U16 Regional Challenge CupSeason 2026/27
Teams

Croatia

Croatian Handball Federation · HR

Boys competition

Group A

Group opponents

Tournament windows

Tournament 1
5–7 Nov 2026Slovenia
Tournament 2
8–10 Jan 2027Host
Tournament 3
12–14 Mar 2027Slovakia
Finals 1–12
6–8 May 2027TBD

Standings — Group A

Standings — Group A
PositionTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
–Slovenia––––––––
–Croatia––––––––
–Slovakia––––––––

No matches played yet

Standings update live from the first tournament window.

Squad · 16 players

Tournament squadSubmitted 7 November 2026

Croatia — boys squad
#PlayerPositionBornClub
1Jakov PerkovićGoalkeeper2010MRK Sesvete T.O.
12Ivano TurkaljGoalkeeper2011RK Dubrava
6Duje ŠkulićLeft wing2010RK Zadar 2013
10Toma AntekolovićLeft wing2010RK Zagreb
9Frane GrašoRight wing2011RK Zagreb
2Vito CarLeft back2010MRK Kozala
3Antonio IvankovićLeft back2010RK Izviđač
7Ivica ZovkoLeft back2011MRK Metalac
11Petar StanićLeft back2011SC Ferlach, Austria
15Fran ZimaLeft back2011HRK Karlovac
5Ivano BešićCentre back2010RK Sisak
8Jakov TolićCentre back2010MRK Sesvete T.O.
13Ivan KovačevićRight back2010RK Ivan Mikanovci
17Luka ĐujićRight back2010RK Dinamo Zagreb
4Nikola ČuleLine player–ŠRK Zrinjski Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
14Ivan HarapinLine player2010RK Zadar 2013

Staff

  • Dinko Đanković · Head Coach
  • Boris Lubar · Assistant Coach
  • Mario Ladić · Goalkeeper Coach
  • Dean Vučić · Team Manager
  • Marko Romić · Physiotherapist

Girls competition

Group B

Group opponents

Tournament windows

Tournament 1
23–25 Oct 2026Host
Tournament 2
27–29 Nov 2026Montenegro
Tournament 3EURO 2026 window
4–6 Dec 2026Serbia
Finals 1–12
8–10 Apr 2027TBD

Standings — Group B

Standings — Group B
PositionTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
–Croatia––––––––
–Montenegro––––––––
–Serbia––––––––

No matches played yet

Standings update live from the first tournament window.

Squad · 32 players

Tournament squadSubmitted 20 October 2026

Croatia — girls squad
#PlayerPositionBornClub
–Jelka MikulićGoalkeeper2011RK Đakovo
1Barbara TolićGoalkeeper2010ŽRK Brod
–Ivona RančićGoalkeeper2010RK Trilj
16Ana MilićGoalkeeper2010ŽARK Split
12Lana LabrovićGoalkeeper2010ŽRK Sinj
13Lena KolenkoLeft wing2010ŽRK Koka Varaždin
14Ivana CipetićLeft wing2010ŽRK Marina Kaštela
–Luana Bigec SabljakLeft wing2011ŽRK Udarnik
–Ana KosanovićLeft wing2011RK 1234 Virovitica
9Ela Grubišić ČaboLeft back2010ŽRK Sinj
10Mirta CiprićLeft back2010RK Sesvete Agroproteinka
11Taša BenkovićLeft back2011RK Lokomotiva
–Lara BegovićLeft back2010RK Podravka
21Nika VukićLeft back2011ŽARK Split
–Dora ČovićCentre back2010RK Trilj
8Leona ZupičićCentre back2010ŽRK Rudar Labin
7Ema KotaracCentre back2011ŽRK Sinj
–Paula LucićCentre back2010ŽRK Ivanić
–Nika KalinićCentre back2011ŽARK Split
6Ena GotalCentre back / Left back2010ŽRK Koka Varaždin
–Laura DukićRight back2010RK Trilj
4Katarina KraljevićRight back2010ŽRK Izviđač
–Gabrijela ČuturaRight back2010RK Sesvete Agroproteinka
3Ella TomanjikRight wing2010ŽRK Rudar Labin
19Barbara MišuraRight wing2011RK Sesvete Agroproteinka
–Tonka KvesićRight wing2011RK Lokomotiva
2Morena KožarRight wing2011RK Đurđevac
–Ana TremskiRight wing2010RK Lokomotiva
15Marija ZoricaLine player2010ŽRK Sinj
17Hana MiloševićLine player2010ŽRK Osijek
–Lara BošnjakLine player2010ŽARK Split
–Lana PahljinaLine player2010RK Liburnija Opatija

Staff

  • Nenad Smiljanec · Head Coach
  • Zorica Samardžija · Assistant Coach
  • Zoran Žitković · Goalkeeper Coach
  • Ivan Kelečić · Fitness Coach
  • Iva Košćak · Physiotherapist