1953 Regional Championship

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The 1953 Regional Championship was the 12th season of the Regional Championship, 3rd as the third tier of Romanian football. The champions of each regional championships play against each other in the playoffs to earn promotion to Divizia B.

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Regional championships

Promotion play-off

Twenty teams participate in the promotion tournament. The teams were divided into two groups of four, and the first ranked teams from each group promoted to second division. The matches was played on neutral grounds at Ploiești, Iași, Sibiu and Arad. [1]

However, the second division was expanded from the next season and, along with the four group winners, another eight teams were promoted to the 1954 Divizia B.

Series I (Ploiești)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flamura Roșie Buhuși (BC) (P)431072+57Promotion to Divizia B
2 Spartac Focșani (BD) 412185+34
3 Locomotiva Pașcani (IS) 420275+24
4 Dinamo Galați (GL) 420271034
5 Spartac Burdujeni (SV) 40132971
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
25 October 1953Spartac Burdujeni1–1Spartac FocșaniPloiești
25 October 1953Dinamo Galați3–0Locomotiva PașcaniPloiești
29 October 1953Spartac Focșani1–1Flamura Roșie BuhușiPloiești
29 October 1953Spartac Burdujeni0–3Dinamo GalațiPloiești
1 November 1953Locomotiva Pașcani4–1Spartac BurdujeniPloiești
1 November 1953Flamura Roșie Buhuși4–1Dinamo GalațiPloiești
5 November 1953Locomotiva Pașcani3–0Spartac FocșaniPloiești
5 November 1953Flamura Roșie Buhuși1–0Spartac BurdujeniPloiești
8 November 1953Flamura Roșie Buhuși1–0Locomotiva PașcaniPloiești
8 November 1953Spartac Focșani6–0Dinamo GalațiPloiești

Series II (Iași)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Locomotiva PCA Constanța (CT) (P)422072+56Promotion to Divizia B
2 Dinamo Oltenița (B) 42115615
3 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești (PL) 42023304
4 Bucegi Câmpulung (PI) 41125723
5 Progresul CPCS București (B) 40223522
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
27 October 1953Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești0–2Locomotiva PCA ConstanțaIași
27 October 1953Progresul CPCS București1–1Bucegi CâmpulungIași
1 November 1953Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești1–0Progresul CPCS BucureștiIași
1 November 1953Locomotiva PCA Constanța1–1Dinamo OltenițaIași
5 November 1953Bucegi Câmpulung4–1Dinamo OltenițaIași
5 November 1953Locomotiva PCA Constanța1–1Progresul CPCS BucureștiIași
8 November 1953Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești2–0Bucegi CâmpulungIași
8 November 1953Dinamo Oltenița2–1Progresul CPCS BucureștiIași
11 November 1953Dinamo Oltenița1–0Metalul 1 Mai PloieștiIași
11 November 1953Bucegi Câmpulung0–3Locomotiva PCA ConstanțaIași

Series III (Sibiu)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Dinamo 6 București (B) (P)4310124+87Promotion to Divizia B
2 Constructorul Arad (AR) 421164+25
3 Progresul Timișoara (TM) 40313523
4 Constructorul Craiova (CR) 40313743
5 Avântul Petrești (HD) 40224842
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
25 October 1953Constructorul Arad1–1Constructorul CraiovaSibiu
28 October 1953Progresul Timișoara0–2Constructorul AradSibiu
28 October 1953Dinamo 6 București4–0Constructorul CraiovaSibiu
1 November 1953Constructorul Craiova1–1Avântul PetreștiSibiu
2 November 1953Progresul Timișoara1–1Dinamo 6 BucureștiSibiu
5 November 1954Progresul Timișoara1–1Constructorul CraiovaSibiu
5 November 1954Constructorul Arad2–0Avântul PetreștiSibiu
8 November 1953Avântul Petrești1–1Progresul TimișoaraSibiu
8 November 1953Dinamo 6 București3–1Constructorul AradSibiu
11 November 1953Dinamo 6 București4–2Avântul PetreștiSibiu

