2017–18 Divizia A (men's handball)
The 2017–18 Divizia A was the 60th season of the Romanian men's handball second league. A total of 21 teams contested the league, being divided in two series, Seria A and Seria B. At the end of the season the first place from both series promoted to Liga Națională, the 2nd and 3rd places from both series played a promotion play-off together with 11th and 12th place from Liga Națională.
Team changes
To Divizia A
Relegated from Liga Națională- CSM Satu Mare
- Adrian Petrea Reșița
From Divizia A
- Politehnica Iași
- Minaur Baia Mare
Excluded teams
- CSM Satu Mare was dissolved at the end of the season.
- Avram Iancu Arad, Farul Constanța and LPS Piatra Neamț withdrew from the championship.
Enrolled teams
- ADEP Satu Mare and CS Medgidia enrolled in the Divizia A.
Renamed teams
- Adrian Petrea Reșița was refounded in the summer of 2017 as CSM Școlar Reșița and enrolled in the Divizia A.
- Academia Minaur Baia Mare was renamed as Minaur II Baia Mare.
Other teams
- CNOT Brașov was moved from Seria B to Seria A.
Teams
Seria A
Club | Ground | Capacity |
Atletico Alexandria | Sala Sporturilor "Dimitrie Ghica" | 900 |
CNOT Brașov | Sala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași" | 1,600 |
CS Medgidia | Sala Sporturilor "Iftimie Ilisei" | 750 |
CSM Botoșani | Sala Polivalentă "Elisabeta Lipă" | 1,700 |
CSM București II | Sala Sporturilor "Rapid" | 1,500 |
CSU Galați | Sala Sporturilor "Dunărea" | 1,500 |
CSU Târgoviște | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000 |
Dobrogea II Constanța | Sala Sporturilor | 2,100 |
HC Buzău | Sala Sporturilor "Romeo Iamandi" | 1,868 |
Știința Municipal Bacău | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000 |
Seria B
Club | Ground | Capacity |
ADEP Satu Mare | Arena "Ecaterina Both" | 400 |
CNE Sighișoara | Sala Sporturilor "Radu Voina" | 1,100 |
CSM Oradea | Arena "Antonio Alexe" | 2,500 |
CSMȘ Reșița | Sala Polivalentă | 1,669 |
CSU Târgu Jiu | Sala Sporturilor | 1,223 |
CSU Timișoara | Sala "Banu Sport" | 100 |
HC Sibiu | Sala Transilvania | 1,850 |
HCM Sighișoara | Sala Sporturilor "Radu Voina" | 1,100 |
Minaur II Baia Mare | Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" | 2,048 |
Universitatea Cluj | Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" | 2,525 |
Universitatea Craiova | Sala Polivalentă | 4,215 |
League tables
Seria A
Seria B
Promotion 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
Serie II
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.Notes:
- HC Buzău qualified for 2018–19 Liga Națională and Atletico Alexandria qualified for 2018–19 Divizia A.