Liga IV Mehedinți is one of the regional football divisions of Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system, for clubs based in Mehedinți County, and is organized by AJF Mehedinți – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal ().
It is contested by a variable number of teams, depending on the number of teams relegated from Liga III, the number of teams promoted from Liga V Mehedinți, and the teams that withdraw or enter the competition. The winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off contested against the winner of a neighboring county series.
History In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country, each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Mehedinți County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport () in Mehedinți County.
Since then, the structure and organization of Liga IV Mehedinți, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the main county competition was known as the Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Between 1992 and 1997, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), followed by Divizia D starting in 1997, and since 2006, it has been known as Liga IV.
Promotion The champions of each county association play against one another in a play-off to earn promotion to Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total, there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.
List of champions
Ed.SeasonWinners County Championship11968–69 Unirea Orșova21969–70Victoria Vânju Mare31970–71 Progresul Strehaia41971–72 Cutezătorii Orșova51972–73 CIL Drobeta-Turnu Severin61973–74 Dierna Orșova71974–75 TCI Drobeta-Turnu Severin81975–76 Mecanizatorul Șimian91976–77 Mecanizatorul Șimian101977–78 Gloria Drobeta-Turnu Severin111978–79 Unirea Drobeta-Turnu Severin121979–80 Mecanizatorul Șimian131980–81 Unirea Livezile141981–82 Armătura Strehaia151982–83 Azbestul Dubova161983–84 Victoria Vânju Mare171984–85 Victoria Vânju Mare181985–86 Înainte Foresta Vânju Mare191986–87 Celuloza Drobeta-Turnu Severin201987–88 Armătura Strehaia211988–89 CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin221989–90 Armătura Strehaia231990–91 CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin241991–92 Termo Drobeta-Turnu Severin Divizia C – County phase251992–93 Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin261993–94 Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin271994–95 Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin281995–96 Termo Drobeta-Turnu Severin291996–97 Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin Divizia D301997–98 Dierna Orșova311998–99 Severnav Drobeta-Turnu Severin321999–00 Dierna Orșova332000–01 Constructorul Drobeta-Turnu Severin342001–02 Real Vânju Mare352002–03 Minerul Mehedinți Valea Copcii362003–04 Auxerre Orșova372004–05 Agromec Șimian382005–06 Unirea Vânători
Ed.SeasonWinners Liga IV 392006–07 Pandurii Cerneți402007–08 Victoria Devesel412008–09 Agromec Șimian422009–10Termo Drobeta-Turnu Severin432010–11Dunărea Pristol442011–12Pandurii Cerneți452012–13 Recolta Dănceu462013–14 Minerul Mehedinți Valea Copcii472014–15 Pandurii Cerneți482015–16 Pandurii Cerneți492016–17 Strehaia502017–18 Viitorul Șimian512018–19Strehaia522019–20Recolta Dănceu532020–21Viitorul Șimian542021–22Recolta Dănceu552022–23Recolta Dănceu562023–24Viitorul Severin572024–25Viitorul Severin582025–26Drobeta-Turnu Severin
See also Main Leagues Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV
County Leagues (Liga IV series)
North–East Liga IV Bacău Liga IV Botoșani Liga IV Iași Liga IV Neamț Liga IV Suceava Liga IV Vaslui
North–West Liga IV Bihor Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud Liga IV Cluj Liga IV Maramureș Liga IV Satu Mare Liga IV Sălaj
Center Liga IV Alba Liga IV Brașov Liga IV Covasna Liga IV Harghita Liga IV Mureș Liga IV Sibiu
West Liga IV Arad Liga IV Caraș-Severin Liga IV Gorj Liga IV Hunedoara Liga IV Mehedinți Liga IV Timiș
South–West Liga IV Argeș Liga IV Dâmbovița Liga IV Dolj Liga IV Olt Liga IV Teleorman Liga IV Vâlcea
South Liga IV Bucharest Liga IV Călărași Liga IV Giurgiu Liga IV Ialomița Liga IV Ilfov Liga IV Prahova
South–East Liga IV Brăila Liga IV Buzău Liga IV Constanța Liga IV Galați Liga IV Tulcea Liga IV Vrancea
References
External links Official website