Clubul Sportiv Gloria Bistrița, commonly known as Gloria Bistrița and colloquially as Gloria, is a professional women's handball team based in Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud, Transylvania, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the EHF Champions League, and is part of the multi-sport club with the same name, which also includes a men’s football section.
Gloria were runners-up in the 2023–24 EHF European League, while also qualifying for the quarterfinals of the EHF Champions League. They also won the Cupa României for the first time in 2025-2026.
Honours Domestic competitions Liga Națională (National League of Romania) Winners: (1) 2026 Third place: 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
Cupa României (National Cup of Romania) Winners: (1) 2026 Finalists: 2025 Third place: 2017, 2024
Supercupa României (Super Cup of Romania) Winners: (1) 2026 Finalists: 2024, 2025
European competitions EHF European League Finalists: 2023–24
Team Current squad 2026/27
Goalkeepers 1 Daciana Hosu 12 Daria Uhrec 16 Evelina Eriksson Wings LW 17 Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo 67 Veronika Malá 89 Corina Lupei RW 27 Asuka Fujita 30 Sonia Seraficeanu
Line Players 3 Iaroslava Burlachenko 19 Kaba Gassama 32 Daria Utan 37 Lorena Ostase
Back Line LB 10 Danila So Delgado 22 Lara González 29 Johanna Reichert
CB 8 Helena Paulo 9 Larissa Nüsser 23 Paula Arcos
RB 6 Nina Engel 11 Martina Stan
Transfers Transfers for the season 2026-27
Joining Veronika Malá (LW) (from Storhamar HE) Helena Paulo (CB) (from CSM Târgu Jiu) Evelina Eriksson (GK) (from CSM București) Daciana Hosu (GK) (from CSM București) Johanna Reichert (LB) (from Thüringer HC) Nina Engel (RB) (from HSG Bensheim/Auerbach) Lara González Ortega (LB) (from HC Dunărea Brăila)
Leaving Renata Arruda (GK) (to CSM Corona Brașov) Bianca Bazaliu (LB) (to CSM Corona Brașov) Ștefania Stoica (LB) (to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea) Éva Kerekes (LW) (to CSM Corona Brașov) Cristina Laslo (CB) (to HC Dunărea Brăila) Monika Kobylińska (RB) (to Debreceni VSC) Sayna Mbengue (RB) (to CS Minaur Baia Mare) Matilda Forsberg (RW) (to CSM București) Tamires Morena (P) (to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea)
Staff members Head Coach: Carlos Viver Assistant Coach: Quino Soler Teruel Goalkeeper coach: Levente Kocs Fitness Coach: Dario Mata Bejar
Notable former players Oana Țiplea Magdalena Paraschiv Valentina Ardean-Elisei Ana Maria Iuganu Laura Moisă Melinda Geiger Laura Pristăviță Iulia Dumanska Jovana Kovačević Željka Nikolić Jelena Trifunović Darly Zoqbi de Paula Alexandrina Barbosa Mariana Costa Nina Zulić Ida-Marie Dahl Nina Bulatović Déborah Kpodar
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 14 January 2025 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Danila So Delgado21172 Asuka Fujita2643 Sonia Seraficeanu2494 Sayna Mbengue2435 Tamires Morena2366 Bianca Bazaliu2337 Valeriia Kirdiasheva1328 Lorena Ostase1319 Dagmara Nocuń13110 Larissa Nüsser130
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