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 | |||
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Rapid București | ||
| Short name | Rapid | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Arena | Sala Rapid (domestic matches) Sala Polivalentă (international matches) | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 5,300 | ||
| President | Bogdan Vasiliu | ||
| Head coach | David Ginesta Montes | ||
| League | Liga Națională | ||
| 2022-23 | Liga Naţională, 2nd of 14 | ||
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| 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
Cups
- Cupa României
- Winners (1): 2004
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B |
 Győri Audi ETO KC |
30–27 | 32–30 | 4th |
 Metz Handball |
32–32 | 36-34 | ||||
 Team Esbjerg |
34–32 | 35–30 | ||||
 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |
39–29 | 30–30 | ||||
 Storhamar HE |
27–25 | 29–36 | ||||
 Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
28-22 | 26–33 | ||||
 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
27–22 | 27–31 | ||||
| Playoffs |  RK Krim Mercator |
30–24 | 24–29 | 54–53 | ||
| Quarter-finals | Vipers Kristiansand |
25–31 | 31–40 | 56–71 | ||
| 2023–24 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B |
Team Esbjerg |
28–30 | ||
| Metz Handball |
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| Vipers Kristiansand |
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| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
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| RK Krim Mercator |
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 Zagłębie Lubin |
26–25 | |||||
| Ikast Håndbold |
27–35 | |||||
Players
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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| Squad information | |||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | In | Contract until | ||
| 7 |  |
Eliza Buceschi | Centre back | 2020 | 2025 | ||
| 8 | |
Mathilde Neesgaard | Centre back | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| 10 |  |
Albertina Kassoma | Line Player | 2023 | N/A | ||
| 11 | |
Gabriela Perianu | Left back | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 12 | |
Diana Ciucă | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 16 | |
Denisa Şandru | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 17 |  |
Marta López | Right wing | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 18 | |
Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo | Left wing | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 20 | |
Dorina Korsós | Left wing | 2022 | N/A | ||
| 21 | |
Irene Espínola | Right back | 2022 | N/A | ||
| 22 | |
Orlane Kanor | Left back | 2022 | 2024 | ||
| 23 | |
Ivana Kapitanović | Goalkeeper | 2022 | 2024 | ||
| 27 | |
Lorena Ostase | Line Player | 2022 | N/A | ||
| 34 | |
Alicia Fernández | Centre back | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 35 | |
Azenaide Carlos | Right back | 2023 | N/A | ||
| 44 | |
Ainhoa Hernández | Line Player | 2021 | N/A | ||
| 77 | |
Alexandra Badea | Right wing | 2020 | N/A | ||
| 79 |  |
Estavana Polman | Centre back | 2022 | 2024 | ||
| 88 |  |
Anđela Janjušević | Right back | 2022 | N/A | ||
| 99 | |
Sorina Grozav | Left back | 2021 | N/A | ||
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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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 | Sorina Grozav |
2 | 86 |
| 2 | Eliza Buceschi |
2 | 81 |
| 3 | Orlane Kanor |
2 | 65 |
| 4 | Lorena Ostase |
2 | 47 |
| 5 | Dorina Korsós |
2 | 47 |
| 6 | Estavana Polman |
1 | 43 |
| 7 | Marta López |
2 | 41 |
| 8 | Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo |
1 | 41 |
| 9 | Alexandra Badea |
2 | 39 |
| 10 | Alicia Fernández |
2 | 39 |
References
- "Teams set for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "CS Rapid București". European Handball Federation.
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