Season | 2016–17 |
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Relegated |
Râmnicu Vâlcea Unirea Tărlungeni Berceni Șoimii Pâncota |
Matches played | 306 |
Biggest home win | Juventus 6-0 Unirea |
Biggest away win | Clinceni 0-7 Juventus |
Highest scoring |
SS Poli 3-4 Chindia Rm. Vâlcea 5-2 Metalul Sepsi OSK 6-1 Foresta Clinceni 0-7 Juventus |
Longest winning run | 8 matches: Juventus București |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: Brașov |
Longest winless run | 32 matches: Unirea Tărlungeni |
Longest losing run | 18 matches: Unirea Tărlungeni |
Highest attendance | 4,100 Foresta 4–0 Brăila (24 September 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 40 Clinceni 1–4 Mioveni (29 October 2016) |
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The 2016–17 Liga II is the 77th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 6 August 2016.
A total of 20 teams will contest the league. It will be the first Liga II season with a single series. The season will be played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams will be promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team will play a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams will be relegated to Liga III.
Promoted from Liga III
Relegated from Liga I
Relegated to Liga III
Promoted to Liga I
After the end of the last season, Petrolul Ploiești was dissolved.
On 21 July 2016 Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by Poli Timișoara.
Farul Constanța withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.
SC Bacău withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.
Baia Mare withdrew from the championship due to financial difficulties.
Foresta Suceava, Unirea Tărlungeni and Metalul Reșița were spared from relegation due to lack of teams.