ŽORK Napredak () is ŽORKNapredakKruša women's handball club from Kruševac, Serbia.
History
ŽORK Napredak was founded on 1 September 1952. No precise data about the place and date of playing the first game, but the memory of the oldest, it was 14 October 1952, on the occasion of the commemoration of the liberation from Axis of the city of Kruševac. It was a students team competition in Kruševac. The period between 1952 and 1971 was marked by the school competition.
In 1971 ŽORK Napredak enters the official competition organized by the Handball Association of Yugoslavia and then in the next two decades it became a strong club, worthy of respect in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most important trophy ŽORK Napredak won in this period was the trophy SFR Yugoslavia in 1989.
In the early nineties ŽORK Napredak grew into a leading Yugoslav and European clubs, and reached its peak in last years of the twentieth century. In the period between 1995 and 2000 ŽORK Napredak won the most of their trophies. Including EHF Challenge Cup 1999 and Yugoslav Cup also in 1999.
Honours
European
EHF Challenge Cup: Winners (1): 1999 Cup Winners' Cup: 1/4 finals (2): 1998, 2001
National
National cup: Winners (1) 1999 National league: Vice-champions (5) 1997-2001
Notable former players
Ljiljana Knežević
Tanja Milanović
Zlata Paplacko
Danijela Erčević
Ana Batinić
Ana Đokić
Ana Vojčić
Andrijana Budimir
Slađana Dronić
External links
Official website : http://www.zork-napredak.rs/
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/zorknapredak
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