Riihimäki Cocks

Riihimäki Cocks (Finnish: Riihimäen Cocks) is a Finnish handball club from Riihimäki.

Riihimäen Cocks
Full nameRiihimäen Cocks
Founded1973
ArenaCocks Areena, Riihimäki
Capacity2,500
PresidentJari Viita
Head coachBoris Dvoršek
LeagueSM-liiga
2019-202nd
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Cocks Areena.

They are currently competing in the 2019–20 EHF Champions League.

History

Riihimäki Cocks were founded in 1973 when the club decided to separate from RiPS. The newly founded team gained promotion to Finnish Handball Championship League during the following season.

The team won their first Championship medals in 1978, when the team finished second in the championship.

Riihimäki Cocks got their first Finnish handball championships in 2007 and repeated the success in 2008. Cocks also won the Finnish Cup in 2007 and 2008, winning the double two times consecutively.

Honours
  • Finnish Handball League: 11
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
    •  Silver: 1978, 1979, 2005, 2011
    •  Bronze: 1998, 2000, 2006, 2012
  • Finnish Cup of Handball: 10
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2018–19 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group D		 Dinamo București 31–32 22–24 5th place
Wisła Płock 27–26 18–34
Elverum Håndball 25–28 27–28
CB Ademar León 19–19 20–23
Wacker Thun 31–29 26–26

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2020–21 season

Technical staff
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