The 2023–24 Liga II (also known as Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, and the eighth consecutive season held in a single series. It began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 May 2024.
The format from the previous season was maintained. The regular season was contested in a single round-robin tournament. The top six teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the promotion play-offs. The first two teams in the play-offs were promoted to Liga I, while the third- and fourth-placed teams played promotion/relegation play-offs against the 13th- and 14th-placed teams from Liga I.
The remaining fourteen teams competed in the relegation play-outs, divided into two groups. The last two teams from each group were relegated to Liga III.
Teams Team changes
To Liga II Relegated from Liga I Argeș Pitești – returned after three years in the top flight. Chindia Târgoviște – returned after four years in the top flight. Mioveni – returned after two years in the top flight.
Promoted from Liga III Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț – returned after seven years of absence. Tunari – debut. Alexandria – returned after eighteen years of absence. Reșița – returned after two years of absence. Corvinul Hunedoara – returned after fifteen years of absence.
From Liga II Promoted to Liga I Politehnica Iași – ended a two-year stay.. Oțelul Galați – ended a one-year stay. Dinamo București – ended a one-year stay.
Relegated to Liga III Minaur Baia Mare – ended a one-year stay. Unirea Constanța – ended a two-year stay. Politehnica Timișoara – ended a seven-year stay. Ripensia Timișoara – ended a six-year stay.
Other changes FC Brașov was excluded after failing to obtain a Liga II license.
Progresul Spartac București was spared from relegation due to FC Brașov’s exclusion.
Stadiums and locations
Club City Stadium Capacity Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Piatra Neamț Ceahlăul 18,000 Chindia Târgoviște Târgoviște Eugen Popescu 6,000 Concordia Chiajna Chiajna Concordia 5,123 Corvinul Hunedoara Hunedoara Michael Klein 16,500 Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc Municipal 2,000 CS Mioveni Mioveni Orășenesc 10,000 CS Tunari Tunari Comunal 1,700 CSC 1599 Șelimbăr Șelimbăr Municipal 12,000 CSC Dumbrăvița Dumbrăvița Ștefan Dobay 1,000 CSM Alexandria Alexandria Municipal 4,000 CSM Reșița Reșița Mircea Chivu 12,000 CSM Slatina Slatina 1 Mai 11,390 FC Argeș Pitești Pitești Nicolae Dobrin 15,000 Gloria Buzău Buzău Municipal 12,321 Metaloglobus București București Metaloglobus 1,000 Progresul Spartac București București CNAF 1,600 Steaua București București Steaua 31,254 Unirea Dej Dej Unirea 6,000 Unirea Slobozia Slobozia 1 Mai 6,000 Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu Tudor Vladimirescu 12,518
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 Alexandria Sorin Albeanu Dragoș Balauru Peak Sport Products Primăria Alexandria Argeș Pitești Eugen Neagoe Costinel Tofan Macron Getica 95 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Cristian Pustai Azdren Llullaku Masita SSAB Impex Chindia Târgoviște Diego Longo Cornel Dinu Macron — Concordia Chiajna Ilie Poenaru Gabriel Torje Joma — Corvinul Hunedoara Florin Maxim Alexandru Neacșa Joma Prodesign, ArcelorMittal Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc Róbert Ilyés Dávid Kelemen 2Rule Csíkszereda, MOL Dumbrăvița Cosmin Stan Costel Zurbagiu Macron Artoil Gloria Buzău Andrei Prepeliță Cristian Dumitru Joma Superbet, Getica 95 Metaloglobus București Ianis Zicu Georgian Honciu Jako — Mioveni Constantin Schumacher Daniel Șerbănică Macron — Progresul Spartac București Andrei Erimia Dănilă Parfeon Team Kulterra Reșița Flavius Stoican Alin Dudea Puma Invest in Reșița Slatina Daniel Oprescu Cătălin Doman Macron Primăria Slatina Steaua București Bogdan Chipirliu Adidas Get's Bet Șelimbăr Ciprian Natea Nike Shopping City Sibiu Tunari Dan Alexa Mirko Ivanovski Nike Pinum Unirea Dej Dragoș Militaru Mihai Kereki Hummel Dendiarom Unirea Slobozia Constantin Toma Joma Consiliul Județean Ialomița Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu Călin Cojocaru Arian Mršulja Nike Târg Auto OLTENIA
