The 1967–68 Divizia B was the 28th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 14 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series are promoted to Divizia A. Due to expansion of Divizia A and Divizia B from 14 to 16 teams, also the second places from the series played a promotion play-off, at the end of which the second place from the second series also promoted to Divizia A and last two places from both series played a relegation play-off against second places from Divizia C, at the end of which only one team relegated.
Team changes
To Divizia B Relegated from Divizia A CSMS Iași Politehnica Timișoara
Promoted from Divizia C Victoria Roman Portul Constanța Metalul Hunedoara Olimpia Oradea
From Divizia B Promoted to Divizia A Dinamo Bacău ASA Mureșul Târgu Mureș
Relegated to Divizia C Progresul Brăila Minerul Lupeni Oțelul Galați Unirea Dej
Renamed teams CSMS Iași was renamed Politehnica Iași.
Metalurgistul București was renamed Metalul București.
Other teams Siderurgistul Galați gave away its place in the Divizia B to Politehnica Galați. Siderurgistul was then dissolved.
Clujeana Cluj merged with CFR Cluj, the first one being absorbed by the second one.
Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea merged with Chimia Govora and was renamed Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Dinamo Victoria București merged with Viitorul Electronica București, the former being absorbed by the latter, which was subsequently renamed Electronica Obor București.
Serie I League table
Top scorers The Series I top scorers: 14 goals Ion Ștefan (Electronica Obor București) 12 goals Ion Constantin (Electronica Obor București) Mihai Olteanu (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț) 10 goals Marin Voinea (Metalul București) Cojocaru (Politehnica Galați) Aurelian Cuperman (Politehnica Iași) 9 goals Cristian Stătescu (Politehnica Galați) Neagu (Politehnica Galați) Emil Lupulescu (Politehnica Iași) Ion Drăgan (Flacăra Moreni) Baicu (CFR Pașcani) Mihăilescu (Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea)
Serie II League table
Top scorers The Series II top scorers: 13 goals Romulus Petrescu (CFR Cluj) Nicolae Arnoțchi (CSM Reșița) Simion Surdan (Politehnica Timișoara) 11 goals Otto Dembrovschi (Vagonul Arad) Ianis Mazurachis (CFR Cluj) Nicolae Laufceac (CSM Sibiu) 10 goals Petrică (Olimpia Oradea) 9 goals Attila Kun (Crișul Oradea) Cotormani (Politehnica Timișoara) Petru Regep (Politehnica Timișoara) 8 goals Emanoil Mițaru (CFR Timișoara) Seceleanu (CFR Timișoara)
Divizia A play-off The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faces the 2nd-placed teams from the series of the Divizia B. The play-off tournament was played in Timișoara.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Divizia B play-off The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia B faces the 2nd-placed teams from the series of the Divizia C. The play-off tournaments were played in Brașov and Arad.
Group I (Brașov)
Group II (Arad)
See also 1967–68 Divizia A 1967–68 Divizia C 1967–68 Regional Championship 1967–68 Cupa României
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