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HC Zalău

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HC Zalău
Full nameHandball Club Zalău
Short nameZalău
Founded1978; 48 years ago (1978)
ArenaSala Sporturilor "Gheorghe Tadici", Zalău
Capacity950
PresidentRomania Radu Istrate
Head coachRomania Gheorghe Tadici
LeagueLiga Naţională
2025–26Liga Națională, 11th of 12
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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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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
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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 2025-26 season

Transfers

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Transfers for 2025-2026
Joining
  • Romania Francesca Bălan (LW)
Leaving

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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In European competitions

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EHF competitions
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA Diff Final result
1978–79 – 1993–94 — — — — — — — — Did not participate
1994–95 EHF Cup 4 2 0 2 77 79 -2 Quarter-finals
1995–96 City Cup 10 6 0 4 221 198 +23 Winners
1995–96 Champions Trophy 2 1 0 1 45 45 0 Third place
1996–97 City Cup 6 5 0 1 138 120 +18 Semi-finals
1997–98 — — — — — — — — Did not participate
1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 102 99 +3 Last 16
1999–2000 EHF Cup 6 4 1 1 185 139 +46 Quarter-finals
2000–01 Cup Winners' Cup 8 6 0 2 213 163 +50 Semi-finals
2001–02 EHF Champions League 10 4 3 3 284 262 +22 Group stage
2002–03 Cup Winners' Cup 6 5 0 1 165 117 +48 Quarter-finals
2003–04 Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 111 103 +8 Round 4
2004–05 EHF Champions League 4 2 0 2 111 99 +12 Qualification Round 2
2004–05 EHF Cup 6 4 0 2 187 167 +20 Quarter-finals
2005–06 EHF Champions League 4 3 0 1 109 96 +13 Qualification Round 2
2005–06 EHF Cup 2 1 0 1 58 59 -1 Round 3
2006–07 EHF Cup 4 2 0 2 96 114 -18 Round 3
2007–08 – 2009–10 — — — — — — — — Did not participate
2010–11 EHF Cup 4 3 0 1 136 82 +54 Round 3
2011–12 EHF Cup 10 6 1 3 272 236 +36 Finalist
2012–13 EHF Cup 8 5 0 3 205 169 +36 Semi-finals
2013–14 EHF Cup 2 1 0 1 53 54 -1 Round 3
2014–15 – 2016–17 — — — — — — — — Did not participate
2017–18 EHF Cup 12 9 0 3 319 299 +20 Quarter-finals
2018–19 EHF Cup 2 0 1 1 45 49 -4 Qualification Round 2
2019–20 – 2026–27 — — — — — — — — Did not participate
Total 118 74 6 38 3132 2749 +383

Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference.

