2019–20 Liga II


The 2019–20 Liga II is the 80th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 August 2019 and will end on 30 May 2020. A total of 20 teams will contest the league. It is the fourth Liga II season with a single series. The season was initially scheduled to be played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams would be promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team would play a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams would relegate to Liga III.
The season was interrupted on 9 March 2020, after 25 rounds, due to COVID-19 pandemic. After two months of inactivity, on 14 May 2020, the Romanian Football Federation announced that a promotion play-off tournament between the first 6 ranked teams will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. No teams will be relegated this season, apart from the clubs that were already dissolved or excluded.

Team changes

To Liga II

Promoted from Liga III





Relegated from Liga I

From Liga II

Relegated to Liga III





Promoted to Liga I

Excluded and spared teams

withdrew from Liga II on 30 July 2019, with three days before the start of the championship and chose to enroll in the Liga III. Place of Luceafărul was occupied by Energeticianul.

Other changes

was moved from Petroșani to Târgu Jiu, but the club will play its home matches on Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, until Tudor Vladimirescu Stadium in Târgu Jiu will be opened.

Renamed teams

CSM Școlar Reșița was renamed as CSM Reșița after recovering its right to use the brand and record of the old entity.
Energeticianul was renamed as Viitorul Târgu Jiu.

Stadiums by capacity

Stadiums by locations

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Argeș Pitești Vasile Buhăescu MacronPrimăria Pitești
ASU Politehnica Timișoara Ioan Mera Westiment / MacronDe Construct Ind
Concordia Chiajna Florin Bratu Petre Ivanovici Joma
CSM Reșița Laurențiu Rus JakoPrimăria Reșița
Daco-Getica București
Dunărea Călărași Georgian Honciu JomaCJ Călărași
Farul Constanța Vlad Muțiu Joma
Metaloglobus București Ovidiu Herea Jako
Miercurea Ciuc Adrián Majzik 2RuleCsíkszereda
Mioveni Ionuț Burnea JomaPrimăria Mioveni
Pandurii Târgu Jiu Daniel Ciobanu Nike
Petrolul Ploiești Laurențiu Marinescu JomaVeolia
Rapid București Ionuț Voicu MacronGreenfield, :ro:Superbet|Superbet
Ripensia Timișoara Claudiu Apro ILAAlmira
Sportul Snagov
SCM Gloria Buzău Marius Ioniță Joma
Turris Turnu Măgurele Erik Lincar Silviu Pană JomaNutrelo
Universitatea Cluj Dorin Goga Adidas:ro:IRUM|IRUM, De'Longhi, Untold
UTA Arad Ciprian Rus SallerPrimăria Arad
Viitorul Târgu Jiu Cristian Oroș JomaHotel Brâncuși, Vitalact

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Season results

Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The teams started the promotion play-offs with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.

Table

Results

Liga I play-off

The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Albert VoineaRipensia Timișoara / Turris-Oltul14
2 Valentin BuhăcianuUTA Arad13
3 Andrei BlejdeaArgeș Pitești12
3 Ciprian RusUTA Arad12
5 Ovidiu HereaMetaloglobus București11
6 Valentin AlexandruSCM Gloria Buzău / Rapid București10
6 Sergiu ArnăutuPetrolul Ploiești10
8 Valentin MunteanuSCM Gloria Buzău9
8 Bogdan RusuDunărea Călărași9
10 Mircea AxenteASU Politehnica Timișoara8
10 Cătălin HlisteiRapid București8
10 Silviu PanăTurris Turnu Măgurele8

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean Sheets
1 Vlad MuțiuFarul Constanța10
2 Florin IacobUTA Arad9
3 Flavius CroitoruMioveni8
4 Raul AvramPetrolul Ploiești7
4 Rareș MurariuASU Politehnica Timișoara7
5 Dragoș BalauruSCM Gloria Buzău5
5 Alexandru TătaruRapid București5
7 Răzvan DucanArgeș Pitești4
7 David DuțuTurris Turnu Măgurele4
7 George GavrilașMetaloglobus București4
7 Alexandru GreabConcordia Chiajna4
7 Ionuț RusTurris Turnu Măgurele4

*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.

Attendances