FRF officially announced the composition of League 2 »FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzău were excluded! Who took their place


Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Monday, July 21, 2025, 16:20 / Updated Monday, July 21, 2025 16:35
The Romanian Football Federation has officially published the composition of League 2 in season 2025-2026. FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzăuclubs with great financial problems, will not evolve in the second step of Romania, being excluded by FRF. The start of the season will take place on August 2.
According to the sources of the Sports Gazette close to the club, Gloria Buzau will not continue in Liga 3 because there is no more funding.
The place of the Unirea Ungheni was taken over in the Liga de As Târgu Mureș, after the FRF approved the assignment of the club, despite the fact that several appeals were filed.
FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzău, Out from Liga 2!
FRF announced the official composition of the new season of Liga 2. FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzău will not evolve in the second step! Most likely, the newly relegated team from Superliga will not continue in Liga 3.
On the other hand, FCU Craiova had reached a deposit of 32 points due to the files with debts in the role of the FRF disciplinary commission.
Liga 2 will look like this:
5 teams that promoted from Liga 3, following dam games:
15 of the 20 teams that have evolved in the previous season of Liga 2 competition:
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Steaua București
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SC FC Voluntari SA
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ACSM Reșița
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ACS FC Corvinul Hunedoara 1921 (in the CEx meeting on July 18, the assignment of the sports activity and the right of participation in the football competitions organized by the FRF, from the Corvinul Sports Club 1921 Hunedoara, to the Public Law Club FC Corvinul Hunedoara 1921, club of private law) was approved.
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AFC Metalu Buzău
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FC Bihor Oradea
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AFC ASA Tg. Mureș (in the CEx meeting of July 18, the assignment was approved, under the resolution condition of the cancellation / cancellation of the FRF opinion by the competent jurisdictional bodies, of the sports activity and the right of participation in the football competitions organized by the FRF, from the Unirea Unirea 2018 Sports Club, Club by Public Law,
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CSM Slatina
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ACSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
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CSC 1599 Șelimbăr
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Cs smoke
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CS Concordia Chiajna
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AFC Chindia Târgoviște
In Liga 2, two retrograde bands from Superliga, ASCM Politehnica Iași and ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe will also evolve in Liga 2.
Following the submission of registration applications, for season 2025-2026 there were a number of two vacancies (instead of FCU Craiova and Gloria Buzău). By applying the regulatory provisions, the two vacancies were occupied by: CSC Dumbrăvița and AFC Câmpulung Muscel 2022.
Situation in Liga 2 on promotion
Unlike the previous two seasons, when 8 teams did not have the right of promotion, there are 9 teams in this season in the same situation.
Have no right of promotion:
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CS Tunari (newly promoted)
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CS Dinamo (newly promoted)
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CSM Olimpia Satu Mare (newly promoted)
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Gloria Bistrița (newly promoted)
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CSA Steaua București
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Cs smoke
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CSM Slatina
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CSC Șelimbăr
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CSC Dumbrăvița
Will have the right to promote starting this season:
They already had the right to promote:
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Sepsi OSK
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Poli Iasi
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AFC Câmpulung Muscel
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FC Voluntari
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FC Bihor Oradea
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Concordia Chiajna
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Ceahlaul
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Chindia Târgoviște
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Metal Buzău
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ACSM Reșița




