Belgrade Handball Association

The Belgrade Handball Association (Serbian: Рукометни савез Београда, RSB) is the city-level governing body for handball in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a sports federation rather than a commercial manufacturer: its role is to organise and administer handball competition in the Serbian capital, register and support clubs, develop referees and delegates, and run youth and school programmes. Its official website, rsb.org.rs, functions as the association's news and administration hub, publishing competition results, referee appointments, seminar notices, obituaries and event announcements. The association's public activity, as reflected on its own site, centres on several recurring competitions and programmes. These include the "Trophy of Belgrade" (Трофеј Београда), an annual handball tournament whose 20th, 22nd and related editions are referenced in site news; the Serbia Cup regional competition for Belgrade (Куп Србије регион Београд) in both men's and women's categories; and the "Rukometijada" youth handball festival. The site also documents referee development, including courses for new handball referees, regular winter seminars for referees and delegates, and the promotion of Serbian officials to international duty. International officiating is a visible theme in the association's communications: its news items congratulate Belgrade and Serbian referees appointed to International Handball Federation (IHF) and European Handball Federation (EHF) fixtures, including EHF Youth Trophy and EHF Euro finals. The association also maintains relationships with the wider Serbian handball structure, publishing notices from the Handball Federation of Serbia (RSS) and congratulating prominent Belgrade clubs such as Partizan and Red Star (Crvena Zvezda). As a governing body, the Belgrade Handball Association does not sell consumer products; its "offerings" are services to member clubs, players, referees and the public. It is best understood as a regional sports authority within Serbia's handball pyramid, sitting below the national federation and above individual clubs. Its identity is confirmed by Wikidata as a "handball governing body in Belgrade."

The Belgrade Handball Association (Serbian: Рукометни савез Београда, RSB) is the city-level governing body for handball in Belgrade, Serbia. It operates within the Serbian handball system beneath the national Handball Federation of Serbia (Rukometni savez Srbije, RSS), and is recognised as a handball governing body in Belgrade. Its official website, rsb.org.rs, serves as its public record and administrative portal. Because the association is a federation rather than a company, its history is best traced through its competitions, programmes and officiating milestones as documented on its own site. The "Trophy of Belgrade" (Трофеј Београда) is one of its longest-running fixtures: site news references the 20th edition in 2023 and the 22nd edition in 2025, indicating a multi-decade tradition of the tournament. The association also administers the Belgrade regional competition of the Serbia Cup (Куп Србије регион Београд), with separate men's and women's winners recorded for the 2026 cycle — SUŽR Radnički in the women's competition and SU Lavovi in the men's. Youth development is a recurring strand. The association runs "Rukometijada," a youth handball festival, with a 2025 edition publicised on the site, and it promotes school handball, including a 2025 item about Licej grammar school and secondary school. It also runs recruitment and training for officials, such as the March 2025 call to "become a handball referee" and regular winter seminars for referees and delegates. International officiating has been a point of pride. The association has publicised the appointment of Serbian and Belgrade referees to major IHF and EHF fixtures, including the EHF Euro 2024 final (officiated by Serbian women referees), the EHF Youth Trophy 2026 final (Matić/Vujanović), and the promotion of Berić and Šorak as new IHF referees in 2026. It has also noted Belgrade gaining additional international refereeing pairs. The association maintains close ties with the wider Serbian handball community, publishing notices from the national federation (RSS) — for example, a 2024 decision to postpone matches due to a day of mourning — and congratulating Belgrade clubs such as Partizan (2024) and the Red Star women's handball club (2024). It also marks community moments, including an in-memoriam notice for Slavko Zindović (1956–2023). As of the available evidence, the association remains active, with its most recent site items dated 2026. No founding date, leadership roster or commercial ownership is provided in the supplied evidence, and none is asserted here.

• 2026

  Berić and Šorak become new IHF referees

• 2026

  Matić/Vujanović appointed to referee EHF Youth Trophy 2026 final

• 2025

  Rukometijada of the Belgrade Handball Association 2025 held

• 2025

  22nd Trophy of Belgrade held

• 2025

  SUŽR Radnički and SU Lavovi win Serbia Cup 2026 Belgrade Region (women's and men's)

• 2024

  Serbian women referees officiate EHF Euro 2024 final

• 2024

  Belgrade gains another international refereeing pair

• 2023

  20th Trophy of Belgrade held

• 2023

  In memoriam notice for Slavko Zindović (1956–2023)

City-level sports governing body for handball in Belgrade, Serbia; a non-commercial federation serving clubs, players, referees and youth.

• Trophy of Belgrade (Трофеј Београда)

  Annual handball tournament organised by the association; 20th edition in 2023 and 22nd in 2025.

• Serbia Cup – Belgrade Region (Куп Србије регион Београд)

  Regional round of the Serbia Cup administered by the association, with men's and women's competitions.

• Rukometijada

  Youth handball festival run by the association; 2025 edition publicised on the site.

• Referee courses and seminars

  Training and development for handball referees and delegates, including winter seminars and recruitment calls.

1. 1Рукометни савез Београда – official websitersb.org.rs
2. 2Belgrade Handball Association – Wikidatawikidata.org