| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
| Liga Națională | |
| T Bg: |
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| T Color: | white |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Champions: | Sepsi SIC |
| Runners Up: | Satu Mare |
| Third Place: | ICIM Arad |
| Fourth Place: | Olimpia Brașov |
| Teams: | 13 |
The 2018–19 Liga Națională season is the 69th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania. Sepsi SIC is the defending champion.
The Romanian Basketball Federation agreed a change in the competition format for the 2018–19 season:[1] [2]
Promoted from Liga I
Relegated to Liga I
SCM Timișoara withdrew due to financial problems.[3]
CSU Alba Iulia withdrew due to organizational problems.[4]
BC Sirius was moved to the sports club of Municipality of Târgu Mureș and was renamed as CSM Târgu Mureș.[5]
CSBT Alexandria was moved to the sports club of Municipality of Alexandria and was renamed as CSM Alexandria.[6]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSM | Satu Mare | Ecaterina Both Arena | 400 |
| CSM | Târgoviște | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000 |
| ICIM | Arad | Victoria Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Olimpia CSU | Brașov | D.P. Colibași | 1,700 |
| Sepsi SIC | Sfântu Gheorghe | Arena Sepsi | 3,000 |
| Universitatea | Cluj Napoca | Polyvalent Hall / Horia Demian | 7,308 / 2,525 |
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSM | Alexandria | Dimitrie Ghica | 900 |
| Agronomia | București | Arena de Baschet | 350 |
| CSM | Târgu Mureș | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000 |
| KSE | Târgu Secuiesc | Sala Sporturilor | 200 |
| Phoenix | Constanța | Sala Sporturilor | 1,500 |
| Rapid | București | Rapid | 1,500 |
| U CSM | Oradea | Arena Antonio Alexe | 2,000 |
All series were played in a best-of-five games format, excluding the third place match.
All series were played in a best-of-three games format.
| Team | Qualification or relegation | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepsi SIC | |
| 2 | Satu Mare | |
| 3 | ICIM Arad | |
| 4 | Olimpia Brașov | |
| 5 | Târgoviște | |
| 6 | Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | |
| 7 | Phoenix Constanța | |
| 8 | Oradea | |
| 9 | Târgu Mureș | |
| 10 | Rapid București | |
| 11 | Agronomia București | |
| 12 | KSE Târgu Secuiesc | |
| 13 | Alexandria |