RK Cepelin

RK Cepelin

HS Cepelin was founded 25 December 1995 in Cetinje, Montenegro. For its first 15 years of existence, 1030 boys and girls passed through HS Cepelin. The primary goal and task of the school is the creation of young players in handball sport.

In the school exist and work all age categories: young pioneers, the old pioneers, cadets, juniors and seniors.

The senior team competed in the Second National League of FR Yugoslavia group West, and in I and II Montenegrin league in the previous existence of the school. Cadets compete in the Cadets league of Montenegro. Juniors and pioneers compete in the junior and pioneer championships of Montenegro.

HS Cepelin counts lots of first places in Montenegro: the younger pioneers 4 times, older pioneers 6 times, cadets 4 times, juniors 1 time. On championship of the FR Yugoslavia with older pioneers, HS Cepelin won 1st place in 1999. year. Also, with the juniors team, HS “Cepelin-Lovćen osiguranje”, become Unofficial champion of Yugoslavia in 2002.

For the national team of Serbia and Montenegro, two of its players performed, and for national team of Montenegro 40 of its players performed so far.

Two latest exploits of the school made its cadets, who are under the name of “Budvanska Rivijera” (Cepelin) won 27 from a total of 28 games in season 2008/09, and won the Cadet league of Montenegro second time in a row in 2009/10, and thus once more confirmed that the best handball is played in Cetinje, in the handball school Cepelin.

From 1 September 2005. the handball fans have the opportunity to enroll their children in the handball school in Podgorica. Through the handball school in Podgorica by now has passed 174 children.

Thanks to its great potential and the number of players, HS Cepelin during the previous years was able to assist other handball clubs in Montenegro. Among these teams are: RK Lovćen from Cetinje, RK Mornar from the Bar, RK Boka from Tivat, RK Rudar from Pljevlja, RK Budvanska Rivijera from Budva. All of these clubs HS Cepelin is assisted in that its players played on double registration, so these clubs could achieve better results in the competitions.