The Slovenian Basketball Cup is an annual
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
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 (appr ...
competition between the clubs from Slovenia. It is currently named Pokal Spar due to sponsorship reasons.
Title holders
* 1991–92
Smelt Olimpija
* 1992–93 Smelt Olimpija
* 1993–94 Smelt Olimpija
* 1994–95 Smelt Olimpija
* 1995–96
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
* 1996–97 Smelt Olimpija
* 1997–98
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
* 1998–99 Union Olimpija
* 1999–00 Union Olimpija
* 2000–01 Union Olimpija
* 2001–02 Union Olimpija
* 2002–03 Union Olimpija
* 2003–04
Pivovarna Laško
* 2004–05 Union Olimpija
* 2005–06 Union Olimpija
* 2006–07
Helios Domžale
* 2007–08 Union Olimpija
* 2008–09 Union Olimpija
* 2009–10 Union Olimpija
* 2010–11 Union Olimpija
* 2011–12 Union Olimpija
* 2012–13 Union Olimpija
* 2013–14
Krka
* 2014–15 Krka
* 2015–16 Krka
* 2016–17 Union Olimpija
* 2017–18
Sixt Primorska
* 2018–19 Sixt Primorska
* 2019–20
Koper Primorska
* 2020–21 Krka
* 2021–22
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...
The finals
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!Year
!Location
!Winners
!Runners-up
!Score
!
MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
, -
, 1992
,
Škofja Loka
Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Škofja Loka lies a ...
,
Smelt Olimpija
, Tinex Medvode
, align=center, 108–50
,
, -
, 1993
,
Postojna
Postojna (; german: Adelsberg, it, Postumia) is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna.
,
Smelt Olimpija
, Optimizem Postojna
, align=center, 78–77
,
, -
, 1994
,
Polzela
Polzela () is a settlement in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Polzela. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River extending into the Ložnica Hills ( sl, Ložniško gričevje) to the north. The area is part of the traditional r ...
,
Smelt Olimpija
,
Kovinotehna Savinjska
, align=center, 84–74
,
, -
, 1995
,
Radenci
Radenci (; german: Bad Radein) is a town on the right bank of the Mura River in the Mura Statistical Region of northeastern Slovenia. It is a well-known spa town and was first mentioned in written documents dating back to 1436. After 1833, when a n ...
,
Smelt Olimpija
, Postojna
, align=center, 97–77
, ,
Dušan Hauptman
Dušan Hauptman (born 17 September 1960) is a former professional basketball player who played as a shooting guard.
Career
Between 1982 and 1998, Hauptman spent seventeen consecutive seasons with Smelt Olimpija. With Olimpija, he managed to win ...
, -
, 1996
,
Maribor
Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...
,
Kovinotehna Savinjska
,
BWC Maribor
, align=center, 94–84
, ,
Klemen Zaletel
Klemen is a Slovene masculine name derived from the Latin Clemens, meaning 'merciful'. Klemen is the 42nd most common men's name in Slovenia (as of 2016). It may refer to:
* Klemen Ferjan (born 1979), Slovenian judoka
* Klemen Klemen, Slovenia ...
, -
, 1997
, Polzela
,
Smelt Olimpija
,
Kovinotehna Savinjska
, align=center, 72–60
,
, -
, 1998
,
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered t ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Pivovarna Laško
, align=center, 101–93
,
Ariel McDonald
Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. A high quality floor general who was the 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, FIBA SuproLeague ...
, -
, 1999
,
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Pivovarna Laško
, align=center, 73–70
,
Ivica Jurković
Ivica Jurković (born March 26, 1973) is Slovenian former professional basketball player.
Professional career
Jurković played for Rogaška Donat, Union Olimpija, Türk Telekom, PAOK, Olympiacos, Lokomotiv Rostov, Kaveh Tehran, Kordestan an ...
, -
, 2000
,
Laško
Laško (; german: Tüffer) is a spa town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The town is locat ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Pivovarna Laško
, align=center, 71–70
,
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...
, -
, 2001
,
Zagorje
Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian for "backland" or "behind the hills") is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Mountain. It compris ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Krka Telekom
, align=center, 73–69
,
Emilio Kovačić
Emilio Kovačić (born January 11, 1968 in Zadar) is a Croatian professional basketball scout and former player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10) tall, he was a center with great rebounding skills and decent defensive abilities. He played for many ye ...
, -
, 2002
, Ljubljana
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Krka
, align=center, 79–60
,
Jiří Welsch
Jiří Welsch () (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech former professional basketball player for BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League. He has also represented the senior Czech Republic national basketball team. Welsch has ...
, -
, 2003
,
Domžale
Domžale (; german: Domschale)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of Municipality of Domžale. The town lies ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Geoplin Slovan
, align=center, 86–72
,
, -
, 2004
, Maribor
,
Pivovarna Laško
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
, align=center, 82–79
,
Nebojša Joksimović
, -
, 2005
, Škofja Loka
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Pivovarna Laško
, align=center, 107–69
,
Sašo Ožbolt
Sašo Ožbolt (born 4 April 1981) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player who played for KK Portorož of the Slovenian League. He represented the Slovenian national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and Eurobaske ...
, -
, 2006
, Domžale
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Pivovarna Laško
, align=center, 78–71
,
Tadej Koštomaj
, -
, 2007
, Ljubljana
,
Helios Domžale
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
, align=center, 77–70
,
Robert Troha
Robert Troha (born 28 June 1977) is a retired Croatian 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 object ...
