RK_Železničar_Niš

RK Železničar Niš

RK Železničar Niš

Serbian handball club

RK Železničar Niš (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Железничар Ниш) was a Serbian handball club based in Niš.

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History

The club played its first competitive game on 26 July 1949, which is considered to be the club's foundation date. They went on to compete in the Yugoslav Championship for over 20 seasons. In 1976–77, the club won its first trophy, the Yugoslav Cup. They subsequently reached the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1978, losing to VfL Gummersbach.

On 7 September 2009, the club merged with ORK Niš to form RK Naissus.[1]

Honours

Yugoslav Cup / FR Yugoslavia Cup

  • 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85 / 1996–97, 1998–99

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons:

  • Jugopetrol Železničar
  • NIS Petrol Železničar

Notable players

The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:

Head coaches

References

  1. [1]
    "In memoriam – Jugopetrol Železničar Niš" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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