The 2018–19 Divizia A is the 61st season of the
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handball
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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.
Team changes
To Divizia A
Relegated from
Liga Națională
*
HCM Slobozia
*
Rapid București
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From Divizia A
Promoted to
Liga Națională
*
Gloria Buzău
*
Minaur Baia Mare
Excluded teams
*
Corona II Brașov
*
CSS Tulcea
*
KSE Târgu Secuiesc
*
Mureșul Târgu Mureș
*
SCM Timișoara
Other teams
*
Olimpic Târgu Mureș merged with the new formed
CSM Târgu Mureș.
CSM va ataca promovarea la handbal în maximum doi ani
zi-de-zi.ro
* Dunărea Brăila and Minaur Baia Mare enrolled their second teams Dunărea II and Minaur II.
* LPS Târgu Jiu was enrolled in the league.
Teams
Seria A
Seria B
Seria C
Seria D
League tables
Seria A
Seria B
Seria C
Seria D
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
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Group 1
Group 2
Final Four
The Final Four was played on neutral ground, in Ploiești
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League table – positions 1–4
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
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References
External links
Romanian Handball Federaration
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2018–19 domestic handball leagues