Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry
| Native name | Вечити дерби |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Location |  Belgrade |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 6 September 1946 Crvena zvezda 21, Partizan 24 |
| Latest meeting | 14 March 2021 Crvena zvezda 73, Partizan 64 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Stadiums | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Štark Arena |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 276 meetings |
| Most wins | Partizan (.537) |
| All-time record | Partizan, 146–126 |
| Current win streak | Crvena zvezda, 3 |
| Finals history | |
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The Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry, commonly referred as the Eternal derby, is an Adriatic League, Serbian League, and Belgrade-based rivalry between Crvena zvezda and Partizan. These two basketball clubs are the biggest and most popular clubs in Serbia. The two clubs both play their home games at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or Štark Arena in Belgrade. The rivalry started immediately after the creation of the two clubs in 1945 and the two clubs have been dominant in domestic basketball since then. It is present in a number of different sports but the most intense matches are in football sections of both clubs.
The two clubs have won the two highest numbers of national titles in Serbia: Partizan has won 21, and Crvena Zvezda has won 20. Together, they account for 17 of the 48 national titles in Yugoslavia (1945–1992), 11 of 14 national titles in Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and all national titles in Serbia (2006 onwards). Also, the two clubs have won the two highest numbers of championships in the Adriatic League. Together, they account for 11 of 19 championships. Crvena Zvezda is the defending ABA champion in the upcoming season.[1][2]
In European competitions, Crvena zvezda won a FIBA Saporta Cup (then known as European Cup Winner's Cup) in 1974, while Partizan was the European champion in 1992 and won 3 FIBA Korać Cups.[1][2]
Aleksandar Nikolić and Zoran Slavnić are the only individuals who have played and coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers.
History
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Home arenas
The two clubs both play their home games at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or Štark Arena in Belgrade.
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall is a sports arena in Belgrade located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 seats.[3][4][5] It is home terrain for both rivals. During derbies Grobari are on the east stand of the hall while Delije are concentrated on the west stand. Recently, because of frequent violent clashes between two groups, the clubs have stopped selling derby match tickets.[citation needed]
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Štark Arena
Head-to-head
Matches
The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the last two seasons:
| 3 February 2020 | Crvena zvezda mts | 92–86 | Partizan NIS | Belgrade |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 19–19, 23–24, 25–20 | |||
| Pts: Baron 26 Rebs: Štimac, Jagodić-Kuridža 6 Asts: L. Brown 8 PIR: Baron 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gordić 14 Rebs: Walden 5 Asts: Gordić 4 PIR: Mosley 18 |
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 5,983 Referees: Sreten Radović, Marko Juras, Uroš Nikolić |
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| 16 February 2020 | Crvena zvezda mts | 84–85(OT) | Partizan NIS | Niš |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–15, 18–18, 29–26, Overtime: 6–7 | |||
| Arena Sport | Pts: Brown 17 Rebs: Štimac 10 Asts: Brown 7 PIR: Štimac 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Paige 21 Rebs: Zagorac 6 Asts: Walden 5 PIR: Jaramaz 22 |
Arena: Čair Sports Center Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Nikolić |
| 23 November 2020 | Partizan NIS | 85–86 | Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 21–28, 25–24, 20–12 | |||
