RK Crvena zvezda

RK Crvena zvezda
Full name	Rukometni klub Crvena zvezda
Nickname(s)	Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Founded	1948
Arena	SC Šumice
Capacity	2,000
Head coach	Ratko Đurković
League	Serbian Handball Super League
2019–20	Annulled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Club colours
Home Away

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RK Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Црвена звезда) is a Serbian handball club based in Belgrade. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.

History[]

Founded in 1948, the club made its Yugoslav Championship debut in 1954. They subsequently won back-to-back championships in 1955 and 1956.

In 1995–96, the club had its most successful season to date, winning the domestic double (league and cup) and reaching the Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals.

Honours and achievements[]

National Championships – 9

• Yugoslav League
  • Winners (2): 1954–55, 1955–56
  • Runners-up (3): 1957–58, 1982–83, 1985–86
  • Third place (3): 1959–60, 1979–80, 1990–91

• Serbia and Montenegro League
  • Winners (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06
  • Runners-up (2): 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Third place (3): 1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03

• Serbian League
  • Winners (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Third place (2): 2008–09, 2016–17

National Cups – 5

• Yugoslav Cup
  • Winners (1): 1955–56
  • Runners-up (4): 1974–75, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup
  • Winners (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04
  • Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1999–2000

• Serbian Cup
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–2014

National Super Cup – 1

• Serbian Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2017

Other Tournaments – 2

• Doboj Tournament
  • Winners (2): 1974, 1989

International

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Semi-finalists (1): 1995–96

Sponsorship[]

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons:

• Crvena zvezda Soko Štark^[1][2]
• Crvena zvezda Alumil
• Crvena zvezda Grundfos

Supporters[]

Team roster 2021–22[]

Coach: Ratko Đurković  Montenegro

Name	Nationality
2 Mirko Đurović	Serbia
3 Ivan Horvat	Serbia
4 Uroš Simić	Serbia
5 Draško Nenadić	Serbia
10 Nemanja Jović	Serbia
12 Janko Gemaljević	Serbia
13 Đorđe Majes	Serbia
16 Dimitrije Jelić	Serbia
19 Viktor Matičić	Serbia
22 Miloš Blagojević	Serbia
25 Radisav Laković	Serbia
27 Boško Marinković	Serbia
28 Luka Kikanović	Slovenia
31 Nemanja Vučićević	Serbia
36 Mihailo Šljukić	Serbia

Notable players[]

Notable coaches[]

• Nikola Vučinić
• Zoran Živković
• Ljubomir Obradović
• Jovica Cvetković
• Vuk Roganović
• Nenad Peruničić

References[]

External links[]

• RK Crvena zvezda – EHF competition record
• RK Crvena zvezda at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)