RK Vardar
РК Вардар RK Vardar | |||
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Full name |
Ракометен клуб Вардар Скопје (Rakometen klub Vardar Skopje) | ||
Founded | 1961 | ||
Arena | Jane Sandanski Arena | ||
Capacity | 6.500 | ||
President | Sergey Samsonenko | ||
Head coach | Raúl González | ||
League | VIP Super League | ||
2016/2017 | 1st | ||
Colours | |||
Club colours | |||
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Website Official site |
RK Vardar (HC Vardar) (Macedonian: РК Вардар) is a handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The team is current EHF Champions League and regional SEHA League title holder. Vardar is the most successful team in the country having won eleven Macedonian League titles and twelve Macedonian Cups.
History
RK Vardar was founded in 1961, as part of the Vardar Sports Club in Skopje, which had been founded in 1947. The handball team rose to power in the late 1990s becoming one of the two clubs (RK Pelister being the other) to dominate the Macedonian handball scene after the independence of the country.
They have participated in the EHF Champions League five times and made it to the semifinals of the Cup Winner's Cup three times. Except for 2005, when they came in 4th place, the club has achieved either championship or runner-up in the Macedonian Super League during the past decade since 1999. They achieved a record winner of the Macedonian handball championship by winning their eleventh title in 2017 and are the recent record cup winner with twelve. On 15 April 2012, Vardar defeated Metalurg at the Zagreb Arena to become the first SEHA League champion.[1][2]
The season 2016–17 was the most successful for the team because they managed to win the EHF Champions League and the regional SEHA League including the two main domestic championships, the Macedonian Handball Super League and the Macedonian Handball Cup. Two days after winning the EHF Champions League the team arrived in Macedonia and celebrated the victory with approximately 150,000 people with central ceremony on the Macedonia Square in Skopje. Because of the huge success, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorgje Ivanov, awarded the members of the handball club Vardar with a Medal of Merit for the results they achieved, especially for winning the Champions League title. The club was awarded with the Charter of the Republic of Macedonia.
Accomplishments
Domestic competitions
- Winner (11): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Winner (12): 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
European competitions
- Winner (1): 2016–17
- Third placed (1): 1998–99
- Fourth placed (2): 2004–05, 2010–11
Other competitions
Arena
RK Vardar itself is the owner of the Jane Sandanski Arena where they play all their home matches in the EHF Champions League, the regional SEHA League and in the domestic competitions. It's a modern complex with a sports hall of 6.500 seats. It has its own hotel, spa center, hospital and swimming pool.
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2017–18 season [3]
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Transfers for the 2017-18 season
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Transfers for the 2018-19 season
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Staff
Professional staff
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Management
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Former club members
Notable former players
Notable former coaches
- Ljubomir Savevski
- Andon Boškovski
- Zoran Kastratović
- Veselin Vujović
- Goran Simić
- Josif Petković
- Dragan Đukić
Notable former presidents
Kit manufacturers
European competitions record
EHF Champions League
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate: | |
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1999–00 | 1/16 | TV Suhr Handball | 33–37 | 26–30 | 59–67 | |
2001–02 | R 2 | ASKI Ankara | 37–31 | 27–28 | 64–59 | |
GM (Group D) |
Fotex KC Veszprém | 24–27 | 22–27 | 3rd | ||
Sportclub Magdeburg | 27–27 | 19–33 | ||||
S. O. Chambery | 32–30 | 28–31 | ||||
2002–03 | QR 1 | HC Eynatten G.o.E. | 32–24 | 31–28 | 63–52 | |
QR 2 | Sandefjord TIF | 29–23 | 26–26 | 55–49 | ||
GM (Group D) |
RK Zagreb | 25–28 | 25–30 | 4th | ||
THW Kiel | 27–26 | 23–34 | ||||
"Fibrexnylon" Savinesti | 26–25 | 26–38 | ||||
2003–04 | ||||||
GM (Group B) |
Sportclub Magdeburg | 28–30 | 24–38 | 4th | ||
FC Barcelona | 27–35 | 19–41 | ||||
Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 26–32 | 33–34 | ||||
2004–05 | ||||||
GM (Group A) |
FC Barcelona | 12–26 | 22–31 | 3rd | ||
SC Pick Szeged | 24–24 | 18–25 | ||||
HCM Constanta | 22–22 | 26–25 | ||||
