2020–21 Liga IV Hunedoara

The 2020–21 Liga IV Hunedoara was the 53rd season of the Liga IV Hunedoara, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 7 October 2020[1][2] and was concluded on 28 April 2021.

Liga IV Hunedoara
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

Aurul Brad was crowned as county champion and qualified for promotion play-off to Liga III.[3]

Competition format

The season was initially scheduled to be played in a double round-robin tournament followed by a play-off and play-out. The first four teams would qualify for championship play-off and the last six for relegation play-out.[4]

The format was changed on 11 April after the Romanian Football Federation decided that every county associations they must communicate the teams qualified for the promotion play-off to Liga III until 8 May 2021.[5] The second part of the championship will no longer be played and the clubs will be distributed in three groups, respectively: Places 1–4 in Final Four, places 5-7 and places 8-10.[6]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aurul Brad 9 7 2 0 31 8 +23 23 Qualification to final four
2 Retezatul Hațeg 9 7 1 1 22 9 +13 22
3 Gloria Geoagiu 9 5 2 2 20 8 +12 17
4 Inter Petrila 9 5 1 3 28 12 +16 16
5 Dacia Orăștie 9 4 3 2 16 13 +3 15 Qualification to 5–7 place play-off
6 Vulcan 9 3 2 4 14 14 0 11
7 Deva II 9 2 3 4 10 12 −2 9
8 Șoimul Băița 9 3 0 6 14 26 −12 9 Qualification to 8–10 place play-off
9 Minerul Uricani 9 0 2 7 6 27 −21 2
10 Victoria Călan 9 0 2 7 4 36 −32 2
Source: AJF Hunedoara
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.

Results
Home \ Away AUR DEV GEO INP ORĂ ȘOI RET URI VCL VUL
Aurul Brad — — — 4–1 — 5–1 4–0 — 7–0 2–1
Deva II 1–1 — — — 1–2 4–1 0–1 — — 2–0
Gloria Geoagiu 1–2 5–1 — — 2–2 — — 3–0 — —
Inter Petrila — 2–1 0–2 — — — 1–1 8–1 8–0 —
Dacia Orăștie 2–2 — — 0–3 — 4–2 1–2 — — 0–0
Șoimul Băița — — 0–1 3–2 — — — 2–1 2–0 —
Retezatul Hațeg — — 1–0 — — 4–1 — 4–1 — 3–0
Minerul Uricani 1–4 0–0 — — 1–3 — — — — 0–2
Victoria Călan — 0–0 1–5 — 0–2 — 1–6 1–1 — —
Vulcan — — 1–1 0–3 — 5–2 — — 5–1 —
Source: AJF Hunedoara
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final four

A championship play-off tournament will be played in a single round-robin tournament between the best 4 teams (after 9 rounds) to decide the county champion and the team that will qualify for the promotion play-off in Liga III. The teams started the final four play-off with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aurul Brad (C, Q) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 21 Qualification to promotion play-off
2 Retezatul Hațeg 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 17
3 Gloria Geoagiu 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 12
4 Inter Petrila 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 8
Source: AJF Hunedoara
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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results
Home \ Away GEO AUR INP RET
Gloria Geoagiu — — 3–1 —
Aurul Brad 3–1 — — 1–0
Inter Petrila — 0–1 — —
Retezatul Hațeg 3–1 — 2–1 —
Source: AJF Hunedoara
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

5–7 place play-off

The teams started the play-off with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Vulcan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 12
6 Dacia Orăștie 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 8
7 Deva II 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 8
Source: AJF Hunedoara
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.

Results
Home \ Away DEV ORĂ VUL
Deva II — 2–1 —
Dacia Orăștie — — 1–2
Vulcan 3–0 — —
Source: AJF Hunedoara
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

8–10 place play-off

The teams started the play-off with half of the points accumulated until the interruption of the regular season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Șoimul Băița 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 11
9 Minerul Uricani 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 4
10 Victoria Călan 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: AJF Hunedoara
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.

Results
Home \ Away ȘOI VCL URI
Șoimul Băița — — 5–0
Victoria Călan 2–5 — —
Minerul Uricani — 2–0 —
Source: AJF Hunedoara
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off
Main article: 2020–21 Liga IV

Champions of Liga IV – Hunedoara County faces the 10th place in Series VIII of Liga III.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aurul Brad (HD) 5–3 (L3) Fortuna Becicherecu Mic ||3–1||2–2
16 May 2021 Aurul Brad3–1Fortuna Becicherecu MicBrad
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Darius Leucian 44' (pen.)
Ionuț Filipaș 51'
Ionuț Filipaș 65'		 Report David Periat 11' Stadium: Aurul
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragoș Nicolae Lunca (Cluj-Napoca)
23 May 2021 Fortuna Becicherecu Mic2–2Aurul BradBecicherecu Mic
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) David Periat 29'
David Periat 65'		 Report Gabriel Dărăban 31'
Ionuț Filipaș 38'		 Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Mircea Ardelean (Arad)

Aurul Brad promoted to Liga III.[7]

See also

Main Leagues

County Leagues (Liga IV series)

References
  1. "Fotbal, Liga a IV-a Hunedoara" [Football, Liga IV Hunedoara]. cronicavj.ro. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  2. "AJF Hunedoara reia campionatul Ligii a 4-a întrerupt în toamnă într-un mod inedit. Campioana județeană va fi cunoscută cu 10 zile înainte de expirarea termenului limită impus de FRF! Președintele Cristian Petrean laudă federația: "A găsit cel mai bun sistem"" [AJF Hunedoara resumes Liga IV championship interrupted in autumn in a unique way. The county champion will be known 10 days before the expiration of the deadline imposed by FRF! President Cristian Petrean praises the federation: "He found the best system"]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  3. "CSA Aurul Brad, campioana Ligii 4 Hunedoara! A înregistrat victorii pe linie în final four și va reprezenta județul în barajul pentru Liga 3" [CSA Aurul Brad, champion of Liga 4 Hunedoara! He recorded victories on the line in the final four and will represent the county in the playoff for League 3]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  4. "Hotărârea Comitetului Executiv din data de 10 septembrie 2020" [Decision of the Executive Committee of 10 September 2020]. frf-ajf.ro/hunedoara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  5. "Ordin de la FRF: AJF-urile, respectiv AMFB-ul au timp o lună de zile să organizeze un campionat de Liga 4 pentru a-și desemna reprezentanta la primul baraj de promovare în Liga 3. Condițiile de îndeplinit" [Order from the FRF: the AJF, respectively the AMFB have a month to organize a League 4 championship to appoint their representative at the first promotion round in League 3. Conditions to be met]. liga2.prosport.ro. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  6. "Hotărârea Comitetului Executiv" [Decision of the Executive Committee]. frf-ajf.ro/hunedoara. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.(in Romanian)
  7. "Aurul Brad a promovat în Liga 3!" [Aurul Brad promoted to Liga 3!]. sportulhunedorean.ro. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.(in Romanian)
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