The original team was the first handball club in Macedonia, formed in 1946 under the name Pelagonija. It later changed its name to Pelister in 1955. The 60s were very successful, winning 4 championships starting in 1960 till the last one in 1969. The club ended up winning three more titles in the 70s. In the 80s, the 1981 season was the last winning season, capturing their 8th Macedonian league title. From the 1983-84 season, Pelister began to participate regularly in the Yugoslav Handball Championship. They finished in third place in 1985 and were runners-up in back-to-back seasons (1986–87 and 1987–88) behind the dominant club Metaloplastika Šabac. Around that time the slogan "He who hasn't played in Bitola doesn't know what real support looks like" gained popularity, being uttered by the likes of Vlado Šola, Lino Červar and Zlatan Saračević. Pelister became the first Macedonian club to play in Europe. In 1986 they defeated AS Filippos Veriasand in the 1st round, but they ended up losing in 1/8 finals from Atlético Madrid BM winning 24:19 at home and 10:19 away (34:38) aggregate. In the 1988/1989 season they reached the EHF Cup quarterfinal, eliminating SPE Strovolos Nicosia, HC Banik and finally losing out to German club ASK Vorwärts. The first leg in Bitola was won by six goals, but the second leg in Berlin resulted in a loss by seven points 22:16 and 13:22 (35:38). When the Macedonian Handball Super League was formed in 1992, Pelister became the most successful club in the country, winning five league titles and five Cups that decade. In 1996, they made it to the semi-finals of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup where they lost on aggregate by one goal to the eventual champion TBV Lemgo. A record, 7,000 fans were in attendance for the rematch in Bitola. Another proof of Pelisters' dominance at the time, seven players on Macedonia's squad at the 1999 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt played for the club.
The club's most successful European run was made during the 2001/02 season when they played in the EHF Challenge Cup. First, they started by beating Zilant Kazan in the 3rd round and advanced to round 4, where they went on to defeat Paris Saint-Germain. In the quarterfinal they got past GAS Kilkis 52-51, setting up a semifinal match-up with Frederiksberg IF. Pelister would go on to win that tie in dramatic fashion in Bitola, when Naumče Mojsovski scored a goal in the final seconds of the game to even the score on aggregate, going through on a penalty shootout by the final score of 61-60. In the final, Pelister lost to Skjern Håndbold, but even in that match-up they still ended up winning the home game by 7 goals. Proving yet again that it was no easy task for any road team to win in Bitola.
In 2005, Trifun Kostovski with Kometal became sponsor of the club bringing back the glory days, winning another double crown and capturing its sixth domestic league title, which was a record at the time. However, the success was short lived as Kometal left following that season. Afterwards, Pelister was marred by financial problems and struggled to achieve the same level of success.
On 29 November 2019, a joint ownership was signed by the owners of RK Eurofarm Rabotnik (which as formed in 2011 and owned by Eurofarm) and RK Pelister (owned by Bitola Municipality). According to the platform, RK Eurofarm Rabotnik would change the name to RK Eurofarm Pelister, and the original RK Pelister would change its name to RK Eurofarm Pelister 2. Eurofarm Pelister will be the leading club with high European ambitions, while Eurofarm Pelister 2 will be a developmental club filled with young handball players from Bitola and all of Macedonia. [1] The combination of a strong sponsor and a sports brand known throughout the former Yugoslavia took final shape through an agreement with the city administration in 2020. Eurofarm Pelister has already surpassed the domestic framework, played in the EHF Champions League and set the contours of a team that could return trophies back to "Boro Čurlevski" arena. [2]
Sports hall "Mladost" (Macedonian: Спортска сала „Младост“) is a multi-purpose sports arena located in Bitola, North Macedonia. It was built in 1975 by the citizens of Bitola and is mainly used for handball by RK Pelister and RK Bitola, and for basketball by KK Pelister. There is also room for bowling and table tennis plus it has been used for concerts. The Arena hosted the 2007 Macedonian Basketball Cup. This sports hall was the largest on the territory of North Macedonia before the construction of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center in Skopje.
On 21 July 2009, the arena is undergoing renovation. A new parquet floor will be installed along with new seats. The locker rooms will also be updated to meet EHF standards. Total cost of the project is about €30,000.
