RK Gorenje is a team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 club from Velenje

Velenje

Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade...

, Slovenia. Club honours 50 years of handball tradition in the region. Handball was first played in nearby town of Sostanj

Šoštanj

Šoštanj is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to around 1200 as Schönstein in relation to its castle. As a market town it was first mentioned in 1348. It was given town status in 1919 and until the 1960s was the center of the Šalek...

, but later moved to Velenje because majority of players were from Velenje and new arena called Red Hall() was located there as well. Club has many selections ranging from junior to professional team. Club's greatest achievements were four republic championship titles(season 1972/73, 1980/81, 1984/85, 1988/89) in former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 and one Slovenian handball cup title (2002/03) plus one champion titlle in season 2008/09. The club also participated in 14 seasons of EHF competitions^{:Category:European Handball Federation competitions} including EHF Cup

EHF Cup

The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....

, EHF Cup Winners' Cup and EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...

. Currently, RK Gorenje competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball

Slovenian First League of Handball

The Slovenian First League of Men's Handball is the top men's team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The league comprises twelve teams.-History:...

.

1958 – 1972

Beging of handball in Sostanj

Šoštanj

Šoštanj is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to around 1200 as Schönstein in relation to its castle. As a market town it was first mentioned in 1348. It was given town status in 1919 and until the 1960s was the center of the Šalek...

 

In 1958, when section of handball was established at TVD Partizan, organized handball started to develop in town of Sostanj

Šoštanj

Šoštanj is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to around 1200 as Schönstein in relation to its castle. As a market town it was first mentioned in 1348. It was given town status in 1919 and until the 1960s was the center of the Šalek...

, Slovenia. Handball was pioneered by young men in local schools with the help of some basketball players. The first pioneers were; Miligoj Jarnovič, Pavle Bukovac and Jože Pukmajster. At the beginning club participated at Celje regional league in 1964/65 they qualified to styrian regional league and a year later young club from Šoštanj achieved its biggest success and qualified to Yugoslavian republic league an never dropped out! In 70s handball developed and was top event in the region, on average match there were about 1000 spectators.

1973 – 1982

II. Yugoslavian handball league was too hard to crack

15 years after the club was established it got its first award, the title of republic champions of 1972/73 after finishing first in Slovenian republic league of Yugoslavia.


Competing in II. Yugoslavian handball league (they qualified through republic league) was a great honor and commitment to good and hard work. But lack fo experience, resources and maybe some other forces have caused club to drop out of the II. Yugoslavian league and return to republic league after just one season.

Back on the top of Slovenia

Season 1980/81

In just 20 years of existence RK Sostanj won its second republic title. However there were details with interpretations of results, to mention.

1983 – 1991

ŠRK Velenje and the biggest accomplishment

After playing in interrepublic league from 1981 to 1984, handball players from Sostanj qualified, for the first time after 1973/74, to II. Yugoslavian handball league. Although they had some financial and HR problems (they replaced 3 coaches), team from Sostanj finished 5th in 1990.

Season 1990/91

Although the name RK Šoštanj was known across Slovenia and former Yugoslavia, club decided to change their name. The reason to change the name to ŠRK Velenje ( Šaleški rokometni klub Velenje) was because all games in previous years were played in Velenje

Velenje

Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade...

 at Rdeča dvorana and at the same time most of the players were locals from Velenje as well. That season ŠRK Velenje finished 3rd. First two places lead to qualifications to I. Yugoslavian handball league, and in their last match they lost that qualifying position. This was the biggest accomplishment in 30 years of club history.

1992 – 2002

Rk Gorenje became one of the best Slovenian handball clubs

... after the most successful season, when the club was at the near top of II. Yugoslavian league and Celje even qualified to I. Yugoslavian league, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 declared its independence. Handball clubs of the newly established country played their own superleague. Ambitions of all were large because highest positions lead to Europe, to European Handball Federation

European Handball Federation

The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...

 competitions. In their first season RK Gorenje performed under expectations and finished 5th.

First qualification to EHF

After regular part of the competition in 1993/94, Rk gorenje finished 3rd. In playoffs they won against RK Prevent

RK Prevent

RK Prevent is a team handball club from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-Players:2007/08-Domestic:Vice champions of Slovenian First League of Handball in seasons 1996/97, 97/98, 98/99, 04/05...

 and then Drava Ptuj in finals, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Laško is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003-04 season, becoming European club champions. The team plays its home matches in the Zlatorog Arena, a 6,000 capacity handball arena in Celje...

 was a better opponent twice, however final 2nd place meant EHF.

