Riihimäki Cocks


Riihimäki Cocks is a Finnish professional handball club from Riihimäki. The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League, and play their home matches in Cocks Areena.

History

Riihimäki Cocks were founded in 1973 when the club decided to separate from RiPS. The newly founded team gained promotion to Finnish Handball League during the following season. The team won their first Championship medals in 1978, when the team finished second in the championship. Riihimäki Cocks got their first Finnish handball championships in 2007 and repeated the success in 2008. Cocks also won the Finnish Cup in 2007 and 2008, winning the double two times consecutively. So far, the club is a total of 12 champions and 11 cup winners.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
- 2011

Sports Hall information

Team

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Bojan Županjac
  • Physiotherapist: Matias Savinainen
  • Physiotherapist: Pasi Hellberg
  • Team Manager: Petteri Kiviaho
  • President: Jari Viita

Transfers

;Joining
  • Calle Almander from HK Drott
  • Soma Lukacs from HC Burgenland
  • Daniel Tulander from Cocks Akatemia
  • Tuomas Rantanen from Cocks Akatemia
  • Vertti Salminen from Cocks Akatemia
  • Jiri Rasehorn from Cocks Akatemia
;Leaving

Honours

  • Finnish Handball League: 13
  • *: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025
  • *: 1978, 1979, 2005, 2011, 2023
  • *: 1998, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2022
  • Finnish Cup of Handball: 11
  • *: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
  • Baltic Handball League : 4
  • *: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • *: 2010, 2013, 2015
  • *: 2014

EHF ranking

RankTeamPoints
136

Former club members

Notable former players