2018–19_SuperLiga_season
The 2018–19 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 105th season of premier club rugby in Romania. 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, Romania's 2nd level rugby union competition as CS Năvodari didn't apply to play in the SuperLiga next season.
| 2018–19 CEC Bank SuperLiga | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Romania |
| Date | 8 September 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Champions | Știința Baia Mare (6th title)[1] |
| Runners-up | CSA Steaua București |
| Top point scorer | Luke Samoa (Timișoara Saracens) 163 points[2] |
| Top try scorer |  Taliaʻuli Sikuea (CSM Baia Mare)13 tries[3] |
| Official website | |
| www | |
| Club | City/County | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT | Timișoara, Timiș | Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu Dan Păltinișanu |
1,000 32,972 |
 Sosene Anesi |
Eugen Căpățână |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj | Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu Cluj Arena |
1,000 31,479 |
Horea Hîmpea |
Vlad Tomă |
| CSA Steaua București | București | Stadionul Ghencea II | 2,000 | Dănuț Dumbravă |
Viorel Lucaci |
| CS Dinamo București | București | Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 | Cristian Hîldan |
Cosmin Manole |
| CSM Știința Baia Mare | Baia Mare, Maramureș | Stadionul Lascăr Ghineț (Arena Zimbrilor) | 1,000 |  Mario Alejandro Canale |
Marius Dănilă |
| CSM București | București | Stadionul Olimpia | 1,000 |  Lasha Tavartkiladze |
Adrian Ion |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța | Constanța, Constanța | Stadionul Mihail Naca | 1,000 | Cosmin Rațiu |
Johnny Sola |
| SCM Gloria Buzău | Buzău, Buzău | Stadionul Prinț Ghică | 1,000 | Mugur Preda |
 Michael Scheepers |
This is the regular season league table:
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advances to play-off semifinals. | |
| Advances to play-out semifinals. | |
| 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 |
Round 1
| 8 September 2018 11:00 |
| CSM Știința Baia Mare (1 BP) | 52–11 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța |
| Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ |
| 8 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 |
| Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) | 32–26 | CSM Știința Baia Mare (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu |
Round 3
| 22 September 2018 11:00 |
| CS Dinamo București | 25–25 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Stadionul Florea Dumitrache |
Round 4
| 29 September 2018 11:00 |
| SCM Buzău | 12–7 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Prințul Șerban Ghica |
Round 5
| 6 October 2018 11:00 |
| CS Dinamo București | 16–33 | Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Florea Dumitrache |
| 6 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 Știința Baia Mare (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Round 7
| 9 March 2019 11:00 |
| Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) | 56–23 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu |
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
| 13 April 2019 09:00 |
| Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) | 27–17 | CSA Steaua București |
| Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu |
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 |
| 26 April 2019 09:00 |
| Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) | 36–14 | CS Dinamo București |
| Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu |
Round 13
| 4 May 2019 12:00 |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța (1 BP) | 25–26 | Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu |
Round 14
| 11 May 2019 12:00 |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 22–40 | Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT (1 BP) |
| Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu |
Play-off semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 18 May 2019 at Stadionul Olimpia and Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu respectively.
| 1 | CSM București | 17 | 22 | CSA Steaua București |
| 2 | Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT | 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 RCM UVT |
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 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 |
- Știința Baia Mare Știința Baia Mare win their first title in five years against CSA Steaua București, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2019. Retrieved on 29 May 2019.
- Luke Samoa Luke Samoa is this seasons` top point scorer with 163 points, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2019. Retrieved on 29 May 2019.
- Taliaʻuli Sikuea Talia`uli Siukea is this seasons` top try scorer with 13 tries, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2019. Retrieved on 29 May 2019.
- "Objectives of the 8 teams that will participate in 2018–2019 edition of the CEC Bank SuperLiga". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.