2018–19 Divizia A1 (men's volleyball) explained

Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20
Divizia A1
T Bg:	636468
T Color:	white
Champions:	Arcada Galați (1st title)
Runners Up:	Zalău
Third Place:	U Craiova
Fourth Place:	Dinamo București
Relegated:	Piatra Neamț Tricolorul Ploiești
Teams:	12

The 2018–19 Divizia A1 season was the 70th season of the Divizia A1, the highest professional volleyball league in Romania. Tricolorul LMV Ploiești was the defending champion. At the end of the season, Arcada Galați won their first title. VCM Piatra Neamț and Tricolorul Ploiești were relegated.

Competition format

The competition format will be the same as in the previous season.

• 12 teams played the regular season, consisting in a double-legged round robin format.
• At the end of the regular season, teams are split into two groups, one of them composed by the first six teams and the other one by the rest. In this second stage all points of the regular season are counted and the teams will face each other from its group twice.

Team changes

Promoted from Divizia A2^[1]

• VCM Piatra Neamț
• CSM Câmpia Turzii

Relegated to Divizia A2

• UV Timișoara
• CSS 2 Baia Mare

Teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Arcada	Galați	Dunărea
CSM	București	Sala Elite
CSM	Câmpia Turzii	Ioan Stanatiev
Dinamo	București	Dinamo
SCM U	Craiova	Polyvalent Hall
Steaua	București
Știința Explorări	Baia Mare	Lascăr Pană
Tricolorul	Ploiești	Olimpia
Unirea	Dej	Sala Sporturilor
Universitatea	Cluj-Napoca	Horia Demian
VCM	Piatra Neamț	Sala Polivalentă
VM	Zalău	Sala Sporturilor

External links

• Official site of the Romanian Basketball Federation
• Voleiromania.ro (Romanian)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sportulsalajean.ro/articol-59019/vcm-piatra-neamt-si-csm-campia-turzii-au-promovat-in-divizia-a1-la-volei-masculin-rezultatele-si-clasamentul-turneului-de-promovare/ VCM Piatra Neamţ şi CSM Câmpia Turzii au promovat în Divizia A1 la volei masculin!