The Belgrade Trophy ( Serbian: Трофеј Београда/Trofej Beograda) is an international

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competition between

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s, which has been held annually since 2012 and takes place in

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each summer, before the big official

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tournaments, such as the

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, the

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, and the

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. The tournament is organized by the

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. The competition is played under FIBA rules. All five editions of the tournament held so far have been won by

, which has won all ten games it played, by an average margin of 24.8 points. The 2017 edition of the tournament was the first one with three participating teams competing in a

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, replacing previous format with four participating teams competing in a

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Standings

Results by country

Tournament history

2012

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2013

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2014

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2015

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2016

Belgrade Trophy was not held in 2016, due to the participation of Serbia national team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade, one of three

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, which was held in Kombank Arena in July 2016.

2017

Standings

Matches

2018–2021

Belgrade Trophy was not held in 2018 since there was no major

-organized international tournament scheduled for that year. In 2019, no tournament was held prior to the

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, and in 2020,

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were postponed due to the

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, marking another year with no major international basketball competition. In 2021, like in 2016, instead of the Belgrade Trophy, one of the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments was held in Belgrade. After four consecutive years with no tournament held, and no official announcements regarding the tournament from the

, the future of Belgrade Trophy remains uncertain.

References

External links

Belgrade Trophy 2014
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Standings

Results by country

Tournament history

2012

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2013

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2014

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2015

Semifinals

3rd place match

Finals

2016

2017

Standings

Matches

2018–2021

See also

Sponsors

References

External links