2007–08 | QR 1 | Pölva Serviti | 37–22 | 30–30 | 67–52 | |
GM (Group C) |
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ | 27–26 | 30–36 | 4th | ||
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb | 26–34 | 28–28 | ||||
C.BM. Ademar Leon | 29–28 | 21–28 | ||||
2009–10 | Q (Group 1) |
Besiktas JK | 33–30 | 1st | ||
HC Buducnost Podgorica | 35–28 | |||||
HC Dinamo-Minsk | 34–24 | |||||
GP (Group D) |
KIF Kolding | 25–32 | 21–28 | 5th | ||
Reale Ademar | 24–31 | 28–37 | ||||
THW Kiel | 23–33 | 23–39 | ||||
GC Amicitia Zürich | 22–22 | 31–24 | ||||
F.C. Barcelona Borges | 28–35 | 28–35 | ||||
2013–14 | GP (Group C) |
FC Barcelona | 29–29 | 23–30 | 4th | |
HC Dinamo Minsk | 30–22 | 24–26 | ||||
PSG Handball | 24–24 | 25–35 | ||||
Wacker Thun | 32–25 | 37–24 | ||||
HC Metalurg | 18–26 | 27–22 | ||||
L16 | HSV Hamburg | 28–28 | 30–29 | 58–57 | ||
QF | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 27–25 | 22–24 | 49–49 | ||
2014–15 | GP (Group C) |
RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 34–32 | 27–26 | 2nd | |
Chekhovskie Medvedi | 39–28 | 39–34 | ||||
Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 28–25 | 35–28 | ||||
Montpellier Agglomération Handball | 30–26 | 34–34 | ||||
MKB-MVM Veszprém | 23–24 | 24–32 | ||||
L16 | Orlen Wisla Plock | 31–20 | 26–32 | 57–52 | ||
QF | KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 20–22 | 31–33 | 51–55 | ||
2015–16 | GP (Group B) |
Montpellier HB | 34–26 | 30–25 | 3rd | |
MOL-Pick Szeged | 27–23 | 31–29 | ||||
IFK Kristianstad | 38–36 | 30–25 | ||||
Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 25–19 | 27–28 | ||||
KIF Kolding Kobenhavn | 34–24 | 31–33 | ||||
KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 34–24 | 20–23 | ||||
FC Barcelona Lassa | 25–27 | 30–31 | ||||
L16 | Orlen Wisla Plock | 25–24 | 30–30 | 55–54 | ||
QF | MVM Veszprém | 26–29 | 30–30 | 56–59 | ||
2016–17 | GP (Group B) |
IFK Kristianstad | 32–29 | 28–23 | 1st | |
HC Meshkov Brest | 31–27 | 26–30 | ||||
RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 35–30 | 32–26 | ||||
MOL-Pick Szeged | 30–27 | 23–21 | ||||
HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo Zagreb | 25–20 | 27–28 | ||||
KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 40–34 | 24–27 | ||||
Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 26–29 | 33–27 | ||||
QF | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 35–27 | 26–24 | 61–51 | ||
SF (F4) | FC Barcelona Handbol | 26–25 | ||||
F (F4) | PSG Handball | 24–23 | ||||
EHF Cup
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1994–95 | 1/16 | BM Granollers | 35–31 | 23–34 | 58–65 |
1995–96 | ER | HC Shoumen | 29–24 | 30–26 | 59–50 |
1/16 | Zadar Gortan | 31–31 | 24–33 | 55–64 | |
2012–13 | R2 | HC Izvidac | 27–25 | 26–29 | 53–54 |
2012–13 | R2 | Lovosice | 36–19 | 24–25 | 60–44 |
R3 | SC Magdeburg | 28–26 | 27–30 | 55–56 | |
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1997–98 | 1/16 | IF Guif Eskilstuna | 29–28 | 25–28 | 54–56 |
1998–99 | 1/16 | IFK Skövde HK | 10–0 | 22–23 | 32–23 |
1/8 | Gorenje Velenje | 29–23 | 24–28 | 53–51 | |
1/4 | Sporting Toulouse 31 | 26–19 | 24–27 | 50–46 | |
1/2 | Prosesa Ademar León | 27–29 | 20–35 | 47–64 | |
2004–05 | 1/8 | FCK Handbold Kopenhagen | 27–23 | 29–28 | 56–51 |
1/4 | Medvescak Infosistem Zagreb | 36–20 | 31–26 | 67–46 | |
1/2 | RK Zagreb | 23–21 | 26–34 | 49–55 | |
Statistics
All–time Top 10 Scorers in the EHF Champions League
- As of 2016–17 season
Rank | Name | Seasons
played |
Goals |
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1 | Timur Dibirov | 4 | 299 |
2 | Alex Dujshebaev | 4 | 261 |
3 | Igor Karačić | 4 | 245 |
4 | Stevče Aluševski | 5 | 121 |
5 | Alem Toskić | 3 | 111 |
6 | Luka Cindrić | 2 | 110 |
7 | Sergei Gorbok | 2 | 104 |
8 | Daniil Shishkarev | 3 | 100 |
9 | Matjaž Brumen | 3 | 88 |
10 | Nemanja Pribak | 3 | 65 |
Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
Season | Player | Award |
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2013–14 | Timur Dibirov | All–Star Team (Best Left Wing) |
2014–15 | Alex Dujshebaev | Best Young Player |
2016–17 | Alex Dujshebaev | All–Star Team (Best Right Back) |
Raúl González | Best Coach | |
Arpad Sterbik | MVP | |
References
- ↑ "Vardar is the SEHA League champion!". Borjan Zafirovski. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ↑ "Вардар ПРО победник СЕХА лигата". МИА. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ "РК Вардар - Ekипа" (in Macedonian). RK Vardar Official Website. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Macedonian)
- RK Vardar on Facebook
- RFM Profile (in Macedonian)
- EHF Profile (in English)
- (in Macedonian)