2021–22 Liga Națională (men's handball)

For the women's league, see 2021–22 Liga Națională (women's handball).
Liga Națională
Season2021–22
Dates28 August 2021 – 22 May 2022
ChampionDinamo București
18th title
RelegatedAlexandria
Universitatea Cluj
Champions LeagueDinamo București
European LeagueMinaur Baia Mare
Dobrogea Sud
Potaissa Turda
Steaua București

The 2021–22 Liga Națională (known as the Liga Zimbrilor) was the 64th season of the Liga Națională, Romanian premier handball league. It ram from 28 August 2021 to 22 May 2022.[1][2]

Dinamo București won their eighteenth title.[3]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2021–22 Liga Națională
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Location of București teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2020–21 Divizia A 		Relegated from
2020–21 Liga Națională
Alexandria
Universitatea Cluj 		Făgăraș
Reșița
Botoșani
Dunărea Călărași

Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs compete in the Liga Națională during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
Alexandria Alexandria Sala Sporturilor
Bacău Bacău Sala Sporturilor 2,000[4]
Buzău Buzău Sala Sp. "Romeo Iamandi" 1,868
CSM București București Polyvalent Hall 5,300
Dinamo București București Sala Polivalentă Dinamo 2,538
Dobrogea Sud Constanța Constanța Sala Sporturilor 2,100
Focșani Focșani Sala Sporturilor "Vrancea" 1,400
Minaur Baia Mare Baia Mare Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" 2,048
Politehnica Timișoara Timișoara Sala Sporturilor „Constantin Jude” 2,000
Potaissa Turda Turda Sala de sport "Gheorghe Barițiu" 1,669
Steaua București București Sala Sporturilor Concordia
Polyvalent Hall 		1,465
5,300
Suceava Suceava Sala LPS 450
Universitatea Cluj Cluj-Napoca Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" 2,525
Vaslui Vaslui Sala Sporturilor 1,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo București (C) 26 23 1 2 840 659 +181 70 Qualification for Champions League group phase
2 Minaur Baia Mare 26 20 1 5 761 700 +61 61 Qualification for European League first qualifying round
3 Dobrogea Sud 26 19 3 4 678 574 +104 60
4 Potaissa Turda 26 19 1 6 798 746 +52 58
5 Steaua București 26 18 2 6 727 655 +72 56 Qualification for European League second qualifying round[a]
6 Focșani 2007 26 14 2 10 679 674 +5 44
7 Buzău 2012 26 10 2 14 670 700 −30 32
8 Vaslui 26 10 1 15 706 741 −35 31
9 Suceava 26 9 3 14 711 712 −1 30[b]
10 CSM București 26 9 3 14 720 720 0 30[b]
11 Politehnica Timișoara 26 7 1 18 733 774 −41 22 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
12 Bacău 26 5 2 19 732 820 −88 17
13 Alexandria (R) 26 4 2 20 628 716 −88 14 Relegated to Divizia A
14 Universitatea Cluj (R) 26 3 0 23 665 857 −192 9
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Steaua București qualified for the European League second qualifying round as the 2022 Cupa României runners-up.
  2. ^ a b Suceava is ahead of CSM București on head-to-head results: 52–51.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bacău (O) 3 3 0 0 94 81 +13 6 Promoted to Liga Națională
2 Politehnica Timișoara (O) 3 2 0 1 103 81 +22 4
3 Oradea (R) 3 1 0 2 74 91 −17 2 Relegated to Divizia A
4 Sighişoara (R) 3 0 0 3 71 89 −18 0
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liga Zimbrilor Masculin Sezon regulat Rezultate/Program 2021/22". frh.ro. 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Baraj Promovare in Liga Zimbrilor Masculin Rezultate/Program 2021/22". frh.ro. 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Dinamo a sărbătorit titlul cu o victorie clară în fața rivalei Steaua". gsp.ro. 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Sala Sporturilor" (in Romanian). Bacău City Hall. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.