KK Split
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| Nickname | Žuti | |||
| Leagues | A-1 Liga Krešimir Ćosić Cup |
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| Founded | 1945 | |||
| History | 1945 - present | |||
| Arena | Spaladium Arena (capacity: 12,000) Arena Gripe (capacity: 3,500) |
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| Location | Split, Croatia | |||
| Team colors | Yellow and Black |
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| President | Dino Rađa | |||
| Head coach | Slobodan Subotić | |||
| Championships | 1 Croatian Championship 2 Korać Cups 3 European Championships 2 Triple Crowns 5 National Cups of Yugoslavia 5 Krešimir Ćosić Cups 6 Championships of Yugoslavia |
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| Website | www.kksplit.hr | |||
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KK Split (Košarkaški Klub Split), KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.
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[edit] History
The club's roots are found in Hajduk sports society's basketball section, which was established in 1945. After three years of mostly sporadic activity, in 1948 the club established its own organizational structure as KK Hajduk independently of sports society. Next year, 1949, the club changed its name to KK Split. In 2009, the team moved to the brand-new Spaladium Arena for their home games.
After competing in lower divisions for more than a decade, the club finally made it to Yugoslav First Federal League for the 1963/64 season and it stayed there until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia.
In 1967 the club adopted the name KK Jugoplastika and kept it until 1990.
KK Split has been a very successful club in European basketball. They are, together with the first champions, ASK Riga the only team to win the Euroleague trophy three times in a row. In the years 1989, 1990 and 1991, the team known back then as Jugoplastika and POP 84 with players like Dino Rađa, Toni Kukoč, Žan Tabak and Velimir Perasović won the top European basketball trophy.
Apart from these successes, the club also reached the Euroleague final in 1972, falling to Ignis Varese and won two Korać Cups in 1976 and in 1977.
The club had the names Slobodna Dalmacija, Croatia Osiguranje, Split - Croatia Osiguranje and the English translation of the latter, Split Croatia Insurance.
KK Split has lately financial problems, but is looking to revive its legendary years in the near future.
[edit] Name through history
- 1945–1948 KK Hajduk
- 1949–1966 KK Split
- 1967–1990 KK Jugoplastika
- 1990-? KK POP 84
- ? -1993 KK Slobodna Dalmacija
- 1993–1997 KK Croatia Osiguranje Split (CO Split)
- 1997–1999 KK Split
- 1999- KK Split Croatia Osiguranje (Split CO)
[edit] Accomplishments
- National Championship of Croatia: 1
- 2003
- Krešimir Ćosić Cup: 5
- 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2004
- National Championship of Yugoslavia: 6
- 1971, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
- National Cup of Yugoslavia: 5
- 1972, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1991
- Korać Cup: 2
- 1976, 1977
- Euroleague: 3
- 1989, 1990, 1991
- Triple Crown: 2
- 1990, 1991
[edit] Famous players
- Toni Kukoč
- Dino Rađa
- Zoran Savić
- Žan Tabak
- Petar Naumoski
- Rato Tvrdić
- Petar Skansi
- Damir Šolman
- Duje Krstulović
- Željko Jerkov
- Ivica Dukan
- Goran Sobin
- Željko Poljak
- Zoran Sretenović
- Duško Ivanović
- Luka Pavićević
- Velimir Perasović
- Nikola Vujčić
- Roko Leni Ukić
- Damir Mršić
- Peter Vilfan
- Otis Hill
- Goran Kalamiza
- Nikola Prkačin
- Andrija Žižić
- Ermal Kurtoğlu
- Elías Larry Ayuso
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