2025–26 Liga II
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The 2025–26 Liga II (also known as Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, and the tenth consecutive season held in a single series.[1]
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corvinul Hunedoara |
| Promoted | Corvinul Hunedoara Sepsi OSK |
| Relegated | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Câmpulung Muscel Dinamo București Tunari Olimpia Satu Mare |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The format has been maintained, with a regular season contested by twenty-two teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the promotion play-offs. The first two teams in the play-offs will be promoted to Liga I, while the third- and fourth-placed teams will play a promotion/relegation play-off against the 13th- and 14th-placed teams from Liga I.[2]
The remaining fourteen teams will compete in the relegation play-outs, divided into two groups. The last two teams from each group will be relegated to Liga III. Additionally, the sixth-placed teams from each play-out group will face each other in a play-off to decide the final team to be relegated.[2]
Teams
A total of twenty-two teams contested the league, including fourteen from the previous season, two relegated from Liga I, five promoted from Liga III, and one taking over a place through a cession.
Team changes
Relegated from Liga I
Promoted from Liga III
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Promoted to Liga I
Relegated to Liga III
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Stadiums and locations
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Câmpulung Muscel | Câmpulung | Muscelul | 3,000 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Târgu Mureș | Trans-Sil | 8,200 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Piatra Neamț | Ceahlăul | 18,000 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Târgoviște | Eugen Popescu | 8,400 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Chiajna | Concordia | 5,123 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | Hunedoara | Complexul Sportiv Corvinul | 16,500 |
| CS Afumați | Afumați | Comunal[a] | 2,000 |
| CS Tunari | Tunari | Central | 1,700 |
| CS Dinamo București | București | CNAF[b] | 1,600 |
| CSC 1599 Șelimbăr | Șelimbăr | Măgura[c] | 2,450 |
| CSC Dumbrăvița | Dumbrăvița | Ștefan Dobay | 500 |
| CSM Olimpia Satu Mare | Satu Mare | Daniel Prodan | 18,000 |
| CSM Reșița | Reșița | Mircea Chivu | 12,500 |
| CSM Slatina | Slatina | 1 Mai | 12,000 |
| FC Bacău | Ruși-Ciutea | Ruși-Ciutea | 700 |
| FC Bihor Oradea | Oradea | Iuliu Bodola | 12,376 |
| FC Voluntari | Voluntari | Anghel Iordănescu | 4,600 |
| Gloria Bistrița | Bistrița | Jean Pădureanu | 7,814 |
| Metalul Buzău | Buzău | Metalul | 1,573 |
| Politehnica Iași | Iași | Emil Alexandrescu | 11,350 |
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Sfântu Gheorghe | Sepsi | 8,400 |
| Steaua București | București | Steaua | 31,254 |
- Afumați played its home match in the 16th round on 6 December 2025 against 1599 Șelimbăr at Voința Stadium in Ghermănești.[7]
- Dinamo București was relocated to the CNAF Stadium in Buftea, as the Dinamo Stadium did not receive a license to host matches in Liga II.[8]
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.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1599 Șelimbăr | Nike | Shopping City Sibiu | ||
| Afumați | Nike | Shark Doors | ||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Kappa | Târgu Mureș | ||
| Bacău | Nike | Dedeman | ||
| Bihor Oradea | Macron | Selina, Viva Chips | ||
| Câmpulung Muscel | Nike | Superbet | ||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Nike | SSAB Impex | ||
| Chindia Târgoviște | Nike | Kruk[9] | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | Masita | — | ||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | Gamer Design | VBet[10] | ||
| Dinamo București | Joma | Superbet | ||
| Dumbrăvița | Macron | Artoil | ||
| Gloria Bistrița | Uhlsport | Superbet | ||
| Metalul Buzău | Macron | Consiliul Județean Buzău | ||
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Adidas | M-SYS, Best Build Technology | ||
| Politehnica Iași | Nike | Maxbet | ||
| Reșița | Puma | Invest in Reșița | ||
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Adidas | Diószegi, Gyermelyi | ||
| Slatina | Macron | Organizația Trebuie | ||
| Steaua București | Adidas | Stanleybet | ||
| Tunari | Uhlsport | Pinum, Shaormeria Băneasa | ||
| Voluntari | Nike | Metropola TV | ||
Managerial changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chindia Târgoviște | Mutual consent | 16 June 2025 | 16 June 2025 | ||
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | End of interim spell | 18 June 2025 | 18 June 2025 | ||
| Dumbrăvița | Mutual consent | 19 June 2025 | 20 June 2025 | ||
| 1599 Șelimbăr | 1 July 2025 | 1 July 2025 | |||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 1 July 2025 | 1 July 2025 | |||
| Tunari | 22 July 2025 | 25 July 2025 | |||
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Position | ||||||
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Sacked | 26 August 2025 | 4th | 22nd | 2 September 2025 | ||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 29 August 2025 | 4th | 11th | 22 August 2025 | |||
| Gloria Bistrița | 31 August 2025 | 5th | 18th | 2 September 2025 | |||
