The 2017–18 Divizia A was the 60th season of the Romanian men's handball 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.Handbalul moare, dar nu se predă!. informatia-zilei.ro
Avram Iancu Arad, Farul Constanța and LPS Piatra Neamț withdrew from the championship.A mai murit o echipă în Arad!. aradon.ro Farul Constanța s-a desființat!. ziuaconstanta.ro
Enrolled teams ADEP Satu Mare and CS Medgidia enrolled in the Divizia A.CS Adep duce mai departe tradiţia handbalului sătmărean. informatia-zilei.ro CS Medgidia readuce handbalul în prim-plan. radioconstanta.ro
Renamed teams Adrian Petrea Reșița was refounded in the summer of 2017 as CSM Școlar Reșița 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
Club Ground(s) Capacity Atletico Alexandria Sala Sporturilor "Dimitrie Ghica" 900 CNOT Brașov Sala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași" 1,600 CS Medgidia Sala Sporturilor "Iftimie Ilisei" 750 CSM Botoșani Sala Polivalentă "Elisabeta Lipă" 1,700 CSM București II Sala Sporturilor "Rapid" 1,500 CSU Galați Sala Sporturilor "Dunărea" 1,500 CSU Târgoviște Sala Sporturilor 2,000 Dobrogea II Constanța Sala Sporturilor 2,100 HC Buzău Sala Sporturilor "Romeo Iamandi" 1,868 Știința Municipal Bacău Sala Sporturilor 2,000
Seria B
Club Ground(s) Capacity ADEP Satu Mare Arena "Ecaterina Both" 400 CNE Sighișoara Sala Sporturilor "Radu Voina" 1,100 CSM Oradea Arena "Antonio Alexe" 2,500 CSMȘ Reșița Sala Polivalentă 1,669 CSU Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor 1,223 CSU Timișoara Sala "Banu Sport" 100 HC Sibiu Sala Transilvania 1,850 HCM Sighișoara Sala Sporturilor "Radu Voina" 1,100 Minaur II Baia Mare Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" 2,048 Universitatea Cluj Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" 2,525 Universitatea Craiova Sala Polivalentă 4,215
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: HC Buzău qualified for 2018–19 Liga Națională and Atletico Alexandria qualified for 2018–19 Divizia A.
References
External links Romanian Handball Federaration