CSM Constanța (men's handball)
Handball team from Constanța, Romania
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CSM Constanța is a handball team from Constanța, Romania, that competes in the Romanian Liga Națională. Formed in July 2015 as HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța after the dissolution of HCM Constanța (due to the high debts that the club had accumulated),[1] the team merged in 2022 with the newly formed multi-sports club CSM Constanța, as its men's handball section.[2] After one year in the second division (the 2015-16 season), the team was promoted to the Liga Națională.
| CSM Constanța | |||
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| Full name | Clubul Sportiv Municipal Constanța | ||
| Short name | Constanța | ||
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Arena | Sala Sporturilor | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President |  Ionuț Stănescu | ||
| Head coach | Marius Stavrositu | ||
| League | Liga Națională | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Națională, 5th of 14 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
The team was founded in 2015.
Crest, colours, supporters
Club crest
Old Logo
(-2022)
Kits
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  2019–20 |
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Honours
- Liga Națională
- Runners-up (1): 2019
- Cupa României
- Winners (2): 2018, 2023
- Supercupa României
- Winners (2): 2017, 2021
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024–25 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Coaching staff
- Staff for the 2023–24 season
| Pos. | Name |
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| Head coach | George Buricea |
| Assistant coach | Ionut Puscasu |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Mario Blazević |
| Fitness coach | Nicu Roman |
| Kinetotherapist | |
| Team Leader |
Silviu Bãiceanu |
HCM Constanța (2002-2015)
Honours
- Liga Națională (9):
- Cupa României (5):
- Winners: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Supercupa României (4):
- Winners: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
- EHF Cup:
- Fourth place: 2014
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Semifinalists: 2006
- Quarterfinalists: 2007, 2009
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Semifinalists: 2004
Notable players
Mihai Popescu- Ionuț Stănescu
- Laurențiu Toma
- Marius Sadoveac
- Alexandru Csepreghi
- George Buricea
- Marius Stavrositu
- Bogdan Criciotoiu
- Javier Humet
Milutin Dragicevic- Dalibor Čutura
- Nemanja Mladenović
- Nikola Crnoglavac
- Zoran Nikolić
- Dane Šijan
- Predrag Vujadinović
Mladen Rakčević- Stevan Vujović
- Aleksandar Adžić
Branislav Angelovski- Nikola Mitrevski
- Velko Markoski
Viachaslau Saldatsenka
Janko Kević
Dejan Malinović
Timuzsin Schuch
Irakli Chikovani
