HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar (, ) is a Croat-founded women's handball team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The club plays in the Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Zrinjski Mostar 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 Ultras.

History The club was founded by Bosnian Croats 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, which was a historic success for the club, and for women's handball in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Honours Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Winners (7): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013 Runner-up (2): 2003, 2004 Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 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 Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2013–14 EHF CupR2 VOC Amsterdam 17–34 13–29 30–63

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: Season Division Tier Position 2014–15 Premier League I 4th 2015–16 11th ↓ 2016–17 Prva liga FBiH II ? 2017–184th 2018–19 1st ↑ 2019–20 Premier League I 11th 2020–21 9th Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Notable players

Ivana Ljubas

Coaching history

Zvonko Papak Ana Papak Marijana Arapović Tina Biokšić Antun Pavlović Zlata Zubac Ivana Mlakić Krunoslav Špec Milenko Avdalović Robert Grgić

References

External links EHF Club profile Zrinjski website