1972–73 County Championship

Liga IV
Season	1972–73
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 County Championship was the 31st season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association promoted to Divizia C without promotion play-off. The promotion play-off was not held this season, due to the expansion of Divizia C from next season, from twelve series with 14 teams to twelve series of 16 teams.

County leagues[edit]

Arad County[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Crișana Sebiș (C, P)	29	20	5	4	60	22	+38	45	Promotion to Divizia C
2	Victoria Ineu	29	19	6	4	71	23	+48	44
3	Victoria Ineu II	30	18	4	8	47	18	+29	40
4	Șoimii Pâncota	30	16	5	9	67	39	+28	37
5	Strungul Arad^[a] (P)	30	15	7	8	62	38	+24	37	Promotion to Divizia C
6	Stăruința Dorobanți	30	16	4	10	63	38	+25	36
7	FZ Arad	30	14	5	11	53	44	+9	33
8	Foresta Arad	30	12	5	13	39	51	−12	29
9	Frontiera Curtici	30	11	6	13	59	59	0	28
10	Libertatea Arad	30	13	1	16	52	64	−12	27
11	Victoria Chișineu-Criș	29	11	4	14	47	57	−10	26
12	Progresul Pecica	30	11	2	17	41	55	−14	24
13	Mureșul Lipova	30	9	6	15	40	55	−15	24
14	Șiriana Șiria	29	9	2	18	38	57	−19	20
15	Foresta Beliu (R)	30	8	4	18	40	64	−24	20	Relegation to Arad County Championship II
16	Banatul Vinga (R)	30	2	2	26	12	107	−95	6	Relegation to Arad County Championship II

Source: ^[1]^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Strungul Arad took the place of Vagonul Arad in Divizia C due to the merge between CFR Arad and Vagonul Arad.

Galați County[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tehnometal Galați (C, P)	30	24	1	5	79	37	+42	49	Promotion to Divizia C
2	Mecanizatorul Târgu Bujor	30	21	6	3	103	28	+75	48
3	Victoria TC Galați	30	20	6	4	85	28	+57	46
4	Viitorul UMAIA Galați	30	21	3	6	85	34	+51	45
5	Flamura Roșie Tecuci	30	16	6	8	74	44	+30	38
6	Avântul Liești	30	11	10	9	44	49	−5	32
7	Unirea Tulucești	30	13	4	13	48	56	−8	30
8	Muncitorul Ghidigeni	30	12	3	15	49	72	−23	27
9	Metalosport Galați	30	8	10	12	52	49	+3	26
10	Recolta Tudor Vladimirescu	30	11	3	16	42	55	−13	25
11	Șoimii Foltești	30	11	3	16	39	64	−25	25
12	Victoria IGL Galați	30	10	4	16	35	61	−26	24
13	Victoria Independența	30	9	5	16	40	65	−25	23
14	Foresta Șendreni	30	8	5	17	51	77	−26	21
15	Trefilorul Galați	30	7	2	21	44	76	−32	16
16	Recolta Cuca	30	2	3	25	21	96	−75	7

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Hunedoara County[edit]

Valea Jiului Series[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Minerul Vulcan (Q)	18	13	2	3	55	15	+40	28	Qualification to championship final
2	Parângul Lonea	18	13	1	4	57	19	+38	27
3	Minerul Aninoasa	18	11	2	5	47	22	+25	24
4	Energia Paroșeni	18	9	1	8	46	34	+12	19
5	Preparatorul Lupeni	18	8	1	9	41	37	+4	17
6	Minerul Uricani	18	8	1	9	23	31	−8	17
7	Preparatorul Petrila	18	6	3	9	30	36	−6	15
8	Utilajul Petroșani	18	6	1	11	23	60	−37	13
9	Preparatorul Coroiești (R)	18	5	1	12	26	59	−33	11	Relegation to Hunedoara County Championship II
10	Streiul Baru (R)	18	4	1	13	19	50	−31	9	Relegation to Hunedoara County Championship II

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Valea Mureșului Series[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dacia Orăștie (Q)	30	24	4	2	97	18	+79	52	Qualification to championship final
2	Constructorul Hunedoara	30	24	3	3	121	14	+107	51
3	Sportul Studențesc Hunedoara	30	19	6	5	74	28	+46	44
4	IGCL Hunedoara	30	19	4	7	88	36	+52	42
5	Dacia Deva	30	19	3	8	75	38	+37	41
6	Prefabricate Cristur	29	18	4	7	68	35	+33	40
7	Aurul Certej	30	17	3	10	67	46	+21	37
8	Gloria Hațeg	30	16	2	12	71	52	+19	34
9	Viitorul Valea Brad	30	12	5	13	61	83	−22	29
10	CFR Simeria II (R)	30	11	3	16	62	75	−13	25	Relegation to Hunedoara County Championship II
11	Aurul Brad II (R)	29	7	3	19	49	72	−23	17
12	Victoria Dobra (R)	30	6	4	20	27	89	−62	16
13	Minerul Teliuc II (R)	30	5	5	20	32	94	−62	15
14	Victoria Călan II	30	6	2	22	35	84	−49	14
15	Voința Ilia (R)	30	5	3	22	38	101	−63	13
16	Minerul Ghelar II (R)	30	5	3	22	22	122	−100	13

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Championship final [edit]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Minerul Vulcan	0–5	Dacia Orăștie	0–0	0–5

Dacia Orăștie won the 1972–73 Hunedoara County Championship and promoted to 1973–74 Divizia C.

