Liga IV Prahova

Liga IV Prahova, officially known as Liga A Prahova, is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Prahova County, Romania. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and is organized by AJF Prahova – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal (lit. 'County Football Association').

Liga IV Prahova

Founded	1968
Country	Romania
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga III
Relegation to	Liga V Prahova
Domestic cup(s)	Cupa României Supercupa României
Current champions	Teleajenul Vălenii de Munte (1st title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Victoria Florești (5 titles)
Website	AJF Prahova
Current: 2024–25 Liga IV Prahova

It is contested by a variable number of teams, depending on the number of teams relegated from Liga III, the number of teams promoted from Liga V Prahova, and the teams that withdraw or enter the competition. The winner may or may not be promoted to Liga III, depending on the result of a promotion play-off contested against the winner of a neighboring county series.

History

Until 1924, Prahova football was represented at the national level by teams participating in competitions organized by the Central Commission of Foot-ball Bucharest. In August 1924, the Ploiești Regional Football Sub-Committee was established as the first official football organization in the county, bringing together teams from Prahova and Buzău. The regional championship was divided into Category II and Category III, under the supervision of the Central Commission in Bucharest. The first champion of the Sub-Committee, Venus Ploiești, took part in the promotion play-off for a place in the Bucharest championship.^[1]

In the summer of 1927, the Sub-Committee organized the first local championship, called District A, allowing the champion team to participate in the final tournament to determine Romania’s national champion. The 1927–28 season included six teams—five from Ploiești and one from Buzău. At the same time, Category I, District B Ploiești was created, featuring teams from Câmpina, Ploiești, and Bușteni.^[1]

In 1950, the Romanian People's Republic underwent an administrative and territorial reorganization, dividing the country into regions and districts,^[2] each with its own football championship.

In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,^[3] each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Prahova County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport (lit. 'County Council for Physical Education and Sports') in Prahova County.

Since then, the structure and organization of Liga IV Prahova, like many other county leagues, has undergone numerous changes. From 1968 to 1992, the top county competition was known as Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Between 1992 and 1997, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), followed by Divizia D from 1997 to 2006, and Liga A Prahova from 2006 to the present.^[1]

Promotion

The champions of each county association play against one another in a play-off to earn promotion to Liga III. Geographical criteria are taken into consideration when the play-offs are drawn. In total, there are 41 county champions plus the Bucharest municipal champion.

List of champions

Prahova District Championship

Ed.	Season	Winners
1	1927–28	Tricolor Ploiești
2	1928–29	Tricolor Ploiești
3	1929–30	Tricolor Ploiești
4	1930–31	Prahova Ploiești
5	1931–32	Tricolor Ploiești
6	1932–33	Prahova Ploiești
7	1933–34	Prahova Ploiești
8	1934-35	Sportul Muncitoresc Câmpina
9	1935–36	Venus Câmpina
10	1936–37	Sportul Muncitoresc Câmpina
11	1937–38	Astra Română Moreni
12	1938–39	Feroemail Ploiești
13	1939–40	Astra Română Moreni
14	1940–41	Mărășești Valea Călugărească
15	1945–46	Prahova Ploiești
16	1946–47	Astra Română Ploiești
17	1947–48	Sindicatul Metalo-Chimic Sinaia
18	1948	Româno-Americană Teleajen
19	1949	Astra Poiana Câmpina
20	1950	Partizanul Câmpina

Prahova Regional Championship

Ed.	Season	Winners
Prahova Regional Championship
1	1951	Flacăra Poiana Câmpina
2	1952	Flacăra Târgoviște
Ploiești Regional Championship
3	1953	Metalul Uzina „1 Mai” Ploiești
4	1954	Metalul 113 Plopeni
5	1955	Flacăra Târgoviște
6	1956	Rafinăria 4 Câmpina
7	1957–58	Rapid Plopeni
8	1958–59	Olimpia Pucioasa
9	1959–60	Rapid Plopeni
10	1960–61	Carpați Sinaia
11	1961–62	Rapid Plopeni
12	1962–63	Rapid Mizil
13	1963–64	Rapid Plopeni
14	1964–65	Rafinăria Câmpina
15	1965–66	Metalul Buzău
16	1966–67	Victoria Boboc
17	1967–68	Prahova Ploiești

