The 2018–19 Divizia A is the 61st season of the Romanian women's handball second league. A total of 27 teams contested the league, being divided in four series, Seria A (6 teams), Seria B (8 teams), Seria C (7 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 HCM Slobozia Rapid București

From Divizia A Promoted to Liga Națională Gloria Buzău Minaur Baia Mare

Excluded teams Corona II Brașov CSS Tulcea KSE Târgu SecuiescPenibilism la cote alarmante in handbalul feminin al Seriei B din Divizia A!. sportmacsimsiemotie.ro Mureșul Târgu Mureș SCM Timișoara

Other teams Olimpic Târgu Mureș merged with the new formed CSM Târgu Mureș.CSM va ataca promovarea la handbal în maximum doi ani. zi-de-zi.ro Dunărea Brăila and Minaur Baia Mare enrolled their second teams Dunărea II and Minaur II. LPS Târgu Jiu was enrolled in the league.

Teams

Seria A

Club Ground(s) Capacity CNOT Iași Sala LPS 100 Dunărea II Brăila Sala Polivalentă "Danubius" 2,000 HCF Piatra Neamț Sala Polivalentă 4,000 HCM Slobozia Sala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica" 150 Neptun Constanța Sala Sporturilor 2,100 Știința Bacău Sala Sporturilor 2,000 Seria B

Club Ground(s) Capacity CSM București II Sala Sporturilor "Rapid" 1,500 Danubius Călărași Sala Polivalentă 1,500 Dinamo București Sala Dinamo 2,538 Rapid București Sala "Rapid" 1,500 Spartac București Sala Iris 100 SSP București Sala Iris 100 Steaua București Sala CSS 6 100 Știința București Sala Iris 100 Seria C

Club Ground(s) Capacity Argeș Pitești Sala Universității 400 CSO Plopeni Sala Polivalentă 500 CSU Târgoviște Sala Sporturilor 2,000 Dacia Mioveni Sala Sporturilor "Trivale" (Pitești) 2,000 LPS Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor 1,500 Național Râmnicu Vâlcea Sala Energetic 100 Odorheiu Secuiesc Sala Sporturilor 1,250 Seria D

Club Ground(s) Capacity Crișul Chișineu-Criș Sala Sporturilor "Victoria" (Arad) 1,500 CSM Târgu Mureș Sala Sporturilor 2,000 CSU Oradea Sala Universitatea 100 CSU Reșița Sala Polivalentă 1,669 Minaur Baia Mare Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" 2,048 UV Timișoara Sala Universității 150 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 Făgăraș.

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 Rapid București (C, P) Promotion to 2019–20 Liga Națională 2 Slobozia (P) 3 Dacia Mioveni (Q) Qualification to Promotion play-offs 4 Târgu Mureș (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 Cisnădie.

References

External links Romanian Handball Federaration