HC Motor Zaporizhzhia (women)
| HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Folded | 2011 |
| Full Name | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia |
| Arena | Palace of Sports Yunist, Zaporizhzhia |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| League | Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League |
| 2008–09 | 2nd |
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia was a Ukrainian women's handball team from Zaporizhzhia.
History
[edit]Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union Motor Zaporizhzhia replaced Spartak Kyiv as the hegemonical powerhouse in the new Ukrainian Superleague winning 14 championships in 17 years, including an 8-year winning streak in the 2000s.[1] It also won the 2001 Cup Winners' Cup, beating Nordstrand IF in the final. Its best performance in other EHF competitions was reaching the Champions League's quarterfinals in 1998 and 2002 and the EHF Cup's semifinals in 2003 and 2006.[2]
In 2009, the club lost its sponsorship and was renamed ZDIA Zaporizhzhia. Two years later it was dissolved after going bankrupt.[3]
Honours
[edit]- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- EHF European League: 0
- Bronze: 2002/2003, 2005/2006
- Ukrainian Super League: 14
- Champion: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Silver: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2009
- Ukrainian Women's Handball Cup: 1
- Champion: 2000
Former notable players
[edit]
Olena Tsygatsa- Irina Chernova
- Vita Mukhina
- Natalya Parkhomenko
- Olena Reznir
- Liudmila Shevchenko
- Tetyana Shynkarenko
- Larysa Zaspa
- Oxana Raykhel
- Oksana Sakada
- Irina Goncharova
- Anastasia Pidpalova
- Hanna Burmystrova
- Natalia Lyapina
- Irina Shutska
- Galyna Markushevska
- Maryna Vlasenko
- Olga Layuk
Tatiana Dyadechko- Zhanna Kashel
Velentyna Salamakha
Iryna Mahilina- Natalia Mailychka
References
[edit]- ^ List of champions in the Ukrainian Handball Association
- ^ Competition record in EHF's website
- ^ Handball club Zaporizhzhia-ZDIA has ceased to exist. Reporter-ua.com, 20 April 2011