RK Izviđač

RK Izviđač
Full nameRukometni Klub Izviđač
Nickname(s)Skauti
Short nameIzviđač
Founded1956 (1956)
ArenaSports Hall Ljubuški
Capacity4,000
PresidentDubravko Grgić
Head coachToni Čolina
LeaguePremijer Liga
2023–241st
Club colours   
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RK Izviđač (Croatian: Rukometni klub Izviđač, English: Handball Club Izviđač) is a team handball club from Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina, RK Izviđač competes in the Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with ten titles won it is the most successful team in the country.

Ljubuški
Location of RK Izviđač

History

The club was founded in 1956 as Omladinski Rukometni Klub Partizan Ljubuški. In socialist Yugoslavia, Izviđač played a subordinate role among the other handball clubs in the state. The club has won the unified first division in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Premijer Liga 9 times: in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. The club won the Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 times: in 1999, 2002 and 2022. They made their first appearance on the international cup circuit in the EHF City Cup in the 1998/99 season, which ended quickly after two heavy defeats against RK Lovćen. The club played for the first time in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in the 1999/2000 season, in the EHF Champions League in the 2000/2001 season, and in the EHF Cup in the 2002/2003 season.

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
RK Izviđač

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Toni Čolina
  • Assistant coach: Ivan Džolić
  • Assistant coach: Milan Tolić
  • Fitness coach: Adis Jakić
  • Physiotherapist: Ante Bunoza

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Honours

EHF ranking

As of 15/09/2023[2]
Rank Team Points
88 Talent Plzeň 52
89 RK Partizan 52
90 Spor Toto SK 51
91 RK Izviđač 51
92 RK Gračanica 50
93 TTH Holstebro 50
94 Wacker Thun 50

Former club members

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "Player lista 2023-2024".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".