CS Minaur Baia Mare is a women's

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team based in

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Buchare ...

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, that competes in the Liga Națională and the European League (formerly known as EHF Cup). Minaur refers to the

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of Baia Mare.

Kits

Record of achievements

* Liga Naţională: **''Gold:''

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**''Silver:'' 1979, 2013,

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, 2016 **''Bronze:'' 1980 *Cupa României: **''Winners:'' 2013, 2014, 2015 **''Finalists:'' 1978, 1980 **''Semifinalists:'' 2007, 2016 *Supercupa României: **''Winners:'' 2013, 2014, 2015

European

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: **''Quarterfinalists:'' 2015, 2016 * EHF Challenge Cup: **''Finalists:'' 2003 *

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: **''Quarterfinalists:'' 1997

Other tournaments

* Baia Mare Champions Trophy: **''Winners:''

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: **''Fifth Placed'':

Players

Current squad

''Squad for the 2024–25 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Cristina Enache * 16 Clara Preda * 53 Iulia Dumanska ;Wingers ;LW * 15 Denisa Romaniuc * 21 Fie Woller ;RW * 10 Jessica Quintino ;Line players * 93 Alba Spugnini ;Back players ;LB * 6 Emilia Galinska * 13 María Gomes Da Costa ;CB * 2 Andreea Ianăşi * 8 Teodora Damian * 33 Amelia Lundbäck ;RB * 7 Aleksandra Vukajlović * 23 Nikoletta Papp

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ; Arriving ; Leaving * Andrijana Tatar (PV) * Luciana Popescu (CB) * Magda Cazanga (LB)

Staff members

* Head Coach: Andrei Popescu * Assistant Coach: Apostu Daniel

Notable former players

* Elisabeta Ionescu * Maria Bosi-Igorov * Hilda Hrivnak-Popescu * Niculina Sasu-Iordache * Mariana Iacob-Iluţ * Larisa Cazacu * Ildikó Kerekes * Cristina Mihai * Carmen Buceschi * Maria Pop * Nadina Dumitru * Victorina Stoenescu-Bora * Marinela Doiciu-Győrffy * Claudia Cetăţeanu * Magda Kengyel * Laura Crăciun * Ana-Maria Buican * Camelia Balint * Annamária Ilyés * Anca David * Florina Nicolescu * Eliza Buceschi * Bárbara Arenhart * Camilla Herrem *

Ksenia Makeeva Kseniya Vladimirovna Makeyeva ( rus, Ксения Владимировна Макеева, , ˈksʲenʲɪɪ̯ə mɐˈkʲe(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 19 September 1990) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and the Russia women's national handball t ...

* Ekaterina Davydenko * Adriana Nechita * Allison Pineau * Melinda Geiger * Lois Abbingh * Paula Ungureanu * Gabriela Perianu * Katarina Ježić * Alexandra do Nascimento * Luciana Marin * Patricia Vizitiu * Ionica Munteanu * Valentina Ardean-Elisei * Sonia Seraficeanu * Jovana Kovačević *

Linn Blohm Linn Blohm (born 20 May 1992) is a Swedish professional handballer who plays as a line player for Győri ETO KC and the Swedish national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2024, 2025 **''Silver medalist'': 2022 * EHF Cup / ...

Notable former managers

* Costică Buceschi * Constantin Popescu * Ioan Băban * Gheorghe Sbora * Gheorghe Covaciu * Ion Gerhard * Vasile Barbul

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baia Mare Women's handball clubs in Romania Handball clubs established in 2015 Liga Națională (women's handball) clubs Sport in Baia Mare 2015 establishments in Romania