# SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball)

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, formerly known as CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a professional women's handball club in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the EHF European League.
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.

## Kits

HOME :
| 2014–15 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020- |
AWAY :
| 2014–15 | 2015-16 | 2016–17 | 2017–19 | 2019–20 | 2020– |
THIRD :
| 2019–20 | 2020– |

## Honours
### League

* Liga Națională
** Champions (20): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019
** 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
** Runners-up (1): 2010
** Third place (5): 1990, 1992, 2009, 2012, 2013
* EHF Champions Trophy
** Winners (1): 2007
* EHF Super Cup
** Winners (1): 1984
* EHF Cup
** Winners (2): 1984, 1989
* EHF Cup Winners' Cup
** Winners (1): 2007
** Runners-up (1): 2002
** Third place (5): 1987, 1993

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

| Kit manufacturer | Major sponsors |
| Hummel | Volkswagen / Strabag / Chimcomplex / Fitzerman Pharma / Boromir / Râureni / Anabella / Diana / Securitas / Farmaciile Băjan / Damila D / Biborteni |

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | Győri Audi ETO KC | 31–38 | 20–37 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | ŽRK Budućnost | 28–29 | 25–23 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | Borussia Dortmund | 0–10 | 10–0 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | CSKA Moscow | 20–30 | 24–34 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | Brest Bretagne | 21–28 | 10-0 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | Odense Håndbold | 21–30 | 26–25 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Group stage (Group B) | RK Podravka Koprivnica | 25–27 | 0–10 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | Champions League | Round of 16 | CSM București | 24–33 | 27–21 | 51–54 |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the season 2024/25
Squad information :
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth | In | Contract until |
| 1 | Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand | Goalkeeper | 21 March 2000 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 4 | Tuva Høve | Right wing | 11 June 2000 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 6 | Asma Elghaoui | Line player | 29 August 1991 | 2019 | 2026 |
| 7 | Ana Maria Grigore | Left back/Right back | 29 March 2004 | 2023 | N/A |
| 9 | Daphne Gautschi | Left back | 9 July 2000 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 10 | Anniken Wollik | Left wing | 5 December 1997 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 11 | Amalie Wulff | Center back | 18 May 1999 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 12 | Diana Neagu | Goalkeeper | 15 October 2004 | 2023 | N/A |
| 17 | Rebeca Necula | Center back | 17 May 2003 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 18 | Maria Lykkegaard | Line player | 27 february 1996 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 21 | Andreea Bujor | Left back | 30 November 2001 | 2024 | 2025 |
| 22 | Cristina Florica | Left wing | 11 May 1992 | 2016 | 2025 |
| 27 | Julia Maidhof | Right back | 13 March 1998 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 28 | Mia Zschocke | Left back/Center back | 28 May 1996 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 29 | Nataša Ljepoja | Line player | 28 January 1996 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 32 | Raluca Kelemen | Goalkeeper | 24 June 1998 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 38 | Alberte Kielstrup Madsen | Right back | 15 September 2000 | 2025 | 2026 |

### Transfers

    Transfers for the season 2025-26

### Staff members

* President: Florin Verigeanu
* Communication delegate: Alexandru Nițișor
* Head Coach: Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen
* Goalkeeping Coach: Luminița Dinu
* Fitness Coach: Marian Crăciun
* Masseur: Andrei Bularga, Robert Tănăsescu
* Doctor: Carmen Udrea
* Nurse: Ana Maria Olteanu
Technical staff information :
| Nat. | Member | Position | Date of birth | In | Contract until |
| | Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen | Head coach | 12 December 1986 | 2023 | 2026 |
| | Luminița Dinu | Goalkeeping Coach | 6 noiembrie 1971 | 2024 | 2025 |

### Individual awards in EHF competitions

Awards in EHF Champions League
| Season | Player | Award | Result |
| 2019–20 | Asma Elghaoui | All-Star Team (Best Line player) | Won |
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.
| Season | Organization | Player | Category | Result |
| 2022-23 | European Handball Federation | Asma Elghaoui | All-Star Team (Best Line player) | Nominated |
    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
    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

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea retired numbers :
| N° | Nationality | Player | Position | Tenure |
| 23 | | Iryna Glibko posthumous honor | Left back | 2017-2024 |

### Goalkeepers

* Mihaela Ciobanu
* Ildiko Barbu
* Luminița Dinu-Huțupan
* Tereza Pîslaru
* Talida Tolnai
* Paula Ungureanu
* Mihaela Băbeanu
* Diana Ciucă
* Iulia Dumanska
* Daciana Hosu
* Silvia Navarro
* Isabell Roch
* Marta Batinović
* Amandine Leynaud
* Tetyana Vorozhtsova
* Sanela Knezović
* Petra Blazek

### Left wings

* Valentina Ardean-Elisei
* Ramona Farcău
* Iulia Curea
* Ana Maria Iuganu
* Corina Lupei
* Ann Grete Nørgaard
* Elin Hansson
* Olena Radchenko

