The tournament was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.
1998-2025
Tournament history
The Makarska Handball Cup began in 1998 with eight teams and has grown into an international tournament bringing together girls and boys from across Europe.
Total number of teams recorded in tournament bulletins.
144 teams in a single edition.
Recorded category-ranking entries.
Tournament growth
Number of teams by year
Overview
Year-by-year history
| Year | Edition | Teams | Boys | Girls | Makarsko sunce | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | BiH, Croatia |
| 1999 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | BiH, Croatia |
| 2000 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Croatia |
| 2001 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Poland, Croatia |
| 2002 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 17 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2003 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 19 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2004 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | - | Austria, BiH, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2005 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 9 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2006 | 9 | 44 | 20 | 24 | - | Austria, BiH, Czechia, Hungary, Norway, Croatia |
| 2007 | 10 | 50 | 22 | 28 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Croatia |
| 2008 | 11 | 60 | 23 | 37 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia, Czechia, Sweden, Croatia |
| 2009 | 12 | 47 | 18 | 29 | - | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Croatia |
| 2010 | 13 | 48 | 21 | 27 | HYPO NO | Austria, BiH, Czechia, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Slovenia, Poland, Croatia |
| 2011 | 14 | 47 | 21 | 26 | DEBRECENI | Austria, BiH, Czechia, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia, Poland, Croatia |
| 2012 | 15 | 67 | 37 | 30 | HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC | Austria, BiH, Czechia, Hungary, Norway, Montenegro, Italy, Croatia |
| 2013 | 16 | 78 | 32 | 46 | VARDAR | Austria, BiH, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2014 | 17 | 65 | 23 | 42 | SEVNICA | Austria, BiH, Montenegro, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2015 | 18 | 105 | 51 | 54 | ŽRK KRIM | Austria, BiH, Lithuania, France, Sweden, Taiwan, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2016 | 19 | 144 | 55 | 89 | BAJNOK DSE | Austria, BiH, Lithuania, Hungary, Sweden, Poland, Norway, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia |
| 2017 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 55 | KOZARA MP | Austria, BiH, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2018 | 21 | 97 | 29 | 68 | Zelene doline Žalec | Austria, BiH, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2019 | 22 | 96 | 34 | 62 | Varenos | Austria, BiH, Italy, Norway, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2020 | - | The tournament was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2021 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 27 | UDARNIK | Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2022 | 24 | 66 | 19 | 47 | RK SEVNICA | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia |
| 2023 | 25 | 80 | 45 | 35 | HC Bruck Mur | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia |
| 2024 | 26 | 80 | 45 | 35 | Bajnok | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czechia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia |
| 2025 | 27 | 35 | 21 | 14 | Lukavac | Austria, BiH, Hungary, Slovenia, Norway, Poland, Croatia |
Statistics
Winners and participants
Most frequent category winners
| Teams | First-place finishes |
|---|---|
| Hrvatski dragovoljac | 23 |
| Hypo NO | 12 |
| Makarska | 7 |
| Bajnok DSE | 6 |
| Dalmatinka | 5 |
| Izola | 5 |
| Metković Jambo | 4 |
| Hoteli Makarska | 4 |
| Ljubljana | 4 |
| Bajnok | 4 |
| Industrogradnja | 3 |
| Izviđač | 3 |
2025 participants by country
| Country | Number of teams |
|---|---|
| HR | 11 |
| SLO | 10 |
| AT | 4 |
| BIH | 4 |
| HU | 3 |
| NO | 2 |
| PL | 1 |
In 2025, 35 teams from seven countries took part.
Source
Data sourced from the Makarska 2025 bulletin
The historical overview uses documents from last year's bulletin: "Previous winners" and "Club table 2025". The detailed working table is stored locally in the statistics folder.