2015–16 Liga Națională (men's basketball)

The 2015–16 Liga Națională season was the 66th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania. CSM U Oradea won its first national championship this season.[1]

Liga Națională
Season2015–16
Duration3 October 2015–2 June 2016
Number of teams12
Regular season
Top seedSteaua CSM Eximbank
RelegatedEnergia Târgu Jiu
Gaz Metan Mediaș
Finals
ChampionsOradea
1st title
  Runners-upMureș
Third placeSteaua CSM Eximbank
Fourth placeU-Banca Transilvania
Finals MVPMartin Zeno (Oradea)
Statistical leaders
Points Alhaji Mohammed 19.3
Rebounds Ionut Dragusin 8.0
Assists Slobodan Dundjerski 7.3

Teams
Location of teams in 2015–16 Liga Națională

Defending champion Asesoft Ploiești left the league due to its financial trouble to play in the first league.[2] Meanwhile, Universitatea Cluj and Timba Timișoara were relegated to the Liga I as last qualified teams of the previous season. Dinamo București and Phoenix Galați promoted as champions and runners-up from the 2014–15 Liga I season.

Team City Arena Capacity
Atlassib Sibiu Sibiu Sala Transilvania
3,000
BCM U Pitești Pitești Sala Sporturilor Trivale
2,000
CSM U Oradea Oradea Arena Antonio Alexe
2,000
Dinamo București București Sala Polivalentă Dinamo
2,538
Energia Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor Târgu Jiu
1,500
Gaz Metan Mediaș Mediaș Sala Sporturilor Mediaș
461
Mureș Târgu Mureș Sala Sporturilor Târgu Mureș
2,000
Phoenix Galați Galați Sala Sporturilor Dunărea
1,500
Steaua CSM Eximbank București Sala Mihai Viteazu
2,000
Timișoara Timișoara Constantin Jude Hall
2,200
U-Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca Sala Polivalentă
7,308
Universitatea Craiova Craiova Sala Sporturilor Craiova
4,215

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steaua CSM Eximbank 32 23 9 2575 2427 +148 55 Qualification to Play-offs
2 CSM U Oradea 32 23 9 2613 2397 +216 55
3 U-Banca Transilvania 32 20 12 2495 2365 +130 52
4 SCM Universitatea Craiova 32 20 12 2584 2512 +72 52
5 Mureș 32 16 16 2594 2568 +26 48
6 Atlassib Sibiu 32 16 16 2494 2527 −33 48
7 Phoenix Galați 32 16 16 2588 2684 −96 48 Qualification to Play-offs
8 Dinamo București 32 15 17 2586 2532 +54 47
9 BCM U Pitești[lower-alpha 1] 32 15 17 2570 2390 +180 44
10 Timișoara 32 12 20 2410 2551 −141 44
11 Energia Târgu Jiu 32 11 21 2379 2589 −210 43 Relegation to Liga I
12 Gaz Metan Mediaș 32 5 27 2458 2804 −346 37
Source: Romanian Basketball Federation
Notes:
  1. BCMU Pitești was deducted 3 points.

Play-offs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Steaua CSM Eximbank 3
8 Dinamo București 1
1 Steaua CSM Eximbank 1
5 Mureș 3
4 SCM Universitatea Craiova 0
5 Mureș 3
2 CSM U Oradea 3
5 Mureș 2
2 CSM U Oradea 3
7 Phoenix Galați 1
2 CSM U Oradea 3 Third place
3 U-Banca Transilvania 1
3 U-Banca Transilvania 3 1 Steaua CSM Eximbank 2
6 Atlassib Sibiu 1 3 U-Banca Transilvania 0

References
  1. CSM U Oradea este Campioana Romaniei
  2. "Asesoft Ploiesti will play in Romanian Second Division next season". Sportando.
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