SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, formerly known as CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a professional women's

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club in

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly ''Râmnic'', ) is a city in Romania. Located in the south-central part of the country, in the historical province of Oltenia, it is the seat of Vâlcea County and its main urban settlement. According to the 2021 Romanian ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the

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. It holds the record of CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea since 26 April 2019, this means SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea is the successor club. The board also plans to get the name in the future.SCM Ramnicu Valcea
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Kits

Honours

Domestic

League

* Liga Națională ** Champions (20): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

** Runners-up (5): 1983, 1985, 1992, 2001, 2003 ** Third place (7): 1984, 1986, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2021, 2022

Cup

* Cupa României ** Winners (14): 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2020 ** Runners-up (6): 1986, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2022 ** Third place (3): 1987, 1988, 1989 * Supercupa României ** Winners (4): 2007, 2011, 2018, 2020 ** Runners-up (1): 2019

European

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

** Runners-up (1):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

** Third place (5):

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

EHF Champions Trophy EHF may refer to: Science and technology * Ebola hemorrhagic fever or Ebola virus disease, a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses * EHF (gene), ETS homologous factor, a human gene * Extended Hunk Format, a version of the Ami ...

** Winners (1):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

* EHF Super Cup ** Winners (1): 1984 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

** Winners (2):

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, 1989 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

** Winners (1):

** Runners-up (1):

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

** Third place (5):

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the season 2025/26'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand * 12 Diana Neagu * 32 Raluca Kelemen ;Wingers ;LW * 10 Anniken Wollik * 22 Cristina Florica ;RW * 4

Tuva Høve Tuva Ulsaker Høve (born 11 June 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for Byåsen HE. On 12 February 2021, it was announced that she had signed a 3-year contract with Vipers Kristiansand. She left in January 2025 when the club went bankrupt, a ...

* 97 Georgiana Alina Mușat ;Line players * 6 Asma Elghaoui * 18 Maria Lykkegaard * 29 Nataša Ljepoja ;Back players ;;LB * 7 Ana Maria Grigore * 8 Karoline Lund * 9

Daphne Gautschi Daphne Gautschi (born 09 July 2000) is a Swiss handball player for French team Handball Plan-de-Cuques and the Swiss national team. Gautschi has a two-year deal at German Bundesliga club Neckarsulmer SU Neckarsulmer SU is a German sports c ...

* 21 Andreea Bujor ;;CB * 11 Amalie Wulff * 17 Rebeca Necula * 28 Mia Zschocke ;;RB * 27 Julia Maidhof * 38 Alberte Kielstrup Madsen

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025-26'' ; Joining * Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand (GK) (from

Larvik HK Larvik Håndballklubb, is a professional women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. The club has won 36 titles total in both the Eliteserien (women's handball), Norwegian League and the Norwegian Women's Handball Cup, Norwegian Cup, and won the ...

) *

(LB) (from Handball Plan-de-Cuques) * Karoline Lund (LB) (from Oppsal Handball) * Amalie Wulff (CB) (from

Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Nykøbing Falster Handball Club) is a Danish professional handball club from Nykøbing Falster. In the 2024–25 season, the club competes in the Danish Women's Handball League. They have a local rivalry with Køb ...

) * Alberte Kielstrup Madsen (RB) (from

) *

(RW) (from

Byåsen HE Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982. The team's first success c ...

) * Georgiana Mușat (RW) (from CSM Slatina) * Maria Lykkegaard (PV) (from

Ikast Håndbold Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991. History The club was founded as ''Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling'' on 20 June ...

) ; Leaving * Bent Dahl (Head coach) ''(with immediate effect)'' * Julie Foggea (GK) (to

Paris 92 Paris 92 is a French professional handball club from Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2010. The club was previously named Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball (1999-2009) and Is ...

) *

Charlotte Cholevová Charlotte Cholevová (born 29 July 2002) is a Czech handballer for Romanian league club SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Czech national team. She won the Czech championship twice in 2021 and 2022 and the Czech cup twice in 2022 and 2023 with DHK Ba ...

(LB) (to

TuS Metzingen TuS Metzingen is a German women's handball team from Metzingen and Baden-Württemberg. It currently competes in the Frauen Handball-Bundesliga since 2012. In the 2016-17 season Tus Metzingen broke the attendance record in the Bundesliga, when 6 ...

) *

Jovana Kovačević Jovana Skrobić (born Kovacević; sr-cyr, Јована Ковачевић; born 9 April 1996) is a Serbian handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Serbian national team. Career Skrobić started playing handball at age 14 after first p ...

(LB) * Daniela de Jong (CB) (to

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

) * Alicia Gogîrlă (RB) (to

SCM Craiova (women's handball) Sport Club Municipal Craiova, commonly referred to as simply SCM Craiova, is a professional women's handball club in Craiova, Oltenia, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională. Kits Honours Domestic Leagues * Liga Națio ...

) * Nathalie Hagman (RW) (to

Győri ETO KC Győri ETO KC (, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC. On dome ...

