2021–22 Liga Națională (men's handball)
The 2021–22 Liga Națională (known as the Liga Zimbrilor) was the 64th season of the Liga Națională, Romanian premier handball league. It ram from 28 August 2021 to 22 May 2022.[1][2]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 August 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
| Champion | Dinamo București 18th title |
| Relegated | Alexandria Universitatea Cluj |
| Champions League | Dinamo București |
| European League | Minaur Baia Mare Dobrogea Sud Potaissa Turda Steaua București |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Dinamo București won their eighteenth title.[3]
Teams
Location of București teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2020–21 Divizia A |
Relegated from 2020–21 Liga Națională |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Universitatea Cluj |
Făgăraș Reșița Botoșani Dunărea Călărași |
Arenas and locations
The following 14 clubs compete in the Liga Națională during the 2021–22 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Alexandria | Sala Sporturilor | |
| Bacău | Bacău | Sala Sporturilor | 2,000[4] |
| Buzău | Buzău | Sala Sp. "Romeo Iamandi" | 1,868 |
| CSM București | București | Polyvalent Hall | 5,300 |
| Dinamo București | București | Sala Polivalentă Dinamo | 2,538 |
| Dobrogea Sud Constanța | Constanța | Sala Sporturilor | 2,100 |
| Focșani | Focșani | Sala Sporturilor "Vrancea" | 1,400 |
| Minaur Baia Mare | Baia Mare | Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" | 2,048 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | Timișoara | Sala Sporturilor „Constantin Jude” | 2,000 |
| Potaissa Turda | Turda | Sala de sport "Gheorghe Barițiu" | 1,669 |
| Steaua București | București | Sala Sporturilor Concordia Polyvalent Hall |
1,465 5,300 |
| Suceava | Suceava | Sala LPS | 450 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Cluj-Napoca | Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" | 2,525 |
| Vaslui | Vaslui | Sala Sporturilor | 1,500 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo București (C) | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 840 | 659 | +181 | 70 | Qualification for Champions League group phase |
| 2 | Minaur Baia Mare | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 761 | 700 | +61 | 61 | Qualification for European League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dobrogea Sud | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 678 | 574 | +104 | 60 | |
| 4 | Potaissa Turda | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 798 | 746 | +52 | 58 | |
| 5 | Steaua București | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 727 | 655 | +72 | 56 | Qualification for European League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Focșani 2007 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 679 | 674 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Buzău 2012 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 670 | 700 | −30 | 32 | |
| 8 | Vaslui | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 706 | 741 | −35 | 31 | |
| 9 | Suceava | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 711 | 712 | −1 | 30[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 10 | CSM București | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 720 | 720 | 0 | 30[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 | Politehnica Timișoara | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 733 | 774 | −41 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Bacău | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 732 | 820 | −88 | 17 | |
| 13 | Alexandria (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 628 | 716 | −88 | 14 | Relegated to Divizia A |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 665 | 857 | −192 | 9 |
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Steaua București qualified for the European League second qualifying round as the 2022 Cupa României runners-up.
- Suceava is ahead of CSM București on head-to-head results: 52–51.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The 11th and 12th-placed teams of the Liga Națională faces the 3rd and 4th-placed team of the Divizia A. The first two places promoted to Liga Națională and the last two relegated to Divizia A. The play-offs were played on neutral ground, in Ghimbav.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacău (O) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 81 | +13 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Națională |
| 2 | Politehnica Timișoara (O) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 81 | +22 | 4 | |
| 3 | Oradea (R) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 91 | −17 | 2 | Relegated to Divizia A |
| 4 | Sighişoara (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 89 | −18 | 0 |
Source: Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
See also
- 2022 Cupa României
- 2021–22 Divizia A
References
- "Liga Zimbrilor Masculin Sezon regulat Rezultate/Program 2021/22". frh.ro. 5 August 2022.
- "Baraj Promovare in Liga Zimbrilor Masculin Rezultate/Program 2021/22". frh.ro. 6 August 2022.
- "Dinamo a sărbătorit titlul cu o victorie clară în fața rivalei Steaua". gsp.ro. 11 May 2022.
- "Sala Sporturilor" (in Romanian). Bacău City Hall. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- Romanian Handball Federaration (in Romanian)
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