2022–23 Liga IV

The 2022–23 Liga IV was the 81st 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 play-off to gain promotion to 2023–24 Liga III. The counties were divided into seven regions, each consisting of six counties and the draw was made on 2 February 2023.

County leagues

 * North–East
 * Bacău (BC)
 * Botoșani (BT)
 * Iași (IS)
 * Neamț (NT)
 * Suceava (SV)
 * Vaslui (VS)


 * North–West
 * Bihor (BH)
 * Bistrița-Năsăud (BN)
 * Cluj (CJ)
 * Maramureș (MM)
 * Satu Mare (SM)
 * Sălaj (SJ)


 * Center
 * Alba (AB)
 * Brașov (BV)
 * Covasna (CV)
 * Harghita (HR)
 * Mureș (MS)
 * Sibiu (SB)


 * West
 * Arad (AR)
 * Caraș-Severin (CS)
 * Gorj (GJ)
 * Hunedoara (HD)
 * Mehedinți (MH)
 * Timiș (TM)


 * South–West
 * Argeș (AG)
 * Dâmbovița (DB)
 * Dolj (DJ)
 * Olt (OT)
 * Teleorman (TR)
 * Vâlcea (VL)


 * South
 * Bucharest (B)
 * Călărași (CL)
 * Giurgiu (GR)
 * Ialomița (IL)
 * Ilfov (IF)
 * Prahova (PH)


 * South–East
 * Brăila (BR)
 * Buzău (BZ)
 * Constanța (CT)
 * Galați (GL)
 * Tulcea (TL)
 * Vrancea (VN)

Promotion play-off
The matches are scheduled to be played on 17 and 24 June 2023.


 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 1 (North-East)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * w/o||w/o
 * 2–4||3–2
 * 3–1||4–2
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 2 (North-West)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 2–5||1–8
 * 2–1||3–3
 * 1–1||1–0
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 3 (Center)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 3–0||1–0
 * 2–1||0–4
 * 2–2||0–2
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 4 (West)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 0–3||1–0
 * 0–4||1–2
 * 1–0||1–1
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 5 (South-West)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 0–2||1–4
 * 0–2||2–4
 * 2–0||1–5
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 6 (South)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 0–1||1–4
 * 1–1||1–6
 * 2–2||1–1
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 7 (South-East)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 1–0||2–2
 * 0–0||2–1
 * 1–4||3–1
 * }
 * colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|Region 7 (South-East)
 * colspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|
 * 1–0||2–2
 * 0–0||2–1
 * 1–4||3–1
 * }
 * }

Alba County

 * Table


 * Results

Arad County

 * Table


 * Results

Argeș County

 * Table


 * Results

Bacău County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:


 * Withdrawn teams
 * Voința Gârleni
 * Dinamo Bacău II
 * Viitorul Urechești
 * Vulturul Măgirești


 * Admitted teams
 * Voința Oituz
 * CS Dofteana


 * Other changes
 * Viitorul/CSȘ Onești was renamed as Viitorul Curița as the partnership between Viitorul and CSȘ Onești was ended.
 * Series 1


 * Results


 * Series 2


 * Results

The first two teams in each series of the regular season will meet twice (six matches per team). The teams start the championship play-off with the records from the regular season accumulated with the teams ranked 1-9. In the play-off participate only teams that have legal personality and hold C.I.S.(Certificate of Sports Identity) issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sport and teams with at least one group of children and juniors (U19, U17, U15, U13, U11).
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

Bihor County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:
 * Luceafărul Oradea


 * Promoted to Liga III:


 * Promoted from Liga V Bihor:
 * CS Vadu Crișului (Seria 1 winners)
 * Vulturul Dobrești (Seria 1 winners)
 * Unirea Roșia (Seria 2 runners-up and play-off winner)


 * Relegated to Liga V Bihor:
 * Izvorul Cociuba Mare (9th in Series 2 regular season)

The regular season was played in a single round-robin tournament over two series, followed by an 8-team championship play-off (the top four in each series will start from scratch) and a two-series relegation play-out (teams maintaining their points accumulated in the first stage).
 * Other changes
 * Nojorid Livada and Voința Ciumeghiu withdrew
 * Izvorul Cociuba Mare was spared from relegation.
 * Lotus Băile Felix II and FC Bihor Oradea II enrolled on demand.
 * CA Oradea took the place of CA Oradea II after ceded its Liga III place.
 * Vulturul Dobrești was renamed as Viitorul Dobrești.
 * Format
 * Series 1 (North)


 * Results


 * Series 2 (South)


 * Results

The Championship play-off will be played between the first four teams from each series of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament.
 * Championship play-off


 * Results

The teams ranked 5-11, respectively 5-10 played in the play-out in a double round-robin tournament. Despite the play-off tournament, in the play-out groups, the teams started with the points obtained in the regular season.
 * Championship play-out
 * Series 1 (North)


 * Results


 * Series 2 (South)


