2018–19 Divizia A (men's handball)

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.

2018–19 Divizia A

Team changes

Teams for 2018–19

Seria A
Botoșani
CNOT
Galați
Suceava II
Location of teams in the Seria A.
ClubGround(s)Capacity
CNOT BrașovSala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași"1,600
CSM Bacău IISala Sporturilor2,000
CSM BotoșaniSala Polivalentă "Elisabeta Lipă"1,700
CSM VasluiSala Sporturilor1,500
CSU GalațiSala Sporturilor "Dunărea"1,500
CSU Suceava IISala Sporturilor500



Seria B
Alexandria
Medgidia
Pitești
Târgoviște
Location of teams in the Seria B.
ClubGround(s)Capacity
CS MedgidiaSala Sporturilor "Iftimie Ilisei"750
CSM AlexandriaSala Sporturilor "Dimitrie Ghica"900
CSM București IISala Sporturilor "Rapid"1,500
CSM PloieștiOlimpia Sports Hall3,500
CSU PiteștiSala Sporturilor "Trivale"2,000
CSU TârgovișteSala Sporturilor2,000
Dobrogea II ConstanțaSala Sporturilor2,100


Seria C
Craiova
Reșița
Tg. Jiu
Timișoara
Unirea
Location of teams in the Seria C.
ClubGround(s)Capacity
CSMȘ ReșițaSala Polivalentă1,669
CSU Târgu JiuSala Sporturilor1,223
CSU TimișoaraSala "Banu Sport"100
Unirea Sânnicolau MareSala "Ioan Morar"200
Universitatea CraiovaSala Polivalentă4,215





Seria D
Location of teams in the Seria D.
ClubGround(s)Capacity
CSM OradeaArena "Antonio Alexe"2,500
HC Odorheiu SecuiescSala Sporturilor1,250
HC SibiuSala Transilvania1,850
HCM SighișoaraSala Sporturilor "Radu Voina"1,100
Minaur II Baia MareSala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană"2,048
Potaissa II TurdaSala de sport "Gheorghe Bariţiu"600




League tables

Seria A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaslui (C, Q) 20 20 0 0 731 439 +292 60 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Galați (Q) 20 12 1 7 510 508 +2 37
3 CNOT Brașov 20 10 1 9 579 597 −18 31
4 Suceava II 20 10 1 9 540 573 −33 31 Ineligible for promotion
5 Bacău II 20 5 0 15 542 628 −86 15
6 Botoșani 20 1 1 18 329 486 −157 4[lower-alpha 1] Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Botoșani withdrew from the championship in the second part, due to financial reasons.[2]

Seria B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alexandria (C, Q) 24 21 1 2 825 574 +251 64 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Dobrogea II Constanța 24 16 1 7 877 740 +137 49 Ineligible for promotion
3 Medgidia (Q) 24 15 2 7 828 647 +181 47 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 CSM București II 24 13 1 10 803 635 +168 40 Ineligible for promotion
5 Pitești 24 12 1 11 761 671 +90 37
6 Ploiești 24 2 0 22 660 904 −244 6
7 Târgoviște 24 2 0 22 558 1141 −583 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Seria C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CSMȘ Reșița (C, Q) 16 16 0 0 569 406 +163 48 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Universitatea Craiova (Q) 16 9 2 5 513 474 +39 29
3 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare 16 8 1 7 444 459 −15 25
4 CSU Târgu Jiu 16 4 2 10 439 506 −67 14
5 CSU Timișoara 16 0 1 15 398 518 −120 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Seria D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sighișoara (C, Q) 20 15 0 5 590 528 +62 45 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Odorheiu Secuiesc (Q) 20 12 3 5 625 543 +82 39
3 Oradea 20 11 0 9 576 572 +4 33
4 Minaur II Baia Mare 20 8 4 8 589 597 −8 28 Ineligible for promotion
5 Potaissa II Turda 20 5 1 14 596 658 −62 16
6 Sibiu 20 4 2 14 501 579 −78 14
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vaslui (Q) 3 3 0 0 88 69 +19 9 Qualification to Final Four
2 CSMȘ Reșița (Q) 3 2 0 1 88 82 +6 6
3 Odorheiu Secuiesc 3 1 0 2 57 75 −18 3
4 Medgidia 3 0 0 3 68 75 −7 0
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sighișoara (Q) 3 3 0 0 101 94 +7 9 Qualification to Final Four
2 Alexandria (Q) 3 2 0 1 104 89 +15 6
3 Universitatea Craiova 3 1 0 2 104 104 0 3
4 Galați 3 0 0 3 83 105 −22 0
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Final Four

The Final Four was played on neutral ground, in Ploiești.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1
Vaslui		27
 
 
 
2
Alexandria		23
 
Vaslui41
 
 
 
CSMȘ Reșița29
 
1
Sighișoara		21
 
 
2
CSMȘ Reșița		25
 
 
Third place
 
  
 
 
 
 
Alexandria35
 
 
Sighișoara28
 

League table – positions 1–4
Team Qualification or relegation
1Vaslui (C, P)Promotion to 2019–20 Liga Națională
2CSMȘ Reșița (P)
3Alexandria (Q)Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4Sighișoara (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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Făgăraș (C, P) 3 3 0 0 99 79 +20 9 Promoted to Liga Națională
2 Buzău (P) 3 2 0 1 94 80 +14 6
3 Alexandria (R) 3 1 0 2 92 105 −13 3 Relegated to Divizia A
4 Sighișoara (R) 3 0 0 3 76 97 −21 0
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

References
  1. HC Buzău a promovat în Liga Națională!. opiniabuzau.ro (in Romanian)
  2. CSM Botoșani va reveni în divizia A și va avea pe bancă fostul antrenor cu portarii de la Lazio. btonline.ro (in Romanian)
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