Meet Vardar 1961: Five times SEHA champions!

Vardar

Dream team. Golden generation. Red&Black. Whichever synonym, there is only one team to think of. Although they don't need an introduction, meet Vardar 1961.

Newcomers 2020: Patryk Walczak (TuS Lübbecke), Tomislav Jagurinovski (HC Metalurg), Goce Georgievski (CSM Bucuresti), Lovro Jotic (HC Eurofarm Pelister), Ante Gadza (PPD Zagreb), Filip Taleski (HBW Balingen), Marko Vujin (Sporting CP), Josip Vekic (PPD Zagreb), Robin Cantegrel (Cesson Rennes Metropole), Borko Ristovski (Lisboa)
Left the club 2020: Dainis Kristopans (Paris Saint-Germain), Dejan Kukulovski (HC Eurofarm Pelister), Domen Sikosek Pelko (Cuidad de Logrono), Stas Skube (HC Brest Meshkov), Khalifa Ghedbane (Ademar Leon), Jose Guilherme de Toledo (HC Minaur Baia Mare), Daniil Shishkarev (Telekom Veszprem), Sergej Gorbok (retired), Sergej Gorpishin, Arturs Kugis
Coach: Stevche Alushovski (since January 2020)

SEHA season 2019/2020 statistics:
Group Phase: 8 wins – 0 draws – 2 defeats
1st place in Group A
Quarter-finals against RK Nexe:
WIN 31:30 (away)
LOST 25:26 (home)
375 goals scored – 31.2 goals per match
347 goals conceded – 28.9 goals per match
Goal difference: +28
Biggest win: 37:23 versus Beijing Sport University
Biggest defeat: 26:42 versus Nexe
Points in total: 27 (10 victories - 0 draws - 3 defeats)

Results against FINAL4 participants:
No matches against Zagreb, Brest, and Veszprem in this season
Longest winning run: 7 matches
Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches
Top scorers: Timur Dibirov (59/11), Ivan Cupic (42/18), Daniil Shishkareev (33/0, now at Veszprem)
TOP goalkeeper: Arturs Kugis - (46 saves, 31.9 saves percentage, left the club)
MOST assists: Stas Skue (25, now Brest)
Nations represented in the squad: 7 (MKD, SRB, FRA, CRO, POL, GER, RUS)

General statistics:
Participations in SEHA - Gazprom League (including 2019/20): 9
Participations in SEHA - Gazprom League FINAL4 (including 2020): 9
Best result SEHA - Gazprom League: Winner 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Participations in VELUX EHF Champions League (including 2020/21): 15
Best results in VELUX EHF Champions League: Winner 2017, 2019, Semi-Final 2018
Macedonian champions: 13 times
Macedonian cup winners: 13 times