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2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons was the 29th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. KK Koper Primorska are the defending champions. On 12 March 2020, the Basketball Federation of Slovenia temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 March, the Basketball Federation canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Koper Primorska was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basketball Federation decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season. Format Regular season In the first phase, nine teams will compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (16 games total). Cedevita Olimpija will compete in the second phase. All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. Second phase The top five teams from the regular season will advance to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions. Format Regular season In the first phase, ten teams competed in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). All teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. Second phase The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. These teams started the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team played a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin was used. The bottom four teams entered a home-and-away round-robin mini-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Each teams plays 9 games in this phase. Playoffs Eight teams joined the playoffs. Teams Venues and locations Personnel and ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Rogaška
Košarkarski klub Rogaška (), commonly referred to as KK Rogaška or simply Rogaška, is basketball team from Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia, playing in the Slovenian top division. History The first basketball club in Rogaška Slatina was founded in the early 1960s. After Slovenia's independence, the team played in the top division and FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a .... In 1997, the club abolished senior team due to financial problems and competed only in youth competitions, before in February 1998 the club was re-founded as ''KK Rogaška 98''. Rogaška earned promotion to the top division in 2011. In the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons, Rogaška reached the championship finals, where they lost 3–1 on both occasions, to Tajfun and Union Olimpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koper
Koper (; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Slovenian Istria, Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Port of Koper is the country's only container port and a major contributor to the economy of the City Municipality of Koper, Municipality of Koper. The city is a destination for a number of Mediterranean cruising lines. Koper is also one of the main road entry points into Slovenia from Italy, which lies to the north of the municipality. The main motorway crossing is at Spodnje Škofije to the north of the city of Koper. The motorway continues into Rabuiese and Trieste. Koper also has a rail connection with the capital city, Ljubljana. On the coast, there is a crossing at Lazaret into Lazzaretto in Muggia municipality in Trieste province. The Italian border crossing is known as San Bartolomeo. Sights Major sights in Koper include the 15th-century Praeto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Primorska
Košarkarski klub Koper Primorska (), commonly referred to as KK Koper Primorska, was a men's professional basketball club based in Koper, Slovenia. The club was formed by the merger of KOŠ Koper and KK Lastovka in 2016, and was disbanded in 2020 due to financial problems. Primorska became the Slovenian champions in 2019, and also won the Slovenian Cup three times in a row between 2018 and 2020. History KK Primorska was founded in 2016 by the merger of KK Lastovka and ŠD Koš Koper. The team finished in seventh place in its debut season in the Slovenian national league. In its second season, Sixt Primorska competed in the second-level regional league, ABA League Second Division, where they lost in the final against KK Krka. During the 2018–19 season, Sixt Primorska won a historic "quadruple" after winning in all four competitions in which they played (national league, domestic cup, domestic supercup, and ABA League Second Division). As a result, they earned a place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 () to the north. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Buildings On a hill in the centre of the settlement is Komenda Castle, a 13th-century castle used in later centuries by the Knights Hospitaller and greatly rebuilt in the 19th century. A marble lion found at the castle and the Hospitallers' Maltese cross appear in the municipal coat of arms. A Baroque architecture, Late Baroque mansion dating to the late 18th century known as Šenek Mansion with a chapel dedicated to Saint Florian and its surrounding park to the northeast of the settlement is one of the municipality's major landmarks. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, Saint Margaret () and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šenčur
Šenčur (; in older sources also ''Šentjur'',''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7. ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56. or ''Sankt Georgen im Felde'') is a settlement in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šenčur. Name Šenčur was mentioned in written sources in 1221 as ''de Sancto Georio''Jakič, Ivan. 1997. ''Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine.'' Ljubljana: DZS, p. 324. (and as ''ad sanctum Georium'' and ''ecclesiam sancti Georgii'' in 1238, and as ''aput Sanctum Georium'' in 1264). The Slovene name ''Šentčur'' is a contraction of the colloquial name for Saint George, the patron saint of the local church: ''šent Jur'' > ''*Šenťur'' > ''Šenčur''. In the past, the settlement was known as ''Sankt Georgen (im Felde)'' in German. History The Šenčur area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domžale
Domžale (; )''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 the Municipality of Domžale in Slovenia. The town lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the Kamnik Bistrica River. It includes the hamlets of Zgornje Domžale (; ), Spodnje Domžale (; ), and Študa. Domžale is known today for its small businesses, agriculture, and light industry. Name Domžale was attested in written sources circa 1200–1230 as ''Domsselsdorf'' (and as ''Vnheilden dorf'' in 1260, ''Vnsselsdorf'' in 1302, ''Vnsersdorf'' in 1322, ''Dumsel'' in 1490, and ''Damschale'' in 1558, among other variations.) The medieval German name ''Unser(s)dorf'' is derived from ''(D)unselsdorf'', which was presumably borrowed from the Slovene name and from which the initial ''D-'' was lost because it was reanalyzed as a definite article. The Slovene name could be reconstruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helios Suns
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Helios (; ; Homeric Greek: ) is the god who personification, personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") and Phaethon ("the shining"). Helios is often depicted in art with a radiant crown and driving a horse-drawn chariot through the sky. He was a guardian of oaths and also the god of sight. Though Helios was a relatively minor deity in Classical Greece, his worship grew more prominent in late antiquity thanks to his identification with several major solar divinities of the Roman period, particularly Apollo and Sol (Roman mythology), Sol. The Roman Emperor Julian (emperor), Julian made Helios the central divinity of his short-lived revival of Religion in ancient Rome, traditional Roman religious practices in the 4th century AD. Helios figures prominently in several works of Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, in which he is often described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Stožice
The Stožice Arena () is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar + Vuga architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The arena is part of the Stožice Sports Park sports complex. The arena is the home ground of basketball club KK Cedevita Olimpija. History The arena is named after the area in which it is located, and the change of the name is possible in the future due to sponsorship rights. Together with the football stadium, it is part of the Stožice Sports Park. The arena building area measures 14,164 square meters. It was constructed in just 14 months and opened on 10 August 2010 with a basketball match between Slovenia and Spain, which was won by Spain 79–72 after overtime. The arena has a capacity of 12,480 seats for basketball and is located in the northwestern part of the sports park. The four levels of concourses and the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
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KK Zlatorog Laško
Košarkarski klub Zlatorog Laško (), commonly referred to as KK Zlatorog or simply Zlatorog, is a Slovenian basketball club based in Laško that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top flight of Slovenian basketball. The team play their home games at the Tri Lilije Hall. History The club was established in 1969. During the initial years the club was competing under the name ''KK Laško''. In 1972 they renamed as ''KK Zlatorog Laško'', and in 1994 as ''KK Pivovarna Laško''. A year before that, the town of Laško started the construction of a new modern sports hall which prompted rapid expansion of basketball in the town. The management also renewed the playing potential of the club, and in the 1995–96 season, after two years of competing in the second division, the club qualified for the Slovenian top division. Aleš Pipan replaced the former coach Andrej Žagar, and on the other hand, the players headed by Matjaž Tovornik were joined by new reinforcements, among t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