Maramureș County[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Gloria Baia Mare (C, P)	20	17	2	1	57	7	+50	36	Promotion to Divizia C
2	Minerul Băița^[a] (P)	20	16	2	2	70	13	+57	34	Promotion to Divizia C
3	Minerul Băiuț	20	10	4	6	44	22	+22	24
4	Voința Sighetu Marmației	20	10	2	8	32	34	−2	22
5	Maramureșana Sighetu Marmației	20	7	4	9	24	35	−11	18
6	Lăpușul Târgu Lăpuș	20	7	3	10	24	29	−5	17
7	Unirea Seini	20	7	2	11	23	31	−8	16
8	Electrica Baia Mare	20	7	1	12	28	41	−13	15
9	Tisa Sarasău	20	5	4	11	33	68	−35	14
10	Forestiera Câmpulung la Tisa	20	4	4	12	18	45	−27	12
11	Olimpia Baia Mare	20	3	4	13	17	51	−34	10

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Minerul Băița took the place of Constructorul Baia Mare in Divizia C.

Prahova County[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Avântul Măneciu (C, P)	30	21	4	5	77	43	+34	46	Promotion to Divizia C
2	Vagonul Ploiești	30	19	5	6	64	19	+45	43
3	Petrolul Băicoi	30	18	6	6	48	18	+30	42
4	Petrolul Teleajen	30	14	7	9	43	30	+13	35
5	Tricolorul Breaza	30	15	4	11	42	38	+4	34
6	Petrolul Urlați	30	14	4	12	36	41	−5	32
7	Viitorul Slănic	30	14	3	13	47	44	+3	31
8	UZUC Ploiești	30	11	6	13	29	24	+5	28
9	Rapid Mizil	30	11	5	14	49	46	+3	27
10	Dacia Ploiești	30	10	7	13	43	45	−2	27
11	Flacăra Câmpina	30	11	4	15	34	44	−10	26
12	Energia Vălenii de Munte	30	9	8	13	38	62	−24	26
13	Chimistul Valea Călugărească	30	10	5	15	38	47	−9	25
14	Electrica Câmpina	30	10	5	15	39	53	−14	25
15	Metalul Câmpina	30	5	7	18	27	67	−40	17^[a]	Spared from relegation
16	Feroemail Ploiești (R)	30	6	4	20	23	56	−33	16	Relegation to Prahova County Championship II

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Metalul Câmpina was spared from relegation due to the promotion of Avântul Măneciu in Divizia C.

References[edit]

^ "Buletinul campionatului județean" [The bulletin of the county championship] (PDF). Flacăra Roșie. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.(in Romanian)
^ Claudiu, Iacob (November 1, 2019). "Campionatul Județean Arad: De la început până în prezent… și cu speranță în viitor! (Episodul 11)" [Arad County Championship: From the beginning to the present ... and with hope in the future! (Episode 11)]. 365sport.ro. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.(in Romanian)
^ "Campionatul județean de fotbal - Ediția 1972-1973" [County Football Championship - 1972-1973 Edition]. qdidactic.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2022.(in Romanian)
^ ^a ^b "Campionatul Judetean" [County Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. p. 15. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1972/1973" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - Prahova County Football Championship: 1972/1973 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.(in Romanian)

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_note_STR0.016266567174469-1] Strungul Arad took the place of Vagonul Arad in Divizia C due to the merge between CFR Arad and Vagonul Arad.

[table_note_MBĂ0.51354965218974-6] Minerul Băița took the place of Constructorul Baia Mare in Divizia C.

[table_hth_MEC0.87491177808256-7] Metalul Câmpina was spared from relegation due to the promotion of Avântul Măneciu in Divizia C.

[2] "Buletinul campionatului județean" [The bulletin of the county championship] (PDF). Flacăra Roșie. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.(in Romanian)

[3] Claudiu, Iacob (November 1, 2019). "Campionatul Județean Arad: De la început până în prezent… și cu speranță în viitor! (Episodul 11)" [Arad County Championship: From the beginning to the present ... and with hope in the future! (Episode 11)]. 365sport.ro. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.(in Romanian)

[4] "Campionatul județean de fotbal - Ediția 1972-1973" [County Football Championship - 1972-1973 Edition]. qdidactic.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2022.(in Romanian)

[hunedoara-5] "Campionatul Judetean" [County Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. p. 15. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)

[8] "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean – Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1972/1973" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football - Prahova County Football Championship: 1972/1973 Edition]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.(in Romanian)

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