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CS Rapid București (handball)

Romanian women's handball team

Romanian women's handball team

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imageFile:CS_Rapid_București_logo.png
clubnameCS Rapid București
fullnameClubul Sportiv Rapid București
short nameRapid
founded
groundSala Rapid (domestic matches)
Sala Polivalentă (international matches)
capacity1,500
5,300
chairmanBogdan Vasiliu
managerLaurent Bezeau
leagueLiga Națională
season2024-25
positionLiga Naţională, 5th of 14
websitehttp://handbalrapid.ro
colour1maroon
colour2white
pattern_b1_whitecollar
leftarm1900020
body1900020
rightarm1900020
shorts1900020
pattern_b2_bow burgundy white
shorts28B0000

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

  • Champions League :Winners (1): 1964

  • European League :Winners (1): 1993

  • European Cup :Winners (1): 2000

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
[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 KC30–2732–304th
FRA Metz Handball32–3236-34
DEN Team Esbjerg34–3235–30
MNE ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica39–2930–30
NOR Storhamar HE27–2529–36
TUR Kastamonu Bld. GSK28-2226–33
CRO RK Lokomotiva Zagreb27–2227–31
[Playoffs](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league-knockout-stage)SLO RK Krim Mercator30–2424–29**54–53**
[Quarter-finals](2022-23-women-s-ehf-champions-league-knockout-stage)NOR Vipers Kristiansand25–3131–40**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 Esbjerg24–3328–307th
FRA Metz Handball31–3422–33
NOR Vipers Kristiansand30–2930–35
HUN FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria20–2324–24
SLO RK Krim Mercator27–2224–25
POL Zagłębie Lubin26–2524–21
DEN Ikast Håndbold27–3529–30
[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 Esbjerg26–2832–396th
MNE ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica32–2721–21
GER HB Ludwigsburg29–3724–30
NOR Vipers Kristiansand10–030–30
FRA Brest Bretagne Handball31–3421–33
HUN Győri Audi ETO KC25–2820–31
DEN Odense Håndbold25–4224–32
[Playoffs](2024-25-women-s-ehf-champions-league-playoffs)ROU CSM București24–3422–28**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 informationNo.Nat.PlayerPositionInContract until
1ROUAnastasia RoşuGoalkeeper2025
2PORMariana LopesCentre back2025
7ROUEliza BuceschiCentre back20202025
9ROURebecca GeamănuLine Player2025
10ANGAlbertina KassomaLine Player20232025
12ROUDiana CiucăGoalkeeper20212025
16ROUDenisa ȘandruGoalkeeper20212026
18ROUGabriela TuleaRight wing2025
19FRAAïssatou KouyatéRight back2024
20HUNDorina KorsósLeft wing20222025
21NORMina HesselbergLeft wing2025
23NORLine EllertsenRight back2025
24ROUJanine CarașolLeft wing2025
26ANGStelvia PascoalLeft back2025
28HUNAlexandra TöpfnerRight wing2025
29ROUMaria KanavalLeft back2025
31FRADjazz ChambertinLeft back2025
79NEDEstavana PolmanCentre back20222025
83SRBMarija PetrovićLine player2025
88RUSViktoriya ShamanovskayaLine Player2025
91MKDSara RistovskaRight wing2024

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

RankNameSeasonsGoals12345678910
HUN Dorina Korsós3**139**
SRB Anđela Janjušević3**126**
ROU Sorina Grozav3**120**
ANG Albertina Kassoma3**106**
NED Estavana Polman3**103**
ROU Eliza Buceschi3**102**
FRA Orlane Kanor2**100**
ESP Marta López3**80**
ESP Alicia Fernández3**69**
ROU Lorena Ostase3**55**

References

References

  1. "CS Rapid București". European Handball Federation.
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