Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...

club from

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

, Slovenia. Krim was founded in 1984 and has won the

Slovenian Championship The Slovenian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion. History The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1 ...

a record 27 times. The club has also won the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

twice, in 2001 and 2003.

Honours

Domestic

::''Winners (27):'' 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

::''Winners (27):'' 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 *Slovenian Supercup ::''Winners (7):'' 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

International

::''Winners (2):'' 2001, 2003 ::''Runners-up (3):'' 1999, 2004, 2006 * EHF Champions Trophy ::''Winners (2):'' 2003, 2004 ::''Runners-up (1):'' 2006

Arena

RK Krim play their home league games at Ogrevalna dvorana Stožice with a seating capacity for 700 spectators. For the

Women's EHF Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top n ...

matches, they use

Arena Stožice The Stožice Arena ( sl, Arena Stožice) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district ...

. *Name: Ogrevalna dvorana Stožice *City:

*Capacity: 700 spectators *Address: Vojkova cesta 100, 1000 Ljubljana *Name:

*City: Ljubljana *Capacity: 12,480 spectators *Address: Vojkova cesta 100, 1000 Ljubljana

Supporters

RK Krim supporters are called ''Krimovci''.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 Bárbara Arenhart * 16 Zala Miklič * 61 Jovana Risović ;Left wingers * 2 Sanja Radosavljević * 8 Ema Abina * 99 Maja Svetik ;Right wingers * 4

Jovanka Radičević Jovanka Radičević (born 23 October 1986) is a Montenegrin handball player for RK Krim Mercator and a former player of the Montenegrin national team. She is considered to be the best right wing of all-time. International honours *EHF Champi ...

* 71 Ema Marković ;Line players * 3 Manca Jurič * 15

Valentina Klemenčič Valentina Klemenčič (born 5 February 2002) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. She represented Slovenia at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship ...

* 19 Nataša Ljepoja ;Left backs * 5 Tjaša Stanko * 14 Laura Cerovak * 23 Betchaïdelle Ngombele * 66

Aleksandra Rosiak Aleksandra Rosiak (born 7 July 1997) is a Polish handballer for RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's handba ...

;Central backs * 7

Allison Pineau Allison Marie Pineau (born 2 May 1989) is a French handballer for RK Krim and the French national team. She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games. She was voted World Handball Player ...

* 9

Nina Žabjek Nina Žabjek (born 4 March 1998) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. She was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championsh ...

* 11

Daria Dmitrieva Darya Andreyevna Dmitriyeva ( rus, Дарья Андреевна Дмитриева, , ˈdarʲɪ̯ə ˈdmʲitrʲɪ(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 22 June 1993) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the 2010 Worl ...

;Right backs * 20

Alja Varagić Alja Varagić (born 11 December 1990 as Alja Koren) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. International honours *EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **''Semifinalist'': 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, ...

* 25

Barbara Lazović Barbara Lazović (née Varlec; born 4 January 1988) is a Slovenian handball player who plays as a right back for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most ...

* 48

Sára Kovářová Sára Kovářová (born 9 February 1999) is a Czech handballer for RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's han ...

Staff members

*Head coach: Dragan Adžić *Assistant coach: Jure Šterbucl *Team leader: Jaka Kravanja *Goalkeeping coach: Rolando Pušnik *Fitness coach: Marko Felja *Physiotherapist: Aldin Muharemović *Team doctor: Klemen Stražar *Video analyst: Matjaž Drolc Source:

European matches

All results (home and away) list Krim's goal tally first.

Head coach history

* Cveta Benet (1985–1991) * Marta Bon (1991–1994) * Andrej Kavčič (1994–1995) * Jiří Zerzáň (1995–1996) * Vinko Kandija (1996–2000) *

Tone Tiselj Tone Tiselj (born 21 September 1961) is a Slovenian team handball, handball coach and former handball player. Tiselj led Slovenia men's national handball team, Slovenia Men, Slovenia women's national handball team, Slovenia Women, Montenegro wom ...

(2000–2006) * Robert Beguš (2006–2007) * Bojan Čotar (2007–2008) * Marta Bon (2008–2011) * Tone Tiselj (2011–2014) * Marta Bon (2014–2016) * Uroš Bregar (2016–2021) * Nataliya Derepasko (2021–2022) * Dragan Adžić (2022–present)

References

External links

Official website
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