In January 2017, renovation of interior of the hall started. The renovation covered the floor, the stands, a new score board and a new heating system. The first match in the renovated arena was played on April 6, 2017, with the match between RK Pelister and RK Metalurg in the second round of the handball Super League play-off.
At the end of July 2018, the name of the hall was changed to "Boro Churlevski", in honor of the late Boro Churlevski, a former handball player from Bitola.Churlevski Arena has a capacity of 4000 seats.
SupportersEdit
Abdomens (Macedonian: Чкембари) are an Ultras group, established in 1985, who support the Macedonian sports clubs from Bitola that compete under the Pelister banner, mainly FK Pelister in football and RK Pelister in handball. The group was founded in 1985 when a caravan of 15 buses traveled to support RK Pelister who was playing against Partizan Bjelovar in a handball relegation play-off match. At that time they used the name BMČM - Bitolčani, Motorcyclists, Čkembari, Macedonians (македонски: БМЧМ - Битолчани, Мотокари, Чкембари, Македонци) later shortened to just Čkembari. Soon after, the first green and white banners were created that read: "Hell Boys" (македонски: Пеколни момци) and "Green Conquerors" (македонски: Зелени освојувачи) which started organized support for Pelister at every match. Since Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership, Čkembari became supporters of Eurofarm Rabotnik (renamed after the mutual ownership as Eurofarm Pelister).
^"ПОТПИШАНА "ПЛАТФОРМАТА ЗА РАКОМЕТНА БИТОЛА"". rkeurofarmrabotnik.com. 29 November 2019.
^"Predsednik RK Eurofarm Pelister Dr Zoran Sterjev: Pet godina da se vratimo na staze „stare slave"". rkeurofarmrabotnik.com. 14 August 2020.
External linksEdit
Official Website (in Macedonian)
Facebook fan page (in Macedonian)
RFM Profile (in Macedonian)
EHF Profile (in English)
October 15, 2023
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RK Eurofarm Pelister II HC Eurofarm Pelister II Macedonian RK Eurofarm Pelister 2 is a team handball club from Bitola North Macedonia It serves as the second team for RK Eurofarm Pelister RK Eurofarm Pelister 2RK Eurofarm Pelister IIFull nameRakometen klub Eurofarm Pelister IIFounded1955 68 years ago 1955 as PelisterArenaSports Hall Boro Curlevski BitolaPresidentSiljan MicevskiHead coachMihail PetrovskiLeagueMacedonian Super League2021 22Macedonian Super League 5th of 12Club colours HomeAwayWebsite Official site Contents 1 History 2 Crest colours supporters 2 1 Kits 3 Accomplishments 3 1 Domestic 3 2 International 3 3 European 4 Arena 5 Supporters 6 Current squad 6 1 Technical staff 7 Notable former players as Pelister 8 Notable former players as Eurofarm Pelister 2 9 Notable former coaches as Pelister 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe original team was the first handball club in Macedonia formed in 1946 under the name Pelagonija It later changed its name to Pelister in 1955 The 60s were very successful winning 4 championships starting in 1960 till the last one in 1969 The club ended up winning three more titles in the 70s In the 80s the 1981 season was the last winning season capturing their 8th Macedonian league title From the 1983 84 season Pelister began to participate regularly in the Yugoslav Handball Championship They finished in third place in 1985 and were runners up in back to back seasons 1986 87 and 1987 88 behind the dominant club Metaloplastika Sabac Around that time the slogan He who hasn t played in Bitola doesn t know what real support looks like gained popularity being uttered by the likes of Vlado Sola Lino Cervar and Zlatan Saracevic Pelister became the first Macedonian club to play in Europe In 1986 they defeated AS Filippos Veriasand in the 1st round but they ended up losing in 1 8 finals from Atletico Madrid BM winning 24 19 at home and 10 19 away 34 38 aggregate In the 1988 1989 season they reached the EHF Cup quarterfinal eliminating SPE Strovolos Nicosia HC Banik and finally losing out to German club ASK Vorwarts The first leg in Bitola was won by six goals but the second leg in Berlin resulted in a loss by seven points 22 16 and 13 22 35 38 