Liga IV Neamț

Liga IV Neamț
Founded1968
CountryRomania
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toLiga III
Relegation toLiga V Neamț
Domestic cupCupa României – County phase
Current championsCimentul Bicaz (6th title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsRoman and
Cimentul Bicaz (6 titles each)
Websitefrf-ajf.ro/neamt
Current: 2025–26 Liga IV Neamț

Liga IV Neamț is one of the regional football divisions of Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system, for clubs based in Neamț County, and is organized by AJF Neamț – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal (lit. 'County Football Association').

It is contested by a variable number of teams, depending on the number of teams relegated from Liga III, the number of teams promoted from Liga V Neamț, and the teams that withdraw or enter the competition. The winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off contested against the winner of a neighboring county series.

History

In the decades following the 1950 administrative and territorial organization of the Romanian People's Republic, football teams from the area of Neamț County developed within the Bacău Region, where local teams competed in Bacău regional and rayon championships.

In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,[1] each county established its own football championship, incorporating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed at town and rayon level. The newly formed Neamț County Championship was placed under the authority of the Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport (lit. 'County Council for Physical Education and Sports').

Since then, the structure and organization of Neamț’s main county competition, as well as other county championships, have undergone several changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the competition was known as Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Beginning in 1992, football in Neamț County was organized under the Asociația Județeană de Fotbal (lit. 'County Football Association'), and the competition was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase). In 1997, it was renamed Divizia D, and since 2006 it has been known as Liga IV, following a trademark dispute involving the name Divizia A, after which the Romanian Football Federation decided to standardize the naming of the lower leagues.[2]

Promotion

The champions of each county association play against one another in a play-off to earn promotion to Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total, there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.

List of Champions

  1. ↑ Not disputed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

See also

Main Leagues

County Leagues (Liga IV series)

References

  1. ↑ "Controversele ultimei reorganizări administrativ-teritoriale" [Controversies of the last administrative-territorial reorganization] (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Divizia A a fost mitraliată" [Divizia A was machine-gunned] (in Romanian). Cotidianul. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "I.T.A. Piatra Neamț - noua campioană județeană la fotbal" [I.T.A. Piatra Neamț - the new county football champion] (in Romanian). Ceahlăul. 26 June 1976. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via bibgtkneamt.ebibliophil.ro.
  4. ↑ "Cetatea, campioana județului" [Cetatea, the county champion] (in Romanian). Ceahlăul. 6 June 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via bibgtkneamt.ebibliophil.ro.
  5. ↑ "Voința Pângărați, campioana județului Neamț" [Voința Pângărați, the champion of Neamț County] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cetatea, campioana județului" [Cetatea, the county champion] (in Romanian). zch.ro. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Voința Ion Creangă se gândește la promovare" [Voința Ion Creangă is thinking about promotion] (in Romanian). zch.ro. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Fotbal / Pentru campioana Neamțului, "barajul" promovării în Liga a III-a începe sâmbătă la Mircești (jud. Iași): Ultimele trei zile de pregătiri în curtea campioanei Speranța Răucești" [Football / For the champion of Neamț, the "dam" of the promotion in the Third League starts on Saturday in Mircești (Iași County): The last three days of training in the court of the champion Speranța Răucești] (in Romanian). realitateamedia.ro. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fotbal: Voința Ion Creangă, campioana județului" [Football: Voința Ion Creangă, the county champion] (in Romanian). mesagerulneamt.ro. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Teiul Poiana Teiului e noua campioană la județ" [Teiul Poiana Teiului is the new champion in the county] (in Romanian). ziarulceahlaul.ro. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Teiul Poiana Teiului luptă pentru promovarea în Liga 3" [Teiul Poiana Teiului fights for promotion in League 3] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamț, campioana județului, a câștigat și cupa" [Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamț, the county champion, also won the cup] (in Romanian). stiri-neamt.ro. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "FC Ozana Târgu Neamț- noua campioană județeană!" [FC Ozana Târgu Neamț - the new county champion!] (in Romanian). ziartarguneamt.ro. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Comunicat" [Press release] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "CS Speranța Răucești, speranța Neamțului la promovarea în Liga 3" [CS Speranța Răucești, Neamț's hope for promotion to Liga 3] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Speranța Răucești este matematic campioana județului" [Speranța Răucești is mathematically the county champion] (in Romanian). zch.ro. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "A fost desemnată campioana și în Liga 4 Neamț! Victoria Horia și-a asigurat titlul cu o etapă înainte de final și merge în barajul de promovare" [The champion was also designated in League 4 Neamț! Victoria Horia secured the title with one round before the end and goes into the promotion play-off] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "CSM Ceahlăul II vrea promovarea în Liga 3 pe teren" [CSM Ceahlăul II wants promotion in League 3 on the field] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "CS Cimentul Bicaz, campioana Ligii a IV-a Neamț!" [CS Cimentul Bicaz, champion of Liga IV Neamț!] (in Romanian). ziarbicaz.ro. 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
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