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Partizan mt:s Belgrade
Partizan mt:s Belgrade logo
NicknameThe Black & Whites
The Steamroller
Kings of Rings
LeaguesSerbian League
Adriatic League
Euroleague
FoundedOctober 4, 1945
HistoryKK Partizan
(1945–present)
ArenaPionir Hall
(capacity: 8,150)
Kombank Arena
(capacity: 23,000)
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Team colorsBlack and White
   
PresidentPredrag Danilović
Head coachDuško Vujošević
Championships1 Euroleague
(1992)
3 Korać Cup
(1978, 1979, 1989)
5 Adriatic League
(2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
19 National Championship
(1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
13 National Cup
(1979, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Websitekkpartizan.rs

Košarkaški klub Partizan (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Партизан), known as Partizan mt:s Belgrade for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.

KK Partizan is the most successful basketball club in Serbia. During its more than six decades long history, Partizan has won as many as 41 trophies.

KK Partizan is the defending Serbian basketball champion and the holder of 19 national champion titles, of which the last eleven were won consecutively. They have also won 13 national basketball cups and five consecutive Adriatic championships (2007–2011).

The most significant trophy the club has won is the European Champion trophy at the Final Four of the Euroleague in Istanbul in 1992. KK Partizan was the European champion in 1992 with curiosity of winning the title, although playing all but one of the games (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr) on foreign grounds (in Madrid suburb Fuenlabrada); FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Same year club took national championship and cup, and won Triple Crown. KK Partizan was not allowed to defend the Euroleague title in the 1992–93 season, because of UN sanctions. They also won 3 Radivoj Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989.

KK Partizan has grown into the most famous basketball brand from Serbia and team acclaimed both on the European and World levels. Partizan has earned respect not only by winning and constantly participating in the European competitions, but also thanks to a multitude of its players that have worn the jersey of the National team, the squad who has conquered the world earning fame and trophies for their country. No European team has given as much players in the world best league NBA as Partizan did and they have always been the trademark of the country which was multiple European and World basketball champion.

KK Partizan became the first Serbian team to play an official game against NBA teams, in September 2009.

History

Formation and early years (1945–1971)

The club was founded on 4 October 1945, as a basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army. The first club championship of Yugoslavia was held in 1946, and the Partizan team consisted mostly of players from Yugoslav Army basketball team, which in 1945 won the state championship tournament against teams of Yugoslav republics. KK Partizan officially ceased to be a club of the Army in 1953, since the entire sports society became independent and received the name of Partizan Yugoslav Sports Association (JSD Partizan).

Although with very strong roster, with a lot of players who played for the national team of Yugoslavia, Partizan waited for the first senior title of Yugoslav champion until 1976. In the first 30 years of history many great players went through Partizan – Mirko Marjanović, Božidar Munćan, Radomir Šaper, Vilmoš Loci, Lajoš Engler, Čedomir Stojičević, Borislav Stanković, Borislav Ćurčić, Branko Radović, Radovan Radović, Miloš Bojović, Dragutin Čermak, Slobodan Jelić and many others. During this period Partizan finished five times as second-placed in the championship of Yugoslavia, on two occasions it even had the same number of points as the winner, but failed to reach the title of national champion.

Creating a powerhouse (1971–1981)

Dražen Dalipagić "Praja"

The rise of Partizan and its emergence into one of the most successful clubs in Europe begun in the early 1970s, when former players started to run the club and when the coaching job was taken by national team coach Ranko Žeravica. He made ​​a great selection of young players led by extremely talented Dražen Dalipagić "Praja" and Dragan Kićanović "Kića". Since Žeravica, as the national team coach (until 1965 as an assistant to Aleksandar Nikolić and then as head coach) closely followed the development of the world basketball for more than ten years, including the American professional league, he applied his knowledge and experience to young Partizan team, trying to combine the best features of American and Soviet concepts of basketball game, while adapting them to special mentality of Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslav region.

He gathered around him other young professionals, and in late 1970s, when Žeravica went coaching abroad, his former associates Borislav Ćorković and Dušan Ivković took over the team and continued to build great Partizan.

