The 1996–97 Divizia D was the 55th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a promotion play-off match played on a neutral venue. A special table was made and teams with the best 16 results were promoted to the third league.
County leagues
Alba (AB) Arad (AR) Argeș (AG) Bacău (BC) Bihor (BH) Bistrița-Năsăud (BN) Botoșani (BT) Brașov (BV) Brăila (BR) Bucharest (B) Buzău (BZ)
Caraș-Severin (CS) Călărași (CL) Cluj (CJ) Constanța (CT) Covasna (CV) Dâmbovița (DB) Dolj (DJ) Galați (GL) Giurgiu (GR) Gorj (GJ) Harghita (HR)
Hunedoara (HD) Ialomița (IL) Iași (IS) Ilfov (IF) Maramureș (MM) Mehedinți (MH) Mureș (MS) Neamț (NT) Olt (OT) Prahova (PH)
Satu Mare (SM) Sălaj (SJ) Sibiu (SB) Suceava (SV) Teleorman (TR) Timiș (TM) Tulcea (TL) Vaslui (VS) Vâlcea (VL) Vrancea (VN)
Promotion play-off The matches was played on 11 June 1997.
Leagues standings Arad County
Bihor County
Caraș-Severin County
Cluj County
Covasna County
Dolj County
Relegation play-off The 15th and 16th-placed teams of the Divizia D faces the 2nd placed teams from the two series of Dolj County Championship. The matches was played on 7 June 1997 at Armata Ground in Craiova and Amărăștii de Jos.
Giurgiu County
Harghita County
Hunedoara County
Mureș County
Neamț County
Sălaj County
Sibiu County
Timiș County
Vâlcea County
See also 1996–97 Divizia A 1996–97 Divizia B 1996–97 Cupa României
References
External links FRF