2018–19 Liga Națională (men's handball)

2018–19 Liga Națională
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The 2018–19 Liga Națională is the 61st season of Romanian Handball League, the top-level men's professional handball league. The league comprises 14 teams. Dinamo București are the defending champions, for the third season in a row.[1]

Team changes

Notes:

  • double-dagger HC Buzău promoted via an extra play-off match, after the winner of Divizia A, Seria B, CSM Oradea declined its participation.

Teams for season 2018–19

ClubGround(s)Capacity
CSM BacăuSala Sporturilor2,000
CSM BucureștiSala Sporturilor "Rapid"1,500
CSM FăgărașSala Colegiul Național "Radu Negru"150
CSM FocșaniSala Sporturilor "Vrancea"1,400
CSU SuceavaSala Sporturilor500
Dinamo BucureștiSala Dinamo2,538
Dobrogea ConstanțaSala Sporturilor2,100
Dunărea CălăraşiSala Polivalentă1,500
HC BuzăuSala Sporturilor "Romeo Iamandi"1,868
Minaur Baia MareSala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană"2,048
Politehnica TimișoaraSala Constantin Jude1,540
Potaissa TurdaSala de sport "Gheorghe Bariţiu"600
Steaua BucureștiSala Sporturilor "Concordia"600
Universitatea ClujSala Sporturilor "Horia Demian"2,525

League table

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 CSM Focșani 3 3 0 0 93 67 +26 9 Qualification to Play-Off
2 CSM București 3 3 0 0 77 60 +17 9
3 Potaissa Turda 3 2 1 0 88 67 +21 7
4 Steaua București 3 2 1 0 83 74 +9 7
5 Politehnica Timișoara 3 2 1 0 81 74 +7 7
6 Dinamo București 3 1 1 1 84 80 +4 4
7 Dunărea Călărași 2 1 1 0 50 48 +2 4
8 Minaur Baia Mare 3 1 0 2 93 85 +8 3
9 Dobrogea Constanța 2 1 0 1 47 50 −3 3 Qualification to Play-Out
10 CSM Bacău 3 1 0 2 69 78 −9 3
11 CSU Suceava 3 0 1 2 64 77 −13 1
12 HC Buzău 3 0 0 3 60 80 −20 0
13 CSM Făgăraș 3 0 0 3 62 83 −21 0
14 Universitatea Cluj 3 0 0 3 66 94 −28 0

Updated to games played on 23 September 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.

Play-Off

Knockout phase

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

League table – positions 1–4

Team Qualification or relegation
12019–20 EHF Champions League
22019–20 EHF Cup
3
42019–20 EHF Challenge Cup

League table – positions 5–8

Team
5
6
7
8

Play-Out

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Divizia A
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 1 August 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.

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Liga Națională
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 1 August 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Liga Națională
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 1 August 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.

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 Cluj 2 Potaissa Turda and Universitatea Cluj
3 Bacău 1 CSM Bacău
Brașov 1 CSM Făgăraș
Buzău 1 HC Buzău
Călărași 1 Dunărea Călăraşi
Constanța 1 Dobrogea Constanța
Maramureș 1 Minaur Baia Mare
Suceava 1 CSU Suceava
Timiș 1 Politehnica Timișoara
Vrancea 1 CSM Focșani

References

  1. ↑ Dinamo e CAMPIOANA României la handbal masculin! Meci decisiv DRAMATIC cu Steaua + incidente la final. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Înfrângere pentru HCDS ll, în faţa Ştiinţei Bacău. cugetliber.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ HC Vaslui s-a retras din Liga Naţională. Cu cine joacă HCDS în etapa a noua?. cugetliber.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ↑ Încă o echipă de handbal în Liga Naţională. “U” Cluj a acceptat invitaţia FRH. cjsport.ro (in Romanian)
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