The 1975–76 County Championship was the 34th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off to gain promotion to Divizia C.
County championships
Alba (AB) Arad (AR) Argeș (AG) Bacău (BC) Bihor (BH) Bistrița-Năsăud (BN) Botoșani (BT) Brașov (BV) Brăila (BR) Bucharest (B)
Buzău (BZ) Caraș-Severin (CS) Cluj (CJ) Constanța (CT) Covasna (CV) Dâmbovița (DB) Dolj (DJ) Galați (GL) Gorj (GJ) Harghita (HR)
Hunedoara (HD) Ialomița (IL) Iași (IS) Ilfov (IF) Maramureș (MM) Mehedinți (MH) Mureș (MS) Neamț (NT) Olt (OT) Prahova (PH)
Satu Mare (SM) Sălaj (SJ) Sibiu (SB) Suceava (SV) Teleorman (TR) Timiș (TM) Tulcea (TL) Vaslui (VS) Vâlcea (VL) Vrancea (VN)
Promotion play-off Teams promoted to Divizia C without a play-off matches as teams from less represented counties in the third division.
(AG) Dacia Pitești (IF) Viitorul Chirnogi (TR) Petrolul Videle (GL) Metalosport Galați
(IL) Victoria Țăndărei (SJ) Victoria Zalău (MS) Mureșul Luduș (BZ) Recolta Săhăteni
The matches were played on 4 and 11 July 1976.
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Championships standings Arad County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C Crișana Sebiș
Promoted to Divizia C Gloria Arad
Promoted from Arad County Championship II Victoria Zăbrani Unirea Sântana
Relegated to Arad County Championship II Electrometal Lipova (18th place)
Other changes Mureșul Arad withdrew. Libertatea Arad (17th place) was spared from relegation.
Caraș-Severin County
Dolj County Series I
Series II
Championship final The matches were played on 6 and 13 June 1976.
Steagul Roșu Plenița won the Dolj County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Harghita County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc
Promoted to Divizia C —
Promoted from Harghita County Championship II Voința Toplița ASM Odorheiu Secuiesc
Relegated to Harghita County Championship II Rapid Ciceu (14th place) Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc (16th place, withdrew)
Other changes Harghita Cârța withdrew. Bucin Joseni (13th place) was spared from relegation. Recolta Ditrău was renamed Mobila Ditrău.
Hunedoara County
Iași County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C Nicolina Iași
Promoted to Divizia C Spicul Țigănași
Promoted from Iași County Championship II
Locomotiva Pașcani Avântul Brătești Biruința Miroslovești Unirea Valea Seacă Siretul Lespezi
Tehnoton Iași Recolta Gropnița Progresul Trifești Olimpia Popricani
Relegated to Iași County Championship II —
Other changes Viitorul Târgu Frumos and ITC Iași withdrew. URA Iași was renamed IRA Iași. Recolta Podu Iloaiei was renamed Unirea Podu Iloaiei. Series I
Series II
Championship final The match was played on 20 June 1976 at CFR Stadium in Pașcani.
Nicolina Iași won the Iași County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Maramureș County
Mureș County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C Viitorul Târgu Mureș
Promoted to Divizia C —
Promoted from Mureș County Championship II Recolta Vălenii de Mureș Arieșul Hădăreni
Relegated to Mureș County Championship II Fabrica de Zahăr Târgu Mureș Dermagant Târgu Mureș ILEFOR Târgu Mureș
Other changes Metalul Sighișoara was renamed Victoria Sighișoara.
Neamț County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C —
Promoted to Divizia C Ozana Târgu Neamț
Promoted from Neamț County Championship II Recolta Bâra Voința Târgu Neamț
Relegated to Neamț County Championship II Biruința Negrești
Olt County Championship final
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Laminorul IPA Slatina won the Olt County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Prahova County Team changes from the previous season
Relegated from Divizia C —
Promoted to Divizia C —
Promoted from Prahova County Championship II Flacăra Ploiești (winners) Feroemail Ploiești (runners-up)
Relegated to Prahova County Championship II Flacăra Câmpina (15th place) Energia Vălenii de Munte (16th place)
Other changes Flacăra Ploiești was renamed Carotajul Ploiești.
Sălaj County
Sibiu County Championship final
Automecanica Mediaș won the Sibiu County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
Suceava County Series I
Series II
Championship final The first and second leg matches were played on 6 and 13 June 1976, and a third match was necessary, played on 16 June 1976 on neutral ground at Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Sportul Muncitoresc Suceava won the Suceava County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia C.
See also 1975–76 Divizia A 1975–76 Divizia B 1975–76 Divizia C 1975–76 Cupa României
References
External links FRF