| Tunari | 20 September 2025 | 7th | 16th | 25 September 2025 | |||
| Concordia Chiajna | 22 September 2025 | 7th | 11th | 23 September 2025 | |||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | End of interim spell | 22 September 2025 | 7th | 12th | 25 September 2025 | ||
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Remained as assistant | 20 October 2025 | 10th | 22nd | 20 October 2025 | ||
| Tunari | End of interim spell | 4 November 2025 | 12th | 21st | 4 November 2025 | ||
| Politehnica Iași | Mutual consent | 13 November 2025 | 13th | 10th | 13 November 2025 | ||
| Câmpulung Muscel | Advanced technical director | 17 January 2026 | 17th | 21st | 17 January 2026 | ||
| Slatina | Signed by Unirea Slobozia | 4 February 2026 | 17th | 14th | 6 February 2026 | ||
| Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamț | Resigned | 11 February 2026 | 17th | 17th | 11 February 2026 | ||
| Dinamo București | Signed by Metaloglobus București | 3 March 2026 | 19th | 19th | 3 March 2026 | ||
| Reșița | Resigned | 9 March 2026 | 20th | 8th | 10 March 2026 | ||
| Câmpulung Muscel | Sacked | 10 March 2026 | 20th | 22nd | 11 March 2026 | ||
| Dinamo București | Remained as assistant | 2 April 2026 | 1st (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | 2 April 2026 | ||
| Tunari | Resigned | 4 April 2026 | 2nd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | 4 April 2026 | ||
| Chindia Târgoviște | Sacked | 10 April 2026 | 3rd (play-off) | 6th (play-off) | 11 April 2026 | ||
| Câmpulung Muscel | Resigned | 10 April 2026 | 3rd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | 15 April 2026 | ||
| Tunari | End of interim spell | 17 April 2026 | 3rd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | 17 April 2026 | ||
- Boris Keča retained de facto control of the team while serving as an assistant, while Ionel Dănciulescu was listed as the official head coach in match reports due to licensing regulations.[40]
- Although Zoltan Ritli remained the official head coach in match reports due to licensing regulations, Alexandru Botoș took over de facto control of the team while officially serving as an assistant.[28]
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 44 | |
| 3 | Chindia Târgoviște | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Bihor Oradea | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Voluntari | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 39 | |
| 6 | Steaua București | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 39 | |
| 7 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 37 | Qualification for Relegation play-out |
| 8 | Reșița | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Bacău | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Metalul Buzău | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 32 | |
| 11 | Politehnica Iași | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Afumați | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Concordia Chiajna | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Gloria Bistrița | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 15 | Slatina | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | |
| 16 | Dumbrăvița | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 25 | |
| 17 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 | |
| 18 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 18[a] | |
| 19 | Dinamo București | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 16 | |
| 20 | Tunari | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 16 | |
| 21 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 14 | |
| 22 | Câmpulung Muscel | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 53 | −43 | 10 |
Rules for classification: During Season: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored. End of Season: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Goals scored
Notes:
Results
Promotion play-off
A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams (after 21 rounds) will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I, meanwhile the third-placed and fourth-placed teams would play another play-off match against the 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams from Liga I. The teams will start the promotion play-offs with all the points accumulated in the regular season.[49]
Play-off table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvinul Hunedoara (C, P) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 69 | Promotion to Liga I |
| 2 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (P) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 64[a] | |
| 3 | FC Voluntari (O, P) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 64 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 4 | Bihor Oradea[b] | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 50 | |
| 5 | Steaua București[c] | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 49 | |
| 6 | Chindia Târgoviște | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 43 | Qualification for play-offs |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in the regular season; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference (regular season + play off); 8) Goals scored (regular season + play off); 9) Play-off.[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Sepsi OSK is ahead of Voluntari on points from the regular season.
