RK Podravka Koprivnica

Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women's handball club from Koprivnica. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first handball league. They have a fan club called Red Roosters formed in 2002.

RK Podravka Koprivnica
Full name	RK Podravka Koprivnica
Short name	Podravka
Founded	1955
Arena	"'Josip Samaržija-Bepo'"
Capacity	2,500
Head coach	Ivica Obrvan
League	Croatian League
2023–2024	1st
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

The club was established in 1955 under the name Ivo Marinković and played its first friendly match in December against Grafičar Bjelovar. First official game was played in April 1956 against Slavija Čakovec. In 1956 team was renamed to RK Partizan. In seasons 1960/1961 and 1962/1963 Partizan became amateur champion of SR Croatia. In 1964 club changed the name to RK Podravka since it was sponsored by the factory who had the same name. The club also qualified in the first league the same year. In 1966 RK Podravka won its first national title and kept it for two years in a row. In 1972 the team was degraded in the second league but they managed to return in the first league in 1975. However, they returned in the second league in 1976 and remained there until 1980 and then again fell in the second league in 1982. In 1990 they again entered the first league and remained there until its dissolution in 1991 when Croatia gained independence. Since 1993 they were not Croatian champions only in the seasons 2003/2004, 2013/2014 and 2021/2022, however their biggest success was in 1996 when the team won Women's EHF Champions League.

Kits

HOME
2021-

AWAY
2014–17	2018–21	2021-

THIRD
2021-

Honours

• Championship of Yugoslavia

Winners (2): 1966, 1967

• Championship of Croatia

Winners (27): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024

• Croatian Cup

Winners (26): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

• EHF Champions League

Winners (1): 1996

• Champions Trophy

Winners (1): 1996

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2025–26	EHF Champions League	Group B	CSM București
			Odense Håndbold
			Brest Bretagne Handball
			Ferencvárosi TC
			RK Krim Mercator
			Sola HK
			Ikast Håndbold

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season^[1]

Goalkeepers 01 Antonia Tucaković 12 Petra Marinović 98 Lucija Bešen Wingers LW 04 Katja Vuković 50 Andrea Šimara RW 02 Nikolina Zadravec 96 Josipa Mamić Line players 06 Elena Popović 11 Mia Brkić 18 Sara Šenvald 31 Ana Debelić

Back players LB 05 Katarina Pandža 44 Tina Barišić 88 Kristina Prkačin CB 10 Matea Pletikosić 64 Ana Pandza RB 07 Klara Birtić 13 Kristina Dramac 15 Dora Kalaus Žulj 25 Hannah Vulja

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Petra Marinović (GK) (from MTK Budapest)

Leaving Terezija Ćurić (LB) Ana Crnjak (GK)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Ivica Obrvan
• Assistant coach: Marko Brezić
• Goalkeeper coach: Mario Posarić
• Physiotherapist: Bojan Savić i Asja Cestar
• Fitness coach: Jovan Novaković

Notable players

• Snježana Petika
• Dora Krsnik
• Vlatka Mihoci
• Irina Maljko
• Samira Hasagić
• Željana Štević
• Andreja Hrg
• Renata Pavlačić
• Svitlana Pasičnik
• Miranda Tatari
• Andrea Penezić
• Anita Gaće
• Božica Gregurić
• Dijana Ivandija
• Ljerka Krajnović
• Maja Zebić
• Sanela Knezović
• Nikica Pušić-Koroljević
• Dijana Jovetić
• Andrea Čović
• Žana Čović
• Kristina Jambrović
• Tatjana Jukić
• Maja Kožnjak
• Dina Havić
• Ivana Kapitanović
• Barbara Stančin
• Aneta Benko
• Vesna Milanović-Litre
• Ana Debelić
• Dragica Džono
• Ekatarina Nemaškalo
• Larissa Kalaus
• Ivana Jelčić
• Dejana Milosavljević
• Selena Milošević
• Ljerka Vresk
• Ivanka Hrgović
• Ivana Dežić
• Marijeta Vidak
• Antonela Pensa
• Ana Turk
• Valentina Cozma
• Mariana Tîrcă
• Ionela Stanca
• Paula Ungureanu
• Iulia Dumanska
• Gabriela Tănase
• Andreea Ianasi
• Cristina Dogaru
• Sanja Damnjanović
• Jovana Risović
• Jelena Živković
• Jelena Trifunović
• Tjaša Stanko
• Sergeja Stefanišin
• Mojca Dercar
• Maja Son
• Aneja Beganovic
• Ágnes Farkas
• Helga Németh
• Anita Bulath
• Cecília Őri
• Ana Đokić
• Sandra Nikčević
• Marta Batinović
• Mirjana Milenković
• Dijana Mugoša
• Andrijana Budimir
• Natalia Todorovska
• Elena Gjeorgjievska
• Marina Lambevska
• Natalia Chigirinova
• Alena Ikhneva
• Lamprini Tsàkalou
• Azenaide Carlos
• Natalia Petrakova
• Karyna Yezhykava
• Larysa Kharlanyuk
• Iryna Stelmakh
• Svitlana Morozova
• Maria Holesová
• Moniky Bancilon
• Ana Pandza

Notable former coaches

• Josip Samaržija-Bepo
• Josip Šojat (1994–1996; 2004–2007)^[2]
• Zdravko Zovko (2007–2010)
• Vinko Kandija
• Senad Jagodic
• Goran Mrđen (2003–2004; 2013–2017; 2021–2022)^[3][4]
• Snježana Petika (2017–2018)
• Zlatko Saračević (2018–2021)
• Antonio Pranjić (interim) (Feb 2021–Jun 2021; Oct 2021)
• Neven Hrupec (2021)
• Željko Babić (2022–2023)
• Ivica Obrvan (2023–)