CS Rapid București (handball)
Romanian women's handball team
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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.
FullnameClubul Sportiv Rapid București
ShortnameRapid
Founded1934
ArenaSala Rapid (domestic matches)
Sala Polivalentă (international matches)
Sala Polivalentă (international matches)
| 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 | Dragan Adžić | ||
| League | Liga Națională | ||
| 2025-26 | Liga Naţională, 7th of 12 | ||
| Club colours | |||
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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.
Honours
National competitions
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
Players
Current squad
- Squad for the 2026–27 season
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| Squad information | |||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | In | Contract until | ||
| 1 |  |
Anastasia Roşu | Goalkeeper | 2025 | |||
| 2 |  |
Mariana Lopes | Centre back | 2025 | |||
| 7 | |
Eliza Buceschi | Centre back | 2020 | 2025 | ||
| 9 | |
Rebecca Geamănu | Line Player | 2025 | |||
| 10 |  |
Albertina Kassoma | Line Player | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 12 | |
Diana Ciucă | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2025 | ||
| 16 | |
Denisa Șandru | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2026 | ||
| 18 | |
Gabriela Tulea | Right wing | 2025 | |||
| 19 |  |
Aïssatou Kouyaté | Right back | 2024 | |||
| 20 |  |
Dorina Korsós | Left wing | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 21 |  |
Mina Hesselberg | Left wing | 2025 | |||
| 23 | |
Line Ellertsen | Right back | 2025 | |||
| 24 | |
Janine Carașol | Left wing | 2025 | |||
| 26 | |
Stelvia Pascoal | Left back | 2025 | |||
| 28 | |
Alexandra Töpfner | Right wing | 2025 | |||
| 29 | |
Maria Kanaval | Left back | 2025 | |||
| 31 | |
Djazz Chambertin | Left back | 2025 | |||
| 79 |  |
Estavana Polman | Centre back | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 83 |  |
Marija Petrović | Line player | 2025 | |||
| 88 |  |
Viktoriya Shamanovskaya | Line Player | 2025 | |||
| 91 |  |
Sara Ristovska | Right wing | 2024 | |||
Transfers
- Transfers for the season 2026–27
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Selected former players
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League
- (All-Time) – Last updated on 30 March 2025[1]
| Rank | Name | Seasons
played |
Goals |
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| 1 | Dorina Korsós |
3 | 139 |
| 2 | Anđela Janjušević |
3 | 126 |
| 3 | Sorina Grozav |
3 | 120 |
| 4 | Albertina Kassoma |
3 | 106 |
| 5 | Estavana Polman |
3 | 103 |
| 6 | Eliza Buceschi |
3 | 102 |
| 7 | Orlane Kanor |
2 | 100 |
| 8 |  Marta López |
3 | 80 |
| 9 | Alicia Fernández |
3 | 69 |
| 10 | Lorena Ostase |
3 | 55 |
In European competitions
| EHF competitions | |||||||||
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| Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Final result |
| 1961–62 | European Champions Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | +3 | Quarter-finals |
| 1962–63 | European Champions Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 36 | +16 | Semi-finals |
| 1963–64 | European Champions Cup | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 50 | +26 | Winners |
| 1967–68 | European Champions Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 67 | +31 | Semi-finals |
| 1992–93 | IHF Cup | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 251 | 209 | +42 | Winners |
| 1993–94 | EHF Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 48 | -5 | Round of 16 |
| 1995–96 | EHF Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 89 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 1996–97 | City Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 93 | -7 | Quarter-finals |
| 1999–2000 | City Cup | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 189 | +66 | Winners |
| 1999–2000 | Champions Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 62 | -18 | Fourth place |
| 2000–01 | Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 57 | -18 | Round 4 |
| 2001–02 | Challenge Cup | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 225 | 173 | +52 | Semi-finals |
| 2002–03 | EHF Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 148 | +61 | Round 4 |
| 2003–04 | EHF Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 107 | +6 | Qualification Round 2 |
| 2003–04 | EHF Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 166 | +19 | Quarter-finals |
| 2004–05 | Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 290 | 255 | +35 | Quarter-finals |
| 2005–06 | Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 202 | 136 | +66 | Round 4 |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 551 | 528 | +23 | Quarter-finals |
| 2023–24 | EHF Champions League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 366 | 399 | -33 | Group stage |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 396 | 474 | -78 | Play-offs |
| 2025–26 | EHF European League | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 362 | 329 | +33 | Quarter-finals |
| Total | 153 | 83 | 12 | 58 | 3962 | 3642 | +320 | ||
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference.
