CS Rapid București (men's basketball)

Clubul Sportiv Rapid București, commonly known as CS Rapid București, Rapid București, or simply Rapid, is a Romanian basketball club based in Bucharest, which currently participates in the Liga Națională, the top-tier league in Romania. The team represents the basketball men's section of CS Rapid București, a multi-sports club. Rapid won a national title in 1951 and finished three times third, in 1961, 1964 and 1983, but in the last years played mostly in the second-tier Liga I. However, in 2018 the league was merged with the Liga Națională, which meant that Rapid got promoted back to the top flight.

Rapid București
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded1934 (1934)
HistoryCFR București (1934–1937)
Rapid București (1937–1945)
CFR București (1945–1950)
Locomotiva PTT (1950–1958)
Rapid București (1958–present)
ArenaSala Rapid
Capacity1,500
LocationBucharest, Romania
Team colorsWhite, Burgundy
   
PresidentValy Caciuriac
Head coachTudor Costescu
Championships1 Romanian Leagues
Websiteclubulrapid.ro
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