The 1959–60 Regional Championship was the 18th season of the Regional Championship, 7th as the third tier of Romanian football. The champions of each regional championships play against each other in the play-offs to gain promotion in Divizia B.
Seventeen teams participate in the promotion tournament. The teams were divided into three groups of four and one of five, and the first two ranked teams from each group promoted to second division. The matches were played on neutral ground at Arad, Ploiești, Bacău and București.
Source: [1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (P) Promoted
Results
Dinamo Săsar v Sticla Arieșul Turda
10 July 1960
Dinamo Săsar
1–2
Sticla Arieșul Turda
Arad
Voința Oradea v Voința Târgu Mureș
10 July 1960
Voința Oradea
1–2
Voința Târgu Mureș
Arad
Sticla Arieșul Turda v Voința Târgu Mureș
14 July 1960
Sticla Arieșul Turda
0–1
Voința Târgu Mureș
Arad
Dinamo Săsar v Voința Oradea
14 July 1960
Dinamo Săsar
1–1
Voința Oradea
Arad
Dinamo Săsar v Voința Târgu Mureș
17 July 1960
Dinamo Săsar
1–0
Voința Târgu Mureș
Arad
Sticla Arieșul Turda v Voința Oradea
17 July 1960
Sticla Arieșul Turda
2–3
Voința Oradea
Arad
Promotion tie-breaker
Dinamo Săsar and Voința Oradea played a play-off match in order to determine the second promoted team to Divizia B from Series I. The tie-breaker match was played on 20 July 1960 in Arad.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
^ abConfecția Târgu Jiu and Flacăra Târgu Jiu merge during the winter break to form Unirea Târgu Jiu.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
^All matches of CS Craiova II were approved with 0–3.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
^Dinamo Tecuci was excluded in the first part of the season and all its results were canceled.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
^Șantierul Govora was renamed during the winter break as Chimia Govora.
^"Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 12 April 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^"Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 29 March 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^"Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 14 June 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^"Campionatul regional de fotbal" [Regional Football Championship]. Drumul Socialismului. 21 June 1960. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^"Aurul Brad – Minerul Aninoasa 4–0". Drumul Socialismului. 28 June 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.(in Romanian)
^"La sfârșit de sezon fotbalistic" [At the end of the football season] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul Popular. 28 June 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via bibliotecadeva.eu.