Rukometni klub Borac Banja Luka (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: Рукометни клуб Бopaц Бања Лука) 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 ...

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Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

. It is part of the Borac sports society. The federal league of Yugoslavia was founded in 1957. The handball club Borac became its member and since then was competing in the league until the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992. Borac was the champion of SFR Yugoslavia seven times between 1959 and 1981. In addition, RK Borac Banja Luka had won the Cup of Republika Srpska twelve times between 1993 and 2013. The Cup competition did not take place in 1995 because of war activities. The following players were crowned the European Champions in 1976: Milorad Karalić, Zdravko Rađenović, Nedeljko Vujinović, Abas Arslanagić, Dobrivoje Selec, Momir Golić,

Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketbal ...

, Miro Bjelić,

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, Boro Golić, Rade Unčanin, Slobodan Vukša,

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Zlatko Jančić Zlatko ( sr-Cyrl, Златко, ) is a South Slavic masculine given name. The name is derived from the word ''zlato'' meaning gold with hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' common in South Slavic languages. Zlatko is a given name. Notable people with the na ...

. Coach:

Pero Janjić Pero Janjić (born 27 September 1944) is a Bosnian Croat retired handball player and coach. As a coach, Janjić won the 1976 European Cup with Borac Banja Luka which is still to this day one of the greatest sporting triumphs of clubs from Bosnia ...

Accomplishments

Domestic

;Yugoslavia – 17 *

Yugoslav Handball Championship The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the highest level competition in men's team handball in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, played regularly for almost four decades between 1953 and 1992, before being abandoned due to the breakup ...

: **Winners (7): 1959, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 *

Yugoslav Handball Cup Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

: **Winners (10): 1957, 1958, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1992 ;Bosnia and Herzegovina – 12 * Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina: **Winners (6): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017,

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Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national handball cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized for men and women and run by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before 2001/2002 season, there were three separated c ...

: **Winners (7): 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 ;Republika Srpska ''(Regional championship)'' – 21 * First League of Republika Srpska: **Winners (8): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 * Cup of Republika Srpska: **Winners (13): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018

European

;European titles – 2 * European Champions Cup: **Winners (1): 1975–76 **Runner-up (1): 1974–75 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **Winners (1): 1990–91

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
sportdc.net, accessed: 30 May 2021

References

External links

Official website
{{EHF Champions League winners Bosnia and Herzegovina handball clubs Sport in Banja Luka