Rukometni klub Borac Banja Luka (
Serbian Cyrillic
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handball
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club from
Banja Luka
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Republika Srpska
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is part of the
Borac sports society.
The federal league of Yugoslavia was founded in 1957. The handball club Borac became its member and since then was competing in the league until the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992. Borac was the champion of SFR Yugoslavia seven times between 1959 and 1981.
In addition, RK Borac Banja Luka had won the Cup of Republika Srpska twelve times between 1993 and 2013. The Cup competition did not take place in 1995 because of war activities.
The following players were crowned the European Champions in 1976:
Milorad Karalić,
Zdravko Rađenović,
Nedeljko Vujinović,
Abas Arslanagić,
Dobrivoje Selec Dobrivoje (Cyrillic script
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Momir Golić,
Nebojša Popović,
Miro Bjelić,
Zoran Ravlić,
Boro Golić,
Rade Unčanin,
Slobodan Vukša,
Mile Kekerović,
Zlatko Jančić. Coach:
Pero Janjić.
Accomplishments
Domestic
;Yugoslavia – 17
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Yugoslav Handball Championship:
**Winners (7): 1959, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
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Yugoslav Handball Cup:
**Winners (10): 1957, 1958, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1992
;Bosnia and Herzegovina – 12
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Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Winners (6): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017,
2020
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2022
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Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Winners (7): 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
;Republika Srpska ''(Regional championship)'' – 21
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First League of Republika Srpska:
**Winners (8): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
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Cup of Republika Srpska:
**Winners (13): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018
European
;European titles – 2
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European Champions Cup:
**Winners (1):
1975–76
**Runner-up (1):
1974–75
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EHF Cup:
**Winners (1): 1990–91
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
sportdc.net, accessed: 30 May 2021
References
External links
Official website
{{EHF Champions League winners
Handball clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport in Banja Luka
Handball clubs established in 1950