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1962–63 | European Champions Cup | First round | Budapesti Spartacus |
16–6 | 4–2 | 20–8 |
| Quarter-finals |  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
13–8 | 6–6 | 19–14 | ||
| Semi-finals |  Frederiksberg IF |
6–3 | 7–11 | 13–14 | ||
| 1963–64 | European Champions Cup | Quarter-finals |  Fortschritt Weissenfels |
5–3 | 8–3 | 13–6 |
| Semi-finals | Budapesti Spartacus |
12–8 | 3–4 | 15–12 | ||
| Final | Helsingør IF |
14–13 | European Champions Cup | |||
| 1967–68 | European Champions Cup | First round | Brandval Idrettslag |
24–10 | 13–6 | 37–16 |
| Quarter-finals |  Admira Energie Wien |
24–10 | 19–10 | 43–20 | ||
| Semi-finals | SC Empor Rostock |
10–11 | 8–20 | 18–31 | ||
| 1992–93 | IHF Cup | Preliminary round |  AC Doukas |
32–14 | 27–21 | 59–35 |
| Round of 16 | Zeeman Vastgoed SEW |
24–17 | 23–22 | 47–39 | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Politechnik Minsk |
27–20 | 21–28 | 48–48 Rapid won on away goals | ||
| Semi-finals |  SC Leipzig |
26–21 | 21–26 | 47–47 5–4 pen. | ||
| Final | CSL Dijon |
28–16 | 22–24 | 50–40 IHF Cup winners | ||
| 1993–94 | EHF Cup | Round of 16 |  Spartak Kyiv |
25–24 | 18–24 | 43–48 |
| 1994–95 | City Cup | Round of 16 | União FC de Almeirim |
32–18 | 27–18 | 59–36 |
| Quarter-finals | Vasas Budapest |
19–21 | 14–24 | 33–45 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHF Cup | Round of 16 |  ŽRK Graničar Đurđevac |
26–21 | 30–20 | 56–41 |
| Quarter-finals | Istochnik Rostov |
16–18 | 17–30 | 33–48 | ||
| 1996–97 | City Cup | Round of 16 |  TV Uster |
27–18 | 23–23 | 50–41 |
| Quarter-finals | Ikast F.S. |
18–24 | 18–28 | 36–52 | ||
| 1999–2000 | City Cup | Round of 16 | Arkatron RTsOP Minsk |
50–29 | 42–23 | 92–52 |
| Quarter-finals | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne |
28–23 | 23–20 | 51–43 | ||
| Semi-finals | ŽRK Osijek |
28–24 | 28–19 | 56–43 | ||
| Final | Randers HK |
30–25 | 26–26 | 56–51 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cup Winners' Cup | Round 4 | Motor Zaporizhzhia |
22–25 | 17–32 | 39–57 |
| 2001–02 | Challenge Cup | Round 3 |  EOS Siracusa |
39–16 | 31–15 | 70–31 |
| Round 4 | Handball Cercle Nîmes |
27–20 | 21–26 | 48–46 | ||
| Quarter-finals | DJK/MJC Trier |
35–26 | 29–24 | 64–50 | ||
| Semi-finals | Universitatea Remin Deva |
24–25 | 19–21 | 43–46 | ||
| 2002–03 | EHF Cup | Round 2 |  Üsküdar B.S.K. |
36–26 | 32–30 | 68–56 |
| Round 3 | RK Tutunski Kombinat Prilep |
48–21 | 38–15 | 86–36 | ||
| Round 4 | Cornexi Alcoa |
31–27 | 24–29 | 55–56 | ||
| 2003–04 | EHF Champions League | Qualification round 1 |  Iuventa Michalovce |
33–23 | 30–30 | 63–53 |
| Qualification round 2 | El Osito L'Eliana Valencia |
26–22 | 24–32 | 50–54 | ||
| 2003–04 | EHF Cup | Round 3 | McDonald's Wiener Neustadt |
30–21 | 34–29 | 64–50 |
| Round of 16 | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne |
34–31 | 33–27 | 67–58 | ||
| Quarter-finals | Viborg HK |
25–28 | 29–30 | 54–58 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cup Winners' Cup | Round 2 | Gorodnichanka Grodno |
42–32 | 46–31 | 88–63 |
| Round 3 | SKP Banská Bystrica |
38–23 | 31–28 | 69–51 | ||
