The 1980–81 Divizia B was the 41st season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

Divizia B
Season1980–81
PromotedFC Constanța
CS Târgoviște
UTA Arad
RelegatedBorzești
ROVA Roșiori
Metalul Aiud
Minerul Gura Humorului
Poiana Câmpina
Metalurgistul Cugir
Cimentul Medgidia
Nitramonia Făgăraș
Minerul Moldova Nouă
Chimia Brăila
Sirena București
Minerul Anina

The format has been maintained to three 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 four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.[1][2]

Team changes

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Other teams

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FC Brăila and Progresul Brăila merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. FC Brăila was renamed as FCM Progresul Brăila.[3]

Progresul Brăila's vacant place was occupied by Chimia Brăila.

Unirea Focșani and Dinamo Focșani merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge, Unirea Focșani was renamed as Unirea Dinamo Focșani.[3]

League tables

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Serie I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Constanța (C, P) 34 22 6 6 69 23 +46 50 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Gloria Bistrița 34 18 7 9 64 41 +23 43
3 Unirea Dinamo Focșani 34 16 5 13 59 46 +13 37
4 CS Botoșani 34 16 4 14 52 44 +8 36
5 Viitorul Gheorgheni 34 16 4 14 39 47 −8 36
6 CSM Suceava 34 16 3 15 54 35 +19 35
7 Gloria Buzău 34 15 4 15 46 42 +4 34
8 Progresul Brăila 34 14 6 14 42 45 −3 34
9 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 34 14 6 14 41 48 −7 34
10 Delta Tulcea 34 16 1 17 58 52 +6 33
11 CSU Galați 34 15 3 16 62 59 +3 33
12 Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe 34 14 5 15 48 47 +1 33
13 IMU Medgidia 34 14 5 15 41 49 −8 33
14 Viitorul Vaslui 34 14 5 15 41 58 −17 33
15 Borzești (R) 34 14 4 16 57 55 +2 32 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Minerul Gura Humorului (R) 34 9 9 16 31 53 −22 27
17 Cimentul Medgidia (R) 34 12 3 19 40 67 −27 27
18 Chimia Brăila (R) 34 7 8 19 37 70 −33 22
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Serie II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 CS Târgoviște (C, P) 34 24 7 3 68 16 +52 55 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Petrolul Ploiești 34 22 7 5 69 25 +44 51
3 Rapid București 34 16 6 12 58 37 +21 38
4 Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni 34 16 5 13 45 41 +4 37
5 Chimica Târnăveni 34 16 4 14 51 61 −10 36
6 Autobuzul București 34 15 5 14 50 41 +9 35
7 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 14 7 13 40 42 −2 35
8 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 34 14 6 14 40 34 +6 34
9 Metalul București 34 13 8 13 49 44 +5 34
10 Mecanică Fină București 34 13 8 13 47 46 +1 34
11 Tractorul Brașov 34 15 4 15 41 45 −4 34
12 Metalul Plopeni 34 14 5 15 47 38 +9 33
13 Rulmentul Alexandria 34 13 6 15 44 41 +3 32
14 Șoimii Sibiu 34 13 5 16 41 51 −10 31
15 ROVA Roșiori (R) 34 13 5 16 38 50 −12 31 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Poiana Câmpina (R) 34 14 2 18 42 51 −9 30
17 Nitramonia Făgăraș (R) 34 8 3 23 26 78 −52 19
18 Sirena București (R) 34 4 5 25 38 93 −55 13
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Serie III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 UTA Arad (C, P) 34 22 4 8 66 27 +39 48 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Olimpia Satu-Mare 34 19 5 10 68 44 +24 43
3 Înfrățirea Oradea 34 19 2 13 47 42 +5 40
4 Bihor Oradea 34 15 8 11 61 39 +22 38
5 Aurul Brad 34 15 6 13 63 47 +16 36
6 FCM Reșița 34 17 2 15 51 39 +12 36
7 CIL Sighetu Marmației 34 16 3 15 50 66 −16 35
8 CFR Cluj 34 15 4 15 61 48 +13 34
9 CFR Timișoara 34 14 6 14 51 52 −1 34
10 Minerul Lupeni 34 16 2 16 50 58 −8 34
11 Rapid Arad 34 14 5 15 47 47 0 33
12 Minerul Cavnic 34 14 5 15 52 55 −3 33
13 UM Timișoara 34 13 6 15 43 46 −3 32
14 Dacia Orăștie 34 13 6 15 45 59 −14 32
15 Metalul Aiud (R) 34 15 2 17 42 58 −16 32 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Metalurgistul Cugir (R) 34 14 3 17 57 51 +6 31
17 Minerul Moldova Nouă (R) 34 11 1 22 44 70 −26 23
18 Minerul Anina (R) 34 7 4 23 28 78 −50 18
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

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References

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