The 2006–07 Liga II was the 67th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The name of the leagues in Romania was changed started with this season. (Divizia A was renamed as Liga I, Divizia B as Liga II, Divizia C as Liga III, Divizia D as Liga IV).
The format has been changed from three series of 16 teams to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. The top two teams from each series were promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, while the bottom four were relegated to the Liga III.rsssf.orgromaniansoccer.ro
Team changes
To Liga II Promoted from Divizia C Delta Tulcea FC Snagov Chimia Brazi Building Vânju Mare Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea** Auxerre Lugoj Baia Mare Politehnica II Timișoara** Prefab Modelu**
Relegated from Divizia A Sportul Studențesc București** FCM Bacău
From Liga II Relegated to Liga III Gloria II Bistrița** Altay Medgidia** Astra Ploiești Callatis Mangalia Minerul Motru Olimpia Satu Mare Inter Gaz București Petrolul Moinești Rapid II București Laminorul Roman Juventus București UTA Arad** Portul Constanța Dinamo II București Unirea Sânnicolau Mare Midia Năvodari FC Sibiu Armătura Zalău
Promoted to Liga I Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț FC U Craiova Liberty Salonta** Unirea Urziceni
Note (**) Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea refused to promote in the Liga II, due to financial reasons, instead of them Apulum Alba Iulia was spared from relegation.
Tractorul Brașov promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Politehnica II Timișoara.
Politehnica II Iași promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Prefab Modelu.
Sportul Studențesc București was relegated from Divizia A due to financial reasons, Pandurii Târgu Jiu was spared from relegation.
Gloria II Bistrița withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them Unirea Dej was spared from relegation.
Altay Medgidia withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them FCM Târgoviște was spared from relegation.
Liberty Salonta sold its Liga I place to UTA Arad, club that initially relegated to Liga III. As a result, UTA Arad played in the 2006–07 Liga I and Liberty Salonta in the 2006–07 Liga III. The two clubs basically changed their places.
Renamed teams Precizia Săcele was renamed as FC Săcele.
Poiana Câmpina was renamed as FCM Câmpina.
Dacia Unirea Brăila was renamed as CF Brăila.
League tables Seria I
Seria II
Top scorers
14 goals Costin Curelea (Sportul Studențesc)
13 goals Raul Rusescu (Dunărea Giurgiu) Claudiu Boaru (Gaz Metan Mediaș)
10 goals Radu Sabo (Universitatea Cluj)
9 goals Viorel Ferfelea (Sportul Studențesc)
8 goals Claudiu Ionescu (Dacia Mioveni)
7 goals Lucian Itu (Minerul Lupeni) Kallé Soné (Câmpina)
5 goals Viorel Ion (Gloria Buzău)
3 goals Salih Jaber (Gloria Buzău) Ionuț Cazan (Apulum Alba Iulia) János Székely (Universitatea Cluj)
See also 2006–07 Liga I 2006–07 Liga III 2006–07 Liga IV
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