Liga IV Harghita is one of the regional football divisions of Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system, for clubs based in Harghita County, and is organized by AJF Harghita – 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 Harghita, 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 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country, each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Harghita County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport () in Harghita County.
Since then, the structure and organization of Liga IV Harghita, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the main county competition was known as the Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Between 1992 and 1997, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), followed by Divizia D starting in 1997, and since 2006, it has been known as Liga IV.
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 Championship11968–69Viitorul Gheorgheni21969–70Minerul Miercurea Ciuc31970–71 Minerul Miercurea Ciuc41971–72 Mureșul Toplița51972–73 Miercurea Ciuc61973–74 Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc71974–75 Mureșul Toplița81975–76Mureșul Toplița91976–77 IUPS Miercurea Ciuc101977–78 Mureșul Toplița111978–79 Mureșul Toplița121979–80 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc131980–81 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc141981–82 Flamura Roșie Sânsimion151982–83 Metalul Vlăhița161983–84 Progresul Odorheiu Secuiesc171984–85 Tractorul Miercurea Ciuc181985–86 Tractorul Miercurea Ciuc191986–87 Mureșul Toplița201987–88 Rapid Miercurea Ciuc211988–89 Mureșul Toplița221989–90 Minerul Bălan231990–91 Metalul Vlăhița241991–92Complexul Gălăuțaș Divizia C – County phase251992–93 Rapid Miercurea Ciuc261993–94 Vulturul Remetea271994–95 Vulturul Carpatin Gheorgheni281995–96 ASA Rapid Miercurea Ciuc291996–97 ASA Rapid Miercurea Ciuc Divizia D301997–98 Budvar Odorheiu Secuiesc311998–99 ASA Rapid Miercurea Ciuc321999–00 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc332000–01 Viitorul Gheorgheni342001–02 Minerul Bălan352002–03 Minerul Bălan362003–04 Viitorul Gheorgheni372004–05 Știința Sărmaș382005–06 Roseal Odorheiu Secuiesc
Ed.SeasonWinners Liga IV 392006–07 Viitorul Gheorgheni402007–08 ASA Miercurea Ciuc Bălan412008–09 Roseal Odorheiu Secuiesc422009–10ASA Miercurea Ciuc Bălan432010–11ASA Miercurea Ciuc Bălan442011–12Miercurea Ciuc452012–13 Miercurea Ciuc462013–14 Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc472014–15 Odorheiu Secuiesc482015–16 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc492016–17 Pro Mureșul Toplița502017–18 Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc512018–19 Gheorgheni522019–20Gheorgheni Sporting Odorheiu Secuiesc 532021–22 Gheorgheni542022–23 Gheorgheni552023–24Gheorgheni562024–25Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc572025–26Sânsimion
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