In just their first year in EHF competition, they qualified to semi finals in EHF Cup

EHF Cup

The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....

.

2002 – 2003

Title of Slovenian Cup winners written to history


Season 2002/03 was historic in many ways for RK Gorenje. The club was at the top of the Slovenian handball competitions all these years and had some respectable achievements in Europe, but team from Velenje never made it quite to the top in both competitions. And that long awaiting moment happened in Slovenian cup finals, where RK Gorenje won against Prule 67 and won their first title in Slovenia since independence.

This success was a breaking point that lead the club to new paths, because the club finally made its position in Slovenia and in Europe. President of Rk Gorenje, Franc Plaskan retired, and was replaced by Janez Živko.

2003 – 2004

Injuries prevented the triumph in Europe and Slovenia

For RK Gorenje this was yet another successful season. Top performance and great playoffs in Cup winners cup, where they won twice with minimum advantage didn't let down ambitions of the club supporters. In national championship they had some slips but in EHF Cup winners Cup they reached to semifinals. On their first match they closely lost to Valladolid but events on second match were amazing to say. Injury of best player Vid Kavtičnik and others prevented an equal match for finals in just moments!
However in Slovenian playoffs of 1. A league Slovenian First League of Handball

Slovenian First League of Handball

The Slovenian First League of Men's Handball is the top men's team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The league comprises twelve teams.-History:...

 they crawled to finals with injured and downsized team where they were finally defeated by Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Laško is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003-04 season, becoming European club champions. The team plays its home matches in the Zlatorog Arena, a 6,000 capacity handball arena in Celje...

2004 – 2005

Next best thing in Slovenia, premiere in EHF Champions League

Championship was interesting. Rk Gorenje was paying the tax on injuries which was a side effect of premier season in Champions League. They've lost some matches and started playoffs as 3rd. But they had no match in playoffs and went straight to finals. This was a historic finals again. The match against Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Laško is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003-04 season, becoming European club champions. The team plays its home matches in the Zlatorog Arena, a 6,000 capacity handball arena in Celje...

 ended only after four add ons and shoting 7m throws. Celje won by 51:48. The second match they were simply better.


In champions league Velenje experienced new level of the game. Poor start^{http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2004-05/rounds/2} prevented them to fight for 1/8 finals so they continued their season in Cup winners cup where they reached 1/4 finals and lost closely^{http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2004-05/clubs/2061/RK+Gorenje+Velenje} to Izvidač Ljubovski.

2005 – 2006

Great performance in champions league, under expectations in national championship

Season 2005/06 ^{http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2005-06/clubs/2061/RK+Gorenje+Velenje}was very successful and very disappointing at the same time. By qualifying to 1/8 finals in champions league, Rk Gorenje achieved historic point. In match^{http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2005-06/match/4/012/Montpellier+HB+-+RK+Gorenje+Velenje} with Montpellier they were close to 1/4 finals, they've lost practically won game after a set of undesired moments.

In home championship they've made simply too much mistakes and besides they were the unfortunate victim of new system. They were second after regular part of the season and in playoffs they were event first but at the end 3rd, the blame goes to defeat against RK Trimo Trebnje

RK Trimo Trebnje

RK Trimo Trebnje is a team handball club from Trebnje, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-2007/08 Team:...

, RK Cimos Koper

RK Cimos Koper

RK Cimos Koper is a team handball club from Koper, Slovenia. Currently, RK Cimos Koper competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-Club history:Handball was first played in Koper sometime in the 1950s...

 and RK Gold club. After two years in champions league they were back to
EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

2007 – 2009

Between years 2006 – 2009 some changes were made in RK Gorenje. In 2007 Gorenje hired a new promising coach Ivica Obrvan^{http://www.rk-gorenje.com/380} with a 4 year contract and goal to bring home their first champion title before club's 50th anniversary in the coming years^{http://www.rk-gorenje.com/default.asp?id=3}. That year they finished second^{http://infostatx.rokometna-zveza.si/scripts/RZS/bilten.asp} . Season after that they slipped on third place, behind RK Cimos Koper on secoond and RK Celje PL winning, again.^{http://infostatx.rokometna-zveza.si/scripts/RZS/bilten.asp}. However, season that will go down to history is 2008/09, on club's 50th anniversary, team won their first champion title in independent Slovenia. They joined the exclusive club of just 3 handball clubs that managed this in a brief history since '91 to '09 (RK Celje PL 16x, RD Prule 67 1x, RK Gorenje 1x).

