Riihimäki Cocks

Riihimäki Cocks (Finnish: Riihimäen Cocks) is a Finnish professional handball club from Riihimäki.

Riihimäen Cocks
Full nameRiihimäen Cocks
Founded1973 (1973)
ArenaCocks Areena, Riihimäki
Capacity2,500
PresidentJari Viita
Head coachChristophe Viennet
LeagueSM-liiga
2019-202nd
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Home
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Website
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The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Cocks Areena.

History

Riihimäki Cocks were founded in 1973 when the club decided to separate from RiPS. The newly founded team gained promotion to Finnish Handball Championship League during the following season.

The team won their first Championship medals in 1978, when the team finished second in the championship.

Riihimäki Cocks got their first Finnish handball championships in 2007 and repeated the success in 2008. Cocks also won the Finnish Cup in 2007 and 2008, winning the double two times consecutively.

Honours

  • Finnish Handball League: 12
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
    •  Silver: 1978, 1979, 2005, 2011
    •  Bronze: 1998, 2000, 2006, 2012
  • Finnish Cup of Handball: 10
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2018–19 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group D
Romania Dinamo București 31–32 22–24 5th place
Poland Wisła Płock 27–26 18–34
Norway Elverum Håndball 25–28 27–28
Spain CB Ademar León 19–19 20–23
Switzerland Wacker Thun 31–29 26–26


Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Technical staff

  • France Head Coach: Christophe Viennet
  • Serbia Assistant Coach: Bojan Županjac

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2023–24
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