Liga IV 2021-2022 a fost al 81-lea sezon al Ligii a IV-a, al patrulea nivel al sistemului de ligi al fotbalului românesc. Campionii fiecărei asociații județene joacă împotriva uneia dintr-un județ învecinat într-un play-off pentru a câștiga promovarea în Liga a III-a 2023-2024.
Județele au fost împărțite în șapte regiuni, fiecare constând din șase județe, iar extragerea a fost făcută pe 2 februarie 2023.
Campionate județene
Nord–Vest Bihor (BH) Bistrița-Năsăud (BN) Cluj (CJ) Maramureș (MM) Satu Mare (SM) Sălaj (SJ)
Nord–Est Bacău (BC) Botoșani (BT) Iași (IS) Neamț (NT) Suceava (SV) Vaslui (VS)
Centru Alba (AB) Brașov (BV) Covasna (CV) Harghita (HR) Mureș (MS) Sibiu (SB)
Vest Arad (AR) Caraș-Severin (CS) Gorj (GJ) Hunedoara (HD) Mehedinți (MH) Timiș (TM)
Sud–Vest Argeș (AG) Dolj (DJ) Dâmbovița (DB) Olt (OT) Teleorman (TR) Vâlcea (VL)
Sud București (B) Călărași (CL) Giurgiu (GR) Ialomița (IL) Ilfov (IF) Prahova (PH)
Sud–Est Brăila (BR) Buzău (BZ) Constanța (CT) Galați (GL) Tulcea (TL) Vrancea (VN)
Clasamente Liga a IV-a Alba Schimbări de echipe din sezonul precedent
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III CSU Alba Iulia
Promoted from Liga V Alba Cuprirom Abrud (Seria 1 winners) Nicolae Linca Cergău (Seria 2 winners)
Relegated to Liga V Alba GT Sport Alba Iulia (15th place) Târnavele Tiur (16th place)
Other changes Olimpia Aiud withdrew due to financial troubles. Nicolae Linca Cergău declined the promotion. GT Sport Alba Iulia was spared from relegation.
Results
Arad Teams changes from previous season
Retrogradată din Liga III Frontiera Curtici
Promoted to Liga III ACB Ineu
Promoted from Liga V Arad Șoimii Lipova II (Seria B winners) Viitorul Arad (Seria B winners) Avântul Târnova (Seria C winners) Victoria Nădlac (Seria A runners-up) Voința Macea (Seria B runners-up) Olimpia Bocsig (Seria C runners-up)
Relegated to Liga V Arad —
Other changes Șoimii Lipova II and Avântul Târnova did not inscribe to Liga IV. Olimpia Bocsig entered in partnership with ACB Ineu formed ACB Ineu II.
Results
Argeș County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III FC Argeș Pitești II
Promoted to Liga III AS Rucăr
Promoted from Liga V Argeș Vulturii Vulturești (Series North winners) Star Sport Argeș (Series Center winners) ACS Miroși (Series South winners)
Relegated to Liga V Argeș Juventus Victoria Bascov (14th place) ACS Bălilești (15th place)
Other changes Vulturii Vulturești, Star Sport Argeș and ACS Miroși declined the promotion. FC Argeș Pitești II withdrew. Sporting Pitești withdrew due to financial difficulties and joined Liga V Argeș. Internațional Valea Iașului, CS Domnești, Sola Grația Dragoslavele, Viitorul Rucăr and Muscelul Câmpulung Elite II were admitted on demand. Juventus Victoria Bascov and ACS Bălilești were spared from relegation. Inter Câmpulung was renamed as ARO Muscelul Câmpulung.
Results
Bacău County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III —
Withdrawn teams Voința Gârleni Dinamo Bacău II Viitorul Urechești Vulturul Măgirești
Admitted teams Voința Oituz CS Dofteana
Other changes Viitorul/CSȘ Onești was renamed as Viitorul Curița as the partnership between Viitorul and CSȘ Onești was ended.
Series 1
Results
Series 2
Results
Championship play-off The first two teams in each series of the regular season will meet twice (six matches per team). The teams start the championship play-off with the records from the regular season accumulated with the teams ranked 1-9. In the play-off participate only teams that have legal personality and hold C.I.S.(Certificate of Sports Identity) issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sport and teams with at least one group of children and juniors (U19, U17, U15, U13, U11).
Results
Bihor County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III Luceafărul Oradea
Promoted to Liga III —
Promoted from Liga V Bihor CS Vadu Crișului (Seria 1 winners) Vulturul Dobrești (Seria 1 winners) Unirea Roșia (Seria 2 runners-up and play-off winner)
Relegated to Liga V Bihor Izvorul Cociuba Mare (9th in Series 2 regular season)
Other changes Nojorid Livada and Voința Ciumeghiu withdrew Izvorul Cociuba Mare was spared from relegation. Lotus Băile Felix II and FC Bihor Oradea II enrolled on demand. CA Oradea took the place of CA Oradea II after ceded its Liga III place. Vulturul Dobrești was renamed as Viitorul Dobrești. Format The regular season was played in a single round-robin tournament over two series, followed by an 8-team championship play-off (the top four in each series will start from scratch) and a two-series relegation play-out (teams maintaining their points accumulated in the first stage).
Series 1 (North)
Results
Series 2 (South)
Results
Championship play-off The Championship play-off will be played between the first four teams from each series of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament.
