2019–20 Liga II

The 2019–20 Liga II (also known as 2019–20 Liga II Casa Pariurilor) was the 80th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 August 2019 and ended on 2 August 2020. A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the fourth Liga II season with a single series. The season was initially scheduled to be played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams would be promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team would play a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams would relegate to Liga III.

Liga II
Season2019–20
PromotedUTA Arad
Argeș Pitești
RelegatedSportul Snagov
Daco-Getica București
Matches played231
Goals scored562 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerAlbert Voinea (15)
Biggest home winBuzău 7–0 Snagov
Biggest away winReșița 1–7 Viitorul T.J.
M. Ciuc 0–6 UTA Arad
Highest scoringReșița 1–7 Viitorul T.J.
Longest winning run6 matches:
Turris Turnu Măgurele
Longest unbeaten run13 matches:
Mioveni
Argeș Pitești
Longest winless run16 matches:
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Longest losing run6 matches:
Sportul Snagov
Highest attendance9,000
Rapid 1–0 Petrolul
(16 October 2019)
Lowest attendance40
Viitorul T.J. 1–0 Metalo.
(26 October 2019)
All statistics correct as of 2 August 2020.

The season was interrupted on 9 March 2020, after 25 rounds, due to COVID-19 pandemic. After two months of inactivity, on 14 May 2020, the Romanian Football Federation announced that a promotion play-off tournament between the first 6 ranked teams (after 25 rounds) will be played to decide the two teams that will be promoted to Liga I and the third-placed, team that would play another play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. No teams will be relegated this season, apart from the clubs that were already dissolved or excluded (Sportul Snagov and Daco-Getica București).

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