Romanian Second League
FM26 Update
Competition
- Code
- L2
- Nation
- Romania
- Confederation
- Europe
- Type
- Standard division
- Level
- 1
- Reputation
- 86 / 200
- Status
- Active
- Season
- 2025-08-02 – 2026-05-23
- Colours
#D52020#FFD541- Short name
- Liga 2
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- 70
Format
- Teams
- 22
- League games
- —
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- 0
- Joined since 2024–25
- ACS FC Bacău from Romanian Third League Group 1, ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe from Romanian First League, ACSM Politehnica Iaşi from Romanian First League, AFC ASA Tg-Mureş, CS Dinamo Bucureşti from Romanian Third League Group 4, CS Gloria Bistriţa from Romanian Third League Group 7, CS Tunari from Romanian Third League Group 5, CSM Olimpia Satu Mare from Romanian Third League Group 10
- Left since 2024–25
- ACS Campionii Fotbal Club Argeş now in Romanian First League, ACS Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu now in Romanian Fourth League Gorj, AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc now in Romanian First League, CS Mioveni, CS Unirea Ungheni 2018, CSM Focşani 2007 now in Romanian Fourth League Vrancea, FC Metaloglobus Bucureşti now in Romanian First League, FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club now in Romanian Third League Group 5
Squad rules
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
- —
- Club-trained
- —
- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
- —
- Loans
- —
Most titles
Season table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS Campionii Fotbal Club Argeş | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 57 |
| 2 | Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 55 |
| 3 | AFK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | FC Voluntari | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | FC Metaloglobus Bucureşti | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | Asociaţia Club Sportiv Muncitoresc Reşiţa | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | ACS FC Corvinul Hunedoara 1921 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 44 |
| 8 | CSM Slatina | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 38 |
| 9 | ACSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | AFC Metalul Buzău | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | FCU 1948 Craiova Fotbal Club | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | CSC 1599 Şelimbăr | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | ACSF Oradea | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | CS Afumaţi | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 31 |
| 15 | CS Unirea Ungheni 2018 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | CS Concordia Chiajna | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | CSC Dumbrăviţa | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | CSM Focşani 2007 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 19 |
| 20 | AFC Câmpulung - Muscel 2022 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 60 | -45 | 11 |
| 21 | ACS Viitorul Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | CS Mioveni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2024–25 — full season table. Showing 22 of 22 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
Columns
| ACS FC Bacău | 3900 | 63 | 79 | 99 | 21.8 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 1500 | 900 |
| ACS FC Corvinul Hunedoara 1921 | 4650 | 71 | 99 | 110 | 22.0 | £0 | £1,484 | £49,559 | 16500 | 1900 |
| ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | 4950 | 83 | 103 | 119 | 23.8 | £0 | £19,206 | £3,363,688 | 8400 | 2000 |
| ACSF Oradea | 4500 | 70 | 91 | 108 | 23.1 | £0 | £425 | £136,339 | 18000 | 1800 |
| ACSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 4300 | 47 | 74 | 94 | 20.4 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 22000 | 950 |
| ACSM Politehnica Iaşi | 4750 | 71 | 86 | 108 | 21.1 | £0 | £2,891 | £32,178 | 11481 | 1700 |
| AFC ASA Tg-Mureş | 4000 | 79 | 90 | 104 | 24.6 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8200 | 3100 |
| AFC Câmpulung - Muscel 2022 | 3700 | 59 | 76 | 94 | 23.1 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 10000 | 419 |
| AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 4600 | 73 | 91 | 109 | 23.6 | £0 | £1,719 | £140 | 8400 | 3800 |
| AFC Metalul Buzău | 4000 | 69 | 86 | 102 | 23.7 | £0 | £158 | £14,830 | 1573 | 650 |
| Asociaţia Club Sportiv Muncitoresc Reşiţa | 4450 | 76 | 86 | 104 | 24.3 | £0 | £589 | £25,704 | 6800 | 600 |
| Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua | 4500 | 68 | 87 | 107 | 22.8 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 31524 | 1400 |
| CS Afumaţi | 3850 | 70 | 77 | 98 | 22.8 | £0 | £2,055 | £192 | 3000 | 180 |
| CS Concordia Chiajna | 4550 | 64 | 88 | 109 | 22.7 | £0 | £3,041 | £3,070 | 5123 | 350 |
| CS Dinamo Bucureşti | 3750 | 58 | 74 | 102 | 21.3 | £0 | £259 | £0 | 1600 | 600 |
| CS Gloria Bistriţa | 4050 | 70 | 81 | 107 | 23.6 | £0 | £777 | £0 | 15000 | 2100 |
| CS Tunari | 4000 | 60 | 73 | 95 | 23.2 | £0 | £0 | £28,161 | 1500 | 450 |
| CSC 1599 Şelimbăr | 4100 | 69 | 72 | 90 | 23.4 | £0 | £0 | £2,265 | 5000 | 300 |
| CSC Dumbrăviţa | 3850 | 71 | 80 | 99 | 23.7 | £0 | £501 | £24,026 | 100 | 306 |
| CSM Olimpia Satu Mare | 3850 | 58 | 77 | 98 | 23.1 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 17200 | 2000 |
| CSM Slatina | 4250 | 71 | 82 | 104 | 23.4 | £0 | £0 | £1 | 12000 | 800 |
| FC Voluntari | 4700 | 68 | 91 | 111 | 22.3 | £0 | £1,276 | £50,769 | 4518 | 450 |
Best in the league
Under-21s at 1 July 2025, the start of the 2025–26 season, ranked on recorded potential. Players without a full birth date, and coded potential bands, which cannot be ranked, are left out.
