The Liga Națională is a league of

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women's

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league teams in

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. Run by the Romanian Handball Federation, the competition is also known as the Liga Florilor MOL and is contested by sixteen teams. The National Handball League is Romania's top-level domestic women's handball-league club competition. The team with the most Liga Națională championships is

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(EHF) ranks the Liga Națională 3rd in the coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past seasons.

Current teams

Teams for season 2024–25

* Minaur Baia Mare * Gloria Bistrița * Corona Brașov * Dunărea Brăila * CSM București *

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* Gloria Buzău * Măgura Cisnădie * SCM Craiova * CSM Iași 2020 *

* CSM Slatina * CSM Târgu Jiu * HC Zalău

Awards

The Simona Arghir-Sandu Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the Liga Națională (LNHF). It is named in honour of right back Simona Arghir-Sandu.

List of champions

1946–1963 (11 players)

1958–present (7 players)

Results by teams

7 players

11 players

EHF league coefficients

EHF league ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: *1. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''1'')

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(157.67) *2. (''5'') Ligue Butagaz Énergie (118.50) *3. RedDownArrow

(''2'')

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(114.50) *4. RedDownArrow

(''3'') Bambusa Kvindeligaen (109.00) *5. (''6'') REMA 1000-ligaen (102.77) *6. RedDownArrow

(''4'') Liga Națională (94.50)

Notable foreign players

;Angola * Azenaide Carlos * Albertina Kassoma * Liliana Venâncio * Magda Cazanga * Ruth João * Wuta Dombaxe * Natália Kamalandua ;Belarus * Natallia Vasileuskaya * Dziyana Ilyina * Maria Kanaval * Anastasia Lobach ;Brazil * Eduarda Amorim * Alexandra do Nascimento * Bárbara Arenhart * Ana Paula Rodrigues-Belo * Mayssa Pessoa * Deonise Cavaleiro-Fachinello * Fernanda da Silva * Samara da Silva * Larissa Araújo * Mariana Costa * Jéssica Quintino * Francielle da Rocha * Elaine Gomes * Karoline de Souza * Giulia Guarieiro * Renata Arruda ;Bulgaria * Ekaterina Dzhukeva ;Czech Republic * Helena Ryšánková * Charlotte Cholevova ;Croatia *

Jelena Grubišić Jelena Grubišić (born 20 January 1987) is a retired Croatian handballer who played for the Croatia national team. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' (" Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016. She was inducted i ...

* Sanela Knezović * Lidija Horvat * Katarina Ježić *

Valentina Blažević Valentina Blažević (born 14 February 1994) is a Croatian handball player for SCM Craiova (women's handball), SCM Craiova and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handb ...

* Ivana Kapitanović * Kristina Prkačin * Katarina Pavlović * Dejana Milosavljević ;Denmark * Maria Stokholm * Line Jørgensen * Trine Østergaard *

Simone Böhme Simone Böhme (born 17 August 1991) is a Danish female handballer for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Denmark women's national handball team, Danish national team. Career Böhme won the 2009–10 Women's EHF Cup, 2010 EHF Cup with Randers HK. Despi ...

* Ann Grete Nørgaard * Ida-Marie Dahl * Mathilde Neesgaard * Fie Woller * Emma Friis ;France * Amandine Leynaud * Allison Pineau * Camille Ayglon-Saurina * Siraba Dembélé-Pavlović * Grâce Zaadi * Laura Glauser * Kalidiatou Niakaté * Alexandra Lacrabère * Orlane Kanor * Gnonsiane Niombla * Laurisa Landre * Julie Foggea * Laura Flippes * Alicia Toublanc ;Germany * Ewgenija Minevskaja * Meike Schmelzer * Mia Zschocke * Julia Maidhof * Isabell Roch ;Hungary * Gabriella Juhász * Gabriella Szűcs * Dorina Korsós * Rita Borbás * Tamara Pál * Nikolett Papp * Asma Elghaoui * Zsanett Borbély * Fanni Kenyeres ;Japan * Asuka Fujita ;Montenegro * Katarina Bulatović * Jovanka Radičević *

Majda Mehmedović Majda Kirmizi née Mehmedović, (born 25 May 1990) is a retired Montenegrin handball player and a former player of the Montenegro women's national handball team, Montenegrin national team. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In ...

Marija Jovanović Marija Jovanović (born 26 December 1985) is a retired Montenegrin handball player. She played for the Montenegrin national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Montenegrin team placed sixth, and J ...

