In 1968, following the
new administrative and territorial reorganization of the country, each county established its own football championship, integrating teams from the former regional championships as well as those that had previously competed in town and rayon level competitions. The freshly formed Gorj County Championship was placed under the authority of the newly created
Consiliul Județean pentru Educație Fizică și Sport () in Gorj County. Since then, the structure and organization of Liga IV Gorj, like those of other county championships, have undergone numerous changes. Between 1968 and 1992, the main county competition was known as the
Campionatul Județean (County Championship). Between 1992 and 1997, it was renamed
Divizia C – Faza Județeană (Divizia C – County Phase), followed by Divizia D starting in 1997, and since 2006, it has been known as Liga IV. ==List of champions==