The Montenegrin Women's Handball Cup (
Montenegrin: Crnogorski rukometni kup za žene) is a national women's
team 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 ...
competition in
Montenegro
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operated by the
Handball Federation of Montenegro
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. It has been held annually since Montenegrin independence in 2006.
History
Before independence
Before
Montenegrin independence
An independence referendum was held in Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Montenegro on 21 May 2006.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1372 It was approved by 55.5% of voters, narrowly pass ...
, clubs from that Republic played in handball Cup of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro. Most successful was
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner ...
with 11 trophies won.
ŽRK Budućnost won the national Cup on seasons 1983–84, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06.
After independence
Except
Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball as a top-tier league competition, after the independence, Handball Federation of Montenegro established Montenegrin Cup as a second elite national tournament. Inaugural season of Montenegrin Cup was 2006-07, and by now all the titles are won by ŽRK Budućnost.
Winners
Season by season
Below is a list of Montenegrin Cup winners since the season 2006-07.
Trophies by Club
See also
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Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball
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Montenegrin women's handball clubs in European competitions Montenegrin women's handball clubs are participating in the EHF competitions since the season 1984/85.
At the earlier times, Montenegrin teams represented SFR Yugoslavia or FR Yugoslavia in European competitions, and from 2006 and Montenegrin ind ...
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Montenegrin Men's Handball Cup
External links
Handball Federation of Montenegro
{{Sport Leagues in Montenegro
Cup, Montenegrin Women's Handball
Women's handball