2018–19 Divizia A (women's handball)
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.
| 2018–19 Divizia A |
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Team changes
To Divizia ARelegated from Liga Națională |
From Divizia APromoted to Liga Națională
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Excluded teams
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Other teams
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Teams
Seria A
Location of teams in the 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
Argeș
CSU
Dacia
LPS
Național
Odorhei
Plopeni
Location of teams in the 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
Location of teams in the 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slobozia (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 631 | 454 | +177 | 54 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Neptun Constanța (Q) | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 633 | 522 | +111 | 44 | |
| 3 | Piatra Neamț | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 567 | 517 | +50 | 38 | |
| 4 | Dunărea II Brăila | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 504 | 569 | −65 | 16 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 5 | Știința Bacău | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 501 | 603 | −102 | 13 | |
| 6 | CNOT Iași | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 468 | 639 | −171 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Seria B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid București (C, Q) | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 983 | 566 | +417 | 79 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Știința București (Q) | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 858 | 524 | +334 | 73 | |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 747 | 746 | +1 | 49 | |
| 4 | CSM București II | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 828 | 785 | +43 | 45 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 5 | Steaua București | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 826 | 785 | +41 | 40 | |
| 6 | SSP București | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 761 | 833 | −72 | 33 | |
| 7 | Danubius Călărași | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 618 | 922 | −304 | 12 | |
| 8 | Spartac București | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 571 | 1031 | −460 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Seria C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dacia Mioveni (C, Q) | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 733 | 420 | +313 | 64 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | CSO Plopeni (Q) | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 728 | 541 | +187 | 53 | |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 725 | 546 | +179 | 51 | |
| 4 | Național Râmnicu Vâlcea | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 652 | 563 | +89 | 46 | |
| 5 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 565 | 731 | −166 | 18 | |
| 6 | Târgoviște | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 520 | 770 | −250 | 15 | |
| 7 | LPS Târgu Jiu | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 507 | 859 | −352 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2019. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Seria D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Târgu Mureș (C, Q) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 670 | 501 | +169 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Crișul Chișineu-Criș (Q) | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 626 | 589 | +37 | 38 | |
| 3 | CSU Reșița | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 508 | 519 | −11 | 29 | |
| 4 | Minaur II Baia Mare | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 564 | 589 | −25 | 24 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 5 | Oradea | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 518 | 592 | −74 | 18 | |
| 6 | UV Timișoara | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 548 | 644 | −96 | 12 |
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) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for 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 Făgăraș.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slobozia (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 72 | +19 | 9 | Qualification to Final Four |
| 2 | Dacia Mioveni (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Crișul Chișineu-Criș | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 96 | −22 | 3 | |
| 4 | Știința București | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 0 |
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid București (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 63 | +23 | 9 | Qualification to Final Four |
| 2 | Târgu Mureș (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | CSO Plopeni | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 81 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Neptun Constanța | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 90 | −18 | 0 |
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Final Four
The Final Four was played on neutral ground, in Ploiești.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 Slobozia | 24 | |||||
2 Târgu Mureș | 19 | |||||
| Slobozia | 26 | |||||
| Rapid București | 29 | |||||
1 Rapid București | 25 | |||||
2 Dacia Mioveni | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||
| Târgu Mureș | 20 | |
| Dacia Mioveni | 29 | |
League table – positions 1–4
| Team | Qualification 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitatea Cluj (C, P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 7 | Promoted to Liga Națională |
| 2 | Slatina (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Dacia Mioveni (R) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 4 | Relegated to Divizia A |
| 4 | Târgu Mureș (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on Ccomplete. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References
- Penibilism la cote alarmante in handbalul feminin al Seriei B din Divizia A!. sportmacsimsiemotie.ro (in Romanian)
- CSM va ataca promovarea la handbal în maximum doi ani. zi-de-zi.ro (in Romanian)
External links
- Romanian Handball Federaration (in Romanian)
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