Divizia Națională de Seniori


Divizia Națională de Seniori is the second level of Romanian league competition for rugby union clubs. Divizia Națională de Seniori is run by Federația Română de Rugby. The top three teams of each group will play promotion playoffs and the remaining three teams play relegation playoffs.

Competition

Format

The format is similar to that of the 2018–19 SuperLiga season. The Divizia Națională de Seniori season takes place between September and May. There are two groups of 6 teams in each one, with every team in division 1 playing each other home and away for a total of 8 matches per team and every team in division 2 to play each other home and away for a total of 6 matches per team. Points are awarded according to the following:
The regular season runs through 8 and 6 matchdays. Upon completion of the regular season, the top three teams of each division qualify for the promotion playoff and the rest of the teams go to the relegation play-offs.

Finals

After the promotion playoff, final stages are played to determine the winner of the Divizia Națională de Seniori. The pairing of the final stages are as follows:
RoundPairing
Semifinals-
SemifinalsA.) 1st place) vs. 4th place)
SemifinalsB.) 2nd place) vs. 3rd place)
3rd place Final-
3rd place FinalC.) Loser of match A) vs. Loser of match B)
1st place Final-
1st place FinalD.) Winner of match A) vs. Winner of match B)

2018-19 season teams

Group Centre-North

Group Centre-South

Champions by season