2017–18 Liga Națională (men's handball)


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. Dinamo București were the defending champions, for the second season in a row.

Team changes

To Liga Națională

Promoted from Divizia A
Relegated to Divizia A
ClubGroundCapacity
CSM BucureștiSala Sporturilor "Rapid"1,500
CSM FăgărașSala Colegiul National "Radu Negru"150
CSM FocșaniSala Sporturilor "Vrancea"1,400
CSU SuceavaSala Sporturilor500
Dinamo BucureștiSala Dinamo2,538
Dobrogea Sud ConstanțaSala Sporturilor2,100
Dunărea CălăraşiSala Polivalentă1,500
Minaur Baia MareSala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană"2,048
HC Odorheiu SecuiescSala Sporturilor1,250
HC VasluiSala Sporturilor1,500
Politehnica IașiSala Polivalentă1,500
Politehnica TimișoaraSala Constantin Jude1,540
Potaissa TurdaSala de sport "Gheorghe Bariţiu"600
Steaua BucureștiSala Sporturilor "Concordia"600

League table

Standings

Play-Off

Knockout phase

League table – positions 1–4

TeamQualification or relegation
1Dinamo București '2018–19 EHF Champions League
2Steaua București '2018–19 EHF Cup
3Potaissa Turda '2018–19 EHF Cup
4CSM București '2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup

League table – positions 5–8

Team
5Dobrogea Constanța
6Politehnica Timișoara
7Dunărea Călărași
8Minaur Baia Mare

Play-Out

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

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:

Number of teams by counties