RK Sloboda Tuzla explained

Clubname:	RK Sloboda
Fullname:	Rukometni Klub Sloboda Tuzla
Ground:	SKPC Mejdan
Capacity:	4,900
Chairman:	Ismar Šabović
Manager:	Mirko Mikić
League:	Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website:	https://www.rksloboda.ba
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Rukometni Klub Sloboda Tuzla, commonly abbreviated as RK Sloboda Tuzla is a team handball club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the RSD Sloboda Tuzla.

It plays its home games in Mejdan, Tuzla. The clubs greatest success are three Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles.

History

Club was founded in 1959 as charter of RSD Sloboda Tuzla. Since its foundation the club's sponsor has been the local salt factory called Solana. Club has played first international match since Bosnia and Herzegovina has gained independence.^[1] In season 2016/2017 it competed in League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina following relegation from Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina in season 2015/2016.

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• • Winners (3): 1994, 1995, 1996
• First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – North:
  • Winners (1): 2018

Cups

• Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• • Winners (4): 1994, 1996, 2020, 2021

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:^{[2] [3]}

Season	Division	Tier	Position
2005–06	First League FBiH – North	II	1st ↑
2006–07	Premier League	I	15th ↓
2010–11	Premier League	I	9th
2014–15	Premier League		9th
2015–16	Premier League		15th ↓
2017–18	First League FBiH – North	II	5th
2018–19	1st ↑
2019–20	Premier League	I	8th
2020–21	4th
2021–22	2nd

Key

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2020–21 season

valign=center	Pos.	Name
General manager	Ismar Šabović
Head coach	Mirko Mikić
Assistant coach	Nedim Đug
Goalkeeping coach	Damir Cipurković
Physiotherapist	Demir Galić
Doctor	Džana Atlić

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season^[4]

Goalkeepers

• 99 Milenko Jelić
• 11 Sidik Omerović
• 1 Zdravko Čajić

Left wingers

• 7 Enes Skopljak

Right wingers

• 2 Omar Karahodžić

Line players

• 17 Marko Pedić
• 61 Ermin Jusić
• 6 Semir Memić
• 6 Darko Ilić

Left backs

• 69 Rashid Kayumov
• 39 Arnad Hamzić
• 25 Bakir Pirić
• 9 Harun Djana

Central backs

• 4 Adi Omeragić
• 5 Amer Denjo
• 4 Jovan Talevski
• 7 Mirza Jusufović
• 94 Sedžad Abdurahmanović
• 23 Kerim Torlaković

Right backs

• 10 Emir Suhonjić (c)
• 19 Dino Mehić
• 15 Harun Đulić

Coaching history

• Srđan Praljak (1986–1991)^[5]
• Damir Cipurković (– February 19, 2009)^[6]
• Mirza Bulić (August 5, 2018 – October 26, 2019)^[7]
• Nedžad Mašić (October 26, 2019 – January 3, 2020)^[8]
• Davor Kadić (January 6, 2020 – present)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF.
2. Web site: Sloboda Rukomet / Muškarci . SportDC . sh . 6 August 2021.
3. Web site: PL BiH – raspored . www.rkbosnasarajevo.ba . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604121058/http://www.rkbosnasarajevo.ba/bosanski/takmicenja/pl-bih-raspored06-07.html . 4 June 2008 . dead.
4. Web site: Rukometni klub – Sloboda Tuzla » Prvi tim.
5. Web site: Praljak Srđan – Šjor . visoko.co.ba . 26 June 2021.
6. Web site: Damir Cipurković više nije trener Slobode . sportsport.ba . 26 June 2021.
7. Web site: Mirza Bulić novi trener RK Sloboda . svijet-rukometa.com . 5 August 2018 . 26 June 2021.
8. Web site: Nedžad Mašić novi trener RK Sloboda . sportsport.ba . 26 June 2021.
9. Web site: RK Sloboda predstavila novog trenera i kapitena, cilj izlazak u Evropu . tuzlainfo.ba . 6 January 2020 . 26 June 2021.