1988–89 County Championship

The 1988–89 County Championship was the 47th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a playoff to gain promotion.

County championships

 * Alba (AB)
 * Arad (AR)
 * Argeș (AG)
 * Bacău (BC)
 * Bihor (BH)
 * Bistrița-Năsăud (BN)
 * Botoșani (BT)
 * Brașov (BV)
 * Brăila (BR)
 * Bucharest (B)
 * Buzău (BZ)


 * Caraș-Severin (CS)
 * Călărași (CL)
 * Cluj (CJ)
 * Constanța (CT)
 * Covasna (CV)
 * Dâmbovița (DB)
 * Dolj (DJ)
 * Galați (GL)
 * Giurgiu (GR)
 * Gorj (GJ)
 * Harghita (HR)


 * Hunedoara (HD)
 * Ialomița (IL)
 * Iași (IS)
 * Ilfov (IF)
 * Maramureș (MM)
 * Mehedinți (MH)
 * Mureș (MS)
 * Neamț (NT)
 * Olt (OT)
 * Prahova (PH)


 * Satu Mare (SM)
 * Sălaj (SJ)
 * Sibiu (SB)
 * Suceava (SV)
 * Teleorman (TR)
 * Timiș (TM)
 * Tulcea (TL)
 * Vaslui (VS)
 * Vâlcea (VL)
 * Vrancea (VN)

Promotion play-off
Teams promoted to Divizia C without a play-off matches as teams from less represented counties in the third division.


 * (IL) Rapid Fetești
 * (TR) Dunărea Zimnicea
 * (VL) Metalul Râmnicu Vâlcea
 * (BT) Electro Botoșani
 * (MH) CSM Drobeta-Turnu Severin
 * (GR) Rapid Braniștea
 * (AB) Soda Ocna Mureș


 * Preliminary round


 * 0–0||2–4
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The matches was played on 2 and 6 August 1989.


 * 0–5||0–4
 * 4–1||1–1
 * 3–1||0–2
 * 4–0||2–1
 * 3–0||1–3
 * 2–0||1–6
 * 1–0||0–0
 * 3–1||0–3
 * 4–1||0–3
 * 2–1||0–3
 * 2–2||1–2
 * 2–1||1–4
 * 1–2||0–0
 * 2–3||2–5
 * 2–2||0–2
 * 5–1||1–2
 * 0–0||0–4
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 * }

Bucharest
The ranking combined points of the senior (3 points for a win) and junior (2 points for a win) teams. Source: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Prahova County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Divizia C:
 * Carpați Sinaia


 * Promoted to Divizia C:
 * Metalul IUM Filipeștii de Pădure


 * Promoted from Prahova County Championship II:
 * Viitorul AEI Urlați (Urlați Territorial Championship and play-off winners)
 * ASA Băicoi (Câmpina Territorial Championship and play-off winners)


 * Relegated to Prahova County Championship II:
 * Progresul Ploiești (17th place)
 * Cristalul Azuga (18th place)


 * Other changes
 * Viitorul AEI Urlați was renamed as AEI Urlați.
 * ASA Băicoi was renamed as Vulturul Băicoi.