Prahova County Championship

Ed. Season Winners 1 1968–69 Vagonul Ploiești[4] 2 1969–70 Victoria Florești 3 1970–71 Viitorul Slănic[5] 4 1971–72 Chimia Brazi 5 1972–73 Avântul Măneciu 6 1973–74 Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești 7 1974–75 IUC Ploiești 8 1975–76 IUC Ploiești 9 1976–77 Petrolul Băicoi 10 1977–78 ICIM Câmpina 11 1978–79 Victoria Florești 12 1979–80 ICIM Ploiești 13 1980–81 Minerul Filipeștii de Pădure 14 1981–82 Victoria Florești 15 1982–83 Avântul Măneciu 16 1983–84 Victoria Florești 17 1984–85 Victoria Florești 18 1985–86 SM Câmpina 19 1986–87 Montana Sinaia 20 1987–88 Metalul IUM Filipeștii de Pădure 21 1988–89 Rafinorul Ploiești 22 1989–90 Carpați Sinaia

Ed. Season Winners 23 1990–91 Unirea Dealu Mare Urlați 24 1991–92 Astra Ploiești 25 1992–93 Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure 26 1993–94 Petrolistul Boldești 27 1994–95 Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești 28 1995–96 Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure 29 1996–97 Minerul Filipeștii de Pădure 30 1997–98 Chimia Brazi 31 1998–99 Conpet Ploiești 32 1999–00 Petrolistul Boldești 33 2000–01 Hidrojet Breaza 34 2001–02 Metalul Băicoi 35 2002–03 UZTEL Ploiești 36 2003–04 Carpați Sinaia 37 2004–05 Matizol Ploiești 38 2005–06 Avântul Măneciu 39 2006–07 Filipeștii de Pădure 40 2007–08 Voința Kaproni Gornet 41 2008–09 Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești 42 2009–10 Plopeni 43 2010–11 Prahova 2010 Tomșani 44 2011–12 Unirea Câmpina[6][7]

Ed. Season Winners 45 2012–13 CSM Câmpina[8] 46 2013–14 Astra II Ciorani 47 2014–15 Petrolistul Boldești[9] 48 2015–16 Păulești[10] 49 2016–17 Petrolul Ploiești[11] 50 2017–18 Blejoi[12] 51 2018–19 Blejoi[13][14] 52 2019–20 Plopeni 53 2020–21 Petrolul 95 Ploiești 54 2021–22 Păulești[15] 55 2022–23 Tricolorul Breaza[16] 56 2023–24 Băicoi[17] 57 2024–25 Teleajenul Vălenii de Munte

Performance by club

Prahova County Championship (1968–)

