KK Rabotnički


KK Rabotnički is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 times and the Macedonian Cup 10 times.
Fans of KK Rabotnički are known as City Park Boys or simply The Boys, the reds or the mighty reds.

History

The club was founded in 1946 in Skopje. In 1964, KK Rabotnički became a member of the first federal "A" league in the former Federation of six republics Yugoslavia and competed there on a regular basis until 1990. In the 1991–92 season, the team played in the Federal YUBA Liga. The have never won a Federal championship but they were finalists in the Federal Yugoslav Cup on two occasions in 1976 and 1983. Since the Macedonian Republic League became the new Macedonian First League, Rabotnički have been the most successful Macedonian basketball team of all time, winning a record 15 league titles and 9 national cups.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Macedonian Republic League
Macedonian Republic Cup
Macedonian League
Macedonian Cup
Macedonian Super Cup Winner
FIBA Saporta Cup
FIBA Europe Conference South
Balkan International Basketball League

Current roster


Depth chart

Retired numbers

KK Rabotnicki in European competitions

In their rich European history KK Rabotnicki competed in many European competitions. Their most successful period was in the 1990s. They competed for eleven seasons in four different cups.
Seasons and results of Rabotnicki in Europe:
1975 FIBA European Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage Olympiacos90–7991–71
Group stage CSKA Sofia117–8890–84
Group stage Tours Basket107–9099–83
Semi-final Olimpia Milano104–8990–67

1993 Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Round 1 BV Den Helder85–6292–76
Group stage Saski Baskonia102–97113–90
Group stage Tofaş109–10792–87
Group stage Olimpija Ljubljana66–8889–77
Group stage Bellinzona92–9487–70
Group stage Split85–9182–74

1995 FIBA European League
RoundTeamHome Away
Round 1 Budivelnyk65–6483–69

1995 Europe Champions Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Qualif.Round HKK Brotnjo78–6476–59

1996 FIBA Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage Rīgas ASK84–9799–80
Group stage Włocławek86–8882–76
Group stage Scavolini Pesaro78–7195–77
Group stage Hopsi Polzela89–9174–66
Group stage Fenerbahçe78–8490–61

1997 FIBA Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage ToPo Helsinki80–8185–55
Group stage Joventut Badalona55–70105–72
Group stage BIPA-Moda57–7778–63
Group stage Tofaş76–7773–47
Group stage Žemaitijos Lokiai78–8886–70

1999 FIBA Saporta Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage Bosna51–8259–52
Group stage TAU Cerámica57–7370–49
Group stage PSG Racing57–7083–43
Group stage Illiabum Clube68–7667–68
Group stage Znicz Pruszków64–6584–41

2000 Radivoj Korać Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Qualif.Round Igokea63–7170–70

2002 FIBA Euro Challenge
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage Peristeri59–7285–72
Group stage NIS Vojvodina81–83102–77
Group stage Pinar Karşıyaka66–9699–91
Group stage Hapoel Jerusalem89–9090–64
Group stage Yambolgaz-9275–6973–85

2003 FIBA Euro Challenge – South Conference
2004 FIBA Euro Challenge
RoundTeamHome Away
Group stage UNICS Kazan95–9987–53
Group stage Nymburk102–8684–60
Group stage Hapoel Galil Elyon97–10992–87
Group stage Fenerbahçe67–79109–60
Group stage CSKA Sofia82–8184–97
Group stage Kyiv Basket62–88102–73
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2017 FIBA Europe Cup
RoundTeamHome Away
Qualifying Round 1 Parma Basket73–9588–63

Rivalries

KK Rabotnički Skopje's fiercest and long standing city rival is MZT Skopje, the other large and popular basketball club in Macedonia. They also have supporters in the capital city. The rivalry started after the Independence of Macedonia, and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the Eternal derby.
TeamMutual score
Rabotnički89
MZT Skopje Aerodrom62

Notable players