Run by the Romanian Handball Federation, the competition is also known as the Liga Florilor MOL and is contested by sixteen teams.

The National Handball League is Romania's top-level domestic women's handball-league club competition.

The team with the most Liga Națională championships is SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea with twenty.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) ranks the Liga Națională 3rd in the coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past seasons.

The Simona Arghir-Sandu Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the Liga Națională (LNHF).