Liga IV Bihor

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

Liga IV Bihor

Founded	1968
Country	Romania
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga III
Relegation to	Liga V Bihor
Domestic cup(s)	Cupa României Supercupa României
Current champions	Bihorul Beiuș (4th title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Minerul Ștei (8 titles)
Website	AJF Bihor
Current: 2024–25 Liga IV Bihor

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 Bihor, 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

In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,^[1] 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 Bihor 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 Bihor County.^[2]

Since then, the structure and organization of Bihor’s main county competition, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, it was known as Campionatul Județean (County Championship). In 1992, it was renamed Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), became Divizia D in 1997, and has been known as Liga IV since 2006.

Liga IV – Bihor County is considered one of the most prolific series of the fourth tier, giving over time a large number of teams for the Liga III, or Divizia C, as it was known until 2006, among them, were names such as Bihoreana Marghita, Crișul Aleșd, CS Oșorhei, CSC Sânmartin, Luceafărul Oradea, Minerul Ștei, Minerul Șuncuiuș, Olimpia Salonta, Oțelul Ștei, Unirea Valea lui Mihai, Tricolorul Oradea or Voința Oradea.

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

Bihor Regional Championship

Ed.	Season	Winners
Bihor Regional Championship
1	1951	Metalul Oradea
2	1952	Spartac Salonta
Oradea Regional Championship
3	1953	Spartac Salonta
4	1954	Flamura Roșie Salonta
5	1955
6	1956	Flamura Roșie Oradea
7	1957–58	Gloria CFR Oradea
8	1958–59	Granit Dr.Petru Groza
9	1959–60	Voința Oradea
Crișana Regional Championship
10	1960–61	Crișul Oradea
11	1961–62	Voința Oradea
12	1962–63	Steaua Roșie Salonta
13	1963–64	Dinamo Oradea
14	1964–65	Dinamo Oradea
15	1965–66	Gloria Ioșia
16	1966–67	Voința Oradea
17	1967–68	Dinamo Oradea (North Series) Știința Oradea (South Series)

Bihor County Championship

Ed. Season Winners 1 1968–69 Minerul Bihor 2 1969–70 Minerul Bihor 3 1970–71 Bihoreana Marghita 4 1971–72 Minerul Bihor 5 1972–73 Minerul Șuncuiuș 6 1973–74 Voința Oradea 7 1974–75 Bihorul Beiuș 8 1975–76 Oțelul Bihor 9 1976–77 Minerul Voivozi 10 1977–78 Tricolorul Beiuș 11 1978–79 Alumina Oradea 12 1979–80 Unirea Valea lui Mihai 13 1980–81 Tricolorul Oradea 14 1981–82 Minerul Bihor 15 1982–83 Minerul Șuncuiuș 16 1983–84 Recolta Salonta 17 1984–85 Gloria Beiuș 18 1985–86 Bihoreana Marghita 19 1986–87 Voința Oradea 20 1987–88 Voința Oradea 21 1988–89 Minerul Bihor 22 1989–90 Olimpia Salonta

Ed. Season Winners 23 1990–91 Minerul Voivozi 24 1991–92 Minerul Voivozi 25 1992–93 Olimpia Salonta 26 1993–94 Minerul Ștei 27 1994–95 Minerul Ștei 28 1995–96 Viitorul Oradea 29 1996–97 Crișul Aleșd 30 1997–98 Minerul Șuncuiuș 31 1998–99 Olimpia Salonta 32 1999–00 Oțelul Ștei 33 2000–01 Viitorul Oradea 34 2001–02 Foresta Tileagd 35 2002–03 Minerul Ștei[3] 36 2003–04 Olimpia Salonta[4] 37 2004–05 Lotus Băile Felix[5] 38 2005–06 Tricolorul Damore Alparea[6] 39 2006–07 Bihor II Tileagd[7] 40 2007–08 Liberty II Marghita[8] 41 2008–09 Luceafărul Oradea 42 2009–10 Bioland Paleu 43 2010–11 Unirea Valea lui Mihai 44 2011–12 Tricolorul Alparea[9]

Ed. Season Winners 45 2012–13 Kinder Junior Paleu 46 2013–14 Sânmartin[10] 47 2014–15 Luceafărul Oradea[11] 48 2015–16 Hidișelu de Sus[12] 49 2016–17 Diosig Bihardiószeg[13] 50 2017–18 Sânmartin 51 2018–19 Sânmartin 52 2019–20 CA Oradea[14] – 2020–21 Not disputed[a] 53 2021–22 Viitorul Borș[15] 54 2022–23 Crișul Sântandrei[16] 55 2023–24 Diosig Bihardiószeg[17][18] 56 2024–25 Bihorul Beiuș[19]

1. Not disputed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.

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