, -
, 2008
, Ljubljana
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Helios Domžale
, align=center, 85–66
,
Jasmin Hukić
Jasmin Hukić (born August 15, 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional basketball player who last played for Ilirija of the Slovenian League. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. Standing at , he plays at the ...
, -
, 2009
, Laško
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Elektra Esotech
, align=center, 75–58
,
Jasmin Hukić
Jasmin Hukić (born August 15, 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional basketball player who last played for Ilirija of the Slovenian League. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. Standing at , he plays at the ...
, -
, 2010
, Novo Mesto
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Zlatorog Laško
, align=center, 84–68
,
Gašper Vidmar
Gašper Vidmar (born 14 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and plays the center position.
Professional career
Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He m ...
, -
, 2011
, Škofja Loka
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Helios Domžale
, align=center, 92–55
,
Sašo Ožbolt
Sašo Ožbolt (born 4 April 1981) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player who played for KK Portorož of the Slovenian League. He represented the Slovenian national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and Eurobaske ...
, -
, 2012
,
Brežice
Brežice (; german: Rann ) is a town in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Brežice. It lies in the center of the Brežice Plain ( sl, Brežiško polje), which is part of the ...
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Krka
, align=center, 68–63
,
Deon Thompson
Deon Marshall Thompson (born September 16, 1988) is an American-Ivorian professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Stan ...
, -
, 2013
,
Celje
)
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,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Helios Domžale
, align=center, 73–61
,
Dino Murić
Dino Murić (born February 14, 1990) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Šenčur GGD of the Slovenian League. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) tall power forward.
In October 2010, he signed with the Slovenian club Union Olimpija ...
, -
, 2014
, Maribor
,
Krka
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
, align=center, 83–70
,
Sani Bečirović
Sani may refer to:
*Sani (surname), a list of people
*Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach
*Sani, Mauritania
*Sani Pass, pass in the Drakensberg linking Lesotho to South Africa
*Shani, in Hindu astrology, Saturn
* Sani, a village in Zanskar, Jamm ...
, -
, 2015
, Laško
,
Krka
,
Zlatorog Laško
, align=center, 77–67
,
Chris Booker
Chris Booker (born May 20, 1971) is an American radio and TV personality.
Career
Booker has worked as a correspondent for TV Guide Channel covering red carpet events such as "Live at the Grammys with Joan and Melissa Rivers," and "Live at th ...
, -
, 2016
, Ljubljana
,
Krka
,
Lastovka
, align=center, 66–33
,
Luka Lapornik
, -
, 2017
, Domžale
,
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...
,
Krka
, align=center, 86–81
,
Nikola Janković
, -
, 2018
, Ljubljana
,
Sixt Primorska
,
Šenčur GGD
, align=center, 83–63
,
Matic Rebec
, -
, 2019
,
Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
,
Sixt Primorska
,
Hopsi Polzela
, align=center, 91–72
,
Marjan Čakarun
, -
, 2020
, Ljubljana
,
Koper Primorska
,
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...
, align=center, 93–84
,
Aleksandar Lazić
, -
, 2021
, Ljubljana
,
Krka
,
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...
, align=center, 72–66
,
Luka Lapornik
, -
, 2022
, Ljubljana
,
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...
,
Helios Suns
The Helios Suns are a men's professional basketball club based in Domžale, Slovenia. The club competes in the Slovenian First League and the ABA League Second Division. They have won the national league in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Sin ...
, align=center, 99–80
,
Edo Murić
Edo Murić (born November 27, 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 8 ...
, -
Performance by club
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!Club
!Titles
!Runners-up
!Years won
!Years runners-up
, -
,
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...
,
,
, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2022
, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2020
, -
,
Krka
,
,
, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2017
, -
,
Koper Primorska
,
,
, 2018, 2019, 2020
, -
,
Zlatorog Laško
,
,
, 2004
, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015
, -
,
Helios Suns
The Helios Suns are a men's professional basketball club based in Domžale, Slovenia. The club competes in the Slovenian First League and the ABA League Second Division. They have won the national league in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Sin ...
,
,
, 2007
, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2022
, -
,
Hopsi Polzela
,
,
, 1996
, 1994, 1997, 2019
, -
, Postojna
,
,
,
, 1993, 1995
, -
, Tinex Medvode
,
,
,
, 1992
, -
,
BWC Maribor
,
,
,
, 1996
, -
,
Slovan
,
,
,
, 2003
, -
,
Elektra
,
,
,
, 2009
, -
,
Lastovka
,
,
,
, 2016
, -
,
Šenčur
Šenčur (; in older sources also ''Šentjur'',''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7. german: Sankt Georgen''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vie ...
,
,
,
, 2018
, -
,
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...
,
,
,
, 2021
, -
See also
*
Slovenian Premier A League
*
Slovenian Supercup
The Slovenian Supercup ( sl, Superpokal Slovenije) was a football match played between the Slovenian PrvaLiga champions and the Slovenian Cup winners. Prior 2007, the match was held only twice, in 1995 and 1996. The competition was resurrected in ...
References
External links
Official website
{{European basketball cups
Recurring sporting events established in 1991
Basketball cup competitions in Slovenia
Basketball cup competitions in Europe
1991 establishments in Slovenia