KH Trepça explained

KH Trepça is a handball team based Mitrovica. KH Trepça competes in the Kosovar Superliga and Cup.

History

KH Trepça was founded in 1950 in Mitrovica. They competed in the Yugoslav regional championship of Kosovo and in the second Yugoslav League. During the Yugoslav era they won the Regional Championship three times.^[1] KH Trepça reached the Yugoslav First League in the 1979–80 season and were the first Kosovan club to achieve this huge success.^[2] In 1991, KH Trepça like many other Kosovan clubs left the Yugoslav handball league system because Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia and they started competing in the Superliga. Trepça won the Kosovar Superliga in 1994 and 2001. In addition to that, Trepça won the Kosovar Cup in 1994, 2002 and 2023.^[3]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Sports Hall information

• Arena: - Minatori Sports Hall
  • City: - Mitrovica Capacity: - 3000
• Address: - Mitrovica, Kosovo

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[4]

Technical staff

• Head coach: Taib Kabashi
• Assistant coach: Besim Shala
• Physiotherapist: Gentian Kabashi
• Club doctor: Gazmend Sahiti

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

• Vladimir Trajkovski (CB)
• Marley Wallace De Carvalho (RB) from KH Rahoveci
• Liridon Esati (GK) from KH Kastrioti
• Lulzim Shabani (LW) from KH Kastrioti
• Rron Ramadani (LP) from KH Prishtina

Leaving

• Mohamed Hachemi (GK)
• Yassine Ben Jouida (LB)
• Kushtrim Kastrati (LB) (retires)
• Meriton Lladrovci (GK)
• Muhamet Dubovci (CB)
• Vladimir Trajkovski (CB) to Panellinios G.S.

Titles

• Yugoslav Regional Championship

• • Winners (3): 1968, 1975, 1990
• Superliga :
  • Winners (2): 1994, 2001
• Kosovo Cup

• • Winners (3): 1994, 2002, 2023

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2017–18	EHF Challenge Cup	R3	AHC Potaissa Turda	19-35	30-40	49-75
2021–22	EHF Challenge Cup	R1	HC Holon	22-29	25-37	47-66
2022–23	EHF Challenge Cup	R2	RK Vogošća	27-27	30-31	57-58

EHF ranking

^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
183	RK Dubrava	16
184	RK Sloga Doboj	16
185	HSG Wetzlar	16
186	KH Trepça	16
187	SG Handball West Wien	16
188	Mors-Thy Håndbold	16
189	IFK Skövde	15

Notable players

• Dervish Berisha
• Aziz Makiqi
• Basri Tupella
• Alfred Llazari
• Leonard Llazari
• Sami Mustafa
• Sali Maxhera
• Deniz Terziqi
• Lulzim Shabani
• Atdhe Basholli
• Meriton Lladrovci
• Yassine Henahem
• Yassine Ben Jouida
• Marouane Soussi

See also

• KB Trepça (basketball)
• KF Trepça (football)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kampionët e Kosovës: Superliga e Meshkujve. Handball Federation of Kosovo. 30 June 2023.
2. Web site: Koha e artë e KH Trepça. Mitrosport. 7 April 2023. sq. 21 January 2024.
3. News: Pas 21 vitesh, KH Trepça në dramë të finales fiton Kupën. topsporti.com. 8 May 2023. sq. 22 January 2024.
4. Web site: KH Trepça 2023–24. ehfec.eurohandball.com.
5. Web site: Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball.