The Liga Națională, formerly known as Divizia A, is the women's top-tier professional
basketball
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league of
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. Established in 1950, it is currently contested by eight teams.
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca is the Liga Națională's most successful club with fourteen titles including a ten-years winning streak between 1984 and 1994, while
CSM Târgoviște and
ICIM Arad have dominated the championship in subsequent years with ten and eight titles respectively.
In 2013 the Romanian champion took part in the
FIBA Euroleague for the first time since the competition's refoundation in 1997.
CSM Targoviste's profile
in FIBA Europe
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...
's 2012-13 Euroleague website
Titles
See also
* Cupa României (women's basketball)
The Cupa României is the main single-elimination tournament, knockout competition for Romanian women's basketball teams. It was established in 1965, though it was cancelled in 1970 to 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982 to 1987, 1989 to 1994 and 1996 to 2003. ...
* Romanian Men's Basketball League
References
External links
Official Site of the FederationTotal Baschet
(Romanian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liga Nationala (women's basketball)
Women's basketball competitions in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
Sports leagues established in 1950
Professional sports leagues in Romania