This exceptionally important period in the club history was crowned with a few trophies. The first was the title of Yugoslav champion in 1975–76 season, followed by two victories in Korać Cup (1978 in Banja Luka, KK Bosna was defeated with 117–110, while in 1979 Partizan defeated Italian Arrigoni 108–98), first double in 1978–89 and another national championship title in 1980–81. In addition to coaches Žeravica, Ćorković and Ivković, who led the team to great success, great credit for creating European basketball powerhouse belong to players – above all, Dražen Dalipagić and Dragan Kićanović, than Dragutin Čermak, Goran Latifić (captain of the first championship team in 1976), Josip Farčić, Dragan Todorić, Dušan Kerkez, Miodrag Marić, Boban Petrović, Arsenije Pešić, Boris Beravs, Milenko Savović, Jadran Vujačić, Nebojša Zorkić, Žarko Zečević and many others.

The new "Dream Team" (1985–1991)

After a calm period due to change of generations, by the end of the 1980s under the leadership of new club director, famous basketball ace Dragan Kićanović, who involved young experts, such as Duško Vujošević (coaches in the mid 1980s were also Zoran Slavnić, Borislav Džaković and Vladislav Lučić), successful Partizan team was created again.

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Žarko Paspalj

The generation of Aleksandar Đorđević, Vlade Divac, Žarko Paspalj, Ivo Nakić, Miroslav Pecarski and Oliver Popović grew up, and with support of slightly older Željko Obradović, Milenko Savović and Goran Grbović, led by young coach Duško Vujošević, brought Partizan back to the very top of Yugoslav and European basketball.

That generation won the title of national champion in 1986–87, and in 1988, after victories in the Euroleague over the most powerful European clubs of that time (such as Barcelona, Maccabi, Aris and Philips) secured participation in the Final Four in the Belgian city of Ghent. After losing in the semifinals to Maccabi Tel Aviv (82–87), Partizan won over Aris (105–93) and won third place in Europe.

Vlade Divac

In 1989, enforced by young Predrag Danilović, Partizan won the Korać Cup for the third time, triumphing over Vismara Cantù. After losing the first game in Italy (76–89), Partizan celebrated the return leg in Belgrade with 101–82. That same season, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup over new European champions Jugoplastika Split (87–74).

European and worldwide recognition of this sparkling second generation of aces attracted many talented young basketball players to the club, but at the same time, high interest from financially powerful clubs in Europe and the United States for best Partizan players, significantly reduced their time spent in the club. Vlade Divac and Žarko Paspalj in late 1989, along with Dražen Petrović from KK Cibona became the first players from the territory of Yugoslavia who pursued their careers in the NBA league.

At the top of Europe (1991–1992)

After the departure of Divac, Paspalj, Grbović, Savović and other main players of the previous seasons, Partizan created a new young team for the 1991–92 season, whose main stars were Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović. For a new coach, management has chosen a team captain and former national team player with almost no coaching experience, Željko Obradović. His professional counselor became former Partizan coach and player, top European basketball expert, professor Aleksandar Nikolić. With full support from management, coaching tandem with a very young team began serious preparations.

Soon the young coach Obradović stepped in with some public statements that seemed unrealistic to many. He claimed that Partizan again has a very strong team, that the new tandem Đorđević – Danilović was the best backcourt pair in Europe and that his team will not be an outsider in Euroleague.

It turned out that Obradović was right, though Partizan faced another trouble: FIBA decided not to allow teams from the former Yugoslavia to play their home games at their home venues, because of open hostilities in the region. Belgrade's "Black and Whites" have opted to be "hosts" in the Madrid suburb of Fuenlabrada. This proved a good decision – from the first game on, it was clear that Partizan players in Spain felt at home, because the Spanish audience supported the young team in best possible way.

Thus began a great Partizan "odyssey" in Europe. Željko Obradović's team was in lethal rhythm of European and domestic matches, traveling thousands of kilometers in just a few days. But Obradović's team from game to game performed even better.

Partizan finished the competition in the group stage in the Euroleague in fourth place with nine wins and five defeats. That meant that Partizan in crucial matches to qualify for the Final Four, had to play with Knorr. Bolognese had a strong team led by former Yugoslav national team player Jurij Zdovc. But, Đorđević, Danilović, Ivo Nakić, Zoran Stevanović, Vladimir Dragutinović, Željko Rebrača, Mlađan Šilobad, Slaviša Koprivica, Nikola Lončar and Dragiša Šarić were better in three games and for the second time won the place in the Final Four.

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Aleksandar Đorđević

The biggest success in the history of Partizan, winning the title of European champion, was achieved on the Final Four in Istanbul in April 1992. Average age of the team was only 21.7 and out of 17 games all but one (crucial quarter-final game vs. Knorr in Belgrade) were played on foreign grounds.

