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Crvena zvezda
Nickname	Crveno-bele (Red and Whites)
Leagues	Basketball League of Serbia EuroCup Women
Founded	4 March 1945; 79 years ago (1945-03-04)
History	ŽKK Crvena zvezda (1945–present)
Arena	Železnik Hall
Capacity	3,000
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Team colors	Red and White
President	Anđelka Vukmirović
Head coach	Nemanja Planojević
Championships	1 EuroLeague 34 National Championships 15 National Cups
Website	kkzcrvenazvezda.rs
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Košarkaški klub ženski Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: Kошаркашки клуб женски Црвена звезда, English: Red Star Women Basketball Club), 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 34 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 15 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 and 2023, with modest results.

Sponsorship naming

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

Arena

Supporters

Honours

Total titles: 50

National Supercup:

• Runners-up (2): 1989, 1993

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

Crvena zvezda roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 1 Naumčev, Nevena 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 C 3 Akšam, Sanja 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2007-08-30)30 August 2007 PG 4 Katanić, Ivana 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 PF 5 Tešić, Milica 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2007-06-19)19 June 2007 PG 6 Čorto, Tamara 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-05-07)7 May 2002 SG 7 Kovačević, Helena 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 21 – (2003-03-31)31 March 2003 PG 10 Katanić, Aleksandra (C) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-05-18)18 May 1997 PG 11 Rađenović, Kristina 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 16 – (2008-01-24)24 January 2008 C 12 Potter, Emily 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 SG 13 Nedeljkov, Nadežda 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001 PF 15 Tučić, Katarina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2007-08-06)6 August 2007 F/C 22 Radić, Anđelina 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-11-18)18 November 1994 SF 25 Williams, Madi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1999-10-29)29 October 1999 PF 32 Vučković, Nevena 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 SG 77 Dragičević, Milica 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 17 – (2007-02-17)17 February 2007	Head coach Nemanja Planojević Assistant coach(es) Mladen Gajić Bojan Krstović Physiotherapist(s) Luka Jojić Team manager Zoran Kovačić Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 9, 2024

Honored numbers

Crvena zvezda honored numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ref.
4		Anđelija Arbutina	SG	1983–1994
8		Vukica Mitić	PG
12		Zorica Ðurković	SG
		Snežana Zorić	SG	1964–1976
15		Sofija Pekić	C

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)
• Miroslav Kanjevac (2009–2011)
• Jovan Gorec (2011–2012)
• Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013)
• Dragan Vuković (2013–2024)
• Nemanja Planojević (2024–present)

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

• Sonja Mladenović
• Mira Petrović
• Ljubica Otašević
• 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

1. Team history in Red Star SS's website
2. 1958-59 results in Todor66.com
3. List of finals in FIBA Europe's website
4. ^ "Dame za sva vremena". kosmagazin.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
5. IN MEMORIAM: Dragoljub Pljakić Pljaka (1937-2011)
6. "BUKVIC, Dragomir | promotex.org". promotex.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16.
7. Dragomir Bukvić
8. "Home".
9. Miroslav Kanjevac

External links

• Official website
• Fan page at facebook.com
• Profile at eurobasket.com
• Profile on srbijasport.net

• ŽKK Crvena zvezda
• Crvena zvezda
• Women's basketball teams in Serbia
• Basketball teams in Belgrade
• Basketball teams established in 1945
• 1945 establishments in Serbia
• Women's basketball teams in Yugoslavia
• EuroLeague Women Champions