HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar | |||
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Full name | Hrvatski ženski rukometni klub Zrinjski Mostar | ||
Nickname(s) | Plemkinje (The Noblewomen) | ||
Short name | HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar | ||
Founded | 1992 | ||
League | Premier League | ||
2020–21 | 9th | ||
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Website Official site |
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HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar (Croatian: Hrvatski ženski rukometni klub Zrinjski Mostar, English: Croat Women's Handball Club 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 |
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2013–14 | EHF Cup | R2 | VOC Amsterdam | 17–34[1] | 13–29[2] | 30–63 |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3]
Season | Division | Tier | Position |
2014–15 | Premier League | I | 4th |
2015–16 | 11th ↓ | ||
2016–17 | Prva liga FBiH | II | ? |
2017–18 | 4th | ||
2018–19 | 1st ↑ | ||
2019–20 | Premier League | I | 11th |
2020–21 | 9th |
- Key
↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Notable players
Coaching history
References
- ↑ "Fri Oct 11, 2013 19:30 (CEST) - Amsterdam (NED) - Elzenhagen • Round 2 - W EHFC 2014". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Sun Oct 13, 2013 13:00 (CEST) - Amsterdam (NED) - Elzenhagen • Round 2 - W EHFC 2014". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Zrinjski Rukomet / Žene". SportDC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Preminuo Zvonko Papak, bivši trener HŽRK Zrinjski". hercegovina.info. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ana Papak napušta klupu Zrinjskog". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "HŽRK Zrinjski se vratio u Premijer ligu Bosne i Hercegovine". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "HŽRK Zrinjski: Trenerica Marijana Arapović podnijela ostavku". hercegovina.info. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "EHF ZRK"Zrinjski" history". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "EHF ZRK"Zrinjski" history". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ivana Mlakić trenerica HŽRK Zrinjski". hercegovina.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Poraz rukometašica Ljubuškog". ljportal.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Cilj je stabilizirati klub". bljesak.info. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "ŽRK Ilidža već u polufinalu". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
- EHF Club profile
- Zrinjski website (in Croatian)