Article by Costi Prună, Alexandru Stanciu – Published Friday, 01 May 2026, 16:55 / Updated Friday, 01 May 2026 16:56
The handball team of the Steaua Bucharest club was de-pointed by the Central Disciplinary Commission of the Romanian Handball Federation, the penalty being 3 points, caused by debts owed to 3 players, Nemanja Grbovic, Marko Davidovic and Admir Ahmetasevic.
The most successful team in Romanian men's handball is in the second division, after being relegated from the Zimbri League at the end of last season.
Stella's handball team was disqualified
The men's handball team of the Steaua Bucharest club was deducted 3 points, according to handbalmania.ro, information confirmed by GSP.ro sources.
The sanction was caused by the club's debts to players Nemanja Grbovic, Marko Davidovic and Admir Ahmetasevic.
Steaua is in the second division after the relegation from the previous season, the second after the one in 2012. At that time, the “military” managed to return to the first division after only one season.
Now, Steaua leads the play-off standings of Division A, but the points have decreased from 21 to 18. In the 2nd and 3rd places are CSO Teutonii Ghimbav and CS Medgidia, both with 15 points. In fact, Steaua has a surprising goal difference of +124 goals, as opposed to +15, which the second place holder has.
Steaua Bucharest, the most titled team in Romanian handball
Steaua Bucharest is in the second men's handball division for the second time, after being relegated in 2012, 6 years after winning the EHF Challange Cup.
The club's record includes two Champions Cup trophies (1968, 1977) and two other finals in the most important European inter-club competition (1971, 1989).
28of titles won by the red-blues, an absolute record in Romania. The last of these was conquered in 2008
Throughout history, big names from Romanian handball, such as Cristian Gațu, Vasile Stângă, Gheorghe Gruiua, Radu Voina, Ștefan Birtalan or Werner Stockl, have played for the Stella men's team.
The team's budget in the season with the second relegation, that of 2025, was 1.5 million euros, a small part of the 34 million euros granted by the Ministry of Defense to the entire club.