 * Results

Bistrița-Năsăud County

 * South Series
 * Table


 * Results


 * North Series
 * Table


 * Results

The teams started the play-off with all the records achieved in the regular season against the other qualified teams from series and played only against the teams from the other series.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

Botoșani County

 * Table


 * Results

Brașov County

 * Table


 * Results

The Championship play-off will be played between the first five teams of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament. The teams started the play-off with all the points accumulated in the regular season and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

The Championship play-out will be played between the last five teams of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament. The teams started the play-out with all the points accumulated in the regular season and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-out
 * Table


 * Results

Brăila County

 * Table


 * Results

In the championship play-off each team plays every other team twice. Teams start the play-off round with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

In the championship play-out each team plays every other team twice. Teams start the play-out round with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-out
 * Table


 * Results

Bucharest

 * Table


 * Results

Championship play-off was played in a single round-robin tournament between the best four teams of the regular season. Depending on the place occupied in the regular season, the teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points. All matches were played at Romprim Stadium in Bucharest on 20, 27 May and 3 June 2023.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

Buzău County

 * Table


 * Results

Caraș-Severin County

 * Table


 * Results

Călărași County

 * Series A
 * Table


 * Results


 * Series B
 * Table


 * Results


 * Relegation play-out
 * Series A
 * Table


 * Results


 * Series B
 * Table


 * Results

The semi-finals of the Series A play-off was played on 22 and 29 April 2023.
 * Championship play-off
 * Series A


 * 1–0||1–1
 * 0–3||0–4

The Series A final was played on 6 and 13 May 2023.


 * 2–1||2–1

The semi-finals of the Series B play-off was played on 22 and 29 April 2023.
 * Series B


 * 1–1||1–2
 * 1–5||1–1

The Series B final was played on 6 and 13 May 2023.


 * 2–1||3–1

The championship final played between the winners of the two series on 20 and 27 May 2023.
 * Championship final


 * 1–2||1–3

Progresul Fundulea won the Liga IV Călărași County and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.

Cluj County

 * Table


 * Results

Constanța County

 * Table


 * Results

Covasna County

 * Table


 * Results

Dâmbovița County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:


 * Promoted from Liga V Dâmbovița:
 * Bradul Moroeni (North Series winners)
 * Gloria Bucșani (South Series winners)
 * FC 1976 Potlogi (West Series winners)


 * Relegated to Liga V Dâmbovița:
 * Voința Vișina (13th place)
 * Viitorul Răzvad (14th place)
 * Progresul Mătăsaru (15th place)
 * Gloria Cornești (16th place)


 * Other changes
 * Străjerii Târgoviște 1396 merged with Viitorul Răzvad, was moved to Răzvad, and was renamed as Străjerii Răzvad.


 * Results

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Liga IV faces the 2nd placed teams from the two series of Liga V Dâmbovița.
 * Relegation play-off

Dolj County

 * Table


 * Results

Galați County

 * Table


 * Results

Giurgiu County

 * South Series
 * Table


 * Results


 * North Series
 * Table


 * Results

The championship play-off was played between the best two ranked teams in each series of the regular season. All matches was played at Marin Anastasovici Stadium in Giurgiu on 3 and 4 June 2023 the semi-finals and on 10 June 2023 the final.
 * Championship play-off
 * Semi-finals


 * Final

Dunărea Giurgiu won the Liga IV Giurgiu County and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.

Gorj County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:


 * Promoted from Liga V Gorj:
 * Unirea Dragotești (Winners)
 * Gilortul Bengești (Runners-up)


 * Relegated to Liga V Gorj:


 * Other changes
 * Petrolul Bustuchin, Unirea Dragotești and Gilortul Bengești did not inscribe to Liga IV.
 * Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești II, Vulturii Fărcășești and AS Jupânești were enrolled on demand in Liga IV.
 * Pandurii Târgu Jiu withdrew from Liga III and enrolled on demand in Liga IV.


 * Results

Harghita County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:


 * Promoted from Liga V Harghita:
 * AS Forțeni (Odorhei Zone winners)
 * FC Sânsimion (Ciuc Zone winners)


 * Relegated to Liga V Harghita:
 * Farkaslaka Lupeni (11th place)
 * Reménység Mărtiniș (12th place)


 * Other changes
 * AS Forțeni did not register on fourth league.


 * Results

In order that winners of the county championship to have 22 matches at the end of the season, as stipulated by the rules of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), the teams in the 1st and 2nd places will play an additional match in two legs, just like the teams in the 3rd and 4th positions.
 * Championship play-off
 * 1–2 place


 * Results


 * 3–4 place


 * Results

Hunedoara County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:
 * Retezatul Hațeg


 * Promoted from Liga V Hunedoara:


 * Relegated to Liga V Hunedoara:


 * Other changes
 * Viitorul Minerul Lupeni and Viitorul Șoimuș were enrolled on demand.
 * CS Hunedoara II was renamed as Corvinul Hunedoara II.


