KK Zagreb

Zagreb
Zagreb
Nickname	Mravi (The Ants)
Founded	1970
Dissolved	2018
History	KK Siget; (1970–1976); OKK Novi Zagreb; (1976–1991); KK Zagreb; (1991–2018)
Arena	Boško Božić-Pepsi Hall; (Capacity: 3,000); Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall; (Capacity: 5,400)
Location	Zagreb, Croatia
Team colors	Yellow and Blue;
Championships	1 Croatian Championship ; 3 Croatian Cups
Website	kk-zagreb.hr
Home	Away

Košarkaški klub Zagreb (English: Zagreb Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zagreb or simply Zagreb, was a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competed in the ABA League and the Croatian League. In the 2011–12 season, the club competed in the modern EuroLeague. Now the name KK Zagreb is holding previous club: KK Zapruđe.

History

The club was founded in 1970 under the name KK Siget after the Siget neighbourhood in Zagreb. In 1976 it was renamed to KK Novi Zagreb to represent Novi Zagreb, part of Zagreb located south of the Sava river. After Croatia became independent country, "Novi" was just dropped out and the club name got its simpler and present form - KK Zagreb. From the beginnings Zagreb players were known under the nickname Ants as a symbol of hard work and team spirit.^[1]

Since its establishment KK Zagreb worked its way up over 19 years to join the famed first division in ex-Yugoslavia in 1989. Though it carries the name of a great basketball capital KK Zagreb had always lived a bit in the shadow of cross-town rival Cibona but since the beginning of the Croatian League in the early 1990s Zagreb has made a name of its own, becoming one of the better teams in the country. Until the late 2000s club was mainly known for its youth categories which won numerous Croatian and European titles, while senior team was always in the shadow of Croatian basketball Big Three - Cibona, Zadar and Split. In recent years, when its became a permanent member of the EuroChallenge Cup competition, the club increased its budget with an intention to make another step forward in its ambitious plans and won its first domestic trophies, the Croatian Cup in 2008 and 2010. It was only a matter of time, when the team will move from its traditional base in Trnsko school sports hall (capacity 3,000) to a bigger one, which happened in 2010, when they moved to Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, home of their better known rival Cibona. Moving to a new and bigger hall proved to be some kind of "growing up" for KK Zagreb as the club won double title, winning both Championship of Croatia and Croatian Cup in 2011.^[2] Zagreb played in the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague competition. In 2018 the club was dissolved.

A phoenix club was established in the same year.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Croatian Cup	European competitions
2011–12	1	A-1 Liga	5th	6–8	Runner-up	1 Euroleague	RS	2–8
2012–13	1	A-1 Liga	7th	16–16	Quarterfinalist
2013–14	1	A-1 Liga	5th	17–15	Runner-up
2014–15	1	A-1 Liga	4th	22–14	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	A-1 Liga	5th	24–10	Quarterfinalist
2016–17	1	A-1 Liga	8th	12–16	Quarterfinalist
2017–18	1	A-1 Liga	13th	4–20	Quarterfinalist

Honours

Croatian Championship: 1
- 2011
Croatian Cup: 3
- 2008, 2010, 2011

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

^ "KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - Ko?arka?ki klub Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - www.kk-zagreb.hr". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Club history
^ "KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - club info - NLB League ABA - Adriatic Basketball Association - NLB Liga ABA". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Club info on ABA League web site

External links

Official website

[1] "KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - Ko?arka?ki klub Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - www.kk-zagreb.hr". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Club history

[2] "KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje - club info - NLB League ABA - Adriatic Basketball Association - NLB Liga ABA". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-04. Club info on ABA League web site

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v t e Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League (1945–1992)
Clubs	Bosna Borac Čačak Budućnost Cibona Crvena zvezda Čelik Dalvin Dinamo Pančevo Eđšeg Igman IMT Industromontaža Ivangrad Jugoplastika Jugoslovenska armija Kvarner Lesonit Lokomotiva Rijeka Makedonija Maribor 66 Metalac Milicionar Mladost MZT Skopje Novi Zagreb OKK Beograd Olimpija Oriolik Partizan Proleter Zrenjanin Rabotnički Radnički Belgrade Slavija Sloboda Tuzla Sloboda Užice Sloga Slovan Spartak Subotica Šibenka Vojvodina Zadar Zastava Kragujevac Zorka Šabac Železničar Belgrade Željezničar Karlovac Željezničar Sarajevo ŽKK Ljubljana ŽKK Maribor
Seasons	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Statistics	Scoring leaders Annual Career
Associated competitions	Clubs in international competitions First B Federal League

v t e 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Champions	Olympiacos
Runners-up	CSKA Moscow
Third place	FC Barcelona Regal
Fourth place	Panathinaikos
Eliminated in quarterfinals	Gescrap Bizkaia Maccabi Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena UNICS Kazan
Eliminated in Top 16	Group E Group F Group G Group H Anadolu Efes Bennet Cantù EA7 Emporio Armani Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Medical Park Real Madrid Unicaja Žalgiris Kaunas
Eliminated in regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Brose Baskets Caja Laboral KK Zagreb Partizan Mt:s Belgrade SLUC Nancy Spirou Basket Union Olimpija Ljubljana
Eliminated in third qualifying round	ČEZ Nymburk Lietuvos Rytas
Eliminated in second qualifying round	Alba Berlin ASVEL Basket BC Khimki Cibona Zagreb
Eliminated in first qualifying round	Banvit BC Donetsk BCM Gravelines Cholet Basket KK Budućnost P.A.O.K. PGE Turów VEF Rīga