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CS Rapid București (handball)
Romanian women's handball team
Romanian women's handball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | File:CS_Rapid_București_logo.png |
| clubname | CS Rapid București |
| fullname | Clubul Sportiv Rapid București |
| short name | Rapid |
| founded | |
| ground | Sala Rapid (domestic matches) |
| Sala Polivalentă (international matches) | |
| capacity | 1,500 |
| 5,300 | |
| chairman | Bogdan Vasiliu |
| manager | Laurent Bezeau |
| league | Liga Națională |
| season | 2024-25 |
| position | Liga Naţională, 5th of 14 |
| website | http://handbalrapid.ro |
| colour1 | maroon |
| colour2 | white |
| pattern_b1 | _whitecollar |
| leftarm1 | 900020 |
| body1 | 900020 |
| rightarm1 | 900020 |
| shorts1 | 900020 |
| pattern_b2 | _bow burgundy white |
| shorts2 | 8B0000 |
Sala Polivalentă (international matches) 5,300 CS Rapid București is a Romanian professional handball club based in Giulești, in the northwestern parts of Bucharest. Founded in 1934, they play their home games at the Sala Rapid. The club competes in the Liga Națională, the top division of Romanian handball. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1961. The club won the Romanian Cup for the first time in 2004, and their first European honour, the European Cup, in 1964.
Rapid achieved the EHF treble. Domestically, the club has won six league titles and one Romanian Cup. Internationally, they have won one Champions League, one European League, and one European Cup since their inception.
Honours
National competitions
League titles
- Liga Națională :Winners (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 2003, 2022
Cups
- Cupa României :Winners (1): 2004
European competitions
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Champions League :Winners (1): 1964
-
European League :Winners (1): 1993
-
European Cup :Winners (1): 2000
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2022–23](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league) | EHF Champions League | [Group stage | ||||
| Group B](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league-group-stage-group-b) | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 30–27 | 32–30 | 4th | ||
| FRA Metz Handball | 32–32 | 36-34 | ||||
| DEN Team Esbjerg | 34–32 | 35–30 | ||||
| MNE ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | 39–29 | 30–30 | ||||
| NOR Storhamar HE | 27–25 | 29–36 | ||||
| TUR Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 28-22 | 26–33 | ||||
| CRO RK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 27–22 | 27–31 | ||||
| [Playoffs](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league-knockout-stage) | SLO RK Krim Mercator | 30–24 | 24–29 | **54–53** | ||
| [Quarter-finals](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league-knockout-stage) | NOR Vipers Kristiansand | 25–31 | 31–40 | **56–71** | ||
| [2023–24](2023-24-women-s-ehf-champions-league) | EHF Champions League | [Group stage | ||||
| Group B](2023-24-women-s-ehf-champions-league-group-b) | DEN Team Esbjerg | 24–33 | 28–30 | 7th | ||
| FRA Metz Handball | 31–34 | 22–33 | ||||
| NOR Vipers Kristiansand | 30–29 | 30–35 | ||||
| HUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 20–23 | 24–24 | ||||
| SLO RK Krim Mercator | 27–22 | 24–25 | ||||
| POL Zagłębie Lubin | 26–25 | 24–21 | ||||
| DEN Ikast Håndbold | 27–35 | 29–30 | ||||
| [2024–25](2024-25-women-s-ehf-champions-league) | EHF Champions League | [Group B](2024-25-women-s-ehf-champions-league-group-b) | DEN Team Esbjerg | 26–28 | 32–39 | 6th |
| MNE ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | 32–27 | 21–21 | ||||
| GER HB Ludwigsburg | 29–37 | 24–30 | ||||
| NOR Vipers Kristiansand | 10–0 | 30–30 | ||||
| FRA Brest Bretagne Handball | 31–34 | 21–33 | ||||
| HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 25–28 | 20–31 | ||||
| DEN Odense Håndbold | 25–42 | 24–32 | ||||
| [Playoffs](2024-25-women-s-ehf-champions-league-playoffs) | ROU CSM București | 24–34 | 22–28 | **46–62** |
