The 2018–19 Divizia A is the 61st season of the Romanian men's handball second league. A total of 24 teams contested the league, being divided in four series, Seria A (6 teams), Seria B (7 teams), Seria C (5 teams) and Seria D (6 teams). At the end of the season the first two places from each series will qualify for the Divizia A promotion play-off.
Team changes
To Divizia A Relegated from Liga Națională CSM Vaslui Odorheiu Secuiesc
From Divizia A Promoted to Liga Națională CSM Bacău HC BuzăuHC Buzău a promovat în Liga Națională! . opiniabuzau.ro Universitatea Cluj
Excluded teams ADEP Satu Mare CNE Sighișoara Politehnica Iași
Other teams CSM Bacău, CSU Suceava and Potaissa Turda enrolled their second teams CSM II, CSU II and Potaissa II. CSM Ploiești, CSU Pitești and Unirea Sânnicolau Mare were enrolled in the league. Atletico Alexandria and HC Vaslui were renamed as CSM Alexandria and CSM Vaslui.
Teams for 2018–19
Seria A
Club Ground(s) Capacity CNOT Brașov Sala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași" 1,600 CSM Bacău II Sala Sporturilor 2,000 CSM Botoșani Sala Polivalentă "Elisabeta Lipă" 1,700 CSM Vaslui Sala Sporturilor 1,500 CSU Galați Sala Sporturilor "Dunărea" 1,500 CSU Suceava II Sala Sporturilor500
Seria B
Club Ground(s) Capacity CS Medgidia Sala Sporturilor "Iftimie Ilisei" 750 CSM Alexandria Sala Sporturilor "Dimitrie Ghica" 900 CSM București II Sala Sporturilor "Rapid" 1,500 CSM Ploiești Olimpia Sports Hall 3,500 CSU Pitești Sala Sporturilor "Trivale" 2,000 CSU Târgoviște Sala Sporturilor 2,000 Dobrogea II Constanța Sala Sporturilor 2,100
Seria C
Club Ground(s) Capacity CSMȘ Reșița Sala Polivalentă 1,669 CSU Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor 1,223 CSU Timișoara Sala "Banu Sport" 100 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare Sala "Ioan Morar" 200 Universitatea Craiova Sala Polivalentă 4,215
Seria D
Club Ground(s) Capacity CSM Oradea Arena "Antonio Alexe" 2,500 HC Odorheiu Secuiesc Sala Sporturilor 1,250 HC Sibiu Sala Transilvania 1,850 HCM Sighișoara Sala Sporturilor "Radu Voina" 1,100 Minaur II Baia Mare Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" 2,048 Potaissa II Turda Sala de sport "Gheorghe Bariţiu" 600
League tables
Seria A
Seria B
Seria C
Seria D
Promotion play-offs
Semi-final tournament The first two eligible teams from each series of the regular season will compete in two main group which will be played in a neutral venue. The first two ranked teams from each group of the semi-final tournament will qualify for the Final Four. The semi-final tournament was played on neutral ground, in Brașov.
Group 1
Group 2
Final Four The Final Four was played on neutral ground, in Ploiești.
League table – positions 1–4
TeamQualification or relegation 1 Vaslui (C, P) Promotion to 2019–20 Liga Națională 2 CSMȘ Reșița (P) 3 Alexandria (Q) Qualification to Promotion play-offs 4 Sighișoara (Q)
Promotion/relegation play-offs The 3rd and 4th-placed teams of the Divizia A promotion tournament faced the 11th and 12th-placed teams of the Liga Națională. The first two places promoted to Liga Națională and the last two relegated to Divizia A. The play-offs were played on neutral ground, in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
References
External links Romanian Handball Federaration