Spartak Vojput - Rookies ready to fight
Spartak Vojput – novajlije spremne da se bore
Serbian runner ups Spartak Vojput are preparing for the debut season on the regional stage. Beside Macedonian vice-champions Zomimak Strumica, "Pigeons" from Subotica will be the only newcomers in SEHA - GAZPROM League season 2015/2016. Team from Northern Serbia will be sixth Serbian team in the history of regional league.
Spartak Vojput were founded in 2009 to continue long tradition of handball in Subotica whose pick was in 2004, with Radnički Fidelinka winning second place in domestic championship with future well-known names like Alem Toskić and Momir Ilić in their roster. Spartak have managed to reach Serbian Cup Final (defeat against Partizan Belgrade) in 2012 as a member of the Second League winning the place in EHF Challenge Cup for the first time.
The biggest club's success is linked with the season 2014/2015 when Spartak won second place behind Vojvodina which was also better than the team from Subotica in Serbian Cup finals.
Spartak will start European season in EHF Cup Round 2, where they will meet winner of Round 1 encounter between Turkish Kayseri and Belgian Hubo Heeselt.
Branislav Zeljković can count on almost the same roster in the upcoming season. One of the best line-players in Serbian Super Liga, Davor Basarić is coming from Radnički Kragujevac. New right back is Milan Žegarac, while they have on the right wing managed to get Borislav Ljubenović and on left, Marko Perović. The new goalkeeper is Dražen Stojanović from Croatian team Spačva Vinkovci, who will replace Miloš Vuković, new Metalurg Skopje' goalie.
Branislav Zeljković, Spartak' coach:
- We've made results above expectations in the previous season. There have been better teams than us, but we had a great atmosphere in the team. I strongly believe that it will be repeated in the upcoming season also. We will have tough season. We can lose, but we have to fight. We will go for a win in every match. Our squad is reinforced, we've picked up right persons and athletes who will get their way to the team. We will start pre-season with exercises of strentgh and stamina, while in the second week we will enter the hall. Our first match is dated for August 29th in Novi Sad against Vojvodina.
Spartak Vojput will play seven friendly matches before the official start of SEHA - GAZPROM League season in two tournaments, in Ridjica and Hungary.