ŽRK Zamet (Ženski rukometni Klub Zamet) is a women's handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian First League and the Croatian Handball Cup.[1]

ŽRK Zamet
Full nameŽenski rukometni klub Zamet
Founded1957
ArenaCentar Zamet
Capacity2,350
PresidentIva Lesjak
Head coachDrago Žiljak
LeagueFirst League
2023–2410th
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Website
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History

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The club was founded in September 1957 as RK Partizan Zamet by Prof. Stanko Jerger, Josip Šarić and Vittorio Drog. On the initiative of Stanko Jerger, the women's team was made later. Until January 1985, the club was combined with RK Zamet.[2]

In 1962, the players of Partizan Zamet went to the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they lost 6:5 to Zagreb. The next year, they finished second in the Croatian championship and failed to qualify for the First League, being one point behind Partizan Bjelovar. They failed to qualify for the next three seasons. In 1966, Zamet eliminated ŽRK Rudar Labin in the qualifications for entering the first league.[3] From 1971 to 1974, the club played in the Yugoslav First League. After 1974, the club played in the second tier of the Yugoslav Women's Handball Championship until the collapse of the Yugoslav league.

In the first season of the Croatian league, Zamet played in the 1.B HRL, won the league, and got promoted to the 1.A HRL the same season. In their first season in the 1.A HRL, the club finished in third place and qualified for the EHF City Cup, which was their first appearance in a European competition. The club was then led by Slavko Bralić.

From 2002 to 2004, the club was called Croatia Osiguranje Zamet due to sponsorship.

The club's best successes were the two cup finals (in 2014 and 2016) and the second place in the league in 2015, in the season in which they fought for the title with Podravka, with a generation which they led by Ćamila Mičijević and Dejana Milosavljević, which they later made the respectable career and won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship with national team.

Venue

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Since the foundation of the club, matches were played on the playground Zamet when field handball was played.

As of 2009, the club has been playing in Centar Zamet. The capacity of the venue is 2,350 spectators.

Seasons

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Since the beginning of Croatian handball in 1992, Zamet has competed at the highest level except for four seasons when they were in the second tier.

Season Tier Division Pos.
1991–92 2 First B League 1st ↑
1992–93 1 First A League 3rd
1993–94 1 First A League 3rd
1994–95 1 First A League 7th
1995–96 1 First A League 12th ↓
1996–97 2 First B League 1st ↑
1997–98 1 First A League 7th
1998–99 1 First A League 5th
1999–00 1 First A League 9th
2000–01 1 First A League 7th
2001–02 1 First League 8th
2002–03 1 First League 8th
2003–04 1 First League 8th
2004–05 1 First League 6th
Season Tier Division Pos.
2005–06 1 First League 5th
2006–07 1 First League 10th
2007–08 1 First League 8th
2008–09 1 First League 7th
2009–10 1 First League 5th
2010–11 1 First League 5th
2011–12 1 First League 7th
2012–13 1 First League 7th
2013–14 1 First League 6th
2014–15 1 First League 2nd
2015–16 1 First League 4th
2016–17 1 First League 4th
2017–18 1 First League 7th
2018–19 1 First League 13th ↓
Season Tier Division Pos.
2019–20 2 Second League N/A1
2020–21 2 Second League 2nd
2021–22 2 Second League 1st ↑
2022–23 1 First League 12th
2023–24 1 First League 10th
1 The season was voided due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2020-21 season

Technical staff

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  • President:   Iva Lesjak
  • Head coach:   Josip Štokić
  • Assistant, GK Coach:   Željko Vujmilović, Željko Radanović
  • Sport director:   Goran Stašek,
  • Second Team Coach:   Filip Grbčić
  • Youth Academy Coaches:   Luka Pejatović,   Đoni Skokandić,   Kristina Plahinek,   Stefanie Troskot,   Marijana Kovačević,

Source: zrk-zamet.hrSource: rukometstat.hr

Notable former players

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Coaches

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Presidents

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  • 1957–1968 - Vittorio Drog☨  
  • 1968–1977 - Stanko Jerger  
  • 1977–1979 - Ivan Brnabić  
  • 1979–1980 - Fedor Pirović  
  • 1980–1983 - Drago Crnčević  
  • 1983–1985 - Petar Čarić  
  • 1985–1991 - Ranko Dujmović  
  • 1991-1994 - Srđan Čevizović  
  • 1994-1999 - Ranko Dujmović  
  • 1999–2019 - Luka Denona  
  • 2019 - present - Iva Lesjak  

Honours

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Croatia

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Yugoslavia

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European record

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1993–94 EHF City Cup 1/8   Fémina Visé 28–20 18–11 46–36
QF   Szegedi ESK 24–20 18–22 42–42
2015–16 EHF Cup R2   HB Dudelange 39–16 35–18 74–34
R3   Odense Håndbold 23–28 21–30 44–58

Rankings

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EHF club coefficient ranking

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(As of 24 September 2020), source: Eurotopteam website

Rank Team Points
224   Polatli Belediyespor 7
225   CSM Slatina 7
226   ZAMET RIJEKA 7
227   ZRK Zrinjski Mostar 7
228   BM Mar Sagunto 6
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Sources

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  • Petar Orgulić - 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci (2005), Adria public

References

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  1. ^ "ŽRK Zamet". www.kanal-ri.hr (in Croatian).
  2. ^ "RK Zamet history". rk-zamet.com (in Croatian).
  3. ^ "LABINSKE REPREZENTATIVKE". ŽRK Rudar Labin. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ŽRK ZAMET OSTAO BEZ TRENERA Željko Čagalj sporazumno napustio klub". sportcom.hr] (in Croatian).
  5. ^ "ADRIJANA PROSENJAK SMIJENJENA Obilježila najuspješnije razdoblje ženskog rukometa". sportcom.hr] (in Croatian).
  6. ^ "Trener Zamećanki: moramo se vratiti u prvu ligu". novilist.hr (in Croatian).
  7. ^ "Igor Marijanović podnio ostavku na mjesto trenera rukometašica Zameta, poznat je i njegov nasljednik" (in Croatian). novilist.hr. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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