SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball)

This article is about the women's handball team previously named Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea. For the football club, see Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, formerly known as CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a professional women's handball club in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the EHF European League.

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Full name	Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea
Short name	SCM or Vâlcea
Founded	26 June 1973; 52 years ago (26 June 1973), as AS Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea
Arena	Traian
Capacity	2,239
President	Florin Verigeanu
Head coach	Florentin Pera
Captain	Nathalie Hagman
League	Liga Naţională
2024-25	Liga Naţională, 8th of 14
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

It holds the record of CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea since 26 April 2019, this means SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea is the successor club. The board also plans to get the name in the future.^[1]

Râmnicu Vâlcea

Location of SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea

Kits

HOME
2014–15	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020-

AWAY
2014–15	2015-16	2016–17	2017–19	2019–20	2020–

THIRD
2019–20	2020–

Honours

Domestic

League

• Liga Națională
  • Champions (20): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019
  • Runners-up (5): 1983, 1985, 1992, 2001, 2003
  • Third place (7): 1984, 1986, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2021, 2022

Cup

• Cupa României
  • Winners (14): 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2020
  • Runners-up (6): 1986, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2022
  • Third place (3): 1987, 1988, 1989
• Supercupa României
  • Winners (4): 2007, 2011, 2018, 2020
  • Runners-up (1): 2019

European

• EHF Champions League
  • Runners-up (1): 2010
  • Third place (5): 1990, 1992, 2009, 2012, 2013
• EHF Champions Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2007
• EHF Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 1984
• EHF Cup
  • Winners (2): 1984, 1989
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners (1): 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2002
  • Third place (5): 1987, 1993

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit manufacturer	Major sponsors
Hummel	Volkswagen / Strabag / Chimcomplex / Fitzerman Pharma / Boromir / Râureni / Anabella / Diana / Securitas / Farmaciile Băjan / Damila D / Biborteni

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2020–21	Champions League	Group stage (Group B)	Győri Audi ETO KC	31–38	20–37	6th place
			ŽRK Budućnost	28–29	25–23
			Borussia Dortmund	0–10	10–0
			CSKA Moscow	20–30	24–34
			Brest Bretagne	21–28	10-0
			Odense Håndbold	21–30	26–25
			RK Podravka Koprivnica	25–27	0–10
		Round of 16	CSM București	24–33	27–21	51–54

Team

Current squad

Squad for the season 2025/26

Goalkeepers 16 Beatrice Tunariu 32 Raluca Kelemen Wingers LW 10 Anniken Wollik 22 Cristina Florica 79 Anamaria Stroie RW 04 Tuva Høve 55 Sara Trușcă 77 Georgiana Alina Mușat Line players 06 Asma Elghaoui 18 Maria Lykkegaard 29 Nataša Ljepoja

Back players LB 08 Karoline Lund 09 Daphne Gautschi 21 Andreea Bujor CB 11 Amalie Wulff 17 Rebeca Necula 28 Mia Zschocke RB 07 Ana Maria Grigore 27 Julia Maidhof 38 Alberte Kielstrup Madsen

Squad information
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Date of birth	In	Contract until -	4		Tuva Høve	Right wing	11 June 2000	2025	2026
6		Asma Elghaoui	Line player	29 August 1991	2019	2026
7		Ana Maria Grigore	Left back/Right back	29 March 2004	2023	N/A
9		Daphne Gautschi	Left back	9 July 2000	2025	2026
10		Anniken Wollik	Left wing	5 December 1997	2023	2026
11		Amalie Wulff	Center back	18 May 1999	2025	2026
12		Diana Neagu	Goalkeeper	15 October 2004	2023	N/A
17		Rebeca Necula	Center back	17 May 2003	2023	2026
18		Maria Lykkegaard	Line player	27 february 1996	2025	2026
21		Andreea Bujor	Left back	30 November 2001	2024	2025
22		Cristina Florica	Left wing	11 May 1992	2016	2025
27		Julia Maidhof	Right back	13 March 1998	2023	2026
28		Mia Zschocke	Left back/Center back	28 May 1996	2023	2026
29		Nataša Ljepoja	Line player	28 January 1996	2023	2026
32		Raluca Kelemen	Goalkeeper	24 June 1998	2023	2026
38		Alberte Kielstrup Madsen	Right back	15 September 2000	2025	2026

