Full name Galychanka-LNU President Roman Fedyshyn | Capacity 1000 (Galicia) Date founded 1989 | |
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Arena Galicia sports palace, Sports complex of Lviv University Head coach Tatiana Stefan
Angela Savchenko League Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League | ||
Galychanka – women's handball club from Lviv, Ukraine. Established in 1989. Two-time champion (2015, 2016), five-time silver medalist (2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014) and seven-time bronze medalist Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League, Ukrainian Cup winner (2016)
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1989-2014
History of Lviv woman's handball team Galychanka dates back to 1989, when club with the same name (before there was professional team Impulse) started playing in the USSR Championship, in its first league. In the first season Galychanka wins first league contest and gets right to play in the premier league of USSR handball championship. In the major league team successfully played to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Thus, since 1992, when Ukraine was organized its own championship, Galychanka was one of the best teams in Ukraine. This allowed the team to participate in European club cup tournament: Women's EHF Cup, Women's EHF Cup. Thus, despite the poor financial situation of the team and the relevant requirements of the European Handball Federation, team Galychanka conducted usually both European cup matches on the rival field.
In the national championship Galychanka has long been the fourth team in the country, and the first season of 1997–1998 Lviv handball-players won bronze medals of the championship of Ukraine. Since 2001 Lviv Galychanka constantly ranked among the three best teams in Ukraine, five times the silver medal winning Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League, and in 2015 became the champions. Players always cause in national team.
Over the years, the coach was: Volodymyr Garbuz, Vasyl Kozar, Yuriy Basyuk, Olexandr Burnyashov, Yuriy Garkavenko, Vasyl Vogt, Volodymyr Kuksenko, Georgiy Voronov, Valeriy Tishchenko. By November 2015 head coach of the team was Vasyl Kozar. Leading «Galychanka» players caused junior and youth Ukraine national team.
From 1997 Galychanka trains at the Lviv University sports complex, which is reflected in the club name. New successes Galychanka-LNU were associated with maintaining financial-industrial group Rosan, which since February 2006 takes care the team. Subsequently, in cooperation with Galychanka joined by new partners, including PJSC Kredobank, Concern Galnaftogaz, Shuvar market and PZU Ukraine.
2014-2015
In season 2014–2015 Halychanka went to the semi-final of Women's EHF Challenge Cup. The team won all matches with Virto Kvintus (Netherlands), Amintas Amintau (Greece), Naisa Niš (Serbia). In the semi-final match Galychanka yields Polish team Pogoń Baltica from Szczecin. The team won all matches of Ukrainian Championship season 2014–2015 and became the champions.
In the offseason team left the two leaders. Iryna Stelmakh and Tamara Smbatian will continue his career in Olympia Beskid handball team from Nowy Sącz (Poland).
2015-2016
In the 2015–2016 season the team played in matches Women's EHF Cup. According to bilateral agreements with the command Pristina (Kosovo) both matches 1/32 finals Galychanka was to play in Lviv. However, the team from partly unrecognized republic was denied entry to the territory of Ukraine because the government of Kosovo has no diplomatic relations and agreement on mutual gap citizens with the government of Ukraine. As a result of this incident European Handball Federation was decided to hold matches of 1/32 finals EHF Cup October 23 and 25, 2015 in Kosovo. Galychanka won both matches in Kosovo and went to the 1/16 final. After losing team Muratpaşa Bld. SK with Antalya (Turkey) and played a draw in Lviv Galychanka completes the struggle for EHF Cup.
Even October 7 then head coach Vasily Kozar in an interview Ukrainian Handball Federation official web-site said that he decided to leave his post. After EHF Cup matches Vasyl Kozar finally leave club and for the present not continue coaching career in Ukraine.
By following tours of Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League team prepares Tatiana Stefan, who assisted Vasyl Kozar in prior seasons and teacher of LSCFC Vitaly Nadych.
May 15, 2016 Galychanka overcoming Dnepryanka Kherson with a score of 27:18 in the first game of the fourth round of Women's Super League play-off and early became the champion of Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League.
May 20–21, 2016 Galychanka with four ukrainian teams participated in the restored Ukrainian Cup, held in Horodenka. In the semi-finals Galychanka won Dnepryanka Kherson and the final won HC Karpaty and became a winner of Ukrainian Cup
2016-2017
In season 2016/2017 the second coach became Angela Savchenko, who played for "Galychanka" in 2005–2008 and 2009–2010. Coaching tandem Stefan-Savchenko – the only female in the Ukrainian Superleague.
Also in the offseason team strengthened students of LSCFC: Alexandra Zholobovych, Tatiana Poliak, Tatiana Cherep, Juliana Bratkovska and Natalia Kotsab'yuk. From Uzhgorod HC Karpaty returned Olena Kosik. In season 2016/2017 was the second coach Angela Savchenko, who in 2005–2008 and 2009–2010, played for «Galychanka». Coaching tandem Stefan–Savchenko – the only female in the Ukrainian Super League. In this season, in addition to Ukrainian Superleague team participate in the EHF Cup, the Baltic League and Ukrainian Handball Cup.
August 28, 2016 in Kherson was played first Ukrainian Handball Supercup. Having won a Dnepryanka Kherson with a score of 23:44 (12:20) Galychanka becomes the owner of the first Ukrainian Supercup. Also the best Supercup player considered Galychanka player Maryna Konovalova.
September 17 and 18 «Galychanka» played in Lviv both matches of the first qualifying round of the EHF Cup. The rival team was "Pogoń Baltica Szczecin" from Poland, who played with "Galychanka" in EHF Challenge Cup semi-final 2014/15. Having won in the first match with a score 24:22 and losing the second game with a score 24:20 "Galychanka" cease participation in the EHF Cup 2016/17.
In January 2017 team has strengthened the former leader of Ternopil «Economic University» Ilona Gaykova.
Baltic League
In the first round of the Baltic League, Galychanka beat all rivals: «BNTU-Byelaz» (Minsk, Belarus), HC «Gomel» (Gomel, Belarus), «Horodnichanka» (Grodno, Belarus), «Žalgiris» (Kaunas, Lithuania) and the HC «Garliava» (Garliava, Lithuania)
In the second round of the Baltic League, which held October 28-30 2016 in Lviv «Galychanka» played draw with «BNTU-Byelaz» and defeated other rivals. After the second round «Galychanka» continues to lead the league table.
In the third round of the Baltic League «Galychanka» lost GC «Gomel» and played a draw with «BNTU-Byelaz».
After first four rounds «Galychanka» continues to lead the standings and ahead of nearest rival — «BNTU-Byelaz» by 1 point.