Round 3 in Romania First League brought a new surprise. After two wins at the beginning of the season, current champion, HCM Constanta suffer heavy defeat in Odorhei 28:37 and lost leading place at the championship standing. Steaua continued to failure (just one point from three games), this time in Cluj 25:27.
Results – Round 3
CSM Satu Mare – Stiinta Bacau 34-27 (17-12)
Universitatea Transilvania Cluj – CSA Steaua Bucuresti 27-25 (16-10)
Minaur Baia Mare – CSM Bucuresti 30-24 (12-14)
Politehnica Timisoara – UCM Resita 27-36 (15-14)
HC Odorhei – HCM Constanta 37-28 (18-13)
Energia Pandurii Targu Jiu – CS Universitatea Suceava 26-23 (12-13)
Dinamo Brasov – CSM Oradea 28-25 (13-13)
Standings:
| 1 | Energia Lignitul Pandurii Tg. Jiu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 76 | 6 |
| 2 | HC Odorhei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 84 | 6 |
| 3 | Univ. Bucovina Suceava | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | UCM Resita | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 81 | 4 |
| 5 | Univ. Transilvania Cluj | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 89 | 4 |
| 6 | HCM Constanta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 96 | 4 |
| 7 | HC Minaur Stiinta CSM Baia Mare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 81 | 4 |
| 8 | Dinamo Municipal Brasov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 84 | 3 |
| 9 | Stiinta Mun. Dedeman Bacau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 80 | 2 |
| 10 | Univ. Poli. Municipal Timisoara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 91 | 2 |
| 11 | CSM Satu Mare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 101 | 2 |
| 12 | CSA Steaua Bucuresti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 85 | 1 |
| 13 | CSM Bucuresti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 93 | 0 |
| 14 | CSM Oradea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 98 | 0 |