When the Macedonian Handball Super League was formed in 1992 Pelister became the most successful club in the country winning five league titles and five Cups that decade In 1996 they made it to the semi finals of the EHF Cup Winners Cup where they lost on aggregate by one goal to the eventual champion TBV Lemgo A record 7 000 fans were in attendance for the rematch in Bitola Another proof of Pelisters dominance at the time seven players on Macedonia s squad at the 1999 World Men s Handball Championship in Egypt played for the club The club s most successful European run was made during the 2001 02 season when they played in the EHF Challenge Cup First they started by beating Zilant Kazan in the 3rd round and advanced to round 4 where they went on to defeat Paris Saint Germain In the quarterfinal they got past GAS Kilkis 52 51 setting up a semifinal match up with Frederiksberg IF Pelister would go on to win that tie in dramatic fashion in Bitola when Naumce Mojsovski scored a goal in the final seconds of the game to even the score on aggregate going through on a penalty shootout by the final score of 61 60 In the final Pelister lost to Skjern Handbold but even in that match up they still ended up winning the home game by 7 goals Proving yet again that it was no easy task for any road team to win in Bitola In 2005 Trifun Kostovski with Kometal became sponsor of the club bringing back the glory days winning another double crown and capturing its sixth domestic league title which was a record at the time However the success was short lived as Kometal left following that season Afterwards Pelister was marred by financial problems and struggled to achieve the same level of success On 29 November 2019 a joint ownership was signed by the owners of RK Eurofarm Rabotnik which as formed in 2011 and owned by Eurofarm and RK Pelister owned by Bitola Municipality According to the platform RK Eurofarm Rabotnik would change the name to RK Eurofarm Pelister and the original RK Pelister would change its name to RK Eurofarm Pelister 2 Eurofarm Pelister will be the leading club with high European ambitions while Eurofarm Pelister 2 will be a developmental club filled with young handball players from Bitola and all of Macedonia 1 The combination of a strong sponsor and a sports brand known throughout the former Yugoslavia took final shape through an agreement with the city administration in 2020 Eurofarm Pelister has already surpassed the domestic framework played in the EHF Champions League and set the contours of a team that could return trophies back to Boro Curlevski arena 2 Crest colours supporters EditKits Edit HOME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2022 23 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 24Accomplishments EditDomestic nbsp Edit League Champions nbsp Winner 14 1961 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1979 1981 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2005 dd Cup Winners nbsp Winner 6 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 2005 dd International Edit Doboj International Handball Tournament 2 nbsp 1st 1996 and 1997 dd European nbsp Edit EHF CupQuarter finalist 1 1988 89 dd EHF Cup Winners Cup nbsp 3rd 1995 96 dd EHF Challenge Cup nbsp 2nd 2001 02 dd Arena Edit nbsp Arena ChurlevskiSports hall Mladost Macedonian Sportska sala Mladost is a multi purpose sports arena located in Bitola North Macedonia It was built in 1975 by the citizens of Bitola and is mainly used for handball by RK Pelister and RK Bitola and for basketball by KK Pelister There is also room for bowling and table tennis plus it has been used for concerts The Arena hosted the 2007 Macedonian Basketball Cup This sports hall was the largest on the territory of North Macedonia before the construction of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center in Skopje On 21 July 2009 the arena is undergoing renovation A new parquet floor will be installed along with new seats The locker rooms will also be updated to meet EHF standards Total cost of the project is about 30 000 In January 2017 renovation of interior of the hall started The renovation covered the floor the stands a new score