Yugoslav Handball Championship
Template:Use dmy dates The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the highest level competition in men's team handball in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, played regularly for almost four decades between 1953 and 1992, before being abandoned due to the breakup of Yugoslavia.
History
The first five editions from 1953 to 1957 were decided via a finals play-off tournament contested by clubs who had qualified in regional competitions, before a regular round-robin league format was introduced for the 1957–58 season. The league featured clubs from all of Yugoslavia's federal subjects, with the most successful being RK Bjelovar with 9 titles, followed by RK Borac Banja Luka and RK Metaloplastika with 7 titles each.
Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, the competition was eventually succeeded by the following handball leagues:
- Template:Flagicon Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Template:Flagicon Croatian Handball Premier League
- Template:Flagicon Macedonian Handball Super League
- Template:Flagicon Montenegrin Men's Handball First League
- Template:Flagicon Serbian Handball Super League
- Template:Flagicon Slovenian First League
Title holders
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- .....1953 Template:Flagicon Prvomajska
- .....1954 Template:Flagicon Prvomajska
- .....1955 Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
- .....1956 Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
- .....1957 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1957–58 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1958–59 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1959–60 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1960–61 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1961–62 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1962–63 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1963–64 Template:Flagicon Prvomajska/Medveščak
- 1964–65 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1965–66 Template:Flagicon Medveščak
- 1966–67 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1967–68 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1968–69 Template:Flagicon Crvenka
- 1969–70 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1970–71 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1971–72 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1972–73 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1973–74 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1974–75 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1975–76 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1976–77 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1977–78 Template:Flagicon Željezničar Sarajevo
- 1978–79 Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar
- 1979–80 Template:Flagicon Slovan
- 1980–81 Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka
- 1981–82 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1982–83 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1983–84 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1984–85 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1985–86 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1986–87 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1987–88 Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika
- 1988–89 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1989–90 Template:Flagicon Proleter
- 1990–91 Template:Flagicon Zagreb
- 1991–92 Template:Flagicon Proleter
Championships by club
European success
Traditionally one of the strongest handball leagues in Europe, several Yugoslav clubs went on to compete with considerable success in the European Cup (present-day EHF Champions League), the premier continental handball competition. Prior to the breakup of Yugoslavia, six Yugoslav clubs had managed to reach the European finals 11 times, winning four titles.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Metaloplastika | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1984–85, 1985–86 | 1983–84 | 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88 |
| Template:Flagicon Partizan Bjelovar | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1971–72 | 1961–62, 1972–73 | 1967–68, 1970–71 |
| Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka | 1 | 1 | — | 1975–76 | 1974–75 | |
| Template:Flagicon Medveščak | — | 1 | — | 1964–65 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Slovan | — | 1 | — | 1980–81 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Proleter | — | 1 | — | 1990–91 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Crvenka | — | — | 1 | 1969–70 |
Notable clubs
(at least 10 top-flight seasons or at least one title)
References
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