KK Rabotnički explained

Rabotnički
Leagues:Macedonian League
Second ABA League
Founded:1946
Nickname:Шпедитери (Forwarders)
Arena:Gradski Park SRC Kale
Capacity:1 400 / 2 250
Location:Skopje, North Macedonia
Colors:Red and White
President:Goran Veselinovski
Manager:Todor Gečevski
Coach:Goran Samardziev
Championships:15 Championships of Macedonia
10 Macedonian Cups
2 Macedonian Super Cups
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KK Rabotnički (Macedonian: КК Работнички) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League and ABA League Second Division. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 times and the Macedonian Cup 10 times.

History

The club was founded in 1946 in Skopje. In 1964, KK Rabotnički became a member of the first federal "A" league in the former Federation of six republics Yugoslavia and competed there on a regular basis until 1990. In the 1991–92 season, the team played in the Federal YUBA Liga. They have never won a Federal championship but they were finalists in the Federal Yugoslav Cup on two occasions in 1976 and 1983. Since the Macedonian Republic League became the new Macedonian First League, Rabotnički have been the most successful Macedonian basketball team of all time, winning a record 15 league titles and 9 national cups.[1]

Honours

Macedonian Republic League

Macedonian Republic Cup

Macedonian League

Macedonian Cup

Macedonian Super Cup Winner

European achievements

FIBA Saporta Cup

FIBA Europe Conference South

Balkan International Basketball League

Players

Roster 2024-2025

Retired numbers

KK Rabotnicki in European competitions

In their rich European history KK Rabotnicki competed in many European competitions. Their most successful period was in the 1990s. They competed for eleven seasons in four different cups.

BIBL League Seasons

  • 2009: (7-5) 2nd
  • 2010: (3-7) 9th

Seasons and results of Rabotnicki in Europe:

1975 FIBA European Cup

RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage Olympiacos90–7991–71
CSKA Sofia117–8890–84
Tours Basket107–9099–83
Semi-final Olimpia Milano104–8990–67
1993 Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome  Away  
Round 1 BV Den Helder85–6292–76
Group stage Saski Baskonia102–97113–90
Tofaş109–10792–87
Olimpija Ljubljana66–8889–77
Bellinzona92–9487–70
Split85–9182–74
1995 FIBA European League

1995 Europe Champions Cup

1996 FIBA Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage Rīgas ASK84–9799–80
Włocławek86–8882–76
Scavolini Pesaro78–7195–77
Hopsi Polzela89–9174–66
Fenerbahçe78–8490–61
1997 FIBA Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage ToPo Helsinki80–8185–55
Joventut Badalona55–70105–72
BIPA-Moda57–7778–63
Tofaş76–7773–47
Žemaitijos Lokiai78–8886–70

1999 FIBA Saporta Cup

RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage Bosna51–8259–52
TAU Cerámica57–7370–49
PSG Racing57–7083–43
Illiabum Clube68–7667–68
Znicz Pruszków64–6584–41

2000 Radivoj Korać Cup

2002 FIBA Euro Challenge
RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage Peristeri59–7285–72
NIS Vojvodina81–83102–77
Pinar Karşıyaka66–9699–91
Hapoel Jerusalem89–9090–64
Yambolgaz-9275–6973–85

2003 FIBA Euro Challenge – South Conference

RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage Fenerbahçe91–8780–65
CSU Ploiești75–6660–46
APOEL Nicosia81–7793–100
Semi-final Keravnos96–75
Final Tuborg Izmir78–80

2004 FIBA Euro Challenge

RoundTeamHome  Away  
Group stage UNICS Kazan95–9987–53
Nymburk102–8684–60
Hapoel Galil Elyon97–10992–87
Fenerbahçe67–79109–60
CSKA Sofia82–8184–97
Kyiv Basket62–88102–73

2017 FIBA Europe Cup

Rivalries

KK Rabotnički Skopje's fiercest and long standing city rival is MZT Skopje, the other large and popular basketball club in Macedonia. They also have supporters in the capital city named Family Aerodrom. The rivalry started after the Independence of Macedonia, and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the Eternal derby.

TeamMutual score
Rabotnički92
MZT Skopje Aerodrom76

Notable players

Head coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KK FERSPED-RABOTNICKI SKOPJE basketball team History.
  2. Web site: За клубот накратко . 2012-04-10 . 2013-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130104124300/http://www.kkrabotnicki.cubus.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=120 . dead .