1959–60 Divizia B
{{Infobox football league season
| country = {{ROU}}
| competition = Divizia B
| season = 1959–60
| teams = 42 (3x14)
| promoted = CSMS Iași
Știința Timișoara
Corvinul Hunedoara
| relegated = Victoria Buzău
Metalul Oțelu Roșu
CFR Arad
Sportul Muncitoresc Radăuți
Carpați Sinaia
CS Târgu Mureș
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| prevseason = 1958–59
| nextseason = 1960–61
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The 1959–60 Divizia B was the 20th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The league was expanded from two series to three series of 14 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from each series relegated to Regional Championship.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem2hist.html rsssf.org][http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1959_60.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]
Team changes
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=To Divizia B=
Promoted from Divizia C
- CFR Pașcani
- Victoria Buzău
- Știința București
- Chimia Făgăraș
- Rapid Cluj
- Metalul Oțelu Roșu
- Sportul Muncitoresc Radăuți
- SNM Constanța
- Jiul Craiova
- Carpați Sinaia
- CFR Cluj
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Dinamo Miliție București
- Recolta Carei
- Metalul Târgoviște
Relegated from Divizia A
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=From Divizia B=
= Teams spared from relegation =
= Renamed teams =
CSA Sibiu was renamed as ASA Sibiu.
Jiul Craiova was renamed as CS Craiova.
Pompierul București was renamed as Dinamo Obor București.
Victoria Suceava was renamed as Dinamo Suceava.
= Other teams =
TAROM București merged with its mother club, Locomotiva GR București, being absorbed.
Dinamo Miliție București and Dinamo Pitești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one.
League tables
= Serie I =
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1959_60.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]
|team1=CSMS |team2=GAL |team3=PRA |team4=DSV |team5=ȘTI |team6=SNM
|team7=FOR |team8=UIS |team9=GLO |team10=PAȘ |team11=FOC |team12=RUL
|team13=VBZ |team14=SMR
|result1=DA
|result13=R
|result14=R
|update=complete
|win_CSMS= 19|draw_CSMS= 4|loss_CSMS= 3|gf_CSMS= 79|ga_CSMS= 24
|win_GAL = 17|draw_GAL = 2|loss_GAL = 7|gf_GAL = 59|ga_GAL = 35
|win_PRA = 8|draw_PRA =11|loss_PRA = 7|gf_PRA = 50|ga_PRA = 39
|win_DSV = 10|draw_DSV = 7|loss_DSV = 9|gf_DSV = 40|ga_DSV = 41
|win_ȘTI = 10|draw_ȘTI = 5|loss_ȘTI =11|gf_ȘTI = 51|ga_ȘTI = 38
|win_SNM = 9|draw_SNM = 7|loss_SNM =10|gf_SNM = 36|ga_SNM = 40
|win_FOR = 9|draw_FOR = 7|loss_FOR =10|gf_FOR = 32|ga_FOR = 47
|win_UIS = 9|draw_UIS = 6|loss_UIS =11|gf_UIS = 34|ga_UIS = 34
|win_GLO = 9|draw_GLO = 6|loss_GLO =11|gf_GLO = 33|ga_GLO = 36
|win_PAȘ = 9|draw_PAȘ = 6|loss_PAȘ =11|gf_PAȘ = 30|ga_PAȘ = 34
|win_FOC = 7|draw_FOC =10|loss_FOC = 9|gf_FOC = 32|ga_FOC = 47
|win_RUL = 10|draw_RUL = 4|loss_RUL =12|gf_RUL = 31|ga_RUL = 49
|win_VBZ = 7|draw_VBZ = 7|loss_VBZ =12|gf_VBZ = 32|ga_VBZ = 41
|win_SMR = 6|draw_SMR = 4|loss_SMR =16|gf_SMR = 26|ga_SMR = 60
|name_CSMS= CSMS Iași
|name_GAL = Dinamo Galați
|name_PRA = Prahova Ploiești
|name_DSV = Dinamo Suceava
|name_ȘTI = Știința București
|name_SNM = SNM Constanța
|name_FOR = Foresta Fălticeni
|name_UIS = Unirea Iași
|name_GLO = Gloria Bistrița
|name_PAȘ = CFR Pașcani
|name_FOC = Unirea Focșani
|name_RUL = Rulmentul Bârlad
|name_VBZ = Victoria Buzău
|name_SMR = Sportul Muncitoresc Radăuți
|status_CSMS=C,P
|status_VBZ =R
|status_SMR =R
|winpoints=2
|show_limit=7
|class_rules=1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=PR
|col_DA=green1 |text_DA= Promotion to Divizia A
|col_R=red1 |text_R = Relegation to Regional Championship
}}
= Serie II =
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1959_60.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]
