1956 Divizia C

Divizia C
Season1956

The 1956 Divizia C was the 5th season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.[1] This was the first Divizia C season held after a seven-year break. The competition brought together thirteen teams relegated from the previous Divizia B season and thirty-eight others that had qualified through the regional championships. The teams were divided into four geographical series.[2][3]

At the end of the season, Recolta Fălticeni in Series I, Locomotiva MCF București in Series II, Energia Baia Mare in Series III, and Energia Metalul Arad in Series IV. topped their respective series and secured promotion to the 1957–58 Divizia B.[4][5]

Team changes

Renamed teams

Avântul Piatra Neamț was renamed Recolta Piatra Neamț.

Metalul București was renamed Energia București.

Metalul Baia Mare was renamed Energia Baia Mare.

Metalul 108 Cugir was renamed Energia Cugir.

Avântul Fălticeni was renamed Recolta Fălticeni.

Flacăra 14 Orăștie was renamed Energia Orăștie.

Flacăra Târgoviște was renamed Energia Târgoviște.

Metalul Sinaia was renamed Energia Sinaia.

Flacăra Moinești was renamed Energia Moinești.

Metalul Brăila was renamed Energia Brăila.

Metalul Oradea was renamed Energia Oradea.

League tables

Seria I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Recolta Fălticeni (C, P) 22 16 3 3 58 22 +36 35 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Locomotiva Pașcani 22 16 2 4 53 23 +30 34
3 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 22 13 6 3 51 27 +24 32
4 Victoria Tecuci 22 10 6 6 43 30 +13 26
5 Știința Galați 22 10 3 9 34 28 +6 23
6 Dinamo Galați 22 9 3 10 42 33 +9 21
7 Dinamo Dorohoi 22 7 4 11 38 43 −5 18
8 Energia Moinești 22 8 2 12 35 43 −8 18
9 Progresul Iași 22 5 7 10 28 41 −13 17
10 Progresul Rădăuți 22 5 7 10 32 49 −17 17
11 Recolta Piatra Neamț (R) 22 5 6 11 33 54 −21 16 Relegation to Regional Championship
12 Voința Tecuci (R) 22 2 3 17 13 67 −54 7
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Seria II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Locomotiva MCF București (C, P) 26 18 4 4 71 23 +48 40 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Energia Târgoviște 26 17 3 6 58 33 +25 37
3 Locomotiva Galați 26 14 5 7 35 26 +9 33
4 Progresul Corabia 26 11 7 8 31 29 +2 29
5 Energia Tohan 26 12 3 11 57 56 +1 27
6 Flamura Roșie Giurgiu 26 11 5 10 39 42 −3 27
7 Energia Sinaia 26 10 6 10 45 38 +7 26
8 Dinamo Pitești 26 9 7 10 38 29 +9 25
9 Energia București 26 9 6 11 42 38 +4 24
10 Metalul Constanța 26 10 4 12 39 35 +4 24
11 Energia Brăila 26 10 4 12 39 44 −5 24
12 Constructorul Constanța (R) 26 8 4 14 47 65 −18 20 Relegation to Regional Championship
13 Flamura Roșie București (R) 26 7 3 16 34 67 −33 17
14 Progresul Călărași (R) 26 2 7 17 16 66 −50 11
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Seria III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Energia Baia Mare (C, P) 24 16 3 5 55 26 +29 35 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Dinamo Târgu Mureș 24 13 5 6 53 34 +19 31
3 Recolta Toplița 24 12 4 8 28 30 −2 28
4 Flamura Roșie Cluj 24 11 4 9 47 30 +17 26
5 Flamura Roșie Sfântu Gheorghe 24 11 4 9 40 27 +13 26
6 Energia Târnăveni 24 11 3 10 43 44 −1 25
7 Progresul Turda 24 8 7 9 32 37 −5 23
8 Recolta Sighetu Marmației 24 8 6 10 33 42 −9 22
9 Energia Oradea 24 8 5 11 30 44 −14 21
10 Recolta Carei 24 7 6 11 29 33 −4 20
11 Recolta Salonta 24 5 10 9 23 27 −4 20
12 Energia Turda (R) 24 8 2 14 37 52 −15 18 Relegation to Regional Championship
13 Locomotiva Oradea (R) 24 7 3 14 16 40 −24 17
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Seria IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Energia Metalul Arad (C, P) 22 14 4 4 39 17 +22 32 Promotion to Divizia B
2 Flamura Roșie Râmnicu Vâlcea 22 11 5 6 49 22 +27 27
3 Știința Craiova 22 11 5 6 26 14 +12 27
4 Energia Oțelu Roșu 22 10 5 7 32 33 −1 25
5 Energia Orăștie 22 8 8 6 25 25 0 24
6 Flamura Roșie 7 Noiembrie Arad 22 11 1 10 35 38 −3 23
7 Locomotiva Craiova 22 8 5 9 34 42 −8 21
8 Energia Cugir 22 8 5 9 21 26 −5 21
9 Constructorul Arad 22 5 8 9 22 29 −7 18
10 Energia Craiova 22 6 4 12 24 34 −10 16
11 Progresul Timișoara (R) 22 6 4 12 20 36 −16 16 Relegation to Regional Championship
12 Locomotiva Simeria (R) 22 5 4 13 24 35 −11 14
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Divizia C - Season 1956 - Edition 5". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Modul de desfășurare a campionatului republican pe anul 1956" [The way of conducting the republican championship for the year 1956] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 15 November 1955. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
  3. ^ "Echipele de categoria „C" la start!" [Category "C" teams at the start!] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 29 March 1956. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
  4. ^ "Clasamentele finale ale campionatului republican categoria A, B și C" [The final rankings of the Republican Championship, categories A, B and C] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 27 December 1956. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
  5. ^ "Din nou în categoria B..." [Again in category B...] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 8 December 1956. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.