On top of that, Rk Gorenje qualified on the EHF CUP finals with Gumbersbach that season, they lost but that remains one of only three EHF competition's finals that Slovenian men club qualified to ( RD slovan , RK celje PL and RK Gorenje.(see club honors section)

Players

2009/10 Team

1   Ivan Gajić 5   Niko Medved 6   Marko Bezjak Marko Bezjak Marko Bezjak is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: middle back-References:*... 11   Klemen Cehte 12   Matevž Skok Matevž Skok Matevž Skok is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje from Velenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: goalkeeper-References:... 13   Jure Natek 15   Samo Rutar 16   Emir Taletović 20   Momir Rnić Momir Rnic Momir Rnić is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.... 21   Miha Žvižej

22   Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič (born 2 February 1982 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Career:Clubs: RK Gorenje, Gorišnica, RK Jeruzalem Ormož, RK Gold Club Career: 1992-References:... 23   Rok Golčar Rok Golčar Rok Golčar is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: right wing-References:... 24   Mario Šoštarič 25 Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić (born 28 June 1983 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a professional handball player currently playing for HSG Wetzlar.-Career:National team: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Clubs:*Čelik Zenica (BIH)*RK Izvidac Ljubuski (BIH)... 26   Jaka Ferkulj 27   Ivan Čupić Ivan Cupic Ivan Čupić is a Croatian professional handballer who currently plays for Slovenian team RK Gorenje.He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship... 37   Dino Bajram 39   Mitja Nosan 41   Rok Šimič

2007/08 Team

1   Ivan Gajić 3   Jure Dobelšek Jure Dobelšek Jure Dobelšek is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: left wing-References:... 4   Boštjan Kavaš Boštjan Kavaš Boštjan Kavaš is a professional handball player currently playing for Wisła Płock.-Career:Kavaš has played for several clubs in the course of his career: Bakovci , RK Gorenje , RK Prevent , RK Trimo Trebnje , RK Gorenje , and Wisła Płock .-External links: from the European Handball Federation... 5   Niko Medved 6   Marko Bezjak Marko Bezjak Marko Bezjak is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: middle back-References:*... 8   Marko Oštir Marko Oštir Marko Oštir is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: line player-References:*... 9   Jurij Gomiko 10   Sebastjan Sovič Sebastjan Sovič Sebastjan Sovič is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje. Sovič is RK Gorenje's team captain.-References:... 11   Aleš Sirk 12   Matevž Skok Matevž Skok Matevž Skok is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje from Velenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: goalkeeper-References:...

14   Sergo Datukašvili 16   Emir Taletović 17   Matjaž Mlakar Matjaž Mlakar Matjaž Mlakar is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Career:*National team: Slovenian.*Clubs: Sevnica, RK Gorenje, Celje Pivovarna Lasko*Career: 1990-References:... 20   Momir Rnić Momir Rnic Momir Rnić is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.... 22   Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič Aljoša Štefanič (born 2 February 1982 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Career:Clubs: RK Gorenje, Gorišnica, RK Jeruzalem Ormož, RK Gold Club Career: 1992-References:... 23   Rok Golčar Rok Golčar Rok Golčar is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: right wing-References:... 25 Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić Adnan Harmandić (born 28 June 1983 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a professional handball player currently playing for HSG Wetzlar.-Career:National team: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Clubs:*Čelik Zenica (BIH)*RK Izvidac Ljubuski (BIH)... 23   Ivan Čupić Ivan Cupic Ivan Čupić is a Croatian professional handballer who currently plays for Slovenian team RK Gorenje.He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship... 23   Radoslav Stojanović Radoslav Stojanovic Radoslav Stojanović, PhD was Professor of Law at the University of Belgrade and was a member of the Founding Committee of the Democratic Party in December 1989...

Officials

2008/09

Team manager: Borut plaskan

Borut Plaskan

Borut Plaskan is a retired professional handball player. He still holds the record as no. 1 shooter for RK Gorenje of all times with 1559 goals in 426 matches. 49 games for the national handball team of Slovenia...

 

Head coach: Obrvan Ivica

Assistant coach: Tamše Branko

Goalkeepers coach: Bojič Ante

Medical: Kumar Dejan

Earlier teams and officials

Throughout club's history many people have been involved on different levels of club activities. Below you will find information about previous teams, officials that have worked in the club, starting with the list of club's earlier names.

