The 2018–19 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 105th season of premier club rugby in Romania. Starting with this edition the number of participating teams is increased to eight, with addition of the 2017–18 champions and runners-up of the second tier championship DNS - Divizia Nationala de Seniori. The eventual champions of the SuperLiga which are CSM Știința Baia Mare have the right to participate in the European Rugby Continental Shield and no team will relegate to the Divizia Națională de Seniori, Romania's 2nd level rugby union competition as CS Năvodari didn't apply to play in the SuperLiga next season.
Teams
ClubCity/CountyStadiumCapacityHead CoachCaptainTimișoara Saracens RCM UVTTimișoara, TimișStadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu Dan Păltinișanu 1,000 32,972 Sosene Anesi Eugen CăpățânăCS Universitatea Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca, ClujStadionul Iuliu Hațieganu Cluj Arena 1,000 31,479 Horea Hîmpea Vlad TomăCSA Steaua BucureștiBucureștiStadionul Ghencea II 2,000 Dănuț Dumbravă Viorel LucaciCS Dinamo BucureștiBucureștiFlorea Dumitrache 1,500 Cristian Hîldan Cosmin ManoleCSM Știința Baia MareBaia Mare, MaramureșStadionul Lascăr Ghineț (Arena Zimbrilor) 1,000 Mario Alejandro Canale Marius DănilăCSM BucureștiBucureștiStadionul Olimpia 1,000 Lasha Tavartkiladze Adrian IonACS Tomitanii ConstanțaConstanța, ConstanțaStadionul Mihail Naca 1,000 Cosmin Rațiu Johnny SolaSCM Gloria BuzăuBuzău, BuzăuStadionul Prinț Ghică 1,000 Mugur Preda Michael Scheepers
Table This is the regular season league table: Key to colours in group tables Advances to play-off semifinals. Advances to play-out semifinals.
ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints differenceBonus pointsPoints 1 CSM București 14 12 0 2 462 198 +264 10 58 2 Timișoara Saracens 14 11 0 3 418 240 +178 10 54 3 Știința Baia Mare 14 10 1 3 488 201 +284 11 53 4 Steaua București 14 10 1 3 444 223 +253 9 51 5 Tomitanii Constanța 14 4 0 10 179 440 -286 2 18 6 Gloria Buzău 14 3 0 11 197 387 -190 4 16 7 Dinamo București 14 2 1 11 239 441 -222 2 12 8 U Cluj-Napoca 14 2 1 11 229 477 -248 2 12
Fixtures & Results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Play-off semifinals The semi-finals were held on 18 May 2019 at Stadionul Olimpia and Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu respectively. 1CSM București1722CSA Steaua București2Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT3035CSM Știința Baia Mare
Third place final Both finals were held on 25 May 2019, 1 week after the semi-finals at Stadionul Rulmental. 1CSM București2019Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT
First place final 1CSA Steaua București2224CSM Știința Baia Mare
Play-out semifinals The semi-finals were held on 18 May 2019 at Stadionul Mihai Naca and Stadionul Prințul Șerban Ghica respectively. 1ACS Tomitanii Constanța2240CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca2SCM Buzău1116CS Dinamo București
Seventh place final Both finals were held on 26 May 2019, 1 week and 1 day after the semi-finals at Stadionul Olimpia. 1ACS Tomitanii Constanța1214SCM Buzău
Fifth place final 1CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca2217CS Dinamo București
External links www.super-liga.ro – Official website
References