CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball)

CS Minaur Baia Mare is a women's handball team based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania, that competes in the Liga Națională and the European League (formerly known as EHF Cup).

CS Minaur Baia Mare
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare
Short name	Minaur
Founded	1960; 65 years ago (1960) as HCM Baia Mare 2015; 10 years ago (2015) as Minaur Baia Mare
Arena	Lascăr Pană
Capacity	2,048 seats
League	Liga Națională
2023–24	Liga Națională, 9th of 14
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Minaur refers to the gold mines of Baia Mare.

Kits

HOME
2016–17	2017–18	2019–20	2020-

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020-

THIRD
2015–16	2017–18	2019–20	2020-

Record of achievements

• Liga Naţională:
  • Gold: 2014
  • Silver: 1979, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Bronze: 1980
• Cupa României:
  • Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Finalists: 1978, 1980
  • Semifinalists: 2007, 2016
• Supercupa României:
  • Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015

European

• EHF Champions League:
  • Quarterfinalists: 2015, 2016
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Finalists: 2003
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Quarterfinalists: 1997

Other tournaments

• Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
  • Winners: 2014
• Bucharest Trophy:
  • Fifth Placed: 2015

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season.

Goalkeepers 01 Cristina Enache 16 Clara Preda 53 Iulia Dumanska Wingers LW 15 Denisa Romaniuc 21 Fie Woller RW 10 Jessica Quintino Line players 37 Andrijana Tatar 93 Alba Spugnini Back players LB 06 Emilia Galinska 13 María Gomes Da Costa 28 Magda Cazanga CB 08 Teodora Damian 22 Luciana Popescu 33 Amelia Lundbäck RB 02 Andreea Ianăşi 07 Aleksandra Vukajlović 23 Nikoletta Papp

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Arriving

Leaving

Staff members

• Head Coach: Andrei Popescu
• Assistant Coach: Apostu Daniel

Notable former players

• Elisabeta Ionescu
• Maria Bosi-Igorov
• Hilda Hrivnak-Popescu
• Niculina Sasu-Iordache
• Mariana Iacob-Iluţ
• Larisa Cazacu
• Ildikó Kerekes
• Cristina Mihai
• Carmen Buceschi
• Maria Pop
• Nadina Dumitru
• Victorina Stoenescu-Bora
• Marinela Doiciu-Győrffy
• Claudia Cetăţeanu
• Magda Kengyel
• Laura Crăciun
• Ana-Maria Buican
• Camelia Balint
• Annamária Ilyés
• Anca David
• Florina Nicolescu
• Eliza Buceschi
• Bárbara Arenhart
• Camilla Herrem
• Ksenia Makeeva
• Ekaterina Davydenko
• Adriana Nechita
• Allison Pineau
• Melinda Geiger
• Lois Abbingh
• Paula Ungureanu
• Gabriela Perianu
• Katarina Ježić
• Alexandra do Nascimento
• Luciana Marin
• Patricia Vizitiu
• Ionica Munteanu
• Valentina Ardean-Elisei
• Sonia Seraficeanu
• Jovana Kovačević
• Linn Blohm

Notable former managers

• Costică Buceschi
• Constantin Popescu
• Ioan Băban
• Gheorghe Sbora
• Gheorghe Covaciu
• Ion Gerhard
• Vasile Barbul

External links

• Official website
• CS Minaur Baia Mare on Facebook