| Arena Sport | Pts: Thomas 19 Rebs: Mosley, Thomas 6 Asts: Gordić 6 PIR: Mosley, Thomas 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Loyd 18 Rebs: Terry 9 Asts: Hall 5 PIR: Walden 14 |
Arena: Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Sreten Radović, Matej Boltauzer, Sašo Petek |
| 13 February 2021 | Partizan NIS | 78–79 | Crvena zvezda mts | Novi Sad |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 19–18, 12–15, 20–24 | |||
| Arena Sport | Pts: Jaramaz 18 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Jaramaz 9 PIR: Jaramaz 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Loyd 24 Rebs: Kuzmić 7 Asts: Davidovac PIR: Loyd 24 |
Arena: SPC Vojvodina Attendance: 30 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Nikolić |
| 14 March 2021 | Crvena zvezda mts | 73–64 | Partizan NIS | Belgrade |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 26–20, 16–16, 16–14 | |||
| Arena Sport | Pts: Reath 15 Rebs: Reath 7 Asts: Loyd 6 PIR: Loyd 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Thomas 17 Rebs: Thomas 14 Asts: Janković 4 PIR: Thomas 26 |
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Saša Pukl, Igor Dragojević, Sašo Petek |
Statistics
Note: Last updated on March 14, 2021
| Competitions | Games played | Partizan wins | Draws | Crvena zvezda wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Leagues | 141 | 73 (.547) | 5 | 63 (.463) |
| Domestic Playoffs | 72 | 43 (.597) | 0 | 29 (.403) |
| Domestic Cups | 19 | 9 (.450) | 0 | 11 (.550) |
| Adriatic League | 44 | 21 (.477) | 0 | 23 (.523) |
| Total | 276 | 146 (.537) | 5 | 126 (.463) |
Common individuals
Players
The following players have played for both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:
Strahinja Alagić – Partizan (1946); Crvena zvezda (1947–1951)
Aleksandar Aranitović – Crvena zvezda (2016–2017); Partizan (2017–2019)- Darko Balaban – Partizan (2007–2010); Crvena zvezda (2010–2011)
Boris Bakić – Partizan (2004–2007); Crvena zvezda (2007–2011)- Milan Blagojević – Crvena zvezda (1947–1948); Partizan (1950–1955)
- Luka Bogdanović – Crvena zvezda (2002–2004); Partizan (2004–2007, 2014–2015)
- Nebojša Bukumirović – Partizan (1980–1984); Crvena zvezda (1990–1991)
- Aleksandar Cvetković – Crvena zvezda (2010–2013); Partizan (2015–2016)
Goran Ćakić – Crvena zvezda (2002–2003); Partizan (2003–2004)- Borislav Ćurčić – Crvena zvezda (1950–1955); Partizan (1958–1965)
- Dražen Dalipagić – Partizan (1971–1980; 1981–1982); Crvena zvezda (1990–1991)
- Nemanja Dangubić – Crvena zvezda (2014–2018); Partizan (2020–present)
- Vlade Divac – Partizan (1986–1989); Crvena zvezda (1999)
- Milan Dozet – Partizan (1996–1998); Crvena zvezda (2001–2004)
- Strahinja Dragićević – Partizan (2006); Crvena zvezda (2009–2011)
- Igor Đaletić – Partizan (1991); Crvena zvezda (2002)
- Vladimir Đokić – Partizan (1997–2000); Crvena zvezda (2000–2001)
- Aleksandar Gajić – Partizan (2000–2002); Crvena zvezda (2002–2003)
- Aleksandar Gilić – Crvena zvezda (1988–1990, 1993–1996); Partizan (1998–1999)
James Gist – Partizan (2010–2011); Crvena zvezda (2019–2020)- Milan Gurović – Partizan (2004); Crvena zvezda (2005–2007)
- Stefan Janković – Crvena zvezda (2017–2018); Partizan (2018–2019)
- Ljubiša Janjić – Crvena zvezda (1965); Partizan (1967–1968)
- Nemanja Jelesijević – Partizan (1999–2000); Crvena zvezda (2004–2005)
- Raško Katić – Crvena zvezda (2004–2005, 2012–2014); Partizan (2010–2012)
- Tarence Kinsey – Partizan (2013–2014); Crvena zvezda (2016)
- Đorđe Konjović – Crvena zvezda (1953–1957); Partizan (1958)
- Mirko Kovač – Partizan (2000–2001, 2003–2005); Crvena zvezda (2006–2009)
- Đorđe Lazić – Crvena zvezda (1947–1948); Partizan (1951–1957)
- Marko Lekić – Partizan (2002–2003); Crvena zvezda (2008–2009)
- Sava Lešić – Partizan (2009–2010); Crvena zvezda (2010–2012)
- Dragan Lukovski – Partizan (1995–1999); Crvena zvezda (1999–2000)
- Ivan Marinković – Crvena zvezda (2010–2011); Partizan (2011–2012)
- Zoran Marković – Crvena zvezda (1964–1966); Partizan (1969–1970)
- Stevan Milošević – Crvena zvezda (2008); Partizan (2010)
- Strahinja Milošević – Partizan (2007–2010); Crvena zvezda (2010–2011)