Players
Current squad
:Squad for the 2025–26 season ;Goalkeepers
- 1 ROU Anastasia Roşu
- 12 ROU Diana Ciucă
- 16 ROU Denisa Șandru ;Left Wings
- 20 HUN Dorina Korsós (c)
- 21 NOR Mina Hesselberg
- 24 ROU Janine Carașol
- 98 MNE Mela Mehmedović ;Right Wings
- 18 ROU Gabriela Tulea
- 28 HUN Alexandra Töpfner
- 91 MKD Sara Ristovska
;Line Players
- 9 ROU Rebecca Geamănu
- 10 ANG Albertina Kassoma
- 83 SRB Marija Petrović
- 88 RUS Viktoriya Shamanovskaya ;;Left Backs
- 13 FRA Djazz Chambertin
- 26 ANG Stelvia Pascoal
- 29 ROU Maryia Skrobic
;;Centre Backs
- 2 Portugal Mariana Lopes
- 7 Romania Eliza Buceschi
- 79 NED Estavana Polman ;;Right Backs
- 19 FRA Aïssatou Kouyaté
- 23 NOR Line Ellertsen
| Squad information | No. | Nat. | Player | Position | In | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROU | Anastasia Roşu | Goalkeeper | 2025 | ||
| 2 | POR | Mariana Lopes | Centre back | 2025 | ||
| 7 | ROU | Eliza Buceschi | Centre back | 2020 | 2025 | |
| 9 | ROU | Rebecca Geamănu | Line Player | 2025 | ||
| 10 | ANG | Albertina Kassoma | Line Player | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 12 | ROU | Diana Ciucă | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 16 | ROU | Denisa Șandru | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2026 | |
| 18 | ROU | Gabriela Tulea | Right wing | 2025 | ||
| 19 | FRA | Aïssatou Kouyaté | Right back | 2024 | ||
| 20 | HUN | Dorina Korsós | Left wing | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 21 | NOR | Mina Hesselberg | Left wing | 2025 | ||
| 23 | NOR | Line Ellertsen | Right back | 2025 | ||
| 24 | ROU | Janine Carașol | Left wing | 2025 | ||
| 26 | ANG | Stelvia Pascoal | Left back | 2025 | ||
| 28 | HUN | Alexandra Töpfner | Right wing | 2025 | ||
| 29 | ROU | Maria Kanaval | Left back | 2025 | ||
| 31 | FRA | Djazz Chambertin | Left back | 2025 | ||
| 79 | NED | Estavana Polman | Centre back | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 83 | SRB | Marija Petrović | Line player | 2025 | ||
| 88 | RUS | Viktoriya Shamanovskaya | Line Player | 2025 | ||
| 91 | MKD | Sara Ristovska | Right wing | 2024 |
Transfers
:Transfers for the season 2026–27
;[[Image:Arrow-up.gif]] Joining
- ROU Oana Borş (RW) (from ROU HC Dunărea Brăila)
- FRA Laura Glauser (GK) (from HUN Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball))
- FRA Orlane Kanor (LB) (from HUN Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball))
- FRA Océane Sercien-Ugolin (RB) (from HUN Debreceni VSC (women's handball))
- AUT Klara Schlegel (RB) ;Leaving [[Image:Arrow-down.gif]]
- ROU Denisa Șandru (GK) (to ROU CSM București (women's handball))
Selected former players
- ROM Alina Dobrin
- ROM Cristina Vărzaru
- ROM Aurelia Brădeanu
- ROM Paula Ungureanu
- ROM Oana Manea
- ROU Gabriela Perianu
- ROU Lorena Ostase
- ROU Alexandra Badea
- ROU Nicoleta Dincă
- ROU Alina Iordache
- ESP Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo
- ESP Irene Espínola
- ESP Lara González Ortega
- ESP Ainhoa Hernández
- ESP Alicia Fernández
- ESP Marta López
- FRA Orlane Kanor
- FRA Julie Foggea
- FRA Alexandra Lacrabère
- FRA Laura Kanor
- SRB Anđela Janjušević
- ANG Azenaide Carlos
- CRO Ivana Kapitanovic
- RUS Polina Gorshkova
- NED Rinka Duijndam
- DEN Mathilde Neesgaard
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League
:(All-Time) – Last updated on 30 March 2025
| Rank | Name | Seasons | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN Dorina Korsós | 3 | **139** | |||||||||||
| SRB Anđela Janjušević | 3 | **126** | |||||||||||
| ROU Sorina Grozav | 3 | **120** | |||||||||||
| ANG Albertina Kassoma | 3 | **106** | |||||||||||
| NED Estavana Polman | 3 | **103** | |||||||||||
| ROU Eliza Buceschi | 3 | **102** | |||||||||||
| FRA Orlane Kanor | 2 | **100** | |||||||||||
| ESP Marta López | 3 | **80** | |||||||||||
| ESP Alicia Fernández | 3 | **69** | |||||||||||
| ROU Lorena Ostase | 3 | **55** |
References
References
- "CS Rapid București". European Handball Federation.
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