Rukometni klub Berane is a handball club from

Berane Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...

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. 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 The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

. After the

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, Berane played in the

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

. 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 The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

. Due to financial problems and the destruction of their stadium in February 2012, 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

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, 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

, Berane played in the

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 The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Foun ...

*2007/08 -

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

*2008/09 -

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

*2009/10 -

Matches

Famous players

* Marko Rajković *

Darko Stanić Darko Stanić (; born 8 October 1978) is a Serbian former handball player for the Qatari Al Rayyan and the Serbia national team. He was dubbed the "Minister of Defence" due to his performances for the Serbia. Club career After making his EHF C ...

Alem Toskić Alem Toskić (; born 12 February 1982) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career In his home country, Toskić played for Fidelinka and Partizan (2004–2005), before moving abroad. He would go on to play for Zagreb (2005–200 ...

* Vesko Obradović

External links

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Handball Federation of MontenegroBalkan-handball
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Handball clubs established in 1949 1949 establishments in Yugoslavia Berane