CS Rapid București (handball)

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.

CS Rapid București
Full nameClubul Sportiv Rapid București
Short nameRapid
Founded1934 (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
Club colours   
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

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

League titles

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

Cups

  • Cupa României
Winners (1): 2004

European competitions

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

European record

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
Norway Vipers Kristiansand
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator
Poland Zagłębie Lubin 26–25
Denmark Ikast Håndbold 27–35

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position In Contract until
7 Romania Eliza Buceschi Centre back 2020 2025
8 Denmark Mathilde Neesgaard Centre back 2023 2024
10 Angola Albertina Kassoma Line Player 2023 N/A
11 Romania Gabriela Perianu Left back 2021 2023
12 Romania Diana Ciucă Goalkeeper 2021 2023
16 Romania Denisa Şandru Goalkeeper 2021 2023
17 Spain Marta López Right wing 2021 2023
18 Spain Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo Left wing 2022 2023
20 Hungary Dorina Korsós Left wing 2022 N/A
21 Spain Irene Espínola Right back 2022 N/A
22 France Orlane Kanor Left back 2022 2024
23 Croatia Ivana Kapitanović Goalkeeper 2022 2024
27 Romania Lorena Ostase Line Player 2022 N/A
34 Spain Alicia Fernández Centre back 2021 2023
35 Angola Azenaide Carlos Right back 2023 N/A
44 Spain Ainhoa Hernández Line Player 2021 N/A
77 Romania Alexandra Badea Right wing 2020 N/A
79 Netherlands Estavana Polman Centre back 2022 2024
88 Serbia Anđela Janjušević Right back 2022 N/A
99 Romania Sorina Grozav Left back 2021 N/A

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Selected former players

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated on 25 September 2023[2]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1 Romania Sorina Grozav 2 86
2 Romania Eliza Buceschi 2 81
3 France Orlane Kanor 2 65
4 Romania Lorena Ostase 2 47
5 Hungary Dorina Korsós 2 47
6 Netherlands Estavana Polman 1 43
7 Spain Marta López 2 41
8 Spain Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo 1 41
9 Romania Alexandra Badea 2 39
10 Spain Alicia Fernández 2 39

References

  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.
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