Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's

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

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

, Slovenia. Krim was founded in 1984 and has won the

Slovenian Championship The Slovenian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion. History The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1 ...

a record 27 times. The club has also won the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

twice, in 2001 and 2003.

Honours

Domestic

::''Winners (27):'' 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

::''Winners (27):'' 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 *Slovenian Supercup ::''Winners (7):'' 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

International

::''Winners (2):'' 2001, 2003 ::''Runners-up (3):'' 1999, 2004, 2006 * EHF Champions Trophy ::''Winners (2):'' 2003, 2004 ::''Runners-up (1):'' 2006

Arena

RK Krim play their home league games at Ogrevalna dvorana Stožice with a seating capacity for 700 spectators. For the

Women's EHF Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

matches, they use

Arena Stožice The Stožice Arena ( sl, Arena Stožice) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district ...

. *Name: Ogrevalna dvorana Stožice *City:

*Capacity: 700 spectators *Address: Vojkova cesta 100, 1000 Ljubljana *Name:

*City: Ljubljana *Capacity: 12,480 spectators *Address: Vojkova cesta 100, 1000 Ljubljana

Supporters

RK Krim supporters are called ''Krimovci''.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12

Bárbara Arenhart Bárbara Elisabeth Arenhart (born 4 October 1986) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for RK Krim and the Brazilian national team. She is openly lesbian. Achievements *Austrian League: **''Winner'': 2012, 2013, 2014 *Austrian Cup: **''W ...

* 16 Zala Miklič * 61

Jovana Risović Jovana Risović ( sr-cyr, Јована Рисовић; born 7 October 1993) is a Serbian handball player for RK Krim and the Serbian national team. She won the Danish Cup with Randers HK. She was a top goalkeeper of the 2012 Women's Junior Wor ...

;Left wingers * 2

Sanja Radosavljević Sanja Radosavljević ( sr-cyr, Сања Радосављевић; born 15 January 1994) is a Serbian handball player for RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Kri ...

* 8 Ema Abina * 99

Maja Svetik Maja Svetik (born 9 March 1996) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South S ...

;Right wingers * 4

Jovanka Radičević Jovanka Radičević (born 23 October 1986) is a Montenegrin handball player for RK Krim Mercator and a former player of the Montenegrin national team. She is considered to be the best right wing of all-time. International honours *EHF Champi ...

* 71 Ema Marković ;Line players * 3 Manca Jurič * 15 Valentina Klemenčič * 19 Nataša Ljepoja ;Left backs * 5 Tjaša Stanko * 14 Laura Cerovak * 23 Betchaïdelle Ngombele * 66

Aleksandra Rosiak Aleksandra Rosiak (born 7 July 1997) is a Polish handballer for RK Krim and the Polish national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in fr ...

;Central backs * 7 Allison Pineau * 9

Nina Žabjek Nina Žabjek (born 4 March 1998) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. She was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championsh ...

* 11

Daria Dmitrieva Darya Andreyevna Dmitriyeva ( rus, Дарья Андреевна Дмитриева, , ˈdarʲɪ̯ə ˈdmʲitrʲɪ(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 22 June 1993) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the 2010 Worl ...

;Right backs * 20 Alja Varagić * 25

Barbara Lazović Barbara Lazović (née Varlec; born 4 January 1988) is a Slovenian handball player who plays as a right back for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Silver Medalist'': 2017, 2018 Individual ...

* 48 Sára Kovářová

Staff members

*Head coach:

Dragan Adžić Dragan Adžić (born 13 December 1969) is a Montenegrin handball coach of Krim and the Slovenia women's team. He led Montenegro at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. With the team, he won silver medal at the 2012 Summer ...

*Assistant coach: Jure Šterbucl *Team leader: Jaka Kravanja *Goalkeeping coach: Rolando Pušnik *Fitness coach: Marko Felja *Physiotherapist: Aldin Muharemović *Team doctor: Klemen Stražar *Video analyst: Matjaž Drolc Source:

European matches

All results (home and away) list Krim's goal tally first.

Head coach history

* Cveta Benet (1985–1991) * Marta Bon (1991–1994) * Andrej Kavčič (1994–1995) * Jiří Zerzáň (1995–1996) *

Vinko Kandija Vinko Kandija (May 23, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was a Croatian handball player and coach. Kandija won over 40 titles and trophies in the game with male and female teams. His coaching career led him from club to club, and he achieved excellent r ...

(1996–2000) *

Tone Tiselj Tone Tiselj (born 21 September 1961) is a Slovenian handball coach and former handball player. Tiselj led Slovenia Men, Slovenia Women, Montenegro Women, Celje Pivovarna Laško, RK Gorenje Velenje, KIF Vejen, Budućnost, Krim Ljubljana, ...

(2000–2006) * Robert Beguš (2006–2007) * Bojan Čotar (2007–2008) * Marta Bon (2008–2011) * Tone Tiselj (2011–2014) * Marta Bon (2014–2016) *

Uroš Bregar Uroš Bregar (born 22 February 1979) is a Slovenian 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 ...

(2016–2021) * Nataliya Derepasko (2021–2022) *

(2022–present)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krim, RK Handball clubs established in 1984 Slovenian handball clubs Sports clubs in Ljubljana 1984 establishments in Slovenia