2017–18 Liga Națională (men's handball)
| 2017–18 Liga Națională | |
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The 2017–18 Liga Națională was the 60th season of Romanian Handball League, the top-level men's professional handball league. The league comprises 14 teams.[1] Dinamo București were the defending champions, for the second season in a row.
Team changes
Teams for season 2017–18
| Club | Ground(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| CSM București | Sala Sporturilor "Rapid" | 1,500 |
| CSM Făgăraș | Sala Colegiul National "Radu Negru" | 150 |
| CSM Focșani | Sala Sporturilor "Vrancea" | 1,400 |
| CSU Suceava | Sala Sporturilor | 500 |
| Dinamo București | Sala Dinamo | 2,538 |
| Dobrogea Sud Constanța | Sala Sporturilor | 2,100 |
| Dunărea Călăraşi | Sala Polivalentă | 1,500 |
| Minaur Baia Mare | Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" | 2,048 |
| HC Odorheiu Secuiesc | Sala Sporturilor | 1,250 |
| HC Vaslui | Sala Sporturilor | 1,500 |
| Politehnica Iași | Sala Polivalentă | 1,500 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | Sala Constantin Jude | 1,540 |
| Potaissa Turda | Sala de sport "Gheorghe Bariţiu" | 600 |
| Steaua București | Sala Sporturilor "Concordia" | 600 |
League table
Standings
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1 HC Odorheiu Secuiesc withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.[2]
2 Politehnica Iași withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.[3]
Play-Off
Knockout phase
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Steaua București | 2 | |||||||||
| Minaur Baia Mare | 0 | |||||||||
| Steaua București | 2 | |||||||||
| CSM București | 1 | |||||||||
| CSM București | 2 | |||||||||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1 | |||||||||
| Steaua București | 1 | |||||||||
| Dinamo București | 2 | |||||||||
| Potaissa Turda | 2 | |||||||||
| Dunărea Călărași | 0 | |||||||||
| Potaissa Turda | 0 | |||||||||
| Dinamo București | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Dinamo București | 2 | |||||||||
| Dobrogea Constanța | 1 | |||||||||
| CSM București | 1 | |||||||||
| Potaissa Turda | 2 | |||||||||
League table – positions 1–4
| Team | Qualification or relegation | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo București (C, Q) | 2018–19 EHF Champions League |
| 2 | Steaua București (Q) | 2018–19 EHF Cup |
| 3 | Potaissa Turda (Q) | |
| 4 | CSM București (Q) | 2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup |
League table – positions 5–8
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Dobrogea Constanța |
| 6 | Politehnica Timișoara |
| 7 | Dunărea Călărași |
| 8 | Minaur Baia Mare |
Play-Out
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1 Odorheiu Secuiesc withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.
2 Politehnica Iași withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.
Relegation play-offs
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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Serie II
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1 CSU Târgu Jiu withdrew from the relegation play-offs.[4]
Third place
Because the winner of Divizia A, Seria B, CSM Oradea declined the participation in the 2018–19 Liga Națională, another play-off match was organised to establish the third place and implicitly the last team promoted. The match was played between the 2nd places from the two Relegation play-offs series.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| HC Buzău | 30–27 | Atletico Alexandria |
Notes:
- HC Buzău qualified for 2018–19 Liga Națională and Atletico Alexandria qualified for 2018–19 Divizia A.
Season statistics
Number of teams by counties
| Pos. | County (județ) | No. of teams | Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bucharest (capital) | 3 | CSM București, Dinamo and Steaua |
| 2 |  |
Brașov | 1 | CSM Făgăraș |
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Călărași | 1 | Dunărea Călăraşi | |
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Cluj | 1 | Potaissa Turda | |
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Constanța | 1 | Dobrogea Constanța | |
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Harghita | 1 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | |
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Iași | 1 | Politehnica Iași | |
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Maramureș | 1 | Minaur Baia Mare | |
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Suceava | 1 | CSU Suceava | |
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Timiș | 1 | Politehnica Timișoara | |
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Vaslui | 1 | HC Vaslui | |
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Vrancea | 1 | CSM Focșani | |
References
- ^ Toate rezultatele primei etape din Liga Națională de handbal masculin » Surpriză uriașă la Constanța + Ce au făcut Dinamo și Steaua. gsp.ro
- ^ "RETRAGEREA ECHIPEI HC ODORHEIU SECUIESC DIN LIGA NATIONALA". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "RETRAGEREA ECHIPEI CS POLITEHNICA IASI DIN LIGA NATIONALA". 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Turneul de promovare/retrogradare, cu doar cinci echipe la start!". handbalvolei.ro. Retrieved 5 June 2018.