At the Final Four held in Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul Partizan defeated, at that moment the two strongest European teams – in the semifinals Italian Phillips and in finals Spanish Joventut Badalona (71–70), with a famous three point in the last second by Aleksandar Đorđević. Partizan took the title of European champion. Brilliant season in the history of the club was completed with the triumph in the national championship and Cup.

Time of isolation (1992–1995)

After the Istanbul triumph Đorđević and Danilović moved to Italy. They went right to clubs that Partizan defeated the year before during its "conquest of Europe" – Danilović in Knorr and Đorđević in Phillips. The departure of these two proved to be irreparable loss. Because of the UN sanctions against Yugoslavia, Partizan was not allowed to defend the European title in 1992–93 season. The new team had to be created. In 1992–93 season, led by coach Željko Lukajić Partizan won national cup, and the next season was again very successful. The team coached by Borislav Džaković won both domestic league and cup. The new generation of players grew up, marked with Nikola Lončar, Miroslav Berić, Haris Brkić, Željko Rebrača, Predrag Drobnjak, Aleksandar Čubrilo. Additionally, in 1995 Yugoslav clubs were again able to compete in European competitions. Young players with no experience in Europe didn't achieve any significant results in their returning season in Europe, but with guidance of experienced expert Ranko Žeravica they took the national title in 1995–96 and secured another season in Europe's top competition.

New beginning (1996–2006)

In 1996–97 season Partizan, led by new coach Miroslav Nikolić, qualified for TOP 16 of Euroleague where, after great struggle, it was eliminated by later European champion Olympiacos. Partizan defended the title in domestic league. Enforced with Dejan Tomašević, Dejan Koturović, Dragan Lukovski, the team was powerful again. Next season, 1997–98, was huge success in Euroleague. Just two years after "return to Europe" Partizan won the third participation in Final Four. After series of defeats in group stage and the resignation of Miroslav Nikolić, who was substituted by Milovan Bogojević, Partizan was back in style. First, it eliminated the official champion Olympiacos, and than in the quarterfinals it was better than the Russian champions CSKA. After departure of Berić and Koturović, enforced with new backcourt pair Miroslav Radošević and Vladimir Đokić Partizan took fourth place. However, the season in domestic competition was failure, so new coach, Vladislav Lučić was appointed. Domestic 1998–99 season was not completed due to NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Nevertheless, Partizan won the Yugoslav Cup, defeating KK FMP in the finals, in a game that was played to the sound of the air attack warning sirens. At the end of the season most of players left the club, so another young squad was formed. Led by coach Nenad Trajković and players Radоšević, Đokić, Čubrilo, Nenad Čanak, Ratko Varda, Veselin Petrović, Dragan Marković Partizan defended the Yugoslav Cup title. 2000–01 season was marked by come-back of players Berić, Nikola Bulatović, Aleksandar Glintić, Branko Milisavljević and big legends Vlade Divac, Predrag Danilović, Žarko Paspalj, but this time as part of the club management. The coach was Darko Ruso, and Partizan managed TOP 16 of Euroleague. In December 2000 tragedy struck, when club legend and fan favourite Haris Brkić, who returned to club just weeks earlier, was shot and killed outside of Pionir Hall.

Duško Vujošević is the most successful coach in club's history.

The return of basketball expert Duško Vujošević coincides with the beginning of a new era in the history of the club. Since 2001–02 season, Partizan enjoys near total domination in Serbia and wider region, winning 11 consecutive national titles, 6 national cups (5 consecutive), 5 consecutive Adriatic league titles and some of the brightest moments in Euroleague.

Clubs main policy is to produce young quality players who can continue the trophy series of Partizan as well as Serbian national basketball team. That is why Partizan became known world-wide as the club who produced the most top European players, and alongside University of North Carolina gave most NBA players in the past 20 years. However, financial situation in Serbian society makes it impossible to keep young players together for longer time, thus affecting clubs chances of fighting on equal terms with richer European clubs.

In the period between 2001 and 2006 Partizan struggled to get more respectful results in Euroleague. However, on domestic front Partizan established domination and the build-up for the European success in following years. During these years, many players emerged through Partizan champion squads, like Miloš Vujanić, Nenad Krstić, Vule Avdalović, young national team players Uroš Tripković, Luka Bogdanović, Kosta Perović, Boris Bakić, Dejan Borovnjak, Novica Veličković. They were supported by more experienced players like Vlado Šćepanović, Đuro Ostojić, Dejan Milojević, Predrag Šuput, Petar Božić, Fred House, Vonteego Cummings.

