RK Eurofarm Pelister

РК Еурофарм Пелистер RK Eurofarm Pelister
Full name	Rakometen klub Eurofarm Pelister
Founded	1955; 66 years ago (1955)
Arena	Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski, Bitola
Capacity	3,500
President	Siljan Micevski
Head coach	Željko Babić
League	VIP Super League
2018–19	2nd
Club colours
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Website Official site

RK Eurofarm Pelister (HC Eurofarm Pelister) (Macedonian: РК Еурофарм Пелистер) is a handball club from Bitola, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF European League.^[1]

History[]

The club was founded 1955 in Bitola by the name HJS Rabotnik and has been competing for the First Men's Handball League for several seasons, as well as in cadet and pioneer competition under the cap of the Macedonian Handball Federation. From the 2016/17 season this team competed for the first time in the Super League.

On 29 November 2019, a joint ownership was signed by the owners of RK Eurofarm Rabotnik (owned by Eurofarm) and RK Pelister (owned by Bitola Municipality). According to the platform, RK Eurofarm Rabotnik would change the name to RK Eurofarm Pelister, and the original RK Pelister would change its name to RK Eurofarm Pelister 2. Eurofarm Pelister will be the leading club with high European ambitions, while Eurofarm Pelister 2 will be a developmental club filled with young handball players from Bitola and all of Macedonia. ^[2] The combination of a strong sponsor and a sports brand known throughout the former Yugoslavia took final shape through an agreement with the city administration in 2020. Eurofarm Pelister has already surpassed the domestic framework, played in the EHF Champions League and set the contours of a team that could return trophies back to "Boro Čurlevski" arena. ^[3]

Accomplishments[]

Champions []

• Winners (14)

1st: 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005

• Macedonian Handball Cup (6)

1st:1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2005

• Macedonian Super Cup (1)

1st:2021

International[]

• Doboj International Handball Tournament (2)

1st: 1996 and 1997

Regional[]

• SEHA League

2019–20 SEHA League: Playoffs

European record[]

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup

3rd: 1995-96

• EHF Challenge Cup

2nd:: 2001–02

2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup#Last 16

• EHF European League

Quarter-finalist (1): 1988-89

2018–19 EHF Cup – Group stage

• EHF Champions League

2019–20 – Group stage

Arena[]

Eurofarm Pelister play all their home matches in the EHF Champions League, the regional SEHA League and in the domestic competitions in Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski. The arena has a current seating capacity of 3,500 and has undergone numerous renovations to meet EHF standards.

In July 2018, the name of the arena was changed from "Mladost" to "Boro Churlevski", in honor of the late Boro Churlevski, a former handball player from Bitola.

Team[]

Current squad[]

Squad for the 2021–22 season

Staff[]

Former club members[]

Notable former players[]

Notable former coaches[]

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• Andon Boshkovski
• Ilija Temelkovski
• Stevče Aluševski
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Supporters[]

Čkembari (Macedonian: Чкембари) are an Ultras group, established in 1985, who support the Macedonian sports clubs from Bitola that compete under the Pelister banner, mainly FK Pelister in football and RK Pelister in handball. The group was founded in 1985 when a caravan of 15 buses traveled to support RK Pelister who was playing against Partizan Bjelovar in a handball relegation play-off match. At that time they used the name BMČM - Bitolčani, Motorcyclists, Čkembari, Macedonians (македонски: БМЧМ - Битолчани, Мотокари, Чкембари, Македонци) later shortened to just Čkembari. Soon after, the first green and white banners were created that read: "Hell Boys" (македонски: Пеколни момци) and "Green Conquerors" (македонски: Зелени освојувачи) which started organized support for Pelister at every match. After Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership, Čkembari became their supporters.

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website (in Macedonian)