BKK Radnički

Radnički Beograd
Radnički Beograd
Nickname	Krstaši (The Crusaders)
Leagues	Second Basketball League of Serbia
Founded	7 June 1945; 76 years ago
History	BKK Radnički; 1945–present
Arena	SC Šumice, Belgrade; (capacity: 1,000)
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Team colors	Red, Blue and White;
President	Goran Kalinić
Head coach	Nebojša Knežević
Championships	1 National Championship ; 1 National Cup
Website	bkkradnicki.rs
Home	Away

Beogradski košarkaški klub Radnički (Serbian Cyrillic: Београдски кошаркашки клуб Раднички), commonly referred to as Radnički Beograd, is a men's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia.

History[]

The club was founded on 7 June 1945 in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Crveni Krst, which is where their nickname krstaši (the Crusaders) comes from. Radnički achieved the biggest success during the 1970s, when the generation coached by Slobodan Ivković won the title of Yugoslav League champion in 1973. The club also won a Yugoslav Cup in 1976, and reached another cup final in 1978.

During the 1970s, Radnički also had good results in continental competitions. In 1974, they reached the semi-finals of the FIBA European Champions Cup, where they were stopped by reigning European champions, Ignis Varese.^[1] In 1977, Radnički reached the finals of a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup where they lost to Forst Cantù by a single point margin, 86–87.^[2]

Sponsorship naming[]

KK Proleter has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Radnički FOB
Radnički LMK
Radnički CIP
Radnički Jugopetrol

Arena[]

Sports Center Šumice is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Voždovac municipality of Belgrade and it has a capacity of 1,000 seats. Radnički also has its own little hall in Crveni Krst.

Players[]

Head coaches[]

Miodrag Stefanović
Ranko Žeravica (1954–1960)
Dragoljub Pljakić (1965–1967)
Slobodan Ivković (1967–1976)
Milan Vasojević (1976–1977)
Bratislav Đorđević (1979–1980)
Božidar Maljković (1980–1982)
Dušan Ivković (1982–1984)
Marijan Novović (1985–1987)
Slobodan Ivković (1989–1990)
Zlatan Tomić (1990–1992)
Dragoljub Pljakić (1992–1993)
Slobodan Ivković (1993–1994)
Jovica Antonić (1994–1995)
Aco Petrović
Velimir Gašić (1997–1998)
Rajko Toroman (1998–1999)
Boško Đokić (1999)
Duško Vujošević (1999–2001)
Miroslav Nikolić (2001–2002)
Dejan Srzić (2003–2004)
Miodrag Rajković (2004–2005)
Dragan Nikolić (2009–2012)
Marko Ičelić (2012–2013)
Milan Mitrović (2013)
Branko Milisavljević (2015–2017)
Goran Vučković (2018–2020)
Nebojša Knežević (2020–2021)
Marko Boltić (2021–present)

Trophies and awards[]

Trophies[]

Yugoslav League (1st-tier; defunct)

Winners (1): 1972–73

Yugoslav Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1975–76

Yugoslav B League (2nd-tier; defunct)

Winner (1): 1983–84

Second League of Serbia (2nd-tier)

Winner (1): 2010–11

Best results in European competitions[]

Season	Achievement	Notes
Euroleague
1973–74	Semi-finals	Eliminated by Ignis Varese, 78–105 and 70–83
FIBA Saporta Cup
1976–77	Runners-up	Defeated by Forst Cantù, 86–87
FIBA Korać Cup
1998–99	Eighth-finals	Eliminated by Panionios, 74–88 and 71–81

Notable players[]

References[]

^ "Champions Cup 1973–74". linguasport.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
^ "Cup Winners' Cup 1976–77". linguasport.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

External links[]

BKK Radnički at kls.rs
BKK Radnički at eurobasket.com

[1] "Champions Cup 1973–74". linguasport.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

[2] "Cup Winners' Cup 1976–77". linguasport.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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