- Andreja Milutinović – Crvena zvezda (2011–2013); Partizan (2014–2016)
- Aleksandar Nikolić – Partizan (1946–1947); Crvena zvezda (1947–1949)
- Igor Perović – Partizan (1991–1993); Crvena zvezda (1996–1998)
- Oliver Popović – Partizan (1986–1991); Crvena zvezda (1997–1999)
- Ivan Radenović – Partizan (2002–2003); Crvena zvezda (2013–2014)
- Milan Radivojević – Crvena zvezda (1953–1954); Partizan (1955–1958)
- Branko Radović – Partizan (1954–1957); Crvena zvezda (1957–1960)
- Lawrence Roberts – Crvena zvezda (2008–2009); Partizan (2009–2010)
Predrag Samardžiski – Partizan (2004–2005); Crvena zvezda (2013)
Goran Savanović – Crvena zvezda (2000–2001); Partizan (2004–2005)- Zoran Slavnić – Crvena zvezda (1967–1977); Partizan (1981–1982)
- Zoran Sretenović – Crvena zvezda (1985–1986, 1995–1996); Partizan (1993–1994)
- Borislav Stanković – Crvena zvezda (1946–1948); Partizan (1950–1953)
- Jovo Stanojević – Crvena zvezda (1996–2000); Partizan (2001–2002)
- Radomir Šaper – Crvena zvezda (1945); Partizan (1946–1953)
- Mlađan Šilobad – Crvena zvezda (1989–1991, 2002–2003); Partizan (1991–1994, 2003–2004)
- Mlađen Šljivančanin – Partizan (2002–2003); Crvena zvezda (2007–2008)
- Slobodan Šljivančanin – Partizan (1990–1991); Crvena zvezda (2000)
- Dejan Tomašević – Crvena zvezda (1990–1995); Partizan (1995–1999)
- Dragoljub Vidačić – Crvena zvezda (1992–1995); Partizan (1995–1997)
- Čedomir Vitkovac – Crvena zvezda (2003–2006); Partizan (2007–2009, 2015–2016)
- Slavko Vraneš – Crvena zvezda (2004); Partizan (2007–2010)
- Miloš Vujanić – Crvena zvezda (1999–2001); Partizan (2001–2003)
- Corey Walden – Partizan (2019–2020); Crvena zvezda (2020–present)
The following players have played for one club in youth career and for rival club in senior career:
- Petar Aranitović – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Nemanja Bjelica – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Aleksandar Đorđević – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Đorđe Gagić – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Marko Gudurić – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (youth and senior teams)
- Nikola Janković – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Stevan Jelovac – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Nikola Jovanović – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (youth and senior teams)
- Dejan Koturović – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Đorđe Majstorović – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (youth and senior teams)
- Vladimir Micov – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Partizan (senior team)
- Miloš Mirković – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Milan Preković – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Nikola Radičević – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Vuk Radivojević – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Vladimir Radmanović – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (youth and senior teams)
- Stefan Stojačić – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
- Nenad Trunić – Partizan (youth team), Crvena zvezda (senior team)
The following players have played for both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their youth careers:
- Filip Petrušev – Crvena zvezda than Partizan
- Nemanja Kapetanović – Partizan than Crvena zvezda
- Stevan Karapandžić – Partizan than Crvena zvezda
Coaches
The following head coaches have coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:
- Borislav Džaković – Partizan (1982–1984, 1994–1995); Crvena zvezda (1995–1996, 1998)
- Milivoje Lazić – Crvena zvezda (2012); Partizan (2020)
- Vladislav Lučić – Partizan (1985–1986); Crvena zvezda (1992–1994, 1997–1998, 1999–2000)
- Aleksandar Nikolić – Partizan (1959–1960); Crvena zvezda (1971–1974)
- Miroslav Nikolić – Partizan (1996–1998; 2017); Crvena zvezda (2001, 2002)
- Zoran Slavnić – Partizan (1984–1985); Crvena zvezda (1988–1991, 1994–1995)
- Duško Vujošević – Partizan (1986–1989, 1990–1991, 2001–2010, 2012–2015); Crvena zvezda (1991–1992)
- Ranko Žeravica – Partizan (1971–1974, 1976–1978, 1995–1996); Crvena zvezda (1980–1986, 1996–1997)
