Handball Club Rabotnichki is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club from Skopje. It was established in 1948 as a section of the Sports Association Rabotnichki. HC Rabotnichki is a member of VIP Super Liga, the top Mens handball competition organized by the Handball Federation.

History

Rabotnichki together with the team of HC Vardar these are the oldest handball clubs in Macedonia. On 1 July 1945 in the "Working Hall" in Skopje, a Sports Department Rabotnichki has been founded, with Aleksandar Canko Hristov as president. Afterwards, many sports sections fused with Rabotnichki. Besides football, Rabotnichki sports department also organized the first volleyball match in after the war, as well as founding ski club and athletic club. Few months later, the basketball club Rabotnichki was also founded. The Handball Club was established in 1948. It became one of the best teams in Skopje. They won the league several times in the 50s. First one in 1950, and last 4th in 1958. The club repeated its success in 1963 winning the 5th title. HC Rabotnichki won the Cup two times, first in 1960 and then again in 1977. In the mid and late 70s Rabotnichki is experiencing a crisis and was no longer the strong first league team from the past. In August 2013, on the occasion of the club's 65th anniversary,

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tournament was held in Skopje as part of the celebration ceremony. In July 2015, for the new season, in that time the new president of the club - Risto Cokrev announced bigger reinforcements so the club would be a bigger competitor in the Super League. Shortly afterwards, new reinforcements arrived, including several members of the national team. That 2015/16 season, Rabotnichki reached the playoffs and finished in the sixth place. HC Rabotnichki received serious reinforcement in players and coaching staff. According to the mutual agreement, next season Rabotnichki team players will play in a VIP Super Liga. Coach Stojan Petrushevski and the assistant

Pepi Manaskov Pepi Manaskov ( mk, Пепи Манасков; born 19 August 1964) is a former Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian handball player and current coach of RK Vardar, Vardar Junior. His sons Dejan Manaskov, Dejan and Martin Manaskov, Martin are ...

are part of Rabotnichki now and beside them, a dozen handball players joined the team,and participate in the strongest competition. The team is moving to a new Arena and now is a host at SC "Jane Sandanski". On 9 January 2021 HC Rabotnichki made history and played its first international match against one national team of Chile. The match played at

Jane Sandanski Arena Jane Sandanski Arena ( mk, Спортскиот центар „Јане Сандански“ or ) is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia . It has a capacity of 6,000. It is named after re ...

Skopje finished HC Rabotnichki vs

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29:29.

Honors

* Champions : :: Winners (7):1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963,1984 * Cup Winners :: Winners (2): 1960, 1977.

Venue

HC Rabotnichki plays its League Matches at

. Jane Sandanski Arena is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality of

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

. The arena has a capacity of 7,500. It is named after the revolutionary Jane Sandanski. The sports complex includes a 5-star hotel with a spa center, swimming pool and a sky bar. Tennis courts, fitness center and clubs headquarters are within the sports complex. Sports Centre Jane Sandanski also has an aerobics center, tennis and table tennis courts, playground for children and exclusive HUMMEL sports store and fan shop.

Team

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Former club members

Notable former players

* Nikola Markoski *

Daniel Gjorgjeski Daniel Gjorgjeski (Macedonian: Даниел Ѓорѓески) (born 3 December 1993) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for GRK Ohrid. Honours : HC Vardar * Macedonian Handball Super League : Winner (2): 2018, 2019 * Macedonian Handbal ...

* Mitko Stoilov *

Zlatko Mojsoski Zlatko Mojsovski (born 15 November 1981) is a Macedonian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

* Velko Markoski * Milan Levov *

Davor Palevski Davor Palevski (born 26 February 1997) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for RK Tineks Prolet. He participated at the 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship The 2017 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of th ...

Notable former coaches

* Andon Boshkovski *

References

External links

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* ''Enciklopedija fizičke kulture 2'', Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1977. {{Skopje Handball clubs in North Macedonia Rabotnichki Sport in Skopje Handball in North Macedonia