Recent seasons (2006–present)

Years of hard work and patience finally begun to pay off in 2006–07 season. In addition to 6th consecutive title in Serbia, Partizan won its first Adriatic league trophy, defeating another Serbian club, KK FMP, in the finals. Dušan Kecman, Milenko Tepić, Nikola Peković, with Veličković, Cummings, Perović, Bakić, Bogdanović managed to TOP 16 of Euroleague. Ever since that season Partizan regularly reaches at least the play-off stage of Euroleague. The next 2007–08 season was a big come back to the top of European basketball. Partizan was a huge hit in Euroleague, strengthened with Milt Palacio, Slavko Vraneš, Čedomir Vitkovac Partizan knocked out of the competition European champions Panathinaikos and was stopped in the quarterfinals by TAU Cerámica in a close fought encounter.

On domestic front, Partizan won the first of four consecutive triple crowns, uniting the trophies in national league, national cup and regional league.

The 2008–09 season showed everybody that the great success from the previous season was not an accident. Partizan defended all three trophies in a dominant manner. New players Aleksandar Rašić, Stephane Lasme, Jan Veselý perfectly fitted with Veličković, Tepić, Tripković, Vraneš, Božić and reached quarterfinals of Euroleague again, where they were eliminated by CSKA. On March 5, 2009, Partizan and its faithful fans became record holders, setting a record crowd of 22,567 in a game against Panathinaikos, the highest ever attendance for any basketball game held indoors in Europe. Coach Vujošević was given the highest coaching award in Europe, the Euroleague Coach of the Year Award, and Partizan was chosen by Euroleague to go on tour against NBA teams, becoming one of the selected few clubs to represent European basketball in the US.

Partizan squad in 2008/2009 season

The 2009–10 season is arguably one of the most successful, and definitely most exciting in the club history. In the pre-season there was little place for optimism. Main players from the previous seasons Uroš Tripković, Novica Veličković, Milenko Tepić, Stephane Lasme left the club. Experienced Dušan Kecman returned and Aleks Marić, Bo McCalebb, Lawrence Roberts were brought in. Partizan played better from game to game, and Pionir Hall remained impregnable fortress for many European greats like Efes Pilsen or Barcelona. Partizan again went to quarterfinals and this time faced Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. Partizan went past their opponent in big style and secured the fourth Final Four of Euroleague. In the final tournament of Euroleague held in Paris Partizan played even with their much richer rivals but was unlucky in both semi-final against Olympiacos 80–83 and for 3rd place with CSKA Moscow 88–90. Both games were decided in overtime. Partizan again defended national league and cup titles.

The final game of Adriatic league in front of the sold-out Arena Zagreb against great rivals from Croatia KK Cibona was arguably one of the most memorable moments in entire basketball history. Cibona trailed 68–72 with few seconds left but back-to-back triples by Marko Tomas and Bojan Bogdanović gave their team a 74–72 lead with just 0.6 seconds left. Cibona players and the crowd already begun to celebrate the title, but Partizan had the game's final possession and Dušan Kecman banked in the amazing game-winning triple from midcourt right at the buzzer to make Partizan win another Adriatic League title in front of the shocked crowd and opposition players.[1]

Before 2010–11 season, Duško Vujošević, the most successful Partizan coach in history left the club after nine brilliant seasons. Vlada Jovanović, previously his assistant, became the new head coach. The change in coaching position was followed by changes in playing squad as Marić, McCalebb, Roberts, Vraneš, Rašić left the club. New players were brought in Nathan Jawai, James Gist, Curtis Jerrells, Raško Katić. Along with fan favourite Jan Veselý these players made the first five, so it was for the first time that Partizan relied mainly on foreign players. The departure of Vujošević initially affected the results, but as the season went on Partizan played better and better and again won three trophies - national double and the regional league. In Euroleague, Partizan achieved its main goal and qualifyed for the TOP 16 phase.

