1972–73 Divizia B
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Politehnica Iași Politehnica Timișoara |
| Relegated | None |
| Top goalscorer | Emil Lupulescu (Series I, 16 goals) Marin Bojin (Series II, 18 goals) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The 1972–73 Divizia B was the 33rd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and none of the teams relegated to Divizia C due to expansion of the league starting with the following season.[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
Chimia Făgăraș was renamed Nitramonia Făgăraș.
Crișul Oradea was renamed FC Bihor Oradea.
Metalul Târgoviște was renamed CS Târgoviște.
Politehnica Galați was renamed CSU Galați.
League tables
Serie I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politehnica Iași (C, P) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 38 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Metalul București | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 36 | |
| 3 | Gloria Buzău | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Galați | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 33 | |
| 5 | CFR Pașcani | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 31 | |
| 6 | SN Oltenița | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Progresul București | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Metalul Plopeni | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 30 | |
| 9 | Știința Bacău | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 11 | CS Târgoviște | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 28 | |
| 12 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 27 | |
| 13 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 27 | |
| 14 | Delta Tulcea | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | |
| 15 | Progresul Brăila | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 26 | |
| 16 | CSU Galați | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 |
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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
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
Top scorers
The Series I top scorers:[3][4][5]
- 16 goals
Emil Lupulescu (Politehnica Iași)
- 15 goals
- Vladmir Marica (Politehnica Iași)
- 11 goals
- Constantin Sandu (Dunărea Giurgiu)
- Ștefan Georgescu (Metalul București)
- 10 goals
- Vasile Mustață (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
- 9 goals
- Stroie (Știința Bacău)
- Vasile Simionaș (Politehnica Iași)
- 8 goals
- Fildiroiu (SN Oltenița)
- Petre Alexe (Metalul Plopeni)
Serie II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politehnica Timișoara (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 42 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Bihor Oradea | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 37 | |
| 3 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 39 | |
| 4 | Minerul Baia Mare | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | CSM Sibiu | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 | Metrom Brașov | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Nitramonia Făgăraș | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 28 | |
| 9 | Minerul Anina | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 28 | |
| 10 | CFR Timișoara | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
| 12 | Metalul Turnu Severin | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 | Electroputere Craiova | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 26 | |
| 14 | CFR Arad | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 26 | |
| 15 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 25 | |
| 16 | Olimpia Oradea | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 25 |
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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
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
Top scorers
The Series II top scorers:[3][4][5]
- 18 goals
- Marin Bojin (Politehnica Timișoara)
- 16 goals
- Mircea Sasu (Minerul Baia Mare)
- Simion Colnic (Bihor Oradea)
- 15 goals
- Boța (Metalul Turnu Severin)
- 12 goals
- Victor Ciocan (Gloria Bistrița)
- Marin Dașcu (Politehnica Timișoara)
- 11 goals
- Ioan Agud (Bihor Oradea)
- Ludovic Serfözö (CSM Sibiu)
- Ion Tacoi (Electroputere Craiova)
- Steiner (Olimpia Oradea)
- 10 goals
- Damian (CFR Arad)
See also
References
- ^ "Season 1972-73 (XXXIII)". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Divizia B - Season 1972-73 - Edition 33". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasamentul golgterilor" [Top goalscorers] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 27 June 1973. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
- ^ a b "Politehnica Timișoara a promovat - în Seria I decizia se amână" [Politehnica Timișoara promoted - in Series I the decision is postponed] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 2 July 1973. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.
- ^ a b "Studenții Ieșeni revin în prima divizie" [The Iași Students return to the first division] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 9 July 1973. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.