The regions represented the result of a Soviet-inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the Romanian People's Republic (later Socialist Republic of Romania) between 1950 and 1968.
See also: Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania.
September 19, 1952 – Decree nr.331. By merging, the number of regions was reduced to 18.
1956 – An intermediary step in which the regions Arad and Bârlad were absorbed by their neighbours.
1960 – As of 24 December, the final step, with territory redistribution and some regions renamed. The Magyar administrative entity was renamed Regiunea Mureș-Autonomă Maghiară (Mureș Region – Magyar Autonomous), also modifying its territory. By the end, the number of regions was reduced to 16.
The 41 județe and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.
The Magyar Autonomous Region[a] (1952–1960) and Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region (1960–1968) were autonomous regions in the Romanian People's Republic.
Bacău Region was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.
Regiunea Cluj was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, established on September 6, 1950 by Law nr. 5, and set after the Soviet style.
Metropolitan areas in Romania are private agencies of public utility which were established by Law no. 351 of 6 July 2001 with the aim of encouraging the development of neighboring towns and communes within a radius of 30 km. The first to be established was the metropolitan area of Iași, on 8 April 2004, while the last is that of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, on 28 August 2019. There are 24 metropolitan areas in Romania that have been constituted as of 2019.
In the NUTS codes of Romania (RO), the three levels are:
The 1989–90 Divizia B was the 50th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The 1991–92 Divizia B was the 52nd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The 2011–12 Cupa României was the seventy-fourth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
A new territorial division of the Romanian People's Republic was introduced in 1950. Following the Soviet model, a structure of regions and raions (districts) was created, replacing the former system of județe (counties) and their subdivisions. Further changes were implemented during the 1950s and 1960s.
The 2014–15 Cupa României was the seventy-seventh season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. Astra Giurgiu, last season's title holders, were eliminated in the Round of 32 by the Liga II team Mioveni. Steaua București won the tournament.
The 2015–16 Cupa României was the seventy-eighth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.
The 1958–59 Divizia B was the 19th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
Regiunea Stalin was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin. Its name was changed to Brașov Region in 1960, and it was disestablished in 1968.