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Košarkaški klub ženski Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Kошаркашки клуб женски Црвена звезда, ), commonly referred to as KKŽ Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, is a women's professional
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club based in
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and the major part of the Red Star multi-sports club. Crvena zvezda competes in the
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and in the
Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia (), commonly abbreviated as KLS, is a Serbian basketball league system, top-tier men's professional basketball Sports league, league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation o ...
. The Crvena zvezda squads have won a record 35 National League championships, including 15-in-a-row and 6-in-a-row sequences. They have played three different National Leagues since 1945, including Yugoslav Women's Basketball League (1945–1992), First Women's Basketball League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) and Serbian League (2006 onwards). They have also won a record 16 National Cup titles and one EuroLeague Women Championship. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Cmiljka Kalušević,
Snežana Zorić Snežana Zorić, married Mijalković, (; born 16 January 1949) is former Yugoslavian and Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serb ...
, Vukica Mitić,
Zorica Ðurković Zorica Ðurković (born 14 September 1957) is a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics. References External links

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, Jasmina Milosavljević, Sofija Pekić, Anđelija Arbutina and Ana Joković.


History

Red Star was the major powerhouse in the early stages of the Yugoslav Championship, winning 15 championships in a row between 1945 and 1960. In 1958, it was the first team to represent Yugoslavia in the newly founded
European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...
, reaching the tournament's semifinals. The team wasn't able to win the national championship between 1964 and 1972, but it emerged in the second half of the 1970s winning six national titles in a row. In 1979, it achieved its greatest success by winning the European Cup beating BSE Budapest in the final by 97-62. As of 2021, this remains the highest scoring in a European Cup / Euroleague final. Red Star was the first of only two teams from Yugoslavia to win the competition. Red Star again reached the European Cup final in 1981, losing this time to Daugava Riga. The following years were less successful, and the team had to wait until 1990 to return to the competition, marking its seventh appearance in the semi-finals. During the
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, Red Star was disqualified from the 1992–93 European Champions Cup in accordance with the UNSC Resolution 757. The team returned to European competition in 1996 through the second tier
Ronchetti Cup The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 ''European Cup Liliana Ronchetti'' and ''European Cup Winners' Cup'' till 1974) was an annual women's basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competit ...
. It has since appeared in the Ronchetti Cup and its successor the Eurocup in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004,
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
,
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
and
2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
, with modest results.


Sponsorship naming

Crvena zvezda has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:


Arena


Supporters


Honours

Total titles: 52


Other international achievements

* EuroLeague Women: ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1980–81 ** ''Third place (1):'' 1989–90 ** ''Semi-finals (5):'' 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1977–78, 1979–80 *
Ronchetti Cup The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 ''European Cup Liliana Ronchetti'' and ''European Cup Winners' Cup'' till 1974) was an annual women's basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competit ...
: ** ''Semi-finals (2):''
1972–73 Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this y ...
, 1974–75 *
Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, ...
: ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2013–14 ** ''Semi-finals (2):'' 2017–18, 2018–19 * Triple Crown (1): 1978–79


