1980–81 Divizia B

Divizia B
Season1980–81
PromotedFC Constanța
CS Târgoviște
UTA Arad
RelegatedCSM Borzești
ROVA Roșiori
Metalul Aiud
Minerul Gura Humorului
Poiana Câmpina
Metalurgistul Cugir
Cimentul Medgidia
Nitramonia Făgăraș
Minerul Moldova Nouă
Chimia Brăila
Sirena București
Minerul Anina
Top goalscorerIon Rotaru
(Series I, 27 goals)
Nicolae Toporan
(Series II, 26 goals)
Nicolae Văcariu
(Series III, 20 goals)

The 1980–81 Divizia B was the 41st season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.[1][2]

Team changes

Other teams

FC Brăila and Progresul Brăila merged, with the latter being absorbed by the former. FC Brăila was then renamed FCM Progresul Brăila.[3]

Progresul Brăila's vacant spot was taken by Chimia Brăila.

Unirea Focșani and Dinamo Focșani merged, with Dinamo being absorbed by Unirea. After the merger, Unirea Focșani was renamed Unirea Dinamo Focșani.[3]

League tables

Serie I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Constanța (C, P) 34 22 6 6 69 23 +46 50 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Gloria Bistrița 34 18 7 9 64 41 +23 43
3 Unirea Dinamo Focșani 34 16 5 13 59 46 +13 37
4 CS Botoșani 34 16 4 14 52 44 +8 36
5 Viitorul Gheorgheni 34 16 4 14 39 47 −8 36
6 CSM Suceava 34 16 3 15 54 35 +19 35
7 Gloria Buzău 34 15 4 15 46 42 +4 34
8 Progresul Brăila 34 14 6 14 42 45 −3 34
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 14 6 14 41 48 −7 34
10 Delta Tulcea 34 16 1 17 58 52 +6 33
11 CSU Galați 34 15 3 16 62 59 +3 33
12 Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe 34 14 5 15 48 47 +1 33
13 IMU Medgidia 34 14 5 15 41 49 −8 33
14 Viitorul Vaslui 34 14 5 15 41 58 −17 33
15 CSM Borzești (R) 34 14 4 16 57 55 +2 32 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Minerul Gura Humorului (R) 34 9 9 16 31 53 −22 27
17 Cimentul Medgidia (R) 34 12 3 19 40 67 −27 27
18 Chimia Brăila (R) 34 7 8 19 37 70 −33 22
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

The Series I top scorers:[4]

27 goals
  • Ion Rotaru (Delta Tulcea)
24 goals
  • Constantin Lala (CSU Galați)
16 goals
15 goals
  • Aret Ene (CSU Galați)
14 goals
  • Iulius Nemțeanu (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
  • Petre Buduru (FC Constanța)
  • Dumitru Belea (Delta Tulcea)
  • Viorel Coman (Gloria Bistrița)

Serie II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CS Târgoviște (C, P) 34 24 7 3 68 16 +52 55 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Petrolul Ploiești 34 22 7 5 69 25 +44 51
3 Rapid București 34 16 6 12 58 37 +21 38
4 Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni 34 16 5 13 45 41 +4 37
5 Chimica Târnăveni 34 16 4 14 51 61 −10 36
6 Autobuzul București 34 15 5 14 50 41 +9 35
7 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 14 7 13 40 42 −2 35
8 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 14 6 14 40 34 +6 34
9 Metalul București 34 13 8 13 49 44 +5 34
10 Mecanică Fină București 34 13 8 13 47 46 +1 34
11 Tractorul Brașov 34 15 4 15 41 45 −4 34
12 Metalul Plopeni 34 14 5 15 47 38 +9 33
13 Rulmentul Alexandria 34 13 6 15 44 41 +3 32
14 Șoimii Sibiu 34 13 5 16 41 51 −10 31
15 ROVA Roșiori (R) 34 13 5 16 38 50 −12 31 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Poiana Câmpina (R) 34 14 2 18 42 51 −9 30
17 Nitramonia Făgăraș (R) 34 8 3 23 26 78 −52 19
18 Sirena București (R) 34 4 5 25 38 93 −55 13
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

The Series II top scorers:[4]

26 goals
  • Nicolae Toporan (Petrolul Ploiești)
20 goals
  • Nicolae Sultănoiu (Autobuzul București)
17 goals
14 goals
  • Vasile Oprișor (Chimica Târnăveni)
13 goals
  • Florea Voicilă (Rulmentul Alexandria)
  • Teodor Rădoi (Pandurii Târgu Jiu)

Serie III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 UTA Arad (C, P) 34 22 4 8 66 27 +39 48 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Olimpia Satu-Mare 34 19 5 10 68 44 +24 43
3 Înfrățirea Oradea 34 19 2 13 47 42 +5 40
4 Bihor Oradea 34 15 8 11 61 39 +22 38
5 Aurul Brad 34 15 6 13 63 47 +16 36
6 FCM Reșița 34 17 2 15 51 39 +12 36
7 CIL Sighetu Marmației 34 16 3 15 50 66 −16 35
8 CFR Cluj-Napoca 34 15 4 15 61 48 +13 34
9 CFR Timișoara 34 14 6 14 51 52 −1 34
10 Minerul Lupeni 34 16 2 16 50 58 −8 34
11 Rapid Arad 34 14 5 15 47 47 0 33
12 Minerul Cavnic 34 14 5 15 52 55 −3 33
13 UM Timișoara 34 13 6 15 43 46 −3 32
14 Dacia Orăștie 34 13 6 15 45 59 −14 32
15 Metalul Aiud (R) 34 15 2 17 42 58 −16 32 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Metalurgistul Cugir (R) 34 14 3 17 57 51 +6 31
17 Minerul Moldova Nouă (R) 34 11 1 22 44 70 −26 23
18 Minerul Anina (R) 34 7 4 23 28 78 −50 18
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

The Series III top scorers:[4]

20 goals
  • Nicolae Văcariu (Minerul Moldova Nouă)
17 goals
  • Mircea State (Olimpia Satu Mare)
  • M. Năsălean (CFR Cluj-Napoca)
16 goals
  • Ionescu (CIL Sighetu Marmației)
15 goals
  • Viorel Hațeganu (Olimpia Satu Mare)
14 goals
  • Bucur (Metalurgistul Cugir)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Season 1980-81 (XLI)". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Divizia B - Season 1980-81 - Edition 41". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "F.C. Constanța, C.S. Târgoviște și U.T. Arad au promovat în Divizia A" [F.C. Constanța, C.S. Târgoviște and U.T. Arad promoted to Divizia A] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 29 June 1981. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
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