2016–17 Liga Națională (women's handball) explained

2016–17 Liga Națională
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The 2016–17 Liga Națională was the 59th season of Liga Națională, the top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 12 teams. CSM București were the defending champions, for the second season in a row.

Teams for season 2016–17

Club City Arena(s) Capacity
CSM BistrițaBistrițaSala Polivalentă Bistrița900
CSM BucureștiBucharestSala Polivalentă din București5,300
Corona BrașovBrașovSala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași"1,600
CSM RomanRomanSala Polivalentă Roman500
Danubius GalațiGalațiSala Sporturilor Dunărea1,500
Dunărea BrăilaBrăilaSala Polivalentă "Danubius"2,000
HC ZalăuZalăuSala Sporturilor Zalău950
HCM Râmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu VâlceaSala Sporturilor "Traian"3,126
Măgura CisnădieCisnădieSala Polivalentă Măgura820
SCM CraiovaCraiovaSala Polivalentă Craiova4,215
Unirea SloboziaSloboziaSala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica"150
Universitatea ClujCluj-NapocaSala Sporturilor "Horia Demian"
Sala Polivalentă Cluj
2,525
7,308

League table

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPts
1 CSM București (C)22 21 0 1 680 478+ 202 63
2 22 15 12 5 566 541 + 25 47
3 22 143 5 575 511 + 64 45
4 2214 2 6 593 527 + 66 44
5 22 10 4 8 563 527 + 36 34
6 22 9 1 12 568 594 - 26 28
7 22 9 1 12 534 598 – 64 28
8 22 9 0 13 588 625 - 37 27
9 226 4 12 505 576 – 71 22
10 22 6 3 13 549564 - 1521
11 Danubius Galați1 22 5 0 17 469 567 – 98 14
12 22 3 2 17 517 599 – 82 11
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
1 Danubius Galați had 1 point deducted .

Season statistics

Number of teams by counties

Pos.CountyNo. of teamsTeams
1Bistrița-Năsăud1CSM Bistrița
Brașov1ASC Corona 2010 Brașov
Bucharest (capital)1CSM București
Brăila1HC Dunărea Brăila
Cluj1 U Cluj
Dolj1 SCM Craiova
Galați1CSU Danubius Galați
Ialomița1 CSM Unirea Slobozia
Neamț1 CSM Roman
Sălaj1 HC Zalău
Sibiu1 CS Măgura Cisnădie
Vâlcea1 HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea

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