2017–18 SuperLiga season
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2017–18 CEC Bank SuperLiga | |
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Countries | |
Date | 26 August 2017 – 26 May 2018 |
Champions | Timișoara Saracens (6th title)[1] |
Runners-up | Știința Baia Mare |
Relegated | Politehnica Iași[2] |
Top point scorer | 105 points[3] |
Top try scorer | 10 tries[4] |
Official website | |
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The 2017–18 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 104th season of premier club rugby in Romania. The current champions are Timișoara Saracens who managed to defend their title by defeating Știința Baia Mare. Since Politehnica Iași have faced financial issues, they will relegate to Divizia Națională de Seniori which means that both Tomitanii Constanța and Gloria Buzău will replace them next season. Also Timișoara Saracens, the winners of the CEC Bank SuperLiga will participate in the European Rugby Continental Shield.
Teams
[edit]Club | City/County | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Captain |
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Timișoara Saracens | Timișoara, Timiș | Dan Păltinișanu | 32,972 | ||
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj | Cluj Arena | 31,479 | ||
Steaua București | București | Ghencea II | 3,000 | ||
Dinamo București | București | Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 | ||
Știința Baia Mare | Baia Mare, Maramureș | Lascăr Ghineț (Arena Zimbrilor) | 1,000 | ||
CSM București | București | Stadionul Olimpia | 1,000 | ||
Politehnica Iași | Iași, Iași | Tepro-Tineretului (Veneția) | 1,000 |
Table
[edit]This is the regular season league table:
Key to colours Advances to Semi-Finals. Relegates to Divizia Naţională de Seniori.
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus points | Points | |
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1 | CSA Steaua București | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 313 | 203 | 110 | 6 | 44 |
2 | CSM București | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 373 | 185 | 188 | 8 | 42 |
3 | Timișoara Saracens | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 318 | 193 | 125 | 6 | 42 |
4 | CSM Știința Baia Mare | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 386 | 194 | 192 | 7 | 39 |
5 | CS Dinamo București | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 272 | 322 | –50 | 5 | 23 |
6 | CS U Cluj | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 169 | 483 | –314 | 2 | 10 |
7 | CS Politehnica Iași | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 95 | 346 | –251 | 0 | –3 |
- Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 19 May 2018.
1 | CSA Steaua București | 19 | 20 | CSM Știința Baia Mare |
2 | CSM București | 13 | 26 | Timișoara Saracens |
Knock-out Stage
[edit]- Third place final
Both finals were held on 26 May 2018, one week after the semi-finals.
1 | CSA Steaua București | 23 | 22 | CSM București |
- First place final
1 | CSM Știința Baia Mare | 15 | 21 | Timișoara Saracens |
External links
[edit]- (in Romanian) www.super-liga.ro [1] – Official website
References
[edit]- ^ Timișoara Saracens Timișoara Saracens defend their title against CSM Știința Baia Mare 3 times in a row, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2018. Retrieved on 28 May 2018.
- ^ Politehnica Iași Politehnica Iași will play in the Divizia Naţională de Seniorii next season, SuperLiga, București, 2 February 2018. Retrieved on 28 May 2018.
- ^ Taniela Rawaqa Taniela Rawaqa is this seasons` top point scorer with 105 points, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2018. Retrieved on 28 May 2018.
- ^ Răzvan Ailenei Răzvan Ailenei is this seasons` top try scorer with 10 tries, SuperLiga, București, 26 May 2018. Retrieved on 28 May 2018.