CSM Constanța (men's handball)

CSM Constanța
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Municipal Constanța
Short name	Constanța
Founded	2015; 11 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
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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 dissolution of HCM Constanța (due to the 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.

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 Left Wingers Right Wingers Line players 22 Gastón Mouriño

Left Backs 08 Irakli Chikovani Central Backs 14 Călin Mihai Căbuț Right Backs 13 Mikalai Aliokhin 27 Nicolae Ungureanu

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Gabriel Teca (LP) from CSM Sighişoara[3] Adama Sako (LB) from AEK Athens Vitalii Shimanskyi (GK) from CSM București Gabriel Bujor (RW) from CSM Bacău[4] Mihai Bujor (CB) from CSM Bacău Mihai Dobra (CB) from HC Odorheiu Secuiesc Alexandru Mihai Pasca (GK) from Steaua București Marius Ionut Closca (GK) from CSM Focșani Tudor Buguleț (RW) from Dinamo București Daniel Susanu (LP) back from loan at HC Buzău[5]

Leaving Vitaly Komogorov (LB) to HC Buzău[6] Mikalai Aliokhin (RB) to HC Meshkov Brest[7] Valentino Ravnić (LW) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara[8] Zoran Nikolić (LP) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara[9] Strahinja Stanković (RW) to RK Partizan[10] Andrei Buzle (LB) from Dinamo București[11] Ionuț Nistor (RW) from Dinamo București[12] Gabriel Ilie (LB) to RK Partizan[13] Dan Vasile (GK) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara[14] Alexandru Andrei (LW) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara[15] Andras Szasz (LP) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara[16] Andrei Drăgan (CB) to CSM București[17]

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
3. https://handbalmania.ro/2025/07/11/reunire-cu-multe-noutati-la-csm-constanta/
4. https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/handbal-mihai-si-gabriel-bujor-gemenii-de-la-csm-constanta-intotdeauna-impreuna-am-fost-mai-puternici-video-906539.html
5. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=757885383699050
6. https://www.campusbuzau.ro/inca-trei-in-haita-hc-incheie-campania-de-transferuri/
7. https://rukometnizurnal.com/meskov-brest-angazovao-sedam-pojacanja/
8. https://infotimisoara.ro/handbal-a-semnat-si-ravnic/
9. https://infotimisoara.ro/handbal-zoran-nikolic-a-semnat-cu-scm/
10. https://www.balkan-handball.com/balkan/stankovic-nikolic-i-jevtic-predstavljeni-u-partizanu/
11. https://ctsport.ro/2025/02/05/soc-la-csm-constanta-andrei-buzle-si-ionut-nistor-au-semnat-cu-dinamo/
12. https://ctsport.ro/2025/02/05/soc-la-csm-constanta-andrei-buzle-si-ionut-nistor-au-semnat-cu-dinamo/
13. https://rukometnizurnal.com/gabrijel-ilie-predstavljen-u-partizanu/
14. https://ctsport.ro/2025/04/30/inca-trei-plecari-de-la-csm-constanta-andrei-dragan-in-capitala-dan-vasile-si-cabut-la-timisoara/
15. https://infotimisoara.ro/handbal-s-a-anuntat-si-transferul-lui-alexandru-andrei/
16. https://www.radiotimisoara.ro/sport/un-nou-transfer-pe-semicerc-szasz-andras-359945.html
17. https://www.facebook.com/CSMBOfficial/posts/%EF%B8%8F-transfer-nou-la-csm-bucurești-%EF%B8%8Fsuntem-bucuroși-să-anunțăm-că-andrei-drăgan-est/1071865535044751/

External links

• HC Dobrogea Sud Official website
• CSM Constanța on Facebook