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Across versions
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| FM05 Release | 60 |
| FM05 Update | 60 |
| FM06 Release | 60 |
| FM07 Release | 65 |
| FM07 Update | 65 |
| FM08 Release | 65 |
| FM09 Release | 65 |
| FM09 Update | 65 |
| FM10 Release | 65 |
| FM10 Update | 65 |
| FM11 Release | 65 |
| FM11 Update | 65 |
| FM12 Release | 65 |
| FM12 Update | 65 |
| FM13 Release | 65 |
| FM13 Update | 65 |
| FM14 Release | 65 |
| FM14 Update | 75 |
| FM15 Release | 75 |
| FM15 Update | 75 |
| FM16 Release | 75 |
| FM16 Update | 75 |
| FM17 Release | 94 |
| FM17 Update | 102 |
| FM18 Release | 98 |
| FM18 Update | 98 |
| FM19 Release | 86 |
| FM19 Update | 86 |
| FM20 Release | 81 |
| FM20 Update | 81 |
| FM21 Release | 81 |
| FM21 Update | 81 |
| FM22 Release | 83 |
| FM23 Release | 81 |
| FM24 Release | 84 |
| FM26 Release | 86 |
| FM26 Update | 86 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| FM05 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM05 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM06 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM07 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM07 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM08 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM09 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM09 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM10 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM10 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM11 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM11 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM12 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM12 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM13 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM13 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM14 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM14 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM15 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM15 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM16 Release | Romanian Second Division |
| FM16 Update | Romanian Second Division |
| FM17 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM17 Update | Romanian Second League |
| FM18 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM18 Update | Romanian Second League |
| FM19 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM19 Update | Romanian Second League |
| FM20 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM20 Update | Romanian Second League |
| FM21 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM21 Update | Romanian Second League |
| FM22 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM23 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM24 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM26 Release | Romanian Second League |
| FM26 Update | Romanian Second League |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
| Award | Type | Editions | Latest | Latest winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanian Second League Top Goalscorer | Most goals scored | 9 | 2025 | Remus Bogdan ChipirliuClubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua | 15 |
| Romanian Second League Goal of the Month | Best goal | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Goal of the Year | Best goal | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Manager of the Month | Best manager | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Manager of the Year | Best manager | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Most Assists | Most assists | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Player of the Month | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Player of the Year | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Team of the Season | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Team of the Week | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Romanian Second League Young Player of the Year | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
Media prediction
| Predicted | Club | Last position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe | 15 |
| 2 | ACS FC Corvinul Hunedoara 1921 | 7 |
| 3 | ACSM Politehnica Iaşi | 13 |
| 4 | FC Voluntari | 4 |
| 5 | AFC Chindia Târgovişte | 17 |
| 6 | CS Concordia Chiajna | 16 |
| 7 | Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua | 2 |
| 8 | ACSF Oradea | 13 |
| 9 | Asociaţia Club Sportiv Muncitoresc Reşiţa | 6 |
| 10 | ACSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 9 |
| 11 | CSM Slatina | 8 |
| 12 | AFC ASA Tg-Mureş | 0 |
| 13 | CS Gloria Bistriţa | 1 |
| 14 | AFC Metalul Buzău | 10 |
| 15 | CS Afumaţi | 14 |
| 16 | CSC 1599 Şelimbăr | 12 |
| 17 | CS Tunari | 1 |
| 18 | CSC Dumbrăviţa | 18 |
| 19 | CS Dinamo Bucureşti | 1 |
| 20 | ACS FC Bacău | 1 |
| 21 | CSM Olimpia Satu Mare | 2 |
| 22 | AFC Câmpulung - Muscel 2022 | 20 |
Derbies in this division
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| No derby in this version is between two of this competition's clubs. | |||
All-time records
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
Data wishlist for this page
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.