RK Alkaloid

Handball Club Alkaloid
Handball Club Alkaloid
Full name	Rakometen klub Alkaloid
Short name	Alkaloid
Founded	7 July 2021
Arena	Avtokomanda Sports Hall; Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
Capacity	2,000; 6,500
President	Goran Minov
Head coach	Kiril Lazarov
Captain	Igor Gjorgjiev
League	Macedonian Super League
2024–25	Macedonian Super League, 3rd of 12
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

RK Alkaloid (Macedonian: РК Алкалоид) is a Macedonian team handball club from Skopje, that plays in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF European Cup.

Skopje

Location of RK Alkaloid

History

The club was founded on 7 July 2021 and immediately started competing in the second tier of Macedonian Handball. Behind the club is the Alkaloid company, which owns 100% of the club.^[1] RK Alkaloid started competing in the Macedonian First League in the 2021–22 season and managed to win the league title in their first season, securing a place in the Macedonian Handball Super League for the 2022–23 season.^[2] They finished 2nd in the 2022-23 Macedonian Handball Super League season and they competed in the EHF European League group stage for the first time in the season 2023-24.^[3]

In 2024 Alkaloid won the Cup final for the first time, beating Pelister .The Cup of Macedonia brought a super-dramatic final between Alkaloid and Eurofarm Pelister, which was decided by penalties. The regular part ended with a score of 22-22, and after the sevens, Alkaloid was better, which won 25-23 and won the first historical trophy in the Cup of Macedonia.

Super Cup 2024 The handball players of Alkaloid historically won the Supercup of Macedonia, after defeating the champion Eurofarm Pelister with 30-33 (14-19) in the final in Gevgelija. The match in the "July 26" hall was won by the Skopje team, which imposed itself from the start and had a constant advantage. Kire Lazarov's boys had enough concentration and nerves in the key moments, so in the end they deservedly rejoiced.

EHF European Cup 2024-25, after beating AEK H.C. in the finals, Alkaloid became the third Macedonian handball club with a European trophy and the first one to ever win the EHF European Cup. With this win Kiril Lazarov became the first Macedonian to win a European trophy both as a player and a coach. ^[4]

Home Ground

Avtokomanda Hall the indoor sports arena located in Skopje, Avtokomanda.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
2021–present	Hummel

Kits

HOME
2021–22	2022–23	2023–24

AWAY
2021–22	2022–23	2023–24

Accomplishments

Domestic Competitions

Macedonian Handball Cup

Winner (1): 2024

Macedonian Handball Super Cup

Winner (1): 2024

European Competitions

EHF European Cup

Winner (1): 2024-25

European Record

EHF European League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2023–24	Group Stage (Group F)	RK Vojvodina	26–31	29–34	3rd place
		Logroño La Rioja	28–27	29–29
		Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	23–31	31–35

2025–26	Qualification round	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	28–29	27–37	55–66

EHF European Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25 Winners	Round 2	Dragūnas Klaipėda	42–31	37–31	79–62
	Round 3	Handball Westwien	38–27	32–29	70–56
	Last 16	SSV Brixen Handball	38–31	44–22	82–63
	Quarterfinals	CS Minaur Baia Mare	32–25	31–31	63–56
	Semifinals	Runar Sandefjord	42–37	29–34	71–71 (3–1 p)
	Final	AEK Athens HC	10–0^[a]	29–25	39–25

^ Due to security concerns in the arena, the final was cancelled.^[5] On 5 June 2025, the EHF decided that HC Alkaloid would be given a 10–0 forfeit win and declared them the champions, because AEK refused to play^[6]

EHF ranking

As of 05/12/2025 ^[7]

Rank	Team	Points
29	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	150
30	Runar Sandefjord	144
31	Vojvodina Novi Sad	143
32	RK Alkaloid	143
33	HC Kriens-Luzern	140
34	CS Minaur Baia Mare	139
35	IK Sävehof	139

Management

Position	Name
President	Goran Minov
Sport Director	Ljubomir Savevski
Operations Director	Miloš Miloševski

