RK Alkaloid (Macedonian: РК Алкалоид) is a Macedonian professional team handball club from Skopje that plays in the Macedonian Super League and the Regional League.
History The club was founded on 7 July 2021 and started competing in the second tier of Macedonian handball. The Alkaloid company owns 100% of the club.https://www.gol.mk/rakomet/nov-proekt-vo-mak-rakometot-se-rodi-rk-alkaloid RK Alkaloid managed to win the league title in their first season, securing a place in the Macedonian Handball Super League for 2022–23.https://www.gol.mk/rakomet/alkaloid-so-stil-se-odjavi-od-prva-liga-i-go-krena-shampionskiot-pehar They finished 2nd in the 2022-23 Macedonian Handball Super League season and they competed in the EHF European League group stage for the first time in the season 2023-24.https://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/hc-alkaloid-is-the-macedonian-vice-champion/ In 2024 Alkaloid won the domestic cup for the first time, followed by the Supercup of Macedonia title. After beating AEK H.C., Alkaloid became the third Macedonian handball club with a European trophy and the first one to win the EHF European Cup. Kiril Lazarov became the first Macedonian to win a European trophy both as a player and a coach.https://www.handball-planet.com/rk-alkaloid-ehf-cup-2024-2025-winners/
Home ground Avtokomanda Hall the indoor sports arena located in Skopje, Avtokomanda.
Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers PeriodKit manufacturer 2021–present Hummel
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Accomplishments Domestic competitions Macedonian Handball Cup Winner (1): 2024
Macedonian Handball Super Cup Winner (1): 2024
European Competitions EHF European Cup Winner (1): 2024-25
European record EHF European League Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate2023–24Group Stage (Group F) RK Vojvodina26–3129–343rd place Logroño La Rioja28–2729–29 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg23–3131–35 2025–26 Qualification round TSV Hannover-Burgdorf28–2927–3755–66
EHF European Cup Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate2024–25 Winners Round 2 Dragūnas Klaipėda42–3137–3179–62 Round 3 Handball Westwien38–2732–2970–56 Last 16 SSV Brixen Handball38–3144–2282–63 Quarterfinals CS Minaur Baia Mare32–2531–3163–56Semifinals Runar Sandefjord42–3729–3471–71 (3–1 )Final AEK Athens HC10–029–2539–25
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points29 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf15030 Runar Sandefjord14431 Vojvodina Novi Sad14332 RK Alkaloid14333 HC Kriens-Luzern14034 CS Minaur Baia Mare13935 IK Sävehof139
Management PositionName President Goran Minov Sport Director Ljubomir Savevski Operations Director Miloš Miloševski
Current squad Squad for the 2026–2027 season
Goalkeepers 1 Marko Kizikj 12 Ivan Galevski 16 Gjorgji Nikolovski Left wingers 2 Ivan Djonov 3 Úlfar Páll Monsi Þórðarson Right wingers 5 Nikola Kosteski 18 Nenad Kosteski 19 Aleksandar Petkovski Line players 4 Matic Suholežnik 8 Valentin Karasmanakis 9 Marko Stojkovikj 23 Mihail Alarov
Left Backs 21 Uroš Borzaš 25 Emilijan Gjorgovski 87 Vuko Borozan Central backs 10 Marko Mitev 11 Igor Gjorgjiev (c) 20 Damjan Mitev Right backs 13 Martin Velkovski 17 Nejc Cehte 24 Filip Nikolov
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Nejc Cehte (RB) from Füchse Berlinhttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/startuvaa-podgotovkite-na-rk-alkaloid/ Vuko Borozan (LB) (from GRK Ohrid) Matic Suholežnik (P) (from RD LL Grosist Slovan) Dimitar Uzunchev (RB) back from loan at HC Butel Skopje
Leaving Dimitar Uzunchev (RB) to RK Celje David Trajkovski (LW) (to RK Multi Essence) Martin Ivanovski (CB) (to GRK Ohrid) Nikola Markoski (P) (retires) Kristijan Simonoski (P) (to RK Eurofarm Pelister 2)
Transfer history Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Gjorgji Nikolovski (GK) (from RK Multi Essens) Úlfar Páll Monsi Þórðarson (LW) from Valur David Trajkoski (LW) (from RK Prilep 2010) Uroš Borzaš (LB) from RK Eurofarm Pelisterhttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/ Emilijan Gjorgovski (LB) from RK Eurofarm Pelisterhttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/ Mihail Ivanoski (RB) back from loan at RK Dubočica 54 Filip Nikolov (RB) (from HC Butel Skopje) Nenad Kosteski (RW) from RK Eurofarm Pelisterhttps://www.rkalkaloid.mk/en/seven-new-signings-boost-hc-alkaloid-roster/ Mihail Alarov (LP) from RK Vardarhttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/novoto-zasiluvanje-na-rk-alkaloid-alarov-ne-sum-chovek-koj-prognozira-nashe-e-da-rabotime-za-rezultat/
Leaving Blagojče Trajkovski (GK) to HC Butel Skopjehttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/butel-se-zasili-so-iskusen-golman-od-alkaloid/ Arnaud Bingo (LW) to Anorthosis Famagusta Mihajlo Mladenović (LB) to US Créteil Handballhttps://uschb.fr/signature-de-mihajlo-mladenovic/ Francisco Oliveira Silva (LB) to SK Hawks David Savrevski (RB) to GRK Ohridhttps://rukometnizurnal.com/david-savrevski-u-ohridu/ Mihail Ivanoski (RB) to RK Ajdovščina Martin Serafimov (RB) (free agent) Kostadin Petrov (LP) to RK Multi Essencehttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/rk-alkaloid-gi-zapochna-podgotovkite-za-novata-sezona-nov-igrach-e-islangjanecot-ulfar-pal-monsi-tordarson/ Dimitar Uzunchev (RB) on loan at HC Butel Skopje
Technical staff
Head coach: Kiril Lazarov Assistant coach: Biljana Crvenkoska Goalkeeping coach: Jane Cvetkovski Fitness coach: Petar Basnarkov Physiotherapist: Toše Ristovski & Toše Trajkovski
Former club members Notable former players
Jane Cvetkovski Blagojče Trajkovski Alejandro Romero Arnaud Bingo Francisco Oliveira Silva
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2021–2022 Ljubomir Savevski 2022– Kiril Lazarov
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