2019–20 SuperLiga season
The 2019–20 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 106th season of premier club rugby in Romania. Starting with this edition, the number of participating teams has decreased from eight teams to seven, due to CSM București dissolving before the start of the new season.[6] At the end of April, Gloria Buzău announced that their senior team have dissolved due to financial issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic leaving only 6 teams remaining in the SuperLiga for the remainder of the season.[7] During August 2020, it was announced that Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT will restart in the SuperLiga under the new name of SCM Timișoara Rugby.[8]
| 2019–20 CEC Bank SuperLiga | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Romania |
| Date | 31 August 2019[1] – 12 September 2020[2] |
| Champions | CSM Știința Baia Mare (7th title)[3] |
| Runners-up | Timișoara Saracens RCM UVT |
| Top point scorer | Dorin Manole (CSM Știința Baia Mare) 73 points[4] |
| Top try scorer | Cristian-Marius Murgoci (CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca) 11 tries[5] |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Current Teams
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timișoara Saracens SCM UVT | Valentin Calafeteanu |
Eugen Căpățână |
 Macron |
Primăria Timișoara | |
| CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | Horea Hîmpea |
Vlad Rotar |
 O'Neills |
Prodvinalco | |
| CSA Steaua București | Dănuț Dumbravă |
Viorel Lucaci |
 Peak |
Carpatina | |
| CS Dinamo București | Cosmin Rațiu |
Tudorel Bratu |
 Joma |
Autoservice Iancului | |
| CSM Știința Baia Mare | Eugen Apjok |
Marius Dănilă |
Tall Ball |
Consiliul Local Baia Mare | |
| ACS Tomitanii Constanța | George Sava |
Adrian Ion |
Macron |
Primăria Constanța | |
| SCM Gloria Buzău | Mugur Preda |
Cristi Boboc |
O'Neills |
Primăria Buzău |
Table
This is the regular season league table:
| Key to colours | |
| Advances to semifinals. | |
| Advances to semifinal play-offs. | |
| Withdrawn from competition. | |
| Regular Table | ||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus points | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Știința Baia Mare | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 128 | +178 | 5 | 37 |
| 2 | Steaua București | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 309 | 132 | +177 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Timișoara Saracens | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 301 | 153 | +148 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 295 | -93 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Dinamo București | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 233 | -79 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Gloria Buzău* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 238 | -98 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Tomitanii Constanța | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 167 | 400 | -233 | 1 | 1 |
- Note – Due to financial complications caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gloria Buzău have dissolved halfway through the season therefore giving their final play-off spot to Tomitanii Constanța
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Play-off Semifinals
The play-off semifinals were held on 29 August 2020 at 15:30 Eastern European Time and 30 August 2020 at 15:30 Eastern European Time respectively at Stadionul Noua din Brașov.
| 1 | SCM Rugby Timișoara | 57 | 15 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța |
| 2 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 13 | 20 | CS Dinamo București |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 5 September 2020 at 15:30 Eastern European Time and 6 September 2020 Eastern European Time at 15:30 at Stadionul Stadionul Lascăr Ghineț and Stadionul Ghencea II respectively.
| 1 | CSM Știința Baia Mare | 76 | 19 | CS Dinamo București |
| 2 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 20 | 21 | SCM Rugby Timișoara |
Finals
- Fifth/Sixth place final
The Fifth/Sixth place final was held on 5 September 2020 at 10:00 Eastern European Time at Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu, 6 days after the semi-final play-offs were held
| 1 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 23 | 29 | ACS Tomitanii Constanța |
- Third/Fourth place final
The Third/Fourth place final was held on 12 September 2020 at 10;00 Eastern European Time at Stadionul Noua din Brașov, 1 week and 6 days after the semi-finals were held.
| 1 | CS Dinamo București | 13 | 33 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti |
- First/Second place final
The First/Second place final was held on 12 September 2020 at 15:30 Eastern European Time at Stadionul Noua din Brașov, 1 week and 6 days after the semi-finals were held.
| 1 | CSM Știința Baia Mare | 23 | 17 | SCM Rugby Timișoara |
References
- "The CEC Bank SuperLiga will debut on the 31st of August". 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "The CEC Bank SuperLiga will restart this week-end". 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Baia Mare win the 2019-20 season of the CEC Bank SuperLiga". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Dorin Manole is this seasons` top point scorer with 73 points, SuperLiga, București, 12 September 2020. Retrieved on 12 September 2020.
- Cristian-Marius Murgoci is this seasons` top try scorer with 11 tries, SuperLiga, București, 12 September 2020. Retrieved on 12 September 2020.
- "Press release connected to CSM București`s rugby section". 14 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- "Press release connected to SCM Gloria Buzău`s rugby section". 29 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Timișoara Saracens have become SCM Timișoara Rugby". 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.