# HC Zalău

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

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 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.

## Kits

HOME :
| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020– |
AWAY :
| 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2020- |

## Arena

* Name: Sala Sporturilor „Gheorghe Tadici”
* City: Zalău, România
* Address: Mihai Viteazul nr. 77, Zalău

## Team
### Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for 2024-2025

#### Joining

* Denisa Vâlcan (CB)
* Mouna Jlezi (PV)
* Cristina Andriță (LB)
* Ioana Nita (GK)
* Andreea Nastasă (GK)
* Bianca Vintila (CB)
* Alexia Nita (LW)

#### Leaving

* Krisztina Toth (CB)
* Andreea Bujor (LB)
* Viorica Țăgean (GK)
* Daniela Necula (RW)
* Alexandra Prycop (LB)

## Staff members

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

## Recent seasons

* Sezoane în Liga Naţională:32
* Sezoane în Divizia A:7
| Season | League | Place | Europe | Europe |
| 1979-80 | A | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1980-81 | A | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1981-82 | A | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1982-83 | A | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1983-84 | A | 1st | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1984-85 | LN | 9th | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1985-86 | LN | 11th | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1986-87 | A | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1987-88 | A | 1st | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1988-89 | LN | 4th | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| Season | League | Place | Cup | Europe | Europe |
| 1989-90 | LN | | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1990-91 | LN | | | IHF | 1/4-finals |
| 1991-92 | LN | 6th | | IHF | 1/2-finals |
| 1992-93 | LN | 6th | Finalist | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 1993-94 | LN | | 4th | CC | 1/2-finals |
| 1994-95 | LN | | 4th | EHF | 1/4-finals |
| 1995-96 | LN | | Finalist | CC | Winner |
| 1996-97 | LN | | Finalist | CC | 1/2-finals |
| 1997-98 | LN | | Finalist | CC | 1/2-finals |
| 1998-99 | LN | | 4th | CC | 1/8-finals |
| Season | League | Place | Cup | Europe | Europe |
| 1999-00 | LN | | | EHF | 1/4-finals |
| 2000-01 | LN | | | CC | 1/2-finals |
| 2001-02 | LN | | Finalist | CL | Group stage |
| 2002-03 | LN | 4th | Winner | CC | 1/4-finals |
| 2003-04 | LN | | | CC | Round 4 |
| 2004-05 | LN | | | CL / EHF | Round 2 / 1/4-finals |
| 2005-06 | LN | | 4th | CL / EHF | Round 2 / Round 3 |
| 2006-07 | LN | 12th | | EHF | Round 3 |
| 2007-08 | LN | 9th | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 2008-09 | LN | 9th | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| Season | League | Place | SCup | Europe | Europe |
| 2009-10 | LN | 4th | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 2010-11 | LN | 4th | Finalist | EHF | Round 3 |
| 2011–12 | LN | | | EHF | Finalist |
| 2012–13 | LN | 4th | | EHF | 1/2-finals |
| 2013–14 | LN | 6th | | EHF | Round 3 |
| 2014–15 | LN | 7th | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 2015–16 | LN | 9th | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 2016–17 | LN | | | Not qualified | Not qualified |
| 2017–18 | LN | 5th | | EHF | 1/4-finals |
| 2018–19 | LN | 7th | | EHF | Round 2 |

## 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

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