Ženski košarkaški klub Radivoj Korać ( sr-Cyrl, Женски кошаркашки клуб Радивој Кораћ), commonly referred to as ŽKK Radivoj Korać, is a women's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competing in the First League of Serbia. They have won three

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, one

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and one Adriatic League championships. They play their home games at the SC Šumice and Sport EKO Hall.

History

20th century

ŽKK Radivoj Korać was established in 1972. as an amateur section of the men's club. At the beginning of the nineties Radivoj Korać junior team was the champion of

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2000s

Good results Club starts recorded since 2006. year. In the 2006–2007 season the club in the First B League won fifth place and the following season to qualify for the highest rank. In his first season in the First League of Serbia is Radivoj Korać finished sixth place in the division. The following season Radivoj Korać finished in third place and qualified for the playoffs, where his opponent in the quarterfinals was a

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

. Basketball player steps have triumphed 2–1 victory, and in the semifinals they waited defending champion Hemofarm. Girls from Vršac were better and triumphed 2–0 in victories.

2010s

Thanks won third place last season, earned the right to compete in the 2010–2011 season in the

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where they finished sixth in no. In the Super League Serbia reiterated last year's success by winning third place and the semi-finals where they were better than

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were 2-0 victories. The following season he made a step forward in the

by winning the fifth place, the first time they played and the final

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where defeated by Hemofarm 67:53. In the season 2012-13 the first time they played in the Final Four

after they won second place in regular competitions. At the Final Four, the semifinals they beat Hungarian

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68:43, but in the final lost against

70:45. In the

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reiterated the success of last year, and the final was again better than them

103:71. As a participant in the

are placed directly into the final play-off First League of Serbia where 2-0 victories were better than Radnički Kragujevac. The semifinals are revenged basketball players of

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, but for the third time this season, in the finals of a competition were worse than

. Season 2013-14 was the most successful in the club's history. At the Final Four

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in the final after three overtime beat the

with 87:83 and won the first trophy in history. The second trophy was won two weeks later when the third consecutive

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final, triumphed over

90:64.

Arena

SC Šumice

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municipality and it has a capacity of 2.000 seats.

Sport EKO Hall

Sport EKO Hall is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the

municipality and it has a capacity of 1.000 seats.

Honours

Domestic

National Championships – 3 *'' First League of Serbia:'' **Winners (3) : 2014, 2015, 2016 **Runners-up (2) : 2013, 2017 National Cups – 1 *'' Cup of Serbia:'' **Winners (1) : 2014 **Runners-up (4) : 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017

International

International titles – 1 *'' Adriatic League Women:'' **Winners (1) : 2014 **Runners-up (2) : 2013, 2015

Players

Coaches

* Petar Marković (?)

Notable players

* Ines Ajanović * Ivana Grubor * Nevena Jovanović * Biljana Stanković * Jelena Antić * Nikolina Milić * Maja Vučurović *

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* Mirjana Beronja * Sanja Mandić *

Kristina Topuzović Kristina Topuzović ( sr-Cyrl, Кристина Топузовић, born August 23, 1994) is a Serbian women's basketball player who plays for Sepsi SIC of the Liga Națională. Standing at , she plays at the power forward position. She also ...

External links

Official website

Official page
on facebook.com
Profile
on eurobasket.com
Profile
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Radivoj Korać Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...

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