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.rsssf.orgromaniansoccer.ro
Team changes
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.
League tables Seria I
Seria II
Top scorers 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)
See also
2008–09 Liga I 2008–09 Liga III 2008–09 Liga IV
References