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RK Metaloplastika

RK Metaloplastika (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Металопластика) is a Serbian handball club based in Šabac. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.

RK Metaloplastika
Full nameRukometni klub Metaloplastika
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
ArenaGimnazija Sport Hall, Šabac
Capacity1,500
Head coachVladan Matić
LeagueArkus Liga
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Website
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Location of RK Metaloplastika
Šabac
Šabac
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Location of RK Metaloplastika

History

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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

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Naming history

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

Club crest

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    New Logo
    (2017–present)

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[4]
  RK Metaloplastika

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

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Honours

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Domestic

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  • 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

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Individual club awards

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  • Double
    • 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85

European record

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European Cup and Champions League

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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

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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

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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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

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  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. ^ RK Metaloplastika Elixir – TIM 2022/2023
  5. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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