CS Dinamo București (men's handball)

Romanian handball club in Bucharest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Clubul Sportiv Dinamo București is a Romanian professional handball club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga Națională, the top flight of Romanian handball. Nicknamed "the Red Dogs", the club was founded in 1948.[1] The club's home ground is the Sala Polivalentă Dinamo in Sector 2, to which it moved in 2013. Dinamo București are among Romania's most successful clubs, having won over twenty competitive honours, including 22 top-flight titles, 10 Romanian Cups, 8 Romanian Supercups, and 1 EHF Champions League. Dinamo București has rivalry with Steaua București.

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FullnameClubul Sportiv Dinamo București
NicknameCâinii Roşii (The Red Dogs)
ShortnameDinamo
Founded1953; 73 years ago (1953)
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CS Dinamo București
Full nameClubul Sportiv Dinamo București
NicknameCâinii Roşii (The Red Dogs)
Short nameDinamo
Founded1953; 73 years ago (1953)
ArenaSala Polivalentă Dinamo (domestic matches)
Sala Polivalentă (international matches)
Capacity2,538
5,300
PresidentRomania Ionuț Popa
Head coachPortugal Paulo Pereira
LeagueLiga Națională
2025–26Liga Națională, 1st of 14 (champions)
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Honours

Domestic competitions

  • National League:
    • Winners (22): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1986, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022,[2] 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    • Runners-up (22): 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
    • Third place (6): 1973, 1979, 1981, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2015
  • Romanian Cup:
    • Winners (10): 1979, 1982, 1988, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Romanian Super Cup:
    • Winners (8): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

International competitions

Winners (2): 2016–17, 2020–21

CS Dinamo București was founded in 1948 and is one of the most successful Romanian clubs in European handball. Dinamo won the European Champions Cup in 1965 and finished as runners-up in 1963.