) * Alicia Toublanc (RW) (to

) * Iryna Mokat (PV)

Staff members

* President: Florin Verigeanu * Communication delegate: Alexandru Nițișor * Head Coach: Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen * Goalkeeping Coach:

Luminița Dinu Luminița Dinu (née Huțupan; born 6 November 1971) is a Romanian handball player. She is considered a handball legend in Romania. She received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and was named goalkeeper of the All-Star Team. She wa ...

* Fitness Coach: Marian Crăciun * Masseur: Andrei Bularga, Robert Tănăsescu * Doctor: Carmen Udrea * Nurse: Ana Maria Olteanu

Individual awards in EHF competitions

Awards in EHF Champions League Awards in European competitions :''The EHF Excellence Awards, first introduced for the 2022/23 season, honour the best players – both male and female – in each playing position.'' :''NOTE: since December 2024 the Tunisian born handball player Asma Elghaoui holds also Romanian citizenship.''

Youth team

Current squad

:''Starting with the 2023-24 season for every team that plays in the Romanian League is mandatory to have a youth team (under 23 years old) who plays in the Romanian Youth League.'' :''Squad for the season 2023-24'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 Teodora Neagu * 16 Beatrice Tunariu * 91 Mara Zaharia * 98 Beatrice Mirea ;Wingers ;LW * 20 Patricia Tâmplaru * 44 Alexandra Micu * 79 Gabriela Stroe ;RW * 55 Sara Trușcă * 79 Karina Băjenaru ;Line players * 5 Valeria Popovici * 13 Maria Ștefan * 99 Alexia Oprea ;Back players ;;LB * 7 Ana Maria Grigore * 66 Andreea Dina ;;CB * 11 Francesca Bălan * 85 Alexandra Adam ;;RB * 2 Aida Brumaru * 14 Mălina Avădanei :''Grigore, Neagu and Bălan play as well for the senior team in Liga Florilor MOL (Romanian Women’s First League). Moreover, any other handball player from the youth team can play for the first team during the season.''

Staff members for the Youth Team

* Head Coach: Maria Rădoi * Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach: Daniela Joița * Physical Therapist: Adrian Oteșanu

Notable former players

Retired numbers

Goalkeepers

* Mihaela Ciobanu * Ildiko Barbu * Luminița Dinu-Huțupan * Tereza Pîslaru *

Talida Tolnai Talida Tolnai (born 21 August 1979) is a Romanian female handballer. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the Romanian team placed seventh. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Finalist'': 2010 **''Semifinal ...

* Paula Ungureanu * Mihaela Băbeanu * Diana Ciucă * Iulia Dumanska * Daciana Hosu *

Silvia Navarro Silvia Angélica Navarro Barba (born September 14, 1978) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor, actress. She debuted as actress in 1997, in the lead role in the telenovela ''Perla (TV series), Perla''. Since then, she continued to work for Mexican TV n ...

* Isabell Roch *

Marta Batinović Marta Batinović ; (born 20 April 1990) is a Croatian-born Montenegrin female handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for SCM Gloria Buzău and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The EHF Champions ...

* Amandine Leynaud * Tetyana Vorozhtsova * Sanela Knezović * Petra Blazek

Left wings

* Valentina Ardean-Elisei *

Ramona Farcău Ramona Farcău (former Maier; born 14 July 1979) is a Romanian retired handballer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she was top goalscorer with a total of 56 goals, and also voted into the All-star team. She also compete ...

Iulia Curea Iulia Vasilica Curea (née Puşcaşu; born 8 April 1982, in Bacău) is a Romanian female handballer ...

* Ana Maria Iuganu * Corina Lupei *

Ann Grete Nørgaard Ann Grete Nørgaard Østerballe (born 15 September 1983) is a Danish former professional handballer. She represented the Denmark women's national team, and has been called one the best Danish wing players of all time. Career Viborg HK Nørgaard ...

* Elin Hansson * Olena Radchenko

Right wings

* Adriana Nechita * Cristina Vărzaru * Nicoleta Alexandrescu * Elena Avădanii * Alexandra Badea *

Marta López Marta López Herrero (born 4 February 1990) is a Spanish female handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Spanish national team. López was voted Best Right Wing of the 2007 European Junior Championships and of the Ligue Feminine de Hand ...

* Yulia Managarova *

Željka Nikolić Željka Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Жељка Николић; born 12 July 1991) is a Serbian female handball player for Romanian club SCM Craiova and the Serbia women's national handball team, Serbian national team. She was given the award of ''Cetăț ...

* Asuka Fujita * Yevhenia Levchenko

Line players

* Valentina Cozma *

Oana Manea Oana Andreea Lefter (née: Manea; born 18 April 1985) is a former handball player. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Her father, Dumitru Manea was a football player. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Hono ...

