Notes •
Carpaţi Baia Mare did not start because of the
Second Vienna Award, which meant the city of
Baia Mare became part of
Hungary. •
Crișana Oradea, the winner of
Seria III of 1939–40 Divizia B, was also under the Hungarian occupation, so the runner-up
FC Universitatea Cluj was promoted. • The newly promoted
FC Universitatea Cluj moved to
Sibiu so they could play in Divizia A under the name , because
Cluj-Napoca was under Hungarian occupation. •
CAM Timișoara and
AMEF Arad were banned for political reasons, due to being workers' teams. AMEF Arad was enrolled in the Arad district league. •
FC Craiova and
Gloria Arad were promoted to replace these 2 teams. •
Franco-Româna Brăila, the winner of
Seria IV of 1939–40 Divizia B, was banned due to being a worker team, so it was replaced by
FC Brăila.
Results ==Top goalscorers==