The 1959–60 Divizia B was the 20th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from each series relegated to Regional Championship.
Știința Cluj was spared from relegation to Divizia B, after the merge of TAROM București with Locomotiva GR București.
TAROM București merged with its mother club, Locomotiva GR București, being absorbed.
Dinamo Miliție București and Dinamo Pitești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one.