Liga IV Harghita

Liga IV Harghita
Founded1968
CountryRomania
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toLiga III
Relegation toLiga V Harghita
Domestic cup(s)Cupa României
Supercupa României
Current championsUnirea Cristuru Secuiesc (6th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsMiercurea Ciuc (14 titles)
WebsiteAJF Harghita
Current: 2024–25 Liga IV Harghita

Liga IV Harghita is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Harghita County, Romania. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and is organized by AJF Harghita – 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 Harghita, 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 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,[1] each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Harghita County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport (lit. 'County Council for Physical Education and Sports') in Harghita County.

Since then, the structure and organization of Liga IV Harghita, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the main county competition was known as the Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Between 1992 and 1997, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), followed by Divizia D starting in 1997, and since 2006, it has been known as Liga IV.

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. ^ 2019–20 Liga IV Harghita suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania – season curtailed and final standings declared on 14 July 2020, teams ranked first in the two series was declared champions.[6]
  2. ^ 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 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Roseal - campioană județeană" [Roseal - county champion] (in Romanian). Informația Harghitei. 3 June 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via adt.arcanum.com.
  3. ^ "ASA M. Ciuc Bălan, noua campioană a Harghitei" [ASA M. Ciuc Bălan, the new champion of Harghita] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Toplițenii s-au impus în Liga a IV-a și se pregătesc pentru baraj" [Toplițenii have won the Liga IV and are preparing for the play-off] (in Romanian). informatiahr.ro. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "PROMureșul Toplița a câștigat pentru prima oară în istoria clubului Liga a IV-a Harghita!" [PROMureșul Toplița won for the first time in the history of the Harghita IV League club!] (in Romanian). ziarharghita.ro. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Comitet executiv - Végrehajtó bizottság" [Executive Committee - Végrehajtó bizottság] (in Romanian). frf-ajf.ro. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "CS Gheorgheni este campioană județeană, cu 128 de goluri marcate!" [CS Gheorgheni is the county champion, with 128 goals scored!] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Județul Harghita are campioană în Liga 4 și știe echipa pe care o va trimite în barajul pentru Liga 3. Dublă decisivă cu primul loc din Sibiu" [Harghita County has a champion in League 4 and knows the team it will send to the play-off for League 3. Double decisive with first place in Sibiu] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Campioana din Liga 4 Harghita, aceeași ca sezonul trecut. CS Gheorgheni va încerca încă o dată să promoveze în Liga 3" [Harghita League 4 champion, the same as last season. CS Gheorgheni will once again try to promote to League 3] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Hármas holtverseny az élen, a Székelykeresztúri Egyesülés lett a Hargita megyei focibajnok" [Three-way tie at the top, Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc becomes Harghita County football champion] (in Hungarian). sport.szekelyhon.ro. 8 June 2025. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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