level ▁men ' s ▁professional ▁hand ball ▁league . ▁The ▁league ▁compr ises ▁ 1 4 ▁teams . ▁Din amo ▁Buc ure ști ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions , ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Team ▁changes ▁ ▁To ▁Liga ▁Na ț ional ă ▁Prom oted ▁from ▁Div izia ▁A ▁ ▁Pol ite hn ica ▁I a și ▁ ▁M ina ur ▁Ba ia ▁Mare ▁ ▁From ▁Liga ▁Na ț ional ă ▁Re leg ated ▁to ▁Div izia ▁A ▁ ▁C SM ▁S atu ▁Mare ▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Pet rea ▁Re și ța ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Play - Off ▁ ▁Kno ck out ▁phase ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁– ▁positions ▁ 1 – 4 ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁– ▁positions ▁ 5 – 8 ▁ ▁Play - Out ▁ ▁Re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁The ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 2 th - pla ced ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁Liga ▁Na ț ional ă ▁faced ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd - pla ced ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁Div izia ▁A , ▁from ▁both ▁Ser ia ▁A ▁and ▁Ser ia ▁B . ▁The ▁first ▁place ▁from ▁each ▁play - off ▁group ▁promoted ▁to ▁Liga ▁Na ț ional ă . ▁ ▁Serie ▁I ▁ ▁Serie ▁II ▁ ▁Third ▁place ▁Because ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁Div izia ▁A , ▁Ser ia ▁B , ▁C SM ▁O rade a ▁decl ined ▁the ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁Liga ▁Na ț ional