2017–18 Liga Națională (women's handball)

2017–18 Liga Națională
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The 2017–18 Liga Națională was the 60th season of Liga Națională, the top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 14 teams. CSM București were the defending champions, for the third season in a row.

Team changes

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Teams for season 2017–18

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Club City Arena(s) Capacity
CSM Bistrița Bistrița Sala Polivalentă Bistrița 900
CSM București Bucharest Sala Polivalentă 5,300
CSM Slatina Slatina Sala LPS Slatina 200
Corona Brașov Brașov Sala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași" 1,600
CSM Roman Roman Sala Polivalentă Roman 500
Danubius Galați Galați Sala Sporturilor Dunărea 1,500
Dunărea Brăila Brăila Sala Polivalentă „Danubius” 2,000
HC Zalău Zalău Sala Sporturilor Zalău 950
HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea Sala Sporturilor „Traian” 3,126
HCM Slobozia Slobozia Sala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica" 150
Măgura Cisnădie Cisnădie Sala Polivalentă Măgura 820
Rapid București Bucharest Sala "Rapid" 1,500
SCM Craiova Craiova Sala Polivalentă Craiova 4,215
Universitatea Cluj Cluj-Napoca Sala Sporturilor „Horia Demian”
Sala Polivalentă Cluj
2,525
7,308

League table

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSM București (C, Q) 26 25 0 1 821 573 +248 75 Qualification for the EHF Champions League
2 SCM Craiova (Q) 26 18 4 4 669 573 +96 58 Qualification for the EHF Cup
3 Măgura Cisnădie (Q) 26 18 3 5 665 598 +67 57
4 HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (Q) 26 16 1 9 665 601 +64 49 Qualification for the EHF Cup
5 HC Zalău 26 15 2 9 686 632 +54 47
6 CSM Bistrița 26 13 3 10 685 672 +13 42
7 Corona Brașov 26 13 0 13 680 692 −12 39
8 CSM Roman 26 12 0 14 636 655 −19 36
9 Dunărea Brăila 26 9 3 14 577 632 −55 30
10 Universitatea Cluj 26 8 2 16 655 733 −78 26[a]
11 CSM Slatina (Q) 26 8 2 16 598 649 −51 26[a] Relegation play-offs
12 Danubius Galați (Q) 26 7 0 19 513 591 −78 21
13 HCM Slobozia (R) 26 5 2 19 563 678 −115 17 Relegation to Divizia A
14 Rapid București (R) 26 4 0 22 641 775 −134 12
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FRH (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b SLA-UCJ 22-22 ; UCJ-SLA 28-23

Liga Națională play-offs

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The 11th and 12th-placed teams of the Liga Națională faced the 2nd and 3rd-placed teams of the Divizia A, from both Seria A and Seria B. The first place from each play-off group promoted to Liga Națională.

Serie I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 CSM Slatina (P) 2 2 0 0 68 49 +19 6 Promotion to Liga Națională
2 Neptun Constanța 2 1 0 1 47 61 −14 3
3 CS Mioveni 2 0 0 2 43 48 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2018. Source: FRH (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Serie II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Danubius Galați (P) 2 2 0 0 62 39 +23 6 Promotion to Liga Națională
2 SCM Timișoara 2 1 0 1 47 44 +3 3
3 Știința București 2 0 0 2 37 63 −26 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2018. Source: FRH (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Season statistics

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Number of teams by counties

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Pos. County No. of teams Teams
1 Bucharest (capital) 2 CSM București
Rapid București
2 Bistrița-Năsăud 1 CSM Bistrița
Brașov 1 Corona Brașov
Brăila 1 Dunărea Brăila
Cluj 1 Universitatea Cluj
Dolj 1 SCM Craiova
Galați 1 Danubius Galați
Ialomița 1 HCM Slobozia
Neamț 1 CSM Roman
Olt 1 CSM Slatina
Sălaj 1 HC Zalău
Sibiu 1 Măgura Cisnădie
Vâlcea 1 HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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