Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women's handball club from Koprivnica. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first handball league. They have a fan club called Red Roosters formed in 2002.
History The club was established in 1955 under the name Ivo Marinković and played its first friendly match in December against Grafičar Bjelovar. First official game was played in April 1956 against Slavija Čakovec. In 1956 team was renamed to RK Partizan. In seasons 1960/1961 and 1962/1963 Partizan became amateur champion of SR Croatia. In 1964 club changed the name to RK Podravka since it was sponsored by the factory who had the same name. The club also qualified in the first league the same year. In 1966 RK Podravka won its first national title and kept it for two years in a row. In 1972 the team was degraded in the second league but they managed to return in the first league in 1975. However, they returned in the second league in 1976 and remained there until 1980 and then again fell in the second league in 1982. In 1990 they again entered the first league and remained there until its dissolution in 1991 when Croatia gained independence. Since 1993 they were not Croatian champions only in the seasons 2003/2004, 2013/2014 and 2021/2022, however their biggest success was in 1996 when the team won Women's EHF Champions League.
Kits
HOME
AWAY
THIRD
Honours Championship of Yugoslavia Winners (2): 1966, 1967
Championship of Croatia Winners (28): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025
Croatian Cup Winners (28): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
EHF Champions League Winners (1): 1996
Champions Trophy Winners (1): 1996
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2025–26 EHF Champions League Group B CSM București Odense Håndbold Brest Bretagne Handball Ferencvárosi TC RK Krim Mercator Sola HK Ikast Håndbold
Team
Current squad Squad for the 2026-27 season
Goalkeepers 1 Anica Gudelj 12 Petra Marinović 16 Lora Tetec 98 Lucija Bešen Wingers LW 4 Katja Vuković 50 Andrea Šimara RW 3 Amelie Berger 8 Kala Kosovac Line players 11 Mia Brkić 15 Veronika Babara 17 Nataša Ljepoja 18 Sara Šenvald 31 Ana Debelić
Back players LB 5 Katarina Pandža 9 Ivana Fratnik 13 Dejana Milosavljević 44 Tina Barišić CB 10 Matea Šošo 64 Ana Pandza RB 7 Klara Birtić 19 Aïssatou Kouyaté
Transfers Transfers for the 2027–28 season
Joining
Leaving
Technical staff Head coach: Ivica Obrvan Assistant coach: Marko Brezić Goalkeeper coach: Mario Posarić Physiotherapist: Bojan Savić i Asja Cestar Fitness coach: Jovan Novaković
Notable players
Snježana Petika Dora Krsnik Vlatka Mihoci Irina Maljko Samira Hasagić Željana Štević Andreja Hrg Renata Pavlačić Svitlana Pasičnik Miranda Tatari Andrea Penezić Anita Gaće Božica Gregurić Dijana Ivandija Ljerka Krajnović Maja Zebić Sanela Knezović Nikica Pušić-Koroljević Dijana Jovetić Andrea Čović Žana Čović Kristina Jambrović Tatjana Jukić Maja Kožnjak Dina Havić Ivana Kapitanović Barbara Stančin Aneta Benko Vesna Milanović-Litre Ana Debelić Dragica Džono Ekatarina Nemaškalo Larissa Kalaus Ivana Jelčić Selena Milošević Ljerka Vresk Ivanka Hrgović Ivana Dežić Marijeta Vidak Antonela Pensa Kristina Prkačin Antonia Tucaković Ana Turk Hannah Vuljak Valentina Cozma Mariana Tîrcă Ionela Stanca Paula Ungureanu Iulia Dumanska Gabriela Tănase Andreea Ianasi Cristina Dogaru Sanja Damnjanović Jovana Risović Jelena Živković Jelena Trifunović Tjaša Stanko Sergeja Stefanišin Mojca Dercar Maja Son Aneja Beganovic Ágnes Farkas Helga Németh Anita Bulath Cecília Őri Ana Đokić Sandra Nikčević Marta Batinović Mirjana Milenković Dijana Mugoša Andrijana Budimir Natalia Todorovska Elena Gjeorgjievska Marina Lambevska Natalia Chigirinova Alena Ikhneva Lamprini Tsàkalou Azenaide Carlos Natalia Petrakova Karyna Yezhykava Larysa Kharlanyuk Iryna Stelmakh Svitlana Morozova Maria Holesová Moniky Bancilon Ana Pandza
Notable former coaches Josip Samaržija-Bepo Josip Šojat (1994–1996; 2004–2007) Zdravko Zovko (2007–2010) Vinko Kandija Senad Jagodic Goran Mrđen (2003–2004; 2013–2017; 2021–2022) Snježana Petika (2017–2018) Zlatko Saračević (2018–2021) Antonio Pranjić (interim) (Feb 2021–Jun 2021; Oct 2021) Neven Hrupec (2021) Željko Babić (2022–2023) Ivica Obrvan (2023–)
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