Founded 1961 Capacity 7,500 Head coach Irina Dibirova | Arena Jane Sandanski Arena President Gordana Naceva | |
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Full name Женски ракометен клуб Вардар Скопје (Ženski rakometen klub Vardar Skopje) |
HC Vardar (Macedonian: ЖРК Вардар) is a Macedonian women's handball club from Skopje. The team currently competes in the Macedonian women's First League of Handball, Women's EHF Champions League and in the Women’s Regional Handball League.
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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, they have three 3rd-place finishes in the EHF Champions League.
Domestic competitions
European competitions
Other competitions
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.
Current squad of the first team (HC Vardar)
Squad for the 2016–17 seasonTransfers
Transfers for the 2017-18 seasonCurrent squad of the second team (HC Vardar SCJS)
Squad for the 2016–17 seasonNotable former coaches
Kit manufacturers
European competitions record
#Q = #preliminary, #R = #round, PO = play-offs, G = Group stage, R16 = last 16, QF = quarter-finals