Club's previous names:

• RK Šoštanj
• ŠRK Velenje
• RK Gorenje Velenje
• RK Gorenje

Club's most noted members:

Players:

• Iztok Puc
  Iztok Puc
  Iztok Puc was a Slovenian handball player who was one of the world's top players of the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he has played professionally for RK Borac, RK Zagreb, RK Celje and RD Prule 67 and won a total of 18 domestic trophies. He was also a member of the RK Zagreb squad which won...
  
  
• Borut plaskan
  Borut Plaskan
  Borut Plaskan is a retired professional handball player. He still holds the record as no. 1 shooter for RK Gorenje of all times with 1559 goals in 426 matches. 49 games for the national handball team of Slovenia...
  
  
• Vid Kavtičnik
• Dušan Podpečan
• Vedran Zrnić
  Vedran Zrnic
  Vedran Zrnić is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World championship.-References:...
  
  
• Drago Vuković
  Drago Vukovic
  Drago Vuković , is a Croatian handball player. He is Olympic champion from 2004 with the Croatian national team, and he received a silver medal at the 2008 European championship. He is the twin brother of the soccer player, the goalkeeper of RNK Split, Andrija Vuković.-External links:*...
  
  
• Siarhei Rutenka
  Siarhei Rutenka
  Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka, is a Belarusian handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship in 2003 he acquired also Slovenian citizenship. In January, 2008, he received the Spanish nationality, renouncing the Slovenian nationality...
  
  

Coaches:

• Miro Požun
• Ivan Vajdl
• Tone Tiselj

Officials:

Fans

Club supporters or fans are called Šaleški graščaki. Fan club was formed in 1994. They follow the team on their matches at home and abroad.

Arena

RK Gorenje home matches are played at sports facility called Rdeča Dvorana

Rdeča dvorana

Red Hall is a sports facility arena in Velenje, Slovenia. It is a home arena of handball club RK Gorenje. Its capacities are between 1500 - 2500 seats.-History:...

, that could be translated as Red Hall. It was built in 1974. In 1989 and 1994 it was renewed and once again in 2004 for European handball championships. Its capacity is approximately 2000 seats

Capacity : 1500 seats + 500 standing

Max capacity: 2500 seats

Slovenian First League of Handball (1. A liga)

Since Slovenian independence in 1991, RK Gorenje competes in Slovenian First League of Handball

Slovenian First League of Handball

The Slovenian First League of Men's Handball is the top men's team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The league comprises twelve teams.-History:...

. Club ranks among just three that managed this achievement, besides RK Gorenje that honor goes to Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Laško is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003-04 season, becoming European club champions. The team plays its home matches in the Zlatorog Arena, a 6,000 capacity handball arena in Celje...

 and RK Prevent

RK Prevent

RK Prevent is a team handball club from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-Players:2007/08-Domestic:Vice champions of Slovenian First League of Handball in seasons 1996/97, 97/98, 98/99, 04/05...

. Clubs's largest success in the competition is champion title in season 2008/09

Club's top 3 highest final positions.

1st place (08/09)

2nd place ( 93/94, 95/96, 03/04, 04/05, 06/07 )

3rd place ( 01/02, 02/03, 05/06, 07/08 )

Handball Cup of Slovenia

RK Gorenje qualified to final tournament 12 times out of 18 (including 5 finals), only title was won in season 2002/03, when they defeated Prule 67, semifinalist http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2002-03/rounds/6/1%2F2+Final of EHF Champion league that season.

1st place 02/03

2nd place 93/94,94/95,96/97,97/98

3rd place 03/04,04/05,05/06, 07/08

Slovenian Supercup

Slovenian supercup is a competition organized under Handball federation of Slovenia, since 2006/07 season. RK Gorenje qualified to all three supercups since, and played finals 2007 and 2009 http://www.mik1liga.si/novice/82-superpokal/196-zmagovalci-superpokala-so-igralci-gorenja-iz-velenja, they won the latter.

Yugoslavian

Under Yugoslavian Handball Federation there were many levels of competition in handball. There was I. and II. Yugoslavian league , interrepublic and republic league and regional competitions.

