TheYugoslav Handball Championship was the highest level competition in men'steam handball in theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, played regularly for almost four decades between 1953 and 1992, before being abandoned due to thebreakup of Yugoslavia.
The first five editions from 1953 to 1957 were decided via a finals play-off tournament contested by clubs who had qualified in regional competitions, before a regular round-robin league format was introduced for the 1957–58 season. The league featured clubs from all of Yugoslavia'sfederal subjects, with the most successful beingRK Bjelovar with 9 titles, followed byRK Borac Banja Luka andRK Metaloplastika with 7 titles each.
Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, the competition was eventually succeeded by the following handball leagues:
Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Handball Premier League
Macedonian Handball Super League
Montenegrin Men's Handball First League
Serbian Handball Super League
Slovenian First League
PrvomajskaPrvomajska
Crvena zvezdaCrvena zvezdaZagrebPartizan Bjelovar
Borac Banja LukaBorac Banja LukaPartizan BjelovarZagrebZagrebPrvomajska/MedveščakZagrebMedveščakPartizan BjelovarPartizan BjelovarCrvenkaPartizan BjelovarPartizan BjelovarPartizan BjelovarBorac Banja LukaBorac Banja LukaBorac Banja LukaBorac Banja LukaPartizan BjelovarŽeljezničar SarajevoPartizan Bjelovar
SlovanBorac Banja LukaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaMetaloplastikaZagrebProleterZagrebProleterTraditionally one of the strongest handball leagues in Europe, several Yugoslav clubs went on to compete with considerable success in the European Cup (present-dayEHF Champions League), the premier continental handball competition. Prior to the breakup of Yugoslavia, six Yugoslav clubs had managed to reach the European finals 11 times, winning four titles.
| Club | W | RU | SF | Years won | Years runners-up | Years semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Metaloplastika | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1984–85,1985–86 | 1983–84 | 1982–83,1986–87,1987–88 |
| Partizan Bjelovar | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1971–72 | 1961–62,1972–73 | 1967–68,1970–71 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 1 | 1 | — | 1975–76 | 1974–75 | |
| Medveščak | — | 1 | — | 1964–65 | ||
| Slovan | — | 1 | — | 1980–81 | ||
| Proleter | — | 1 | — | 1990–91 | ||
| Crvenka | — | — | 1 | 1969–70 |
(at least 10 top-flight seasons or at least one title)
