CSA Steaua București (handball)

CSA Steaua București is a Romanian professional handball club based in Bucharest, Romania. It competes in the Romanian Handball League. They are part of the CSA Steaua sports organization.

CSA Steaua București
Full nameClubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Nickname(s)Roș-Albaștrii (The Red and Blues)
Short nameSteaua
Founded1949 (1949)
(in 11 players)
1958 (1958)
(in 7 players)
ArenaSala Polivalentă
(Capacity: 5,300)
Sala Sporturilor Concordia
(Capacity: 1,465)
Head coach Sandu Iacob
LeagueLiga Națională
2018–19Liga Națională, 6th
Club colours         
Home
Away
Website
Official site
Active departments of CSA Steaua
AthleticsBasketballBoxingCanoe & Kayak
CyclingEquestrianFencingFootball
GymnasticsHandballHockeyJudo
KarateKenpōMotorcyclingPentathlon
RowingRugbySamboShooting
SwimmingTaekwondo WTFTable tennisTennis
VolleyballWater PoloWeightliftingWrestling

History

Founded in the late 1940s as part of the CSA Steaua army sports club. The handball section has won a record 28 national championships and 9 Romanian cups. Steaua won two EHF Champions League titles as well as reaching two further finals.

In 2006, they won the EHF Challenge Cup with Vasile Stîngă as their coach. The club played under various names throughout the years for sponsorship reasons.

Their biggest rival is Dinamo Bucharest with whom they contest the Bucharest derby.

Honours
Domestic competitions European competitions
  • Liga Națională (in 11 players):
    • Champions (7): 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61
    • Runners-up (3): 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58
  • Romanian League:
    • Champions (28): 1962–63, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08
    • Runners-up (10): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2017–18
  • Romanian Cup:
    • Winners (9): 1980–81, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
    • Runners-up (9): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2015–16, 2018–19

Team

Current roster
Squad for the 2020–21 season

Notable former players

Notable coaches
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