RK Eurofarm Pelister

RK Eurofarm Pelister (HC Eurofarm Pelister) (Macedonian: РК Еурофарм Пелистер) is a handball club from Bitola, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League.[1]

РК Еурофарм Пелистер
RK Eurofarm Pelister
Full nameRakometen klub
Eurofarm Pelister
Founded2011 (2011)
ArenaSports Hall Boro Čurlevski, Bitola
Capacity3,500
PresidentSiljan Micevski
Head coachŽeljko Babić
LeagueVIP Super League
2018–192nd
Club colours   
Home
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Website
Official site

History

The club was founded on March 9, 2011 in Bitola by the name HJS Rabotnik and has been competing for the First Men's Handball League for several seasons, as well as in cadet and pioneer competition under the cap of the Macedonian Handball Federation. From the 2016/17 season this team competed for the first time in the Super League.

On 29 November 2019, a joint ownership was signed by the owners of RK Eurofarm Rabotnik (owned by Eurofarm) and RK Pelister (owned by Bitola Municipality). According to the platform, RK Eurofarm Rabotnik would change the name to RK Eurofarm Pelister, and the original RK Pelister would change its name to RK Eurofarm Pelister 2. Eurofarm Pelister will be the leading club with high European ambitions, while Eurofarm Pelister 2 will be a developmental club filled with young handball players from Bitola and all of Macedonia. [2] The combination of a strong sponsor and a sports brand known throughout the former Yugoslavia took final shape through an agreement with the city administration in 2020. Eurofarm Pelister has already surpassed the domestic framework, played in the EHF Champions League and set the contours of a team that could return trophies back to "Boro Čurlevski" arena. [3]

International competitions

European record
2018–19 EHF Cup – Group stage
2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup#Last 16
2019–20 – Group stage

Regional
2019–20 SEHA League: Playoffs

Arena

Eurofarm Pelister play all their home matches in the EHF Champions League, the regional SEHA League and in the domestic competitions in Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski. The arena has a current seating capacity of 3,500 and has undergone numerous renovations to meet EHF standards.

In July 2018, the name of the arena was changed from "Mladost" to "Boro Churlevski", in honor of the late Boro Churlevski, a former handball player from Bitola.

Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2020–21 season

Staff

Former club members

Notable former players

Notable former coaches

Supporters
Main article: Čkembari

Čkembari (Macedonian: Чкембари) are an Ultras group, established in 1985, who support the Macedonian sports clubs from Bitola that compete under the Pelister banner, mainly FK Pelister in football and RK Pelister in handball. The group was founded in 1985 when a caravan of 15 buses traveled to support RK Pelister who was playing against Partizan Bjelovar in a handball relegation play-off match. At that time they used the name BMČM - Bitolčani, Motorcyclists, Čkembari, Macedonians (македонски: БМЧМ - Битолчани, Мотокари, Чкембари, Македонци) later shortened to just Čkembari. Soon after, the first green and white banners were created that read: "Hell Boys" (македонски: Пеколни момци) and "Green Conquerors" (македонски: Зелени освојувачи) which started organized support for Pelister at every match. After Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership, Čkembari became their supporters.

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "ПОТПИШАНА "ПЛАТФОРМАТА ЗА РАКОМЕТНА БИТОЛА"". rkeurofarmrabotnik.com. 29 November 2019.
  3. "Predsednik RK Eurofarm Pelister Dr Zoran Sterjev: Pet godina da se vratimo na staze „stare slave"". rkeurofarmrabotnik.com. 14 August 2020.
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