HC Zalău

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 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.

• Name: Sala Sporturilor „Gheorghe Tadici”[2]
• City: Zalău, România
• Address: Mihai Viteazul nr. 77, Zalău

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

• Sezoane în Liga Naţională:32
• Sezoane în Divizia A:7

Season League Place Cup Europe 1979-80 A Not qualified 1980-81 A 1981-82 A 1982-83 A 1983-84 A 1st 1984-85 LN 9th 1985-86 LN 11th 1986-87 A 1987-88 A 1st 1988-89 LN 4th

Season League Place Cup Europe 1989-90 LN Not qualified 1990-91 LN IHF 1/4-finals 1991-92 LN 6th IHF 1/2-finals 1992-93 LN 6th Finalist 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 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 2008-09 LN 9th

Season League Place Cup SCup Europe 2009-10 LN 4th 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 2015–16 LN 9th 2016–17 LN 2017–18 LN 5th EHF 1/4-finals 2018–19 LN 7th EHF Round 2

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