European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 EHF Cup 1/8-finals Ukraine Automobilist Brovary 24–18 20–23 44–41
1/4-finals Hungary Debreceni VSC 19–14 14–24 33–38
1995–96 City Cup
First place Winner		 1/16-finals Ukraine Galitchanka Lvov 24–14 20–23 44–37
1/8-finals Poland EB Start Elbląg 23–13 16–25 39–38
1/4-finals Hungary Győri Keks ETO 29–17 18–21 47–38
Semi-finals Russia Kuban Krasnodar 25–20 24–23 49–43
Final Norway Gjerpen IF Skien 23–15 19–27 42–42 (a)
1995–96 Champions Trophy
Third place Third place		 Semi-final Croatia Podravka Dolcela 22–31
3rd Hungary Debreceni VSC 23–14
1996–97 City Cup 1/8-finals Croatia Tegra Čakovec 20–12 25–21 45–33
1/4-finals France Stade Béthunois 26–19 20–18 46–37
Semi-finals Denmark Ikast F.S. 24–21 23–29 47–50
1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup 1/16-finals Belarus R.Sh.V.S.M.-R.U.O.R. Minsk 32–23 33–24 65–47
1/8-finals Spain Ferrobus Mislata Tortajada 15–27 22–25 37–52
1999–2000 EHF Cup 1/16-finals Iceland Íþróttafélagið Stjarnan 38–19 46–19 84–38
1/8-finals Poland Sośnica Gliwice 25–23 26–26 51–49
1/4-finals Norway Tertnes IL 31–26 19–26 50–52
2000–01 Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Portugal Club Sports da Madeira 37–16 33–17 70–33
Round 4 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria 25–17 19–23 44–40
1/4-finals Russia Kuban Krasnodar 29–21 24–21 53–42
Semi-finals Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye 29–20 17–28 46–48
2001–02 Champions League Round 1 Netherlands Zeeman Vastgoed SEW 39–25 30–31 69–56
Round 2 Austria McDonald's Wiener Neustadt 34–21 30–25 64–46
Group Matches
(Group A)		 Norway Larvik HK 29–29 27–31 3rd
Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye 26–24 18–25
France ES Besançon Féminin 26–26 25–25
2002–03 Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Portugal Juventude Desportiva do Lis 27–15 31–14 58–29
Round 4 Turkey Anadolu University S.C. 27–15 30–22 57–37
1/4-finals Hungary Győri Graboplast ETO 24–22 26–29 50–51
2003–04 Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Germany Frankfurter HC 31–21 34–31 65–52
Round 4 Spain Ferrobus Mislata 27–18 19–33 46–51
2004–05 Champions League Qualification Round 1 Lithuania Eglė Vilnius 34–21 31–22 65–43
Qualification Round 2 Spain CBM Astroc Sagunto 21–28 25–28 46–56
2004–05 EHF Cup Round 3 Portugal CS Madeira 38–24 41–23 79–47
1/8-finals France Le Havre AC 28–23 27–32 55–55
1/4-finals Hungary Győri ETO 31–30 22–35 53–65
2005–06 Champions League Qualification Round 1 Croatia Tegra Čakovec 20–12 25–21 45–33
Qualification Round 2 Spain CBM Astroc Sagunto 21–28 25–28 46–56
2005–06 EHF Cup Round 3 Turkey Ankara Havelsan 30–29 28–30 58–59
2006–07 EHF Cup Round 2 Czech Republic DHC Slavia Praha 30–22 24–20 54–42
Round 3 Hungary DVSC Debrecen 21–31 21–41 42–72
2010–11 EHF Cup Round 2 Luxembourg HB Dudelange 43–16 42–11 85–27
Round 3 Serbia RK Zaječar 29–25 22–30 51–55
2011–12 EHF Cup
Second place Finalist		 Round 3 Israel Bnei Hertzeliya 30–21 33–21 63–42
Last 16 Romania CSM București 28–20 27–24 55–44
Quarter Final France HBC Nîmes 29–29 27–24 56–53
Semi Final Spain C.B. Mar Alicante 24–26 30–20 54–46
Final Russia Lada 20–21 24–30 44–51
2012–13 EHF Cup Round 3 Iceland Valur 22–21 23–24 45–45
Last 16 Portugal Juventude Desportiva do Lis 25–14 29–8 54–22
Quarter Final Spain Grupo ASFI Itxako Navarra 39–20 31–22 70–42
Semi Final France Metz Handball 21–26 15–34 36–60
2013–14 EHF Cup Round 3 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 28–21 25–33 53–54
2017–18 EHF Cup Qualification Round 2 Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 26–21 34–29 60–50
Qualification Round 3 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich 29–21 30–22 59–43
Group Phase
(Group D)		 Norway Larvik HK
Sweden H 65 Höörs HK
Czech Republic DHK Baník Most		 25–22
24–21
31–28		 23–28
19–30
25–22		 3rd
Quarter Final Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK 29–28 24–27 53–55
2018–19 EHF Cup Qualification Round 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 25–25 20–24 45–49

Green – Win; Yellow – Draw; Red – Lost.

Coaches

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Period Coaches
1978 — 2006 Romania Gheorghe Tadici
2006 — 2008 To be confirmed
2008 — present Romania Gheorghe Tadici

Selected former players

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Coaches

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

Statistic top players

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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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