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1997–98 Divizia B

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Divizia B
Season1997–98
PromotedAstra Ploiești
Olimpia Satu Mare
FC Onești
RelegatedMetalul Plopeni
CFR Cluj
Dunărea Călărași
UM Timișoara
Foresta II Fălticeni
Gloria Reșița
Top goalscorerDaniel Bona (16 goals)

The 1997–98 Divizia B was the 58th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to Divizia A.[1][2]

Team changes

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Renamed teams

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Danubiana Ploiești was renamed as Astra Ploiești.

Bucovina Suceava merged with Foresta Fălticeni, became the second squad of Foresta and was renamed as Foresta II Fălticeni.

League tables

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Seria I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Astra Ploiești (C, P) 34 28 4 2 80 20 +60 88 Promotion to Divizia A
2 FC Onești (O, P) 34 28 2 4 86 25 +61 86 Qualification to promotion play-off
3 Brașov 34 20 5 9 51 30 +21 65
4 Midia Năvodari 34 19 5 10 57 41 +16 62
5 Tractorul Brașov 34 17 5 12 50 32 +18 56
6 Petrolul Moinești 34 16 3 15 52 45 +7 51
7 Poiana Câmpina 34 15 4 15 55 55 0 49
8 Politehnica Iași 34 14 5 15 47 41 +6 47
9 Precizia Săcele 34 13 7 14 44 39 +5 46
10 Rocar București 34 14 4 16 48 47 +1 46
11 Metrom Brașov 34 12 5 17 31 43 −12 41
12 Gloria Buzău 34 11 8 15 38 58 −20 41
13 Dacia Unirea Brăila 34 11 5 18 48 57 −9 38
14 Dunărea Galați 34 9 8 17 36 60 −24 35
15 Nitramonia Făgăraș 34 10 4 20 40 58 −18 34
16 Metalul Plopeni (R) 34 9 7 18 22 51 −29 34 Relegation to Divizia C
17 Dunărea Călărași (R) 34 9 3 22 37 81 −44 30
18 Foresta II Fălticeni (R) 34 6 6 22 25 64 −39 24
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 1998. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Seria II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia Satu Mare (C, P) 34 20 6 8 64 40 +24 66 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Electroputere Craiova 34 20 1 13 63 44 +19 61 Qualification to promotion play-off
3 Maramureș Baia Mare 34 18 6 10 65 36 +29 60
4 ASA Târgu Mureș 34 18 6 10 51 33 +18 60
5 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 17 3 14 44 36 +8 54
6 Unirea Dej 34 17 3 14 52 44 +8 54
7 Minerul Motru 34 16 3 15 42 47 −5 51
8 ARO Câmpulung 34 14 9 11 49 43 +6 51
9 Corvinul Hunedoara 34 16 2 16 40 37 +3 50
10 Dacia Pitești 34 15 3 16 54 49 +5 48
11 UTA Arad 34 13 8 13 50 51 −1 47
12 Inter Sibiu 34 14 4 16 42 40 +2 46
13 Vega Deva 34 13 6 15 37 51 −14 45
14 Apulum Alba Iulia 34 13 4 17 45 60 −15 43
15 Politehnica Timișoara 34 11 6 17 33 44 −11 39
16 CFR Cluj (R) 34 11 5 18 41 57 −16 38 Relegation to Divizia C
17 UM Timișoara (R) 34 9 5 20 39 66 −27 32
18 Gloria Reșița (R) 34 10 2 22 36 69 −33 32
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 1998. Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-off

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The 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to Divizia A. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Nitramonia Stadium in Făgăraș, Brașov County.

30 May 1998 FC Onești 2–1 (a.e.t.)Electroputere CraiovaFăgăraș
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bîrsan 80'
Iriza gold-colored soccer ball 95'
Report Șoavă 61' Stadium: Nitramonia
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Marcel Lică (Constanța)

Top scorers

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16 goals
14 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals

See also

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References

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