### Right wings

* Adriana Nechita
* Cristina Vărzaru
* Nicoleta Alexandrescu
* Elena Avădanii
* Alexandra Badea
* Marta López
* Yulia Managarova
* Željka Nikolić
* Asuka Fujita
* Yevhenia Levchenko

### Line players

* Valentina Cozma
* Oana Manea
* Ionela Stanca
* Victorina Bora
* Raluca Agrigoroaie
* Nicoleta Balog
* Ekaterina Vetkova
* Daria Ilina
* Bobana Klikovac
* Rita Borbás
* Marija Petrović
* Maren Nyland Aardahl

### Left backs

* Edit Matei
* Lidia Drăgănescu
* Simona Gogîrlă
* Carmen Amariei
* Narcisa Lecușanu
* Valeria Motogna-Beșe
* Cristina Neagu
* Adina Laura Meiroșu
* Clara Vădineanu
* Adriana Țăcălie
* Alexandrina Barbosa
* Olga Gorshenina
* Marija Jovanović
* Gabriella Szűcs
* Jelena Trifunović
* Samara da Silva
* Ines Khouildi
* Ewgenija Minevskaja
* Anastasia Pidpalova
* Iryna Glibko

### Central backs

* Maria Török-Duca
* Mihaela Tivadar
* Roxana Cherăscu
* Roxana Han
* Daniela Todor
* Aurelia Brădeanu
* Mădălina Zamfirescu
* Alicia Fernández
* Regina Shymkute
* Allison Pineau
* Kristina Liščević
* Yeliz Özel

### Right backs

* Sorina Teodorovic
* Steluța Luca
* Mariana Tîrcă
* Gabriela Tănase
* Patricia Vizitiu
* Oana Țiplea
* Melinda Geiger
* Janina Luca
* Ana Maria Savu
* Daria Bucur
* Mireya González
* Katarina Bulatović
* Tanja Ivanović
* Olha Vashchuk
* Natalia Vasileuskaya

## Coaching history

| Period | Main coach | Assistant coach |
| 1982-1983 | Contsantin Popescu | |
| 1983-1984 | Constantin Popescu | Maria Ciulei |
| 1984-1986 | Ion Gherhard | Maria Ciulei |
| 1986-1987 | Constantin Muscalu | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1987-1988 | Ion Gherhard | Maria Ciulei |
| 1988-1989 | Ion Gherhard | Gheorghe Ionescu |
| 1989-1991 | Gheorghe Ionescu | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1991-1992 | Constantin Cojocaru | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1992-1993 | Lucian Râșniță | Constantin Cojocaru |
| 1993-1994 | Lucian Râșniță | Gheorghe Ionescu |
| 1994-1995 | Constantin Cojocaru | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1995-1996 | Constantin Cojocaru | Gheorghe Ionescu, Alexandru Mengoni |
| 1996-1997 | Alexandru Mengoni, Lucian Râșniță | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1997-1998 | Lucian Râșniță | Petre Berbecaru |
| 1998-2000 | Bogdan Macovei | Petre Berbecaru |
| 2000-2002 | Mariana Tîrcă | Ion Gherhard |
| 2002-2003 | Mariana Tîrcă | Petre Berbecaru |
| 2003-2004 | Mariana Tîrcă | Petre Berbecaru, Maria Török-Duca |
| 2004-2005 | Liviu Paraschiv, Maria Török-Duca, Gheorghe Ionescu | Petre Berbecaru |
| 2005-2006 | Đorđe Rašić, Cornel Bădulescu | Petre Berbecaru |
| 2006-2008 | Gheorghe Tadici | Popa Seviștean |
| 2008-2009 | Ivica Rimanić, Radu Voina | Aurelian Roșca |
| 2009-2010 | Radu Voina | Aurelian Roșca |
| 2010-2011 | Péter Kovács, Anja Andersen, Radu Voina | Aurelian Roșca, Maria Török-Duca |
| 2011-2012 | Radu Voina | Aurelian Roșca, Steluța Luca |
| 2012-2013 | Jakob Vestergaard | Mette Klit, Steluța Luca |
| 2013 | Steluța Luca | Aurelian Roșca |
| 2013-2014 | Maria Török-Duca, Simona Gogîrlă | Maria Rădoi |
| 2014-2015 | Dumitru Muși | Maria Török-Duca |
| 2015-2016 | Constantin Ștefan | Maria Török-Duca, Nicoleta Lazăr |
| 2017 | Ghoerghe Sbora | Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan |
| 2017-2018 | Aurelian Roșca, Ghoerghe Sbora | Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan |
| 2018-2021 | Florentin Pera | Maria Rădoi, Ildiko Barbu, Goran Kurteš |
| 2021 | Goran Kurteš | Daniela Joița |
| 2021-2024 | Bent Dahl | Daniela Joița, Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen, Luminița Dinu |
| 2024-present | Rasmus Rygaard Poulsen | Luminița Dinu |