USK Praha (official name: ZVVZ USK Praha) is a Czech women's

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club that was founded in 1953 in the city of

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. USK Praha plays in the Czech League, the highest competition in the

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. It is a 21-times national champion. On the international scene, the greatest success was the win of the

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in the 1975/76 season, of the EuroLeague in the 2014/15 season and subsequently of the FIBA SuperCup in 2015. Since 2014, its home is

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. Before, this team inhabited Folimanka hall.

Honours

Domestic

National Championships – 17 *

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: **Winners (8) : 1970, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989 **Runner up (7) : 1971, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990 * Czech Women's Basketball League: **Winners (16) : 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 **Runner up (10) : 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 National Cups – 4 * Czech Women's Basketball Cup: **Winners (4) : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 **Runner up (14) : 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013

International

International titles –2 * Europe SuperCup Women: **Winners (1) :

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* EuroLeague Women: **Winners (1) :

: **Winners (1) : 1976 **Runner up (1) : 1973

Famous players

* Milka Bjelica *

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* Sonja Petrović * Jana Veselá

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