Play-off results
Relegation play-out
A relegation play-out tournament between the last 16 ranked teams at the end of the regular season decide the five teams that will be relegated to Liga III. Two play-out groups were made: the first group consisted of teams ranked 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 22, and the second group consisted of teams ranked 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 and 21, at the end of the regular season. The teams started the relegation play-out with all the points accumulated in the regular season. Two teams from each group were relegated to Liga III.[49]
Group A
- Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 51 | |
| 2 | Metalul Buzău | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 50 | |
| 3 | Slatina | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Politehnica Iași | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 41 | |
| 5 | Gloria Bistrița | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Dinamo București (R) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 25 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 20 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 8 | Câmpulung Muscel (R) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in the regular season; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference (regular season + play out); 8) Goals scored (regular season + play out); 9) Play-off.[52]
(R) Relegated
- Results
Group B
- Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacău | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 42 | |
| 2 | Concordia Chiajna | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 41 | |
| 3 | Reșița | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 40 | |
| 4 | Afumați | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 37 | |
| 5 | Dumbrăvița | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | 1599 Șelimbăr (O) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 30 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Olimpia Satu Mare (R) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 28 | Relegation to Liga III |
| 8 | Tunari (R) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in the regular season; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference (regular season + play out); 8) Goals scored (regular season + play out); 9) Play-off.[52]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
- Results
Liga II play-out
The 6th-placed teams of the Liga II relegation play-out groups face each other in order to determine the last relegated team to Liga III.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo București | 1–3 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 1–1 | 0–2 |
- First leg
| 16 May 2026 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | 1599 Șelimbăr | Buftea |
| 11:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Matei |
Report | Buzan |
Stadium: CNAF Referee: Claudiu Gaitin |
- Second leg
| 23 May 2026 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 2–0 | Dinamo București | Cisnădie |
| 11:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Petrescu Vuc |
Report | Stadium: Măgura Referee: Viorel Flueran |
Season statistics
Regular season, promotion play-off and relegation play-out overall statistics
Top scorers
- As of 16 May 2026[53]
| Rank | Player | Club | Regular | Play-off | Play-out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalul Buzău | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 | |
| Steaua București | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Reșița | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț / Sepsi OSK[a] | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
| 7 | Steaua București | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Bihor Oradea | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Bihor Oradea | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| 10 | Chindia Târgoviște | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Reșița | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1599 Șelimbăr | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Tunari | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Politehnica Iași | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 16 | Voluntari | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bacău | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Metalul Buzău | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Slatina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
- Carl Davordzie was transferred to Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe during the winter transfer window, having scored 10 goals for Ceahlăul.
Hat-tricks
- As of 16 May 2026[53]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afumați | Bacău | 3–2 (H)[54] | 2 August 2025 | 1 | |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Câmpulung Muscel | 3–0 (H) | 30 August 2025 | 5 | |
| 1599 Șelimbăr | Câmpulung Muscel | 5–0 (H) | 4 October 2025 | 9 | |
| Metalul Buzău | Dumbrăvița | 5–1 (H)[55] | 18 October 2025 | 10 | |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Steaua București | 1–4 (A) | 25 October 2025 | 11 | |
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Reșița | 5–0 (H)[56] | 28 February 2026 | 19 | |
| Politehnica Iași | Câmpulung Muscel | 6–1 (H) | 7 March 2026 | 20 | |
| Tunari | Afumați | 0–4 (A) | 4 April 2026 | 2 (play-out) |
- Player scored four goals.