Liga Națională (women's basketball)

Liga Națională

Country	Romania
Confederation	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Founded	1950
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Divizia B
Domestic cup(s)	Cupa României
International cup(s)	EuroLeague EuroCup FIBA Europe SuperCup
Current champions	Sepsi SIC Sf. Gheorghe (1) (2015–16)
Most championships	Universitatea Cluj (14)
Website	http://www.frbaschet.ro/

The Liga Națională, formerly known as Divizia A, is the women's top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Established in 1950, it is currently contested by eleven teams. Universitatea Cluj is the Liga Națională's most successful club with fourteen titles including a ten-years winning streak between 1984 and 1994, while CSM Targoviste and ICIM Arad have dominated the championship in subsequent years with ten and eight titles respectively.^[1]

In 2013 the Romanian champion took part in the FIBA Euroleague for the first time since the competition's refoundation in 1997.^[2]

Champions

• Universitatea Cluj (14), formerly Stiinta Cluj
  • 1953, 1954, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
• CSM Targoviste (12), formerly Otelul-Universitatea Targoviste and Livas Targoviste
  • 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
• ICIM Arad (9) formerly Constar „U” Arad and Baschet Club Arad Baschet Club ICIM Univ. Goldis Arad
  • 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013
• Rapid Bucharest (9), formerly Lokomotiva CFR
  • 1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978
• Politehnica Bucharest (8)
  • 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1980
• Stiinta Bucharest (4)
  • 1950, 1955, 1963, 1964
• Constructorul Bucharest (4)
  • 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
• Sportul Studentesc Bucharest (3), formerly IEFS Bucharest
  • 1975, 1976, 1977
• Universitatea Oradea (1), formerly Crisul Oradea
  • 1979
• Vointa Bucharest (1)
  • 1983
• ACRO Bucharest (1)
  • 1997
• Sepsi SIC Sf. Gheorghe (1)
  • 2016

2015-16 teams

• CSU Alba Iulia
• BCT Alexandria
• ICIM Arad
• Danzio Timișoara
• Olimpia Brașov
• Phoenix Galați
• Rapid Bucharest
• CSM Satu Mare
• Sepsi SIC Sf. Gheorghe
• CSM Târgoviște
• Universitatea Cluj

See also

• Romanian Basketball League

References

External links

• Official Site of the Federation
• Total Baschet (Romanian)

International women's basketball
FIBA World Rankings Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 Universiade
Africa	AfroBasket Women U18 U16
Americas	Americas Championship U20 U18 U16 Caribbean Championship U20 Centrobasket U17 Central American Championship U21 South American Championship 2nd tire U21 U17 U15
Asia	Asia Championship U20 U18 U16
Europe	EuroBasket Women U20 U18 U16 European Championship for Small Countries
Oceania	Oceania Championship U20 U18 U16
Other tournaments	African Games ASEAN University Games Asian Games Bolivarian Games Central Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games European Games EYOF Games of the Small States of Europe Pacific Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Southeast Asian Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.