Liga IV Neamț is one of the regional football divisions of Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system, for clubs based in Neamț County, and is organized by AJF Neamț – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal ().
It is contested by a variable number of teams, depending on the number of teams relegated from Liga III, the number of teams promoted from Liga V Neamț, and the teams that withdraw or enter the competition. The winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off contested against the winner of a neighboring county series.
History In the decades following the 1950 administrative and territorial organization of the Romanian People's Republic, football teams from the area of Neamț County developed within the Bacău Region, where local teams competed in Bacău regional and rayon championships.
In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country, each county established its own football championship, incorporating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed at town and rayon level. The newly formed Neamț County Championship was placed under the authority of the Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport ().
Since then, the structure and organization of Neamț’s main county competition, as well as other county championships, have undergone several changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the competition was known as Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Beginning in 1992, football in Neamț County was organized under the Asociația Județeană de Fotbal (), and the competition was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase). In 1997, it was renamed Divizia D, and since 2006 it has been known as Liga IV, following a trademark dispute involving the name Divizia A, after which the Romanian Football Federation decided to standardize the naming of the lower leagues.
Promotion The champions of each county association play against one another in a play-off to earn promotion to Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total, there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.
List of Champions
Ed.SeasonWinners County Championship11968–69Constructorul Piatra Neamț21969–70Cimentul Bicaz31970–71 Danubiana Roman41971–72 Relonul Săvinești51972–73 Bradul Roznov61973–74 Laminorul Roman71974–75 Ozana Târgu Neamț81975–76 ITA Piatra Neamț91976–77 IJIL Piatra Neamț101977–78 Danubiana Roman111978–79 Celuloza Piatra Neamț121979–80 CPL Piatra Neamț131980–81 Voința Roznov141981–82 AZO-TCM Săvinești151982–83 Cimentul Bicaz161983–84 Danubiana Roman171984–85 Danubiana Roman181985–86 Metalul IM Roman191986–87Celuloza ITA Piatra Neamț201987–88 Metalul IM Roman211988–89 Voința Roman221989–90Voința Roman231990–91 Laminorul Roman241991–92CSȘ Roman Divizia C – County phase251992–93 Laminorul Roman261993–94 Laminorul Roman271994–95 Cimentul Bicaz281995–96 Cimentul Bicaz291996–97 Laminorul Roman Divizia D301997–98 Cimentul Bicaz311998–99 Ozana Târgu Neamț321999–00 CSȘ Târgu Neamț332000–01 Sirius Bodești342001–02 Hidroconstrucția Poiana Teiului352002–03 Laminorul Roman II362003–04 LPS Piatra Neamț372004–05Flacăra Brusturi382005–06 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II
Ed.SeasonWinners Liga IV 392006–07 Cetatea Târgu Neamț402007–08Voința Pângărați412008–09 Voința Pângărați422009–10Energia Girov432010–11Energia Girov442011–12Biruința Negrești452012–13 Cetatea Târgu Neamț462013–14 Voința Ion Creangă472014–15 Speranța Răucești482015–16 Voința Ion Creangă492016–17 Teiul Poiana Teiului502017–18 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț512018–19Ozana Târgu Neamț522019–20Bradu Borca532021–22 Speranța Răucești542022–23 Victoria Horia552023–24Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț II562024–25Roman572025–26Cimentul Bicaz
See also Main Leagues Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV
County Leagues (Liga IV series)
North–East Liga IV Bacău Liga IV Botoșani Liga IV Iași Liga IV Neamț Liga IV Suceava Liga IV Vaslui
North–West Liga IV Bihor Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud Liga IV Cluj Liga IV Maramureș Liga IV Satu Mare Liga IV Sălaj
Center Liga IV Alba Liga IV Brașov Liga IV Covasna Liga IV Harghita Liga IV Mureș Liga IV Sibiu
West Liga IV Arad Liga IV Caraș-Severin Liga IV Gorj Liga IV Hunedoara Liga IV Mehedinți Liga IV Timiș
South–West Liga IV Argeș Liga IV Dâmbovița Liga IV Dolj Liga IV Olt Liga IV Teleorman Liga IV Vâlcea
South Liga IV Bucharest Liga IV Călărași Liga IV Giurgiu Liga IV Ialomița Liga IV Ilfov Liga IV Prahova
South–East Liga IV Brăila Liga IV Buzău Liga IV Constanța Liga IV Galați Liga IV Tulcea Liga IV Vrancea
References
External links Official website