MBK Ružomberok is a women's
basketball
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club in
Ružomberok
Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000.
Etymology
The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. It was established in 1941 and plays in the elite leagues since 1979 (then in
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
). It is the most successful female basketball team in
Slovak history. It won three Czechoslovak and 14 Slovak league titles and two
EuroLeague Women titles in 1999 and 2000 when
Natália Hejková
Natália Hejková (born 7 April 1954) is a former Slovak basketball coach and player. In 2019 she was inducted in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Biography
Hejková was born on 7 April 1954 to Vsevolod Hejk, a Russian-Czech engineer, who was posted to ...
was with the team as its manager (trainer).
Winners
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EuroLeague Women (2): 1999, 2000.
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Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga (14): 1993-2003, 2019-2021.
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Slovak Women's Basketball Cup (2): 1997, 2019, 2020, 2022.
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Czechoslovak Women's Basketball Championship (3): 1991-1993.
Current roster
Notable players
External links
Official site
Ružomberok
Women's basketball teams in Slovakia
Basketball teams established in 1941
1941 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Sport in Žilina Region
EuroLeague Women Champions
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