CS Rapid București (handball)

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
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Rapid București
Short name	Rapid
Founded	1934; 91 years ago (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
2024-25	Liga Naţională, 5th of 14
Club colours
Home Away
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

• Liga Națională

Winners (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 2003, 2022

Cups

• Cupa României

Winners (1): 2004

European competitions

• Champions League

Winners (1): 1964

• European League

Winners (1): 1993

• European Cup

Winners (1): 2000

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2022–23	EHF Champions League	Group stage Group B	Győri Audi ETO KC	30–27	32–30	4th
			Metz Handball	32–32	36-34
			Team Esbjerg	34–32	35–30
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	39–29	30–30
			Storhamar HE	27–25	29–36
			Kastamonu Bld. GSK	28-22	26–33
			RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	27–22	27–31
		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 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
			Brest Bretagne Handball	31–34	21–33
			Győri Audi ETO KC	25–28	20–31
			Odense Håndbold	25–42	24–32
		Playoffs	CSM București	24–34	22–28	46–62

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 01 Anastasia Roşu 12 Diana Ciucă 16 Denisa Șandru Left Wings 20 Dorina Korsós 29 Mina Hesselberg Right Wings 18 Gabriela Tulea 28 Alexandra Töpfner 91 Sara Ristovska Line Players 08 Viktoriya Shamanovskaya 10 Albertina Kassoma 22 Rebecca Geamănu 83 Marija Petrović

Left Backs Maria Kanaval 26 Stelvia Pascoal 31 Djazz Chambertin Centre Backs 02 Mariana Lopes 07 Eliza Buceschi (c) 79 Estavana Polman Right Backs 19 Aïssatou Kouyaté 23 Line Ellertsen

Squad information
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
8		Viktoriya Shamanovskaya	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
22		Rebecca Geamănu	Line Player	2025
23		Line Ellertsen	Right back	2025
26		Stelvia Pascoal	Left back	2025
28		Alexandra Töpfner	Right wing	2025
29		Mina Hesselberg	Left wing	2025
31		Djazz Chambertin	Left back	2025
79		Estavana Polman	Centre back	2022	2025
83		Marija Petrović	Line player	2025
91		Sara Ristovska	Right wing	2024
		Maria Kanaval	Left back	2025

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Mina Hesselberg (LW) (from Larvik HK) Djazz Chambertin (LB) (from Metz Handball) Stelvia Pascoal (LB) (from Saint-Amand Handball) Maria Kanaval (LB) (from HC Dunărea Brăila) Line Ellertsen (RB) (from Storhamar HE) Alexandra Töpfner (RW) (from Debreceni VSC) Viktoriya Shamanovskaya (P) (from CSKA Moscow) Mariana Lopes (CB) (from Békéscsabai Előre NKSE) Marija Petrović (P) (from CSM Târgu-Jiu)

Leaving Lara González Ortega (LB) (to HC Dunărea Brăila) Ștefania Stoica (LB) (to Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud) Alicia Fernández (CB) (to Zagłębie Lubin) Anđela Janjušević (RB) (to HC Dunărea Brăila) Lorena Ostase (P) (to Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud) Ainhoa Hernández (P) (to SCM Craiova) Sorina Grozav (LB) (to Corona Brașov)

Selected former players

Alina Dobrin Cristina Vărzaru Aurelia Brădeanu Paula Ungureanu Oana Manea Gabriela Perianu Lorena Ostase Alexandra Badea Nicoleta Dincă Alina Iordache

Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo Irene Espínola Lara González Ortega Ainhoa Hernández Alicia Fernández Marta López Orlane Kanor Julie Foggea Alexandra Lacrabère Laura Kanor

Anđela Janjušević Azenaide Carlos Ivana Kapitanovic Polina Gorshkova Rinka Duijndam Mathilde Neesgaard

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated on 30 March 2025^[1]

Rank	Name	Seasons played	Goals
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