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Yugoslav Women's Basketball League
Championship of Yugoslavia in Basketball for women took place from in 1945. until 1992, the last in the dominance of one club - Belgrade Crvena zvezda. Although all countries founded after the breakup of Yugoslavia each now have their own national domestic leagues, each of the six nations now take part in the Adriatic League, which was founded in 2001, and which is today the closest league in existence similar to the former Yugoslav Basketball League. History After the formation of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945, there arose a need for athletic development in the fledgling nation. Post-WW2 Yugoslavia was (with the exception of major cities such as Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Sarajevo) for the most part lacking in competitive opportunities in sports. In response to this, 1945 and 1946 saw an explosion of new clubs and leagues for every sport, the basketball league being part of this phenomenon. The very first competition under the newly formed Yugoslav Bask ...
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ...
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ŽKK Radnički Beograd
Ženski košarkaški klub Radnički ( sr-Cyrl, Женски кошаркашки клуб Раднички), commonly referred to as Radnički Belgrade, is a women's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Second Basketball League of Serbia. Honours National Championships – 6 *Yugoslav Women's Basketball League: **Winners (6) : 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 **''Runners-up (6) :'' 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967 National Cups – 2 *Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup: **Winners (2) : 1960, 1962 Notable former coaches *Ranko Žeravica *Borivoje Cenić * Branko Kovačević * Milan Vasojević See also * List of basketball clubs in Serbia by major honours won The following are lists of the major honours won by basketball clubs in Serbia. It lists every Serbian professional basketball club, both men's and women's, to have won one of the two major Serbian national domestic trophies, the Adriatic trophies ... External links * Pro ...
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ŽKK Šibenik
Ženski košarkaški klub Šibenik ( en, Šibenik Women's Basketball Club), commonly referred to as ŽKK Šibenik or simply Šibenik, is a professional women's basketball club based in Šibenik, Croatia. It regularly competes in and has won the national championship, Croatian First Women's Basketball League, Premijer ženska liga, five times,History of the club
from the official website
last time in 2008, and is considered to be among the leading women's basketball clubs in the country.


Home arena

Since 1973, ŽKK Šibenik plays its home matches in the Sportska dvorana Baldekin, Baldekin Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 900 or 1,726 if needed.


Honours


Domestic

National Championships – 5 * Yugoslav Women's Basketball League **Winners (1): 1990–91 **R ...
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ŽKK Jedinstvo Tuzla
Ženski košarkaški klub Jedinstvo Piemonte is a women's basketball club from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club won three Yugoslav Women's Basketball League championships during the 1980s, as Jedinstvo Aida. In 1989 Jedinstvo Tuzla won the EuroLeague Women, and they played in the 1990 Ronchetti Cup final. The club's best and most famous player of all time was FIBA Hall of Fame inductee Razija Mujanović. Among the other players were Mara Lakić, Zorica Dragičević, Naida Hot, Smilja Rađenović, Ilvana Zvizdić, Jadranka Savić, Vesna Pođanin, Dragana Jeftić and Stojanka Došić, many of which also represented Yugoslavia with the national team. The most famous ex-coach is Mihajlo Vuković, who led the team during the successful years. History The club was founded in 1945 immediately after the liberation of Yugoslavia in World War II, the same as its male counterpart KK Sloboda Dita. The club was amateur since its inception, in the early 1970s. The club played in ...
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ŽKD Ježica
Žensko košarkarsko društvo Ježica, commonly referred to as ŽKD Ježica or simply Ježica, is a Slovenian women's basketball club from the Ježica district in Ljubljana, currently playing in the Slovenian League. Through the 1990s, the club won eight league titles in a row, becoming a regular in the EuroLeague Women.Profile
at 's website However, the team declined after 2002, not winning any major honours since then.