Again, most of the starters left the team before the 2011-12 season begun. Serbian national team players Milan Mačvan and Miroslav Raduljica were loaned in, and young players Vladimir Lučić and Dragan Milosavljević got more playing time. Partizan took advantage of the NBA lockout to bring in its former player, elite center Nikola Peković. With most of the play revolving around him, Partizan got very close to securing another Euroleague Top 16 spot, but due to an end of the lockout Peković returned to NBA in early December. Without him, Partizan lost all 3 remaining fixtures and after 5 consecutive years, failed to qualify further. In regional Adriatic League, Partizan was stopped in semifinals, ending it's 5 year reign in the competition. On domestic front however, Partizan extended it's domination, winning another double, and bringing the record to 19 national titles and 13 national cups.

Colours and crest

Arena

Home arenas

Pionir Arena

Partizan fans during game against Efes Pilsen, December 10, 2009

The "Pionir" arena was built in 1973 in just 11 months, by the "Energoprojekt" construction company.

Basketball in Yugoslavia was then in full swing and although Pionir hosted many different sport events (volleyball, handball) it quickly became known as basketball sanctuary.

The Yugoslav national team won the European gold in 1975 under its roof, and also brought luck to the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris Kaunas in 1998, when they took the Saporta Cup.

Partizan moved in the Pionir in 1992 after their old hall Hala sportova became obsolete for a club that was about to take the European throne.

The Pionir is today a modern, fully equipped facility that can successfully meet the basic standards of European competition.

Kombank Arena

Partizan - Panathinaikos Euroleague 2008–09 Top 16 match, 22,567 spectators

In the 2008–09 season, Partizan played their home games of the Euroleague Top 16 in the Belgrade Arena. On March 5, 2009 against Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos a record crowd of 22,567 was set for the Euroleague (and also for any basketball club game held indoors in Europe).[2] Partizan enjoyed their fourth visit to the Euroleague Final Four in the 2009-10 season.

Supporters

The Grobari (Serbian Cyrillic: Гробари) are supporters of the Belgrade football club Partizan Belgrade. They generally support all clubs within the Partizan Sports Society, especially football and basketball club. Partizan fans are well known for their amazing atmosphere in the Pionir Arena. [1]

Honours

Partizan has won 32 domestic trophies, including 19 championships, of which the last eleven were won consecutively, and 13 cups, of which the last five were won consecutively. They have also won five consecutive Adriatic championships. Partizan started to make noise in European competitions in the late 1970s, when they won two back-to-back Korać Cups in 1978 and 1979. They also won another Korać Cup in 1989. In 1992, Partizan won the club's first – and to date only – Euroleague title, downing Joventut Badalona 70-71 on a miraculous buzzer-beater by Aleksandar Đorđević, which ranks among the most amazing shots in European basketball history. Overall, Partizan has won as many as 41 trophies, which makes it by far the most successful basketball club in Serbia.

European competitions

Winners (1): 1992
Final-Four (4): 1988, 1992, 1998, 2010
Winners (3): 1978, 1979, 1989
Runners-up (1): 1974

Regional competitions

Winners (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006

Domestic competitions

League

Winners (6): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Runners-up (0): none
  • Serbia and Montenegro League
Winners (8): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Runners-up (4): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001
Winners (5): 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992
Runners-up (10): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1963, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991

Cups

Winners (5): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Runners-up (2): 2005, 2007
  • Serbia and Montenegro Cup
Winners (5): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002
Runners-up (4): 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001
  • Yugoslav Cup
Winners (3): 1979, 1989, 1992
Runners-up (2): 1962, 1973

Individual awards

Players:

Coaches:

Contributors:

Players:

Coaches:

Contributors:

Players:

Coaches:

Mr. Europa

1977 Serbia Dražen Dalipagić
1978 Serbia Dražen Dalipagić
1981 Serbia Dragan Kićanović
1989 Serbia Vlade Divac

Euroscar Award

1980 Serbia Dražen Dalipagić
1981 Serbia Dragan Kićanović

FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award

2010 Czech Republic Jan Veselý

Players:

1991-92 Serbia Predrag Danilović - Euroleague Final Four MVP
2001-02 Serbia Miroslav Berić - Euroleague Top Scorer
2002-03 Serbia Miloš Vujanić - Regular Season Week 3 MVP & All-Euroleague Second Team & Euroleague Top Scorer
2004-05 Serbia Dejan Milojević - Regular Season Week 5 MVP
2005-06 Serbia Dejan Milojević - Regular Season Week 1 & 5 MVP
2007-08 Montenegro Nikola Peković - Regular Season Week 1 MVP & All-Euroleague Second Team
2007-08 Serbia Novica Veličković - Regular Season Week 13
2007-08 Belize Milt Palacio - March MVP
2008-09 Serbia Novica Veličković - Euroleague Weekly MVP Award & Euroleague Monthly MVP Award & Euroleague Rising Star
2009-10 Australia Aleks Marić - Regular Season Week 5, 7 & 8 MVP & December MVP & All-Euroleague First Team
2009-10 Serbia Dušan Kecman - Quarterfinals Game 1 MVP
2009-10 United States Bo McCalebb - All-Euroleague Second Team
2011-12 Serbia Milan Mačvan - Regular Season Week 7 MVP

