ŽRK Vardar

ŽRK Vardar (Macedonian: ЖРК Вардар) is a Macedonian women's handball club from Skopje, North Macedonia. The team currently competes in the Macedonian women's First League of Handball, Women’s Regional Handball League and used to be a top competitor in the Women's EHF Champions League.

ЖРК Вардар
WHC Vardar
Full nameЖенски ракометен клуб Вардар Скопје (Ženski rakometen klub Vardar Skopje)
Founded1961
ArenaJane Sandanski Arena
Capacity7,500
PresidentGordana Naceva
Head coachDragana Pecevska Ristova
LeagueSkopsko Super League
2018-193rd
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

History

Until Kometal Gjorče Petrov officially stopped working, Vardar was the only other club to win any title in any of the competitions in Macedonia by winning the 1994 Macedonian Cup. In the 2012/2013 season with the arrival of the new sponsor and sporting director Sergey Samsonenko along with some new players, the team started to achieve more positive results and won its first league title.

Since 2013, the team had three 3rd-place finishes in the EHF Champions League and two 2nd-place finishes in the seasons 2016–17 and 2017–18 being the only team that competed in the all EHF Final Four Tournaments. Earlier in 2018 the president of the club, Gordana Naceva, announced the break - up of the team made up from world class players and added that they will focus on young players.

Accomplishments

Domestic competitions

Winners (6): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Winners (6): 1994, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

European competitions

Runner-up: 2016–17, 2017–18
Third placed: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

Other competitions

  • Women’s Regional Handball League:
Winners: 2016–17, 2017–18
Runner-up: 2013–14
Third placed: 2015
  • Vardar Trophy:
Winners: 2015
Runner-up: 2017

Arena information

Unlike the usual situation in handball of clubs renting halls from municipalities or private owners, HC Vardar itself is the owner of the Jane Sandanski Arena where they play all their home matches in the Women's EHF Champions League, the Women’s Regional Handball League and in the domestic competitions.

Jane Sandanski Arena

Team

Current squad of the first team

Squad for the 2018–19 season

Staff

Former club members

Notable former players

Notable former coaches

Kit manufacturers

European competitions record

European competitions record (WHC Vardar SCJS)

EHF Cup

Season Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2014–15 R3 Dunaújvárosi KKA 20–28 15–30 35–58

Challenge Cup

Season Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2015–16 R3 London Angels HC 27–14 35–17 62–31
L16 Minaqua Vojvodina 26–24 31–27 57–51
QF HC Karpaty Uzhgorod 22–19 17–28 39–47
2016–17 R3 HC Svilengrad-PU 24–17 29–22 53–39
1/8 H 65 Höör 13–26 20–26 33–52

Statistics

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