KK Rabotnički

KK Rabotnički (Macedonian: КК Работнички) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League and ABA League Second Division. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 times and the Macedonian Cup 10 times.

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. They 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.

• In the season 2023/24 Rabotichki was the host of the Qualifying tournament Group A of 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup.Playing against Donar (basketball club),CS Rapid București (men's basketball) and Sabah BC .

Honours

Domestic competitions

Macedonian Republic League

• Winners (9): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964

Macedonian Republic Cup

• Winners (4): 1976, 1983, 1985, 1988

Macedonian League

• Winners (15): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2018

Macedonian Cup

• Winners (10): 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019

Macedonian Super Cup Winner

• Winners (2): 2001, 2011

European achievements

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Semi-finalist (1): 1975–76

FIBA Europe Conference South

• Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Balkan International Basketball League

• Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Players

Roster 2023-2024

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.

BIBL League Seasons

• 2009: (7-5) 2nd
• 2010: (3-7) 9th

Seasons and results of Rabotnicki in Europe:

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 named Family Aerodrom. The rivalry started after the Independence of Macedonia, and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the Eternal derby.

Notable players

Head coaches

References

External links

• Official Website
• KK Rabotnički on Facebook
• Team info at MKF
• Eurobasket.com KK Rabotnicki Page
• Supporters Website