The Liga Națională Baschet de Masculin (LNBM) (English: National League) is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Founded in 1950, the winner of the league is crowned the Romanian national champion. Currently, the league consists of 24 teams playing in three different divisions. The most successful club in the league's history is Dinamo București, who has won a record 22 titles. The clubs from the Liga Națională also participate in the European competitions, as they can qualify for the Basketball Champions League or the FIBA Europe Cup based on their performance in the national league and cup competition.
The championship was founded in 1950. The most successful club is Dinamo București with 22 titles, followed closely by Steaua București with 21. In recent years Asesoft Ploieşti is the best team in the country, winning the championship seven times in a row from 2004 to 2010 and again in 2012–2014. Asesoft is the only Romanian team who won a European title, namely the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in 2005.
Until 2018 were in general 12 teams in men's Liga Națională which played the season in 3 rounds. First round consisted of a regular season which began in October and was played over a normal round-robin home-and-away basis. Then the first six clubs at the end of the regular season played a play-off round and the last 6 a play-out round. The first eight clubs (all 6 from the play-off and the first two places from the play-out) qualified for the play-offs. The play-offs are played using the knock-out format. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals use "best of five" series since 2014. The last two teams following the last 6 teams play-out were automatically relegated to the Liga I.
On 23 May 2018, the board of directors of the Romanian Basketball Federation decided to reform the system entirely. Following this decision, the second level on the Romanian Basketball pyramid, Liga I was dissolved. In the Liga Națională were formed 3 groups (A, B and C), based on performance, financial and infrastructure criteria.[1]
In the first round of the championship, a regular season is played over a normal round-robin home-and-away basis, in each group. Then in the second round, first 6 teams from the Group A are assigned to the "Red Group"; 7th and 8th placed teams in the Group A, first 3 teams from the Group B and the winner of the Group C, are assigned to the "Yellow Group"; the teams ranked between 4th and 8th place in the Group B and the 2nd place from the Group C, are assigned to the "Blue Group"; finally the teams ranked between 3rd and 8th place in the Group C are assigned to the "Green Group".[2]
In the second round, all the teams from the "Red Group" start with all the points from the regular season, in the rest of the groups, all teams will start with zero points.[2]
In the third round of the championship, the first 2 teams from the "Yellow Group" will enter along with the "Red Group" teams in the play-offs. The play-offs are played using the knock-out format. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals use "best of five" series. To determine the teams ranked between 5th and 8th place, is used the "best of three" system. The other remaining teams form two 8 team groups to determine the final classification.[2]
Notable Liga Națională players
Romanian basketball had a bright past with three of its former players being inducted in the European Basketball Hall of Fame, as a recognition for their careers. They are:
Antonio Alexe – Played all his career in the Romanian and Hungarian basketball leagues. Became Romanian champion three times, twice with Asesoft Ploiești and once with West Petrom Arad, before dying in a tragic car accident, in 2005.
Cătălin Burlacu – Played in the Italian, Estonian and German basketball leagues, but he also played in Romania at West Petrom Arad and Asesoft Ploiești. With Asesoft Ploiești he has won the championship from 2004 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2014 excluding the 2011 season.
^Decizii ale Consiliului Director din 23.05.2018. frbaschet.ro (in Romanian)
^ abc"Cum va arăta Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin sezonul viitor". totalbaschet.ro. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
Official site of the Romanian basketball federation (in Romanian)
Baschet.ro News and results (in Romanian)
Romanian league on Eurobasket
February 19, 2023
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The Liga Națională Baschet de Masculin LNBM English National League is the top tier professional basketball league of Romania Founded in 1950 the winner of the league is crowned the Romanian national champion Currently the league consists of 24 teams playing in three different divisions The most successful club in the league s history is Dinamo București who has won a record 22 titles The clubs from the Liga Națională also participate in the European competitions as they can qualify for the Basketball Champions League or the FIBA Europe Cup based on their performance in the national league and cup competition Liga NaționalăFounded1950 73 years ago 1950 First season1950 51CountryRomaniaConfederationRomanian Basketball FederationDivisions3Number of teams24Level on pyramid1Domestic cup s Romanian CupInternational cup s Basketball Champions LeagueFIBA Europe CupCurrent championsU Cluj Napoca 7th title 2021 22 Most championshipsDinamo București 22 titles TV partnersDigi Sport Prima SportWebsitewww wbr frbaschet wbr ro2022 2023 Contents 1 History 2 Competition format 3 Notable Liga Națională players 4 Titles 5 Latest finals 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe championship was founded in 1950 The most successful club is Dinamo București with 22 titles followed closely by Steaua București with 21 In recent years Asesoft Ploiesti is the best team in the country winning the championship seven times in a row from 2004 to 2010 and again in 2012 2014 Asesoft is the only Romanian team who won a European title namely the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in 2005 Competition format EditThis article may require copy editing for grammar style cohesion tone or spelling You can assist by editing