The 2026–27 Liga II (also known as Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor for sponsorship reasons) is the 87th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, and the eleventh consecutive season held in a single series. The season is scheduled to begin on 1 August 2026. The competition calendar was approved by the executive committee of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) on 26 May 2026, and the regular-season schedule was drawn on 22 July 2026.
The format has been maintained, with a regular season contested by twenty-two teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top six teams at the end of the regular season advance to the promotion play-offs. The first two teams in the play-offs will be promoted to Liga I, while the third- and fourth-placed teams will play a promotion/relegation play-off against the 13th- and 14th-placed teams from Liga I.
The remaining sixteen teams will compete in the relegation play-outs, divided into two groups. The last two teams from each group will be relegated to Liga III. Additionally, the sixth-placed teams from each play-out group will face each other in a play-off to decide the final team to be relegated.
Teams A total of twenty-two teams contested the league, including fifteen from the previous season, two relegated from Liga I, and five promoted from Liga III. The participating clubs were admitted through the FRF certification or Liga I licensing procedures.
Team changes
To Liga II Relegated from Liga I Metaloglobus București – after one year in the top flight. Unirea Slobozia – after two years in the top flight.
Promoted from Liga III Cetatea Suceava – after sixteen years of absence. Ștefănești – debut. Râmnicu Vâlcea – after ten years of absence. Politehnica Timișoara – after three years of absence. Popești-Leordeni – debut.
From Liga II Promoted to Liga I Corvinul Hunedoara – ended a three-year stay. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe – ended a one-year stay. Voluntari – ended a two-year stay.
Relegated to Liga III Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț – ended a three-year stay. Câmpulung Muscel – ended a two-year stay. Tunari – ended a one-year stay.
Other changes Politehnica Iași withdrew from Liga II due to financial problems.
Hermannstadt, which was relegated to Liga II at the end of the 2025–26 Liga I season, also withdrew due to financial problems.
Following the withdrawal of two clubs, Dinamo București and Olimpia Satu Mare were spared from relegation.
Stadiums and locations
Club City Stadium Capacity ASA Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș Trans-Sil 8,200 Cetatea Suceava Suceava Areni 7,000 Chindia Târgoviște Târgoviște Eugen Popescu 8,400 Concordia Chiajna Chiajna Concordia 5,123 CS Afumați Afumați CNAF 1,600 CS Dinamo București București Baza Sportivă Oxigen 6,000 CSC 1599 Șelimbăr Șelimbăr Măgura 2,450 CSC Dumbrăvița Dumbrăvița Ștefan Dobay 500 CSL Ștefănești Ștefăneștii de Jos Dumitru Mătărău 1,150 CSM Reșița Reșița Mircea Chivu 12,500 CSM Slatina Slatina 1 Mai 12,000 FC Bacău Ruși-Ciutea Ruși-Ciutea 700 FC Bihor Oradea Oradea Iuliu Bodola 12,376 Gloria Bistrița Bistrița Jean Pădureanu 7,814 Metalul Buzău Buzău Municipal 12,321 Metaloglobus București Bucharest Clinceni 4,500 Olimpia Satu Mare Satu Mare Daniel Prodan 18,000 Politehnica Timișoara Timișoara Electrica 5,000 SC Popești-Leordeni Popești-Leordeni Clinceni 4,500 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipal 12,000 Steaua București București Steaua 31,254 Unirea Slobozia Slobozia 1 Mai 6,000
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 1599 Șelimbăr Eugen Beza Ciprian Natea Afumați Vasile Neagu Ionuț Zaina ASA Târgu Mureș Eusebiu Tudor Florin Iacob Bacău Costel Enache Ionuț Chirilă Bihor Oradea Erik Lincar Ioan Filip Cetatea Suceava Petre Grigoraș Andrei Cerlincă Chindia Târgoviște Leontin Grozavu Georgian Honciu Concordia Chiajna Adrian Scarlatache Mihai Bălașa Dinamo București Ionuț Chirilă Rareș Cernamoriț Dumbrăvița Florin Fabian Alin Șeroni Gloria Bistrița Nicolae Grigore Alexandru Greab Metaloglobus București Ianis Zicu Florin Purece Metalul Buzău Valentin Stan Claudiu Borțoneanu Olimpia Satu Mare Róbert Ilyés Rareș Corodan Politehnica Timișoara Dan Alexa Andrei Artean Popești-Leordeni Cătălin Gheorghe Luca Pătrășcoiu Râmnicu Vâlcea Constantin Schumacher Alexandru Dandea Reșița Dorinel Munteanu Alin Dudea Slatina Adrian Dulcea Ionuț Năstăsie Steaua București Daniel Oprița Adrian Ilie Ștefănești Mircea Gheorghe Samuel Zimța Unirea Slobozia Ilie Poenaru Constantin Toma
Managerial changes Pre-season Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival Slatina Viorel Ferfelea Mutual consent 1 June 2026 Adrian Dulcea 2 June 2026 Reșița Leontin Doană Dorinel Munteanu 9 June 2026 Concordia Chiajna Andrei Cristea Adrian Scarlatache 12 June 2026 Unirea Slobozia Claudiu Niculescu Ilie Poenaru 12 June 2026 Metaloglobus București Florin Bratu Ianis Zicu 25 June 2026 Olimpia Satu Mare Alexandru Botoș Alexandru Pelici 1 July 2026 Dinamo București Ionel Dănciulescu Ionuț Chirilă 8 July 2026 Ștefănești Laurențiu Tudor Mircea Gheorghe 13 July 2026
During the season TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment Round Position Chindia Târgoviște Nicolae Croitoru Sacked 26 August 20264th9th Leontin Grozavu 26 August 2026 Olimpia Satu Mare Alexandru Pelici Sacked 23 September 20268th20th Róbert Ilyés 24 September 2026
Regular season League table
Results
Season statistics Regular season, promotion play-off and relegation play-out overall statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubRegularPlay-off Play-out Total1 Quadri Olakunle TaiwoPopești-Leordeni90092 Ianis DoanăPolitehnica Timișoara60063 Valentin RobuMetalul Buzău5005 Gabriel RăducanCetatea Suceava50055 Adrian CăpraruPopești-Leordeni4004 Vlad GhinețAfumați4004 Aurelian ChițuPolitehnica Timișoara4004 Rareș MihaiChindia Târgoviște3003 Stefan VišićMetaloglobus București3003
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound Quadri Olakunle TaiwoPopești-LeordeniReșița4–1 (H)22 August 20264 Ianis DoanăConcordia ChiajnaPolitehnica Timișoara1–5 (A) 22 August 20264
See also 2026–27 Liga I 2026–27 Liga III 2026–27 Liga IV 2026–27 Cupa României
References
External links FRF