The Romania national badminton team () represents Romania in international badminton team competitions. The Romanian national team have never participated in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Romania participated in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Romanian team also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships along with other Balkan countries. The team has had multiple runners-up finishes at the Balkan mixed team championships. Romanian badminton made one of its first international presences when national player Florin Balaban competed in men's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Romanian junior team were runners-up at the 2000 Finlandia Cup in Pressbaum, Austria.
History Badminton first reached Romania in 1958 when the sport was played in university sporting events.
Badminton competitions in Romania were first hosted in December 1975, with the first badminton competition titled the 30 December Cup () organized in the city of Târgu Mureș by the Pioneer Organization and the Mureș County Council. In 1977, the competition was later renamed the Mureș Cup. Badminton then gained minuscule popularity when counties from around the country started to compete in the competition.
On 29 January 1990, the Romanian Badminton Federation was established. Soon after, the national federation started to send the national squad to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships.
Men's team The Romanian men's team first competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. In the group stages, the team lost 5–0 to the Czech Republic and 4–1 to France. The team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals but managed to win 3–2 against the Turkish team to finish 3rd in the group.
Mixed team Romania first competed in the 1997 Balkan Badminton Team Championships. The mixed team finished as runners-up after losing the match for first place 5–0 to Bulgaria in the round-robin competition. The team competed in the 2003 Helvetia Cup and finished in 17th place. In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Helvetia Cup. The team finished second in their group after defeating Wales and Luxembourg in the group tie. They then defeated Belgium 3–2 and finished in 7th place. In 2008, the team lost in the finals of the 2008 Balkan Team Championships to rivals Bulgaria. In 2010, the mixed team finished in third place after winning 3–2 against Moldova at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Team Championships.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to2002Did not enter2004Did not qualify20062008Did not enter201020122014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957to2002Did not enter2004Did not qualify2006Did not enter2008201020122014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989to2025Did not enter2027To be determined2029
European Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2006Group stage17/242008Did not enter20102012201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Women's team YearRound2006Did not enter200820102012201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Mixed team YearRound1972to2025Did not enter2027To be determined2029
Helvetia Cup YearRound1962to1989Did not enter1991Group stage11th1993Group stage17th1995Did not enter1997Group stage15th1999Did not enter20012003Group stage17th2005Group stage13th2007Group stage7th
Balkan Badminton Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Runners-up2nd1993Runners-up2nd1995Runners-up2nd1997Runners-up2nd1998Runners-up2nd1999Runners-up2nd2000Runners-up2nd2001Runners-up2nd2002Runners-up2nd2003Runners-up2nd2004Runners-up2nd2005Runners-up2nd2006Fourth place4th2007Third place3rd2008Runners-up2nd2009Did not enter2010Third place3rd2011Group stage5th2012Third place3rd2013Semi-finals4th2014Semi-finals3rd2016Runners-up2nd2018Did not enter **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound 2000Group stage19th of 24 2002Did not enter 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Group stage41st of 52 2017Did not enter 2018 2019 2020Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Did not enter 2023 2024 2025Group stage24th of 36 2026 Qualified
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975to1989Did not enter1991Group stage26th1993Group stage25th1995Did not enter199719992001Group stage11th2003Group stage16th2005Did not enter20072009Group stage22/282011Group stage15/212013Group stage22/282015Group stage17/242017Did not enter2018Group stage33/342020Did not enter2022Group stage17/242024Quarter-finals5/8
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team YearRound1984to1990Did not enter1992Group stage16th1994Group stage13th1996Did not enter1998Group stage15th2000Runners-up2nd2002Did not enter20042006
Balkan Junior Team Championships Mixed team YearRound1992Runners-up2nd1993Runners-up2nd1994Runners-up2nd1995Champions1st1996Did not enter1997Runners-up2nd1998Runners-up2nd1999Runners-up2nd2000Champions1st2001Runners-up2nd2002Runners-up2nd2004Fourth place4th2005Third place3rd2006Third place3rd2007Semi-finals3rd2008Third place3rd2010Third place3rd2011Semi-finals3rd2012Third place3rd2013Did not enter2015Semi-finals4th2016Group stage5th2017Group stage6th2019Did not enter **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Coaches The following shows a list of coaches for the Romania national badminton team.
Current coaches
Ştefan Nyari (1991–present) Corina Dan (1993–present)
Former coaches
Zoltan Demeter-Erdei (1983–1989; 1990–1993) Boris Popov (1992–1999) Constantin Cios (1992–1994)
Mircea Agapi (1992–2015) Tamara Savu (1997–2011)
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDTeodor-Ioan Cioroboiu778 - -Călin Turcu - - -Rareș Garalbatin - - -Dinu Pandele - - -Luca-Stefan Pandele - - -George Şerbănescu - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDLaura Constantin - - -Denisa-Maria Muscalu - - -Anamaria Șerban - - -Andra Stoica - - -Maria Duțu - - -Ioana Grecea - - -
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