2019–20 Liga Națională (women's handball)

2019–20 Liga Națională
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The 2019–20 Liga Națională is the 62nd season of Liga Națională, the Romanian top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 14 teams. SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea are the defending champions, for the first time since 2013.[1]

Team changes

Teams for season 2019–20

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Location of teams in the Romanian Women's Handball League.
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
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
HCM Slobozia Slobozia Sala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica" 150
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
Rapid București Bucharest Sala "Rapid" 1,500
SCM Craiova Craiova Sala Polivalentă Craiova 4,215
Universitatea Cluj Cluj-Napoca Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian"
BT Arena		 2,525
9,300

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Râmnicu Vâlcea 12 10 1 1 317 258 +59 31 Qualification to EHF Champions League
2 CSM București 12 9 1 2 334 271 +63 28 Qualification to EHF Cup
3 Corona Brașov 11 8 2 1 307 272 +35 26
4 Gloria Buzău 12 8 1 3 312 286 +26 25 Qualification to EHF Cup
5 Gloria Bistrița 12 8 0 4 291 277 +14 24
6 Minaur Baia Mare 12 7 2 3 302 284 +18 23
7 Dunărea Brăila 12 6 0 6 307 297 +10 18
8 Zalău 12 6 0 6 290 282 +8 18
9 Măgura Cisnădie 12 5 1 6 306 295 +11 16
10 Craiova 11 5 0 6 238 255 −17 15
11 Slatina 12 3 1 8 265 307 −42 10 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12 Slobozia 12 1 1 10 269 314 −45 4
13 Universitatea Cluj 12 1 0 11 278 347 −69 3 Relegation to Divizia A
14 Rapid București 12 1 0 11 248 319 −71 3
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 3rd and 4th-placed teams of the Divizia A promotion tournament faced the 11th and 12th-placed teams of the Liga Națională. The first two places promoted to Liga Națională and the last two relegated to Divizia A. The play-offs were played on neutral ground.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to Liga Națională
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Divizia A
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on Ccomplete. Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Season statistics

Number of teams by counties

Pos. County No. of teams Teams
1 Bucharest (capital) 2 CSM București and Rapid București
2 Bistrița-Năsăud 1 Gloria Bistrița
Brașov 1 Corona Brașov
Brăila 1 Dunărea Brăila
Buzău 1 Gloria Buzău
Cluj 1 Universitatea Cluj
Dolj 1 Craiova
Ialomița 1 Slobozia
Maramureș 1 Minaur Baia Mare
Olt 1 Slatina
Sălaj 1 Zalău
Sibiu 1 Măgura Cisnădie
Vâlcea 1 Râmnicu Vâlcea

References

  1. ^ SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, campioană națională la handbal feminin. romanialibera.ro (in Romanian)
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