Košarkarsko društvo Slovan, commonly referred to as KD Slovan or simply Slovan, is a

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team from

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, Slovenia.

History

Kvalifikacijska tekma za uvrstitev v prvo ligo Slovan - Maribor 66 1969

The origins of the club are dating back to 1951, when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club in Poljane (KK Poljane), at one of

's high schools. The club got its official permission to play on 13 April in the same year. After just two days, they organised their first tournament, at which they invited Rudar Trbovlje and Krka, both playing in the first national league. The team was also named KK Krim, KK Slavija, KK Odred, and finally KD Slovan – the name they have had until today. After having played for more than 20 years on the basketball court at Poljane Grammar School, they moved to

Kodeljevo Hall Kodeljevo Hall is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a seating capacity of 1,540. It is mostly used for basketball and handball matches as the home ground of KD Slovan and RD Slovan Rokometno društvo Slovan, commo ...

in the 1974–75 season, where they have been playing ever since.

Season-by-season records

Achievements

*Runners-up of the

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons (lost to Olimpija).

International players

Note: The flag before name indicates the national team

References

External links

Official website
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