Coaches:

2008-09 Montenegro Duško Vujošević - Euroleague Coach of the Year Award

Adriatic League Awards

2004-05 Serbia Dejan Milojević - Adriatic League MVP & Top Scorer
2005-06 Serbia Dejan Milojević - Adriatic League MVP & Top Scorer

National Basketball League of Serbia Awards

2007-08 Montenegro Nikola Peković - Playoff MVP Award
2008-09 Serbia Novica Veličković - Playoff MVP Award
2009-10 United States Bo McCalebb - Playoff MVP Award
2010-11 United States Curtis Jerrells - Playoff MVP Award

National Basketball Cup of Serbia Awards

2007-08 Serbia Milenko Tepić - MVP Award
2008-09 Serbia Novica Veličković - MVP Award
2009-10 Australia Aleks Marić - MVP Award
2010-11 United States James Gist - MVP Award
2010-11 United States Curtis Jerrells - Top Scorer
2011-12 Serbia Danilo Anđušić - MVP Award

Season by season record

Season League Cup Regional Europe Head Coach President
1980-81 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Quarter-finals
Did not participate Korać Cup
Quarter-finals
Borislav Ćorković Radoslav Radović
1981-82 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Quarter-finals
Did not participate Champions Cup
Semi-finals
Borislav Ćorković Milorad Savićević
1982-83 Yugoslav League
Semi-finals
Yugoslav Cup
Second round
Did not participate Korać Cup
Quarter-finals
Borislav Džaković Tomislav Jeremić
1983-84 Yugoslav League
Quarter-finals
Yugoslav Cup
Eighth-finals
Did not participate Korać Cup
Second round
Borislav Džaković Tomislav Jeremić
1984-85 Yugoslav League
Semi-finals
Yugoslav Cup
Eighth-finals
Did not participate Did not participate Zoran Slavnić Tomislav Jeremić
1985-86 Yugoslav League
Semi-finals
Yugoslav Cup
Quarter-finals
Did not participate Korać Cup
Quarter-finals
Vladislav Lučić

Duško Vujošević

Tomislav Jeremić
1986-87 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Semi-finals
Did not participate Korać Cup
Quarter-finals
Duško Vujošević Tomislav Jeremić
1987-88 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Semi-finals
Did not participate Champions Cup
3rd place
Duško Vujošević Tomislav Jeremić
1988-89 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate Korać Cup
Champions
Duško Vujošević Tomislav Jeremić
1989-90 Yugoslav League
8th Place
Yugoslav Cup
Quarter-finals
Did not participate Saporta Cup
Quarter-finals
Borislav Ćorković Radojica Nikčević
1990-91 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Quarter-finals
Did not participate Did not participate Duško Vujošević Radojica Nikčević
1991-92 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate European league
Champions
Željko Obradović Radojica Nikčević
1992-93 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Runners-up
Did not participate Did not participate Željko Obradović Milorad Đurić
1993-94 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate Did not participate Željko Lukajić Nenad Nerlović
1994-95 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate Did not participate Borislav Džaković Nenad Nerlović
1995-96 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Runners-up
Did not participate European League
Second round

Saporta Cup
Quarter-finals

Ranko Žeravica Jovica Pavlović
1996-97 Yugoslav League
Champions
Yugoslav Cup
Runners-up
Did not participate Euroleague
Eighth-finals
Miroslav Nikolić Jovica Pavlović
1997-98 Yugoslav League
Semi-finals
Yugoslav Cup
Semi-finals
Did not participate Euroleague
4th Place
Miroslav Nikolić

Milovan Bogojević

Boriša Vuković
1998-99 Yugoslav League
3rd Place
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate Saporta Cup
Quarter-finals
Milovan Bogojević

