2018–19 Liga Națională (women's handball)
| 2018–19 Liga Națională | |
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The 2018–19 Liga Națională is the 61st season of Liga Națională, the Romanian top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 14 teams. CSM București are the defending champions, for the fourth season in a row.
Team changes
Teams for season 2018–19
| Club | City | Arena(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gloria Bistrița | Bistrița | Sala Polivalentă Bistrița | 900 |
| Gloria Buzău | Buzău | Sala Sporturilor "Romeo Iamandi" | 1,868 |
| HC Zalău | Zalău | Sala Sporturilor Zalău | 950 |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Sala Sporturilor "Traian" | 3,126 |
| Măgura Cisnădie | Cisnădie | Sala Polivalentă "Măgura" | 820 |
| Minaur Baia Mare | Baia Mare | Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" | 2,048 |
| 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
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSM București | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 83 | +26 | 12 | Qualification for the EHF Champions League | |
| 2 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 84 | +21 | 12 | Qualification for the EHF Cup | |
| 3 | Măgura Cisnădie | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 87 | +7 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Corona Brașov | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 95 | +10 | 7 | Qualification for the EHF Cup | |
| 5 | Minaur Baia Mare | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 96 | +3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | CSM Slatina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 84 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Gloria Buzău | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 85 | −8 | 7 | ||
| 8 | SCM Craiova | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 98 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Gloria Bistrița | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 92 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | HC Zalău | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 98 | −6 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Danubius Galați | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 106 | −21 | 1 | Relegation play-offs | |
| 12 | Dunărea Brăila | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 111 | −24 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 97 | −8 | 0 | Relegation to Divizia A | |
| 14 | CSM Roman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 108 | −15 | 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.
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 | 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 | No. of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bistrița-Năsăud | 1 | Gloria Bistrița |
 | Brașov | 1 | Corona Brașov | |
 | Brăila | 1 | Dunărea Brăila | |
 | Bucharest (capital) | 1 | CSM București | |
 | Buzău | 1 | Gloria Buzău | |
 | Cluj | 1 | Universitatea Cluj | |
 | Dolj | 1 | SCM Craiova | |
 | Galați | 1 | Danubius Galați | |
 | Maramureș | 1 | Minaur Baia Mare | |
 | Neamț | 1 | CSM Roman | |
 | Olt | 1 | CSM Slatina | |
 | Sălaj | 1 | HC Zalău | |
 | Sibiu | 1 | Măgura Cisnădie | |
 | Vâlcea | 1 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | |
External links
- Romanian Handball Federaration (in Romanian)