Regional Sparkasse League
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Spaskasse League, also known as S League is a top-level regional handball
league that features teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Montenegro
, Serbia
, Macedonia
, Poland
and Slovakia
. First season of competition will start at august 2011.
The league exists alongside scaled-down versions of domestic leagues in each country (BiH Handball Championship
, Croatian First League, Macedonian First League
, First Handball League of Montenegro
, Polish Extraleague
, Serbian First League
and Slovakian Handball Extraleague
).
Except Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Slovakia
, there are two teams from every country.
Members of first season of Regional Sparkasse League are RK Bosna, RK Borac
, HRK Izviđač, RK Zagreb
, RK Nexe, RK Metalurg Skopje
, HC Vardar PRO – Skopje
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
league that features teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. First season of competition will start at august 2011.
The league exists alongside scaled-down versions of domestic leagues in each country (BiH Handball Championship
Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top handball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The league is composed of 12 teams. The champion is seeded into the Champions League. Second team is seeded into EHF Cup, while third and fourth teams go to Challenge Cup...
, Croatian First League, Macedonian First League
Macedonian First League
The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...
, First Handball League of Montenegro
Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball
The Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball is the top men's team handball league in Montenegro. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Montenegro...
, Polish Extraleague
Polish Ekstraklasa Men's Handball League
-Champions of Poland:-See also:* Handball in Poland* Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League* Sports in Poland...
, Serbian First League
Serbian First League of Handball
The Serbian Super League of Handball is the top handball league in Serbia. The league is composed of 16 teams. The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Serbia...
and Slovakian Handball Extraleague
Slovenská hadzanárska extraliga
Extraliga is the highest league in the league system of Slovak Handball and comprises the top 8 Slovak handball teams. The first season began in 1993-94.-Structure:...
).
Except Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, there are two teams from every country.
Members of first season of Regional Sparkasse League are RK Bosna, RK Borac
RK Borac Banja Luka
Rukometni klub Borac Banjaluka is a team handball club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It is part of the sports society Borac.The handball club RK Borac was founded in 1950.The federal league of Yugoslavia was founded in 1957...
, HRK Izviđač, RK Zagreb
RK Zagreb
RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
, RK Nexe, RK Metalurg Skopje
RK Metalurg Skopje
Rakometniot Klub Metalurg is a team handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Currently, RK Metalurg competes in the Macedonian First League of Handball.- Home arena :...
, HC Vardar PRO – Skopje