Vladislav Lučić

Boriša Vuković
1999-00 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Champions
Did not participate Saporta Cup
Nenad Trajković Ivica Dačić
2000-01 Yugoslav League
Runners-up
Yugoslav Cup
Runners-up
Did not participate Suproleague
TOP 16
Nenad Trajković

Darko Ruso

Vlade Divac
2001-02 Serbia and Montenegro League
Champions
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
Champions
Did not participate Euroleague
Group Stage
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2002-03 Serbia and Montenegro League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Semifinals
Did not participate Euroleague
Group Stage
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2003-04 Serbia and Montenegro League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Semifinals
Did not participate Euroleague
Group Stage
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2004-05 Serbia and Montenegro League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Runners-up
Adriatic League
Runners-up
Euroleague
Group Stage
Duško Vujošević Jovica Pavlović
2005-06 Serbia and Montenegro League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Semifinals
Adriatic League
Runners-up
Euroleague
Group Stage
Duško Vujošević Dušan Pavlović
2006-07 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Runners-up
Adriatic League
Champions
Euroleague
TOP 16
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2007-08 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Winners
Adriatic League
Champions
Euroleague
Quarter-finals
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2008-09 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Winners
Adriatic League
Champions
Euroleague
Quarter-finals
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2009-10 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Winners
Adriatic League
Champions
Euroleague
4th Place
Duško Vujošević Predrag Danilović
2010-11 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Winners
Adriatic League
Champions
Euroleague
TOP 16
Vlada Jovanović Predrag Danilović
2011-12 Serbian League
Champions
Radivoj Korać Cup
Winners
Adriatic League
Semi-finals
Euroleague
Group Stage
Vlada Jovanović Predrag Danilović

International record

Euroleague 1992

Round Team Home  Away 
Qualification Hungary Szolnoki Olajbányász 89-72 W 92-65 W
Group Stage Netherlands Commodore 81-75 W 111-77 W
Belgium Maes Piels 87-67 W 72-86 L
Italy Philips 86-70 W 94-89 W
Spain Joventut 76-75 W 76-79 L
Germany TSV Bayer 04 93-69 W 73-80 L
Spain Estudiantes 75-95 L 72-75 L
Greece Aris 83-75 W 99-65 W
Quarter finals Italy Knorr 78-65 W 60-61 L
69-65 W
Semifinal Italy Philips 82-75 W
Final Spain Joventut 71–70 W

Korac Cup 1978

Round Team Home  Away 
First round Belgium Royal Anderlecht 110-87 W 98-80 L
Group stage France Nice Basket 99-85 W 98-96 L
Greece AEK 93-78 W 99-88 L
Italy Pallacanestro Genova 100-78 W 94-86 W
Semifinals Spain Joventut 107-95 W 114-109 L
Final Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna 117-110 W

Korac Cup 1979

Round Team Home  Away 
First round Bye
Second round Bye
Group stage France Olympique Antibes 90-83 W 88-87 W
Italy Pallacanestro Gorizia 111-89 W 113-93 W
Israel Hapoel Haifa 103-96 W 93-89 W
Semifinals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 98-96 W 97-96 W
Final Italy Arrigoni 108-98 W

Korac Cup 1989

Round Team Home  Away 
First round Bye
Second round Bulgaria Levski Spartak 128-79 W 96-90 L
Group stage Italy Pallacanestro Varese 75-71 W 77-75 W
Belgium Assubel Mariembourg 98-91 W 108-102 W
Spain Estudiantes 76-66 W 102-93 W
Semifinals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia KK Zadar 75-63 W 88-84 L
Final Italy Vismara Cantù 101-82 W 89-76 L

Best results in European competitions

Season Achievement Notes
Euroleague
1976–77 Quarterfinals Eliminated in Goup F
1979–80 Semifinals 6th place
1981–82 Semifinals 3rd place
1987–88 Final Four 3rd place, defeated by Maccabi Tel Aviv 82–87 in semi-final and won Aris 105–93 for 3rd place
1991–92 Winner Won Philips 82–75 in semi-final and won Joventut 71–70 in final of the Final Four
1997–98 Final Four 4th place, defeated by Kinder 61–83 in semi-final and Benetton 89–96 for 3rd place
2006–07 TOP 16 Finished 3rd in Group E
2007–08 Quarterfinals Eliminated by TAU Ceramica 2–1
2008–09 Quarterfinals Eliminated by CSKA Moscow 3–0
2009–10 Final Four 4th place, defeated by Olympiacos 80-83 OT in semi-final and CSKA Moscow 88-90 OT for 3rd place
2010–11 TOP 16 Finished 4th in Group G
Suproleague
2000–01 TOP 16 Eliminated by ASVEL 2–1
Eurocup
1966–67 Quarterfinals Eliminated by Ignis Varese home 73–76(L) and away 55–83(L)
1998–99 Quarterfinals Eliminated by Benetton home 73–73(D) and away 77–90(L)
Korać Cup
1973–74 Runners-up Defeated by S.P.Birra Forst Cantù home 75–68(W) and away 86-99(L) in final
1977–78 Winner Defeated Bosna 117–110 OT in final
1978–79 Winner Defeated Arrigoni 108–98 in final
1988–89 Winner Defeated Vismara Cantù home 101-82(W) and away 76-89(L) in final