Honours

* Slovenian League **1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, ...
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ŽKK Partizan
Ženski košarkaški klub Partizan 1953 ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Women's Basketball Club Partizan), commonly referred to as ŽKK Partizan 1953 or simply Partizan, is a women's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Since 2015, the club has been competing under the legal name Partizan 1953. It is part of the multi-sports club Partizan. They are currently competing in the Serbian First League. The club won seven national championships, five national cups and two Adriatic League. They play their home games at the Sports Hall "Ranko Žeravica". History Formation and early years (20th century) The club was founded in 1953. Three times a champion Yugoslavia, in the seasons 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86. Partizan were then lead Jelica Komnenović, Biljana Majstorović, Olivera Krivokapić, Stojna Vangelovska, Cvetana Dekleva, Dragana Simić, Merhunisa Omerović, Zorana Cvetković, Radmila Lekić, Draga ...
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ŽKK Voždovac
Ženski košarkaški klub Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Вождовац, en, Women's basketball club Voždovac) is a Serbian women's basketball club from Belgrade, Serbia. History In the 1971-72 season, the club won "The Double" - for the first time the Yugoslavian League, and the national cup, and played in the inaugural edition of FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup (subsequently renamed Ronchetti Cup) two-legged final, against the eventual winners Spartak Leningrad. Honours Domestic National Championships – 2 *''Yugoslav Women's Basketball League, First League of SFR Yugoslavia:'' **Winners (2): 1972, 1975 **Runners-up (3): 1974, 1982, 1983 National Cups – 2 *''Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup, Cup of SFR Yugoslavia:'' **Winners (2): 1972, 1984 **Runners-up (1): 1974 International International titles – 0 * ''Ronchetti Cup, FIBA Cup Winners Cup:'' **Runners-up (1): 1972 Notable former players Notable former coaches *Miroljub Sto ...
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ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo
Ženski košarkaški klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( en, Women's Basketball Club Željezničar Sarajevo) is a Bosnian women's basketball team from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History In 1982. ŽKK Željezničar competed in the second division of Yugoslavia, with great success and without losing a match. the team was led by coach Miodrag Vesković, won first place and the club returned to the First division. With a very small selection of players in the 1983-84 season, the team was elected to the first division. The following season 1984-85, the team was joined by a pair of showgirls including the Vesna Bajkuša (showgirl youth branches ŽKK Željezničar), and achieved fourth place and thus won the right to contest the Cup Liliana Ronchetti. With inexperienced and very young players in the first round of the Montmontaža from Zagreb. The following season, the team again won the fourth place in the championship of Yugoslavia and then left the Cup Liliana Ronchetti, beating ...
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ŽKK Vojvodina
Ženski košarkaški klub Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Војводина, ''Women's Basketball Club Vojvodina'') is a former women's basketball team from Novi Sad, Serbia. He was part of the multi-sports club SD Vojvodina, Vojvodina. History ŽKK Vojvodina was founded 1948 in Novi Sad, Serbia. He was part of the multi-sports club SD Vojvodina, Vojvodina. In the course of its history ŽKK Vojvodina has twice been state champion and cup winner. On April 17, 2015, Ana Dabović became club president despite the fact that at the time she was active basketball player. In October 2016, she left the position of club president. In December 2016, the club was expelled from the league, which effectively ended the club's existence. Arena Sports Center Vojvodina is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Novi Sad. It operates under publicly owned company ''JP "Sportski i poslovni centar Vojvodina"'', which in addition to SPENS also has "Sajmište Spor ...
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ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009
Ženski Košarkaški Klub Trešnjevka 2009 is a Croatian women's basketball club from Zagreb currently playing in the First League of Croatia. Its major success was winning the Ronchetti Cup in 1980 beating Maritsa Plovdiv in the final; it was the only Yugoslav team that won the competition. It also reached the final in 1976 and 1981, but lost to Slavia Prague and Spartak Moscow. Following the break-up of Yugoslavia it won three national cups between 1993 and 1996 and the national championship in 1999, remaining a regular in the Ronchetti Cup's preliminary rounds through the decade. History Names in history *Trešnjevka (–1970) *Industromontaža (1970–1978) *Monting (1978–1988) *Montmontaža (1988–2009) *Trešnjevka 2009 (2009–present) Arena Honours Domestic National Championships – 4 *'' First League of SFR Yugoslavia:'' **Winners (3) : 1967, 1982, 1983 **Runners-up (8): 1963, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 *'' First League of Croatia:'' **Winners (1) ...
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