ŽKK Crvena zvezda

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Location Belgrade, Serbia Head coach Dragan Vuković President Nataša Kovačević		Team colors Red and White Founded 1945 Color Red and White

Nickname Crveno-bele (Red and Whites) Leagues Serbian First League WABA League Arena Basket city Hall (capacity: 1.600)

ŽKK Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: ЖKK Црвена звезда, English: WBC Red Star) is a Serbian women's basketball team from Belgrade representing the SD Crvena Zvezda in the Serbian League and international competitions. Founded in 1945, it was an original section of the club. It currently competes in the Serbian First League and Adriatic League.

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 1975, 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. This remains as of 2011 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's final in 1981, losing this time to Daugava Riga. The following years were less successful, and the team had to wait to 1990 to return to the competition, marking its seventh appearance in the semifinals.

During the Yugoslav Wars Red Star was disqualified from the 1993 Euroleague 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 and 2009, with modest results.

Domestic

National Championships – 28

First League of SFR Yugoslavia:

Winners (25) : 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992

Runners-up (11) : 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1991

First League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro:

Winners (3) : 1993, 1996, 2004

Runners-up (4) : 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003

First League of Serbia:

Runners-up (4) : 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016

National Cups – 12

Cup of SFR Yugoslavia:

Winners (6) : 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1992

Runners-up (7) : 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991

Cup of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro:

Winners (4) : 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004

Runners-up (2) : 1993, 2001

Cup of Serbia:

Winners (2) : 2016, 2017

Runners-up (2) : 2008, 2009

International

International titles – 1

European Champions Cup:

Winners (1) : 1979

Runners-up (1) : 1981

Adriatic League Women:

Runners-up (1) : 2014

Current roster

Guards

[1.78] Nataša Đorđević

[1.64] Olivera Gapić

[1.70] Dejana Ivanišević

[1.68] Julijana Kančević

[1.74] Ljiljana Tomašević

Guards

[1.74] Tijana Dijan

[1.68] Aleksandra Stanaćev

Forwards

[1.75] Ana Čučukov

[1.82] Tamara Karadžić

[1.81] Ana Nikšić

[1.78] Selena Pavlović

[1.80] Marina Radović

Centers

[1.87] Aleksandra Crvendakić

[1.87] Mirjana Jovičić

[1.90] Jovana Karakašević

[1.86] Marija Radović

Notable former coaches

Nebojša Popović (1946–1952)

Milorad Sokolović (1952–1957)

Strahinja Alagić (1957–1960)

Milan Ciga Vasojević

Strahinja Alagić (1973–1981)

Vladislav Lučić (1988–1990)

Zoran Kovačić

Dragoljub Pljakić

Zoran Tir

Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004)

References

ŽKK Crvena zvezda Wikipedia

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