CS Rapid București (handball)

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CS Rapid București
Full nameClubul Sportiv Rapid București
Short nameRapid
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
ArenaSala Rapid (domestic matches)
Sala Polivalentă (international matches)
Capacity1,500
5,300
PresidentBogdan Vasiliu
Head coachDavid Ginesta Montes
LeagueLiga Națională
2022-23Liga Naţională, 2nd of 14
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Home
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Website
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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.

They are currently competing in the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]

Honours[edit]

National competitions[edit]

League titles[edit]

Winners (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 2003, 2022

Cups[edit]

  • Cupa României
Winners (1): 2004

European competitions[edit]

Winners (1): 1964
Winners (1): 1993
Winners (1): 2000

European record[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 30–27 32–30 4th
France Metz Handball 32–32 36-34
Denmark Team Esbjerg 34–32 35–30
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 39–29 30–30
Norway Storhamar HE 27–25 29–36
Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 28-22 26–33
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 27–22 27–31
Playoffs Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 30–24 24–29 54–53
Quarter-finals Norway Vipers Kristiansand 25–31 31–40 56–71
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B
Denmark Team Esbjerg 28–30
France Metz Handball 22–33
Norway Vipers Kristiansand
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 24–24
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 27–22
Poland Zagłębie Lubin 26–25
Denmark Ikast Håndbold 27–35

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2023–24 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position In Contract until
2 Spain Lara González Ortega Centre back 2023 2025
7 Romania Eliza Buceschi Centre back 2020 2025
8 Denmark Mathilde Neesgaard Centre back 2023 2024
10 Angola Albertina Kassoma Line Player 2023 2025
12 Romania Diana Ciucă Goalkeeper 2021 2025
16 Romania Denisa Şandru Goalkeeper 2021 2026
17 Spain Marta López Right wing 2021 2025
20 Hungary Dorina Korsós Left wing 2022 2025
22 France Orlane Kanor Left back 2022 2024
23 Croatia Ivana Kapitanović Goalkeeper 2022 2024
27 Romania Lorena Ostase Line Player 2022 2025
34 Spain Alicia Fernández Centre back 2021 2024
37 Romania Raluca Tudor Left back 2024 N/A
44 Spain Ainhoa Hernández Line Player 2021 2025
77 Romania Alexandra Badea Right wing 2020 2024
79 Netherlands Estavana Polman Centre back 2022 2025
88 Serbia Anđela Janjušević Right back 2022 2025
96 Romania Alina Ilie Right Back 2024 N/A
99 Romania Sorina Grozav Left back 2021 2024

Transfers[edit]

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Selected former players[edit]

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League[edit]

(All-Time) – Last updated on 11 January 2024[2]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1 Romania Sorina Grozav 2 92
2 Romania Eliza Buceschi 2 91
3 France Orlane Kanor 2 78
4 Hungary Dorina Korsós 2 76
5 Spain Marta López 2 60
6 Spain Alicia Fernández 2 54
7 Netherlands Estavana Polman 2 52
8 Romania Lorena Ostase 2 50
9 Romania Alexandra Badea 2 44
10 Spain Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo 1 41

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "CS Rapid București". European Handball Federation.