Liga III
| Country |  Romania |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 |
| Number of teams | 78 (6x13) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Liga II |
| Relegation to | Liga IV |
| Domestic cup(s) | Cupa României Supercupa României |
| Current champions | Bucovina Pojorâta Dunărea Călăraşi Chindia Târgovişte UTA Arad FCM Baia Mare |
 2015-16 Liga III |
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Liga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.
Current format
Liga III has five parallel regional divisions, each with 13/14 teams.
Teams
At the end of 2014-15 season, Bucovina Pojorâta (Seria I), Dunărea Călăraşi (Seria II), Chindia Târgovişte, (Seria III), UTA Arad (Seria IV) and FCM Baia Mare (Seria V) promoted to Liga II.
Nine teams were relegated to Liga IV : Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamţ and FC Păpăuţi (Seria I), Viitorul Axintele and Oţelul II Galaţi (Seria II), Muscelul Câmpulung and Astra II Giurgiu (Seria III), Minerul Valea Copcii (Seria IV), Gloria Bistriţa and Unirea Dej (Seria V).
Last four teams from 2014–15 Liga II were relegated to Liga III: Unirea Slobozia and Săgeata Năvodari (Seria I), Olt Slatina and Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (Seria II)
The winners of the 21 Play-Off matches of 2014–15 Liga IV series were promoted to Liga III.
Promotion
The winner of each series promotes directly to the Liga II, in total 5 teams.
Relegation
The bottom one or two teams from each division are relegated at the end of the season to the Liga IV. From the 12th placed teams, another three are relegated. To determine these teams, separate standings are computed, using only the games played against clubs ranked 1st through 11th.
See also
References
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