The 2003–04 Divizia B was the 64th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been changed from two series of 16 teams to three series, each of them consisting of 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from all the series relegated to Divizia C.
Team changes
To Divizia B Relegated from Divizia A Sportul Studențesc București UTA Arad
Promoted from Divizia C Petrolul Moinești Laminorul Roman Vaslui Unirea Urziceni Poiana Câmpina Juventus București Electrica Constanța Callatis Mangalia Dacia Mioveni Chindia Târgoviște Rarora Râmnicu Vâlcea Minerul Motru Building Vânju Mare Jiul Petroșani Certej ACU Arad Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe Precizia Săcele Armătura Zalău Tricotaje Ineu Oașul Negrești-Oaș
From Divizia B Promoted to Divizia A Petrolul Ploiești Apulum Alba Iulia Oradea
Relegated to Divizia C Bucovina Suceava Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești Foresta Fălticeni UM Timișoara
Other changes Divizia A clubs and bitter rivals, Petrolul Ploiești and Astra Ploiești merged. Astra was absorbed by Petrolul and Oțelul Galați, which initially relegated after the promotion/relegation play-off against FC Oradea, remained in the top-flight.
Chindia Târgoviște was renamed FCM Târgoviște.
CS Certej merged with Mureșul Deva, was moved from Certeju de Sus to Deva and renamed CS Deva.
Extensiv Craiova was renamed FC Craiova
League tables Series I
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Viorel Gheorghe Petrolul Moinești132 Florin Anghel Vaslui12 Valentin Badea Vaslui4 Marius PăcurarPolitehnica Iași85 Constantin BorzaMidia Năvodari7
Series II
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Gheorghe Bucur Sportul Studențesc292 Ionuț Mazilu Sportul Studențesc203 Iulian Ștefan Pandurii Târgu Jiu9 Florin Maxim Sportul Studențesc5 Constantin BarbuDacia Mioveni85 Tiberiu Bălan Sportul Studențesc7 Gigel EneRulmentul Alexandria
Series III
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Gabriel Apetri Jiul Petroșani172 Cristian Turcu CFR Cluj132 Răzvan Cociș Universitatea Cluj123 Robert RoszelOlimpia Satu Mare115 Damian MilitaruJiul Petroșani7 Dan CodreanuUniversitatea Cluj
See also 2003–04 Divizia A 2003–04 Divizia C 2003–04 Divizia D 2003–04 Cupa României
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