RK Sloboda Tuzla

RK Sloboda
Full name	Rukometni Klub Sloboda Tuzla
Founded	1959;67 years ago (1959)
Arena	SKPC Mejdan
Capacity	4,900
President	Ismar Šabović
Head coach	Mirko Mikić
League	Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Rukometni Klub Sloboda Tuzla, commonly abbreviated as RK Sloboda Tuzla is a team handball club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the RSD Sloboda Tuzla.

It plays its home games in Mejdan, Tuzla. The clubs greatest success are three Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles.

History

Club was founded in 1959 as charter of RSD Sloboda Tuzla. Since its foundation the club's sponsor has been the local salt factory called Solana. Club has played first international match since Bosnia and Herzegovina has gained independence. ^[1] In season 2016/2017 it competed in League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina following relegation from Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina in season 2015/2016.

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Winners (3): 1994, 1995, 1996
• First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – North:
  • Winners (1): 2018

Cups

• Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Winners (4): 1994, 1996, 2020, 2021

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: ^{[2] [3]}

Season	Division	Tier	Position
2005–06	First League FBiH – North	II	1st ↑
2006–07	Premier League	I	15th ↓
2010–11	Premier League	I	9th
2014–15	Premier League		9th
2015–16	Premier League		15th ↓
2017–18	First League FBiH – North	II	5th
2018–19			1st ↑
2019–20	Premier League	I	8th
2020–21			4th
2021–22			2nd
2022–23			5th
2023–24			5th
2024–25			7th

Key

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2020–21 season

Pos.	Name
General manager	Ismar Šabović
Head coach	Mirko Mikić
Assistant coach	Nedim Đug
Goalkeeping coach	Damir Cipurković
Physiotherapist	Demir Galić
Doctor	Džana Atlić

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season ^[4]

Goalkeepers 99 Milenko Jelić 11 Sidik Omerović 01 Zdravko Čajić Left wingers 07 Enes Skopljak Right wingers 02 Omar Karahodžić Line players 17 Marko Pedić 61 Ermin Jusić 06 Semir Memić 06 Darko Ilić

Left backs 69 Rashid Kayumov 39 Arnad Hamzić 25 Bakir Pirić 09 Harun Djana Central backs 04 Adi Omeragić 05 Amer Denjo 04 Jovan Talevski 07 Mirza Jusufović 94 Sedžad Abdurahmanović 23 Kerim Torlaković Right backs 10 Emir Suhonjić (c) 19 Dino Mehić 15 Harun Đulić

Coaching history

• Srđan Praljak (1986–1991) ^[5]
• Damir Cipurković ( – February 19, 2009) ^[6]
• Mirza Bulić (August 5, 2018 – October 26, 2019) ^[7]
• Nedžad Mašić (October 26, 2019 – January 3, 2020) ^[8]
• Davor Kadić (January 6, 2020 – present) ^[9]

References

1. "EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF".
2. "Sloboda Rukomet / Muškarci". SportDC (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
3. "PL BiH – raspored". www.rkbosnasarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
4. "Rukometni klub – Sloboda Tuzla » Prvi tim".
5. "Praljak Srđan – Šjor". visoko.co.ba. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
6. "Damir Cipurković više nije trener Slobode". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
7. "Mirza Bulić novi trener RK Sloboda". svijet-rukometa.com. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
8. "Nedžad Mašić novi trener RK Sloboda". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
9. "RK Sloboda predstavila novog trenera i kapitena, cilj izlazak u Evropu". tuzlainfo.ba. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.