2017–18 Liga Națională (women's handball)

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.

2017–18 Liga Națională
Previous: 2016–17 Next: 2018–19

Team changes

Teams for season 2017–18

ClubCityArena(s)Capacity
CSM BistrițaBistrițaSala Polivalentă Bistrița900
CSM BucureștiBucharestSala Polivalentă5,300
CSM SlatinaSlatinaSala LPS Slatina200
Corona BrașovBrașovSala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași"1,600
CSM RomanRomanSala Polivalentă Roman500
Danubius GalațiGalațiSala Sporturilor Dunărea1,500
Dunărea BrăilaBrăilaSala Polivalentă „Danubius”2,000
HC ZalăuZalăuSala Sporturilor Zalău950
HCM Râmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu VâlceaSala Sporturilor „Traian”3,126
HCM SloboziaSloboziaSala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica"150
Măgura CisnădieCisnădieSala Polivalentă Măgura820
Rapid BucureștiBucharestSala "Rapid"1,500
SCM CraiovaCraiovaSala Polivalentă Craiova4,215
Universitatea ClujCluj-NapocaSala Sporturilor „Horia Demian”
Sala Polivalentă Cluj
2,525
7,308

League table

Standings

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[lower-alpha 1]
11 CSM Slatina (Q) 26 8 2 16 598 649 51 26[lower-alpha 1] 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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SLA-UCJ 22-22 ; UCJ-SLA 28-23

Liga Națională 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

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

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

Number of teams by counties

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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