* Ionela Stanca * Victorina Bora * Raluca Agrigoroaie * Nicoleta Balog *

Ekaterina Vetkova Ekaterina Vladimirovna Vetkova (; born 1 August 1986) is a Russian former female handballer who played as a pivot. She is a world champion from the 2009 World Championship. Career From 2004 to 2007 she played for Lada Togliatti. Here she won ...

* Daria Ilina * Bobana Klikovac *

Rita Borbás Rita Borbás (born 21 December 1980 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian handballer. She made her international debut on 2 March 2005 against Denmark. She participated on the World Championship yet in that year and she was present on the next ...

* Marija Petrović * Maren Nyland Aardahl

Left backs

* Edit Matei *

Lidia Drăgănescu Lidia Drăgănescu (née Butnărașu; born 24 October 1967) is a Romanian former handballer who played as a left back for the Romanian national team. Achievements * Liga Națională: **''Winner (5)'': 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 **''Silver M ...

* Simona Gogîrlă * Carmen Amariei *

Narcisa Lecușanu Narcisa Georgeta Lecuşanu (née Paunica; born 14 September 1976 in Bacău, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a retired Romanian handballer who played for the Romania women's national handball team, Romanian national team. She received a silver ...

* Valeria Motogna-Beșe *

Cristina Neagu Cristina Georgiana Neagu (; born 26 August 1988) is a Romanian former professional handballer. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Neagu is the only female handball player in ...

Adina Laura Meiroșu Adina Laura Meiroșu (former Fiera; born 11 August 1985, in Galaţi) is a retired Romanian handballer. She retired at the end of the 2012-13 season because of recurring knees injuries. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Fina ...

Clara Vădineanu Clara Vădineanu (former Vînătoru; born 26 October 1986) is a Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hung ...

* Adriana Țăcălie * Alexandrina Barbosa *

Olga Gorshenina Olga Anatolyevna Gorshenina (; born 9 November 1990) is a Russian handballer for CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team. International honours *EHF Cup: **''Winner'': 2012, 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western ...

Marija Jovanović Marija Jovanović (born 26 December 1985) is a retired Montenegrin handball player. She played for the Montenegrin national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Montenegrin team placed sixth, and J ...

* Gabriella Szűcs *

Jelena Trifunović Jelena Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Јелена Трифуновић; born 4 August 1991) is a Serbian handball player for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Serbian national team. In the 2007 Euro Beach Handball Championships, she was the 3rd ...

* Samara da Silva * Ines Khouildi * Ewgenija Minevskaja * Anastasia Pidpalova * Iryna Glibko

Central backs

Maria Török-Duca Maria Török-Duca (née Török; born 25 January 1959), formerly known as Maria Verigeanu, is a Romanian professional handball manager and former player. She is regarded by some as the greatest Romanian playmaker of all time. In 2010, she was ...

Mihaela Tivadar Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in Romania, and also found in Croatia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: * Mihaela Bene (born 1973), Romanian sprint canoer *Mihaela Botezan ( ...

* Roxana Cherăscu * Roxana Han * Daniela Todor *

Aurelia Brădeanu Aurelia Brădeanu (née Stoica; born 5 May 1979) is a Romanian handballer who last played for CSM Bucharest. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ...

Mădălina Zamfirescu Mădălina Maria Zamfirescu (born 31 October 1994) is a Romanian handballer playing for Măgura Cisnădie and the Romanian national team. Achievements * Liga Naţională: **''Silver Medalist'': 2017 *Romanian Cup: **''Winner: ''2021 **''Final ...

* Alicia Fernández * Regina Shymkute * Allison Pineau * Kristina Liščević *

Yeliz Özel Yeliz Özel (born 6 March 1980, in Ankara) is a Turkish retired handballer, who last played for İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK and the Turkish national team. She is widely considered the best handball player ever from Turkey. Club career S ...

Right backs

* Sorina Teodorovic * Steluța Luca *

Mariana Tîrcă Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962) is a retired Romanian handball player. She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century. She has played 335 games fo ...

* Gabriela Tănase * Patricia Vizitiu * Oana Țiplea *

Melinda Geiger Melinda Anamaria Geiger (born 28 March 1987) is a Romanian handball player who is playing for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Romanian national team. Geiger announced her retirement in February 2019 at the age of 31 citing recurring ...

* Janina Luca * Ana Maria Savu * Daria Bucur * Mireya González *

Katarina Bulatović Katarina Bulatović (born 15 November 1984) is a retired Montenegrin handball player, that played the right back position. She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023. Career Internationally she represented Serbia ...

* Tanja Ivanović * Olha Vashchuk * Natalia Vasileuskaya

Coaching history

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scm Ramnicu Valcea Liga Națională (women's handball) clubs Handball clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in Romania Râmnicu Vâlcea Women's handball clubs in Romania Sport in Vâlcea County

Kits

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

European

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

European record

Team

Current squad

Transfers

Staff members

Individual awards in EHF competitions

Youth team

Current squad

Staff members for the Youth Team

Notable former players

Retired numbers

Goalkeepers

Left wings

Right wings

Line players

Left backs

Central backs

Right backs

Coaching history

See also

References

External links