 * Results

The final four will be played in a double round-robin tournament between the best four teams of the regular season. The teams started the final four play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Final four


 * Results

The 5–11 place play-off will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the last seven teams of the regular season. The teams started the play-off with half of the points accumulated in the regular season, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-out


 * Results

Ialomița County

 * East Series
 * Table


 * Results


 * West Series
 * Table


 * Results

The Championship play-off will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the best four teams of each series of the regular season. Teams start the play-off with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

The Championship play-out will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the teams ranked 5-10 of each series of the regular season. Teams start the play-off with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-out
 * Table


 * Results

Iași County

 * Table


 * Results

Ilfov County

 * Series 1
 * Table


 * Results


 * Series 2
 * Table


 * Results

The championship semi-finals was played in a double-leg format on 20 and 27 May 2023.
 * Championship play-off
 * Semi-finals


 * 4–0||5–1
 * 3–0||4–2

The championship final was played in a double-leg format on 4 and 10 June 2023.
 * Final


 * 0–0||1–4

LPS HD Clinceni won the Liga IV Ilfov and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.

Maramureș County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:
 * Progresul Șomcuta Mare


 * Promoted to Liga III:
 * CSM Sighetu Marmației


 * Promoted from Liga V Maramureș:
 * Dinamic Groși (Seria I winners)
 * PHP Iadăra(Seria II winners)


 * Relegated to Liga V Maramureș:


 * Other changes
 * Plimob Sighetu Marmației, Academica Recea and Luceafărul Strâmtura enrolled on demand.
 * FC Suciu de Sus, Rapid Satu Nou de Sus, CSO Borșa, Metalul Bogdan Vodă, Dinamic Groși and PHP Iadăra did not inscribe to fourth league.
 * South Series


 * Results


 * North Series


 * Results

The first legs was played on 28 May, and the second legs was played on 2 and 3 June 2023.
 * Final four
 * Semi-finals


 * 0–0||0–11
 * 2–0||1–6

The championship final was played on 11 June 2023 at Viorel Mateianu Stadium in Baia Mare.
 * Final

Academica Recea won the Liga IV Maramureș County and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.

Mehedinți County
In the regular season each team plays every other team once, then follows the championship play-off and the championship play-out.
 * Regular season
 * Table


 * Results

The championship play-off will be played in a double round-robin tournament between the best 6 teams (after 13 rounds) in the regular season. The teams started the play-off with all the points accumulated in the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

The championship play-out will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the last 8 teams (after 13 rounds) in the regular season. The teams started the play-off with all the points accumulated in the regular season.
 * Championship play-out
 * Table


 * Results

Mureș County

 * Table


 * Results

Neamț County

 * Table


 * Results

Olt County

 * Table


 * Results

Prahova County

 * Table


 * Results

Satu Mare County
Teams changes from previous season


 * Relegated from Liga III:


 * Promoted to Liga III:
 * Victoria Carei


 * Promoted from Liga V Satu Mare:
 * Voința Turț (Seria A winners)
 * Sportul Botiz (Seria B winners)


 * Relegated to Liga V Satu Mare:
 * Recolta Sanislău


 * Other changes
 * Energia Negrești-Oaș was renamed as Oașul 1969 Negrești-Oaș.
 * Series A


 * Results


 * Series B


 * Results

The Championship play-off will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the best four teams from each series of the regular season. Teams will start the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points.
 * Championship play-off


 * Results

The Relegation play-out will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the last four teams from each series of the regular season. Teams will start the play-out with the following points: 5th place – 3 points, 6th place – 2 points, 7th place – 1 point, 8th place – 0 points.
 * Relegation play-out


 * Results

Sălaj County

 * Table


 * Results

Sibiu County

 * Table


 * Results

Suceava County

 * Table


 * Results

Teleorman County

 * Table


 * Results

The 13th-placed team of the Liga IV faces the 4th-placed team of the Liga V Teleorman – County. The matches was played on 3 and 10 June 2023.
 * Relegation play-out


 * 5–0||1–2
 * }

Timiș County

 * Table


 * Results

Tulcea County

 * Table


 * Results

In the championship play-off will participate only teams that have legal personality and hold C.I.S.(Certificate of Sports Identity) issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sport. The semi-finals was played on 4 June 2023 at Delta Stadium in Tulcea.
 * Championship play-off
 * Semi-finals

The championship final was played on 11 June 2023 at Delta Stadium in Tulcea.
 * Final

Hamangia Baia won the Liga IV Tulcea and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.

Vaslui County

 * Table


 * Results

The Championship play-off will be played between the best four teams of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament. Teams start the play-off with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
 * Championship play-off
 * Table


 * Results

The 9th and 10th-placed teams of the Liga IV faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Liga V Vaslui – County. The matches was played on 21 and 28 May 2023.
 * Relegation play-out


 * 0–5||1–9
 * 3–3||2–3
 * }

Vâlcea County

 * Table


 * Results

Vrancea County

 * Table


 * Results