ŽKK Crvena zvezda
Basketball club in Belgrade, Serbia
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Košarkaški klub ženski Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: Kошаркашки клуб женски Црвена звезда, English: Red Star Women Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KKŽ Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda and, for sponsorship reasons, also known as KKŽ Crvena zvezda Meridianbet,[1] is a women's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia and the major part of the Red Star multi-sports club. Crvena zvezda competes in the EuroCup Women and in the Basketball League of Serbia.
(1945–present)
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| Nickname | Crveno-bele (Red and Whites) | ||
| Leagues | Basketball League of Serbia EuroCup Women | ||
| Founded | 4 March 1945 | ||
| History | ŽKK Crvena zvezda (1945–present) | ||
| Arena | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Team colors | Red and White | ||
| President |  Anđelka Vukmirović | ||
| Head coach | Marina Maljković | ||
| Championships | 1 EuroLeague 36 National Championships 17 National Cups | ||
| Website | kkzcrvenazvezda.rs | ||
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The Crvena zvezda squads have won a record 36 National League championships, including 15-in-a-row and 6-in-a-row sequences. They have played three different National Leagues since 1945, including Yugoslav Women's Basketball League (1945–1992), First Women's Basketball League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) and Serbian League (2006 onwards). They have also won a record 17 National Cup titles and one EuroLeague Women Championship.
Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Cmiljka Kalušević, Snežana Zorić, Vukica Mitić, Zorica Ðurković, Jasmina Milosavljević, Sofija Pekić, Anđelija Arbutina and Ana Joković.
History
Red Star was the major powerhouse in the early stages of the Yugoslav Championship, winning 15 championships in a row between 1945 and 1960.[2] In 1958, it was the first team to represent Yugoslavia in the newly founded European Cup, reaching the tournament's semifinals.[3]
The team wasn't able to win the national championship between 1964 and 1972, but it emerged in the second half of the 1970s winning six national titles in a row. In 1979, it achieved its greatest success by winning the European Cup beating BSE Budapest in the final by 97-62. As of 2021, this remains the highest scoring in a European Cup / Euroleague final. Red Star was the first of only two teams from Yugoslavia to win the competition.[4]
Red Star again reached the European Cup final in 1981, losing this time to Daugava Riga. The following years were less successful, and the team had to wait until 1990 to return to the competition, marking its seventh appearance in the semi-finals.
During the Yugoslav Wars, Red Star was disqualified from the 1992–93 European Champions Cup in accordance with the UNSC Resolution 757. The team returned to European competition in 1996 through the second tier Ronchetti Cup. It has since appeared in the Ronchetti Cup and its successor the Eurocup in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026, with modest results.
Sponsorship naming
Crvena zvezda has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
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Honours
Total titles: 54
| Honours | No. | Years | |||
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| League – 36 | |||||
| Yugoslav League (1946–1992) | Winners | 25 | 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992 | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro League (1992–2006) | Winners | 3 | 1992–93, 1995–96, 2003–04 | ||
| Serbian League (2006–present) | Winners | 8 | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26 | ||
| Cups – 17 | |||||
| Yugoslav Cup (1971–1992) | Winners | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1992 | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro Cup (1996–2006) | Winners | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004 | ||
| Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup (2006–present) | Winners | 7 | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 | ||
| European – 1 | |||||
| EuroLeague Women | Winners | 1 | 1978–79 | ||
Other international achievements
- Triple Crown
- Winners (1): 1978–79
- EuroLeague Women
- Ronchetti Cup
- Adriatic League
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Honored numbers
| Crvena zvezda honored numbers | |||||
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| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
| 4 | | Anđelija Arbutina | SG | 1983–1994 | [5] |
| 8 | | Vukica Mitić | PG | [5] | |
| 12 | | Zorica Ðurković | SG | [5] | |
| Snežana Zorić | SG | 1964–1976 | [5] | |
| 15 | | Sofija Pekić | C | [5] | |
Coaches
Nebojša Popović (1946–1952)- Milorad Sokolović (1952–1957)
- Strahinja Alagić (1957–1960)
- Dragan Godžić (1961)
- Dimitrije Krstić (1962–1964)
- Milan Vasojević (1965–1967)
- Sreten Dragojlović (1967–1971)
- Dragoljub Pljakić (1971–1974)[6]
- Strahinja Alagić (1974–1981)
- Zoran Kovačić (1981–1988)
- Vladislav Lučić (1988–1990)
Zoran Kovačić (1990–1994)- Dragomir Bukvić (1994–1995)
- Zoran Tir (1995–1996)
- Stevan Karadžić (1996–1998)
- Srđan Antić (1998–2000)
- Milan Nisić (2000)
- Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004)
- Jovica Antonić (2004)
- Dragomir Bukvić (2005–2006)[7]
Zoran Višić (2006–2007)- Dragomir Bukvić (2007–2008)[8][9]
Miroslav Kanjevac (2009–2011)[10]- Jovan Gorec (2011–2012)
- Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013)
- Dragan Vuković (2013–2024)
- Nemanja Planojević (2024–2025)
- Marina Maljković (2025–present)
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Sonja Mladenović
- Mira Petrović
- Ljubica Otašević
- Branka Prelević
- Aleksandra Dakić–Gec
- Gordana Baraga–Bjegojević
- Cmiljka Kalušević
- Snežana Zorić
- Vukica Mitić
- Zorica Đurković
- Jasmina Milosavljević
- Sofija Pekić
- Natalija Bacanović
- Zagorka Počeković
- Bojana Milošević
- Anđelija Arbutina
- Eleonora Vild
- Gordana Bogojević
- Lara Mandić
- Nina Bjedov
- Katarina Lazić
- Milka Bjelica
- Ana Joković
- Katarina Manić
- Milica Dabović
- Ivanka Matić
- Stojanka Ostojić
- Sonja Vasić
- Aleksandra Crvendakić
- Aleksandra Stanaćev
- Nataša Kovačević
- Mina Đorđević
- Aleksandra Katanić
- Snežana Bogićević
- Ivana Katanić
- Maša Janković