Rokometno društvo Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina ( en, Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina Handball Club), commonly referred to as RD Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina or simply Jadran, is a
handball club from
Hrpelje
Hrpelje (, in older sources ''Herpelje'') is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the municipality.
Name
Hrpelje was attested in historical sources as ''Herpeli ...
, Slovenia. The club dropped out of the
Slovenian First League of Handball
The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zvez ...
in 2009 due to financial problems, and was reestablished in the same year.
History
Name changes
Club names through history:
* ''RK Hrpelje'' (1965–1966)
* ''RK Jadran'' (1966–1982)
* ''RK Astra Jadran'' (1982–1992)
* ''RK Andor Jadran'' (1992–1994)
* ''Primorske novice Jadran'' (1994–1996)
* ''RK Jadran'' (1996–2000)
* ''RK Pivka Perutninarstvo'' (2000–2003)
* ''RK Gold Club'' (2003–2009)
* ''RD Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina'' (2009–present)
Honours
Domestic
*Winners of the
Slovenian Handball Cup in the 2004–05 season
European
*EHF Cup 1995–96 – 1/16 Finals
*EHF CL 2006–07 – 1/8 Finals
*EHF Cup 2007–08 – Round 3
References
Handball clubs established in 1965
Handball clubs in Slovenia
1965 establishments in Slovenia
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2009
2009 establishments in Slovenia
Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
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