ŽORK Napredak Kruševac
ŽORK Napredak (Serbian Cyrillic: ЖОРК Напредак, Женски омладински рукометни клуб Напредак) is a women's handball club from Kruševac, Serbia.
| ŽORK Napredak Kruševac | |
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| Full name | Ženski Omladinski Rukometni Klub Napredak |
| Short name | ŽORK Napredak |
| Founded | 1952-2012 |
| Arena | Kruševac Sports Hall |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| President | Igor Šljivić |
| Head coach | Zoran Arsić |
| League | Serbian first league |
| Website Official site | |
History
ŽORK Napredak was founded on 1 September 1952. No precise data about the place and date of playing the first game, but the memory of the oldest, it was 14 October 1952, on the occasion of the commemoration of the liberation from Axis of the city of Kruševac. It was a students team competition in Kruševac. The period between 1952 and 1971 was marked by the school competition.
In 1971 ŽORK Napredak enters the official competition organized by the Handball Association of Yugoslavia and then in the next two decades it became a strong club, worthy of respect in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most important trophy ŽORK Napredak won in this period was the trophy SFR Yugoslavia in 1989.
In the early nineties ŽORK Napredak grew into a leading Yugoslav and European clubs, and reached its peak in last years of the twentieth century. In the period between 1995 and 2000 ŽORK Napredak won the most of their trophies. Including EHF Challenge Cup 1999 and Yugoslav Cup also in 1999.
Honours
European
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Winners (1): 1999
- Cup Winners' Cup:
- 1/4 finals (2): 1998, 2001
National
- National cup:
- Winners (1) 1999
- National league:
- Vice-champions (5) 1997-2001
Notable former players
- Ljiljana Knežević
- Tanja Milanović
- Zlata Paplacko
- Danijela Erčević
- Ana Batinić
- Ana Đokić
- Ana Vojčić
- Andrijana Budimir
- Slađana Dronić
External links
Official website : http://www.zork-napredak.rs/
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/zorknapredak