Domestic and regional record

Season Achievement Notes
National Championship
1975-76 Winner Finished 1st after 26 regular season games with 44 pts
1978-79 Winner Finished 1st after 22 regular season games with 34 pts
1980-81 Winner Finished 1st after 22 regular season games with 38 pts
1986-87 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 2-0 in playoff final
1991-92 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 3-0 in playoff final
1994-95 Winner Defeated TG Borovica 4-1 in playoff final
1995-96 Winner Defeated BFC Beočin 3-2 in playoff final
1996-97 Winner Defeated FMP 3-1 in playoff final
2001-02 Winner Defeated Budućnost 3-0 in playoff final
2002-03 Winner Defeated FMP 3-0 in playoff final
2003-04 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 3-1 in playoff final
2004-05 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 3-1 in playoff final
2005-06 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 3-0 in playoff final
2006-07 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 3-1 in playoff final
2007-08 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 3-1 in playoff final
2008-09 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 3-2 in playoff final
2009-10 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 3-0 in playoff final
2010-11 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 3-0 in playoff final
2011-12 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 3-1 in playoff final
Season Achievement Notes
National Cup
1978-79 Winner Defeated Zadar 93-86 in final
1988-89 Winner Defeated Jugoplastika Split 87-74 in final
1991-92 Winner Defeated Bosna 105-79 in final
1993-94 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 104-102 in final
1994-95 Winner Defeated Spartak 84-81 in final
1998-99 Winner Defeated FMP 80-69 in final
1999-00 Winner Defeated Zdravlje 79-66 in final
2001-02 Winner Defeated Budućnost 88-81 in final
2007-08 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 73-64 in final
2008-09 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 80-65 in final
2009-10 Winner Defeated FMP 72-62 in final
2010-11 Winner Defeated FMP 77-73 in final
2011-12 Winner Defeated Crvena zvezda 64-51 in final
Season Achievement Notes
Adriatic League
2004-05 Runners-up Defeated by Hemofarm 76-89 in final
2005-06 Runners-up Defeated by FMP 72-73 in final
2006-07 Winner Defeated FMP away 85-83(W) and home 94-82(W) in final
2007-08 Winner Defeated Hemofarm 69-51 in final
2008-09 Winner Defeated Cibona 63-49 in final
2009-10 Winner Defeated Cibona 75-74 in final
2010-11 Winner Defeated Olimpija 77-74 in final


Partizan against NBA teams

3 October 2009
Denver Nuggets United States 102–70 Serbia Partizan Belgrade
6 October 2009
Phoenix Suns United States 111–80 Serbia Partizan Belgrade

Players

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Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve Youth
C Dejan Musli Đorđe Gagić Nemanja Bešović Nikola Milutinov
PF Drew Gordon Branislav Đekić Ivan Marinković
SF Vladimir Lučić Davis Bertans Marko Čakarević Michal Čekovský
SG Dragan Milosavljević Danilo Anđušić Bogdan Bogdanović Nikola Pešaković
PG Léo Westermann Nenad Miljenović

Squad changes for the 2012-2013 season

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Out

Notable former players

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Supporters All-decade Team

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First team

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Second team

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11th and 12th Player

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Player records

*Players in bold are still active

Players in the NBA Draft

Players in the NBA Draft

Coaches

Notable former coaches

Coaching history

Management

Current staff

Sponsorships

Official Shirt Sponsor mt:s
Official Shirt Sponsor NIS
Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer Kappa
Official Sport Drink Jazak Water
Official Broadcaster RTS
Official Travel Provider Jat Airways

See also

References

Fans and supporters:

Preceded by Euroleague Champions
KK Partizan

1992
Succeeded by