The 2014 Bucharest Trophy was the first edition of the

Bucharest Trophy The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...

held in

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from 21 to 24 August as a pre-season international women's

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tournament for clubs. The most recent finalists of the

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edition ( ŽRK Budućnost) appeared in the tournament, along with the hosts ( CSM Bucharest) and others. The most recent winners of the

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edition (

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) have been also invited but withdrew before making a debut due to season's fixtures. The whole tournament was aired on Sport.ro the channel and Dolce Sport 2. CSM Bucharest won the title by defeating Budućnost Podgorica in the final.

Participants

* CSM Bucharest (hosts) * ŽRK Budućnost *

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HC Astrakhanochka Handball Club Astrakhanochka is a Russian women's handball club from Astrakhan established in 1993. It has played in the Russian Super League since 1999, and in 2004 it made its debut in EHF competitions. It reached the EHF Cup's semifinals in 2 ...

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* Muratpaşa Bld. SK

Results

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stages

5th place game

3rd place game

Final

Awards

Team of the Tournament

*Goalkeeper: *Left wing: *Left back: *Playmaker: *Pivot: *Right back: *Right wing:

Special awards

*Top Scorer: *

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucharest Trophy 2014 Bucharest Trophy 2014 in handball 2014 in Romanian sport Sport in Bucharest