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1960–61 Divizia A

43rd season of top-tier football league in Romania

Field	Value
competition	Divizia A
season	1960–61
winners	CCA București
league topscorer	Gheorghe Constantin (22)
prevseason	1959–60
nextseason	1961–62

The 1960–61 Divizia A season was the 43rd edition of the Romanian football championship and the 23rd since the introduction of the divisional system. After six seasons, Divizia A returned to a 14-team format. The season began on 4 September 1960 and concluded on 9 July 1961. CCA București won the championship for the sixth time in its history.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams teams contested the championship, including eleven from the previous season and three newly promoted sides.

Team changes

Promoted from Divizia B

CSMS Iași – debut.
Știința Timișoara – returned after a one-year absence.
Corvinul Hunedoara – returned after a five-year absence.

Relegated to Divizia B

Jiul Petroșani – ended a thirteen-year stay.

Managers and locations

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach
CCA București	București	Republicii	28.000	Ștefan Onisie
Corvinul Hunedoara	Hunedoara	Corvinul	16.500	Ilie Savu
CSMS Iași	Iași	23 August	12.500	Ion Unguroiu
Dinamo Bacău	Bacău	Steaua Roșie	5.000	Gheorghe Nicolae
Dinamo București	București	Dinamo	18.000	Traian Ionescu
Farul Constanța	Constanța	1 Mai	15.520	Augustin Botescu
Minerul Lupeni	Lupeni	Minerul	5.000	Ion Bălănescu
Petrolul Ploiești	Ploiești	Petrolul	14.000	Ilie Oană
Progresul București	București	Progresul	8.000	Ioan Lupaș
Rapid București	București	Giulești	18.000	Ion Mihăilescu
Steagul Roșu Brașov	Brașov	Tineretului	8.800	Silviu Ploeșteanu
Știința Cluj	Cluj	Orășenesc	28.000	Andrei Sepci
Știința Timișoara	Timișoara	Știința	3.000	Nicolae Reuter
UTA Arad	Arad	30 Decembrie	20.000	Ion Reinhardt

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team	Outgoing manager	Replaced by
CCA București	Gheorghe Popescu	Ștefan Onisie
Progresul București	Augustin Botescu	Ioan Lupaș
Rapid București	Remus Ghiurițan	Ion Mihăilescu
Știința Timișoara	Silviu Bindea	Eugen Mladin
UTA Arad	Coloman Braun-Bogdan	Ion Reinhardt

During the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Position in table	Replaced by	Round
Farul Constanța	Iosif Lengheriu	9th	12th	Augustin Botescu
Minerul Lupeni	Vasile Lazăr	9th	9th	Ion Bălănescu
Știința Timișoara	Eugen Mladin	13th	13th	Nicolae Reuter

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Gheorghe Constantin	CCA București	22
2	Mircea Dridea	Petrolul Ploiești	21
3	Nicolae Tătaru	CCA București	15
Gheorghe Ene	Dinamo București
5	Matei Gram	Dinamo Bacău	14
Aurel Unguroiu	CSMS Iași

Champion squad

CCA București

References

"Divizia A - Tables - Season 1960-61". romaniansoccer.ro.
(16 March 1961). "Cu aceste efective încep echipele returul campionatului". Sportul Popular.
(11 March 1961). "Cuplaj la "23 August"". Sportul Popular.
(5 November 1960). "Ce așteptăm de la etapa a X-a a campionatului categoriei A". Sportul Popular.
"Top Scorers". romaniansoccer.ro.
"Romania National Champions". romaniansoccer.ro.

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