Košarkaški klub FMP ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to as KK FMP or as FMP Soccerbet due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional

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club based in

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, Serbia. The club plays in the

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, the

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, and the

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. Their home arena is the Železnik Hall. The club was founded in

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in 1970 as KK Radnički, and was later relocated to Belgrade. The club considers itself as the successor of the 'original' FMP.

History

The Radnički era (1970–2013)

1970–2009: Based in Novi Sad

The club was formed in 1970 as KK Radnički from

. The club had played in regional leagues until 2006, when new sponsors on board, Invest Inženjering and Park Hotel. The club moved to the top-tier Serbian League in 2007 and played in that competition in their last two seasons ( 2007–08 and 2008–09). During the 2008–09 season, guard Zlatko Bolić led the league with 22.8 points per game.

2009–2013: Based in Belgrade

In 2009, Radnički was relocated to

and changed its name to KK Radnički Basket to distinguish it from well-known Radnički Belgrade. Two years later, the club changed its name to KK Radnički FMP.

FMP (2013–present)

In the 2016–17 season, FMP made a debut in the

and finished in 9th place in the end of the season. Power forward Jonah Bolden was awarded the

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title after averaging 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season. In December 2020, the club became a

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of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of

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from Metalac Valjevo. On 18 November 2021, the club changed its name to FMP Meridian for the 2021–22 season due to sponsorship reasons. In June 2022, FMP confirmed to join the

for the 2022–23 season, hosting a qualifying round in Belgrade.

Names of the club

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: * Radnički Invest Inženjering (2006–2009) * FMP Meridian (2021–2024) * FMP Soccerbet (2024–present)

Logos

File:KKRadnickiNS.jpg, 1970–2009 File:Radnickifmp.png, 2011–2013 File:KK FMP Beograd.png, 2013–present

Home arenas

SPC Vojvodina SPC Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, СПЦ Војводина), short for Sports and Business Center Vojvodina (), commonly referred to as SPENS ( sr-cyr, СПЕНС), is a multi-purpose venue located in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. History Its construction ...

, Novi Sad (2006–2009) * Belgrade Basket City, Belgrade (2009–2011) * Železnik Hall, Belgrade (2011–present)

Players

Current roster

Players with multiple nationalities

Milutin Vujičić Milutin Vujičić ( sr-cyr, Милутин Вујичић; born Milutin Ostojić, 8 March 2002) is a Serbian professional basketball player for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League on a loan from Crvena zvezda mts. Early l ...

* Andrija Vuković

Depth chart

Coaches

;Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009) * Mladen Mikić (2006–2008) * Velislav Vesković (2008–2009) ;Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013) * Dragan Vaščanin (2009) *

Boško Đokić Boško Đokić ( sr-cyr, Бошко Ђокић; 26 October 1953 – 26 January 2019) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and journalist. Coaching career Đokić coached teams in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Russia. Betwee ...

(2009–2010) * Miloš Pejić (2010–2013) ;FMP (2013–present) * Milan Gurović (2013–2015) * Slobodan Klipa (2015–2016) * Branko Maksimović (2016–2017) * Dušan Alimpijević (2017) * Vladimir Jovanović (2017–2020) * Bojan Đerić (2020–2021) * Vanja Guša (2021) * Nenad Stefanović (2021–2023) * Stevan Mijović (2023–present)

Season-by-season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

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**''Runners-up (3)'': 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22 * Serbian B League ( 2nd-tier) **Winner (1): 2006–07 **''Runners-up (1)'': 2010–11 *

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...

:*''Semifinals (4)'':

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* League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) **Winner (4): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 **''Runners-up (2)'': 2012–13, 2013–14 Since 2013, the club considers itself a successor of the "original" FMP and in that sense incorporates the trophies won by that club. Trophies are: *

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winner: 1 ( 1996–97) *

winner: 3 ( 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07) *

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champion: 2 ( 2003–04, 2005–06)

Individual awards

* Super League MVP Award (1): ** Miloš Dimić – 2011–12 * Basketball League of Serbia Top Scorer (1): ** Zlatko Bolić – 2008–09 * Adriatic League Top Prospect (1): ** Jonah Bolden –

Notable players

;Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009) * Zlatko Bolić * Stevan Karadžić ;Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013) * Miloš Dimić * Nikola Rebić *

Dušan Ristić Dušan Ristić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Ристић; born 27 November 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, Arizona Wildcats. Ear ...

;FMP (2013–present) * Jonah Bolden * Isaac Humphries * Duop Reath * Paulius Valinskas * Bojan Subotić * Michael Ojo * Finn Delany * Jurij Macura * Matic Rebec * Dragan Apić * Filip Čović * Dejan Davidovac * Ognjen Dobrić * Ilija Đoković * Radovan Đoković * Stefan Đorđević *

Marko Gudurić Marko Gudurić ( sr-cyr, Марко Гудурић, born March 8, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team inte ...

* Marko Jeremić *

Ognjen Kuzmić Ognjen Kuzmić ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Кузмић, ; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK FMP of the Adriatic League. He has also represented the senior Serbian national team in international competition. Standi ...

* Sava Lešić * Stefan Pot * Aleksa Radanov * Marko Radovanović * Boriša Simanić * Radoš Šešlija * Aleksa Uskoković * Okben Ulubay * Bryce Jones * Trent Frazier * Charles Jenkins

International record

References

External links

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Profile
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