsec 18 9 1 8 46 46 0 19
    5 Unirea Hodoșa 18 8 2 8 28 34 −6 18
    6 Unirea Tulgheș 18 8 1 9 32 34 −2 17
    7 ITA Harghita Cârța 18 6 3 9 39 32 +7 15
    8 Bastionul Lăzarea 18 7 1 10 18 28 −10 15
    9 Viață Nouă Remetea 18 4 2 12 22 55 −33 10
    Source: [4]
    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 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (Q) 18 15 1 2 65 7 +58 31 Qualification to championship final
    2 Flamura Roșie Sânsimion 18 13 4 1 46 17 +29 30
    3 Metalul Vlăhița 18 12 1 5 51 21 +30 25
    4 Avântul Miercurea Ciuc 18 7 3 8 32 37 −5 17
    5 Șoimii Băile Tușnad 18 8 0 10 30 38 −8 16
    6 Olimpia Miercurea Ciuc 18 6 2 10 31 38 −7 14
    7 Minerul Lueta 18 6 2 10 27 34 −7 14
    8 Progresul Odorheiu Secuiesc II 18 4 5 9 20 35 −15 13
    9 Rapid Porumbenii Mari 18 4 2 12 22 49 −27 10
    10 Avântul Lunca de Jos 18 4 1 13 29 77 −48 9
    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 8 and 15 June 1980.

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc – Mobila Ditrău 4–2 –

    Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc won the 1979–80 Harghita County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.

    Hunedoara County
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Minerul Paroșeni (C, Q) 28 21 2 5 103 33 +70 44 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Aurul Certej 28 18 6 4 103 31 +72 42
    3 Metalul Hunedoara 28 16 4 8 61 30 +31 36
    4 Minerul Aninoasa 28 16 4 8 62 44 +18 36
    5 Constructorul Hunedoara 28 16 2 10 59 39 +20 34
    6 Minerul Uricani 28 15 2 11 73 49 +24 32
    7 IMC Bârcea 28 14 1 13 53 53 0 29
    8 Preparatorul Petrila 28 12 4 12 68 63 +5 28
    9 Parângul Lonea 28 11 6 11 39 39 0 28
    10 Avântul Hațeg 28 8 8 12 49 51 −2 24
    11 Metalul Simeria 28 11 1 16 65 77 −12 23
    12 IGCL Hunedoara 28 9 4 15 53 76 −23 22
    13 SGCL Călan 28 8 5 15 46 78 −32 21
    14 IGCL Petroșani 28 7 3 18 32 89 −57 17
    15 CFR Petroșani 28 1 2 25 29 143 −114 4
    Source: [5]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Maramureș County
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Minerul Baia Borșa (C, Q) 24 22 0 2 105 22 +83 44 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 IS Sighetu Marmației 24 15 1 8 72 39 +33 31
    3 Maramureșana Sighetu Marmației 24 14 3 7 57 28 +29 31
    4 Metalul Bogdan Vodă 24 12 3 9 69 51 +18 27
    5 Voința Târgu Lăpuș 24 11 5 8 52 42 +10 27
    6 Electrica Baia Mare 24 11 4 9 53 59 −6 26
    7 Iza Dragomirești 24 10 4 10 54 42 +12 24
    8 Olimpia Baia Mare 24 11 2 11 62 55 +7 24
    9 Tractorul Satulung 24 9 4 11 51 40 +11 22
    10 Forestiera Câmpulung la Tisa 24 9 1 14 36 68 −32 19
    11 Minerul Valea Chioarului 24 7 4 13 48 68 −20 18
    12 Paltinul Vadu Izei 24 5 0 19 35 93 −58 10
    13 IPP Coștiui 24 4 1 19 16 103 −87 9
    14 Gloria Baia Mare[lower-alpha 1] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
    Source:
    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. Gloria Baia Mare withdrew before the start of the season.

    Mureș County
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Electrozahăr Târgu Mureș (C, Q) 30 24 3 3 82 19 +63 51 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Metalotehnica Târgu Mureș 30 22 7 1 67 10 +57 51
    3 IRA Târgu Mureș 30 16 7 7 60 24 +36 39
    4 Metalul Reghin 30 13 5 12 36 32 +4 31
    5 Lacul Ursu Sovata 30 12 5 13 39 42 −3 29
    6 Autobuzul Târnăveni 30 11 7 12 33 37 −4 29
    7 Voința Sângeorgiu de Pădure 30 12 3 15 35 46 −11 27
    8 Voința Sărmașu 30 11 4 15 47 46 +1 26
    9 Energia Iernut 30 10 6 14 33 35 −2 26
    10 Voința Miercurea Nirajului 30 11 4 15 36 48 −12 26
    11 Recolta Vidrasău 30 10 6 14 37 57 −20 26
    12 Mureșul Reghin 30 11 3 16 39 55 −16 25
    13 Zahărul Luduș 30 12 1 17 35 75 −40 25
    14 Viitorul Aluniș 30 8 8 14 42 56 −14 24
    15 Viitorul Târgu Mureș 30 9 5 16 42 58 −16 23
    16 Lemnarul Târgu Mureș 30 9 4 17 26 49 −23 22
    Source: [6]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Vâlcea County
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Hidroenergia Râmnicu Vâlcea (C, Q) 28 23 4 1 123 21 +102 50 Qualification to promotion play-off
    2 Flacăra Horezu 28 21 3 4 70 22 +48 45
    3 Forestierul Băbeni 28 21 3 4 70 26 +44 45
    4 Cauciucul Drăgășani 28 14 4 10 68 45 +23 32
    5 Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 14 4 10 63 44 +19 32
    6 Cozia Călimănești 28 11 6 11 44 48 −4 28
    7 Victoria Lungești 28 13 2 13 59 86 −27 28
    8 Râureni 28 11 5 12 50 45 +5 27
    9 Oltețul Bălcești 28 12 2 14 59 59 0 26
    10 Sănătatea Govora 28 9 5 14 50 58 −8 23
    11 Spicul Sutești 28 10 3 15 48 69 −21 23
    12 Recolta Stoenești 28 11 0 17 47 67 −20 22
    13 Recolta Mihăești 28 7 3 18 50 72 −22 17
    14 Recolta Laloșu 28 7 3 18 31 64 −33 17
    15 Constructorul Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 1 0 27 9 98 −89 2
    Source: [7]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    See also

    References
    1. "Rezultatele primei manșe a barajului pentru promovare în Divizia C" [The results of the first leg of the dam for promotion to Divizia C] (PDF). Sportul. 8 July 1980. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
    2. "Barajul pentru promovare în Divizia C" [The dam for promotion in Divizia C] (PDF). Sportul. 15 July 1980. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
    3. "Campionatul Județean de fotbal" [County football championship] (PDF). Flacăra Roșie. 3 June 1980. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.(in Romanian)
    4. "Campionatul județean de fotbal" [County football championship]. Informația Harghitei. 6 June 1980. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.(in Romanian)
    5. "Campionatul Județean" [County Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 3 June 1980. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
    6. "Campionatul județean" [County championship]. Steaua Roșie. 10 June 1980. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    7. Iulian M. Meianu (2014). Editura Alma Mater, Sibiu (ed.). Pe urmele unei echipe pierdute - Forestierul Băbeni [On the footsteps of a lost team - Forestierul Băbeni]. p. 106. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.(in Romanian)
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