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–2026 season

Goalkeepers

1 Marko Kizikj
12 Ivan Galevski
16 Gjorgji Nikolovski

Left Wingers

2 Ivan Djonov
3 Úlfar Páll Monsi Þórðarson
22 David Trajkoski

Right Wingers

5 Nikola Kosteski
18 Nenad Kosteski
19 Aleksandar Petkovski

Line Players

4 Nikola Markoski
8 Valentin Karasmanakis
9 Marko Stojkovikj
14 Kristijan Simonoski
23 Mihail Alarov

Left Backs

20 Damjan Mitev
21 Uroš Borzaš
25 Emilijan Gjorgovski

Central Backs

10 Marko Mitev
11 Igor Gjorgjiev (c)
15 Martin Ivanovski

Right Backs

7 Martin Serafimov
13 Martin Velkovski
24 Filip Nikolov

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Nejc Cehte (RB) (from Füchse Berlin) ?

Leaving

Martin Serafimov (RB) (to RK Eurofarm Pelister) ?

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Uroš Borzaš (LB) from RK Eurofarm Pelister^[8]
Úlfar Páll Monsi Þórðarson (LW) from Valur
Nenad Kosteski (RW) from RK Eurofarm Pelister^[9]
Emilijan Gjorgovski (LB) from RK Eurofarm Pelister^[10]
Mihail Alarov (LP) from RK Vardar^[11]
Gjorgji Nikolovski (GK) (from RK Multi Essens)
David Trajkoski (LW) (from RK Prilep 2010)
Mihail Ivanoski (RB) back from loan at RK Dubočica 54

Leaving

Mihajlo Mladenović (LB) to US Créteil Handball^[12]
Blagojče Trajkovski (GK) to HC Butel Skopje^[13]
David Savrevski (RB) to GRK Ohrid^[14]
Kostadin Petrov (LP) to RK Multi Essence^[15]
Francisco Oliveira Silva (LB) (to ?)
Arnaud Bingo (LW) (to ?)

Technical staff

Head coach: Kiril Lazarov
Assistant coach: Biljana Crvenkoska
Goalkeeping coach: Jane Cvetkovski
Fitness coach: Petar Basnarkov
Physiotherapist: Toše Ristovski & Toše Trajkovski

Former club members

Notable former players

Jane Cvetkovski
Blagojče Trajkovski
Alejandro Romero
Arnaud Bingo
Francisco Oliveira Silva

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2021–2022	Ljubomir Savevski
2022–	Kiril Lazarov

References

External links

[7] Due to security concerns in the arena, the final was cancelled.^[5] On 5 June 2025, the EHF decided that HC Alkaloid would be given a 10–0 forfeit win and declared them the champions, because AEK refused to play^[6]

[1] ttps://www.gol.mk/rakomet/nov-proekt-vo-mak-rakometot-se-rodi-rk-alkaloid

[2] ttps://www.gol.mk/rakomet/alkaloid-so-stil-se-odjavi-od-prva-liga-i-go-krena-shampionskiot-pehar

[3] ttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/hc-alkaloid-is-the-macedonian-vice-champion/

[4] ttps://www.handball-planet.com/rk-alkaloid-ehf-cup-2024-2025-winners/

[5] "Official statement on European Cup final HC Alkaloid vs AEK Athens HC". ehfec.eurohandball.com.

[6] "Court of Handball reaches first decision in Alkaloid vs AEK case". ehfec.eurohandball.com.

[8] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

[9] ttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/

[10] ttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/

[11] ttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/

[12] ttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/novoto-zasiluvanje-na-rk-alkaloid-alarov-ne-sum-chovek-koj-prognozira-nashe-e-da-rabotime-za-rezultat/

[13] ttps://uschb.fr/signature-de-mihajlo-mladenovic/

[14] ttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/butel-se-zasili-so-iskusen-golman-od-alkaloid/

[15] ttps://rukometnizurnal.com/david-savrevski-u-ohridu/

[16] ttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/rk-alkaloid-gi-zapochna-podgotovkite-za-novata-sezona-nov-igrach-e-islangjanecot-ulfar-pal-monsi-tordarson/

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