RK Lokomotiva Zagreb

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RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
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Full nameLokomotiva Zagreb
Short nameRukometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb
(Lokomotiva Zagreb Handball Club)
Founded1949
Arena Dom Sportova
Capacity3,000
Head coachVedran Krkač
League Croatian League
2022–231st
Club colours  
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Home
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Website
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Rukometni Klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (English: Lokomotiva Zagreb Handball Club) is a Croatian professional women's handball club from Zagreb. [1]

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Lokomotiva was the most successful team in the Yugoslav Championship's early stages, winning eight championships between 1956 and 1970. In 1975, the team reached the final of the European Cup after winning its ninth championship. [2] However, the following fifteen years were unsuccessful, with Radnički Belgrade dominating the championship. [3] The team resurfaced in 1991, winning both the final edition of the Yugoslav Championship and the EHF Cup, its first international trophy, beating Bayer Leverkusen in the final. [4]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Lokomotiva, renamed Kraš Zagreb, won the first edition of the new Croatian League, but the team soon fell second to Podravka Koprivnica. The team's major successes in the 1990s were reaching the Cup Winner's Cup's final in 1996 and 1998. [5] The club reversed to its original name in 2003, and the following seasons marked a timid revival, with Lokomotiva winning the three championship titles and four national cups.

Most recently, Lokomotiva was second in the national championship and won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2017.

Lokomotiva gave eight players of the national team which are surprisingly won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship (Lucija Bešen, Dora Kalaus, Larissa Kalaus, Paula Posavec, Stela Posavec, Tena Japundža, Kristina Prkačin and Andrea Šimara). Also the Lokomotiva's coach Nenad Šoštarić was the head coach of the that generation.

Honours

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2016–17 Challenge Cup R3 Flag of Portugal (official).svg CS Madeira 29–2440–2169–45
1/8 Flag of Turkey.svg Ardeşen GSK 33–2524–2057–45
1/4 Flag of Spain.svg Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 29–2423–2652–50
1/2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virto/Quintus 24–2327–1651–39
F Flag of Sweden.svg H 65 Höör 23–1924–2147–40
2017–18 Challenge Cup R3 Flag of Austria.svg UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau 24–1937–1961–38
1/8 Flag of Greece.svg AC PAOK 37–1733–2070–37
1/4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virto/Quintus 26–1727–2453–41
1/2 Flag of Spain.svg Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 26–2625–2551–51
2018–19 EHF Cup R1 Flag of Sweden.svg H 65 Höör 18–2219–2337–45
2019–20 Challenge Cup 1/8 Flag of Portugal (official).svg SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros 33–2127–1660–37
1/4 Flag of Croatia.svg ŽRK Bjelovar 30–2328–2158–44
1/2 Flag of Serbia.svg HC Naisa Niš Cancelled
2020–21 European Cup R3 Flag of Italy.svg Alì-Best Espresso Mestrino 30–1435–1865–32
1/8 Flag of Italy.svg Jomi Salerno 33–2234–1867–40
1/4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg DHC Slavia Prague 30–2531–2761–52
1/2 Flag of Turkey.svg Yalikavaksports Club 10–010–020–0
F Flag of Spain.svg CBF Málaga Costa del Sol 28–3231–2859–60
2021–22 European League R3 Flag of Poland.svg MKS Perla Lublin 25–2129–2754–48
Group stage
(Group A)
Flag of Hungary.svg Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE 19–2224–284th place
Flag of France.svg ESBF Besançon 27–2826–31
Flag of Norway.svg Sola HK 18–2525–40
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B
Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Audi ETO KC
Flag of France.svg Metz Handball
Flag of Romania.svg CS Rapid București
Flag of Montenegro.svg ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Flag of Norway.svg Storhamar HE
Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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References

  1. "Teams set for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. List of finals in the-sports.org
  3. List of champions in the Serbian Handball Federation's website
  4. Results in todor66.com
  5. Profile and record in the European Handball Federation's website