1967–68 Divizia B
| Season | 1967–68 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Politehnica Iași Vagonul Arad Crișul Oradea |
| Relegated | Victoria Roman |
| Top goalscorer | Ion Ștefan (Series I, 14 goals) Romulus Petrescu (Series II, 13 goals) |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
The 1967–68 Divizia B was the 28th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 14 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series are promoted to Divizia A. Due to expansion of Divizia A and Divizia B from 14 to 16 teams, also the second places from the series played a promotion play-off, at the end of which the second place from the second series also promoted to Divizia A and last two places from both series played a relegation play-off against second places from Divizia C, at the end of which only one team relegated.[1][2]
Team changes
To Divizia BRelegated from Divizia A Promoted from Divizia C
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From Divizia BPromoted to Divizia A Relegated to Divizia C
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Renamed teams
CSMS Iași was renamed Politehnica Iași.
Metalurgistul București was renamed Metalul București.
Other teams
Siderurgistul Galați gave away its place in the Divizia B to Politehnica Galați. Siderurgistul was then dissolved.[3]
Clujeana Cluj merged with CFR Cluj, the first one being absorbed by the second one.[3]
Oltul Râmnicu Vâlcea merged with Chimia Govora and was renamed Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Dinamo Victoria București merged with Viitorul Electronica București, the former being absorbed by the latter, which was subsequently renamed Electronica Obor București.
Serie I
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politehnica Iași (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 32 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Politehnica Galați (Q) | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 30 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | Electronica Obor București | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Metalul București | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 28 | |
| 6 | Portul Constanța | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Politehnica București | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Flacăra Moreni | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | CFR Pașcani | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chimia Suceava | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Metrom Brașov | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | Poiana Câmpina | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 24 | |
| 13 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea (O) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 22 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 14 | Victoria Roman (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
The Series I top scorers:[4]
- 14 goals
- 12 goals
- 10 goals
- Marin Voinea (Metalul București)
- Cojocaru (Politehnica Galați)
- Aurelian Cuperman (Politehnica Iași)
- 9 goals
- Cristian Stătescu (Politehnica Galați)
- Neagu (Politehnica Galați)
- Emil Lupulescu (Politehnica Iași)
- Ion Drăgan (Flacăra Moreni)
- Baicu (CFR Pașcani)
- Mihăilescu (Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea)
Serie II
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vagonul Arad (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 37 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Crișul Oradea (O, P) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 31 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | CFR Timișoara | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 27 | |
| 4 | Minerul Baia Mare | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 27 | |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 25 | |
| 6 | Politehnica Timișoara | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 25 | |
| 7 | CFR Arad | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Metalul Hunedoara | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 25 | |
| 9 | CSM Sibiu | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | IS Câmpia Turzii | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Olimpia Oradea | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 24 | |
| 12 | CSM Reșița | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 23 | |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (O) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 14 | Cugir (O) | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Top scorers
The Series II top scorers:[4]
- 13 goals
- Romulus Petrescu (CFR Cluj)
- Nicolae Arnoțchi (CSM Reșița)
- Simion Surdan (Politehnica Timișoara)
- 11 goals
- Otto Dembrovschi (Vagonul Arad)
- Ianis Mazurachis (CFR Cluj)
- Nicolae Laufceac (CSM Sibiu)
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- Attila Kun (Crișul Oradea)
- Cotormani (Politehnica Timișoara)
- Petru Regep (Politehnica Timișoara)
- 8 goals
Divizia A play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faces the 2nd-placed teams from the series of the Divizia B. The play-off tournament was played in Timișoara.[5][6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crișul Oradea (C, P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Progresul București (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Steagul Roșu Brașov (R) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 4 | Politehnica Galați (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Round 1
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Steagul Roșu Brașov (A) | 3–1 | Politehnica Galați (B) |
| Progresul București (A) | 1–2 | Crișul Oradea (B) |
Round 2
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Steagul Roșu Brașov (A) | 1–1 | Crișul Oradea (B) |
| Progresul București (A) | 4–2 | Politehnica Galați (B) |
Round 3
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Steagul Roșu Brașov (A) | 0–3 | Progresul București (A) |
| Politehnica Galați (B) | 0–2 | Crișul Oradea (B) |
Divizia B play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia B faces the 2nd-placed teams from the series of the Divizia C. The play-off tournaments were played in Brașov and Arad.
Group I (Brașov)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Progresul Brăila (C, P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea (P) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Gloria Bârlad (P) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Victoria Roman (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to Divizia C |
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group II (Arad)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (C, P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Promotion to Divizia B |
| 2 | Cugir (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Metalul Turnu Severin (P) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chimica Târnăveni (R) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to Divizia C |
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Clasamentele golgeterilor" [Top goalscorers rankings] (PDF) (in Romanian). Fotbal. 11 July 1968. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
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