Liga IV Argeș

Liga IV Argeș

Founded	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Country	Romania
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga III
Relegation to	Liga V Argeș
Domestic cup(s)	Cupa României Supercupa României
Current champions	Zimbrii Lerești (2nd title) (2024–25)
Most championships	ARO Muscelul Câmpulung (5 titles)
Website	AJF Argeș
Current: 2024–25 Liga IV Argeș

Liga IV Argeș is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Argeș County, Romania. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and is organized by AJF Argeș – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal (lit. 'County Football Association').

It is contested by a variable number of teams, depending on the number of teams relegated from Liga III, the number of teams promoted from Liga V Argeș, and the teams that withdraw or enter the competition. The winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off contested against the winner of a neighboring county series.

History

In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,^[1] each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Argeș County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport (lit. 'County Council for Physical Education and Sports') in Argeș County.

Since then, the structure and organization of Argeș’s main county competition, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, it was known as Campionatul Județean (County Championship). In 1992, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), became Divizia D in 1997, and has been known as Liga IV since 2006.

Promotion

The champions of each county association play against one another in a play-off to earn promotion to Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total, there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.

List of Champions

Argeș Regional Championship

Ed.	Season	Winners
Argeș Regional Championship
1	1951	Spartac Curtea de Argeș
2	1952	Progresul Găești
Pitești Regional Championship
3	1953	Bucegi Câmpulung
4	1954	Flamura Roșie Râmnicu Vâlcea
5	1955	Dinamo Pitești
6	1956	Flacăra Leordeni
7	1957–58	Unirea Pitești
8	1958–59	Dinamo Pitești
9	1959–60	Chimia Govora
Argeș Regional Championship
10	1960–61	Muscelul IMS Câmpulung
11	1961–62	Metalul Pitești
12	1962–63	Metalul Pitești
13	1963–64	Minerul Câmpulung
14	1964–65	Oltul CIL Râmnicu Vâlcea
15	1965–66	Metalul Pitești
16	1966–67	Metalul Pitești
17	1967–68	Unirea Drăgășani

Argeș County Championship

Ed. Season Winners 1 1968–69 Metalul Pitești 2 1969–70 Rapid Pitești 3 1970–71 Muscelul Câmpulung 4 1971–72 Textilistul Pitești 5 1972–73 Vulturii Muscelului Câmpulung 6 1973–74 Topoloveni 7 1974–75 Constructorul Pitești 8 1975–76 Dacia Pitești 9 1976–77 Automobilul Curtea de Argeș 10 1977–78 Gloria Berevoești 11 1978–79 Gloria Berevoești 12 1979–80 Petrolul Bascov 13 1980–81 Constructorul Pitești 14 1981–82 Progresul Topoloveni 15 1982–83 Avântul ICRA Pitești 16 1983–84 Progresul Topoloveni 17 1984–85 Gloria Berevoești 18 1985–86 Constructorul Pitești 19 1986–87 Edilul IJGCL Pitești 20 1987–88 Mecanică Fină Costești 21 1988–89 Minerul Câmpulung 22 1989–90 Foresta CPL Pitești

Ed. Season Winners 23 1990–91 Rapid Pitești 24 1991–92 Viitorul INC Costești 25 1992–93 ARO Câmpulung 26 1993–94 ARO Câmpulung 27 1994–95 Viitorul Costești 28 1995–96 Unirea Pitești 29 1996–97 Forestierul Stâlpeni 30 1997–98 Forestierul Stâlpeni 31 1998–99 Curtea de Argeș 32 1999–00 Juventus Bascov 33 2000–01 Forestierul Stâlpeni 34 2001–02 Fulgerul Lerești 35 2002–03 Juventus Bascov 36 2003–04 Arpechim Pitești 37 2004–05 Dacia Mioveni II 38 2005–06 Unirea Costești 39 2006–07 Juventus Bascov 40 2007–08 Albota 41 2008–09 Albota 42 2009–10 Atletic Bradu 43 2010–11 Rucăr[2] 44 2011–12 SCM Pitești

Ed. Season Winners 45 2012–13 Atletic Bradu 46 2013–14 Dinicu Golescu Câmpulung[3] 47 2014–15 Unirea Bascov 48 2015–16 FC Argeș 1953 Pitești[4] 49 2016–17 Unirea Bascov 50 2017–18 Unirea Bascov[5] 51 2018–19 Real Bradu[6] 52 2019–20 Voința Budeasa[7] 53 2020–21 Real Bradu 54 2021–22 Rucăr[8] 55 2022–23 ARO Muscelul Câmpulung[9] 56 2023–24 Speed Academy Pitești[10] 57 2024–25 Zimbrii Lerești

See also

Main Leagues

• Liga I
• Liga II
• Liga III
• Liga IV

County Leagues (Liga IV series)

North–East Liga IV Bacău Liga IV Botoșani Liga IV Iași Liga IV Neamț Liga IV Suceava Liga IV Vaslui

North–West Liga IV Bihor Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud Liga IV Cluj Liga IV Maramureș Liga IV Satu Mare Liga IV Sălaj

Center Liga IV Alba Liga IV Brașov Liga IV Covasna Liga IV Harghita Liga IV Mureș Liga IV Sibiu

West Liga IV Arad Liga IV Caraș-Severin Liga IV Gorj Liga IV Hunedoara Liga IV Mehedinți Liga IV Timiș

South–West Liga IV Argeș Liga IV Dâmbovița Liga IV Dolj Liga IV Olt Liga IV Teleorman Liga IV Vâlcea

South Liga IV Bucharest Liga IV Călărași Liga IV Giurgiu Liga IV Ialomița Liga IV Ilfov Liga IV Prahova

South–East Liga IV Brăila Liga IV Buzău Liga IV Constanța Liga IV Galați Liga IV Tulcea Liga IV Vrancea

References

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2. "CS Rucăr e noua campioană a Argeșului!" [CS Rucăr is the new champion of Argeș!] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. "Avem campioana județeană la fotbal!" [We have the county football champion!] (in Romanian). argesplus.ro. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. "FC Argeș 1953 a devenit campioana județului Argeș și merge la barajul de promovare în Liga a III-a" [FC Argeș 1953 became the champion of Argeș county and goes to the promotion playoff in Liga III] (in Romanian). jurnaluldearges.ro. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
5. "Triplă istorică pentru Unirea Bascov" [Historical triple for Unirea Bascov] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
6. "Real Bradu, campioana județului Argeș la fotbal" [Real Bradu, Argeș county champion in football] (in Romanian). argesulonline.ro. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
7. "Voința Budeasa nu mai joacă meci decisiv cu Real Bradu, a fost desemnată campioană în Argeș și reprezentantă la barajul pentru Liga 3, cât și participantă în faza națională a Cupei României" [Voinţa Budeasa no longer plays a decisive match with Real Bradu, it was named champion in Argeș and representative in the dam for League 3, as well as participating in the national phase of the Romanian Cup] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
8. "CS Rucăr, campioana județului Argeș" [CS Rucăr, Argeș county champion] (in Romanian). evenimentulmuscelean.ro. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
9. "ARO Muscelul Câmpulung, campioana județului Argeș! Sâmbătă, prima manșă a barajului pentru promovarea în Liga 3, cu Oltul Curtișoara" [ARO Muscelul Câmpulung, Argeș county champion! Saturday, the first leg of the play-off for promotion to League 3, with Oltul Curtișoara] (in Romanian). evenimentulmuscelean.ro. 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
10. "Speed Academy Pitești e campioana județului Argeș" [Speed Academy Pitești is the Argeș county champion] (in Romanian). arges-sport.ro. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

• Official website