RK Zagreb

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RK Zagreb
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Full nameRukometni klub Zagreb
Founded1922; 101 years ago
Arena Arena Zagreb
(Capacity: 15,200)
PresidentMladen Vedriš [1]
League Croatian Premier League
2023–24 Croatian Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions)
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Rukometni klub Zagreb [2] (English: Zagreb Handball Club, pronounced [zǎːɡrɛb] ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian Premier League and the EHF Champions League.

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RK Zagreb has won 38 national championships and the national cup 32 times. The club was also European champion twice [3] and played another four times in the finals, and is among top eight most successful handball clubs in the EHF Champions League's history.

Accomplishments

Croatia

Champions (32): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Champions (30): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023–24

Yugoslavia

Champions (6): 1956–57, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1988–89, 1990–91
  • Yugoslav Handball Cup
Champions (2): 1962, 1991

Europe

Champions (2): 1991–92, 1992–93
Champions (1): 2012–13

Individual Club Awards

Winners (32): 1961–62, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Winners (2): 1991–92, 1992–93

Kits

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

  • Flag of Croatia.svg President: Mladen Vedriš
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Manager: Božidar Jović
  • Flag of Germany.svg Head coach: Velimir Petković
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Assistant coach:
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Goalkeeper coach: Arian Jović
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Condition coach: Šime Tomašević
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Physiotherapist: Damir Kajba
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Physioterapist: Slobodan Škorić

RK Zagreb in European Handball

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group Stage Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 35–316th place
Flag of Hungary.svg Pick Szeged 30–2527–26
Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg Handball 30–3032–22
Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel 30–23
Flag of Poland.svg Industria Kielce 22–2228–24
Flag of Norway.svg Kolstad Håndball 31–2034–25
Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Eurofarm Pelister 27–1823–22
Playoffs Flag of Hungary.svg Telekom Veszprém


Updated 18 November 2018

At least 10 games played
ClubGPWDL
Barcelona Handbol 181116
Borac Banja Luka 101000
Celje 2211110
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 10235
Tatran Prešov 15816
Vardar 17719
Veszprém KC 173113

Notable former players

Head coaches

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References

  1. ↑ "RK Zagreb has a new Board of Directors, Zoran Gobac is still in it, the president of the club remains Mladen Vedriš" (in Croatian). sportske.jutarnji.hr. 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Zagreb Handball Club" (in Croatian). rk-zagreb.hr. 23 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Today: 28 years since RK Zagreb's first European championship title" (in Croatian). hrs.hr. 15 May 2020.
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