1954 Divizia B

The 1954 Divizia B was the 15th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

Divizia B
Season1954
PromotedProgresul FB București
Avântul Reghin
Locomotiva Constanța
RelegatedFlacăra Pitești
Constructorul Arad
Locomotiva Pașcani
Locomotiva Oradea
Constructorul Craiova
Metalul Brăila
1953
1955

The format has been changed to three series, each of them having 13 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and last two places from each series relegated to District Championship. This was the fifth season played in the spring-autumn system, a system imposed by the new leadership of the country which were in close ties with the Soviet Union.[1][2]

Team changes

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Excluded teams

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CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc, CA Cluj and CA Craiova were excluded from the championship. The army teams (CA) were abolished in the summer of 1953, except for CCA București.

Enrolled teams

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Voința București, which was in fact, the Romania national youth team, was enrolled directly in the second division.

Renamed teams

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Flamura Roșie Pitești was renamed as Flacăra Pitești.

Libertatea Sibiu was renamed as Progresul Sibiu.

Other teams

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Dinamo Turnu Măgurele was moved from Turnu Măgurele to Bârlad and renamed as Dinamo Bârlad.[3]

League tables

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Serie I

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Progresul FB București (C, P)2415725018+3237Promotion to Divizia A
2Progresul Sibiu2412663422+1230
3Voința București2491233225+730
4Metalul Steagul Roșu2410954634+1229
5Flamura Roșie Sfântu Gheorghe2410773125+627
6Flacăra Moreni2471163133−225
7Metalul Tractorul249693133−224
8Metalul Câmpina2495103939023
9Metalul București2476113535020
10Locomotiva Craiova2475122935−619
11Locomotiva Turnu Severin2459103243−1119
12Flacăra Pitești (R)2458112030−1018Relegation to Regional Championship
13Constructorul Craiova (R)2427151856−3811
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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

Serie II

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Avântul Reghin (C, P)2412753520+1531Promotion to Divizia A
2Flacăra Mediaș2411672919+1028
3Flamura Roșie Cluj2411673627+928
4Metalul Baia Mare2412483630+628
5Locomotiva Cluj2410683326+726
6Minerul Lupeni248973229+325
7Metalul Reșița24104102622+424
8Locomotiva Arad2495102131−1023
9Dinamo 6 București2486102835−722
10Progresul Satu Mare2486102428−422
11Metalul Oradea2477101425−1121
12Constructorul Arad (R)2476112528−320Relegation to Regional Championship
13Locomotiva Oradea (R)2462162039−1914
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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

Serie III

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Locomotiva Constanța (C, P)2416625021+2938Promotion to Divizia A
2Dinamo Bacău2415544721+2635
3Locomotiva Iași2412574323+2029
4Flamura Roșie Bacău2410863122+928
5Flamura Roșie Buhuși2410593232025
6Metalul Ploiești24112113132−124
7Spartac Burdujeni248792938−923
8Dinamo Bârlad246993435−121
9Știința Iași2451092734−720
10Spartac Focșani2467112534−919
11Dinamo Galați2475122039−1919
12Locomotiva Pașcani (R)2456132647−2116Relegation to Regional Championship
13Metalul Brăila (R)2447132542−1715
Source: romaniansoccer.ro
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ rsssf.org
  2. ^ romaniansoccer.ro
  3. ^ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years]. romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.(in Romanian)