CS Rapid București is a Romanian professional

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club based in

Giulești Giulești () is a neighbourhood in northwestern Bucharest, located in Sector 6. The Giulești Stadium, Giulești Theatre, Podul Grant are located in Giulești. Also, the Grivița Railway Yards and Lacul Morii are located nearby. History The ...

, 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

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, in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

. 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

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, and one

since their inception. They are currently competing in the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League.

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):

:Winners (1): 1993 *

:Winners (1): 2000

European record

Players

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 Diana Ciucă * 16 Denisa Şandru * 23

Ivana Kapitanović Ivana Kapitanović (born 17 September 1994) is a Croatian handballer for CS Rapid București (handball), Rapid București and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handba ...

;Left Wings * 18 Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo * 20 Dorina Korsós ;Right Wings * 17 Marta López * 77 Alexandra Badea ;Line Players * 10

Albertina Kassoma Albertina da Cruz Kassoma (born 12 June 1996) is an Angolan handball player for CS Rapid București (handball) and the Angolan national team. She represented Angola at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia and at the 2016 S ...

* 27 Lorena Ostase * 44 Ainhoa Hernández ;;Left Backs * 11 Gabriela Perianu * 22 Orlane Kanor * 99 Sorina Grozav ;;Centre Backs * 7 Eliza Buceschi * 34 Alicia Fernández * 79 Estavana Polman ;;Right Backs * 21 Irene Espínola * 88 Anđela Janjušević

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ; Joining *

immediate effect (from maternity leave) * Laura Kanor (LW) ''(from

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

)'' ; Leaving * Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (LW) ''(to CSM București)''

Selected former players

* Alina Dobrin *

Cristina Vărzaru Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru (born 5 December 1979) is a Romanian retired professional handball player who last played for CSM București. She was a member of the Romanian national team. Biography Vărzaru participated at the 2000 Summer Olym ...

* Aurelia Brădeanu *

Paula Ungureanu Paula-Claudia Ungureanu (née Rădulescu; born 30 March 1980) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Rapid București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Ungureanu successfully replaced Luminița Dinu after her retirement. Sh ...

Oana Manea Oana Andreea Lefter (née: Manea; born 18 April 1985) is a former handball. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Her father, Dumitru Manea was a football player. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Cit ...

Azenaide Carlos Azenaide Danila José Carlos a.k.a. Zizica (born 14 June 1990) is an Angolan handball player for CSM Corona Brașov and the Angolan handball team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, and the 2008, 2012, 2 ...

* Julie Foggea *

Alexandra Lacrabère Alexandra Maïté Lacrabère (born 27 April 1987) is a French handball player. She is a former player of the French national team. Career Lacrabère has won gold medals at 2017 World Championships , the 2018 European Championships and the Toky ...

References

{{Liga Națională (women's handball) Sports clubs in Bucharest Liga Națională (women's handball) clubs Handball clubs established in 1934