Rokometni klub Koper ( en, Koper Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Koper or simply Koper, was a

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 g ...

club from

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

, Slovenia. Koper played their home matches at

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. The team was dissolved in 2013 due to high financial debt. The team was also known as Cimos Koper due to sponsorship reasons. In 2013, a new club, named RD Koper 2013, was established.

History

Handball was played in

since the 1950s. Initially under TVD Partizan and later as RK Koper, for a while there were even two handball clubs in the town. Over the years, the club ceased operations many times and was brought back to life again. In the 1994–95 season, the club organised its structure of sections and in the 1999–2000 season, the club qualified for the

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. As a consequence, the club received a support from the local company Cimos. In the 2001–02 season, RK Cimos Koper qualified to the

Slovenian First League of Handball The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zve ...

. In the 2004–05 season, Koper qualified to the EHF Cup. In the Slovenian league, they finished third in the 2006–07 season. In the next season, they finished as runners-up and qualified for the EHF Champions League. Following the 2012–13 season, the club was disbanded due to high financial debt.

Honours

League * Slovenian Championship ::Winners:

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::Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09 Cup * Slovenian Cup ::Winners: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 ::Runners-up: 2011–12 * Slovenian Supercup ::Winners: 2008 International * EHF Challenge Cup ::Winners: 2010–11 * EHF Cup: ::Semi-final: 2007–08

References

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