Muški košarkaški klub Spartak ( sr-cyr, Мушки кошаркашки клуб Спартак), commonly referred to as MKK Spartak Subotica or Spartak Office Shoes due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional

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club based in

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...

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. They are currently competing in the top-tier

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History

The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, an Olympic

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from

, who was killed in 1944. After finishing at the 7th place in the canceled 2019–20 season of the

Second League of Serbia The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

(2nd-tier), the club failed to fulfill the League requirements and got relegated to the 4th-tier Second Regional League for the 2020–21 season. In August 2021, the Basketball Federation of Serbia confirmed a disaffiliation of

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and their merge into Spartak. The club took the Fair Play's spot for the 2021–22 Second Serbian League season.

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: * Sinalco Spartak (2003–2007) * Spartak Office Shoes (2021–present)

Players

Current roster

Coaches

Janko Lukovski Janko Lukovski (born 7 April 1946) is a former Macedonian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary obje ...

(1986–1988) * Goran Miljković (1989–1993) * Goran Mijović (1993–1994) * Zoran Kovačević (1994) * Rajko Toroman (1995–1997) * Slobodan Lukić (1997) * Srećko Sekulović (1997–2000) * Radomir Kisić (2001–2002) *

Jovica Antonić Jovica Antonić ( sr-cyr, Јовица Антонић, born July 13, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the youth system coordinator for the Crvena zvezda youth system. Playing career A point guard, Ant ...

(2002) *

Vojkan Benčić Vojkan Benčić (; born March 6, 1969) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the Scotts Lakers of the Ireland National League Division 1. Playing career Benčić played for the Crvena zvezda, S ...

(2005–2006) * Vuk Stanimirović * Blagoja Ivić (2009–2010) *

Mihajlo Mitić Mihajlo Mitić ( sr-cyrl, Михајло Митић; born 17 September 1990) is a Serbian professional volleyball player, a former member of the Serbia national team, and the 2011 European Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for ...

(2012–2013) *

Filip Socek Filip Socek ( sr-cyr, Филип Соцек; born December 31, 1982) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player. Playing career Socek was professional basketball player who played for his hometown team Vojvodina and for Montenegrin teams ...

(2014–2015) * Dušan Alimpijević (2015–2017) *

Aleksandar Jončevski Aleksandar Jončevski (born January 9, 1981) is a Macedonian professional basketball coach. Coaching career He started his coaching career in 2010 in KFUM Uppsala U18 in Sweden. After being one year ass.coach in Rabotnicki, he became assistant ...

(2017) * Nenad Čanak (2017) *

Dragoljub Vidačić Dragoljub "Ljuba" Vidačić (born December 26, 1970) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player. Early life Born to a father from Trebinje and mother from Gornji Milanovac, Vidačić was raised in Višegrad with three older brothers. Coach ...

(2017–2018) * Slobodan Ljubotina (2018–2019) * Slobodan Bjelica (2019–2020) * Blagoja Ivić (2020) * Deni Katanić (2020–2021) *

(2021) * Srećko Sekulović (2021–2022) *

Oliver Kostić Oliver Kostić ( sr-cyr, Оливер Костић; born 20 February 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), as well as an assistant coach for ...

(2022–2023) *

Željko Lukajić Željko "Struja" Lukajić ( sr-cyr, Жељко Лукајић, born December 14, 1958) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. Coaching career Lukajić began coaching in 1986 when he was the head coach of KK Famos Hrasnica for the 1986–1987 ...

(2023–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

( 2nd-tier) ** Winner (1): 2021–22 * League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) **Winner (1):

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Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

(defunct) ** ''Runners-up'' (1): 1994–95

Notable players

* Nenad Čanak *

Branko Cvetković Branko Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Бранко Цветковић, born 5 March 1984) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall and p ...

Vladimir Đokić Vladimir Đokić ( sr-cyr, Владимир Ђокић; born April 25, 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Vršac of the Basketball League of Serbia. Playing career A point guard, Đoki ...

Marko Jagodić-Kuridža Marko Jagodić-Kuridža ( sr-cyr, Марко Јагодић Куриџа; born May 15, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League and the Prva A Liga. He also represents the senior Serbian national bas ...

* Nikola Kalinić *

Dejan Koturović Dejan Koturović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Котуровић; born 31 March 1972) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Playing career Europe During his professional career, Koturović played for KK ...

Dragan Lukovski Dragan Lukovski (born March 21, 1975) is a retired Macedonian-born Serbian professional basketball player. He is tall, 85 kg and he was a point guard. Dragan and his father Janko Lukovski Janko Lukovski (born 7 April 1946) is a former Mac ...

* Danilo Mijatović *

Oliver Popović Oliver Popović ( sr-cyr, Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career He was a Yugoslav champion (1987, 1989, and 1998) and Cup holder (1989), silver medalist of ...

* Petar Popović *

Predrag Šuput Predrag Šuput ( sr-cyr, Предраг Шупут; born June 1, 1977) is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward. Professional career On 8 August 2012, he signed with KK Cedevita which ...

* Kemal Karahodžić * Gracin Bakumanya

International record

References

External links

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KK Spartak Subotica
at srbijasport.net
KK Spartak Subotica
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Spartak Subotica, KK Basketball teams in Serbia Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Basketball teams established in 1945 Sport in Subotica 1945 establishments in Serbia