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2025–26 Liga II
The 2025–26 Liga II (also known as Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor for sponsorship reasons) is the 86th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, and the tenth consecutive season held in a single series.
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The 2025–26 Liga II (also known as Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor for sponsorship reasons) is the 86th season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system, and the tenth consecutive season held in a single series.
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 fourteen 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.
A total of twenty-two teams contested the league, including fourteen from the previous season, two relegated from Liga I, five promoted from Liga III, and one taking over a place through a cession.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Câmpulung Muscel | Câmpulung | Muscelul | 3.000 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Târgu Mureș | Trans-Sil | 8.200 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Piatra Neamț | Ceahlăul | 18.000 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Târgoviște | Eugen Popescu | 8.400 |
| Concordia Chiajna | Chiajna | Concordia | 5.123 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | Hunedoara | Complexul Sportiv Corvinul | 16.500 |
| CS Afumați | Afumați | Comunal | 2.000 |
| CS Tunari | Tunari | Central | 1.700 |
| CS Dinamo București | București | CNAF | 1.600 |
| CSC 1599 Șelimbăr | Șelimbăr | Măgura | 2.450 |
| CSC Dumbrăvița | Dumbrăvița | Ștefan Dobay | 500 |
| CSM Olimpia Satu Mare | Satu Mare | Daniel Prodan | 18.000 |
| 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 |
| FC Voluntari | Voluntari | Anghel Iordănescu | 4.600 |
| Gloria Bistrița | Bistrița | Jean Pădureanu | 7.814 |
| Metalul Buzău | Buzău | Metalul | 1.573 |
| Politehnica Iași | Iași | Emil Alexandrescu | 11.350 |
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Sfântu Gheorghe | Sepsi | 8.400 |
| Steaua București | București | Steaua | 31.254 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1599 Șelimbăr | Eugen Beza | Ciprian Natea | Nike | Shopping City Sibiu |
| Afumați | Vasile Neagu | Ionuț Zaina | Nike | Shark Doors |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Eusebiu Tudor | Florin Iacob | Kappa | Târgu Mureș |
| Bacău | Costel Enache | Ionuț Chirilă | Nike | Dedeman |
| Bihor Oradea | Erik Lincar | Ioan Hora | Macron | Selina, Viva Chips |
| Câmpulung Muscel | Vasile Slăninoiu (interim) | Ștefan Ghiță | Nike | Superbet |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Vasile Avădanei | Andrei Marc | Nike | SSAB Impex |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Nicolae Croitoru | Cornel Dinu | Nike | Kruk |
| Concordia Chiajna | Andrei Cristea | Mihai Bălașa | Masita | — |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | Florin Maxim | Alexandru Neacșa | Gamer Design | VBet |
| Dinamo București | Ionel Dănciulescu | Roberto Mălăele | Joma | Superbet |
| Dumbrăvița | Florin Fabian | Alin Șeroni | Macron | Artoil |
| Gloria Bistrița | Nicolae Grigore | Alin Burdeț | Uhlsport | Superbet |
| Metalul Buzău | Valentin Stan | Marius Tudorică | Macron | Consiliul Județean Buzău |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Alexandru Botoș | Ervin Zsiga | Adidas | M-SYS, Best Build Technology |
| Politehnica Iași | Tibor Selymes | Ștefan Ștefanovici | Nike | Maxbet |
| Reșița | Leontin Doană | Alin Dudea | Puma | Invest in Reșița |
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Ovidiu Burcă | Cosmin Matei | Adidas | Diószegi, Gyermelyi |
| Slatina | Viorel Ferfelea | Ionuț Mitran | Macron | Organizația Trebuie |
| Steaua București | Daniel Oprița | Stephan Drăghici | Adidas | Stanleybet |
| Tunari | Paul Pîrvulescu | Claudiu Dragu | Uhlsport | Pinum, Shaormeria Băneasa |
| Voluntari | Florian Pârvu | Adam Nemec | Nike | Metropola TV |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chindia Târgoviște | Costel Pană | Mutual consent | 16 June 2025 | Ilie Poenaru | 16 June 2025 |
| Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Csaba László | End of interim spell | 18 June 2025 | Ovidiu Burcă | 18 June 2025 |
| Dumbrăvița | Cosmin Stan | Mutual consent | 19 June 2025 | Florin Fabian | 20 June 2025 |
| 1599 Șelimbăr | Ioan Luca | 1 July 2025 | Eugen Beza | 1 July 2025 | |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | Cătălin Kalo | 1 July 2025 | Eusebiu Tudor | 1 July 2025 | |
| Tunari | Dan Alexa | 22 July 2025 | Bogdan Pătrașcu | 25 July 2025 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Alexandru Botoș | Sacked | 26 August 2025 | 4th | 22nd | Zoltan Ritli | 2 September 2025 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Marco Veronese | 29 August 2025 | 4th | 11th | Vasile Avădanei (interim) | 22 August 2025 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | Cristian Pustai | 31 August 2025 | 5th | 18th | Nicolae Grigore | 2 September 2025 | |
| Tunari | Bogdan Pătrașcu | 20 September 2025 | 7th | 16th | Alin Ilin (interim) | 25 September 2025 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | Nicolae Dică | 22 September 2025 | 7th | 11th | Andrei Cristea | 23 September 2025 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Vasile Avădanei | End of interim spell | 22 September 2025 | 7th | 12th | Cristian Pustai | 25 September 2025 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Zoltan Ritli | Remained as assistant | 20 October 2025 | 10th | 22nd | Alexandru Botoș | 20 October 2025 |
