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second league. A total of 21 teams contested the league, being divided in two series, Seria A (10 teams) and Seria B (11 teams). At the end of the season the first place from both series promoted to Liga Națională, the 2nd and 3rd places from both series played a promotion play-off together with 11th and 12th place from Liga Națională.

Team changes

To Divizia A

Relegated from Liga Națională * CSM Satu Mare * Adrian Petrea Reșița

From Divizia A

Promoted to Liga Națională * Politehnica Iași *

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Excluded teams

* CSM Satu Mare was dissolved at the end of the season. * Avram Iancu Arad, Farul Constanța and LPS Piatra Neamț withdrew from the championship.

Enrolled teams

* ADEP Satu Mare and

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enrolled in the Divizia A.

Renamed teams

* Adrian Petrea Reșița was refounded in the summer of 2017 as

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Other teams

* CNOT Brașov was moved from Seria B to Seria A.

Teams

Seria A

Seria B

League tables

Seria A

Seria B

Promotion 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: *

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qualified for 2018–19 Liga Națională and Atletico Alexandria qualified for 2018–19 Divizia A.

References

External links

Romanian Handball Federaration
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