CSM Volei Alba Blaj
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Volei Alba Blaj | ||
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| Short name | CSM; Alba Blaj | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Sala Transilvania (Capacity: 1,850) | ||
| Chairman |  Sergiu Ștefănescu | ||
| Manager |  Darko Zakoč | ||
| League | Divizia A1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Divizia A1, 2nd | ||
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Clubul Sportiv Municipal Volei Alba Blaj, commonly known as CSM Volei Alba Blaj, is a professional women's volleyball club based in Blaj, Transylvania, Romania, that competes in the CEV Champions League.[1]
History
In 2018, Alba reached the CEV Champions League Final Four for the first time in their history.[2]
On 5 May 2018, they achieved a historic success for Romania by advancing to the final with 3-1 victory over Galatasaray SK Istanbul in Bucharest.[3] In its first-ever appearance in a continental championship match, Blaj lost in Sunday's grand final at Polyvalent Hall. Vakıfbank Istanbul — Champions League holders in 2017 and runners-up in 2016 — topped Alba 25-17, 25-11, 25-17.[4]
Also in 2018, the Blaj City Council and the Alba County Council decided together to support the construction of a new, 2000-seat arena. The new arena is expected to be ready for 2020.[5]
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
- Cupa României
- Winners (1): 2017
European
- Runners-Up (1): 2018
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2018-19 season
Nneka Onyejekwe- Ioana Baciu
- Ramona Rus
Mariya Karakasheva- Lora Kitipova
Marina Vujović- Suzana Ćebić
- Nađa Ninković
- Ana Lazarević
- Maja Aleksić
Lucie Smutná
Katerina Zhidkova
Sara Hutinski-Torres
Sonja Newcombe
See also
References
- ^ "CSM Volei Alba Blaj". CEV. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Facts and figures to know ahead of #CLF4Bucharest semis". European Volleyball Confederation. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Romania celebrates! Alba BLAJ on to Champions League final!". European Volleyball Confederation. 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Second consecutive and fourth overall Champions League gold for VakifBank!". European Volleyball Confederation. 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Sală nouă pentru Alba Blaj. Cât costă şi când va fi gata" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 26 April 2018.
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