| Round 4 | Havelsan Ankara |
44–41 | 37–38 | 81–79 | ||
| Quarter-finals | Tertnes Bergen |
28–22 | 24–40 | 52–62 | ||
| 2005–06 | Cup Winners' Cup | Round 2 |  C.S. Baracuda Handball |
52–13 | 45–20 | 97–33 |
| Round 3 | ZMC Amicitia Zürich |
26–22 | 29–26 | 55–48 | ||
| Round 4 | ES Besançon Féminin |
25–29 | 25–26 | 50–55 | ||
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
30–27 | 30–32 | 4th |
| Metz Handball |
32–32 | 34–36 | ||||
| Team Esbjerg |
34–32 | 30–35 | ||||
 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |
39–29 | 30–30 | ||||
| Storhamar HE |
27–25 | 36–29 | ||||
| Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
28–22 | 33–26 | ||||
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
27–22 | 31–27 | ||||
| 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 |
24–33 | 28–30 | 7th |
| Metz Handball |
31–34 | 22–33 | ||||
| Vipers Kristiansand |
30–29 | 30–35 | ||||
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
20–23 | 24–24 | ||||
| RK Krim Mercator |
27–22 | 24–25 | ||||
 Zagłębie Lubin |
26–25 | 24–21 | ||||
| Ikast Håndbold |
27–35 | 29–30 | ||||
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B |
Team Esbjerg |
26–28 | 32–39 | 6th |
| ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |
32–27 | 21–21 | ||||
| HB Ludwigsburg |
29–37 | 24–30 | ||||
| Vipers Kristiansand |
10–0 | 30–30 | ||||
| Odense Håndbold |
25–42 | 24–32 | ||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball |
31–34 | 21–33 | ||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC |
25–28 | 20–31 | ||||
| Play-offs | CSM București |
24–34 | 22–28 | 46–62 | ||
| 2025–26 | EHF European League | Qualification round 2 | Hypo Niederösterreich |
30–19 | 32–24 | 62–43 |
| Qualification round 3 | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames |
28–34 | 32–21 | 60–55 | ||
| Group stage Group C |
HC Lokomotiva Zagreb |
24–29 | 28–28 | 2nd | ||
| Tertnes Bergen |
32–32 | 30–28 | ||||
| VfL Oldenburg |
34–30 | 34–23 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Viborg HK |
32–26 | 26–35 | 58–61 | ||
Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
| Season | Player | Award |
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| 2022–23[2] | Jennifer Gutiérrez |
EHF Excellence Awards nominee – Left Wing; EHF Champions League Team of the Week, Round 11 |
Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
| Season | Player | Award |
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| No individual season awards confirmed. | ||
EHF Excellence Awards
| Season | Player | Award |
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| 2022/23[3] | Jennifer Gutiérrez |
Nominee – Left Wing of the Season |
| 2024/25[4] | Albertina Kassoma |
Nominee – Line Player of the Season |
Statistic top players
EHF Champions League Top 10 Goalscorers
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Domestic Competitions Top 10 Goalscorers
Individual nominations and awards in the EHF Champions League
Domestic Competitions Top 10 Goalscorers
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Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
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