1953 Regional Championship

Liga IV

Season	1953
← 1952 1954 →

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.

Regional championships

Arad (AR) Bacău (BC) Baia Mare (BM) Bârlad (BD) Bucharest Municipality (B)

Bucharest Region (B) Cluj (CJ) Constanța (CT) Craiova (CR) Galați (GL)

Hunedoara (HD) Iași (IS) Mureș (MS) Oradea (OR) Pitești (PI)

Ploiești (PL) Stalin (ST) Suceava (SV) Timișoara (TM)

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)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamura Roșie Buhuși (BC) (P)	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Promotion to Divizia B
2	Spartac Focșani (BD)	4	1	2	1	8	5	+3	4
3	Locomotiva Pașcani (IS)	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
4	Dinamo Galați (GL)	4	2	0	2	7	10	−3	4
5	Spartac Burdujeni (SV)	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Spartac Burdujeni v Spartac Focșani 25 October 1953 Spartac Burdujeni 1–1 Spartac Focșani Ploiești Dinamo Galați v Locomotiva Pașcani 25 October 1953 Dinamo Galați 3–0 Locomotiva Pașcani Ploiești Spartac Focșani v Flamura Roșie Buhuși 29 October 1953 Spartac Focșani 1–1 Flamura Roșie Buhuși Ploiești Spartac Burdujeni v Dinamo Galați 29 October 1953 Spartac Burdujeni 0–3 Dinamo Galați Ploiești Locomotiva Pașcani v Spartac Burdujeni 1 November 1953 Locomotiva Pașcani 4–1 Spartac Burdujeni Ploiești Flamura Roșie Buhuși v Dinamo Galați 1 November 1953 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 4–1 Dinamo Galați Ploiești Locomotiva Pașcani v Spartac Focșani 5 November 1953 Locomotiva Pașcani 3–0 Spartac Focșani Ploiești Flamura Roșie Buhuși v Spartac Burdujeni 5 November 1953 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 1–0 Spartac Burdujeni Ploiești Flamura Roșie Buhuși v Locomotiva Pașcani 8 November 1953 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 1–0 Locomotiva Pașcani Ploiești Spartac Focșani v Dinamo Galați 8 November 1953 Spartac Focșani 6–0 Dinamo Galați Ploiești

Series II (Iași)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Locomotiva PCA Constanța (CT) (P)	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6	Promotion to Divizia B
2	Dinamo Oltenița (B)	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	5
3	Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești (PL)	4	2	0	2	3	3	0	4
4	Bucegi Câmpulung (PI)	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3
5	Progresul CPCS București (B)	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	2

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești v Locomotiva PCA Constanța 27 October 1953 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 0–2 Locomotiva PCA Constanța Iași Progresul CPCS București v Bucegi Câmpulung 27 October 1953 Progresul CPCS București 1–1 Bucegi Câmpulung Iași Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești v Progresul CPCS București 1 November 1953 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 1–0 Progresul CPCS București Iași Locomotiva PCA Constanța v Dinamo Oltenița 1 November 1953 Locomotiva PCA Constanța 1–1 Dinamo Oltenița Iași Bucegi Câmpulung v Dinamo Oltenița 5 November 1953 Bucegi Câmpulung 4–1 Dinamo Oltenița Iași Locomotiva PCA Constanța v Progresul CPCS București 5 November 1953 Locomotiva PCA Constanța 1–1 Progresul CPCS București Iași Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești v Bucegi Câmpulung 8 November 1953 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 2–0 Bucegi Câmpulung Iași Dinamo Oltenița v Progresul CPCS București 8 November 1953 Dinamo Oltenița 2–1 Progresul CPCS București Iași Dinamo Oltenița v Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești 11 November 1953 Dinamo Oltenița 1–0 Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești Iași Bucegi Câmpulung v Locomotiva PCA Constanța 11 November 1953 Bucegi Câmpulung 0–3 Locomotiva PCA Constanța Iași

Series III (Sibiu)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dinamo 6 București (B) (P)	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	7	Promotion to Divizia B
2	Constructorul Arad (AR)	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
3	Progresul Timișoara (TM)	4	0	3	1	3	5	−2	3
4	Constructorul Craiova (CR)	4	0	3	1	3	7	−4	3
5	Avântul Petrești (HD)	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Constructorul Arad v Constructorul Craiova 25 October 1953 Constructorul Arad 1–1 Constructorul Craiova Sibiu Progresul Timișoara v Constructorul Arad 28 October 1953 Progresul Timișoara 0–2 Constructorul Arad Sibiu Dinamo 6 București v Constructorul Craiova 28 October 1953 Dinamo 6 București 4–0 Constructorul Craiova Sibiu Constructorul Craiova v Avântul Petrești 1 November 1953 Constructorul Craiova 1–1 Avântul Petrești Sibiu Progresul Timișoara v Dinamo 6 București 2 November 1953 Progresul Timișoara 1–1 Dinamo 6 București Sibiu Progresul Timișoara v Constructorul Craiova 5 November 1954 Progresul Timișoara 1–1 Constructorul Craiova Sibiu Constructorul Arad v Avântul Petrești 5 November 1954 Constructorul Arad 2–0 Avântul Petrești Sibiu Avântul Petrești v Progresul Timișoara 8 November 1953 Avântul Petrești 1–1 Progresul Timișoara Sibiu Dinamo 6 București v Constructorul Arad 8 November 1953 Dinamo 6 București 3–1 Constructorul Arad Sibiu Dinamo 6 București v Avântul Petrești 11 November 1953 Dinamo 6 București 4–2 Avântul Petrești Sibiu

