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2018–19 Divizia A1 (women's volleyball)
The 2018–19 Divizia A1 season was the 69th season of the Divizia A1, the highest professional volleyball league in Romania. CSM București was the defending champion. At the end of the season, Alba Blaj won their fourth title. Agroland Timișoara and Penicilina Iași were relegated.
| Divizia A1 | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Agroland Timișoara Penicilina Iași |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alba Blaj (4th title) |
| Runners-up | CSM București |
| Third place | Târgoviște |
| Fourth place | Știința Bacău |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Competition format edit
The competition format will be the same as in the previous season.
- 12 teams played the regular season, consisting in a double-legged round robin format.
- At the end of the regular season, teams are split into two groups, one of them composed by the first six teams and the other one by the rest. In this second stage all points of the regular season are counted and the teams will face each other from its group twice.
Team changes edit
Relegated to Divizia A2
- —
Excluded teams edit
CSU Oradea promoted to Divizia A1, but due to the lack of funds chose not to join the championship and enrolled again in the Divizia A2.[3]
Medicina Târgu Mureș encountered financial problems and entered in a partnership with the newly founded CSM Târgu Mureș, becoming the women's volleyball section of the sports club. The team was enrolled in the Divizia A2.[4]
Teams edit
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agroland | Timișoara | Constantin Jude | 2,200 |
| Alba | Blaj | Timotei Cipariu | 400 |
| CSM | Bucharest | Sala Elite | 500 |
| CSM | Lugoj | I.K. Ghermănescu | 400 |
| CSM | Târgoviște | Polyvalent Hall | 2,000 |
| CSU | Galați | Dunărea | 1,500 |
| Dinamo | București | Dinamo | 2,538 |
| Penicilina | Iași | Polyvalent Hall | 1,500 |
| Știința | Bacău | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000 |
| Universitatea | Cluj-Napoca | Horia Demian | 2,525 |
Regular season table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alba Blaj | 15 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 44 | 5 | 8.800 | 1199 | 853 | 1.406 | Qualification to Play-off |
| 2 | CSM București | 15 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 4.875 | 1115 | 829 | 1.345 | |
| 3 | Târgoviște | 15 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 1.944 | 1177 | 1043 | 1.128 | |
| 4 | Știința Bacău | 15 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 1.429 | 1155 | 1070 | 1.079 | |
| 5 | Lugoj | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0.545 | 1042 | 1133 | 0.920 | |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 0.486 | 984 | 1211 | 0.813 | |
| 7 | Universitatea Cluj | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 0.371 | 924 | 1109 | 0.833 | Qualification to Play-out |
| 8 | Galați | 15 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 0.140 | 842 | 1183 | 0.712 | |
| 9 | Agroland Timișoara (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |
| 10 | Penicilina Iași (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Romanian Volleyball Federation
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
Play-off edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alba Blaj (C, Q) | 25 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 72 | 11 | 6.545 | 2014 | 1502 | 1.341 | Qualification to CEV Women's Champions League |
| 2 | CSM București (Q) | 25 | 21 | 4 | 63 | 66 | 15 | 4.400 | 1914 | 1439 | 1.330 | Qualification to Women's CEV Cup |
| 3 | Târgoviște (Q) | 25 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 1966 | 1828 | 1.075 | Qualification to CEV Women's Challenge Cup |
| 4 | Știința Bacău (Q) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 48 | 37 | 1.297 | 1880 | 1808 | 1.040 | |
| 5 | Lugoj | 25 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 0.361 | 1632 | 1909 | 0.855 | |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 25 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 62 | 0.403 | 1666 | 2053 | 0.811 |
Source: Romanian Volleyball Federation
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-out edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Universitatea Cluj | 17 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 0.450 | 1137 | 1308 | 0.869 |
| 8 | Galați | 17 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 0.229 | 1041 | 11396 | 0.091 |
Source: Romanian Volleyball Federation
References edit
- ^ Voleibalistele de la CSU Galați și-au asigurat promovarea înaintea ultimului meci. viata-libera.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Voleibalistele de la CSU Oradea au promovat în prima ligă. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Echipa de volei CSU Oradea va continua în Divizia A2. bihon.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ CSM Târgu-Mureș are „spatele” cu CNUE la volei. zi-de-zi.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Agroland Timișoara s-a retras din campionat! Bănățenii au capitulat în războiul cu Federaţia. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ A murit Penicilina, cea mai prestigioasă echipă sportivă ieșeană. ziaruldeiasi.ro (in Romanian)
External links edit
- Official site of the Romanian Basketball Federation
- Voleiromania.ro (Romanian)