KK Zlatibor
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| Leagues | Basketball League of Serbia | ||
| Founded | September 16, 1979[1] | ||
| History | KK Zlatibor (1979–present) | ||
| Location | Čajetina, Serbia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Orange and White | ||
| President | Rajko Pelverović | ||
| Head coach | Strajin Nedović | ||
| Championships | 1 National League Cup | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (14) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, Template:Lang-en), commonly referred to as KK Zlatibor, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čajetina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia.
History
Basketball beginnings in Čajetina came with the success of amateur sports competition in western Serbia known as the MOSI. Pioneers of basketball in Čajetina, Sead Begović, and Radomir Raković among the others founded KK Zlatibor on 19 September 1979. The first club president was Aleksandar Vasiljević. Most of its history, Zlatibor played in 3rd-tier league West Division with several attempts of attacking 1st place which leads to the higher league. Finally, in 2015 after the win against neighbor-team Priboj from Priboj, the club got promoted to the Second League of Serbia. In the 2016–17 season, Zlatibor won the Second League and got promoted to the Basketball League of Serbia for the 2017–18 season.[2] That year Zlatibor ended up in 4th place which took them to the second phase – Basketball League of Serbia. After group phase and matches against Crvena Zvezda, Borac, Mega Bemax, Tamiš, and Mladost, the club advanced to the playoffs with a 4–6 record. The same year, the club won the 2018 Cup of Serbia, advancing to quarterfinals of the 2018 Radivoj Korać Cup.
Zlatibor recognized four former players for great achievements in the club's history as the Legends: Sead Begović, Radomir Raković, Želimir Džambić, and Duško Pantović.
Players
Retired numbers
| KK Zlatibor retired numbers | |||||
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| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
| 14 |  |
Želimir Džambić | SG | 1980–2000 | [3][4] |
Current roster
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Coaches
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Second League of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2016–17
- First Regional League (3rd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2014–15
- League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2017–18
Notable players
See also
References
- ^ History of KK Zlatibor
- ^ MLADOST SP – ZLATIBOR 88:93
- ^ "Šampionska proslava šampiona". zlatibor.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Džambu u čast - legenda zlatiborske košarke". zlatibor.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links
- KK Zlatibor official website (in Serbian)
- Profile at eurobasket.com