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),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 the team merged in 2022 with the newly formed multi-sports club CSM Constanța, as its men's handball section."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 After one year in the second division (the 2015-16 season), the team was promoted to the Liga Națională.
History The team was founded in 2015.
Crest, colours, supporters
Club crest
Kits
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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 1 Vladut Rusu Left Wingers
Right Wingers
Line players 22 Gastón Mouriño
Left Backs 8 Irakli Chikovani Central Backs 14 Călin Mihai Căbuț Right Backs 13 Mikalai Aliokhin 27 Nicolae Ungureanu
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Fradj Ben Tekaya (GK) from BM Huesca Anderson Mollino (RB) from CS Minaur Baia Mare Gabriel Ilie (LB) from RK Partizan Liviu Caba (CB) from RK Partizan Gabriel Cumpănici (LB) from CS Minaur Baia Mare Bogdan Cătălin Rață (LP) from HC Buzău
Leaving Daniel Susanu (LP) to HC Buzău
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Gabriel Teca (LP) from CSM Sighişoara Adama Sako (LB) from AEK Athens Vitalii Shimanskyi (GK) from CSM București Gabriel Bujor (RW) from CSM Bacău 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
Leaving Vitaly Komogorov (LB) to HC Buzău Mikalai Aliokhin (RB) to HC Meshkov Brest Valentino Ravnić (LW) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara Zoran Nikolić (LP) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara Strahinja Stanković (RW) to RK Partizan Andrei Buzle (LB) from Dinamo București Ionuț Nistor (RW) from Dinamo București Gabriel Ilie (LB) to RK Partizan Dan Vasile (GK) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara Alexandru Andrei (LW) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara Andras Szasz (LP) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara Andrei Drăgan (CB) to CSM București
Coaching staff Staff for the 2023–24 season Pos.NameHead coach George BuriceaAssistant coach Ionut PuscasuGoalkeeping coach Mario BlazevićFitness coach Nicu RomanKinetotherapist Team LeaderSilviu 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
External links HC Dobrogea Sud Official website