{{for|the football team|FK Sutjeska|}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox handball club | clubname = RK Sutjeska | image = | fullname = Rukometni klub Sutjeska Nikšić | short name = | founded = 1949. | ground = Dvorana SC Nikšić | capacity = 4,000 | chairman = | manager = | league = [[Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball|Montenegrin First League]]| | season = 2013/14. | position = 4th | website = | colour1 =SlateBlue|colour2=White | |pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=0000FF|body1=0000FF|rightarm1=0000FF|shorts1=0000FF| pattern_la2=_shouldersonwhite|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=_shouldersonwhite| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF| }}

{| class="infobox" style="font-size: 88%; width: 22em; text-align: left" ! colspan="3" style="font-size:125%; background:blue; color:white;"| Active sport clubs of Sutjeska |- ! [[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px]] |- ! [[FK Sutjeska|Football]] ! [[KK Sutjeska Nikšić|Basketball]] ! OK Sutjeska Nikšić|Volleyball |- ! [[File:Handball pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] |- ! '''Handball''' ! AK Nikšić|Athletics ! SK Sutjeska|Shooting |- ! [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Handball pictogram.svg|30px]] ! [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] |- ! JK Sutjeska|Judo ! ŽRK Sutjeska|Handball Women ! BK Sutjeska|Boxing |- ! [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] |- ! TK Sutjeska|Tennis ! |}

'''Rukometni klub Sutjeska''' is a [[Montenegro|Montenegrin]] [[handball]] club from [[Nikšić]]. RK Sutjeska is former Cup winner of Montenegro.

==History==

RK Sutjeska was formed at 1949, and during the decades played in the Montenegrin Republic League, and in the Second Yugoslav League.

Biggest successes, Sutjeska made after the [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|Montenegrin independence]], when they became a members of the [[Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball|First League]]. At their first season in that competition (2006/07), Sutjeska won the third place, with first placement to the European cups. A year later, Sutjeska made their historical result – winning the [[Montenegrin Men's Handball Cup|Cup of Montenegro]] in [[Danilovgrad]].

Until 2014, together with [[RK Lovćen|Lovćen Cetinje]], Sutjeska was the only club which competed in every season of the [[Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball|Montenegrin First League]]. But, before the 2014/15 season, the club withdrew from the First League, because of financial difficulties. After 8 years in the season 2021/22 Sutjeska back in the First League.

==Trophies==

*'''[[Montenegrin Men's Handball Cup|Winner of the Montenegrin Cup]]''' (1) ** ''2008.''

==Supporters and rivalries== "The Dukes" ''(Vojvode)'' is the popular name for the most ardent Sutjeska fans. They have been established as an NGO in 1988 in [[Nikšić]] and today constitute one of the most numerous groups of supporters in Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolektiv.me/21385/-Vojvode---ponos-grada-pod-Trebjesom|title = Kolektiv ME}}</ref> They traditionally follow all the matches of all sports that compete under the "Sutjeska" name, both home and away matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10311/News/Photo_of_the_round_Sharing_the_joy_with_fans_in_Niksic.html |title=Photo of the round: Sharing the joy with fans in Nikšić |access-date=2015-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119023200/http://www.abaliga.com/a10311/News/Photo_of_the_round_Sharing_the_joy_with_fans_in_Niksic.html |archive-date=19 November 2015 }}</ref> The biggest Sutjeska rival is [[RK Budućnost Podgorica]], as the "Barbarians" ''(Varvari)'' are the other large group of supporters in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultrasliberi.hu/sutjeska-vs-buducnost/ |title=Sutjeska vs. Buducnost &#124; Ultras Liberi |access-date=2015-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070711/http://ultrasliberi.hu/sutjeska-vs-buducnost/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==First League seasons==

RK Sutjeska played in the [[Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball|Montenegrin First League]] during the seasons ''2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2021/22.''

==Participation in the SEHA League==

Except Lovćen, which is a permanent member of the [[SEHA League|Regional SEHA League]], Sutjeska is the only other Montenegrin club which participated in that competition. Sutjeska played in the [[2011–12 SEHA League|SEHA league 2011/12]] and finished the season at the 10 od 12 places of the table.

In that season, Sutjeska played against [[RK Zagreb|CO Zagreb]] (30:33, 27:37), [[HT Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]] (20:26, 22:42), [[RK Vardar|Vardar Skopje]] (24:29, 23:33), [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg Skopje]] (22:28, 23:31), [[RK Nexe Našice|Nexe Našice]] (17:32, 19:32), [[RK Lovćen|Lovćen Cetinje]] (20:26, 22:31), [[RK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]] (22:32, 20:23), [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika Šabac]] (20:22), [[HRK Izviđač|Izviđač Ljubuški]] (19:19, 27:29), [[RK Bosna Sarajevo|Bosna Sarajevo]] (23:17, 24:30) and [[RK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda Beograd]] (29:22, 21:20).

==European Cups==

Sutjeska played five seasons in the [[European Handball Federation|EHF]] European competitions:

2007/08 – '''[[EHF Cup]]'''

2008/09 – '''[[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]]'''

2009/10 – '''[[EHF Cup]]'''

2011/12 – '''[[EHF Cup]]'''

2012/13 – '''[[EHF Challenge Cup]]'''

===Matches===

{| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Score |- |'''2007/08''' |[[EHF Cup]] |align = "center"|1/16 |{{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[HC Bosna Visoko|Bosna Visoko]] |21:21, 27:38 |- |rowspan=2|'''2008/09''' |rowspan=2|[[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]] |align = "center"|1/32 |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[United HC Tongeren|United Tongeren]] |22:20, 22:23 |- |align = "center"|1/16 |{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} [[HC Budivelnyk|Budivelnyk Kyiv]] |20:21, 17:30 |- |'''2009/10''' |[[EHF Cup]] |align = "center"|1/32 |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Handball Esch]] |23:23, 26:32 |- |rowspan=2|'''2011/12''' |rowspan=2|[[EHF Cup]] |align = "center"|1/32 |{{Flagicon|Kosovo}} [[KH Kastrioti|Kastrioti]] |30:27, 35:25 |- |align = "center"|1/16 |{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[RK Nexe Našice|Nexe Našice]] |21:29, 25:30 |- |'''2012/13''' |[[EHF Challenge Cup]] |align = "center"|1/32 |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Initia Hasselt]] |18:30, 16:23 |- |}

==Famous players==

*{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Rade Mijatović]] *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ivan Nikčević]] *{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Alen Muratović]] *{{flagicon|Montenegro}} Goran Đukanović *{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Marko Lasica]]

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Handball_League_of_Montenegro}} {{Nikšić}}

[[Category:Handball clubs in Montenegro|Sutjeska]] [[Category:Handball clubs established in 1949]] [[Category:1949 establishments in Yugoslavia]] [[Category:Nikšić]]