RK Berane

Full name

Rukometni klub Berane

Short name

Berane

Founded

1949

Arena

Hala sportova (constructing)

Capacity

3,000 seats

League

Second Handball League

2013–14

2nd

Home

Away

Rukometni klub Berane is a handball club from Berane, Montenegro. RK Berane is former champion of Montenegro.

History

RK Berane was formed in 1949, under the name ORK Ivangrad. For the first time in history, Berane gained promotion to the First League at the 1995, under the name Raj Banka. During the start of the 21st century, Berane became permanent member of the First League of Serbia and Montenegro.

After the Montenegrin independence, Berane played in the Montenegrin First League. Their biggest success was the title of national championship in the season 2007/08. A year earlier, RK Berane became the winner of the first season of Montenegrin Cup.

Due to financial problems, Berane was relegated from the First League after the season 2012/13. After that, club is transformed and started with competing in the Second Montenegrin League 2013/14.

Trophies

Champion of Montenegro (1)
- 2008.
Winner of the Montenegrin Cup (1)
- 2007.

First League seasons

In the era of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, RK Berane participated in the First League during the eight seasons: 1995/96, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06.

After the Montenegrin independence, Berane played in the Montenegrin First League during the seasons 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15.

European Cups

Berane played few seasons in the EHF European competitions:

2006/07 - EHF Challenge Cup
2007/08 - EHF Cup Winners' Cup
2008/09 - EHF Cup
2009/10 - EHF Challenge Cup

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Score
2006/07	EHF Challenge Cup	Qual	INFIS-Ols Chisinau	36:21
		Qual	London GD	37:23
		Qual	GAC Kilkis	29:28
		1/16	Lovćen Cetinje	23:20, 19:26
2007/08	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/32	Berchem	28:27, 28:23
2007/08	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/16	KIF Kolding	23:37, 28:47
2008/09	EHF Cup	1/32	Os Belenenses	36:32, 22:31
2009/10	EHF Challenge Cup	Qual	Tineks Prolet	29:22
		Qual	Olympia London	44:30
		Qual	Xico Andebol	22:26
		1/32	AO Dimou	30:27, 25:33

Famous players

Marko Rajković
Darko Stanić
Alem Toskić
Vesko Obradović
Igor Bakić
Mirko Anđić

External links

Montenegrin First Handball League

2014–15 teams	Berane Budvanska rivijera Lovćen Cetinje Mojkovac Partizan Tivat Rudar Pljevlja Ulcinj

Former participants	Budućnost Podgorica Danilovgrad Cepelin Cetinje Mornar Bar Sedmerac Bar Sutjeska Nikšić

Associated competitions	Montenegrin clubs in European competitions Montenegrin Second League Montenegrin Cup SEHA League

Seasons	2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Overview

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