title: 1939–40 Divizia B
text: # 1939–40 Divizia B
  
  The 1939–40 Divizia B was the sixth season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
  
  The format has been maintained, four series of 10 teams. The winners of the series were supposed to promote in the Divizia A, but the winners of the 3rd and 4th series were not promoted from different reasons. Also 3rd and 4th place from the first series and the sixth place from the second series were promoted to fill the vacant places from Divizia A.
  
  ## Team changes
  
  ### Renamed teams
  
  Dacia Unirea Brăila was renamed as FC Brăila.
  
  Monopol Târgu Mureș was renamed as CS Târgu Mureș.
  
  Sporting Chișinău was renamed as Nistru Chișinău.
  
  ### Disqualified teams
  
  Mihai Viteazul Chișinău and Textila Moldova Iași were disqualified.
  
  ### Other teams
  
  Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivița Craiova merged, the new formed team was named FC Craiova.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Serie I
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ploiești (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 15 | +53 | 28 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 2 | Mureșul Târgu Mureș | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 26 | |
  | 3 | Craiova (P) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 26 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 4 | Brăila (P) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 26 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 5 | CA Oradea | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 23 | |
  | 6 | Constanța | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 12 | |
  | 7 | Dragoș Vodă Cernăuți | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 12 | |
  | 8 | Nistru Chișinău | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 12 | |
  | 9 | Astra-Metrom Brașov (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 7 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  | 10 | Victoria CFR Iași (R) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 71 | −68 | 0 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  
  ### Serie II
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mica Brad (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 27 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 2 | Minerul Lupeni | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 24 | |
  | 3 | Electrica Timișoara | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Chinezul Timișoara | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 20 | |
  | 5 | Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 20 | |
  | 6 | Gloria Arad (P) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 20 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 7 | Jiul Petroșani | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 18 | |
  | 8 | CFR Turnu Severin | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 15 | |
  | 9 | CFR Simeria | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 9 | |
  | 10 | Sparta Mediaș (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 4 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  
  ### Serie III
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Crișana Oradea (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 31 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 2 | Universitatea Cluj (P) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 29 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 3 | SSM Reșița | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 22 | |
  | 5 | IS Câmpia Turzii | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 19 | |
  | 6 | Cimentul Turda | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 17 | |
  | 7 | Stăruința Oradea | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 14 | |
  | 8 | Olimpia CFR Satu Mare | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 13 | |
  | 9 | CS Târgu Mureș | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 12 | |
  | 10 | Victoria Carei (R) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 76 | −71 | 0 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  
  * ↑ Crișana Oradea was not promoted. On 30 August 1940 the Second Vienna Award was signed and territory of Northern Transylvania was assigned from Romania to Hungary, including Oradea.
  * ↑ Universitatea Cluj was promoted instead of Crișana Oradea. Even that the Second Vienna Award regard also Cluj-Napoca in the territory of Northern Transylvania, Universitatea Cluj refused to play in Hungary and relocated to Sibiu.
  * ↑ Victoria Carei withdrew at the start of the second half and lost the remaining 9 matches with 0-3.
  
  ### Serie IV
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Franco-Româna Brăila (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 32 | Promotion to Divizia A |
  | 2 | Feroemail Ploiești | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 29 | |
  | 3 | Maccabi București | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 26 | |
  | 4 | Prahova Ploiești | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Dacia VA Galați | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 20 | |
  | 6 | Maccabi Chișinău | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 16 | |
  | 7 | Turda București | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 15 | |
  | 8 | Muncitorul Cernăuți | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 13 | |
  | 9 | SS Doc Galați (R) | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 6 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  | 10 | Traian Tighina (R) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 65 | −56 | 2 | Relegation to Divizia C |
  