Series IV (Arad)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flamura Roșie Cluj (CJ) (P)4310134+97Promotion to Divizia B
2 Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin (ST) 421198+15
3 Spartac Salonta (OR) 420296+34
4 Spartac Târgu Mureș (MS) 420291014
5 Avântul Sighetu Marmației (BM) 4004719120
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Results
25 October 1953Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin4–3Avântul Sighetu MarmațieiArad
25 October 1953Spartac Salonta2–1Spartac Târgu MureșArad
28 October 1953Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin2–1Spartac SalontaArad
28 October 1953Flamura Roșie Cluj4–2Spartac Târgu MureșArad
1 November 1953Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin1–1Flamura Roșie ClujArad
1 November 1953Spartac Salonta6–1Avântul Sighetu MarmațieiArad
5 November 1953Flamura Roșie Cluj2–0Spartac SalontaArad
5 November 1953Spartac Târgu Mureș3–2Avântul Sighetu MarmațieiArad
8 November 1953Flamura Roșie Cluj6–1Avântul Sighetu MarmațieiArad
8 November 1953Spartac Târgu Mureș3–2Metalul Tractorul Orașul StalinArad

Championships standings

Ploiești Region

Series A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești (Q)22201111014+9641Qualification to championship final
2 CFR Ploiești 2219218517+6840
3 Metalul 114 Mija 2212554236+629
4 Victoria Petrol Florești 2211294044424
5 Flacăra GRT Moreni 2286830461622
6 Flacăra Ochiuri 22931033521921
7 Constructorul Ploiești 2284104843+520
8 Metalul Sinaia 2266105153218
9 Locomotiva Buzău 22561129512216
10 Flacăra Târgoviște 22621422512914
11 Flacăra Boldești 22431526563011
12 Progresul Pucioasa 2232172376538
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Series B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Metalul Târgoviște (Q)2217418620+6638Qualification to championship final
2 Metalul 113 Plopeni 2215707223+4937
3 Flacăra Rafinăria 4 Câmpina 2216338114+6735
4 Negoiul Ploiești 2212375339+1427
5 Flacăra Băicoi 2211294754724
6 Spartac Râmnicu Sărat 22911233471419
7 Constructorul Fieni 22911242601819
8 Șantierul Ploiești 22821233471418
9 Flacăra Gura Ocniței 22731242652317
10 Avântul Bușteni 22731230481817
11 Flacăra Rafinăria 5 Ploiești 2232172274528
12 Spartac Cislău 2221191868505
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Championship final

The championship final was contested between the winners of the two series of the regional championship and was played over six play-off matches. [4]
The first three matches was played on 8, 12 and 15 October 1953.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 4–4 Metalul Târgoviște 2–11–21–1 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. The match was played on neutral ground at Câmpina.

The next matches was played on 19 October 1953 at Băicoi and on 22 and 23 October 1953 at București on Spartac Finanțe-Bănci Stadium.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 6–0 Metalul Târgoviște 0–00–06–0

    Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești won the Ploiești Regional Championship and qualify for promotion play-off in Divizia B.

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    References

    1. "Campionatul de calificare pentru Divizia B se dispută după o nouă formulă" [The qualifying championship for Division B is contested according to a new formula]. Sportul Popular. 15 October 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 14 October 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    2. "Turneul de calificare pentru divizia B" [Qualifying tournament for division B]. Sportul Popular. 12 November 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 14 October 2023 via adt.arcanum.com.(in Romanian)
    3. "Echipa "Flamura Roșie" Cluj, câștigătoare în întâlnirile de baraj" [The team "Flamura Roșie" Cluj, winner in the play-off matches](PDF). Flacăra Roșie. 10 November 1953. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023 via digital.bibliotecaarad.ro.(in Romanian)
    4. 1 2 3 "Campionatul de fotbal al județului Prahova: Ediția 1953 (26)" [Prahova county football championship: 1953 edition (26)]. ziarulprahova.ro. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.(in Romanian)