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RK Alkaloid

RK Alkaloid (Macedonian: РК Алкалоид) is a Macedonian professional team handball club from Skopje that plays in the Macedonian Handball Super League.

Handball Club Alkaloid
Full nameRakometen klub Alkaloid
Short nameAlkaloid
Founded7 July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-07)
ArenaAvtokomanda Sports Hall
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
Capacity2,000
6,500
PresidentGoran Minov
Head coachKiril Lazarov
CaptainIgor Gjorgjiev
LeagueMacedonian Super League
Club colours   
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of RK Alkaloid
Skopje
Skopje
Location of RK Alkaloid

History

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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.[1] RK Alkaloid managed to win the league title in their first season, securing a place in the Macedonian Handball Super League for 2022–23.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Home ground

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Avtokomanda Hall the indoor sports arena located in Skopje, Avtokomanda.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
2021–present Denmark Hummel

Kits

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Accomplishments

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Domestic competitions

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Winner (1): 2024
Winner (1): 2024

European Competitions

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Winner (1): 2024-25

European record

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EHF European League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023–24 Group Stage
(Group F)
 Serbia RK Vojvodina 26–31 29–34 3rd place
Spain Logroño La Rioja 28–27 29–29
Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 23–31 31–35
2025–26 Qualification round Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 28–29 27–37 55–66

EHF European Cup

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25
Winners		 Round 2 Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda 42–31 37–31 79–62
Round 3 Austria Handball Westwien 38–27 32–29 70–56
Last 16 Italy SSV Brixen Handball 38–31 44–22 82–63
Quarterfinals Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare 32–25 31–31 63–56
Semifinals Norway Runar Sandefjord 42–37 29–34 71–71 (3–1 p)
Final Greece AEK Athens HC 10–0[a] 29–25 39–25
  1. ↑ Due to security concerns in the arena, the final was cancelled.[5] On 5 June 2025, the EHF decided that HC Alkaloid would be given a 10–0 forfeit win and declared them the champions, because AEK refused to play[6]

EHF ranking

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As of 05/12/2025 [7]
RankTeamPoints
29Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf150
30Norway Runar Sandefjord144
31Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad143
32North Macedonia RK Alkaloid143
33Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern140
34Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare139
35Sweden IK Sävehof139

Management

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Position Name
President North Macedonia Goran Minov
Sport Director North Macedonia Ljubomir Savevski
Operations Director North Macedonia Miloš Miloševski

Current squad

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Squad for the 2025–2026 season

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer history

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Technical staff

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Head Coach Kiril Lazarov
Assistant Coach Biljana Crvenkoska

Former club members

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References

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