GRK Ohrid
GRK Ohrid (Macedonian: ГРК Охрид) is a handball club from Ohrid, North Macedonia. They compete in the domestic Macedonian Handball Super League.
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| Full name | Gradski Rakometen klub Ohrid | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Arena | Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| President | Risto Kitevski | ||
| Head coach | Stevče Aluševski | ||
| League | Macedonian Super League | ||
| 2021–22 | Macedonian Super League, 6th of 12 | ||
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Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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   2022–23 |
    2023-24 | |||||
History
GRK Ohrid was founded in 2011 in Ohrid.
In the first 2 seasons, they competed in the First Macedonian Handball League. The 2013-14 season was their first season in Macedonian Handball Super League, when they finished on 8th position.
Their first qualification in Play-off phase was season 2015-16, when they finished second in Regular season and 5th in play-off. Season after that they were placed 3rd at the end, so they qualified for 2017–18 EHF Cup qualification.
Ohrid Arena
The Biljanini Izvori Sports Arena is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The sports hall was inaugurated in August 1998 and has a capacity of 4,000 seats for handball and 4,500 for basketball. It is used by several handball and basketball teams from Ohrid. It was one of two venues used during the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.
European record
EHF Cup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2017-18 | R1 |  KRAS/Volendam |
24–24 | 24–23 | 48–47 |
| R2 |  FC Porto |
20–37 | 26–44 | 44–81 |
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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Staff
Professional staff
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Management
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Retired numbers
| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
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| 97 |  | Nikola Danilovski | Goalkeeper | 2019–2021 |
Notable former players
- Blagojče Trajkovski
- Kiril Kolev
- Milan Levov
- Toše Ončev
- Nikola Danilovski
- Mihajlo Mladenovikj
- Martin Manaskov
Igor Čagalj- Darko Pavlović
- Eldin Vražalica
- Lazar Adamović
- Lazar Petrović
- Aleksa Milošević
- Stefan Dodić
- Filip Grubor
- Aleksandar Milenković
Denis Tot- Josip Kežić
- Marko Kobetić
- Tomislav Kljaić
Jagoš Braunović- Filip Krivokapić
- Balša Čejović
Derviš Birdahić
Lekso Tsitelishvili- Zurab Tsintsadze
- Xazein Rustamov
Jalil Machou- Abderrahim Boudrali
Halil Öztürk
Malik Hoggas
Notable former coaches
- Goran Andonovski
- Radoslav Stojanović