Clubul Sportiv Municipal Volei Alba Blaj, commonly known as CSM Volei Alba Blaj, is a professional women's

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club based in

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, that competed in the

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History

In 2018, Alba reached the CEV Champions League Final Four for the first time in their history. On 5 May 2018, they achieved a historic success for Romania by advancing to the final with 3–1 victory over Galatasaray SK Istanbul in

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. In its first-ever appearance in a continental championship match, Blaj lost in Sunday's grand final at Polyvalent Hall. Vakıfbank Istanbul — Champions League holders in 2017 and runners-up in 2016 — topped Alba 25–17, 25–11, 25–17. Also in 2018, the Blaj City Council and the Alba County Council decided together to support the construction of a new, 2000-seat arena. The new arena is expected to be ready for 2020.

Honours

Domestic

* Divizia A1 : Winners (7): 2015, 2016, 2017,

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, 2020, 2022, 2023 * Cupa României : Winners (4): 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Supercupa României : Winners (1): 2021

European

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: Runners-Up (1):

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CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

: Runners-Up (1):

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European Records

On 6 May 2018, in the final game of the 2018 Champions League, CSM Volei Alba Blaj attained the record of the worst score in a volleyball European cup final since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 45 points: VakifBank Istanbul – CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–0 (25-17, 25–11, 25–17). On 19 March 2019, in the home game of the final match of the 2019 CEV Cup, CSM Volei Alba Blaj attained the record of the worst score in a CEV Cup final (women's) since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 49 points. CSM Volei Alba Blaj – Unet e-work Busto Arsizio 0–3 (19-25, 16–25, 14–25). On 12 April 2023, in the away game of the final match of the 2023 CEV Cup, CSM Volei Alba Blaj broke their own record with a new worst score in a CEV Cup final (women's) since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 41 points. Savino Del Bene Scandicci – CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–0 (25-18, 25–12, 25–11). This is also the record of the worst score in all European cups' finals. The team's coach was the Serbian Stevan Ljubičić. On 17 March 2021, in the home game of the final match of the 2021 Challenge Cup, CSM Volei Alba Blaj attained the record of the worst score in a Challenge Cup final since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 46 points. CSM Volei Alba Blaj – System9 Yesilyurt 0–3 (12-25, 18–25, 16–25). This record was equaled one week later, on 24 March 2021, in the away game: System9 Yesilyurt – CSM Volei Alba Blaj: 3–0 (25-17, 25–17, 25–12).https://www.cev.eu/club/volleyball-challenge-cup/history/2021/women/#final-phase

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022-23 season'' * Gergana Dimitrova * Andreea Ispas * Georgiana Fales * Iarina-Luana Axinte * Raisa-Laura Ioan * Andra-Elena Cojocaru * Victoriia Russu * Dajana Bošković *

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Bojana Milenković Bojana Milenković (born 6 March 1997) is a Serbian volleyball player who plays for Alba Blaj and the Serbian national team. She participated at the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2017 Women's European Volleyball Champions ...

* Jovana Kocić * Jovana Ćirković * Sladjana Mirković * Kaitlyn Hord

Selected former players

* Adina Salaoru * Roxana Bacșiș * Ana Cleger *

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* Tijana Malešević *

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* Ana Lazarević *

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References

External links

CEV profile
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