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HC Zalău

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HC Zalău
Full nameHandball Club Zalău
Short nameZalău
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
ArenaSala Sporturilor "Gheorghe Tadici", Zalău
Capacity950
PresidentRomania Radu Istrate
Head coachRomania Gheorghe Tadici
LeagueLiga Naţională
2023–24Liga Națională, 12th of 14
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HC Zalău is a women's handball club from Zalău, Romania, that plays in the Romanian Women's Handball League.

On domestic level HC Zalau won three league titles (2001,2004,2005) and Romanian Cup once in 2003.

In Europe HC Zalau won the Women's Women's EHF Challenge Cup 1995–1996 season and in the same season by participating in the EHF Women's Champions Trophy won 3rd place. In the 2011–2012 season in the EHF Cup HC Zalau played second final in history, lost against the Russian team Lada Togliatti.

History

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Source:[1]

In 1978 Gheorghe Tadici - John Bal Crișan - Simon Talos trio, with Tadici in the main role, set foot in the city of Meseş a women's handball team called Didactica Zalău.

In 1979 Didactica Zalău get to promote Division B, moving, for the first time in official competition at the senior level. In 1980, Didactica Zalău turns to Textila Zalau, textile enterprise is willing to invest in handball team. Four years later, in 1984 Textila managed to promote the first scene of Romanian handball. Two years later the team would relegate in Division B in the 1985–1986 season and a year later to promote back to the first division after a perfect season. Since then handball team HC Zalău evolving Romanian Handball League.

After two bronze medals in the seasons 1989 - 1990 and 1990 - 1991, Textila Zalău turns to Silcotex in 1992. Under this name, he became vice season 1993 - 1994 and in the same year (1994) changed their name for the third time, becoming Silcotub Zalău.

Again finishing 2nd in Romanian Handball League in the season 1995 - 1996, Silcotub Zalău have win at the end of the same season and EHF Challenge Cup or City Cup. Also in 1996 he finished third in the EHF Champions Trophy. For 14 consecutive years from 1994 to 2007 HC Zalău participated in European Cups, EHF Champions League, EHF Champions Trophy, EHF Cup Winners' Cup, EHF Cup and EHF Challenge Cup.

After the third title in history (2005) team changes its name to HC Zalău, earning the title of national runner at the end of the 2005–2006 season. At the end of the same season, Gheorghe Tadici had to leave for the Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea champion. Separation of Zalău handball would be almost fatal to the season 2007 - 2008, when HC Zalău, under the command of John Gherhardt, came to tour the dam to maintain in the National League.

Back to HC Zalău, after two years of absence, Gheorghe Tadici again resumed reconstruction of the team, saying it could even be the last in his career coach.

Location of HC Zalău
Zalău
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Location of HC Zalău

Kits

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Arena

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  • Name: Sala Sporturilor „Gheorghe Tadici”[2]
  • City: Zalău, România
  • Address: Mihai Viteazul nr. 77, Zalău

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season

Transfers

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Transfers for 2024-2025
Joining
  • Romania Denisa Vâlcan (CB)
  • Tunisia Mouna Jlezi (PV)
  • Romania Cristina Andriță (LB)
  • Romania Ioana Nita (GK)
  • Romania Andreea Nastasă (GK)
  • Romania Bianca Vintila (CB)
  • Romania Alexia Nita (LW)
Leaving
  • Romania Krisztina Toth (CB)
  • Romania Andreea Bujor (LB)
  • Romania Viorica Țăgean (GK)
  • Romania Daniela Necula (RW)
  • Ukraine Alexandra Prycop (LB)

Staff members

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  • Romania Chairman: Radu Istrate
  • Romania Head Coach: Gheorghe Tadici
  • Romania Assistant Coach: Elena Tadici
  • Romania Masseur: Ileana Romocean
  • Romania Masseur: Daniela Morari

Honours

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Recent seasons

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Season League Place Cup Europe
1979-80 A Not qualified
1980-81 A
1981-82 A
1982-83 A
1983-84 A 1st
1984-85 LN 9th
1985-86 LN 11th
1986-87 A
1987-88 A 1st
1988-89 LN 4th
Season League Place Cup Europe
1989-90 LN Third place Not qualified
1990-91 LN Third place IHF 1/4-finals
1991-92 LN 6th IHF 1/2-finals
1992-93 LN 6th Finalist Not qualified
1993-94 LN Runner-up 4th CC 1/2-finals
1994-95 LN Third place 4th EHF 1/4-finals
1995-96 LN Runner-up Finalist CC Winner
1996-97 LN Runner-up Finalist CC 1/2-finals
1997-98 LN Runner-up Finalist CC 1/2-finals
1998-99 LN Runner-up 4th CC 1/8-finals
Season League Place Cup Europe
1999-00 LN Runner-up EHF 1/4-finals
2000-01 LN Champion CC 1/2-finals
2001-02 LN Runner-up Finalist CL Group stage
2002-03 LN 4th Winner CC 1/4-finals
2003-04 LN Champion Third place CC Round 4
2004-05 LN Champion CL / EHF Round 2 / 1/4-finals
2005-06 LN Runner-up 4th CL / EHF Round 2 / Round 3
2006-07 LN 12th EHF Round 3
2007-08 LN 9th Not qualified
2008-09 LN 9th
Season League Place Cup SCup Europe
2009-10 LN 4th Not qualified
2010-11 LN 4th Finalist EHF Round 3
2011–12 LN Third place EHF Finalist
2012–13 LN 4th EHF 1/2-finals
2013–14 LN 6th EHF Round 3
2014–15 LN 7th Not qualified
2015–16 LN 9th
2016–17 LN Third place
2017–18 LN 5th EHF 1/4-finals
2018–19 LN 7th Third place EHF Round 2

Selected former players

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Coaches

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Period Coach
1978 - 2006 Romania Gheorghe Tadici
2006 - 2007 Romania Ioan Gerhardt
2007 - 2011 Romania Sorin Rădulescu
2008 - Romania Gheorghe Tadici

References

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  1. ^ Handball performance over 30 years in Sălaj
  2. ^ "Sports Hall from Zalău will have the name of coach Gheorghe Tadici". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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