2018–19 SuperLiga season
The 2018–19 SuperLiga (known for sponsorship reasons) as the CEC Bank SuperLiga is the premier Romanian rugby competition, reserved for club teams. 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.[4] 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, Romiania's 2nd level rugby union league as CS Năvodari didn't apply to play in the SuperLiga next season.
| 2018–19 CEC Bank SuperLiga | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  |
| Date | 08 September 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Champions | CSM Știința Baia Mare 6th title[1] |
| Runners-up | CSA Steaua București |
| Top point scorer | 163 points[2] |
| Top try scorer |  13 tries[3] |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Teams
Table
This is the regular season league table:
| Key to colours | |
| Advances to play-off semifinals. | |
| Advances to play-out semifinals. | |
| Regular Table | ||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus points | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
08 September 2018 11:00 |
| CSA Steaua București (1 BP) | 75–15 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Ghencea II |
Round 2
15 September 2018 11:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 13–49 | CSM București (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
15 September 2018 11:00 |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța | 17–48 | CSA Steaua București (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Mihai Naca |
Round 3
Round 4
29 September 2018 11:00 |
| SCM Buzău | 12–7 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Prințul Șerban Ghica |
29 September 2018 14:30 |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța | 17–13 | CS Dinamo București (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Mihai Naca |
Round 5
06 October 2018 11:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 9–3 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Round 6
13 October 2018 16:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 7–42 | CSM Baia Mare (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Round 7
Round 8
30 March 2019 09:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 18–36 | CSA Steaua București (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
25 April 2019 09:00 |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța (1 BP) | 35–30 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Mihai Naca |
Round 13
Round 14
11 May 2019 12:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 22–40 | Timișoara Saracens (1 BP) |
|---|---|---|
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Play-off Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 18 May 2019 12:00 and 14:30 at Stadionul Olimpia and Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu respectively.
| 1 | CSM București | 17 | 22 | CSA Steaua București |
| 2 | Timișoara Saracens | 30 | 35 | CSM Știința Baia Mare |
- Third place final
Both finals were held on 25 May 2019, 1 week after the semi-finals at Stadionul Rulmental.
| 1 | CSM București | 20 | 19 | Timișoara Saracens |
- First place final
| 1 | CSA Steaua București | 22 | 24 | CSM Știința Baia Mare |
Play-out Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 18 May 2019 09:00 at Stadionul Mihai Naca and Stadionul Prințul Șerban Ghica respectively.
| 1 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța | 22 | 40 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| 2 | SCM Buzău | 11 | 16 | CS 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.
| 1 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța | 12 | 14 | SCM Buzău |
- Fifth place final
| 1 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 22 | 17 | CS Dinamo București |
References
- Știința Baia Mare https://www.super-liga.ro/2019/05/25/csm-stiinta-baia-mare-castiga-finala-superligii-cec-bank-dupa-aproape-cinci-ani/ Știința Baia Mare win their first title in five years against CSA Steaua București, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2018. Retrieved on 29 May 2018.
- Luke Samoa Luke Samoa is this seasons` top point scorer with 163 points, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2018. Retrieved on 29 May 2018.
- Talia`uli Sikuea Talia`uli Siukea is this seasons` top try scorer with 13 tries, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2019. Retrieved on 29 May 2019.
- "Obiectivele celor 8 echipe care vor participa la editia 2018–2019 a SuperLigii CEC Bank". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.