* Itana Grbić *

Andrea Klikovac Andrea Klikovac (born 5 May 1991) is a Montenegrin handball player for CSM București and the Montenegrin national team. She is a defence specialist. International honours *EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most importan ...

Dijana Ujkić Dijana Ujkić (Albanian: Diana Ujkaj, born 5 July 1996) is a Montenegrin handball player for Istogu and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handba ...

* Bobana Klikovac * Ljubica Nenezić * Marta Batinović-Žderić * Ema Ramusović *

Dijana Mugoša Dijana Mugoša (born 22 October 1995) is a Montenegrin handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players a ...

* Nina Bulatović * Marina Rajčić ;Netherlands * Estavana Polman * Tess Wester * Martine Smeets *

Yvette Broch Yvette Broch (born 23 December 1990) is a retired Dutch professional handball player, who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She is also known for being a runner up on the fourth season of '' Holland's Next Top Model''. ...

* Lois Abbingh ;North Macedonia * Marija Shteriova * Leonida Gichevska * Elena Livrinikj * Jovana Sazdovska * Elena Gjeorgjievska * Jovana Micevska ;Norway *

Nora Mørk Nora Mørk (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 September 2010. Before joining Team ...

* Camilla Herrem * Marit Malm Frafjord * Emilie Hegh Arntzen *

Malin Aune Malin Larsen Aune (born 4 March 1995) is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team. In the 2024-25 Damehåndboldligaen, 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular ...

* Marie Davidsen * Amanda Kurtović * Maren Nyland Aardahl * Hege Løken * Vilde Ingstad * Anniken Wollik ;Poland * Aleksandra Zych * Sylwia Lisewska * Monika Kobylińska * Natalia Nosek * Emilia Galińska ;Russia * Emiliya Turey * Yulia Managarova * Kseniya Makeyeva * Ekaterina Gaiduk *

Ekaterina Vetkova Ekaterina Vladimirovna Vetkova (; born 1 August 1986) is a Russian former female handballer who played as a pivot. She is a world champion from the 2009 World Championship. Career From 2004 to 2007 she played for Lada Togliatti. Here she won ...

* Regina Kalinichenko * Ekaterina Matlashova * Yulia Khavronina * Olga Gorshenina * Elena Utkina * Marina Sudakova * Kira Trusova ;Senegal * Hawa N'Diaye * Fanta Keïta ;Serbia * Andrea Lekić * Dragana Cvijić * Kristina Liščević * Željka Nikolić * Jelena Trifunović *

Jelena Lavko Jelena Lavko ( Živković; born 6 July 1991) is a Serbian handball player. She was also capped several times for the Serbian national team and participated at the 2010 European Championship and 2013 World Championship. Achievements * 2013 Wo ...

* Marina Dmitrović * Jovana Kovačević *

Dijana Radojević Dijana Radojević (born 2 April 1990) is a Serbian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a ...

* Katarina Krpež Šlezak * Aleksandra Vukajlović *

Jovana Risović Jovana Risović ( sr-cyr, Јована Рисовић; born 7 October 1993) is a Serbian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven pl ...

Sanja Vujović Sanja Vujović (née Damnjanović; born 25 May 1987) is a retired Serbian female handball player. Achievements *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009 *Serbian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011 *Serbi ...

;Slovenia * Elizabeth Omoregie * Barbara Lazović * Amra Pandžić * Nataša Ljepoja ;South Korea *

Woo Sun-hee Woo Sun-Hee (; born 1 July 1978) is a former South Korean handball player. In 2003, Woo competed in the IHF World Women's Handball Championship held in Croatia and led her team to the bronze medal. She was finally named to the All-Star team of ...

* Chung Eun-hee ;Spain * Carmen Martín * Alexandrina Cabral *

Silvia Navarro Silvia Angélica Navarro Barba (born September 14, 1978) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor, actress. She debuted as actress in 1997, in the lead role in the telenovela ''Perla (TV series), Perla''. Since then, she continued to work for Mexican TV n ...

* Marta López * Alicia Fernández * Mireya González * Darly Zogbi de Paula * Almudena Rodríguez * Ainhoa Hernández * Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo * Irene Espínola * Alba Spugnini * Lara González Ortega * Darly de Paula ;Sweden * Isabelle Gulldén * Linnea Torstenson * Nathalie Hagman * Sabina Jacobsen *

Linn Blohm Linn Blohm (born 20 May 1992) is a Swedish professional handballer who plays as a line player for Győri ETO KC and the Swedish national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2024, 2025 **''Silver medalist'': 2022 * EHF Cup / ...