Clubul Sportiv Rapid București, commonly known as CS Rapid București, Rapid București, or simply Rapid, is a Romanian

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club based in

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, currently participates in the Liga Națională, the top-tier league in Romania. The team represents the basketball women's section of

CS Rapid București Clubul Sportiv Rapid București is a Romanian multi-sport club based in Bucharest, Romania. History The club was founded as ''Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR'' in 1923. Men's Football section Domestic *Liga I **Winners (3): 1966 ...

, a multi-sports club. Women's basketball section of Rapid was one of the Romanian leading teams during the

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, winning nine national titles in 1951, 1952, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972 and 1978. The team also won two Romanian Cups in 1969 and 1995. 2001 marked its last appearance in

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competitions to date, in the

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.Profile
in FIBA Europe's website

Honours

* Liga Națională : Disc Plain yellow dark

Champions (9): 1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978 : Silver medal blank

Runners-up (1): 1998 *

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Champions (2): 1969, 1995

Current roster

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapid București 1934 establishments in Romania Women's basketball teams in Romania Basketball teams established in 1934