KK_Zlatibor
KK Zlatibor
Basketball club in Čajetina, Serbia
Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, English: Zlatibor Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zlatibor or Zlatibor Gold Gondola due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čajetina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League Second Division
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| Leagues | Basketball League of Serbia ABA League Second Division | ||
| Founded | September 16, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-09-16)[1] | ||
| History | KK Zlatibor 1979–present | ||
| Arena | Čajetina Sports Hall | ||
| Location | Čajetina, Serbia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Orange and White | ||
| President | Rajko Pelverović | ||
| General manager | Đorđe Aleksandrić | ||
| Head coach | Strajin Nedović | ||
| Championships | 1 ABA League 2 1 National League Cup | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (14) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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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.
In April 2022, Zlatibor won the ABA League Second Division for the 2021–22 season following a 78–73 overtime win over MZT Skopje Aerodrom.[3][4] In June 2022, Zlatibor got a invitation from the FIBA Basketball Champions League for the 2022–23 season.[5] Later, they withdrawn.[6] In June 2022, the club added retired NBA Player Nikola Peković to its managing board.[7]
Retired numbers
Current roster
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Mladen Šekularac (2015)
Predrag Jaćimović (2015–2016)- Dušan Radović (2016–2017)
- Vanja Guša (2017–2019)
- Strajin Nedović (2019–present)
Trophies
- ABA League Second Division
- Winner (1): 2021–22
- Second League of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2016–17
- First Regional League of Serbia (3rd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2014–15
- League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2017–18
Individual awards
- "Zlatibor posle produžetaka slavio u Skoplju u finalu ABA 2 lige". b92.net. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Zlatibor živi san iz kojeg ne želi da se probudi: Kutlešić partijom sezone utišao Skoplje, još jedan korak do ABA lige". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "KK Zlatibor dobio pozivnicu za Fibinu Ligu šampiona". rts.rs. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Zlatibor neće u Ligu šampiona". b92.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- "Ponovo u srpskoj košarci: Nikola Peković sa Zlatiborom cilja ABA ligu!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Šampionska proslava šampiona". zlatibor.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Džambu u čast - legenda zlatiborske košarke". zlatibor.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- KK Zlatibor official website (in Serbian)
- Profile at eurobasket.com