CSM Constanța (men's handball)

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.

CSM Constanța
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Municipal Constanța
Short name	Constanța
Founded	2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Arena	Sala Sporturilor
Capacity	1,500
President	Ionuț Stănescu
Head coach	George Buricea
League	Liga Națională
2023–24	Liga Națională, 2nd of 14
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

• 
  Old Logo
  (-2022)

Kits

HOME
2014–15

AWAY
2014–15	2019–20	2020–21

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

Goalkeepers 01 Vladut Rusu 16 Dan Vasile Left Wingers 07 Alexandru Andrei 33 Valentino Ravnić Right Wingers 05 Ionuț Nistor 31 Strahinja Stankovic Line players 22 Gastón Mouriño 23 Zoran Nikolić 24 Andras Szasz

Left Backs 08 Irakli Chikovani 10 Gabriel Ilie 17 Andrei Buzle 34 Vitaly Komogorov Central Backs 14 Călin Mihai Căbuț 20 Andrei Dragan Right Backs 13 Mikalai Aliokhin 27 Nicolae Ungureanu

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining Andrei Buzle (LB) Andras Szasz (LP) (from CSM Bucuresti) Nicolae Ungureanu (RB) (from CSA Steaua București)

Leaving Daniel Susanu (LP) (on loan to HC Buzău) Liviu Caba (CB) (to CSM Bucuresti) Marin Vegar (LB)

Coaching staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season

Pos.	Name
Head coach	George Buricea
Assistant coach	Ionut Puscasu
Goalkeeping coach	Mario Blazević
Fitness coach	Nicu Roman
Kinetotherapist
Team Leader	Silviu Bãiceanu

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