CSM Constanța (men's handball)

Handball team from Constanța, Romania

CSM Constanța is a handball team from Constanța, Romania, that competes in the Romanian Liga Națională. Formed in July 2015 as HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța after the extinction of HCM Constanța (due to high debts that the club had accumulated),^[1] the team merged in 2022 with the newly formed multi-sports club CSM Constanța, as its men's handball section.^[2] After one year in the second division (the 2015-16 season), the team was promoted to the Liga Națională.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

• 
  Old Logo
  (-2022)

Kits

Honours

• Liga Națională
  • Runners-up (1): 2019

• Cupa României
  • Winners (2): 2018, 2023

• Supercupa României
  • Winners (2): 2017, 2021

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Coaching staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season

HCM Constanța (2002-2015)

Honours

• Liga Națională (9):
  • Winners: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Cupa României (5):
  • Winners: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Supercupa României (4):
  • Winners: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
• EHF Cup:
  • Fourth place: 2014
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Semifinalists: 2006
  • Quarterfinalists: 2007, 2009
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Semifinalists: 2004

Notable players

• Mihai Popescu
• Ionuț Stănescu
• Laurențiu Toma
• Marius Sadoveac
• Alexandru Csepreghi
• George Buricea
• Marius Stavrositu
• Bogdan Criciotoiu
• Javier Humet
• Milutin Dragicevic
• Dalibor Čutura
• Nemanja Mladenović
• Nikola Crnoglavac
• Zoran Nikolić
• Dane Šijan
• Predrag Vujadinović
• Mladen Rakčević
• Stevan Vujović
• Aleksandar Adžić
• Branislav Angelovski
• Nikola Mitrevski
• Velko Markoski
• Viachaslau Saldatsenka
• Janko Kević
• Dejan Malinović
• Timuzsin Schuch
• Irakli Chikovani

References

1. Coman, Ionuț (2 August 2015). "Vis de Ligă! HCM Constanța a murit. S-a înființat în schimb HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 2 August 2015
2. "A avut loc festivitatea de înființare a Clubului Sportiv Municipal Constanța. Ministrul Sportului: Acest oraș a dat României mulți campioni și acum poate continua această tradiție" (in Romanian). Dobrogea TV. Retrieved 24 August 2022

External links

• HC Dobrogea Sud Official website
• CSM Constanța on Facebook