Results
Championship play-out The teams ranked 5-11, respectively 5-10 played in the play-out in a double round-robin tournament. Despite the play-off tournament, in the play-out groups, the teams started with the points obtained in the regular season. Series 1 (North)
Results
Series 2 (South)
Results
Bistrița-Năsăud County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III —
Other changes Progresul Năsăud, Atletico Monor, Hebe Sângeorz-Băi, Eciro Forest Telciu, ACS Dumitra, Dinamo Uriu, Voința Matei, AS Archiud, Viitorul Budești and CS Valea Bârgăului were admitted on demand. Venus Negrilești withdrew.
South Series
Results
North Series
Results
Championship play-off The teams started the play-off with all the records achieved in the regular season against the other qualified teams from series and played only against the teams from the other series.
Results
Botoșani County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III Sporting Darabani
Promoted from Liga V Botoșani —
Relegated to Liga V Botoșani —
Other changes FC Sulița, Unirea Săveni, Sportivul Trușești and Rapid Ungureni were admitted to fill the vacancy places.
Results
Brașov County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III Olimpic Zărnești
Promoted from Liga V Brașov ASC Viștea Mare (Făgăraș Series winners) Olimpia Sanpetru (Brașov Series winners)
Relegated to Liga V Brașov Colțea Brașov (15th place, withdrew) Olimpic Voila (16th place, withdrew)
Other changes Weidenbach Ghimbav, CSM Făgăraș and ACS Prejmer withdrew due to the finanacial problems. ASC Viștea Mare and Olimpia Sânpetru declined the promotion.
Results
Championship play-off The championship play-off was played between the first five teams of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament. The teams started the play-off with all the points accumulated in the regular season and no other records carried over from the regular season.
Results
Championship play-out The championship play-out was played between the last five teams of the regular season in a double round-robin tournament. The teams started the play-out with all the points accumulated in the regular season and no other records carried over from the regular season.
Results
Brăila County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III CS Făurei Sportul Chiscani
Promoted to Liga III —
Promoted from Liga V Brăila FC Urleasca (Series I winners) Viitorul Cireșu (Seria II winners)
Relegated to Liga V Brăila Dacia Bertești (6th place, withdrew) Viitorul Însurăței (7th place, withdrew)
Other changes Tricolorul Lanurile and Dinamic Unirea were admitted on demand.
Results
Championship play-off In the championship play-off each team plays every other team twice. Teams start the play-off round with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
Results
Championship play-out In the championship play-out each team plays every other team twice. Teams start the play-out round with their points from the regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the regular season.
Results
Bucharest Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III CS Dinamo București
Promoted from Liga V Bucharest Team One Academy București (Seria I winners) Tracțiunea București (Seria II winners)
Relegated to Liga V Bucharest Pro Team București (13th place) Metropolitan Fotbal & Motor Club București (14th place)
Other changes Dan Chilom București withdrew. Team One Academy București and Tracțiunea București declined the promotion and were replaced by ACP 3 Kids Sport and Turistul București. Pro Team București was spared from relegation due to the promotion of CS Dinamo București in Liga III.
Results
Championship play-off Championship play-off was played in a single round-robin tournament between the best four teams of the regular season. Depending on the place occupied in the regular season, the teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points. All matches were played at Romprim Stadium in Bucharest on 20, 27 May and 3 June 2023. Table
Results
Buzău County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III Voința Limpeziș
Promoted from Liga V Buzău Carpați Nehoiu (Seria I winners) Luceafărul Maxenu (Seria II winners) Flamura Racovițeni (Seria III winners)
Relegated to Liga V Buzău Energia Clondiru (16th place) Săhăteni Vintileanca (17th place)
Other changes Flamura Racovițeni declined the promotion. Viitorul Berca was renamed as Petrolul Berca. Partizanul Merei and Recolta Sălcioara withdrew during the previous season.
Results
Caraș-Severin County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III —
Promoted to Liga III —
Promoted from Liga V Caraș-Severin Minerul Dognecea (Winners)
Relegated to Liga V Caraș-Severin Foresta Armeniș (11th place) Mundo Reșița (12th place)
Other changes Recolta Rafnic withdrew. Foresta Armeniș was spared from relegation. Bistra Glimboca, Voința Lupac II, Narcisa Zervești and Nera Bogodinț were admitted on demand.
Results
Călărași County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III CSM Oltenița
Promoted to Liga III —
Promoted from Liga V Călărași Unirea Frăsinet (Series A winners) Avântul Pietroiu (Series B winners)
Relegated to Liga V Călărași Conpet Ștefan cel Mare (9th place in Series A) Șoimii Progresu (9th place in Series B)
Other changes Tricolorul Jegălia, Progresul Perișoru and Rapid Ulmeni withdrew. Unirea Frăsinet declined the promotion. Conpet Ștefan cel Mare was spared from relegation. Colinele Argeșului Mitreni and Viitorul Cascioarele were admitted on demand. Petrolul Ileana was renamed as Viitorul Ileana.
Series A
Results
Series B
Results
Championship play-out Series A
Results
Series B
Results
Championship play-off Series A The semi-finals of the Series A play-off was played on 22 and 29 April 2023.
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The Series A final was played on 6 and 13 May 2023.
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Series B The semi-finals of the Series B play-off was played on 22 and 29 April 2023.
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The Series B final was played on 6 and 13 May 2023.
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Championship final The championship final played between the winners of the two series on 20 and 27 May 2023.
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Progresul Fundulea won the Liga IV Călărași County and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.
Cluj County Teams changes from previous season
Relegated from Liga III Sticla Arieșul Turda
Promoted to Liga III —
Promoted from Liga V Cluj Progresul Boian (Câmpia Turzii Zone Cluj winners)