HC Zalău is a women's handball club from

Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...

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, 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

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1995–1996 season and in the same season by participating in the

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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

Source: 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

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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,

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, EHF Champions Trophy,

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and

. 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.

Kits

Arena

*Name: Sala Sporturilor „Gheorghe Tadici” *City:

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*Address: Mihai Viteazul nr. 77, Zalău

Team

Current squad

''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeepers * Sara Rus * Andreea Nastasă * Ioana Nita ;Wingers * Roberta Stamin * Alexia Nita * Andreea Serencu * Alexia Gherghe ;Line players * Mouna Jlezi * Florentina Moisin * Andriyana Naumenko ;Back players ;LB * Emilija Lazić * Cristina Andriță ;CB * Denisa Vâlcan * Ioana Bălăceanu * Bianca Vintila ;RB * Andreea Mărginean * Aya Ben Abdallah

Transfers

:''Transfers for 2025-2026'' ;Joining * Francesca Bălan (CB) ;Leaving * Emilija Lazić (LB)

Staff members

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

Honours

Europe

: **Group stage: 3rd place: 2001-02 **Qualification Round 2: 2004–05, 2005,06 * EHF Champions Trophy: ** (1):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

: **Semi-finals:

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

**Quarter-finals:

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

**Eighth-finals:

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

**Round 4:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: ** (1):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

**Semi-finals:

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

**Quarter-finals:

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, 2018 **Round 3:

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

: ** (1):

**Semi-finals:

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

Internal

* Liga Naţională: ** (3): 2001, 2004, 2005 ** (8): 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006 ** (5): 1990, 1991, 1995,

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*Cupa României: ** (1): 2003 ** (5): 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 **Semi-finals: 1994, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2006 *Supercupa României ** (1): 2011

Recent seasons

*Sezoane în '' Liga Naţională'':32 *Sezoane în ''Divizia A'':7

Selected former players

* Claudia Constantinescu * Teodora Bloj * Crina Pintea * Georgiana Ciuciulete * Ana Maria Șomoi * Valeria Motogna * Gabriella Szűcs * Alina Czeczi * Mirela Nichita * Daniela Băbeanu * Adriana Holhoș-Stoian * Daniela Crap * Diana Moroti * Talida Tolnai * Carmen Mican * Daniela Morari * Tereza Ludmila Pîslaru * Raluca Iuliana Agrigoroaie * Ramona Farcău * Roxana Han (Gatzel) * Alina Țurcaș-Jula * Mihaela Pârâianu * Mihaela Crăcană * Carmen Buceschi * Sanda Criste * Alina Șorodoc (Măierean) * Simona Spiridon * Steluța Luca * Marinela Pătru * Artemizia-Aurica Sagmar * Olimpia Vereș * Lăcrămioara Fiastru * Lucia Butnărașu * Ana Șuhai * Maria Elena Rădoi * Claudia Constantinescu * Roxana Szölösi

Coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zalau Women's handball clubs in Romania Liga Națională (women's handball) clubs Handball clubs established in 1978 1978 establishments in Romania Zalău