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
To Liga NaționalăPromoted from Divizia A
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From Liga NaționalăRelegated to Divizia A
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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
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 696 | 609 | +87 | 61 | Qualification to Play-Off | |
| 2 | Potaissa Turda | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 726 | 648 | +78 | 57 | ||
| 3 | Dinamo București | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 736 | 649 | +87 | 56 | ||
| 4 | CSM București | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 735 | 636 | +99 | 55 | ||
| 5 | Politehnica Timișoara | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 683 | 607 | +76 | 53 | ||
| 6 | Dobrogea Constanța | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 701 | 636 | +65 | 49 | ||
| 7 | Dunărea Călărași | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 648 | 648 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 8 | Odorheiu Secuiesc (R) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 427 | 482 | −55 | 321 | Relegation to Divizia A | |
| 9 | Minaur Baia Mare | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 642 | 674 | −32 | 31 | Qualification to Play-Off | |
| 10 | CSU Suceava | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 654 | 676 | −22 | 25 | Qualification to Play-Out | |
| 11 | CSM Focșani | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 601 | 650 | −49 | 24 | ||
| 12 | HC Vaslui | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 637 | 730 | −93 | 22 | ||
| 13 | CSM Făgăraș | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 585 | 676 | −91 | 16 | ||
| 14 | Politehnica Iași (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 573 | 723 | −150 | 82 | Relegation to Divizia A |
Updated to games played on 12 April 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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Universitatea Suceava | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 299 | +10 | 23 | ||
| 10 | CSM Focșani | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 293 | 279 | +14 | 20 | ||
| 11 | CSM Făgăraș (O) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 296 | 309 | −13 | 15 | Relegation play-offs | |
| 12 | HC Vaslui (O) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 297 | 309 | −12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Politehnica Iași (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02 | Relegation to 2018–19 Divizia A | |
| 14 | Odorheiu Secuiesc (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
Updated to games played on 19 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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSM Făgăraș (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 6 | Promotion to Liga Națională | |
| 2 | HC Buzău (Q) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 3 | Qualification to Third place | |
| 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 0 |
Updated to games played on 2 June 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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Serie II
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Vaslui (P) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 3 | Promotion to Liga Națională | |
| 2 | Atletico Alexandria (Q) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 0 | Qualification to Third place | |
| 3 | CSU Târgu Jiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
Updated to games played on 31 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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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 |
 | Călărași | 1 | Dunărea Călăraşi | |
 | Cluj | 1 | Potaissa Turda | |
 | Constanța | 1 | Dobrogea Constanța | |
 | Harghita | 1 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | |
 | Iași | 1 | Politehnica Iași | |
 | Maramureș | 1 | Minaur Baia Mare | |
 | Suceava | 1 | CSU Suceava | |
 | Timiș | 1 | Politehnica Timișoara | |
 | Vaslui | 1 | HC Vaslui | |
 | 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.
External links
- Romanian Handball Federaration (in Romanian)