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
[edit]Teams
[edit]Club | Ground(s) | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | 32[a] | 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 | 8[b] | Relegation to Divizia A |
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
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ HC 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.[3]
Play-Off
[edit]Knockout phase
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Qualification or relegation | |
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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
[edit]Team | |
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5 | Dobrogea Constanța |
6 | Politehnica Timișoara |
7 | Dunărea Călărași |
8 | Minaur Baia Mare |
Play-Out
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | 0[a] | Relegation to Divizia A |
14 | Odorheiu Secuiesc (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] |
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
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Politehnica Iași withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.
- ^ Odorheiu Secuiesc withdrew from the championship in the second part of the championship due to financial problems and lost matches by forfeit.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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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 |
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Serie II
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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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 | 0[a] |
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ CSU Târgu Jiu withdrew from the relegation play-offs.[4]
Third place
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]Number of teams by counties
[edit]Pos. | County (județ) | No. of teams | Team(s) | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Romanian Handball Federaration (in Romanian)