CS Rapid București (women's basketball)

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Rapid București
Rapid București logo
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded1934; 88 years ago (1934)
HistoryCFR București
(1934–1937)
Rapid București
(1937–1945)
CFR București
(1945–1950)
Locomotiva CFR
(1950–1958)
Rapid București
(1958–present)
ArenaSala Rapid
Capacity1,500
LocationBucharest, Romania
Team colorsWhite, Burgundy
   
PresidentValy Caciuriac
Head coachDan Militaru
Championships9 Romanian Leagues
Websiteclubulrapid.ro
Active departments of CS Rapid București
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Women's Basketball
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Hockey

Clubul Sportiv Rapid București, commonly known as CS Rapid București, Rapid București, or simply Rapid, is a Romanian basketball club based in Bucharest, currently participates in the Liga Națională, the top-tier league in Romania. The team represents the basketball women's section of CS Rapid București, a multi-sports club.

Women's basketball section of Rapid was one of the Romanian leading teams during the communist era, winning nine national titles in 1951, 1952, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972 and 1978. The team also won two Romanian Cups in 1969 and 1995.[1][2] 2001 marked its last appearance in FIBA competitions to date, in the Ronchetti Cup.[3]

Honours[]

Disc Plain yellow dark.svgChampions (9): 1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978
Silver medal blank.svgRunners-up (1): 1998
Disc Plain yellow dark.svgChampions (2): 1969, 1995

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

CS Rapid București roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
6 Romania
G 8 Moldova 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 10 Romania 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
C 11 Romania 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
14 Romania
15 Romania
23 Romania
Head coach
  • Romania Militaru, Dan

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 14 September 2018

References[]

  1. ^ Sectia baschet masculin. clubulrapid.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Profile in eurobasket.com
  3. ^ Profile in FIBA Europe's website

External links[]

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