European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate / position
1959–60 European Champions Cup R16 Poland Sparta Katowice 14–11 13–13 27–24
QF Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 23–22 N/a 23–22
SF West Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen 8–10 N/a 8–10
1961–62 European Champions Cup R16 East Germany SC DHfK Leipzig 7–9 N/a 7–9
1962–63 European Champions Cup R16 Hungary Budapest Spartacus 24–11 N/a 24–11
QF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RK Zagreb 22–8 9–8 31–16
SF Denmark IK Skovbakken 14–10 14–12 28–22
F Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 13–15 (a.e.t.) N/a Runner-up
1964–65 European Champions Cup
First place Winner
R16 East Germany ASK Vorwärts Berlin 17–14 N/a 17–14
QF Sweden Redbergslids Göteborg 26–11 24–11 50–22
SF Switzerland Grasshoppers Zürich 19–11 N/a 19–11
F Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Medveščak Zagreb 13–11 N/a Winner
1965–66 European Champions Cup R16 Netherlands HV Sittardia 21–16 N/a 21–16
QF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Bjelovar 18–14 14–18 32–32 (better goal ratio)
SF East Germany SC DHfK Leipzig 12–11 13–16 25–27
1966–67 European Champions Cup R16 Poland Wybrzeże Gdańsk 23–13 16–14 39–27
QF Denmark HG Copenhagen 24–16 16–21 40–37
SF Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 10–15 7–10 17–25
1978–79 European Champions Cup R16 Spain Calpisa Alicante 28–14 20–24 48–38
QF Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague N/a N/a Qualified
SF West Germany TV Großwallstadt 17–23 18–31 35–54
1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup
Second place Runner-up
PR Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 37–22 27–12 64–34
R16 Netherlands HV De Gazellen Doetinchem 27–24 25–17 52–41
QF Austria ATSE Waagner Biro Graz 26–20 31–27 57–47
SF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar Niš 25–22 27–26 52–48
F Soviet Union SKA Minsk 22–34 26–24 48–58
Runner-up
1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup R16 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 22–17 21–22 43–39
QF East Germany SC Empor Rostock 28–23 22–22 50–45
SF France US Créteil 20–19 20–26 40–45
1994–95 EHF City Cup R32 Azerbaijan Spartak Baku 10–0 N/a 10–0
R16 Germany TUSEM Essen 17–25 19–19 36–44
1995–96 EHF Champions League QR North Macedonia Borec Titov Veles 26–18 18–27 44–45
1996–97 EHF City Cup R32 Ukraine SKA Lviv 31–23 34–19 65–42
R16 Norway Sandefjord TIF 24–17 15–29 39–46
1997–98 EHF Champions League QR Faroe Islands Vestmanna IF 16–17 25–20 41–37
R32 Czech Republic CS Cabot Zubří 26–26 22–35 48–61
2001–02 EHF Cup R1 Cyprus SPE Strovolos Nicosia 26–20 18–23 44–43
R2 Luxembourg HC Berchem 32–30 35–26 67–56
R3 Netherlands Fiqas Aalsmeer 32–24 24–26 56–50
R4 Germany THW Kiel 21–31 27–33 48–64
2002–03 EHF Cup R1 Romania CS Baracuda Handbal 37–21 24–26 61–47
R2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 33–26 17–29 50–55
2003–04 EHF Cup R2 Moldova Olimpus-85 Chișinău 41–26 35–25 76–51
R3 Ukraine Shakhtar Akademiya Donetsk 31–32 34–30 65–62
R16 Finland BK-46 Karis 41–26 35–28 76–54
QF Germany HSG Nordhorn 30–28 33–34 63–62
SF Spain BM Altea 30–30 25–31 55–61
2004–05 EHF Cup R3 Greece Filippos Verias 28–28 24–23 52–51
R16 Sweden IFK Skövde HK 29–31 28–28 57–59
2005–06 EHF Champions League QR Turkey Beşiktaş Istanbul 35–36 41–34 76–70
GS Spain BM Ciudad Real 24–29 17–40 4th
Hungary MKB Veszprém KC 27–38 27–37
Slovakia Tatran Prešov 28–24 25–30
2006–07 EHF Cup Winners' Cup R2 Luxembourg HB Esch 36–27 34–30 70–57
R3 Portugal Sporting CP 35–29 30–27 65–56
R16 Romania HCM Constanța 27–17 20–31 47–48
2007–08 EHF Cup R2 Greece AEK Athens 36–22 29–30 65–52
R3 Hungary Dunaferr SE 27–36 22–32 49–68
2015–16 EHF Cup Q1 Romania Energia Târgu Jiu 38–24 24–24 62–48
Q2 Greece AC Diomidis Argous 35–20 26–21 61–41
Q3 Slovenia RK Maribor Branik 31–25 26–27 57–52
GS Spain Fraikin BM Granollers 26–27 29–28 3rd
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 28–25 28–28
Germany SC Magdeburg 33–34 22–39
2016–17 EHF Champions League GS Denmark TTH Holstebro 32–32 32–32 5th
Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia 35–31 27–35
Portugal ABC/UMinho 35–29 32–34
Turkey Beşiktaş Mogaz 26–26 27–29
France HBC Nantes 26–27 24–26
2017–18 EHF Champions League GS Denmark Skjern Håndbold 23–36 28–39 6th
Spain Abanca Ademar León 24–28 29–32
Norway Elverum Håndball 33–34 32–40
Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 26–27 29–33
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 29–28 25–27
2018–19 EHF Champions League GS Norway Elverum Håndball 26–24 28–29 1st
Spain Abanca Ademar León 35–30 28–31
Switzerland Wacker Thun 35–34 33–29
Finland Riihimäen Cocks 24–22 32–31
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 24–21 28–29
Play-offs Portugal Sporting CP 26–27 31–32 57–59
2019–20 EHF Champions League GS Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 27–26 28–28 1st
Sweden IFK Kristianstad 28–25 29–29
Denmark GOG Håndbold 35–28 32–31
Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 34–23 30–20
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 29–20 26–26
Portugal Sporting CP 26–24 26–25
Play-offs Competition cancelled N/a N/a Cancelled N/a
2020–21 EHF European League GS Portugal Sporting CP 25–27 32–31 5th
Sweden IFK Kristianstad 28–29 22–31
Germany Füchse Berlin 26–26 29–33
France USAM Nîmes Gard 29–27 29–32
Slovakia Tatran Prešov 32–30 27–32
2021–22 EHF Champions League GS Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 32–29 29–34 8th
France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 31–39 30–41
Portugal FC Porto 26–27 32–31
Spain Barça 30–35 32–36
Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia 33–29 27–28
Hungary Telekom Veszprém HC 31–29 32–47
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 20–28 30–37
2022–23 EHF Champions League GS Germany SC Magdeburg 28–30 33–34 5th
Denmark GOG Håndbold 30–27 38–38
Hungary Telekom Veszprém HC 31–31 30–33
Croatia HC PPD Zagreb 27–27 29–28
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 32–27 28–26
Portugal FC Porto 32–27 23–32
France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 29–36 26–33
Play-offs Germany THW Kiel 28–41 32–31 60–72
2023–24 EHF European League GS Bosnia and Herzegovina HC Izviđač 52–24 40–24 2nd
Germany Füchse Berlin 32–33 30–33
France Chambéry Savoie 36–33 28–21
MR Romania CSM Constanța 33–23 33–25 2nd
Portugal Sporting CP 27–31 33–35
Play-offs Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 37–34 27–24 64–58
QF Denmark Skjern Håndbold 28–27 38–34 66–61
SF Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 32–38 N/a 32–38
Third place Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31–32 N/a 4th
2024–25 EHF Champions League GS Denmark Fredericia Håndbold 37–28 37–32 6th
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 26–27 28–26
North Macedonia Eurofarm Pelister 34–25 24–25
Hungary ONE Veszprém HC 26–33 24–36
France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 33–40 32–35
Portugal Sporting CP 33–29 25–34
Germany Füchse Berlin 38–31 29–38
Play-offs Germany SC Magdeburg 26–30 29–35 55–65
2025–26 EHF Champions League GS Portugal Sporting CP 30–33 29–30 8th
Norway Kolstad Håndball 33–23 28–31
Hungary ONE Veszprém HC 27–30 28–35
Germany Füchse Berlin 21–27 31–32
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 27–30 28–34
Poland Industria Kielce 24–28 32–34
France HBC Nantes 29–28 28–35
2026–27 EHF Champions League Group E Spain Barça In progress
France Montpellier Handball
Denmark SAH Aarhus
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EHF ranking

As of 25 June 2026[3]
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12 France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 275
13 Poland Industria Kielce 272
14 Germany MT Melsungen 236
15 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 236
16 Denmark GOG Håndbold 219
17 Romania Dinamo București 196
18 Portugal FC Porto 167
19 Croatia HC Zagreb 140
20 Greece Olympiacos SFP 126
21 Croatia RK Nexe 125
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Current squad

Squad for the 2026–27 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

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Staff

Staff for the 2025–26 season
  • Spain Sport Director: David Barrufet
  • France Team Manager: Cédric Sorhaindo
  • Portugal Head Coach: Paulo Pereira
  • Portugal Assistant Coach: Jorge Sousa
  • Romania Assistant Coach: Sebastian Bota
  • Spain Goalkeeping Coach: Luis Santos
  • Romania Physiotherapist: Victor Semen
  • Romania Physiotherapist: Tudor Cornea
  • Denmark Physical Trainer: Thomas Torabi
  • Romania External Coordinator: Ovidiu Semen

Notable former players

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