The Montenegrin Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition for Montenegrin

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teams held since 2007.

History

Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav Cup

Before the

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in 2006, clubs from Montenegro played in national Cup of Yugoslavia. Most successful was

KK Budućnost KK Budućnost (, ), currently known as Budućnost VOLI () for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports club, club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. The club competes in Montenegrin Basketball League, Adriatic League and EuroCup Bas ...

with three trophies won. First time, Budućnost won the trophy at final-four 1996 in

Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...

, defeating

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

(126–115) in the final. Two years later, Budućnost won the final four, again in

(final match against

KK Beobanka Košarkaški klub Vojvodina Srbijagas ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Војводина Србијагас), commonly referred to as KK Vojvodina Srbijagas, was a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Novi Sad, Serbia ...

- 78:71). Last title of Yugoslav Cup winner, Budućnost gained in

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(2001) against

(87–72). Below is a list of Yugoslav Cup trophies won by Montenegrin clubs.

Montenegrin Cup (2006–present)

Except

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as a top-tier league competition, after the independence, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro established Montenegrin Cup as a second elite national tournament. Inaugural season of Montenegrin Cup was 2006-07, and by now all the titles are won by Budućnost, except the season 2012-13, when

KK Sutjeska KK Sutjeska is a men's professional basketball club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. The team currently competes in Montenegrin Basketball League and regional ABA League. The club won the Montenegrin Cup in 2014. History KK Sutjeska was establis ...

surprisingly won the title in

Montenegrin Derby The Montenegrin Derby (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Crnogorski derbi'') is the main association football, football match in Montenegro, between the teams from the two biggest Montenegrin cities. Rivals are FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Budu� ...

Winners and finals

Season by season

Below is a list of final matches of Montenegrin Cup since the 2006–07 season.

Trophies by team

Montenegrin Cup

Below is a list of clubs with trophies won in Montenegrin Cup (2006 onwards).

Overall

Below is an overall list, including titles won in both national Cups - the Montenegrin Cup and the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Cup.

References

External links

Official websiteProfile
at eurobasket.com {{European basketball cups Basketball cup competitions in Montenegro Basketball cup competitions in Europe 2006 establishments in Montenegro