1939–40 Romanian Hockey League season

The 1939-40 Romanian Hockey League season was the 14th season of the Romanian Championship. Rapid Bucharest won the championship.

Season overview
The telephone company ceased sponsorship of all sports on November 15, 1939, marking the demise of Telefon Club Bucharest. Alexandru Botez and Paul Anastasiu, two of TCR's leaders, joined the new club, Rapid Bucharest.

Many Polish refugees, having fled the German Nazi invasion, had settled in Romania. There were some hockey players among them, who joined Romanian clubs. However, the federation barred them from being used in games. This led to heated debates.

Rapid Bucharest won their first and only championship by defeating Venus Bucharest in the final.

Final round
The final round was staged in Bucharest from January 31-February 5, 1940.
 * Group 1
 * Rapid Bucharest 6 - Jahn Cernauti 2 (3:0, 1:0, 2:2) - Rapid goals, Telea (3), Biro, Pana, Anastasiu
 * SS Muresul Târgu Mures 2 - Jahn Cernauti 1 (0:1, 2:0, 0:0)
 * Rapid Bucharest 1 - SS Muresul Târgu Mures 1 (0:1, 0:0, 1:0) - Brackl / Incze
 * Group 2
 * Dragos Voda Cernauti 5 - SP Cluj 1 - Dragos goals, Suc (3), Panenka, Sadovsky II
 * Venus Bucharest 10 - SP Cluj 1
 * Venus Bucharest 1 - Dragos Voda Cernauti 1
 * Semifinals
 * Rapid Bucharest 2 - Dragos Voda Cernauti 0
 * Venus Bucharest 5 - SS Muresul Târgu Mures 1
 * 3rd place game
 * SS Muresul Târgu Mures 3 - Dragos Voda Cernauti 2 (3:1, 0:1, 0:0)
 * Final
 * Rapid Bucharest 5 - Venus Bucharest 2 - Telea (3), Brackl, Petrovici / Cantacuzino, Teodorescu

Rapid Bucharest roster

 * Goaltenders: Mircea Ratiu, Dorin Dron, Defensemn: Sadovsky, László Bíró, Paul Anastasiu, Forwards: Constantin Tico, Alexandru Botez, Bobby Telea, Hanz Brackl, Bob Petrovici, Radu Tanase, Mihai Flamoropol.

Friendly matches

 * December 24, 1939: Rapid Bucharest 4 - Venus Bucharest 1 (0:0, 3:1, 1:0)
 * December 1939: Dragos Voda Cernauti 0 - Rapid Bucharest 0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
 * January 21, 1940: Dragos Voda Cernauti 7 - Jahn Cernauti 1 (3:0, 2:0, 2:1) - Suc (2), Panenka (2), Garda, Ierecinsky, Wimmer / Dietrich
 * January 1940: Dragos Voda Cernauti 1 - SS Muresul Târgu Mures 3 (1:1, 0:1, 0:1)
 * January 1940: SP Cluj 1 - Venus Bucharest 7
 * January 1940: SS Muresul Târgu Mures 3 - Venus Bucharest 2
 * February 10, 1940: Sighisoara 3 - Rapid Bucharest 16