RK Koper

Koper
Full name Rokometni Klub Koper
Founded 1950 (1950)
Dissolved 2013 (2013)[1][2]
Arena Bonifika Hall, Koper, Slovenia
Capacity 3,200
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Rokometni Klub Koper (English: Koper Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Koper or simply Koper, was a handball club from Koper, Slovenia. The team was dissolved in 2013 due to a financial debt.[1][2] The team was also known as Cimos Koper due to sponsorship reasons. In 2013, a new club, named RD Koper 2013, was established.

Club history

Handball was played in Koper for the first in the 1950s. At first under TVd Partizan and later on under RK Koper, for a while there were even two handball clubs in the town.

The club ceased operations many times and was brought back to life again, most recently in 1992.

In the 1994–95 season, the club organised its structure of sections and in the 1999–2000 season, the club qualified to the 1.B handball league.

After qualification to the 1.B league, the club received a support form the local company Cimos d.d. and in just two seasons, by 2001–02, RK Cimos koper qualified to the Slovenian First League of Handball.

Ever since, Koper developed rapidly and qualified to the EHF Cup in the 2004–05 season. In the Slovenian first league, they finished at the third place in the 2006–07 season. In the next season, they finished as the runners-up and qualified to the EHF Champions League.

Arena

Koper played their home matches at the Bonifika Hall in Koper.

Honours

League

Winners (1): 2010–11
Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2008–09

Cup

Winners (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
Runners-up (2): 2011–12
Winners (1): 2008

International

Winners (1): 2010–11
Semi-final (1): 2007–08

References

  1. 1 2 M.L. (16 June 2013). "Zbogom, Cimos Koper: rokomet se iz Bonifike za zdaj poslavlja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 STA, R.V. (16 June 2013). "Žalostno: konec rokometa na Bonifiki" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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