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:Handball performance over 30 years in Sălaj
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.
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Arena Name: Sala Sporturilor „Gheorghe Tadici” City: Zalău, România Address: Mihai Viteazul nr. 77, Zalău
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2025-26 season
Goalkeepers Sara Rus Andreea Nastasă Ioana Nita Wingers Alexia Nita Alexandra Orşivschi Francesca Bălan
Line players Mouna Jlezi Adelina Iordache
Back players
Ioana Bălăceanu Bianca Vintila Andreea Mărginean Aya Ben Abdallah Lorena Verdeş Mioara Ciubotaru Sara Stefanovska
Transfers Transfers for 2025-2026
Joining Francesca Bălan (LW) Leaving Emilija Lazić (LB) Andriyana Naumenko (PV) Roberta Stamin (LW)
Staff members
Chairman: Radu Istrate Head Coach: Gheorghe Tadici Assistant Coach: Elena Tadici Masseur: Ileana Romocean Masseur: Daniela Morari
Honours
Europe EHF Champions League: Group stage: 3rd place: 2001-02 Qualification Round 2: 2004–05, 2005,06 EHF Champions Trophy: (1): 1996 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Semi-finals: 1994, 1998, 2001 Quarter-finals: 2003 Eighth-finals: 1999 Round 4: 2004 EHF Cup: (1): 2012 Semi-finals: 1992, 2013 Quarter-finals: 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2018 Round 3: 2006, 2007, 2011 EHF Challenge Cup: (1): 1996 Semi-finals: 1997
Internal Liga Naţională: (3): 2001, 2004, 2005 (8): 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006 (5): 1990, 1991, 1995, 2012, 2017 Cupa României: (1): 2003 (5): 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 Semi-finals: 1994, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2006 Supercupa României (1): 2011
In European competitions EHF competitionsSeasonCompetitionPldWDLGFGADiffFinal 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 +23Winners 1995–96 Champions Trophy 2 1 0 1 45 45 0Third 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 +36Finalist 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 participateTotal 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
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate1994–95EHF Cup1/8-finals Automobilist Brovary24–1820–2344–411/4-finals Debreceni VSC19–1414–2433–381995–96City Cup Winner1/16-finals Galitchanka Lvov24–1420–2344–371/8-finals EB Start Elbląg23–1316–2539–381/4-finals Győri Keks ETO29–1718–2147–38Semi-finals Kuban Krasnodar25–2024–2349–43Final Gjerpen IF Skien23–1519–2742–42 (a)1995–96Champions Trophy Third placeSemi-final Podravka Dolcela22–313rd Debreceni VSC23–141996–97City Cup1/8-finals Tegra Čakovec20–1225–2145–331/4-finals Stade Béthunois26–1920–1846–37Semi-finals Ikast F.S.24–2123–2947–501998–99Cup Winners' Cup1/16-finals R.Sh.V.S.M.-R.U.O.R. Minsk32–2333–2465–471/8-finals Ferrobus Mislata Tortajada15–2722–2537–521999–2000EHF Cup1/16-finals Íþróttafélagið Stjarnan38–1946–1984–381/8-finals Sośnica Gliwice25–2326–2651–491/4-finals Tertnes IL31–2619–2650–522000–01Cup Winners' CupRound 3 Club Sports da Madeira37–1633–1770–33Round 4 Rocasa Gran Canaria25–1719–2344–401/4-finals Kuban Krasnodar29–2124–2153–42Semi-finals Motor Zaporozhye29–2017–2846–482001–02Champions LeagueRound 1 Zeeman Vastgoed SEW39–2530–3169–56Round 2 McDonald's Wiener Neustadt34–2130–2564–46Group Matches(Group A) Larvik HK29–2927–313rd Motor Zaporozhye26–2418–25 ES Besançon Féminin26–2625–252002–03Cup Winners' CupRound 3 Juventude Desportiva do Lis27–1531–1458–29Round 4 Anadolu University S.C.27–1530–2257–371/4-finals Győri Graboplast ETO24–2226–2950–512003–04Cup Winners' CupRound 3 Frankfurter HC31–2134–3165–52Round 4 Ferrobus Mislata27–1819–3346–512004–05Champions LeagueQualification Round 1 Eglė Vilnius34–2131–2265–43Qualification Round 2 CBM Astroc Sagunto21–2825–2846–562004–05EHF CupRound 3 CS Madeira38–2441–2379–471/8-finals Le Havre AC28–2327–3255–551/4-finals Győri ETO31–3022–3553–652005–06Champions LeagueQualification Round 1 Tegra Čakovec20–1225–2145–33Qualification Round 2 CBM Astroc Sagunto21–2825–2846–562005–06EHF CupRound 3 Ankara Havelsan30–2928–3058–592006–07EHF CupRound 2 DHC Slavia Praha30–2224–2054–42Round 3 DVSC Debrecen21–3121–4142–722010–11EHF CupRound 2 HB Dudelange43–1642–1185–27Round 3 RK Zaječar29–2522–3051–552011–12EHF Cup FinalistRound 3 Bnei Hertzeliya30–2133–2163–42Last 16 CSM București28–2027–2455–44Quarter