The 2002–03 Divizia B was the 63rd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the 13th and 14th-placed in the Divizia A and the runners-up of the Divizia B series.
Team changes
To Divizia B Relegated from Divizia A Petrolul Ploiești UM Timișoara
Promoted from Divizia C Poli Unirea Iași Gloria Buzău Medgidia Rulmentul Alexandria Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești Corvinul Hunedoara CFR Cluj
From Divizia B Promoted to Divizia A AEK București UTA Arad
Relegated to Divizia C Dinamo Poiana Câmpina Petrolul Moinești Laminorul Roman Rocar București ASA Târgu Mureș Jiul Petroșani
Other changes AEK București merged with Politehnica Timișoara, which had been relegated in the previous season, and was absorbed by the latter. Politehnica played directly in the first tier instead of the third tier and was renamed Politehnica AEK Timișoara.
Olimpia Satu Mare, which was relegated in the previous season, bought the place of Tractorul Brașov, which thus competed in the third tier.
Bucovina Suceava broke its alliance with Foresta Fălticeni, bought the place of newly promoted Metrom Brașov, and was thus enrolled directly in the second tier, with the latter subsequently dissolved.
Foresta Suceava was moved back from Suceava to Fălticeni and renamed Foresta Fălticeni.
Diplomatic Focșani was renamed Unirea Focșani.
Poli Unirea Iași was renamed Politehnica Iași.
FC Bihor Oradea was renamed FC Oradea.
League tables Series I
Series II
Top scorers 14 goals Dan Codreanu (Universitatea Cluj)
12 goals Ovidiu Maier (Apulum Alba Iulia) Cătălin Bozdog (Olimpia Satu Mare)
10 goals Zoltán Csehi (FC Oradea)
9 goals George Florescu (Universitatea Cluj) Cosmin Tilincă (CFR Cluj)
8 goals
Tudorel Stanciu (Unirea Focșani) Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (FC Oradea) Daniel Stan (Internațional Pitești)
7 goals
Sorin Oncică (CFR Cluj) Claudiu Boaru (Gaz Metan Mediaș)
See also
2002–03 Divizia A 2002–03 Divizia C 2002–03 Divizia D 2002–03 Cupa României
References