board and a new heating system The first match in the renovated arena was played on April 6 2017 with the match between RK Pelister and RK Metalurg in the second round of the handball Super League play off At the end of July 2018 the name of the hall was changed to Boro Churlevski in honor of the late Boro Churlevski a former handball player from Bitola Churlevski Arena has a capacity of 4000 seats Supporters EditAbdomens Macedonian Chkembari are an Ultras group established in 1985 who support the Macedonian sports clubs from Bitola that compete under the Pelister banner mainly FK Pelister in football and RK Pelister in handball The group was founded in 1985 when a caravan of 15 buses traveled to support RK Pelister who was playing against Partizan Bjelovar in a handball relegation play off match At that time they used the name BMCM Bitolcani Motorcyclists Ckembari Macedonians makedonski BMChM Bitolchani Motokari Chkembari Makedonci later shortened to just Ckembari Soon after the first green and white banners were created that read Hell Boys makedonski Pekolni momci and Green Conquerors makedonski Zeleni osvoјuvachi which started organized support for Pelister at every match Since Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership Ckembari became supporters of Eurofarm Rabotnik renamed after the mutual ownership as Eurofarm Pelister Current squad EditSquad for the 2023 24 seasonGoalkeepers16 nbsp Vasilije Pecurica nbsp Stefan Kovachevski 12 nbsp Ivan Mladenov 0 1 nbsp Atanasij TrsunovRight Wingers44 nbsp Nenad Belistojanoski 77 nbsp Dejan JugovskiLeft Wingers22 nbsp Ivan Dimitrovski nbsp Marko DimovskiLine players0 6 nbsp Samoil Ristevski 0 2 nbsp Petar Markoski 17 nbsp Nikola Blazhevski Left Backs10 nbsp Hristijan Mitrevski 67 nbsp Bogdan Mijuskovic 25 nbsp Tomche Pecakovski 47 nbsp Alem HadzicCentral Backs0 4 nbsp Stefan Talevski c 34 nbsp Martin Ivanovski nbsp Jovan Markovski nbsp Stefan Gjorgjievski nbsp Arhangel Trsunov 23 nbsp Mirche KalajdzieskiRight Backs11 nbsp Simon Mirchleski 18 nbsp Stefan Trpchevski Technical staff Edit nbsp Head Coach Mihail Petrovski nbsp Assistant coach Vasko Dimitrovski nbsp Goalkeeping coach Zoran Atanasovski nbsp Physiotherapist Ivan TodorovskiNotable former players as Pelister Edit nbsp Vasko Dimitrovski nbsp Pepi Manaskov nbsp Kiril Lazarov nbsp Filip Lazarov nbsp Vlatko Mitkov nbsp Stevce Alusevski nbsp Zlatko Mojsovski nbsp Petar Angelov nbsp Naumce Mojsovski nbsp Vanco Dimovski nbsp Aco Jonovski nbsp Vladimir Temelkov nbsp Rade Stojanovic nbsp Branislav Angelovski nbsp Zvonko Sundovski nbsp Stefan Drogrishki nbsp Filip Kuzmanovski nbsp Zoran Petkovski nbsp Ivan Markovski nbsp Nikola Mitrevski nbsp Vasil Mitevski nbsp Boris Churlevski nbsp Igor Nikolovski nbsp Kire Popovski nbsp Kire Mitrevski nbsp Igor Trajkovski nbsp Goce Makalovski nbsp Tome Petrevski nbsp Aleksandar Zarkov nbsp Lazar Spirovski nbsp Zlatko Dimitrovski nbsp Igor Toskovski nbsp Stevce Stefanovski nbsp Abdula Jusifovski nbsp Dusan Novokmet nbsp Sandor Hodik nbsp Dejan Peric nbsp Aleksandar Stanojevic nbsp Bilal SumanNotable former players as Eurofarm Pelister 2 Edit nbsp Stefan Drogrishki nbsp Jovan Talevski nbsp Blagojce Trajkovski nbsp Dimitar Dimitrioski nbsp Vasko Dimitrovski nbsp Dejan Kukulovski nbsp Filip Arsenovski nbsp Bojan Madzovski nbsp Milan Đukic nbsp Pavle Petrovic nbsp Meris BosnjakNotable former coaches as Pelister Edit nbsp Ante Kostelic nbsp Kasim Kamenica nbsp Nikola Guzva Jevremovic nbsp Zoran Zecevic nbsp Josko Petkovic nbsp Ratko Đurkovic nbsp Bogdan Macovei nbsp Stevce Stefanovski nbsp Zvonko Sundovski nbsp Cane Krstevski nbsp Borce Markovski nbsp Tome Petreski nbsp Aleksandar ZarkovReferences Edit POTPIShANA PLATFORMATA ZA RAKOMETNA BITOLA rkeurofarmrabotnik com 29 November 2019 Predsednik RK Eurofarm Pelister Dr Zoran Sterjev Pet godina da se vratimo na staze stare slave rkeurofarmrabotnik com 14 August 2020 External links EditOfficial Website in Macedonian Facebook fan page in Macedonian RFM Profile in Macedonian EHF Profile in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RK Eurofarm Pelister 2 amp oldid 1179816642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
