Liga Națională (men's handball)
The Romanian Handball League, commonly known as Liga Națională or more recently as Liga Zimbrilor, is the men's top Romanian professional handball league. The league comprises fourteen teams.
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Confederation | EHF |
Founded | 1933 1958 (in 7 players) | (in 11 players)
First season | 1958–59 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Relegation to | Divizia A |
Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Cupa României |
International cup(s) | Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup Challenge Cup |
Current champions | Dinamo București (16th title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | Steaua Bucureşti (28) |
TV partners | Digi Sport, Telekom Sport, TVR |
Website | Romanian Handball Federation |
History
This sport was first played in Romania in 1920. After a visit in Germany, a few physical education teachers introduced this sport in their classes. The Liga Națională was founded in 1933 (in 11 players) and in 1958 in the current format with 7 players. The most successful team in history is Steaua Bucureşti with 28 titles. The current champions are Dinamo București.
Broadcasting rights
The matches are broadcast by Dolce Sport, Dolce Sport 2, Dolce Sport 3 and Dolce Sport 4.
Top scorers
- 2017–18:
Gabriel Bujor – HC Vaslui (202) - 2016–17:
Gabriel Bujor – HC Vaslui (222) - 2015–16:
Gabriel Florea – CSA Steaua București (221) - 2013–14:
Claudiu Dediu – ASC Potaissa Turda (195) - 2012–13:
Andrei Grasu – CS Universitatea Politehnica Timişoara (154) - 2011–12:
Darius Apolzan – Energia Lignitul Pandurii Târgu Jiu (176) - 2010–11:
Gabriel Florea – Energia Lignitul Pandurii Târgu Jiu (200)
Past seasons
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1958–59 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Rapid Bucureşti | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
1959–60 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Rapid Bucureşti | CCA Bucureşti |
1960–61 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Ştiinţa Timişoara | Tehnometal Timişoara |
1961–62 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Steaua Bucureşti | Tehnometal Timişoara |
1962–63 | Steaua Bucureşti | Dinamo Bucureşti | Dinamo Braşov |
1963–64 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Steaua Bucureşti | Dinamo Braşov |
1964–65 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Steaua Bucureşti | Dinamo Braşov |
1965–66 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Steaua Bucureşti | Universitatea Bucureşti |
1966–67 | Steaua Bucureşti | Dinamo Bucureşti | Politehnica Timişoara |
1967–68 | Steaua Bucureşti | Dinamo Bucureşti | Dinamo Bacău |
1968–69 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Universitatea Cluj |
1969–70 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Universitatea Cluj |
1970–71 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Universitatea Bucureşti |
1971–72 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Universitatea Bucureşti |
1972–73 | Steaua București | Universitatea Bucureşti | Dinamo București |
1973–74 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1974–75 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1975–76 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1976–77 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Dinamo Ploieşti |
1977–78 | Dinamo București | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1978–79 | Steaua București | Politehnica Timişoara | Dinamo București |
1979–80 | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare | Știința Bacău |
1980–81 | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare | Dinamo București |
1981–82 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1982–83 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1983–84 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1984–85 | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare | Politehnica Timişoara |
1985–86 | Dinamo București | Steaua București | Politehnica Timişoara |
1986–87 | Steaua București | Politehnica Timişoara | Minaur Baia Mare |
1987–88 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1988–89 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1989–90 | Steaua București | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1990–91 | Politehnica Timişoara | Dinamo București | Universitatea Craiova |
1991–92 | Universitatea Craiova | Minaur Baia Mare | Steaua București |
1992–93 | Universitatea Craiova | Minaur Baia Mare | Steaua București |
1993–94 | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare | Universitatea Craiova |
1994–95 | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare | Universitatea Craiova |
1995–96 | Steaua București | Fibrex Piatra Neamţ | Minaur Baia Mare |
1996–97 | Dinamo București | Steaua București | Minaur Baia Mare |
1997–98 | Minaur Baia Mare | Fibrex Săvineşti | Steaua București |
1998–99 | Minaur Baia Mare | Steaua București | Fibrex Săvineşti |
1999-00 | Steaua București | Fibrex Săvineşti | Universitatea Cluj |
2000–01 | Steaua București | Fibrex Săvineşti | Dinamo București |
2001–02 | Fibrex Săvineşti | Dinamo București | HCM Constanța |
2002–03 | Fibrex Săvineşti | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
2003–04 | HCM Constanța | Dinamo București | Minaur Baia Mare |
2004–05 | Dinamo București | HCM Constanța | Minaur Baia Mare |
2005–06 | HCM Constanța | Dinamo București | Steaua București |
2006–07 | HCM Constanța | Steaua București | Dinamo București |
2007–08 | Steaua București | HCM Constanța | UCM Reșița |
2008–09 | HCM Constanța | UCM Reșița | Dinamo București |
2009–10 | HCM Constanța | UCM Reșița | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
2010–11 | HCM Constanța | Odorheiu Secuiesc | Bucovina Suceava |
2011–12 | HCM Constanța | Știința Bacău | Odorheiu Secuiesc |
2012–13 | HCM Constanța | Știința Bacău | Odorheiu Secuiesc |
2013–14 | HCM Constanța | Știința Bacău | Potaissa Turda |
2014–15 | Minaur Baia Mare | CSM București | Dinamo București |
2015–16 | Dinamo București | CSM București | Politehnica Timişoara |
2016–17 | Dinamo București | CSM București | Potaissa Turda |
2017–18 | Dinamo București | Steaua București | Potaissa Turda |
2018–19 | Dinamo București | Dobrogea Constanța | Potaissa Turda |
Performances by club
Club | Titles | Years Won |
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Steaua București | 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2008 | |
Dinamo București | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1986, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
HCM Constanța | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
Minaur Baia Mare | 1998, 1999, 2015 | |
Universitatea Craiova | 1992, 1993 | |
Fibrex Săvineşti | 2002, 2003 | |
Politehnica Timișoara | 1991 | |
EHF coefficient ranking
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See also
References
- "2019/20 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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