The 2017–18 Divizia A was the 60th season of the
Romania
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n men's
handball
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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
*
Minaur Baia Mare
Excluded teams
*
CSM Satu Mare was dissolved at the end of the season.
*
Avram Iancu Arad,
Farul Constanța and
LPS Piatra Neamț
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Schools
* Leighton Park School in Reading, England
* Lexington Public Schools, a school ...
withdrew from the championship.
Enrolled teams
*
ADEP Satu Mare and
CS Medgidia
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Its professional football club currently play in the Liga IV. Apart from footba ...
enrolled in the Divizia A.
Renamed teams
* Adrian Petrea Reșița was refounded in the summer of 2017 as
CSM Școlar Reșița
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* ...
and enrolled in the Divizia A.
CSM Resita continua traditia in handbal
caon.ro
* Academia Minaur Baia Mare was renamed as Minaur II Baia Mare.
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
CSM Oradea is a Romanian sports society from Oradea, Romania
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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:
* HC Buzău
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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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Divizia A (men's handball)
2017 in Romanian sport
2018 in Romanian sport
2017–18 domestic handball leagues