ŽRK Vardar


ŽRK Vardar is a Macedonian women's handball club from Skopje. 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.

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

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.

Team

Current squad of the first team

;Goalkeepers
;Right Wingers
;Left Wingers
;Line players
;Left Backs
;Central Backs
;Right Backs

Professional staff

Management

Former club members

Notable former players

EHF Champions League

EHF Cup

Challenge Cup

Regional Handball League

European competitions record (WHC Vardar SCJS)

EHF Cup

Challenge Cup

Statistics

All–time Top 10 Scorers in the EHF Champions League

RankNameSeasonsGoals
1 Andrea Penezić4371
2 Andrea Lekić5335
3 Jovanka Radičević5293
4 Barbara Lazović4144
5 Alexandra Lacrabère2114
6 Siraba Dembélé3113
7 Tatiana Khmyrova5105
8 Maja Sokać395
9 Anja Althaus390
10 Dragana Cvijić155

Most appearances in the EHF Champions League

RankNameSeasonsAppearances
1 Jovanka Radičević577
2 Amandine Leynaud575
3 Andrea Klikovac574
4 Inna Suslina573
5 Andrea Lekić570
6 Tatiana Khmyrova563
6 Andrea Penezić463
6 Barbara Lazović463
9 Siraba Dembélé346
10 Maja Sokać345
10 Anja Althaus345

Individual awards in the EHF Champions League