CSM București is a men's handball team from Bucharest, Romania, that plays in the Romanian Liga Naţională. Their biggest achievement is winning the Romanian Cup once, in 2016. It functions as the men's handball department of the multi-sport club CSM București.
History The parent sports club, CSM București, was established on 19 June 2007 by decision of the General Council of Bucharest. The men's handball section began competing in the Romanian league system before earning promotion to the Liga Națională. Between 2014 and 2017, CSM București finished as runners-up in the Romanian championship on three consecutive occasions. In 2016, the club won the Romanian Cup for the first time after defeating Steaua București 27–24 in the final, held in Brăila.
During the 2018–19 season, CSM București won the EHF Challenge Cup, the club's first European title. In the quarter-finals, CSM București eliminated RK Borac Banja Luka, before defeating HC Neva Saint Petersburg in the semi-finals. In the final, the Romanian club faced Madeira Andebol SAD. Following a 22–22 draw in the first leg in Funchal, CSM București won the return leg in Bucharest 26–20 on 18 May 2019 to secure the title.
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Honours Domestic competitions Liga Națională Second place: 2015, 2016, 2017 Cupa României Winners: 2016 Bronze Medalist: 2017 Supercupa României Finalist: 2016
European competitions EHF European Cup: Winners: 2018–19
Team
Current squad Squad for the 2025–26 season
Goalkeepers 1 Andrei Lazăr 12 Ionuț Grosu 16 Valentin Petrila
Right Wingers 5 Andrei Mihalcea 91 Razvan Chiratcu
Left Wingers 23 Mihai Nica 27 Claudiu Babă
Line players 3 Bogdan Oancea 6 Zamfir Dumitrana 13 Adrian Rotaru
Backs LB 4 André Pung Tuzov 7 Bogdan Voica 14 Markus Stegefelt 99 Alex Dascalu
CB 20 Andrei Drăgan 26 Vanja Vojvodic 33 Antonio Nedea
RB 18 Mihai Alexandru Tene 37 Mario Ciu Bogdan Mănescu
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Damian Przytuła (LB) from RK Zagrebhttps://www.facebook.com/TheVoiceOfHandball/posts/damian-przytuła-przenosi-się-do-rumunii-udało-mi-się-potwierdzić-piszę-o-tym-na-/1043630811383760/ Danylo Hlushak (RW) from CSM Sighişoarahttps://www.instagram.com/p/DbIhAOkIL0n/ Domingo Luís (RB) from Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil Andrei Nicușor Negru (LW) from Dinamo Bucureștihttps://www.facebook.com/CSMBOfficial/posts/unele-povești-merită-continuate-astăzi-îi-spunem-bine-ai-venit-lui-nicu-negru-ca/1391413226423312/ Dan Vasile (GK) from SCM Politehnica Timișoarahttps://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/handbal/dani-vasile-nationala-romaniei-csm-constanta-interviu-807768.html
Leaving André Pung Tuzov (LB) to OV Helsingborg HK
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Markus Stegefelt (LB) from GC Amicitia Zürichhttps://www.news.ro/sport/handbal-masculin-markus-stegefelt-este-noul-jucator-al-echipei-csm-bucuresti-1922402317522025071322101237 Janja Vojvodić (CB) from AHC Potaissa Turdahttps://handbalmania.ro/2025/07/23/liga-zimbrilor-reunire-cu-multe-noutati-la-csm-bucuresti/ André Pung Tuzov (LB) from Dijon Métropole Handball Andrei Drăgan (CB) from CSM Constanțahttps://www.facebook.com/CSMBOfficial/posts/%EF%B8%8F-transfer-nou-la-csm-bucurești-%EF%B8%8Fsuntem-bucuroși-să-anunțăm-că-andrei-drăgan-est/1071865535044751/ Bogdan Mănescu (RB) from CSM Bacăuhttps://www.news.ro/sport/handbal-masculin-bogdan-manescu-a-revenit-la-csm-bucuresti-1922404825582025061322078373 Andrei Lazăr (GK) from CSM Făgărașhttps://handbalmania.ro/2025/07/23/liga-zimbrilor-reunire-cu-multe-noutati-la-csm-bucuresti/ Claudiu Babă (LW) from CSM Sighişoara Mario Ciu (RB) back from loan at CSM Sighişoara
Leaving Raul Nantes (LB) to SCM Politehnica Timișoarahttps://www.radiotimisoara.ro/sport/handbal/un-brazilian-la-scm-politehnica-timisoara-359681.html Roman Dodica (RB) to Dinamo Bucureștihttps://www.bursa.ro/handbal-roman-dodica-este-noul-inter-dreapta-al-echipei-dinamo-bucuresti-04640655 Vitalii Shimanskyi (GK) to CSM Constanța Liviu Caba (CB) to RK Partizanhttps://volimpartizan.rs/rumunska-veza-se-siri-liviu-caba-novi-igrac-partizana-192523/
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