The 2011–12 Liga II was the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure had two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series were promoted and the last three in each series were relegated. The season began on August 20.
Teams Three of the five relegated teams from the previous Liga I season, Timișoara, Gloria Bistrița and Unirea Urziceni, did not apply for a Liga II license. The latter club was dissolved, while the first two appealed the relegation decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and did not to apply for Liga II licenses. Previously they were denied Liga I licenses for the 2011–12 season and were relegated, despite finishing on non-relegating spots. Their cases were dismissed by the CAS on July 18. (See 2011–12 Liga I licensing controversies.) On July 8, the executive committee of the FRF decided to accept Timișoara and Gloria Bistrița in this season of Liga II despite not requesting a license, arguing the decision as taken in consideration for their respective cities and supporters. Also relegated from the first division, Universitatea Craiova was temporary excluded by FRF from all internal competitions. Juventus București were spared from relegation instead. Additionally, Timișoara would not have the right to promote, falling the three-year rule of the Financial Fair Play Regulations.
Seria I
Club City Stadium Capacity Astra II Giurgiu Marin Anastasovici 7,000 Bacău Bacău Municipal 17,500 Botoșani Botoșani Municipal 12,000 Brăila Brăila Municipal 18,000 Callatis Mangalia Mangalia Central 5,000 Delta Tulcea Tulcea Delta 12,000 Dinamo II București Bucharest Florea Dumitrache 1,500 Dunărea Galați Galați Dunărea 23,000 Farul Constanța Constanța Farul 15,500 Gloria Buzău Buzău Municipal 18,000 Studențesc Iași Iași Emil Alexandrescu 11,390 Otopeni Otopeni Otopeni 1,200 Săgeata Năvodari Năvodari Petromidia 5,000 Snagov Snagov Snagov 2,000 Victoria Brănești Brănești Cătălin Hîldan 2,500 Viitorul Constanța Ovidiu Ovidiu 1,000
Seria II
Club City Stadium Capacity Alro Slatina Slatina Metalurgistul 5,000 Argeș Pitești Pitești Nicolae Dobrin 15,000 Arieșul Turda Turda Municipal 10,000 Bihor Oradea Oradea Iuliu Bodola 18,000 Chindia Târgoviște Târgoviște Eugen Popescu 10,000 Gaz Metan Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin Municipal 20,054 Gloria Bistrița Bistrița Gloria 7,800 Juventus București Bucharest Juventus 8,000 Luceafărul Oradea Oradea Luceafărul 3,000 Maramureș Baia Mare Baia Mare Viorel Mateianu 15,500 Mureșul Deva Deva Cetate 4,000 Olt Slatina Slatina Municipal 4,000 Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipal 12,000 Timișoara Timișoara Dan Păltinișanu 32,972 Unirea Alba Iulia Alba Iulia Cetate 18,000 UTA Arad Arad Francisc von Neumann 7,287
League tables
Seria I
Seria II
Goals 12 goals Daniel Florea (Delta Tulcea)
6 goals Cristian Silvășan (Gloria Bistrița)
5 goals Bogdan Mara (UTA Arad)
4 goals Daniel Stan (Gloria Bistrița)
See also
2011–12 Liga I 2011–12 Liga III
References