Players


Current roster


Honored numbers


Coaches

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Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketbal ...
(1946–1952) *
Milorad Sokolović Milorad Sokolović ( sr-cyr, Милорад Соколовић; 10 August 1922 – 26 June 1999), also known by his nickname Soko ( sr-cyr, Соко; in English ''Falcon''), was a Serbian basketball player, coach and sports journalist. He represen ...
(1952–1957) *
Strahinja Alagić Strahinja "Braca" Alagić ( sr-cyr, Страхиња "Браца" Алагић; 14 August 1924 – 10 October 2002) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He dedicated his coaching career is the most to women's basketball. With C ...
(1957–1960) *
Dragan Godžić Dragan Godžić ( sr-cyr, Драган Гоџић; 14 April 1927 – 23 June 1988) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Godžić was a member of the first managing boar ...
(1961) * Dimitrije Krstić (1962–1964) *
Milan Vasojević Milan "Ciga" Vasojević ( sr-Cyrl, Милан "Цига" Васојевић; 27 December 1932 – 24 December 1996) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and administrator. He led the national team of Yugoslavia during the greatest success ...
(1965–1967) * Sreten Dragojlović (1967–1971) * Dragoljub Pljakić (1971–1974) *
Strahinja Alagić Strahinja "Braca" Alagić ( sr-cyr, Страхиња "Браца" Алагић; 14 August 1924 – 10 October 2002) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He dedicated his coaching career is the most to women's basketball. With C ...
(1974–1981) * Zoran Kovačić (1981–1988) * Vladislav Lučić (1988–1990) * Zoran Kovačić (1990–1994) * Dragomir Bukvić (1994–1995) * Zoran Tir (1995–1996) * Stevan Karadžić (1996–1998) *
Srđan Antić Srđan "Riki" Antić ( sr-Cyrl, Срђан "Рики" Антић; born 10 December 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. Early life Antić played basketball in Partizan Belgrade, but unfortunately his career as a basketball player e ...
(1998–2000) * Milan Nisić (2000) * Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004) * Jovica Antonić (2004) * Dragomir Bukvić (2005–2006) * Zoran Višić (2006–2007) * Dragomir Bukvić (2007–2008) * Miroslav Kanjevac (2009–2011)Miroslav Kanjevac
/ref> * Jovan Gorec (2011–2012) * Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013) *
Dragan Vuković Dragan Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Вуковић; born August 26, 1963) is a Serbian basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach for the Crvena zvezda of the Women's Basketball League of Serbia and the Women's Adriatic League. ...
(2013–2024) * Nemanja Planojević (2024–present)


Notable players

* Sonja Mladenović * Mira Petrović *
Ljubica Otašević Ljubica "Buba" Otašević ( sr-cyr, Љубица Оташевић; born August 2, 1933 – April 12, 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actress, body double, and basketball player. Early life Born in the village of Ljutovnica near Gornji Milanova ...
* Branka Prelević * Aleksandra Dakić–Gec * Gordana Baraga–Bjegojević * Cmiljka Kalušević *
Snežana Zorić Snežana Zorić, married Mijalković, (; born 16 January 1949) is former Yugoslavian and Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serb ...
* Vukica Mitić * Zorica Đurković * Jasmina Milosavljević * Sofija Pekić * Natalija Bacanović *
Zagorka Počeković Zagorka Počeković–Čupahin (Serbian Cyrillic: Загорка Почековић–Чупихан, born 27 January 1965) is a Yugoslav former female professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly ...
*
Bojana Milošević Bojana Milošević Brnad (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Милошевић Брнад, 29 November 1965 – 16 April 2020) was a Serbian basketball player. She competed for Yugoslavia in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Milošević died in April 2020 ...
* Anđelija Arbutina * Eleonora Vild * Gordana Bogojević * Lara Mandić * Nina Bjedov * Katarina Lazić * Milka Bjelica * Ana Joković * Katarina Manić *
Milica Dabović Milica Dabović ( sr-cyr, Милица Дабовић; born 16 February 1982) is a former Serbian professional women's basketball player. She represented the Serbian national basketball team, winning Olympic bronze with the team at the 2016 Summ ...
*
Ivanka Matić Ivanka Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иванка Матић; born 29 May 1979 in Vlasenica, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian professional basketball player. She played as a Center (basketball), center. The 195 ...
* Stojanka Ostojić * Sonja Vasić *
Aleksandra Crvendakić Aleksandra Crvendakić ( sr-cyr, Александра Црвендакић, born 17 March 1996) is a Serbian former professional women's basketball player. She was a member of the Serbia women's national basketball team, Serbian national basketb ...
* Aleksandra Stanaćev * Nataša Kovačević * Mina Đorđević * Aleksandra Katanić * Snežana Bogićević * Ivana Katanić *
Maša Janković Maša Janković ( sr-cyr, Маша Јанковић; born 1 February 2000) is a Serbian basketball player for CB Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. Also, she represents Serbia women's national basketball team, Serbia national ...


References


External links


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