ŽRK Rudar Labin is a Croatian women's handball club based in Labin. It was established in 1954.[3] It plays in the 2. HRL West. Several notable players from the club went on the play for the national team, both Croatia's and Yugoslavia's.

ŽRK Rudar Labin
Full nameŽenski rukometni klub Rudar Labin
Nickname(s)Swans
Short nameRudar
Founded1954
ArenaFranko Mileta Sports Center[1]
Capacity1,100[1]
PresidentIgor Miletić[2]
League2. HRL WEST
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Home
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Website
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The players are nicknamed the swans.[3]

History

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In 1964 the club reached for the first time the playoffs to the first Yugoslav league. In 1966, Rudar reached the playoffs again, but was eliminated by Rijeka's Zamet. In 1974 they reached the finals of the Croatian Cup, eliminating Zagreb's Lokomotiva. In 1976, the youth team won the Croatian championship. The first team won the title of second league champions in 1976/77, won the qualifications in Belgrade and thus reached Yugoslavia's first league. This is the greatest success for Labin in handball, and one of Istria's greatest achievements in sports.[4][3]

In the 1981/82 season they won the Yugoslavian second league, losing only one game when they were already qualified, and thus were promoted to the first league. In the 1982/83 season they finished 7th in Yugoslavia's first league, although they were fourth for most of the season.[3]

Sporting achievements

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Domestic competitions

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Yugoslav first league

Yugoslav second league

  • Winners (2): 1976/77, 1981/82

Yugoslav Championship (U-20)

  • Winners (3): 1976, 1977, 1982
  • 3rd place: 1975

Yugoslav Cup (U-20)

  • Quarter-finals: 1975

Croatian Championship (U-20)

  • Winners (4): 1975, 1976

Croatian Cup (U-20)

  • Runners-up: 1976

International competitions

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Adriatic Cup (U-20)

  • Winners (2): 1973, 1974
  • Runners-up (2): 1975

Notable former players

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Notable former players of the club include the following.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sportski centar Franko Mileta". Labin 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Igor Miletić is the new president of ŽRK Rudar". Labin .hr. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "History". RK Rudar Labin. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "PROSLAVLJENO IME HRVATSKOG ŽENSKOG RUKOMETA Legendarna vratarka, a zatim trenerica, vratila se u rodni grad i matični klub ADRIANA PROSENJAK: POSVETILA SAM SE RADU S DJECOM I MLADIM RUKOMETAŠIMA". Glas Istre. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Labinske Reprezentative" (in Croatian). RK Rudar Labin [hr]. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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