HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar ( hr, Hrvatski ženski rukometni klub Zrinjski Mostar, en, Croat Women's Handball Club Zrinjski Mostar) is a Croat-founded women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

team from the city of

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. The club plays in the

Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top handball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is composed of 16 teams. The champion is seeded into the EHF ...

. It is part of the

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

sport society. It has been one of the most successful women's handball clubs in the country since the formation of the national league in 2001. Fans of HŽRK Zrinjski are known as

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History

The club was founded by

Bosnian Croats The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs, and are one of the constitutive nations of Bosnia and ...

in 1992. The team dominated women's handball in Herzeg-Bosnia. From 1994 to 2001, they won eight titles, also winning three titles in the playoffs of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001 a new united national league was formed with Zrinjski winning the inaugural season. Season 2012-13 was very successful for the team with the title returning to Mostar. In European competitions, Zrinjski played in the quarterfinals of the

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...

, which was a historic success for the club, and for women's handball in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Honours

: **Winners (7): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013 **Runner-up (2): 2003, 2004 *

Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national handball cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized for men and women and run by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before 2001/2002 season, there were three separated c ...

: **Runner-up (1): 2012 *First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: **Winners (1): 2019 * Herzeg-Bosnia Championship: **Winners (8): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 * Cup of Herzeg-Bosnia: **Winners (8): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

European record

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: ;Key

Notable players

Ivana Ljubas Ivana Ljubas (born 31 October 1985, in Livno) is a handball player from Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, ...

Coaching history

* Zvonko Papak * Ana Papak * Marijana Arapović * Tina Biokšić

References

External links

EHF Club profile

Zrinjski website
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