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 | ||
| 2023-24 | Liga Naţională, 2nd of 14 | ||
| 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
editNational competitions
editLeague titles
edit- Winners (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 2003, 2022
Cups
edit- Cupa României
- Winners (1): 2004
European competitions
edit- Winners (1): 1964
- Winners (1): 1993
- Winners (1): 2000
European record
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B |
 Győri Audi ETO KC
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30–27 | 32–30 | 4th |
 Metz Handball
|
32–32 | 36-34 | ||||
 Team Esbjerg
|
34–32 | 35–30 | ||||
 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
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39–29 | 30–30 | ||||
 Storhamar HE
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27–25 | 29–36 | ||||
 Kastamonu Bld. GSK
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28-22 | 26–33 | ||||
 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
27–22 | 27–31 | ||||
| Playoffs |  RK Krim Mercator
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30–24 | 24–29 | 54–53 | ||
| Quarter-finals | Vipers Kristiansand
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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
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30–29 | 30–35 | ||||
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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20–23 | 24–24 | ||||
| RK Krim Mercator
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27–22 | 24–25 | ||||
 Zagłębie Lubin
|
26–25 | 24–21 | ||||
| Ikast Håndbold
|
27–35 | 29–30 | ||||
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | Team Esbjerg
|
32–39 | ||
| ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
|
32–27 | |||||
 HB Ludwigsburg
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29–37 | |||||
| Vipers Kristiansand
|
30–30 | |||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball
|
31–34 | |||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC
|
20–31 | |||||
| Odense Håndbold
|
24–32 | |||||
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- Squad for the 2024–25 season
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| Squad information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | In | Contract until | ||
| 2 | 
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Lara González Ortega | Centre back | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 7 | 
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Eliza Buceschi | Centre back | 2020 | 2025 | ||
| 8 |
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Mathilde Neesgaard | Centre back | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| 10 | 
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Albertina Kassoma | Line Player | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 12 |
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Diana Ciucă | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2025 | ||
| 16 |
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Denisa Șandru | Goalkeeper | 2021 | 2026 | ||
| 17 |
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Marta López | Right wing | 2021 | 2025 | ||
| 20 |
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Dorina Korsós | Left wing | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 22 |
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Orlane Kanor | Left back | 2022 | 2024 | ||
| 23 |
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Ivana Kapitanović | Goalkeeper | 2022 | 2024 | ||
| 27 |
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Lorena Ostase | Line Player | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 34 |
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Alicia Fernández | Centre back | 2021 | 2024 | ||
| 37 |
|
Raluca Tudor | Left back | 2024 | N/A | ||
| 44 |
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Ainhoa Hernández | Line Player | 2021 | 2025 | ||
| 77 |
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Alexandra Badea | Right wing | 2020 | 2024 | ||
| 79 | 
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Estavana Polman | Centre back | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 88 | 
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Anđela Janjušević | Right back | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 96 |
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Alina Ilie | Right Back | 2023 | N/A | ||
| 99 |
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Sorina Grozav | Left back | 2021 | 2024 | ||
Transfers
edit- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Selected former players
editTop scorers in the EHF Champions League
edit- (All-Time) – Last updated on 10 November 2024[1]
| Rank | Name | Seasons
played |
Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorina Korsós
|
3 | 116 |
| 2 | Anđela Janjušević
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3 | 105 |
| 3 | Orlane Kanor
|
2 | 100 |
| 4 | Eliza Buceschi
|
3 | 98 |
| 5 | Sorina Grozav
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3 | 96 |
| 6 | Estavana Polman
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3 | 81 |
| 7 | Albertina Kassoma
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3 | 81 |
| 8 | Marta López
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3 | 80 |
| 9 | Alicia Fernández
|
3 | 65 |
| 10 | Lorena Ostase
|
3 | 53 |
References
edit- ^ "CS Rapid București". European Handball Federation.