Liga IV Timiș

Liga IV Timiș is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Timiș County, România. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and it is competed between 18 teams, the winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off that is disputed against a winner of the neighboring counties series.

Liga IV Timiș

Founded	1968
Country	Romania
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga III
Relegation to	Liga V – Timiș County
Domestic cup(s)	Cupa României Supercupa României
Current champions	Phoenix Buziaș (1st title) (2021–22)
Most championships	Auto Timișoara (5 titles)
Website	AJF Timiș
Current: 2022–23 Liga IV Timiș

History

In 1968, along with the territorial reorganization of the country,^[1] but also due to the large number of requests, the Romanian Football Federation proposes a competitive system in which each county has its own football championship, which will activate the former teams in the regional championship as well as the racing and town championship teams from the previous edition.

Promotion

The champions of each county association play one another in a play-off to promote to the Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.

List of champions

Season^[2] Winners 1968–69 Electromotor Timișoara 1969–70 Șoimii Timișoara 1970–71 Progresul Timișoara 1971–72 Unirea Tomnatic 1972–73 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare 1973–74 Ceramica Jimbolia 1974–75 Constructorul Timișoara 1975–76 Laminorul Nădrag 1976–77 Dinamo Timișoara 1977–78 ICRAL Timișoara 1978–79 Textila Timișoara 1979–80 Textila Timișoara 1980–81 Constructorul Timișoara 1981–82 Auto Timișoara 1982–83 Auto Timișoara 1983–84 Obilici Sânmartinu Sârbesc 1984–85 Auto Timișoara 1985–86 Progresul Timișoara 1986–87 Auto Vulcan Timișoara 1987–88 Progresul Gătaia 1988–89 Ceramica Jimbolia 1989–90 Electromotor Timișoara

Season Winners 1990–91 Auto FZB Timișoara 1991–92 Venus Lugoj 1992–93 Electrica Timișoara 1993–94 Dacia Timișoara 1994–95 Furnirul Deta 1995–96 Electrica Timișoara 1996–97 Recaș 1997–98 Obilici Sânmartinu Sârbesc 1998–99 Telecom Timișoara 1999–00 Știința Timișoara 2000–01 CFR Timișoara 2001–02 CFR Timișoara 2002–03 CFR Timișoara 2003–04 Jimbolia 2004–05 Calor Timișoara 2005–06 Timișul Albina 2006–07 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 2007–08 Progresul Gătaia 2008–09 Recaș 2009–10 Chișoda 2010–11 Flacăra Făget^[3] 2011–12 Lugoj

Season Winners 2012–13 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 2013–14 Ghiroda 2014–15 ASU Politehnica Timișoara^[4] 2015–16 Ripensia Timișoara 2016–17 Ghiroda^[5] 2017–18 Dumbrăvița^[6] 2018–19 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic^[7] 2019–20 Avântul Periam 2020–21 Pobeda Stár Bišnov 2021–22 Phoenix Buziaș^[8]^[9]

See also

Main Leagues

•   Liga I
•   Liga II
•   Liga III
•   Liga IV

County Leagues (Liga IV series)

North–East   Liga IV Bacău   Liga IV Botoșani   Liga IV Iași   Liga IV Neamț   Liga IV Suceava   Liga IV Vaslui

North–West   Liga IV Bihor   Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud   Liga IV Cluj   Liga IV Maramureș   Liga IV Satu Mare   Liga IV Sălaj

Center   Liga IV Alba   Liga IV Brașov   Liga IV Covasna   Liga IV Harghita   Liga IV Mureș   Liga IV Sibiu

West   Liga IV Arad   Liga IV Caraș-Severin   Liga IV Gorj   Liga IV Hunedoara   Liga IV Mehedinți   Liga IV Timiș

South–West   Liga IV Argeș   Liga IV Dâmbovița   Liga IV Dolj   Liga IV Olt   Liga IV Teleorman   Liga IV Vâlcea

South   Liga IV Bucharest   Liga IV Călărași   Liga IV Giurgiu   Liga IV Ialomița   Liga IV Ilfov   Liga IV Prahova

South–East   Liga IV Brăila   Liga IV Buzău   Liga IV Constanța   Liga IV Galați   Liga IV Tulcea   Liga IV Vrancea

References

1. "Controversele ultimei reorganizări administrativ-teritoriale" [Controversies of the last administrative-territorial reorganization]. adevarul.ro. February 16, 2013. from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.(in Romanian)
2. "Barajele de altădată: Când Auto, Textila, Constructorul, ICRAL sau Dinamo băteau la porțile Diviziei C" [The play-off from another time: When Auto, Textila, Constructorul, ICRAL or Dinamo knocked on the gates of Divizia C]. druckeria.ro. from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-20.(in Romanian)
3. "Flacăra Făget a câștigat campionatul!" [Flacăra Făget won the championship!]. liga2.prosport.ro. June 5, 2011. from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.(in Romanian)
4. "ASU Politehnica, prima campioană județeană din Timișoara după un deceniu" [ASU Politehnica, the first county champion from Timișoara after a decade]. druckeria.ro. from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-20.(in Romanian)
5. "Câștigătoarea Diviziei D Timiș încheie returul cu un succes în prelungiri și o horă: "Campionii în liga a treia!"" [The winner of Divizia D Timiș concludes the return with a success in overtime and a chorus: "Champions in the third league!"]. sporttim.ro. June 10, 2017. from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.(in Romanian)
6. "ACS Dumbrăvița e campioana județului Timiș cu patru etape înainte de finalul de sezon" [ACS Dumbrăvița is the champion of Timiș County with four rounds before the end of the season]. timisplus.ro. May 21, 2018. from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2019.(in Romanian)
7. "Campioana din Divizia D se pregătește de baraj" [The champion from Divizia D is preparing for the play-off]. opiniatimisoarei.ro. June 6, 2019. from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2019.(in Romanian)
8. "Phoenix Buziaș a devenit campioana matematică a județului Timiș după un succes obținut fără 90 de minute de joc cu Becicherecu Mic. Adversarul pe care îl va întâlni la barajul de promovare în Liga 3" [Phoenix Buziaș became the mathematical champion of Timiș County after a success achieved without 90 minutes of play with Becicherecu Mic. The opponent he will meet at the promotion round in League 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.(in Romanian)
9. "Phoenix Buziaș e campioana Ligii a IV-a, cu trei etape înainte de final" [Phoenix Buziaș is the champion of League IV, with three rounds before the final]. timisplus.ro. from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.(in Romanian)

External links

• Official website