League directory / Europe
Romania basketball leagues
Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code ROU
The federation FRB runs the national leagues: the Liga Nationala men's and women's leagues, with a Liga 1B below them. The 2026-27 women's league has 10 teams. The 2025-26 men's league ended with a play-out for places 9 to 16, but no relegation rule was stated.
National federation: Romanian Basketball Federation (FRB).
Liga Nationala de Baschet Masculin (LNBM)
Men's tier 1. Status: Not yet verified.
- Run by
- Romanian Basketball Federation · Official site
- Teams
- Not yet verified
- Season
- Not yet verified
- Foreign player rule
- Not yet verified
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026-2027
15 registered clubs. 14 play the regular season (TUR and RETUR) and U-BT Cluj-Napoca skips it and enters the play-offs directly.
- CS Rapid Bucuresti
- CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea
- SCM U Craiova
- CS Dinamo Bucuresti
- CSO Voluntari
- CSU Sibiu
- FC Arges Pitesti
- CS Valcea 1924 Rm Valcea
- CS SCM Politehnica Timisoara
- CSM Petrolul Ploiesti
- CSA Steaua Bucuresti
- CSM Targu Mures
- CSM Corona Brasov
- CSM Galati
- U-BT Cluj-Napoca
14 names come from the FRB regular season schedule file. U-BT Cluj-Napoca is named in the FRB 2026-2027 LNBM regulation (https://csmoradea.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Regulamentul-Specific-LNBM-2026-2027.pdf, approved by FRB 20.07.2026), which states 15 teams registered. The league is sponsored as LNBM BCR. Cities are not stated.
Liga Nationala de Baschet Feminin (LNBF)
Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- Romanian Basketball Federation · Official site
- Teams
- 10 · Source
- Season
- Oct to Apr · Source
- Foreign player rule
- 2026-27: up to 7 foreign players for clubs in European cups and up to 6 for other clubs, with at most 3 non-European players. Game-day list of 12 allows up to 6 foreigners. · Source
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026-2027
Single table of 10 clubs, TUR and RETUR.
- CS Rapid Bucuresti
- FCC UAV ICIM Arad
- CSU Politehnica Timisoara
- CS Oxigen Bucuresti
- CSJ Teleorman Alexandria
- Sportul Studentesc Bucuresti
- ACS Sepsi Sic Sf Gheorghe
- CSM CSU Targoviste
- CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
- CS Agronomia Bucuresti
From the FRB regular season schedule file, which matches the 10 teams stated in the LNBF regulation. Names as written there. Cities are not stated.
LNBF rules say regular season 3 Oct 2026 to 21 Feb 2027 and play-offs 6 Mar to 30 Apr 2027. No promotion or relegation text in that document. 2026-27 men's rules and team count not found.
Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.
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