2002–03 Divizia B

Divizia B
Season 2002–03

The 2002–03 Divizia B was the 63rd season of Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the last in this format (two series of 16 teams each).

The winner of each series of the Divizia B was promoted to the Divizia A and the runner up from each series played a playoff (home-away) against the team finished 13th or 14th in the Divizia A. The bottom three teams were relegated to the Divizia C.

Standings

Seria I

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Petrolul Ploiești (C) (P) 30 18 7 5 42 19+23 61 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Gloria Buzău 30 16 7 7 44 31+13 55 Qualification to Promotion playofffs
3 FC Onești 30 15 4 11 55 35+20 49
4 Midia Năvodari 30 15 4 11 45 43+2 49
5 Politehnica Iași 30 13 7 10 41 32+9 46
6 Electromagnetica Bucureşti 30 14 4 12 41 46−5 46
7 Inter Gaz Bucureşti 30 11 9 10 37 31+6 42
8 Dacia Unirea Brăila 30 12 6 12 32 31+1 42
9 Metalul Plopeni 30 12 5 13 33 40−7 41
10 Unirea Focşani 30 12 5 13 34 35−1 41
11 Internaţional Piteşti 30 12 5 13 41 32+9 41
12 CSM Medgidia 30 11 5 14 36 41−5 38
13 Cimentul Fieni 30 10 5 15 31 45−14 35
14 Bucovina Suceava (R) 30 9 7 14 25 38−13 34 Relegation to Divizia C
15 Rulmentul Alexandria (R) 30 8 3 19 29 48−19 27
16 Foresta Fălticeni (R) 30 7 5 18 26 51−25 26

Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Seria II

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Apulum Alba Iulia (C) (P) 28 21 3 4 69 23+46 66 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Bihor Oradea (P) 28 18 4 6 51 22+29 58 Qualification to Promotion playofffs
3 Gaz Metan Mediaș 28 16 4 8 44 21+23 52
4 Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii 28 12 12 4 39 20+19 48
5 Olimpia Satu Mare 28 14 5 9 44 33+11 47
6 CFR Cluj 28 12 10 6 52 26+26 46
7 Corvinul Hunedoara 28 13 7 8 47 40+7 46
8 Extensiv Craiova 28 12 7 9 37 34+3 43
9 Universitatea Cluj 28 8 10 10 48 44+4 34
10 ARO Câmpulung 28 8 8 12 23 36−13 32
11 CSM Reșița 28 8 5 15 30 63−33 29
12 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 28 7 7 14 23 37−14 28
13 Minaur Zlatna 28 7 6 15 25 44−19 27
14 FC Baia Mare (R) 28 7 5 16 26 42−16 26 Relegation to Divizia C
15 Gilortul Târgu Cărbuneşti (R) 28 0 1 27 3 76−73 1
16 UMT Timișoara (R) 0 0 0 0 0 00 0

Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bucovina Suceava wasn't programmed twice because of financial reasons and was excluded from the championship.
  2. ^ Gilortul Târgu Cărbuneşti was excluded from the championship before the beginning of the second half of the season. All its results from the first half of the season count, however for the second half the team will lose all its games by a score of 0-3.
  3. ^ UM Timişoara was excluded from the league after the 12th round due to financial problems. The team failed to play two consecutive games. All its results have been cancelled.

Goals

14 goals
  • Romania Dan Codreanu (Universitatea Cluj)
12 goals
  • Romania Ovidiu Maier (Apulum Alba Iulia)
  • Romania Cătălin Bozdog (Olimpia Satu Mare)
10 goals
  • Hungary Zoltán Csehi (Bihor Oradea)
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Romania Sorin Vintilescu (Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
  • Romania Răzvan Pădurețu (Unirea Focşani)
  • Romania Adrian Albinaru (Metalul Plopeni)
3 goals
  • Romania Flavius Şomfălean (Gaz Metan Mediaş)
  • Romania Radu Neguț (Gaz Metan Mediaş)
  • Romania Laur Aştilean (Universitatea Cluj)
  • Romania Iulian Ştefan (Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
  • Romania Constantin Borza (Midia Năvodari)
  • Romania Viorel Ion (Gloria Buzău)
  • Romania Mihai Antal (Metalul Plopeni)
  • Romania Florin Manea (Bucovina Suceava)
  • Romania Marius Zadea (ARO Câmpulung)
  • Romania Gigel Ene (Rulmentul Alexandria)
  • Romania Alexandru Bădoiu (CSM Reşița)
2 goals
1 goals
  • Romania Mircea Gheorghe (Olimpia Satu Mare)
  • Romania Marinică Ionică (Unirea Focşani)
  • Romania Mihai Niculescu (ARO Câmpulung)
  • Romania Dorel Zaharia (CSM Reşița)
  • Romania Silviu Bălace (CSM Reşița)
  • Romania Gabriel Mărgărit (Inter Gaz Bucureşti)
  • Romania Dan Iurişniți (Apulum Alba Iulia)
  • Romania Ion Dumitra (Bihor Oradea)
  • Romania Mădălin Popa (Dacia Unirea Brăila)
  • Romania Eusebiu Tudor (Petrolul Ploieşti)
  • Romania Alin Cazan (CFR Cluj)
  • Romania Ionuț Cazan (CFR Cluj)
  • Romania Remus Marta (Politehnica Iaşi)
  • Romania Marius Păcurar (Politehnica Iaşi)
0 goals
  • Romania Marius Axinciuc (ARO Câmpulung)
  • Romania Bogdan Stoica (ARO Câmpulung)
  • Romania Eugen Beza (Apulum Alba Iulia)
  • Romania Remus Chivescu (Apulum Alba Iulia)
  • Romania Florin Cotora (Apulum Alba Iulia)
  • Romania Bogdan Cotolan (Gloria Buzău)
  • Romania Andrei Mărgăritescu (Olimpia Satu Mare)
  • Romania Iulian Ilie (Cimentul Fieni)
  • Romania Mihai Barbu (Inter Gaz Bucureşti)
  • Romania Florin Popa (Inter Gaz Bucureşti)
  • Romania Dorian Perianu (Inter Gaz Bucureşti)
  • Romania Virgil Lăscărache (Inter Gaz Bucureşti)
  • Romania Marius Călin (Electromagnetica Bucureşti)
  • Romania Radu Sărdescu (Electromagnetica Bucureşti)
  • Romania Andrei Marinescu (Electromagnetica Bucureşti)
  • Romania Mircea Bornescu (Extensiv Craiova)
  • Romania Tihamer Török (Unirea Focşani)
  • Romania Marius Siminic (Bihor Oradea)
  • Romania Gabriel Rotaru (Bihor Oradea)
  • Romania Gabriel Băcneanu (CFR Cluj)
  • Romania Emil Ştef (CFR Cluj)
  • Romania Andrei Boroştean (CFR Cluj)
  • Romania Marius Drule (FC Baia Mare)
  • Romania Călin Albuț (FC Baia Mare)
  • Romania Robert Bălăeț (Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
  • Romania Virgil Marşavela (Bucovina Suceava)
  • Romania Marian Ivan (Bucovina Suceava)
  • Romania Ion Ibric (CSM Reşița)
  • Romania Cristian Oroş (Olimpia Satu Mare)
  • Romania Florin Matache (Metalul Plopeni)
  • Romania Sabin Pâglişan (Universitatea Cluj)
  • Romania Eduard Iordănescu (Petrolul Ploieşti)
  • Romania Lucian Cotora (Extensiv Craiova)
  • Romania Marius Vintilă (Politehnica Iaşi)

See also

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