ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's

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(previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Budućnost MONET, Budućnost Brillant, Budućnost Bemax and Budućnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner of

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The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of

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, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (

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) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country". As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries –

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. The club continued to dominate the national championship in

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since it gained independence in 2006.
ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons

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. ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the ''Varvari''. ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society.

Kits

Records of achievements

;International titles (6) * Champions League: **Winners (2):

: **Winners (3):

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

* EHF Cup **Winners (1):

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

* Women's Regional Handball League: **Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 ;National Championships (36) * Yugoslav Championship: **Winners (4): 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992 * FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Championship: **Winners (14): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 * Montenegrin Championship: **Winners (18): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 ;National Cups (30) *

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: **Winners (2): 1984, 1989 * FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Cup: **Winners (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

: **Winners (19): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 ;Others *4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)

Champions League

*1985/86 1/2 FINAL *1989/90 1/4 FINAL *1990/91 1/4 FINAL *1995/96 1/8 FINAL *1996/97 1/8 FINAL *1997/98 1/2 FINAL *1998/99 1/2 FINAL *1999/00 1/2 FINAL *2000/01 1/2 FINAL *2001/02 1/2 FINAL *2002/03 1/4 FINAL *2003/04 1/4 FINAL *2004/05 Group Matches *2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner *2006/07 Group Matches *2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL *2008/09 Main Round *2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner *2010/11 1/2 FINAL *2011/12 Winner *2012/13 Main Round *2013/14 Runner-up *2014/15 Winner *2015/16 Final Four - 4th *2016/17 Final Four - 4th *2017/18 Quarter-final *2018/19 Quarter-final *2020/21 Quarter-final *2021/22 Group Matches *2022/23 1/8 FINAL *2023/24 Group Matches

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025-26 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Andrea Škerović * 8 Armelle Attingré * 16 Marija Marsenić ;Left Wingers * 24 Dagmara Nocuń * 88

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;Right Wingers * 34 Dunja Radević * 37 Nina Bulatović ;Line players * 11 Ivana Godeč * 15 Hawa N'Diaye * 33 Anđela Guberinić ;Left Backs * 10 Elena Mitrović * 77 Nina Ramusović * 80 Jelena Radivojević ;Central Backs * 14 Nikolina Marković * 44 Mari Plamenova Tomova * 96 Itana Grbić ;Right Backs * 9 Jelena Vukčević * 24 Tanja Ivanović

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ; Joining * Itana Grbić (CB) (from RK Krim) * Hawa N'Diaye (LP) (from RK Krim) * Dagmara Nocuń (LW) (from CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud) ; Leaving * Clara Monti Danielsson (LP) (to HØJ Elite) * Sakura Hauge (GK) * Ivona Pavićević (LW) * Anastasija Marsenić (RW) * Andrijana Popović (LP)

Staff members

:''Staff for the 2023–24 season'' * Head Coach:

Bojana Popović Bojana Popović née Petrović, (born 20 November 1979) is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the 2000's, despite not being given any official recognition. A ...

* Assistant Coach:

Maja Savić Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004� ...

* Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović * Fitness Coach: Danica Delić * Fiziotherapeut: Andrija Damjanović * Fiziotherapeut: Mitar Vujović * Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

:''(All-Time) – Last updated after the 2023/24 season'' *There is no data available from 4 seasons (1998-2002).

Notable former players

* Marijana "Maja" Bulatović * Zorica Pavićević * Katica Lješković * Olga Sekulić * Svetlana Antić * Ljiljana Vučević */ Stanka Božović * Mirsada Ganić * Vesna Durković * Dragana Pešić * Marta Bojanović * Mirjana Milović * Milanka Šćepanović * Nataša Tomašević * Suzana Ganić * Tatjana Jovanović * Tanja Raonić * Željka Ratković * Vesna Lekić * Tatjana Jeraminok * Anica Đurović *

* Dragica Orlandić * Mira Čelebić * Aida Dorović *

* Sanja Jovović * Marina Rakočević * Snežana Damjanac * Radmila Petrović * Anđela Bulatović *

Sonja Barjaktarović Sonja Barjaktarović (born 11 September 1986) is a retired Montenegrin handball goalkeeper. She was the first goalkeeper of the Montenegro women's national handball team and helped them to win the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

Marija Jovanović Marija Jovanović (born 26 December 1985) is a retired Montenegrin handball player. She played for the Montenegrin national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Montenegrin team placed sixth, and J ...

* Ana Radović * Biljana Novović * Suzana Lazović *

Mirjana Milenković Mirjana Milenković (born 14 March 1985) is a former Montenegrin handball goalkeeper who plays for the Montenegrin national team. Club career Milenković started to play handball in Serbian club Radnički from Belgrade. In 2003, she joined Knj ...

* Katarina Bulatović * Ana Đokić * Gabriella Markoč * Marta Batinović * Jelena Despotović *

Dijana Ujkić Dijana Ujkić (Albanian: Diana Ujkaj, born 5 July 1996) is a Montenegrin handball player for Istogu and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handba ...

* Đurđina Malović * Ljubica Nenezić * Đurđina Jauković * Ema Alivodić * Majda Mehmedović * Jovanka Radičević * Marina Rajčić * Itana Grbić * Tatjana Brnović * Matea Pletikosić * Milena Raičević * Nikolina Vukčević * Ivona Pavićević * Anastasija Marsenić * Sandra Kolaković * Dragica Đurić * Biljana Balać * Danica Pavlov * Tanja Tomanović * Jelena Jovanović * Zlata Paplacko * Ljiljana Knežević * Ana Vojčić * Dragana Cvijić * Željka Nikolić *

Sanja Vujović Sanja Vujović (née Damnjanović; born 25 May 1987) is a retired Serbian female handball player. Achievements *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009 *Serbian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011 *Serbi ...

* Andrea Lekić * Iva Perica * Dalija Erceg * Sanela Knezović *

Dijana Jovetić Dijana Jovetić (née Golubić; born 21 May 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six ...

* Katarina Ježić * Tihana Ambroš * Lidija Horvat * Neli Irman * Barbara Lazović * Dragana Ristova * Elena Gjeorgjievska * Natalya Cygankova * Natalya Anisimova * Larisa Kiselyova * Inna Mokhova * Nigina Saidova * Elena Dmitrieva * Valeriia Maslova * Liudmila Mochalina * Larysa Karlova * Lyudmyla Shevchenko * Nina Getsko * Tetyana Vorozhtsova * Svitlana Morozova * Hanna Burmystrova * Izabela Puchacz * Monika Marzec * Kinga Achruk * Gabriela Đukanović * Cristina Neagu * Cristina Laslo * Tatyana Dzhandzhgava * Tanja Logwin * Irina Sirina * Piroska Szamoránsky * Noémi Háfra * Clara Woltering * Ann-Cathrin Giegerich * Claudine Mendy * Allison Pineau * Kalidiatou Niakaté * Camilla Dalby * Darly Zoqbi * Emily Stang Sando * Bárbara Arenhart * Adriana Cardoso de Castro *

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* Sakura Hauge * Clara Monti Danielsson

Head coach history

* Pero Milošević * Vinko Kandija * Aleksandr Panov * Nikola Petrović * Duško Milić * Milorad Milatović * Tone Tiselj (2007–2008) * Gyula Zsiga (2008–2010) * Dragan Adžić (2010–2020) *

(2020–present)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zrk Buducnost T-Mobile Budućnost Podgorica Deutsche Telekom Budućnost Handball clubs established in 1949 1949 establishments in Yugoslavia