Managerial changes Pre-season TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment Unirea Slobozia Enache Costea Assistant manager 31 May 2023 Adrian Mihalcea 1 July 2023 Mioveni Vlad Țăranu End of tenure as a caretaker 31 May 2023 Constantin Schumacher 1 July 2023 Chindia Târgoviște Anton Petrea End of contract 31 May 2023 Dragoș Militaru 1 July 2023 Concordia Chiajna Eugen Trică 31 May 2023 Erik Lincar 1 July 2023 Unirea Dej Dragoș Militaru 31 May 2023 Dacian Nastai 1 July 2023 Argeș Pitești Bogdan Vintilă Mutual agreement 8 June 2023 Alexandru Pelici 1 July 2023 Tunari Gabriel Manu 14 June 2023 Florin Stângă 1 July 2023 Gloria Buzău Adrian Mihalcea End of contract 30 June 2023 Andrei Prepeliță 1 July 2023 During the season TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment Round Position Reșița Călin Cheregi Resigned 17 August 2023 2nd 20th Flavius Stoican 22 August 2023 Metaloglobus București Eusebiu Tudor Resigned 29 August 2023 4th 18th Ianis Zicu 11 September 2023 Tunari Florin Stângă Resigned 18 September 2023 6th 19th Alin Ilin (Interim) 18 September 2023 Alexandria Ștefan Odoroabă Sacked 18 September 2023 7th 18th Alin Pânzaru 18 September 2023 Tunari Alin Ilin End of interim spell 2 October 2023 9th 17th Ștefan Odoroabă 2 October 2023 Alexandria Alin Pânzaru Sacked 5 December 2023 15th 19th Eugen Trică 21 December 2023 Concordia Chiajna Erik Lincar Mutual consent 5 March 2024 12th 17th Ilie Poenaru 14 March 2024 Tunari Ștefan Odoroabă Mutual consent 18 March 2024 19th 17th Dan Alexa 18 March 2024 Alexandria Eugen Trică Sacked 5 April 2024 1st (play-out) 7th (play-out) Sorin Albeanu 5 April 2024
Regular season League table
Results
Promotion play-off A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams (after 19 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.
Play-off table
Play-off results
Relegation play-out A relegation play-out tournament between the last 14 ranked teams at the end of the regular season was played to 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 and 19, and the second group consisted of teams ranked 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20, 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.
Group A Table
Group B Table
Season statistics Regular season, promotion play-off and relegation play-out overall statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubRegularPlay-off Play-out Total 1 Bogdan ChipirliuSteaua București1202142 Marian DrăghiceanuReșița805133 Adrian BălanConcordia Chiajna100111 Dragoș HuibanMetaloglobus București1001114 Marius ComanCorvinul Hunedoara730105 Alexandru GîrbițăViitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu7029 Richárd JelenaCsíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc54096 Dragan PauleviciDumbrăvița7018 Adi Chică-RoșăGloria Buzău5308 Ante ŽivkovićChindia Târgoviște40487 Cristian DumitruGloria Buzău6107 Ștefan BlănaruMioveni3407 Patrick PetreCeahlăul Piatra Neamț5027 Mirko IvanovskiTunari5027 Christ AfalnaUnirea Slobozia34078 Robert MoldoveanuChindia Târgoviște6006 Nacho HerasSteaua București3036
See also 2023–24 Liga I 2023–24 Liga III 2023–24 Liga IV 2023–24 Cupa României
References
External links FRF