The 2000–01 Divizia D was the 59th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to Divizia C.
Promotion play-off
The matches was scheduled to be played on 20 June 2001.
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County leagues
Alba (AB) Arad (AR) Argeș (AG) Bacău (BC) Bihor (BH) Bistrița-Năsăud (BN) Botoșani (BT) Brașov (BV) Brăila (BR) Bucharest (B) Buzău (BZ)
Caraș-Severin (CS) Călărași (CL) Cluj (CJ) Constanța (CT) Covasna (CV) Dâmbovița (DB) Dolj (DJ) Galați (GL) Giurgiu (GR) Gorj (GJ) Harghita (HR)
Hunedoara (HD) Ialomița (IL) Iași (IS) Ilfov (IF) Maramureș (MM) Mehedinți (MH) Mureș (MS) Neamț (NT) Olt (OT) Prahova (PH)
Satu Mare (SM) Sălaj (SJ) Sibiu (SB) Suceava (SV) Teleorman (TR) Timiș (TM) Tulcea (TL) Vaslui (VS) Vâlcea (VL) Vrancea (VN)
Caraș-Severin County
Cluj County
Covasna County
Dolj County
Team changes from previous season.
Promoted to Divizia C
Dunărea Calafat
Relegated from Divizia C
Constructorul Craiova
Promoted from Dolj Elite Category
Recolta Ostroveni (Seria I winners) Mecanica Filiași (Seria II winners)
Relegated to Dolj Elite Category
SCCF Gioroc
Other changes
Pan Group Craiova and Armata Craiova merged to form Pan Group Armata Craiova. Wimar Podari and Autobuzul Craiova merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one. CFR Craiova was renamed as CFR Marfă Craiova. Fulgerul Mârșani was renamed as FC Mârșani. Mecanica Filiași was renamed as Aquaterm Filiași. Recolta Măceșu de Jos was spared from relegation. Aripile Craiova and Victoria Plenița enrolled in the place of Constructorul Craiova and Wimar Podari. Table
Relegation play-out
The 11th, 12th and 13th-placed teams of the Liga IV faces the 2nd placed teams from the three series of Liga V Dolj. The matches was played on 17 and 23 June 2001.
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