Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje

Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje (Macedonian: Ракометен Клуб Кометал Ѓорче Петров) was a female handball club based in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia.

History

Club logo

The club was founded in 1979 under the name Handball Club Gjorče Petrov.[1] Since the independence of Macedonia in 1991, it had won all the national championships and national cups, losing only the cup in 1994. The club was the first and only Macedonian handball team to win a European Cup, back in 2002 when they won the Champions League defeating Ferencvárosi TC.[2] They were also finalists in 2000 and 2005, and won the Champions Trophy once in 2002.[3] At one time, it was the most popular sports team in the country, having its own anthem song by Macedonian musicians and entertainers.[4] Kometal Gjorče Petrov officially stopped working and existing on 16 September 2011 when the central committee decided that there was no conditions for operation and existence.[5][6][7]

Accomplishments

Winners (17): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Winners (16): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Winners (1): 2002
Finalist (2): 2000 and 2005
Winners (1): 2002
Semi-Finalist (1): 2004

Last Team - 2008/2009

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wrhl.info/2008072356/Newsflash/represent-kometal-gjorce-petrov.html
  2. ↑ http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2001-02/rounds/7
  3. ↑ http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2008-09/clubs/1987/HC+Kometal+Gjorce+Petrov
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVt3X7Q6EsQ
  5. ↑ http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15957546,00.html
  6. ↑ http://www.kirilica.com.mk/vest.asp?id=66405
  7. ↑ http://www.eurohandball.com/article/011682

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