# 2015–16 Liga Națională (women's handball)

The 2015–16 Liga Națională was the 58th season of Liga Națională, the top-level men's professional handball league. The league comprises fourteen teams. CSM București were the defending champions.

## Teams for season 2015–16

| Club | City | Arena(s) | Capacity |
| Alba Sebeș | Sebeș | Sala Sporturilor "Florin Fleșeriu" | 300 |
| Corona Brașov | Brașov | Sala Sporturilor "D.P. Colibași" | 1,600 |
| CSM București | Bucharest | Sala Polivalentă din București | 5,300 |
| CSM Ploiești | Ploiești | Sala Sporturilor Olimpia | 3,500 |
| Dunărea Brăila | Brăila | Sala Polivalentă "Danubius" | 2,000 |
| HC Zalău | Zalău | Sala Sporturilor Zalău | 950 |
| HCM Baia Mare | Baia Mare | Sala Sporturilor "Lascăr Pană" | 2,500 |
| HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Sala Sporturilor "Traian" | 3,126 |
| HCM Roman | Roman | Sala Polivalentă Roman | 500 |
| Măgura Cisnădie | Cisnădie | Sala Polivalentă Măgura | 820 |
| Rapid București | Bucharest | Sala Rapid | 1,500 |
| SCM Craiova | Craiova | Sala Polivalentă Craiova | 4,215 |
| Unirea Slobozia | Slobozia | Sala Sporturilor "Andreea Nica" | 150 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Cluj-Napoca | Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" Sala Polivalentă Cluj | 2,525 7,308 |

## League table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | CSM București (C) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 460 | +202 | 63 |
| 2 | HCM Baia Mare (R) | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 666 | 504 | +162 | 57 |
| 3 | ASC Corona 2010 Brașov | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 601 | 556 | +45 | 41 |
| 4 | HC Dunărea Brăila | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 570 | 532 | +38 | 40 |
| 5 | HCM Roman | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 542 | 511 | +31 | 38 |
| 6 | CSM Ploiești (R) | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 608 | 566 | +42 | 36 |
| 7 | SCM Craiova | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 573 | 577 | −4 | 32 |
| 8 | HC Zalău | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 555 | 572 | −17 | 32 |
| 9 | HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 555 | 585 | −30 | 27 |
| 10 | "U" Alexandrion Cluj | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 540 | 603 | −63 | 22 |
| 11 | Unirea Slobozia | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 493 | 570 | −77 | 16 |
| 12 | Măgura Cisnădie | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 558 | 637 | −79 | 13 |
| 13 | Rapid Usl Metrou București (R) | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 555 | 662 | −107 | 12 |
| 14 | Alba Sebeș (R) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 478 | 621 | −143 | 4 |
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

## Season statistics
### Number of teams by counties

| Pos. | County | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Bucharest | 2 | CSM București and Rapid |
| 2 | Alba | 1 | Alba Sebeș |
| 2 | Brașov | 1 | Corona Brașov |
| 2 | Brăila | 1 | Dunărea Brăila |
| 2 | Cluj | 1 | Universitatea Cluj |
| 2 | Dolj | 1 | SCM Craiova |
| 2 | Ialomița | 1 | Unirea Slobozia |
| 2 | Maramureș | 1 | HCM Baia Mare |
| 2 | Neamț | 1 | HCM Roman |
| 2 | Prahova | 1 | CSM Ploiești |
| 2 | Sălaj | 1 | HC Zalău |
| 2 | Sibiu | 1 | Măgura Cisnădie |
| 2 | Vâlcea | 1 | HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |

## Romenian clubs in European competitions

Women's EHF Champions League
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Group Phase (Group D) | Budućnost | 22–28 | 23–23 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group D) | IK Sävehof | 27–22 | 28–17 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group D) | MKS Selgros Lublin | 33–21 | 30–27 | 2nd |
| Main Round (Group 2) | Győri Audi ETO KC | 22–24 | 22–28 | 4th |
| Main Round (Group 2) | ŽRK Vardar | 25–30 | 21–22 | 4th |
| Main Round (Group 2) | FC Midtjylland | 24–22 | 28–23 | 4th |
| Quarter-final | Rostov-Don | 26–25 | 29–28 | – |
| Round | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| QT | Semi-final | BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region | 31–21 | 31–21 | 31–21 |
| QT | Final | Team Esbjerg | 32–21 | 32–21 | 32–21 |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | Larvik HK | 29–31 | 22–27 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | RK Krim Mercator | 35–28 | 33–27 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | Rostov-Don | 20–22 | 26–27 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Main Round (Group 1) | Main Round (Group 1) | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungária | 32–24 | 18–21 | 4th | 4th |
| Main Round (Group 1) | Main Round (Group 1) | Fleury Loiret Handball | 31–28 | 18–17 | 4th | 4th |
| Main Round (Group 1) | Main Round (Group 1) | Thüringer HC | 38–27 | 25–23 | 4th | 4th |
| Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Budućnost | 24–29 | | – |
Women's EHF Cup
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Round 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 24–24 | 24–20 | 48–44 |
| Last 16 | H.C.M. Roman | 26–21 | 21–22 | 47–43 |
| Quarter-final | HC Odense | 21–21 | 29–21 | 50–42 |
| Semi-finals | TuS Metzingen | 22–26 | | – |
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Round 3 | Fram | 29–25 | 27–22 | 56–47 |
| Last 16 | ASC Corona 2010 Brașov | 22–21 | 21–26 | 43–47 |
Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
* SC Municipal Craiova
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Round 3 | ŽRK Radnički Kragujevac | 28–24 | 28–22 | 56–46 |
| Last 16 | RK Krim Mercator | 30–29 | 23–27 | 53–56 |