RK Metaloplastika

RK Metaloplastika
Full nameRukometni klub Metaloplastika
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Founded1958 (1958)
ArenaGimnazija Sport Hall, Šabac
Capacity1,500
Head coachVladan Matić
LeagueArkus Liga
Club colours   
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RK Metaloplastika (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Металопластика) is a Serbian handball club based in Šabac. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.

Šabac
Location of RK Metaloplastika

History

The club itself dates back to 1958.[1] They initially competed under the name Partizan. In 1970, the club changed its name to Metaloplastika after being taken over by the industrial company of the same name. They earned promotion to the Yugoslav Championship in 1974. The club won its first trophy, the Yugoslav Cup, in the 1979–80 season, securing a spot in European competitions for the first time ever. They subsequently reached the Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in their debut international appearance. The 1980s saw the club became champions of Yugoslavia a record seven times in a row, commencing from the 1981–82 season. They also established themselves as a dominant force in European club handball, making three straight European Cup finals appearances. After losing the 1984 final, the club won back-to-back titles in 1985 and 1986 the squad was nicknamed "the Šabac Aliens" by the media. In the 2013–14 season, the club reached the EHF Challenge Cup final. They played just one tie due to the severe flooding in Serbia, losing away to IK Sävehof in Sweden.[2] In the 2015–16 season, the club won the Serbian Cup, ending a run of 28 years without a trophy.[3] In the 2021–2022 season, the club won the Serbian Cup again.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Partizan Šabac 1958−1968
Mačva Šabac 1968–1970
Metaloplastika Šabac 1970–present

Club crest

  • New Logo
    (2017–present)

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[4]
RK Metaloplastika

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: David Rašić

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

Honours

Domestic

  • Yugoslav League
    • 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
  • Yugoslav Cup / Serbian Cup
    • 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86 / 2015–16, 2021–22

European

Individual club awards

  • Double
    • 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
  • Triple
    • 1985–86

European record

European Cup and Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1984–85
Winners 		Round 2 TJ Škoda Plzeň 36–18 28–26 64–44
Quarter-finals Steaua București 24–19 20–18 44–37
Semi-finals FH 32–17 30–21 62–38
Finals Atlético Madrid 19–12 30–20 49–32
1985–86
Winners 		Round 2 Borac Banja Luka 26–18 22–26 48–44
Quarter-finals SC Magdeburg 38–26 25–23 63–49
Semi-finals Steaua București 23–17 22–24 45–41
Finals Wybrzeże Gdańsk 30–23 24–29 54–52

EHF ranking

As of 3/3/2023[5]
Rank Team Points
170 Gwardia Opole 22
171 SSV Brixen 22
172 H71 Tórshavn 22
173 RK Metaloplastika 21
174 RK Železničar 1949 21
175 HC Achilles Bocholt 21
176 Viljandi HC 20

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
–2015 Slavko Novaković
2015–2016 Veselin Vuković
2016-2017 Nedeljko Matić
2017-2018 Vladan Jordović
2018-2019 Djordje Teodorovic
2019–2021 Veselin Vuković
2021–2022 Miodrag Kažić
2022– Vladan Matić

References

  1. ^ "Istorija kluba" (in Serbian). rkmetaloplastika.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "RUKOMET: Metaloplastika bez evro-trofeja" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Metaloplastika – trofej posle 28 godina" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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