# RK Lokomotiva Zagreb

Rukometni Klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (English: Lokomotiva Zagreb Handball Club) is a Croatian professional women's handball club from Zagreb.
Lokomotiva was the most successful team in the Yugoslav Championship's early stages, winning eight championships between 1956 and 1970. In 1975, the team reached the final of the European Cup after winning its ninth championship. However, the following fifteen years were unsuccessful, with Radnički Belgrade dominating the championship. The team resurfaced in 1991, winning both the final edition of the Yugoslav Championship and the EHF Cup, its first international trophy, beating Bayer Leverkusen in the final.
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Lokomotiva, renamed Kraš Zagreb, won the first edition of the new Croatian League, but the team soon fell second to Podravka Koprivnica. The team's major successes in the 1990s were reaching the Cup Winner's Cup's final in 1996 and 1998. The club reversed to its original name in 2003, and the following seasons marked a timid revival, with Lokomotiva winning the three championship titles and four national cups.
Most recently, Lokomotiva was second in the national championship and won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2017.
Lokomotiva gave eight players of the national team which are surprisingly won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship (Lucija Bešen, Dora Kalaus, Larissa Kalaus, Paula Posavec, Stela Posavec, Tena Japundža, Kristina Prkačin and Andrea Šimara). Also the Lokomotiva's coach Nenad Šoštarić was the head coach of the that generation.

## Honours

* EHF Cup
** 1991
* EHF Challenge Cup
** 2017
* Croatian League
** 1992, 2004, 2014, 2022, 2023
* Croatian Cup
** 1992, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2021
* Yugoslav Championship (defunct)
** 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1991
* Yugoslav Cup (defunct)
** 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1988

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | R3 | CS Madeira | 29–24 | 40–21 | 69–45 |
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | 1/8 | Ardeşen GSK | 33–25 | 24–20 | 57–45 |
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | 1/4 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 29–24 | 23–26 | 52–50 |
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | 1/2 | Virto/Quintus | 24–23 | 27–16 | 51–39 |
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | F | H 65 Höör | 23–19 | 24–21 | 47–40 |
| 2017–18 | Challenge Cup | R3 | UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau | 24–19 | 37–19 | 61–38 |
| 2017–18 | Challenge Cup | 1/8 | AC PAOK | 37–17 | 33–20 | 70–37 |
| 2017–18 | Challenge Cup | 1/4 | Virto/Quintus | 26–17 | 27–24 | 53–41 |
| 2017–18 | Challenge Cup | 1/2 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 26–26 | 25–25 | 51–51 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | R1 | H 65 Höör | 18–22 | 19–23 | 37–45 |
| 2019–20 | Challenge Cup | 1/8 | SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros | 33–21 | 27–16 | 60–37 |
| 2019–20 | Challenge Cup | 1/4 | ŽRK Bjelovar | 30–23 | 28–21 | 58–44 |
| 2019–20 | Challenge Cup | 1/2 | HC Naisa Niš | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | European Cup | R3 | Alì-Best Espresso Mestrino | 30–14 | 35–18 | 65–32 |
| 2020–21 | European Cup | 1/8 | Jomi Salerno | 33–22 | 34–18 | 67–40 |
| 2020–21 | European Cup | 1/4 | DHC Slavia Prague | 30–25 | 31–27 | 61–52 |
| 2020–21 | European Cup | 1/2 | Yalikavaksports Club | 10–0 | 10–0 | 20–0 |
| 2020–21 | European Cup | F | CBF Málaga Costa del Sol | 28–32 | 31–28 | 59–60 |
| 2021–22 | European League | R3 | MKS Perla Lublin | 25–21 | 29–27 | 54–48 |
| 2021–22 | European League | Group stage (Group A) | Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | 19–22 | 24–28 | 4th place |
| 2021–22 | European League | Group stage (Group A) | ESBF Besançon | 27–28 | 26–31 | 4th place |
| 2021–22 | European League | Group stage (Group A) | Sola HK | 18–25 | 25–40 | 4th place |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | Győri Audi ETO KC | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | Metz Handball | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | CS Rapid București | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | Storhamar HE | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | | | |
| 2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage Group B | Team Esbjerg | | | |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2023–24 season

#### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024–25 season