2017–18 SuperLiga season
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| 2017–18 CEC Bank SuperLiga | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Romania |
| 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 |  Taniela Rawaqa (CSM Baia Mare)105 points[3] |
| Top try scorer | Răzvan Ailenei (CSM Baia Mare) 10 tries[4] |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The 2017–18 SuperLiga (known for sponsorship reasons) as the CEC Bank SuperLiga is the premier Romanian rugby competition, reserved for club teams. It was the 104th season of the SuperLiga. 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
| Club | City/County | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timișoara Saracens | Timișoara, Timiș | Dan Păltinișanu | 32,972 |  Sosene Anesi
|
Vasile Sorin Rus
|
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj | Cluj Arena | 31,479 | Horea Hîmpea
|
Rotar Vlad Bogdan
|
| Steaua București | București | Ghencea II | 3,000 | Dănuț Dumbravă
|
Viorel Lucaci
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| Dinamo București | București | Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 | Cristian Hîldan
|
Laurențiu Melinte
|
| Știința Baia Mare | Baia Mare, Maramureș | Lascăr Ghineț (Arena Zimbrilor) | 1,000 |  Mario Alejandro Canale
|
 Bidzina Samkharadze
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| CSM București | București | Stadionul Olimpia | 1,000 | Eugen Apjok
|
Adrian Ion
|
| Politehnica Iași | Iași, Iași | Tepro-Tineretului (Veneția) | 1,000 | Cosmin Rațiu
|
Daniel Plai
|
Table
This is the regular season league table:
Key to colours Advances to Semi-Finals. Relegates to DNS Divizia Naţională.
| Regular Table | ||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus points | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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
- 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
- (in Romanian) www.super-liga.ro [1] – Official website
References
- ^ 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.