2017–18 Liga Națională (women's handball)

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| colspan="2" style="padding:0 1em;border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;" |2017–18 Liga Națională

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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.

Team changes

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=To Liga Națională=

Promoted from Divizia A

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=From Liga Națională=

Relegated to Divizia A

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Teams for season 2017–18

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{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=45.657975 |long=25.601198 |label=Corona|position=top}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=44.426767 |long=26.102538 |label=CSM|position=right}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=44.426767 |long=26.102538 |label=Rapid|position=left}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=45.265246 |long=27.959471 |label=Dunărea|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=47.185456 |long=23.057332 |label=Zalău}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=45.099675 |long=24.369318 |label=Râmnicu Vâlcea|position=left}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=46.933378 |long=26.926545 |label=Roman|position=left}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=45.713946 |long=24.154852 |label=Măgura|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=44.330179 |long=23.794881 |label=Craiova|position=left}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=44.562889 |long=27.361366 |label=Slobozia|position=right}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=46.771210 |long=23.623635 |label=Universitatea|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=47.10 |long=24.30 |label=Bistrița|position=right}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=44.430168 |long= 24.371690|label=Slatina|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ | Romania |lat=45.423333 |long= 28.0425 |label=Danubius|position=left}}

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! Club !! City !! Arena(s) !! Capacity

CSM BistrițaBistrițaSala Polivalentă Bistrițaalign="center"| 900
CSM BucureștiBucharestSala Polivalentăalign="center" | 5,300
CSM SlatinaSlatinaSala LPS Slatinaalign="center"| 200
Corona BrașovBrașovSala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași"align="center" | 1,600
CSM RomanRomanSala Polivalentă Romanalign="center" | 500
Danubius GalațiGalațiSala Sporturilor Dunăreaalign="center" | 1,500
Dunărea BrăilaBrăilaSala Polivalentă „Danubius”align="center" | 2,000
HC ZalăuZalăuSala Sporturilor Zalăualign="center" | 950
HCM Râmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu VâlceaSala Sporturilor „Traian”align="center" | 3,126
HCM SloboziaSloboziaSala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica"align="center" | 150
Măgura CisnădieCisnădieSala Polivalentă Măguraalign="center" | 820
Rapid BucureștiBucharestSala "Rapid"align="center"| 1,500
SCM CraiovaCraiovaSala Polivalentă Craiovaalign="center" | 4,215
Universitatea ClujCluj-NapocaSala Sporturilor „Horia Demian”
Sala Polivalentă Cluj
align="center" | 2,525
7,308

