RK Gračanica
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| Full name | Rukometni Klub Gračanica | ||
| Founded | 1956. | ||
| Arena | GD Luke | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Head coach | Amar Čavčić | ||
| League | Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] | ||
| 2019–20 | 2nd[2] | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
RK Gračanica (Bosnian: Muški Rukometni Klub Gračanica, English: Men's Handball Club Gračanica) is a professional handball club from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[1] and the EHF European Cup.[3]
History
The club was founded in 1956, and started competing in 1958.
Sponsorship naming
The club has had several denominations through the years due to sponsorship:
- Gračanica FERING (1998/99)
- Gračanica INDEX (2001/02)
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Honours
Domestic competitions
- Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Winners (1): 2001
- First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – North:
- Winners (1): 2017/18[4]
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | EHF European Cup | R2 | RK Celje Pivovarna Laško | 35–43 | 26–33 | 61–76 |
| 2022–23 | EHF European Cup | R1 | Kastrioti | 36–22 | 36–22 | 72–44 |
| R2 | HC Baku | 33–17 | 37–28 | 70–45 | ||
| R3 | HCB Karviná | 18–22 | 27–33 | 45–55 | ||
| 2020–21[5] | EHF European Cup | R2 | Odessa | 28–22[6] | 26–30[6] | 54–52 |
| R3 | Holon | 10–0 | ||||
| L16 | HC Neva SPb | 21–33 | 23–25 | 44–58 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | HC Dukla Prague | 21–26 | 20–21 | 41–47 |
| 2002–03 | EHF Challenge Cup | R3 | Aalborg Håndbold | 25–23 | 22–39 | 47–62 |
| 2001–02 | EHF Champions League | R1 | ZTR Zaporizhzhia | 20–32 | 17–32 | 37–64 |
| EHF Cup | R2 | THW Kiel | 20–40 | 16–31 | 36–71 | |
| 1998–99 | EHF Cup | 1/16 | Lugi HF | 25–24 | 22–28 | 47–52 |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[7]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | First League FBiH – North | II | 1st ↑ |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | I | 2nd |
| 2019–20 | 2nd | ||
| 2020–21 | 6th | ||
| 2021–22 | 4th | ||
| 2022–23 | 4th | ||
| 2023–24 | 3rd | ||
| 2024–25 | 11th |
- Key
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
References
- ^ a b "PL za Muškarce".
- ^ "Premijer liga BiH – Rezultati".
- ^ "EHF European Cup Men".
- ^ "Liga Federacije – Sjever – Rezultati".
- ^ "RK Gracanica – Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
- ^ a b "RK Gračanica HC Odessa live score, video stream and H2H results – SofaScore".
- ^ "SportDC – RK Gračanica – Gračanica – Rezultati".
External links
- Official website (in Bosnian)