| Tunari | Alin Ilin | End of interim spell | 4 November 2025 | 12th | 21st | Dinu Todoran | 4 November 2025 |
| Politehnica Iași | Tony | Mutual consent | 13 November 2025 | 13th | 10th | Tibor Selymes | 13 November 2025 |
| Câmpulung Muscel | Alecsandru Popovici | Advanced technical director | 17 January 2026 | 17th | 21st | Goran Miscević | 17 January 2026 |
| Slatina | Claudiu Niculescu | Signed by Unirea Slobozia | 4 February 2026 | 17th | 14th | Viorel Ferfelea | 6 February 2026 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamț | Cristian Pustai | Resigned | 11 February 2026 | 17th | 17th | Vasile Avădanei | 11 February 2026 |
| Dinamo București | Florin Bratu | Signed by Metaloglobus București | 3 March 2026 | 19th | 19th | Boris Keča | 3 March 2026 |
| Reșița | Flavius Stoican | Resigned | 9 March 2026 | 20th | 8th | Leontin Doană | 10 March 2026 |
| Câmpulung Muscel | Goran Miscević | Sacked | 10 March 2026 | 20th | 22nd | Vladislav Rosić | 11 March 2026 |
| Dinamo București | Boris Keča | Remained as assistant | 2 April 2026 | 1st (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | Ionel Dănciulescu | 2 April 2026 |
| Tunari | Dinu Todoran | Resigned | 4 April 2026 | 2nd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | Alin Ilin (interim) | 4 April 2026 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Ilie Poenaru | Sacked | 10 April 2026 | 3rd (play-off) | 6th (play-off) | Nicolae Croitoru | 11 April 2026 |
| Câmpulung Muscel | Vladislav Rosić | Resigned | 10 April 2026 | 3rd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | Vasile Slăninoiu (interim) | 15 April 2026 |
| Tunari | Alin Ilin | End of interim spell | 17 April 2026 | 3rd (play-out) | 7th (play-out) | Paul Pîrvulescu | 17 April 2026 |
A promotion play-off tournament between the best 6 teams (after 21 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.
A relegation play-out tournament between the last 16 ranked teams at the end of the regular season 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, 19 and 22, and the second group consisted of teams ranked 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 and 21, 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.
Table
Results
Table
Results
The 6th-placed teams of the Liga II relegation play-out groups face each other in order to determine the last relegated team to Liga III.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – |
First leg
Second leg
Regular season, promotion play-off and relegation play-out overall statistics
As of 7 May 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Regular | Play-off | Play-out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Robu | Metalul Buzău | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Cristian Măgerușan | ASA Târgu Mureș | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Nacho Heras | Sepsi OSK | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Nicu Modan | Reșița | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Carl Davordzie | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț / Sepsi OSK | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Rubio | Steaua București | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Bogdan Chipirliu | Steaua București | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Ioan Hora | Bihor Oradea | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Dragoș Tescan | Bihor Oradea | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Daniel Florea | Chindia Târgoviște | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Robert Jerdea | Reșița | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Sérgio Ribeiro | Corvinul Hunedoara | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 13 | Claudiu Dragu | Tunari | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sekou Camara | Politehnica Iași | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Cosmin Bucuroiu | 1599 Șelimbăr | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 15 | Matko Babić | Voluntari | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Andrei Pavel | Bacău | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Alexandru Saim Tudor | Metalul Buzău | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Óscar Siafá | Slatina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
As of 7 May 2026
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kehinde Fatai | Afumați | Bacău | 3–2 (H) | 2 August 2025 | 1 |
| Cristian Măgerușan | ASA Târgu Mureș | Câmpulung Muscel | 3–0 (H) | 30 August 2025 | 5 |
| Cosmin Bucuroiu | 1599 Șelimbăr | Câmpulung Muscel | 5–0 (H) | 4 October 2025 | 9 |
| Valentin Robu | Metalul Buzău | Dumbrăvița | 5–1 (H) | 18 October 2025 | 10 |
| Bogdan Chipirliu | Olimpia Satu Mare | Steaua București | 1–4 (A) | 25 October 2025 | 11 |
| Moses Mawa | Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | Reșița | 5–0 (H) | 28 February 2026 | 19 |
| Sekou Camara | Politehnica Iași | Câmpulung Muscel | 6–1 (H) | 7 March 2026 | 20 |
| Imrane Bamba | Tunari | Afumați | 0–4 (A) | 4 April 2026 | 2 (play-out) |
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