1940–41 Divizia A
29th season of top-tier football league in Romania
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The 1940–41 Divizia A was the twenty-ninth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. [1]
| Season | 1940–41 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Unirea Tricolor București |
| Top goalscorer | Ion Bogdan Valeriu Niculescu (21) |
← 1939–40 1946–47 → | |
Teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unirea Tricolor București (C) | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 38 | Champions of Romania |
| 2 | Rapid București | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 35 | |
| 3 | Venus București | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 32 | |
| 4 | Ripensia Timișoara | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 32 | |
| 5 | Mica Brad | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sportul Studențesc București | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 23 | |
| 7 | UD Reșița | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Gloria Arad | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Craiova | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Ploiești | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 18 | |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj-Sibiu | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gloria CFR Galaţi | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 16 | |
| 13 | FC Brăila | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 90 | −59 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes
- Carpaţi Baia Mare did not start because of the Second Vienna Award, which meant the city of Baia Mare became part of Hungary.
- Crișana Oradea, the winner of Seria III of 1939–40 Divizia B, was also under the Hungarian occupation, so the runner-up FC Universitatea Cluj was promoted.
- The newly promoted FC Universitatea Cluj moved to Sibiu so they could play in Divizia A under the name Universitatea Sibiu, because Cluj-Napoca was under Hungarian occupation.
- CAM Timișoara and AMEF Arad were banned for political reasons, due to being workers' teams. AMEF Arad was enrolled in the Arad district league.
- FC Craiova and Gloria Arad were promoted to replace these 2 teams.
- Franco-Româna Brăila, the winner of Seria IV of 1939–40 Divizia B, was banned due to being a worker team, so it was replaced by FC Brăila.
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank[2] | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ion Bogdan | Rapid București | 21 |
| Valeriu Niculescu | Unirea Tricolor București | ||
| 3 | Iosif Kovács | Ripensia Timișoara | 20 |
| 4 | Ilie Cricitoiu | Unirea Tricolor București | 18 |
| Vasile Pop | UD Reșița | ||
Champion squad
| Unirea Tricolor București[3] |
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Goalkeepers: Anghel Crețeanu (2 / 0); Vasile Cristea (22 / 0). Manager: Ștefan Cârjan. |