|team1=TIM |team2=DOB |team3=PIT |team4=CMP |team5=FLA |team6=CFR
|team7=TGV |team8=CRA |team9=MTB |team10=ȘTI |team11=REȘ |team12=DTS
|team13=MOR |team14=CAR
|result1=DA
|result13=R
|result14=R
|update=complete
|win_TIM = 17|draw_TIM = 4|loss_TIM = 5|gf_TIM = 60|ga_TIM = 20
|win_DOB = 13|draw_DOB = 7|loss_DOB = 6|gf_DOB = 44|ga_DOB = 33
|win_PIT = 13|draw_PIT = 5|loss_PIT = 8|gf_PIT = 50|ga_PIT = 41
|win_CMP = 11|draw_CMP = 6|loss_CMP = 9|gf_CMP = 29|ga_CMP = 29
|win_FLA = 13|draw_FLA = 2|loss_FLA =11|gf_FLA = 41|ga_FLA = 48
|win_CFR = 11|draw_CFR = 5|loss_CFR =10|gf_CFR = 45|ga_CFR = 34
|win_TGV = 12|draw_TGV = 3|loss_TGV =11|gf_TGV = 45|ga_TGV = 39
|win_CRA = 10|draw_CRA = 6|loss_CRA =10|gf_CRA = 33|ga_CRA = 46
|win_MTB = 11|draw_MTB = 3|loss_MTB =12|gf_MTB = 35|ga_MTB = 40
|win_ȘTI = 10|draw_ȘTI = 4|loss_ȘTI =12|gf_ȘTI = 33|ga_ȘTI = 29
|win_REȘ = 10|draw_REȘ = 3|loss_REȘ =13|gf_REȘ = 51|ga_REȘ = 40
|win_DTS = 8|draw_DTS = 5|loss_DTS =13|gf_DTS = 39|ga_DTS = 54
|win_MOR = 7|draw_MOR = 5|loss_MOR =14|gf_MOR = 32|ga_MOR = 54
|win_CAR = 5|draw_CAR = 4|loss_CAR =17|gf_CAR = 26|ga_CAR = 56
|name_TIM = Știința Timișoara
|name_DOB = Dinamo Obor București
|name_PIT = Dinamo Pitești
|name_CMP = Poiana Câmpina
|name_FLA = Flacăra Moreni
|name_CFR = CFR Timișoara
|name_TGV = Metalul Târgoviște
|name_CRA = CS Craiova
|name_MTB = Metalul Titanii București
|name_ȘTI = Știința Craiova
|name_REȘ = CSM Reșița
|name_DTS = Drobeta-Turnu Severin
|name_MOR = Metalul Oțelu Roșu
|name_CAR = Carpați Sinaia
|status_TIM=C,P
|status_MOR=R
|status_CAR=R
|winpoints=2
|show_limit=7
|class_rules=1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=PR
|col_DA=green1 |text_DA= Promotion to Divizia A
|col_R=red1 |text_R = Relegation to Regional Championship
}}
= Serie III =
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1959_60.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]
|team1=COR |team2=BMA |team3=ORD |team4=ISCT |team5=REC |team6=SIB
|team7=RAP |team8=CFR |team9=AMEF |team10=CHI |team11=GAZ |team12=TRA
|team13=ARD |team14=TGM
|result1=DA
|result13=R
|result14=R
|update=complete
|win_COR = 14|draw_COR = 9|loss_COR = 3|gf_COR = 59|ga_COR = 26
|win_BMA = 15|draw_BMA = 6|loss_BMA = 5|gf_BMA = 53|ga_BMA = 24
|win_ORD = 14|draw_ORD = 5|loss_ORD = 7|gf_ORD = 43|ga_ORD = 27
|win_ISCT= 9|draw_ISCT= 9|loss_ISCT= 8|gf_ISCT= 41|ga_ISCT= 34
|win_REC = 10|draw_REC = 7|loss_REC = 9|gf_REC = 35|ga_REC = 40
|win_SIB = 7|draw_SIB =12|loss_SIB = 7|gf_SIB = 35|ga_SIB = 31
|win_RAP = 9|draw_RAP = 8|loss_RAP = 9|gf_RAP = 32|ga_RAP = 35
|win_CFR = 11|draw_CFR = 2|loss_CFR =13|gf_CFR = 33|ga_CFR = 36
|win_AMEF= 9|draw_AMEF= 5|loss_AMEF=12|gf_AMEF= 26|ga_AMEF= 33
|win_CHI = 10|draw_CHI = 3|loss_CHI =13|gf_CHI = 35|ga_CHI = 47
|win_GAZ = 7|draw_GAZ = 9|loss_GAZ =10|gf_GAZ = 25|ga_GAZ = 42
|win_TRA = 6|draw_TRA =10|loss_TRA =10|gf_TRA = 27|ga_TRA = 28
|win_ARD = 8|draw_ARD = 4|loss_ARD =14|gf_ARD = 23|ga_ARD = 35
|win_TGM = 7|draw_TGM = 3|loss_TGM =16|gf_TGM = 21|ga_TGM = 50
|name_COR = Corvinul Hunedoara
|name_BMA = Baia Mare
|name_ORD = CS Oradea
|name_ISCT= IS Câmpia Turzii
|name_REC = Recolta Carei
|name_SIB = ASA Sibiu
|name_RAP = Rapid Cluj
|name_CFR = CFR Cluj
|name_AMEF= AMEF Arad
|name_CHI = Chimia Făgăraș
|name_GAZ = Gaz Metan Mediaș
|name_TRA = Tractorul Orașul Stalin
|name_ARD = CFR Arad
|name_TGM = CS Târgu Mureș
|status_COR=C,P
|status_ARD=R
|status_TGM=R
|winpoints=2
|show_limit=7
|class_rules=1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=PR
|col_DA=green1 |text_DA= Promotion to Divizia A
|col_R=red1 |text_R = Relegation to Regional Championship
}}
See also
References
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{{Liga II seasons}}
{{1959–60 in Romanian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Divizia B}}