RK Crvena zvezda

For the multi-sport club, see SD Crvena Zvezda.

RK Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Црвена звезда) is a Serbian handball club based in Belgrade. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.

RK Crvena zvezda
Full name	Rukometni klub Crvena zvezda
Nickname(s)	Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Founded	1948
Arena	CCS Šumice
Capacity	2,000
President	Dragan Škrbić
Head coach	Žikica Milosavljević
League	Arkus Liga
Club colours
Home Away

History

Founded in 1948, the club made its Yugoslav Championship debut in 1954. They subsequently won back-to-back championships in 1955 and 1956.

In 1995–96, the club had its most successful season to date, winning the domestic double (league and cup) and reaching the Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals.

Crest and colours

Kits

HOME
1992–93	2021–22	2022–23

AWAY
2021–22

Management

Position	Name
President	Dragan Škrbić
Vice President	Andrija Senić
Member Of The Board	Aleksandar Pupović
Member Of The Board	Alen Bojinović
Member Of The Board	Mile Samardžić
Sport Director	Ognjen Kajganić

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

RK Crvena Zvezda

Goalkeepers 12 Janko Gemaljević 16 Dimitrije Jelić 33 Nikola Perić Left Wingers 04 Uroš Simić 19 Viktor Matičić 21 Dušan Šmigić Right Wingers 07 Ramzi Majdoub 08 Uroš Kolundžić Line Players 13 Đorđe Majes 23 Nemanja Vučićević Central Backs 02 Mirko Đurović 03 Ivan Horvat 15 Sava Radovanović Left Backs 05 Draško Nenadić 10 Petar Panić 36 Mihailo Šljukić Right Backs 18 Rotem Segal 22 Miloš Blagojević 34 Miloš Bujišić

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining Branko Kankaraš (LP) from Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rotem Segal (RB) from Maccabi Rishon LeZion Petar Panić (LB) from RK Rudar Kostolac Nikola Perić (GK) from RK Dinamo Pančevo Miloš Bujišić (RB) Ramzi Majdoub (RW) Uroš Kolundžić (RW)

Leaving Branko Kankaraš (LP) to RK Metaloplastika Marko Knežević (CB) to RK Jugović

Honours and achievements

National Championships – 9

• Yugoslav League
  • Winners (2): 1954–55, 1955–56
  • Runners-up (3): 1957–58, 1982–83, 1985–86
  • Third place (3): 1959–60, 1979–80, 1990–91

• Yugoslav Handball Winter Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1965

• Serbia and Montenegro League
  • Winners (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06
  • Runners-up (2): 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Third place (3): 1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03

• Serbian League
  • Winners (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Third place (2): 2008–09, 2016–17

National Cups – 5

• Yugoslav Cup
  • Winners (1): 1955–56
  • Runners-up (4): 1974–75, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup
  • Winners (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04
  • Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1999–2000

• Serbian Cup
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–2014

National Super Cup – 1

• Serbian Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2017

Other Tournaments – 4

• Doboj Tournament
  • Winners (2): 1974, 1989

• TV Tournament of Champions
  • Winners (2): 1992, 1995

International

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Semi-finalists (1): 1995–96

Notable players

• Andrija Banjanin
• Jovica Cvetković
• Bogdan Cvijetić
• Svetomir Ćeramilac
• Petar Fajfrić
• Petrit Fejzula
• Milan Kalina
• Veroljub Kosovac
• Mladen Laković
• Rajko Lau
• Milan Lazarević
• Velibor Nenadić
• Branislav Pokrajac
• Branko Štrbac
• Igor Butulija
• Nikola Eklemović
• Petar Kapisoda
• Aleksandar Knežević
• Blažo Lisičić
• Nenad Maksić
• Nikola Manojlović
• Vladan Matić
• Žikica Milosavljević
• Ivan Nikčević
• Ratko Nikolić
• Dejan Perić
• Nenad Peruničić
• Predrag Peruničić
• Vladimir Petrić
• Nenad Puljezević
• Darko Stanić
• Goran Stojanović
• Rastko Stojković
• Danijel Šarić
• Dragan Škrbić
• Nenad Vučković
• Vladimir Cupara
• Tibor Ivanišević
• Draško Nenadić
• Petar Nenadić
• Miljan Pušica
• Nemanja Zelenović

Notable coaches

• Nikola Vučinić
• Zoran Živković
• Ljubomir Obradović
• Jovica Cvetković
• Zlatan Arnautović
• Dragan Đukić
• Vuk Roganović
• Nenad Kraljevski
• Igor Butulija
• Nenad Peruničić