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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

2013–14	EHF Cup	R2	VOC Amsterdam	17–34^[1]	13–29^[2]	30–63

Recent seasons

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2021)

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:^[3]

Season	Division	Tier	Position
2014–15	Premier League	I	4th
2015–16	Premier League	I	11th ↓
2016–17	Prva liga FBiH	II	?
2017–18			4th
2018–19			1st ↑
2019–20	Premier League	I	11th
2020–21	Premier League	I	9th

Key

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

Notable players

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021)

Ivana Ljubas

Coaching history

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021)

Zvonko Papak^[4]
Ana Papak^[5]
Marijana Arapović^[6]
Tina Biokšić^[7]
Antun Pavlović^[8]
Zlata Zubac ^[9]
Ivana Mlakić ^[10]
Krunoslav Špec ^[11]
Milenko Avdalović ^[12]
Robert Grgić^[13]

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.