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 St. Germain on away goals. In the quarterfinal they got past Kilkis GAC 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's 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 the following season. Since then, Pelister had been 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. [2] 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. [3]
Eurofarm Pelister play all their home matches in the EHF Champions League, the regional SEHA League and in the domestic competitions in Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski. The arena has a current seating capacity of 3,500 and has undergone numerous renovations to meet EHF standards.
In July 2018, the name of the arena was changed from "Mladost" to "Boro Churlevski", in honor of the late Boro Churlevski, a former handball player from Bitola.
Čkembari (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. After Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership, Čkembari became their supporters.
^"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.
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January 07, 2023
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RK Eurofarm Pelister HC Eurofarm Pelister Macedonian RK Eurofarm Pelister is a handball club from Bitola Macedonia They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF European League 1 RK Eurofarm PelisterHC Eurofarm PelisterFull nameRakometen klubEurofarm PelisterFounded1955 68 years ago 1955 ArenaSports Hall Boro Curlevski BitolaCapacity3 500PresidentSiljan MicevskiHead coachLars WaltherLeagueMacedonian Super League2021 22Macedonian Super League 2nd of 12Club colours HomeAwayWebsite Official site Contents 1 History 2 Accomplishments 2 1 Champions 2 2 International 2 3 Regional 2 4 European record 2 5 Individual Club Awards 3 Arena 4 Team 4 1 Current squad 5 Staff 5 1 Professional staff 5 2 Management 6 Former club members 6 1 Notable former players 6 2 Notable former coaches 7 Supporters 8 References 9 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 St Germain on away goals In the quarterfinal they got past Kilkis GAC 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 s 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 the following season Since then Pelister had been 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 2 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 3 Accomplishments EditChampions Edit Winners 14 1st 1961 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1979 1981 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2005 dd Macedonian Handball Cup 6 1st 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 and 2005 dd Macedonian Super Cup 2 1st 2021 and 2022 dd International Edit Doboj International Handball Tournament 2 1st 1996 and 1997 dd Regional Edit SEHA League 3rd 2021 22 dd European record Edit EHF Cup Winners Cup 3rd 1995 96 dd EHF Challenge Cup 2nd 2001 02 dd EHF European LeagueQuarter finalist 1 1988 89 dd 2018 19 EHF Cup Group stageEHF Champions League2019 20 Group stageIndividual Club Awards Edit DoubleWinners 3 1995 96 1997 98 2004 05Arena EditEurofarm Pelister play all their home matches in the EHF Champions League the regional SEHA League and in the domestic competitions in Sports Hall Boro Curlevski The arena has a current seating capacity of 3 500 and has undergone numerous renovations to meet EHF standards In July 2018 the name of the arena was changed from Mladost to Boro Churlevski in honor of the late Boro Churlevski a former handball player from Bitola Sports Hall Boro CurlevskiTeam EditCurrent squad Edit Squad for the 2022 23 seasonGoalkeepers0 1 Urban Lesjak 12 Boban Ristevski 98 Marko KizikjLeft Wingers0 3 Goce Ojleski 0 6 Bojan Madzovski 0 8 Cvetan KuzmanoskiRight Wingers0 9 Nikola Stoilevski 13 Mirko Radovic c 19 Nenad KosteskiLine players37 Denis Vasiliev 44 Zarko Pesevski Left Backs24 Milorad Kukoski 34 Emilijan Gjorgovski 39 Mohamed Soussi 51 Rudy Seri 77 Sebastian HennebergCentral Backs14 Mario Tankoski 23 Wilson Davyes 88 Pavle AtanasijevikjRight Backs17 Oussama Hosni 30 Martin VelkovskiStaff EditProfessional staff Edit Position NameHead coach Lars WaltherAssistant coach Bozidar MojsovConditioning coach Aleksandar MarkovskiGoalkeeping coach Ice SokoleskiPhysiotherapists Filip Milevski Hristijan Stojanovski Management Edit Position NameOwner Siljan MicevskiPresident Zoran SterjevCoordinator Stevce StefanovskiFormer club members EditNotable former players Edit Nikola Mitrevski Dejan Pecakovski Stefan Drogrishki Filip Kuzmanovski Goran Krstevski Tomislav Jagurinovski Lazo Majnov Zlatko Mojsoski Mihail Petrovski Goran Kuzmanoski Filip Curlevski Gradimir Canevski Blagojce Trajkovski Nikola Markoski Igor Arsic Davor Cutura Miloje Dolic Milan Filic Nikola Ivanovic Milan Đukic Nemanja Obradovic Marin Vegar Neven Stjepanovic Josip Peric Elmir Građan Lovro Jotic Tomislav Kusan Mateo Maras Josip Bozic Pavletic Stipe Mandalinic Anze Ratajec Yevgen Umovist Vladyslav Ostroushko Olexandr Shevelev Andrey Khapal Rati Mskhvildze Marton Szekely Sergio Barros Santiago Mosquera Reinier Taboada Karim Handawy Achraf Adli Notable former coaches Edit Ivan Markovski Aleksandar Zarkov Andon Boshkovski Ilija Temelkovski Stevce Alusevski Đorđe Cirkovic Zeljko BabicSupporters EditMain article Ckembari Pelister supporters Ckembari 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 After Eurofarm Rabotnik and Pelister got mutual ownership Ckembari became their supporters References Edit EHF profile 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RK Eurofarm Pelister amp oldid 1127934833, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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