it July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Until 2018 were in general 12 teams in men s Liga Națională which played the season in 3 rounds First round consisted of a regular season which began in October and was played over a normal round robin home and away basis Then the first six clubs at the end of the regular season played a play off round and the last 6 a play out round The first eight clubs all 6 from the play off and the first two places from the play out qualified for the play offs The play offs are played using the knock out format The quarter finals semi finals and finals use best of five series since 2014 The last two teams following the last 6 teams play out were automatically relegated to the Liga I On 23 May 2018 the board of directors of the Romanian Basketball Federation decided to reform the system entirely Following this decision the second level on the Romanian Basketball pyramid Liga I was dissolved In the Liga Națională were formed 3 groups A B and C based on performance financial and infrastructure criteria 1 In the first round of the championship a regular season is played over a normal round robin home and away basis in each group Then in the second round first 6 teams from the Group A are assigned to the Red Group 7th and 8th placed teams in the Group A first 3 teams from the Group B and the winner of the Group C are assigned to the Yellow Group the teams ranked between 4th and 8th place in the Group B and the 2nd place from the Group C are assigned to the Blue Group finally the teams ranked between 3rd and 8th place in the Group C are assigned to the Green Group 2 In the second round all the teams from the Red Group start with all the points from the regular season in the rest of the groups all teams will start with zero points 2 In the third round of the championship the first 2 teams from the Yellow Group will enter along with the Red Group teams in the play offs The play offs are played using the knock out format The quarter finals semi finals and finals use best of five series To determine the teams ranked between 5th and 8th place is used the best of three system The other remaining teams form two 8 team groups to determine the final classification 2 Notable Liga Națională players EditRomanian basketball had a bright past with three of its former players being inducted in the European Basketball Hall of Fame as a recognition for their careers They are Gheorghe Mureșan Signed in 1993 with the Washington Bullets becoming the tallest player ever in the NBA Played six successful seasons with the Bullets and the New Jersey Nets averaging a career 9 8 points 6 4 rebounds and 0 5 assists Named NBA Most Improved Player following the 1995 96 NBA season Began his career playing two years for Universitatea Cluj Napoca Antonio Alexe Played all his career in the Romanian and Hungarian basketball leagues Became Romanian champion three times twice with Asesoft Ploiești and once with West Petrom Arad before dying in a tragic car accident in 2005 Constantin Popa After debuting in Divizia A for BC Dinamo București went overseas to play for the University of Miami in NCAA Division I becoming the tallest player ever in the history of the school Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1995 NBA Draft he never played in the NBA but had a successful career in the CBA before returning to Europe Cătălin Burlacu Played in the Italian Estonian and German basketball leagues but he also played in Romania at West Petrom Arad and Asesoft Ploiești With Asesoft Ploiești he has won the championship from 2004 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2014 excluding the 2011 season Levente Szijarto Played all his career in the Romanian basketball league at West Petrom Arad U Mobitelco Cluj and Asesoft Ploiești With Asesoft Ploiești he has won the championship between 2003 and 2014 except the 2011 season in which U Mobitelco Cluj won the title Titles EditClub Titles Winning yearsDinamo București 22 1953 1954 1955 1957 1965 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1979 1983 1988 1994 1997 1998 2003Steaua București 21 1956 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1967 1978 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991CSU Ploiești 11 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015U BT Cluj Napoca 7 1992 1993 1996 2011 2017 2021 2022CSM Oradea 3 2016 2018 2019West Petrom Arad 2 2001 2002CSU Sibiu 2 1995 1999BCM U Pitești 1 2000Metalul București 1 1952Rapid București 1 1951Latest finals EditSeason Champion Runner up Score2000 01 West Petrom Arad Asesoft Ploiești 3 02001 02 West Petrom Arad Dinamo București 3 22002 03 Dinamo București West Petrom Arad 3 22003 04 Asesoft Ploiești Dinamo București 3 12004 05 Asesoft Ploiești Dinamo București 3 12005 06 Asesoft Ploiești U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca 4 12006 07 Asesoft Ploiești Argeș Pitesti 4 12007 08 Asesoft Ploiești U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca 4 32008 09 Asesoft Ploiești BC Timișoara 4 02009 10 Asesoft Ploiești U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca 4 02010 11 U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca Asesoft Ploiești 4 22011 12 Asesoft Ploiești Timișoara 4 02012 13 Asesoft Ploiești BC Mureș 4 22013 14 Asesoft Ploiești CSM Oradea 3 22014 15 Asesoft Ploiești BC Mureș 3 02015 16 CSM Oradea BC Mureș 3 22016 17 U BT Cluj Napoca Steaua CSM Eximbank 3 02017 18 CSM Oradea Steaua CSM Eximbank 3 12018 19 CSM Oradea CSU Sibiu 3 12019 20 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2020 21 U BT Cluj Napoca CSM Oradea 3 22021 22 U BT Cluj Napoca CSO Voluntari 3 1See also EditRomanian Women s Basketball LeagueReferences Edit Decizii ale Consiliului Director din 23 05 2018 frbaschet ro in Romanian a b c Cum va arăta Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin sezonul viitor totalbaschet ro Retrieved 28 May 2018 External links EditOfficial site of the Romanian basketball federation in Romanian Baschet ro News and results in Romanian Romanian league on Eurobasket Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liga Națională men 27s basketball amp oldid 1127235266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
