In 2006 RK Celje Pivovarna Laško celebrated 60th anniversary (founded in 1946). All major achievements are listed below. With all great results in history, Celje begun with European performances in 1992 in a pre-round of European Champions Cup where they were knocked out by the former as well as new European champion Zagreb. Next season Celje finished up in the Champions League (7th – 8th place) and in 1994-1996 had two poorer European seasons where they were eliminated in a second round of the Champions Cup (Zagreb and Veszprem). In 1996/97 they have played in a first semi final against actual European champion Barcelona and lost by a goal (home defeat -5, victory in Barcelona +4). Also next four seasons ended in semi finals (twice against Barcelona, Zagreb, Portland San Antonio), and in 2001/02 in ¼ finals against Magdeburg. Since in 2002 Celje lost a home trophy against Prule Ljubljana, next European season started in European Cup winner’s cup and reached semi finals where they lost against later champion Ciudad Real.

Celje’s greatest success came in 2003/04, when RK Celje Pivovarna Laško became European champion and later that year European super champion. In that season Celje has been faced with a thirteen goal defeat in 1/8 finals first leg match in Ademar Leon. The return match was also an opening of a new sports hall named Zlatorog (Goldhorn, brand of Pivovarna Laško beer). That was probably the greatest opening of all times. Celje won by thirteen and secured a place in quarter finals where they defeated Lemgo. In semi finals they defeated Ciudad Real and in the finals Flensburg Handewitt. Season 2004/05 started with a Supercup title (in Ciudad Real Celje defeated home team in semi final and THW Kiel in the final). Later that season Celje played EHF Champions league semi finals against Barcelona and lost. Since then results of Celje went down a little bit (2005 / 06 – ¼ finals, 2006/07 – 1/8 finals, 2007/08, 2008/09 – Champions League Main round).

20 Years of Cooperation with Pivovarna Laško

On 17th September 2010 we will celebrate 20 years since Pivovarna Laško had signed the first two-year contract on general sponsorship with the Handball Club Celje. With the contract signatures began the most successful period of otherwise quite rich Celje history of handball. That was the period in which no other sports team in Slovenia could exceed in performance. Rokometni klub Celje Pivovarna Laško and its logotype – capricorn – handballer, ascended the European summit and remained invincible on the home territory during a long period of time. In July 2009 we have signed new four year contract with Pivovarna Laško Group.