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2025-26

Joining Daphne Gautschi (LB) (from Handball Plan-de-Cuques) Karoline Lund (LB) (from Oppsal Håndball) Amalie Wulff (CB) (from Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub) Alberte Kielstrup Madsen (RB) (from Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub) Tuva Høve (RW) (from Byåsen HE) Georgiana Mușat (RW) (from CSM Slatina) Maria Lykkegaard (PV) (from Ikast Håndbold)

Leaving Bent Dahl (Head coach) (with immediate effect) Julie Foggea (GK) (to Paris 92) Charlotte Cholevová (LB) (to TuS Metzingen) Jovana Kovačević (LB) Daniela de Jong (CB) (to Debreceni VSC) Alicia Gogîrlă (RB) (to SCM Craiova (women's handball)) Nathalie Hagman (RW) (to Győri ETO KC) Alicia Toublanc (RW) (to Debreceni VSC) Iryna Mokat (PV)

Staff members

• President: Florin Verigeanu
• Communication delegate: Alexandru Nițișor
• Head Coach: Florentin Pera
• Assistant coach: Mihai Rohozneanu
• Goalkeeping Coach: Luminița Dinu
• Fitness Coach: Marian Crăciun
• Masseur: Andrei Bularga, Robert Tănăsescu
• Doctor: Carmen Udrea
• Chinotherapist: Emil Guiu

Technical staff information
Nat.	Member	Position	Date of birth	In	Contract until
	Florentin Constantin Pera	Head coach	12 December 1986	2025	2027
	Luminița Dinu	Goalkeeping Coach	6 noiembrie 1971	2024

Individual awards in EHF competitions

Awards in EHF Champions League

Season	Player	Award	Result
2019–20[2]	Asma Elghaoui	All-Star Team (Best Line player)	Won

Awards in European competitions

The EHF Excellence Awards, first introduced for the 2022/23 season, honour the best players – both male and female – in each playing position.

Season	Organization	Player	Category	Result
2022-23[3]	European Handball Federation	Asma Elghaoui	All-Star Team (Best Line player)	Nominated

NOTE: since December 2024 the Tunisian born handball player Asma Elghaoui holds also Romanian citizenship.

Notable former players

For a list of all former SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players.

Retired numbers

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea retired numbers
N°	Nationality	Player	Position	Tenure
23		Iryna Glibko posthumous honor	Left back	2017-2024

Goalkeepers

• Mihaela Ciobanu
• Ildiko Barbu
• Luminița Dinu-Huțupan
• Tereza Pîslaru
• Talida Tolnai
• Paula Ungureanu
• Mihaela Băbeanu
• Diana Ciucă
• Iulia Dumanska
• Daciana Hosu
• Silvia Navarro
• Isabell Roch
• Marta Batinović
• Amandine Leynaud
• Tetyana Vorozhtsova
• Sanela Knezović
• Petra Blazek

Left wings

• Valentina Ardean-Elisei
• Ramona Farcău
• Iulia Curea
• Ana Maria Iuganu
• Corina Lupei
• Ann Grete Nørgaard
• Elin Hansson
• Olena Radchenko

Right wings

• Adriana Nechita
• Cristina Vărzaru
• Nicoleta Alexandrescu
• Elena Avădanii
• Alexandra Badea
• Marta López
• Yulia Managarova
• Željka Nikolić
• Asuka Fujita
• Yevhenia Levchenko

Line players

• Valentina Cozma
• Oana Manea
• Ionela Stanca
• Victorina Bora
• Raluca Agrigoroaie
• Nicoleta Balog
• Ekaterina Vetkova
• Daria Ilina
• Bobana Klikovac
• Rita Borbás
• Marija Petrović
• Maren Nyland Aardahl