Regional, republic and interrepublic league

1988/89 I. republic league 1. place

1984/85 I. republic league 1. place

1983/84 interrepublic league 3. place

1980/81 I. republic league 1. place

1972/73 I. republic league 1. place

1968/69 II. republic league (styria) 1. place

1964/65 regional league – Celje 1. place

1968/69 II. republic league (styria division) 1. place

1964/65 regional league – Celje 1. place

EHF Champions League

2004/05

Group matches: RK Gorenje's premier season in champions league.

3rd place in group (2 wins 4 looses)


2005/06

1/8 finals (4 wins 2 looses)

Montpellier HB

Montpellier HB

Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever...

  : RK Gorenje Velenje 33 : 28

RK Gorenje Velenje : Montpellier HB

Montpellier HB

Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever...

22 : 26

2007/08

Group matches: (1 win 5 looses)

2009/10

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

1/2 finals 2003/04

RK Gorenje Velenje : CBM Valladolid 26:30

CBM Valladolid : RK Gorenje Velenje 34:32

1/4 finals 2004/05

RK Izvidac Ljubuski : RK Gorenje Velenje 33 : 25 (17:15)

RK Gorenje Velenje : RK Izvidac Ljubuski  37 : 31 (21:19)

1/8 finals 1997/98

Gorenje Velenje : Polyot Cheljabinsk 26 : 22 (12:9)

Polyot Cheljabinsk : Gorenje Velenje 32 : 15 (15:7)

1/8 finals 1998/99

Gorenje Velenje : Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 28 : 24 (10:11)

Vardar Vatrost. Skopje : Gorenje Velenje 29 : 23 (13:13)

EHF Cup

Finals 2008/09

VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the German First League of Handball and the German Handball Cup.Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball club ever.-Accomplishments:...

: RK Gorenje 26:22 (13:15)

RK Gorenje : VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the German First League of Handball and the German Handball Cup.Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball club ever.-Accomplishments:...

28:29 (15:10)

1/2 finals 1994/95

Polyot Cheljabinsk : Gorenje Velenje 29 : 21 (13:10)

Gorenje Velenje : Polyot Cheljabinsk 24 : 29 (13:12)

1/4 finals 1996/97

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, SG Flensburg-Handewitt competes in the German First League of Handball .-Accomplishments:*National Championship of Germany: 1**2004*National Cup of Germany: 3...

: Gorenje Velenje 29 : 17 (18:7)

Gorenje Velenje : SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, SG Flensburg-Handewitt competes in the German First League of Handball .-Accomplishments:*National Championship of Germany: 1**2004*National Cup of Germany: 3...

19 : 28 (12:15)

Rivalry

Clubs greatest league competitors were; RK Prevent

RK Prevent

RK Prevent is a team handball club from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-Players:2007/08-Domestic:Vice champions of Slovenian First League of Handball in seasons 1996/97, 97/98, 98/99, 04/05...

, Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Lasko

Celje Pivovarna Laško is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003-04 season, becoming European club champions. The team plays its home matches in the Zlatorog Arena, a 6,000 capacity handball arena in Celje...

, RK Gold Club (Jadran), RK Cimos Koper

RK Cimos Koper

RK Cimos Koper is a team handball club from Koper, Slovenia. Currently, RK Cimos Koper competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball.-Club history:Handball was first played in Koper sometime in the 1950s...

^{http://www.mik1liga.si/predstavitev-klubov/rk-cimos-koper}. RK Gorenje won its first Slovenian championship title in 2009. Due to the supremacy of Celje Pivovarna Lasko in the past (16 titles in 17 years)^{http://www.mik1liga.si/predstavitev-klubov/rk-celje-pivovarna-lasko,} they have been runners up several times and according to statistics of Slovenian clubs their ranking in Slovenian First League of Handball

Slovenian First League of Handball

The Slovenian First League of Men's Handball is the top men's team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The league comprises twelve teams.-History:...

^{http://www.mik1liga.si/} is 2nd, First is Celje Pivovarna Lasko and third is RK Prevent^{http://www.mik1liga.si/predstavitev-klubov/rk-prevent-slovenj-gradec}.

Media

As first and only handball club in Slovenia, RK Gorenje produces a TV Show RKG Pressinghttp://www.rk-gorenje.com/default.asp?id=283 and a magazine called 9ka http://www.rk-gorenje.com/default.asp?id=282.

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.mik1liga.si/
• http://www.eurohandball.com/
• http://www.saleskigrascaki.com/
• http://www.srz-rdeca-dvorana.si/
• http://www.rokometna-zveza.si/