ŽKK Crvena Zvezda

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 basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia and the major part of the Red Star multi-sports club. Crvena zvezda competes in the EuroCup Women and in the Basketball League of Serbia.

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, Vukica Mitić, Zorica Ðurković, 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, 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 Yugoslav Wars, 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. It has since appeared in the Ronchetti Cup and its successor the Eurocup in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2022, 2023 and 2025, 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:
** ''Semi-finals (2):'' 1972–73, 1974–75
* Adriatic League:
** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2013–14
** ''Semi-finals (2):'' 2017–18, 2018–19
* Triple Crown (1): 1978–79

Players

Current roster

Honored numbers

Coaches

* Nebojša Popović (1946–1952)
* Milorad Sokolović (1952–1957)
* Strahinja Alagić (1957–1960)
* Dragan Godžić (1961)
* Dimitrije Krstić (1962–1964)
* Milan Vasojević (1965–1967)
* Sreten Dragojlović (1967–1971)
* Dragoljub Pljakić (1971–1974)
* Strahinja Alagić (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 (1998–2000)
* Milan Nisić (2000)
* Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004)
* Jovica Antonić (2004)
* Dragomir Bukvić (2005–2006)
* Zoran Višić (2006–2007)
* Dragomir Bukvić (2007–2008)
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* Jovan Gorec (2011–2012)
* Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013)
* Dragan Vuković (2013–2024)
* Nemanja Planojević (2024–present)

Notable players

* Sonja Mladenović
* Mira Petrović
* Ljubica Otašević
* Branka Prelević
* Aleksandra Dakić–Gec
* Gordana Baraga–Bjegojević
* Cmiljka Kalušević
* Snežana Zorić
* Vukica Mitić
* Zorica Đurković
* Jasmina Milosavljević
* Sofija Pekić
* Natalija Bacanović
* Zagorka Počeković
* Bojana Milošević
* Anđelija Arbutina
* Eleonora Vild
* Gordana Bogojević
* Lara Mandić
* Nina Bjedov
* Katarina Lazić
* Milka Bjelica
* Ana Joković
* Katarina Manić
* Milica Dabović
* Ivanka Matić
* Stojanka Ostojić
* Sonja Vasić
* Aleksandra Crvendakić
* Aleksandra Stanaćev
* Nataša Kovačević
* Mina Đorđević
* Aleksandra Katanić
* Snežana Bogićević
* Ivana Katanić
* Maša Janković

References

External links

Official website

Fan page
at facebook.com

Profile
at eurobasket.com

Profile
on srbijasport.net

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Women's basketball teams in Serbia
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Women's basketball teams in Yugoslavia
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