Series IV (Arad)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamura Roșie Cluj (CJ) (P)	4	3	1	0	13	4	+9	7	Promotion to Divizia B
2	Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin (ST)	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	5
3	Spartac Salonta (OR)	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	4
4	Spartac Târgu Mureș (MS)	4	2	0	2	9	10	−1	4
5	Avântul Sighetu Marmației (BM)	4	0	0	4	7	19	−12	0

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin v Avântul Sighetu Marmației 25 October 1953 Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin 4–3 Avântul Sighetu Marmației Arad Spartac Salonta v Spartac Târgu Mureș 25 October 1953 Spartac Salonta 2–1 Spartac Târgu Mureș Arad Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin v Spartac Salonta 28 October 1953 Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin 2–1 Spartac Salonta Arad Flamura Roșie Cluj v Spartac Târgu Mureș 28 October 1953 Flamura Roșie Cluj 4–2 Spartac Târgu Mureș Arad Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin v Flamura Roșie Cluj 1 November 1953 Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin 1–1 Flamura Roșie Cluj Arad Spartac Salonta v Avântul Sighetu Marmației 1 November 1953 Spartac Salonta 6–1 Avântul Sighetu Marmației Arad Flamura Roșie Cluj v Spartac Salonta 5 November 1953 Flamura Roșie Cluj 2–0 Spartac Salonta Arad Spartac Târgu Mureș v Avântul Sighetu Marmației 5 November 1953 Spartac Târgu Mureș 3–2 Avântul Sighetu Marmației Arad Flamura Roșie Cluj v Avântul Sighetu Marmației 8 November 1953 Flamura Roșie Cluj 6–1 Avântul Sighetu Marmației Arad Spartac Târgu Mureș v Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin 8 November 1953 Spartac Târgu Mureș 3–2 Metalul Tractorul Orașul Stalin Arad

Championships standings

Bacău Region

Championship play-off

The championship play-off was contested in a single round-robin tournament featuring the first two ranked teams of the two regional series. All matches were played at the Libertății Park Stadium in Bacău.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamura Roșie Buhuși (C, Q)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6	Qualification to promotion play-off
2	Spartac Bacău	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	4
3	Minerul Comănești	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2
4	Avântul Piatra Neamț	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Spartac Bacău v Flamura Roșie Buhuși 6 September 1953 Spartac Bacău 1–3 Flamura Roșie Buhuși Minerul Comănești v Avântul Piatra Neamț 6 September 1953 Minerul Comănești 1–0 Avântul Piatra Neamț Avântul Piatra Neamț v Spartac Bacău 13 September 1953 Avântul Piatra Neamț 1–2 Spartac Bacău Flamura Roșie Buhuși v Minerul­ Comănești 13 September 1953 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 2–0 Minerul­ Comănești Flamura Roșie Buhuși v Avântul Piatra Neamț 16 September 1953 Flamura Roșie Buhuși 3–0 Avântul Piatra Neamț Spartac Bacău v Minerul­ Comănești 16 September 1953 Spartac Bacău 2–1 Minerul­ Comănești

Ploiești Region

Series A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești (Q)	22	20	1	1	110	14	+96	41	Qualification to championship final
2	CFR Ploiești	22	19	2	1	85	17	+68	40
3	Metalul 114 Mija	22	12	5	5	42	36	+6	29
4	Victoria Petrol Florești	22	11	2	9	40	44	−4	24
5	Flacăra GRT Moreni	22	8	6	8	30	46	−16	22
6	Flacăra Ochiuri	22	9	3	10	33	52	−19	21
7	Constructorul Ploiești	22	8	4	10	48	43	+5	20
8	Metalul Sinaia	22	6	6	10	51	53	−2	18
9	Locomotiva Buzău	22	5	6	11	29	51	−22	16
10	Flacăra Târgoviște	22	6	2	14	22	51	−29	14
11	Flacăra Boldești	22	4	3	15	26	56	−30	11
12	Progresul Pucioasa	22	3	2	17	23	76	−53	8

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Series B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Metalul Târgoviște (Q)	22	17	4	1	86	20	+66	38	Qualification to championship final
2	Metalul 113 Plopeni	22	15	7	0	72	23	+49	37
3	Flacăra Rafinăria 4 Câmpina	22	16	3	3	81	14	+67	35
4	Negoiul Ploiești	22	12	3	7	53	39	+14	27
5	Flacăra Băicoi	22	11	2	9	47	54	−7	24
6	Spartac Râmnicu Sărat	22	9	1	12	33	47	−14	19
7	Constructorul Fieni	22	9	1	12	42	60	−18	19
8	Șantierul Ploiești	22	8	2	12	33	47	−14	18
9	Flacăra Gura Ocniței	22	7	3	12	42	65	−23	17
10	Avântul Bușteni	22	7	3	12	30	48	−18	17
11	Flacăra Rafinăria 5 Ploiești	22	3	2	17	22	74	−52	8
12	Spartac Cislău	22	2	1	19	18	68	−50	5

Source: ^[5]
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. ^[5]
The first three matches was played on 8, 12 and 15 October 1953.

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești	4–4	Metalul Târgoviște	2–1	1–2	1–1 [a]

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 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Metalul 1 Mai Ploiești	6–0	Metalul Târgoviște	0–0	0–0	6–0

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

See also

• 1953 Divizia A
• 1953 Divizia B
• 1953 Cupa României

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. "Flamura Roșie Buhuși campioană regională la fotbal" [Flamura Roşie Buhuşi regional football champion] (in Romanian). Steagul Roșu. 19 September 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2025– via adt.arcanum.com.
5. "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)

External links

• FRF