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning seasons	Runner-up seasons
Victoria Florești	5		1969–70, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85
Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure	3		1987–88, 1992–93, 1995–96
Avântul Măneciu	3	1	1972–73, 1982–83, 2005–06	2009–10
Petrolul Teleajen Ploiești	3		1973–74, 1994–95, 2008–09
Boldești-Scăeni	3	4	1993–94, 1999–00, 2014–15	1987–88, 1989–90, 2012–13, 2013–14
IUC Ploiești	2		1974–75, 1975–76
Astra Ploiești	2		1988–89, 1991–92
Minerul Filipeștii de Pădure	2		1980–81, 1996–97
Chimia Brazi	2		1971–72, 1997–98
Carpați Sinaia	2	1	1989–90, 2003–04	1988–89
Blejoi	2	4	2017–18, 2018–19	2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Plopeni	2		2009–10, 2019–20
Păulești	2	1	2015–16, 2021–22	2017–18
Tricolorul Breaza	2	3	2000–01, 2022–23	1974–75, 1976–77, 2019–20
Băicoi	2	3	1976–77, 2023–24	1969–70, 1971–72, 2020–21
Vagonul Ploiești	1	2	1968–69	1970–71, 1972–73
Viitorul Slănic	1		1970–71
ICIM Câmpina	1		1977–78
ICIM Ploiești	1		1979–80
SM Câmpina	1		1985–86
Montana Sinaia	1		1986–87
Unirea Urlați	1		1990–91
Conpet Ploiești	1		1998–99
Metalul Băicoi	1	1	2001–02	1997–98
UZTEL Ploiești	1		2002–03
Matizol Ploiești	1		2004–05
Filipeștii de Pădure	1		2006–07
Voința Kaproni Gornet	1	1	2007–08	2006–07
Prahova 2010 Tomșani	1		2010–11
Unirea Câmpina	1		2011–12
CSM Câmpina	1		2012–13
Astra II Ciorani	1		2013–14
Petrolul Ploiești	1		2016–17
Petrolul 95 Ploiești	1		2020–21
Teleajenul Vălenii de Munte	1	1	2024–25	2023–24
Electromotor Câmpina		5		1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81
UZUC Ploiești		1		1968–69
Chimistul Valea Călugărească		1		1981–82
Oțelul Câmpina		1		1983–84
Geamul Scăieni		1		1984–85
Petrolul Ploiești II		1		2008–09
Ceptura		1		2010–11
Bănești-Urleta		1		2018–19
Atletic United 1906 Ploiești		1		2021–22
Câmpina		1		2022–23

Ploiești Regional Championship (1951–1968)

Club	Winners	Winning seasons
Plopeni	5	1954, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64
Flacăra Târgoviște	2	1952, 1955
Rafinăria Câmpina	2	1956, 1964–65
Prahova Ploiești	2	1953, 1967–68
Flacăra Poiana Câmpina	1	1951
Olimpia Pucioasa	1	1958–59
Carpați Sinaia	1	1960–61
Rapid Mizil	1	1962–63
Metalul Buzău	1	1965–66
Victoria Boboc	1	1966–67

Ploiești District Championship (1928–1950)

Club	Winners	Winning seasons
Tricolor Ploiești	4	1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32
Prahova Ploiești	4	1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1945–46
Sportul Muncitoresc Câmpina	2	1934–35, 1936–37
Astra Română Moreni	2	1937–38, 1946–47
Venus Câmpina	1	1935–36
Feroemail Ploiești	1	1938–39
Mărășești Valea Călugărească	1	1940–41
Astra Română Ploiești	1	1946–47
Sindicatul Metalo-Chimic Sinaia	1	1947–48
Româno-Americană Teleajen	1	1948
Astra Poiana Câmpina	1	1949
Partizanul Câmpina	1	1950

See also

Main Leagues

• Liga I
• Liga II
• Liga III
• Liga IV

County Leagues (Liga IV series)

North–East Liga IV Bacău Liga IV Botoșani Liga IV Iași Liga IV Neamț Liga IV Suceava Liga IV Vaslui

North–West Liga IV Bihor Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud Liga IV Cluj Liga IV Maramureș Liga IV Satu Mare Liga IV Sălaj

Center Liga IV Alba Liga IV Brașov Liga IV Covasna Liga IV Harghita Liga IV Mureș Liga IV Sibiu

West Liga IV Arad Liga IV Caraș-Severin Liga IV Gorj Liga IV Hunedoara Liga IV Mehedinți Liga IV Timiș

South–West Liga IV Argeș Liga IV Dâmbovița Liga IV Dolj Liga IV Olt Liga IV Teleorman Liga IV Vâlcea

South Liga IV Bucharest Liga IV Călărași Liga IV Giurgiu Liga IV Ialomița Liga IV Ilfov Liga IV Prahova

South–East Liga IV Brăila Liga IV Buzău Liga IV Constanța Liga IV Galați Liga IV Tulcea Liga IV Vrancea