2018–19 Liga Națională (men's basketball)


The 2018–19 Liga Națională season will be the 69th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania. This will be the first season under a new format, which increases the number of teams to 22. CSM U Oradea are the defending champions.

Competition format

The Romanian Basketball Federation agreed a change in the competition format for the 2018–19 season:
Promoted from Liga I

Group A

TeamCityArenaCapacity
CraiovaCraiovaPolyvalent Hall4,215
Dinamo StiintaBucharestDinamo2,538
OradeaOradeaArena Antonio Alexe2,000
SCMTimișoaraConstantin Jude2,200
SibiuSibiuTransilvania3,000
SteauaBucharestMihai Viteazu2,000
SteauaBucharestPolyvalent Hall3,500
U-BT Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaPolyvalent Hall7,308
U-BT Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaHoria Demian2,525
U FC ArgeșPiteștiTrivale2,000

Group B

TeamCityArenaCapacity
AthleticConstanțaSala Sporturilor1,500
Cuza SportBrăilaDanubius2,000
CSMMediașSala Sporturilor461
VoluntariVoluntariGabriela Szabo1,100

Group C

TeamCityArenaCapacity
Agronomia BucureștiBucureștiArena de Baschet350
Aurel Vlaicu BucureștiBucureștiSala Unirea300
FocșaniFocșaniVrancea1,400
Miercurea CiucMiercurea CiucEröss Zsolt1,700
Phoenix GalațiGalațiDunărea1,500
Rapid BucureștiBucureștiRapid1,500
Sighetu MarmațieiSighetu MarmațieiDragoș Vodă200
Târgu JiuTârgu JiuSala Sporturilor1,500
Târgu MureșTârgu MureșSala Sporturilor2,000
UniversitateaCluj-NapocaHoria Demian2,525

Regular season

Group A

League table

Results

Group B

League table

Results

Group C

League table

Results

Second stage

Red Group

League table

Results

Yellow Group

League table

Results

Blue Group

League table

Results

Green Group

League table

Results

Play-offs

All series were played in a best-of-five games format, except the third place match which was played in best-of-three games format.

Bracket

5th to 8th

All series were played in a best-of-three games format.

9th to 16th position

All series were played by two-legged series.

Bracket

13th to 16th

All series were played in a best-of-three games format.

17th to 21st position

Final rankings

Romanian clubs in European competitions