The following assistant coaches have coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:
- Predrag Jaćimović – Partizan (1999–2000); Crvena zvezda (2003)
- Milivoje Karalejić – Partizan (1999); Crvena zvezda (2008–2009)[6]
- Milivoje Lazić – Partizan (2010–2011); Crvena zvezda (2011–2012)
- Veselin Matić – Crvena zvezda (1993–1994); Partizan (1994–1996)
- Saša Nikitović – Partizan (2004–2005); Crvena zvezda (2005–2008)
- Marin Sedlaček – Crvena zvezda (1988–1992); Partizan (1999)
- Dejan Srzić – Partizan (N/A); Crvena zvezda (1990–1992)
- Petronije Zimonjić – Crvena zvezda (1992–1994, 2010–2011); Partizan (N/A)
The following youth coaches have coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:
- Vladimir Bošnjak – Partizan (1987–1990); Crvena zvezda (1997–1998)[7]
- Saša Jakovljević – Crvena zvezda (N/A); Partizan (N/A)[8]
- Aleksandar Lukman – Partizan (1995–1996); Crvena zvezda (N/A)
Others
The following individuals have also played and/or coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:
- Strahinja Alagić – Partizan (1946 player), Crvena zvezda (1947–1951 player; 1976 coach)
- Jovica Antonić – Partizan (1982–1983 player), Crvena zvezda (1998–1999 coach)
- Borislav Ćurčić – Crvena zvezda (1950–1955 player), Partizan (1958–1965 player; 1965–1967 coach)
- Zoran Krečković – Partizan (1977–1978 player), Crvena zvezda (2001–2002 coach)
- Svetislav Pešić – Partizan (1967–1971 player), Crvena zvezda (2008–2009, 2011–2012 coach)
- Borislav Stanković – Crvena zvezda (1946–1948 player), Partizan (1950–1953 player–coach)
- Miodrag Stefanović – Crvena zvezda (1946 player), Partizan (1953 coach)
Records
Top scorers
The following players recorded more than or equal to 40 points in a game between Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[9]
| Points | Player | Team | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 |  Ljubodrag Simonović |
Crvena zvezda | Partizan won, 93–88 | 21 March 1976 | [10] |
| 45 | Dražen Dalipagić |
Partizan | Partizan won, 92–82 | 22 January 1977 | |
| Borislav Ćurčić |
Crvena zvezda | Partizan won, 82–75 | 10 July 1955 | [9] | |
| 43 |  Fred House |
Partizan | Crvena zvezda won, 105–99 | 26 December 2003 | |
| 42 | Dražen Dalipagić |
Partizan | |||
| Nebojša Ilić |
Crvena zvezda | ||||
| 40 | Milan Gurović |
Crvena zvezda | Partizan won, 91–89 | 17 June 2007 | |
 Saša Obradović |
Crvena zvezda | Partizan won, 104–102 | 6 March 1994 |
Honours
The rivalry reflected in Eternal derby matches comes about as Crvena zvezda and Partizan are the most successful basketball clubs in Serbia.
| Crvena zvezda | Competition | Partizan | |
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| Domestic Leagues | |||
| 12 | Yugoslavia (defunct) | 5 | |
| 3 | Serbia–Montenegro (defunct) | 8 | |
| 5 | Serbia | 8 | |
| 20 | Aggregate | 21 | |
| Domestic Cups | |||
| 3 | Yugoslav Cup (defunct) | 8 | |
| 7 | Radivoj Korać Cup | 8 | |
| 10 | Aggregate | 16 | |
| Adriatic | |||
| 5 | League | 6 | |
| 1 | Supercup | 1 | |
| 6 | Aggregate | 7 | |
| European | |||
| — | EuroLeague | 1 | |
| 1 | FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct) | — | |
| — | FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) | 3 | |
| 1 | Aggregate | 4 | |
| 37 | Total Aggregate | 48 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b "ZVEZDINE GODINE". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "KK Partizan trofeji". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca
- ^ Zablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić"
- ^ Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra
- ^ "Milivoje Karalejić Biografija" (PDF). kasta.rs. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "VLADIMIR BOSNJAK CV" (PDF). vladimirbosnjakbasketballcoach.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Dr Saša Jakovljević". dif.bg.ac.rs. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Daba: Klub 30+". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Daba: Crvena zvezda-Partizan 252. put". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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