Liga IV Ilfov
{{short description|Fourth tier Romanian football league}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo =
| pixels =
| country = Romania
| founded = 1968
| promotion = Liga III
| relegation = Liga V Ilfov
| levels = 4
| domest_cup = Cupa României
Supercupa României
| champions = {{nowrap|Progresul Mogoșoaia (2nd title)}}
| season = 2024–25
| most_successful_club = IAB Pantelimon (4 titles)
| current = 2024–25 Liga IV Ilfov
| website = [https://www.frf-ajf.ro/ilfov AJF Ilfov]
}}
Liga IV Ilfov is the county football division of Liga IV for clubs based in Ilfov County, Romania. The competition is ranked as the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system and is organized by AJF Ilfov – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal ({{Literal translation|County Football Association}}).
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 Ilfov, 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
Following the administrative and territorial organization of the Romanian People's Republic, the football teams from today's Ilfov County played between 1950 and 1968 in the Bucharest Regional Championships.
In 1968, following the new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country,{{cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/cultura/istorie/16-februarie-1968-controversele-ultimei-reorganizari-administrativ-teritoriale-1_511f9c0300f5182b856a90cc/index.html|title=Controversele ultimei reorganizări administrativ-teritoriale|language=ro|trans-title=Controversies of the last administrative-territorial reorganization|publisher=adevarul.ro|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-date=2 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802201454/https://adevarul.ro/cultura/istorie/16-februarie-1968-controversele-ultimei-reorganizari-administrativ-teritoriale-1_511f9c0300f5182b856a90cc/index.html|url-status=live}} 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 Ilfov County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport ({{Literal translation|County Council for Physical Education and Sports}}) in Ilfov County.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eIlfoveanul.ro/stiri/sport-2/fotbalul-Ilfovean-la-ceas-aniversar-110-ani-de-fotbal-si-40-de-ani-de-fc-Ilfov--101769.html|title=Fotbalul Ilfovean la ceas aniversar: 110 ani de fotbal şi 40 de ani de FC Ilfov|language=ro|publisher=eIlfoveanul.ro}}{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 1981, Ilfov County was dissolved, and its territory was divided among the counties of Giurgiu, Dâmbovița, Ialomița, and Călărași, while the peri-urban area was administratively organized as Sectorul Agricol Ilfov (SAI), subordinated to the Municipality of Bucharest. Nevertheless, the football championship continued under the organization of the SAI Football Commission until the end of the 1991–92 season, after which the teams from Sectorul Agricol Ilfov were integrated into the competitions of the Municipality of Bucharest.
In 1997, with the re-establishment of Ilfov County, the competition was resumed under the name Divizia D, organized by AJF Ilfov – Asociația Județeană de Fotbal ({{Literal translation|County Football Association}}), and was renamed Liga IV in 2006.
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
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align=center|1 | 1968–69 |
align=center|2 | 1969–70 |
align=center|3 | 1970–71 |
align=center|4 | 1971–72 |
align=center|5 | 1972–73 |
align=center|6 | 1973–74 |
align=center|7 | 1974–75 |
align=center|8 | 1975–76 |
align=center|9 | 1976–77 |
align=center|10 | 1977–78 |
align=center|11 | 1978–79 |
align=center|12 | 1979–80
|Petrolul Roata de Jos{{cite web|url=https://stiridemaine.ro/prima-promovare-a-petrolului-roata-in-divizia-c/|title=Prima promovare a Petrolului Roata în Divizia C|language=ro|trans-title=The first promotion of Petrolul Roata in Divizia C|publisher=stiridemaine.ro|date=24 May 2020|accessdate=4 December 2022|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203222540/https://stiridemaine.ro/prima-promovare-a-petrolului-roata-in-divizia-c/|url-status=live}} |
align=center|13 | 1980–81 |
align=center|14 | 1981–82 |
align=center|15 | 1982–83 |
align=center|16 | 1983–84 |
align=center|17 | 1984–85 |
align=center|18 | 1985–86 |
align=center|19 | 1986–87 |
align=center|20 | 1987–88 |
align=center|21 | 1988–89 |
align=center|22 | 1989–90 |
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See also
=Main Leagues=
=County Leagues (Liga IV series)=
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;North–East
- 18px Liga IV Bacău
- 18px Liga IV Botoșani
- 18px Liga IV Iași
- 18px Liga IV Neamț
- 18px Liga IV Suceava
- 18px Liga IV Vaslui
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;North–West
- 18px Liga IV Bihor
- 18px Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud
- 18px Liga IV Cluj
- 18px Liga IV Maramureș
- 18px Liga IV Satu Mare
- 18px Liga IV Sălaj
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;Center
- 18px Liga IV Alba
- 18px Liga IV Brașov
- 18px Liga IV Covasna
- 18px Liga IV Harghita
- 18px Liga IV Mureș
- 18px Liga IV Sibiu
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;West
- 18px Liga IV Arad
- 18px Liga IV Caraș-Severin
- 18px Liga IV Gorj
- 18px Liga IV Hunedoara
- 18px Liga IV Mehedinți
- 18px Liga IV Timiș
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;South–West
- 18px Liga IV Argeș
- 18px Liga IV Dâmbovița
- 18px Liga IV Dolj
- 18px Liga IV Olt
- 18px Liga IV Teleorman
- 18px Liga IV Vâlcea
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;South
- 18px Liga IV Bucharest
- 18px Liga IV Călărași
- 18px Liga IV Giurgiu
- 18px Liga IV Ialomița
- 18px Liga IV Ilfov
- 18px Liga IV Prahova
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;South–East
- 18px Liga IV Brăila
- 18px Liga IV Buzău
- 18px Liga IV Constanța
- 18px Liga IV Galați
- 18px Liga IV Tulcea
- 18px Liga IV Vrancea
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References
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External links
- {{officialwebsite|frf-ajf.ro/ilfov}}
{{Liga IV Ilfov}}
{{Liga IV}}
{{Football in Romania}}
{{UEFA fourth level leagues}}