League table

=Standings=

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|res_col_header=QR

|sortable_table=y

|team1=CSM|name_CSM=CSM București

|team2=CRA|name_CRA=SCM Craiova

|team3=MĂG|name_MĂG=Măgura Cisnădie

|team4=RMV|name_RMV=HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea

|team5=ZAL|name_ZAL=HC Zalău

|team6=GBN|name_GBN=CSM Bistrița

|team7=COR|name_COR=Corona Brașov

|team8=ROM|name_ROM=CSM Roman

|team9=DUN|name_DUN=Dunărea Brăila

|team10=UCJ|name_UCJ=Universitatea Cluj

|team11=SLA|name_SLA=CSM Slatina

|team12=GAL|name_GAL=Danubius Galați

|team13=HSL|name_HSL=HCM Slobozia

|team14=RBU|name_RBU=Rapid București

|win_CSM=25|draw_CSM=0|loss_CSM=1|gf_CSM=821|ga_CSM=573|status_CSM=C,Q

|win_CRA=18|draw_CRA=4|loss_CRA=4|gf_CRA=669|ga_CRA=573|status_CRA=Q

|win_MĂG=18|draw_MĂG=3|loss_MĂG=5|gf_MĂG=665|ga_MĂG=598|status_MĂG=Q

|win_RMV=16|draw_RMV=1|loss_RMV=9|gf_RMV=665|ga_RMV=601|status_RMV=Q

|win_ZAL=15|draw_ZAL=2|loss_ZAL=9|gf_ZAL=686|ga_ZAL=632

|win_GBN=13|draw_GBN=3|loss_GBN=10|gf_GBN=685|ga_GBN=672

|win_COR=13|draw_COR=0|loss_COR=13|gf_COR=680|ga_COR=692

|win_ROM=12|draw_ROM=0|loss_ROM=14|gf_ROM=636|ga_ROM=655

|win_DUN=9|draw_DUN=3|loss_DUN=14|gf_DUN=577|ga_DUN=632

|win_UCJ=8|draw_UCJ=2|loss_UCJ=16|gf_UCJ=655|ga_UCJ=733

|win_SLA=8|draw_SLA=2|loss_SLA=16|gf_SLA=598|ga_SLA=649|status_SLA=Q

|win_GAL=7|draw_GAL=0|loss_GAL=19|gf_GAL=513|ga_GAL=591|status_GAL=Q

|win_HSL=5|draw_HSL=2|loss_HSL=19|gf_HSL=563|ga_HSL=678|status_HSL=R

|win_RBU=4|draw_RBU=0|loss_RBU=22|gf_RBU=641|ga_RBU=775|status_RBU=R

|hth_SLA=SLA-UCJ 22-22 ; UCJ-SLA 28-23

|hth_UCJ=SLA

|col_ECL=#D0F0C0|text_ECL=Qualification for the EHF Champions League

|result1=ECL

|col_EHFC2=#97DEFF|text_EHFC2=Qualification for the EHF Cup

|result2=EHFC2|result3=EHFC2

|col_EHFC1=#BBEBFF|text_EHFC1=Qualification for the EHF Cup

|result4=EHFC1

|col_RP=#FFEEEE|text_RP=Relegation play-offs

|result11=RP|result12=RP

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to Divizia A

|result13=R|result14=R

| class_rules=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

|update=20 May 2018

|source=[http://www.frh.ro/clasament.php?id=308 FRH] {{in lang|ro}}

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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=

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|res_col_header=P

|sortable_table=y

|team1=SLA|name_SLA=CSM Slatina

|team2=NCO|name_NCO=Neptun Constanța

|team3=CSM|name_CSM=CS Mioveni

|win_SLA=2|draw_SLA=0|loss_SLA=0|gf_SLA=68|ga_SLA=49|status_SLA=P

|win_NCO=1|draw_NCO=0|loss_NCO=1|gf_NCO=47|ga_NCO=61

|win_CSM=0|draw_CSM=0|loss_CSM=2|gf_CSM=43|ga_CSM=48

|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to Liga Națională

|result1=P

| class_rules=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

|update=26 May 2018

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=Serie II=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|sortable_table=y

|team1=GAL|name_GAL=Danubius Galați

|team2=TIM|name_TIM=SCM Timișoara

|team3=ȘBU|name_ȘBU=Știința București

|win_GAL=2|draw_GAL=0|loss_GAL=0|gf_GAL=62|ga_GAL=39|status_GAL=P

|win_TIM=1|draw_TIM=0|loss_TIM=1|gf_TIM=47|ga_TIM=44

|win_ȘBU=0|draw_ȘBU=0|loss_ȘBU=2|gf_ȘBU=37|ga_ȘBU=63

|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to Liga Națională

|result1=P

| class_rules=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

|update=26 May 2018

|source=[http://www.frh.ro/clasament.php?id=308 FRH] {{in lang|ro}}

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Season statistics

= Number of teams by counties =

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Pos.

! colspan=2|County

! No. of teams

! Teams

rowspan="1" align="center" | 1

| align=center|14px

Bucharest (capital)

|align="center"| 2

| CSM București
Rapid București

rowspan="12" align="center" | 2

| align=center|18px

Bistrița-Năsăud

|align="center" | 1

| CSM Bistrița

align=center|18pxBrașov

|align="center" | 1

| Corona Brașov

align=center|18pxBrăila

|align="center" | 1

| Dunărea Brăila

align=center|18pxCluj

|align="center" | 1

| Universitatea Cluj

align=center|18pxDolj

|align="center" | 1

| SCM Craiova

align=center|18pxGalați

|align="center" | 1

| Danubius Galați

align=center|18pxIalomița

|align="center" | 1

| HCM Slobozia

align=center|18pxNeamț

|align="center" | 1

| CSM Roman

align=center|18pxOlt

|align="center" | 1

| CSM Slatina

align=center|18pxSălaj

|align="center" | 1

| HC Zalău

align=center|18pxSibiu

|align="center" | 1

| Măgura Cisnădie

align=center|18pxVâlcea

|align="center" | 1

| HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea