2021–22 Croatian Handball Premier League
The 2021–22 Croatian Handball Premier League (known as the ''Hrvatska pošta, Paket24 Premijer liga'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Croatian Handball Premier League, Premier League, Croatian premier handball league. It ran from 10 September 2021 to 29 May 2022. PPD Zagreb won their thirtieth title. Teams Arenas and locations The following 16 clubs compete in the Premier League during the 2021–22 season: Regular season League A League B Second round Championship round The top eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Teams play each other once. League table Relegation round The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Teams play each other once. League table Playoffs Finals ''PPD Zagreb won the Final series 6–2 with points ratio.'' Third place series ''Sesvete won the Third place series 7–3 with points ratio.'' Promotion/relegation play-offs Two legged relegation play-off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Croatian Handball Premier League
The Croatian Handball Premier League () is the highest men's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation (''Hrvatski rukometni savez''). The league comprises 16 teams. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues. Format In the first phase, eight teams from two groups compete in a home-and-away round-robin series. All teams advance from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. The top four teams from the regular season play in the Championship Round, while the bottom four teams play in the Relegation Round. At the end of the season, the bottom finisher is automatically relegated to the second league. Current teams Teams for season 2024–25 Past champions * 1992 : Zagreb Loto * 1993 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (2) * 1994 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (3) * 1995 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (4) * 1996 : Croatia banka Zagreb (5) * 1997 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (6) * 1998 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (7) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RK Bjelovar
RK Bjelovar (Rukometni Klub Bjelovar) is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball (North) and the Croatian Handball Cup. During Communist Yugoslavia, the club was known as Partizan, named after the Second World War's Yugoslav Partisans. After Croatian independence in 1991, the current name was adopted. Despite being the most successful club in Yugoslavia, it has had little success since the 1980 season and has been thoroughly eclipsed by RK Zagreb in modern Croatian handball. Crest, colours, supporters Kits Accomplishments * National Championship of Yugoslavia: 9 **1958, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979 *EHF Champions League: **1972 *EHF Champions League Finalist: **1962, 1973 *EHF Champions League Semifinalist: **1968, 1971 Players * Hrvoje Horvat * Albin Vidović * Vladimir Smiljanić-Babura * Miroslav Pribanić * Željko Nimš * Zvonimir Serdarušić Z ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the A1 highway (Croatia), A1 highway and the M202 railway (Croatia), M202 railway. Name The city was named after its founder, Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The German language, German name ''Karlstadt'' or ''Carlstadt'' ("Charlestown") has the equivalence in various languages: in Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Károlyváros'', in Italian language, Italian as ''Carlovizza'', in Latin language, Latin as ''Carolostadium'', and in Kajkavian dialect and Slovene language, Slovene as Karlovec. History The Habsburg monarchy, Austrians built Karlovac from scratch in 1579 in order to strengthen their southern defences against Ottoman Empire, Ottoman encroachments. The establishment of a new city-fortress was a part of the deal betw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica () is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the city itself has a population of 31,341, and the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabitants. Velika Gorica is the centre of the historical Turopolje region. Franjo Tuđman Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Croatia, is located in the area of Velika Gorica. Name The name of the city consists of two words. The first one, ''Velika'', is an adjective, meaning 'big'. The second one is ''Gorica'', which in standard Croatian is a diminutive of the word ''gora'' 'hill'. However,in the local Kajkavian dialect, ''gorica'' means 'vineyard', hence the city's name literally translated is 'big vineyard'. This is because this area has produced wine since ancient times. Velika Gorica also has (or had) names in other languages, notably Hungarian ''Nagygoricza'' and German ''Gross-Gorica''. Geography The City of Velika Gorica, located south of Zagreb, is the cen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Športska Dvorana Gospino Polje
Športska dvorana Gospino polje (, ) is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Dubrovnik, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... The arena hosts basketball, including occasional Croatian national team matches and basketball club KK Dubrovnik. It has also hosted international futsal qualifiers. References Indoor arenas in Croatia Sports venues completed in 1981 Buildings and structures in Dubrovnik Sport in Dubrovnik Yugoslav Croatian architecture {{croatia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (). It was under protectorate of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a Free state (polity), free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on trade, maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bjelovar
Bjelovar (, , Czech language, Czech: ''Bělovar'' or ''Bělovár,'' Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Belovar,'' Latin: ''Bellovarium'') is a city in central Croatia. In the Demographics of Croatia, 2021 census, its population was 36,316 . It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County as well as one of the youngest cities in Croatia, officially founded in the year 1756. Name The origin of the modern name ''Bjelovar'' is a topic of debate; however, a prominent theory posits that the name is derived from the concept of "white land", a term historically used to describe land that was challenging to cultivate. Older records of names like Belublathya or Bjeloblaće i.e. "white mud", indicate this possibility. The name of the city itself consists of the Croatian adjective ', meaning ''white'', added to the Hungarian word ' or ''város'' which roughly translates to ''city'' or ''fortress''. Name history The name of a settlement similar to Bjelovar is mentioned severa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RK Zamet
RK Zamet (Rukometni Klub Zamet) is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has produced four Olympic gold medalists: Valter Matošević, Alvaro Načinović, Valner Franković and Mirza Džomba. Four additional Olympic gold medalists played for the club, including Irfan Smajlagić, Vladimir Šujster, Zlatko Saračević and Božidar Jović, and Jakov Gojun, who has a bronze medal. History Origins The club was founded in September 1957, as RK Partizan Zamet by Prof. Stanko Jerger, Josip Šarić and Vittorio Drog. The players of the first RK Zamet team were Vilim Blažić, Tomislav Blažić, Nelo Stepčić, Vinko Radovčić, Anton Srdoč, Boris Kinkela, Josip Šarić and Stanko Jerger. Zamet in Yugoslavia (1957–1991) During the first ten years, real results came in 1966 when Zamet won the Regional League o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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GRK Varaždin
GRK Varaždin is a Croatian handball team from Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, .... Their home matches are played at the Športska dvorana Varaždin. They compete in Dukat Premijer liga. European record Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2016–17 season'' ;Goalkeepers * Domagoj Crnila * Sandro Mestric * Matija Spikic ;Wingers ;RW: * Bruno Dozet * Petar Grbac * Ante Tokic ;LW: * Tomislav Hirs * Ivan Laljek * Jakov Turk ;Line players * Ivan Obrljan * Marin Sipic ;Back players ;LB: * Patrik Ipsa * Dominik Novak * Andrej Obranovic * Luka Trojko * Sebastijan Vincek * Frano Vujovic ;CB: * Vedran Hud * Ivan Koprek * Bruno Levak * Jurica Vidacek * Luka Zrinski ;RB: * Manuel Hutinec * Bruno-Vili Zobec External links ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MRK Trogir
MRK Trogir is a Croatian team handball club from Trogir, that plays in the Croatian Premier League. Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers Kits Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' Technical staff * Head coach: Ivan Mlačić * Assistant coach: Toni Markota * Physiotherapist: Goran Vuković Goran Vuković (; 1959 – 12 December 1994) was a Serbian gangster who earned his nickname ''Majmun'' () due to his unique style of breaking and entering apartment building units: climbing and scaling the structures, utilizing balconies and ... Transfers :''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving * Tonći Ivanišević (LB) to MRK Sesvete Accomplishments * Croatian Handball Cup: ** : 2023 EHF ranking References External links * * Handball clubs in Croatia Handball clubs established in 1948 1948 establishments in Croatia {{Croatia-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RK Rudar Rude
RK may refer to: Science and technology * Radial keratotomy, a surgical procedure on the eye * Rhodopsin kinase, an enzyme * r/K selection theory, in biology, relating to the trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring * Runge–Kutta methods, in numerical analysis Airlines * Royal Khmer Airlines (former IATA code: RK), ceased operations 2007 * R Airlines (former IATA code: RK), ceased operations 2018 * Ryanair UK (IATA code: RK), UK based subsidiary airline of Ryanair Other uses * Raising Kaine, a defunct Virginia political blog * Reichskommissariat, a historical Nazi territorial division * Rangkasbitung railway station, station code RK * Ridwan Kamil, former governor of West Java province since 2018-2023 See also * RK (), Finnish assault rifles; for example RK 62 * Republic of Korea (ROK) * Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Easte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |