2008–09 Liga II

The 2008–09 Liga II was the 69th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 16 August 2008 and lasted until 13 June 2009.

The format has been maintained to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the top two teams of the series promoted to Liga I and the bottom fourth places from both series relegated to Liga III.

To Liga II
Promoted from Liga III
 * Cetatea Suceava
 * FC Snagov
 * FC Ploiești
 * Internațional Curtea de Argeș
 * Unirea Sânnicolau Mare**
 * Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix
 * Buftea
 * ACU Arad

Relegated from Liga I
 * Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
 * Dacia Mioveni
 * UTA Arad
 * Universitatea Cluj

From Liga II
Relegated to Liga III
 * Inter Gaz București
 * FCM Reșița
 * Focșani
 * Politehnica II Timișoara
 * Dunărea Galați**
 * FC Caracal
 * Săcele
 * Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara

Promoted to Liga I
 * FC Brașov
 * Argeș Pitești
 * Otopeni
 * Gaz Metan Mediaș

Note (**)
Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was absorbed by newly founded FCM Târgu Mureș, as a result of a merge. Unirea Sânnicolau Mare was refounded in the lower leagues.

FCM Câmpina was absorbed by Dunărea Galați, as a result of a merge. Dunărea Galați continued in the second tier on the place of Câmpina and FCM Câmpina was dissolved.

Renamed teams
Luceafărul-Lotus Băile Felix was moved from Băile Felix to Bacău and renamed/ re-founded as Știința Bacău.

IS Câmpia Turzii was renamed as Mechel Câmpia Turzii.

Seria I

 * 15 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Ștefan Iordache (Dunărea Giurgiu)
 * 12 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Daniel Costescu (Progresul București) / (Delta Tulcea)
 * 🇷🇴 Costin Curelea (Sportul Studențesc)
 * 🇷🇴 Cristinel Gafița (Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț)
 * 7 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Ștefan Odoroabă (Petrolul Ploiești)
 * 3 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Andrei Boroștean (Botoșani)

Seria II

 * 18 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Sorin Gheju (Târgu Mureș)
 * 15 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Cristian Luca (ACU Arad)
 * 14 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Enache Câju (Râmnicu Vâlcea)
 * 10 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (Liberty Salonta)
 * 8 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Lucian Itu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș)
 * 6 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Liviu Antal (Târgu Mureș)
 * 5 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Robert Roszel (UTA Arad)
 * 4 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Marian Constantinescu (Internațional Curtea de Argeș)