Ženski odbojkaški klub Partizan ( sr-cyr, Женски одбојкашки клуб Партизан, ), commonly known as ŽOK Partizan, is the women's

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department of

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JSD Partizan Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

based in

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. It was established in 1946 and dissolved in 1972, being re-established in 2016. The club won titles in the

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and is currently playing in the Serbian Super League.

History

Yugoslav years

The women's volleyball department was established in 1946 and participated in the

and Cup. Its most successful period was during the 1950s and 1960s, when it won the Yugoslav Championship on eight occasions and the Yugoslav Cup twice. The women's volleyball department was dissolved in 1972.

Serbian years

In 2013 an agreement with

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was made and Partizan's name was revived. Under the agreement, Partizan conceded its name, logo and colours to be used by Vizura's structure, creating a team called . In the 2013–14 season, the team won the Super Cup, finished second in the Serbian Cup and won the Serbian Super League. After that one season, the association ended. During the summer of 2016, the management of the OK Partizan, led by the president of the club, Predrag Golijanin, and at the initiative of the famous volleyball player

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, decided to re-establish the women's team after a 44 years absence. Renewed ŽOK Partizan became administrated by

OK Partizan Odbojkaški klub Partizan () commonly known as OK Partizan, is a volleyball club from Belgrade, Serbia. OK Partizan is a part of JSD Partizan. The club formed in 1946. In its history, Partizan won 12 national championships, 9 cups and 1 supercup ...

under the organization of

. The women's department has teams in many categories (senior, junior, youth) competing in the 2016–17 season. Since autumn 2016, OK Partizan founded a volleyball school for girls of all ages. The school is led by coaches that have extensive experience working with all selections. The club won its first season in the regional league, securing promotion to the national second league (Prva Liga), however the club was awarded promotion straight to the first league (Superliga) for the 2017–18 season. The club plays its home matches at the Master Sports Center, with capacity for 1,350 spectators, located in

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(a suburb of

Honours

National competitions

National Championship – 9 *

: ** Winners (8) : 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967–68 ** ''Runners-up (10):'' 1953, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968–69, 1969–70 * Serbian Volleyball Championship : ** Winners (1) : 2013–14 National Cup – 3 * Yugoslav Volleyball Cup : ** Winners (2) : 1959, 1960 ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 1960–61, 1961 * Serbian Cup: ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2013–14 National Super Cup – 1 * Serbian Super Cup : :* Winners (1) : 2013 International *

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: ** ''Quarter-finalists (2):'' 1960–61, 1961–62 *

BVA Cup The BVA Cup ( Balkan Volleyball Association Cup) is a volleyball competition contested by the respective national volleyball championship winning teams of nations in the Balkans. The tournament was founded in 2008 under the auspices of the Balkan V ...

: ** ''Third place (1):'' 2022

Team

''Season 2017–2018, as of December 2017.''

Notable former players

* Gordana Tkačuk * Branka Jaramazović * Danica Glumac * Štefanija Milošev * Nataša Luković * Desanka Končar * Milica Stojadinović (1956–1971) * Rajka Grozdanović * Vida Nikolić - Popović * Mirjana Nikolić * Mirjana Despotović * Ljubica Žakula * Mirjana Rajačić * Pavlina Tolić

Former coaches

* Ljubomir Aćimović

References

External links

Official website

Profile
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