Final HBC Nîmes29–2927–2456–53Semi Final C.B. Mar Alicante24–2630–2054–46Final Lada20–2124–3044–512012–13EHF CupRound 3 Valur22–2123–2445–45Last 16 Juventude Desportiva do Lis25–1429–854–22Quarter Final Grupo ASFI Itxako Navarra39–2031–2270–42Semi Final Metz Handball21–2615–3436–602013–14EHF CupRound 3 DHK Baník Most28–2125–3353–542017–18EHF CupQualification Round 2 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK26–2134–2960–50Qualification Round 3 Hypo Niederösterreich29–2130–2259–43Group Phase(Group D) Larvik HK H 65 Höörs HK DHK Baník Most25–2224–2131–2823–2819–3025–223rdQuarter Final Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK29–2824–2753–552018–19EHF CupQualification Round 2 Borussia Dortmund25–2520–2445–49 Green – Win; Yellow – Draw; Red – Lost.
Domestic competitions
LeagueRomanian CupRomanian SupercupEuropean competitionsSeasonDivisionPosPldWDLGFGADiff 1978–1979 — — — — — — — — — 1979–1980 — — — — — — — — — 1980–1981 — — — — — — — — — 1981–1982 — — — — — — — — — 1982–1983 — — — — — — — — — 1983–1984 — — — — — — — — — 1984–1985 — — — — — — — — — 1985–1986 — — — — — — — — — 1986–1987 — — — — — — — — — 1987–1988 — — — — — — — — — 1988–1989 — — — — — — — — — 1989–1990 Liga Națională — — — — — — — 1990–1991 Liga Națională — — — — — — — 1991–1992 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 1992–1993 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — Finalist 1993–1994 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Semi-finals 1994–1995 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Semi-finalsEHF Cup quarter-finals 1995–1996 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Finalist City Cup winner; Champions Trophy third place 1996–1997 Liga Națională — — — — — — — FinalistCity Cup semi-finals 1997–1998 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Finalist 1998–1999 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Semi-finalsCup Winners' Cup last 16 1999–2000 Liga Națională — — — — — — —EHF Cup quarter-finals 2000–2001 Liga Națională — — — — — — —Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals 2001–2002 Liga Națională — — — — — — — FinalistEHF Champions League group stage 2002–2003 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — WinnerCup Winners' Cup quarter-finals 2003–2004 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Semi-finalsCup Winners' Cup round 4 2004–2005 Liga Națională — — — — — — —EHF Champions League qualification round 2; EHF Cup quarter-finals 2005–2006 Liga Națională — — — — — — — Semi-finalsEHF Champions League qualification round 2; EHF Cup round 3 2006–2007 Liga Națională — — — — — — — —EHF Cup round 3 2007–2008 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2008–2009 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2009–2010 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2010–2011 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — FinalistEHF Cup round 3 2011–2012 Liga Națională — — — — — — — EHF Cup finalist 2012–2013 Liga Națională — — — — — — — —EHF Cup semi-finals 2013–2014 Liga Națională — — — — — — — —EHF Cup round 3 2014–2015 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2015–2016 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2016–2017 Liga Națională — — — — — — — 2017–2018 Liga Națională — — — — — — — —EHF Cup quarter-finals 2018–2019 Liga Națională 7th 24 10 3 11 647 650 -3EHF Cup qualification round 2 2019–2020 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2020–2021 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2021–2022 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2022–2023 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2023–2024 Liga Națională — — — — — — — — 2024–2025 Liga Națională 9th — — — — — — — Quarter-finals 2025–2026 Liga Națională 11th 22 2 3 17 526 649 -123 Round of 16 2026–2027 Liga Națională — — — — — — — —Total3 titles1 title0 titlesCity Cup winner; EHF Cup finalist Pos – Position; Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference. Only confirmed domestic honours and publicly available season statistics are listed. Complete season-by-season league statistics for older seasons are not available from a single public official source.
Coaches
+PeriodCoaches1978 — 2006 Gheorghe Tadici2006 — 2008To be confirmed2008 — present Gheorghe Tadici
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