# Romania national badminton team

The Romania national badminton team (Romanian: Echipa națională de badminton a României) represents Romania in international badminton team competitions. The Romanian national team have never participated in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Romania participated in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Romanian team also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships along with other Balkan countries. The team has had multiple runners-up finishes at the Balkan mixed team championships. Romanian badminton made one of its first international presences when national player Florin Balaban competed in men's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Romanian junior team were runners-up at the 2000 Finlandia Cup in Pressbaum, Austria.

## History

Badminton first reached Romania in 1958 when the sport was played in university sporting events.
Badminton competitions in Romania were first hosted in December 1975, with the first badminton competition titled the 30 December Cup (Romanian: Cupa 30 Decembrie) organized in the city of Târgu Mureș by the Pioneer Organization and the Mureș County Council. In 1977, the competition was later renamed the Mureș Cup. Badminton then gained minuscule popularity when counties from around the country started to compete in the competition.
On 29 January 1990, the Romanian Badminton Federation was established. Soon after, the national federation started to send the national squad to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships.

### Men's team

The Romanian men's team first competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. In the group stages, the team lost 5–0 to the Czech Republic and 4–1 to France. The team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals but managed to win 3–2 against the Turkish team to finish 3rd in the group.

### Mixed team

Romania first competed in the 1997 Balkan Badminton Team Championships. The mixed team finished as runners-up after losing the match for first place 5–0 to Bulgaria in the round-robin competition. The team competed in the 2003 Helvetia Cup and finished in 17th place. In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Helvetia Cup. The team finished second in their group after defeating Wales and Luxembourg in the group tie. They then defeated Belgium 3–2 and finished in 7th place. In 2008, the team lost in the finals of the 2008 Balkan Team Championships to rivals Bulgaria. In 2010, the mixed team finished in third place after winning 3–2 against Moldova at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Team Championships.

## Competitive record
### Helvetia Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1962 to 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Group stage | 11th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 17th |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Group stage | 15th |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Group stage | 17th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 7th |

### Balkan Badminton Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2006 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2011 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2012 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2013 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 | Group stage | 19th |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Group stage | 41st |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### European Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1975 to 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Group stage | 26th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 25th |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2003 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Group stage | 22/28 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 15/21 |
| 2013 | Group stage | 22/28 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 17/24 |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Group stage | 33/34 |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Group stage | 17/24 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5/8 |

### Finlandia Cup
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1984 to 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Group stage | 16th |
| 1994 | Group stage | 13th |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Group stage | 15th |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### Balkan Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1994 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2005 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2006 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2008 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2010 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2012 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2016 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Coaches

The following shows a list of coaches for the Romania national badminton team.

### Current coaches

* Ştefan Nyari (1991–present)
* Corina Dan (1993–present)

### Former coaches
## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Teodor-Ioan Cioroboiu | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 21) | 778 | - | - |
| Călin Turcu | (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Rareș Garalbatin | (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Dinu Pandele | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Luca-Stefan Pandele | (2007-08-13) 13 August 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| George Şerbănescu | (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Laura Constantin | (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Denisa-Maria Muscalu | (2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| Anamaria Șerban | (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Andra Stoica | (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Maria Duțu | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
| Ioana Grecea | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24) | - | - | - |