Yugoslav Army (basketball team)
| Yugoslav Army | |
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| Leagues | Yugoslav First Basketball League |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Dissolved | 1946 |
| Location | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Team colors | Blue, White, Red |
| Head coach |  Ratko Vlahović (last) |
| Ownership | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Championships | 1 Championship |
Yugoslav Army (Serbian: Југословенска армија, Jugoslovenska armija) was a men's basketball selection based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army. The Yugoslav Army later founded KK Partizan and most of the players moved to the new club.
1945 Season[]
Team won the first Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945 against state selections of the Yugoslav states.[1]
Roster[]
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Matches[]
Win Loss
| 1945 Semifinals
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Yugoslav Army | 41–24 | PR Croatia | Subotica |
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Trophies[]
- Yugoslav League: (1)
Aftermath[]
The Yugoslav Army established Partizan on 4 October 1945. Marjanović, Kovačević, Munćan, Kostić, and Vlahović played for Partizan during the 1946 season.[2]
References[]
- ^ History of Yugoslav Championships 1945-1991
- ^ "KK Partizan Trofeji". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
Categories:
- Basketball teams in Yugoslavia
- Sport in Belgrade
- Yugoslav People's Army
- KK Partizan
- 1944 establishments in Yugoslavia
- 1946 disestablishments in Yugoslavia
- Basketball teams established in 1944
- Sports clubs disestablished in 1946