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.

Rabotnički
Rabotnički logo
NicknameШпедитери (Forwarders)
LeaguesMacedonian League
Second ABA League
Founded1946
ArenaGradski Park / SRC Kale
Capacity1 400 / 2 250
LocationSkopje, North Macedonia
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentGoran Veselinovski
Head coachNermin Pepić
Championships15 Championships of Macedonia
10 Macedonian Cups
2 Macedonian Super Cups

History

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The club was founded in 1946 in Skopje. In 1964 under the leadership of Lazar Lečić, KK Rabotnički became a member of the First Federal Basketball League of the former SFR Yugoslavia and competed there on a regular basis until 1992. 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.[1]

Home Ground

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Rabotnichki currently play as a host at SRC Kale hall. Before they used to play in their own City Park Basketball hall.The City Park hall is under reconstruction.

 
SRC Kale hall

Honours

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Domestic competitions  

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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  

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FIBA Saporta Cup

FIBA Europe Conference South

Balkan International Basketball League

Players

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Roster 2024-2025

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Rabotnički roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 1   Hot, Amar 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
PG 3   Dubinski, Jackson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1996-03-17)17 March 1996
G 6   Stojanovski, Bojan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-10-13)13 October 2004
PF 7   Manigault, Corey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-10-28)28 October 1998
SG 8   Robev, Damjan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997
PG 10   Ilijev, Stefan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – (2009-01-01)1 January 2009
F 11   Gjuroski, Stojan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-11-06)6 November 1991
SG 13   Kapetanović, Nemanja 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-02-03)3 February 1997
PG 29   Šoškić, Andrej 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2005-04-27)27 April 2005
C 35   Roche, Julian 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-12-15)15 December 1997
PF 92   Marković, Miljan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-11-10)10 November 1992
SG 97   Efremovski, Viktor (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-10-21)21 October 1998
Head coach

  Nermin Pepić

Assistant coach(es)
Physiotherapist(s)
Team manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 3 August 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Julian Roche Corey Manigault
PF Stojan Gjuroski Miljan Markovic
SF Damjan Robev Amar Hot
SG Viktor Efremovski Nemanja Kapetanović Bojan Stojanovski
PG Jackson Dubinski Andrej Šoškić Stefan Ilijev

Retired numbers

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KK Rabotnički retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure
13 Blagoja Georgievski PG 1968–1984

KK Rabotnicki in European competitions

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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

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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.

Team Mutual score
  Rabotnički 92
  MZT Skopje Aerodrom 79

Notable players

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Head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "KK FERSPED-RABOTNICKI SKOPJE basketball team History".
  2. ^ "За клубот накратко". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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