Left backs

• Edit Matei
• Lidia Drăgănescu
• Simona Gogîrlă
• Carmen Amariei
• Narcisa Lecușanu
• Valeria Motogna-Beșe
• Cristina Neagu
• Adina Laura Meiroșu
• Clara Vădineanu
• Adriana Țăcălie
• Alexandrina Barbosa
• Olga Gorshenina
• Marija Jovanović
• Gabriella Szűcs
• Jelena Trifunović
• Samara da Silva
• Ines Khouildi
• Ewgenija Minevskaja
• Anastasia Pidpalova
• Iryna Glibko

Central backs

• Maria Török-Duca
• Mihaela Tivadar
• Roxana Cherăscu
• Roxana Han
• Daniela Todor
• Aurelia Brădeanu
• Mădălina Zamfirescu
• Alicia Fernández
• Regina Shymkute
• Allison Pineau
• Kristina Liščević
• Yeliz Özel

Right backs

• Sorina Teodorovic
• Steluța Luca
• Mariana Tîrcă
• Gabriela Tănase
• Patricia Vizitiu
• Oana Țiplea
• Melinda Geiger
• Janina Luca
• Ana Maria Savu
• Daria Bucur
• Mireya González
• Katarina Bulatović
• Tanja Ivanović
• Olha Vashchuk
• Natalia Vasileuskaya

Coaching history

Period	Main coach	Assistant coach
1982-1983	Contsantin Popescu
1983-1984	Constantin Popescu	Maria Ciulei
1984-1986	Ion Gherhard	Maria Ciulei
1986-1987	Constantin Muscalu	Petre Berbecaru
1987-1988	Ion Gherhard	Maria Ciulei
1988-1989	Ion Gherhard	Gheorghe Ionescu
1989-1991	Gheorghe Ionescu	Petre Berbecaru
1991-1992	Constantin Cojocaru	Petre Berbecaru
1992-1993	Lucian Râșniță	Constantin Cojocaru
1993-1994	Lucian Râșniță	Gheorghe Ionescu
1994-1995	Constantin Cojocaru	Petre Berbecaru
1995-1996	Constantin Cojocaru	Gheorghe Ionescu, Alexandru Mengoni
1996-1997	Alexandru Mengoni, Lucian Râșniță	Petre Berbecaru
1997-1998	Lucian Râșniță	Petre Berbecaru
1998-2000	Bogdan Macovei	Petre Berbecaru
2000-2002	Mariana Tîrcă	Ion Gherhard
2002-2003	Mariana Tîrcă	Petre Berbecaru
2003-2004	Mariana Tîrcă	Petre Berbecaru, Maria Török-Duca
2004-2005	Liviu Paraschiv, Maria Török-Duca, Gheorghe Ionescu	Petre Berbecaru
2005-2006	Đorđe Rašić, Cornel Bădulescu	Petre Berbecaru
2006-2008	Gheorghe Tadici	Popa Seviștean
2008-2009	Ivica Rimanić, Radu Voina	Aurelian Roșca
2009-2010	Radu Voina	Aurelian Roșca
2010-2011	Péter Kovács, Anja Andersen, Radu Voina	Aurelian Roșca, Maria Török-Duca
2011-2012	Radu Voina	Aurelian Roșca, Steluța Luca
2012-2013	Jakob Vestergaard	Mette Klit, Steluța Luca
2013	Steluța Luca	Aurelian Roșca
2013-2014	Maria Török-Duca, Simona Gogîrlă	Maria Rădoi
2014-2015	Dumitru Muși	Maria Török-Duca
2015-2016	Constantin Ștefan	Maria Török-Duca, Nicoleta Lazăr
2017	Ghoerghe Sbora	Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan
2017-2018	Aurelian Roșca, Ghoerghe Sbora	Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan
2018-2021	Florentin Pera	Maria Rădoi, Ildiko Barbu, Goran Kurteš
2021	Goran Kurteš	Daniela Joița
2021-2024	Bent Dahl	Daniela Joița, Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen, Luminița Dinu
2024-2025	Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen	Luminița Dinu

See also

• Oltchim