Košarkaški klub Podgorica (), commonly referred to as KK Podgorica, is a men's professional
basketball
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album '' kelsea''
Brands and enterprise ...
based in
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
, Montenegro. The club has the same management structure as
Budućnost Bemax.
They are currently competing in the
Montenegrin First League
The First League of Montenegro (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top association football, football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the ...
and the
ABA League Second Division
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.
History
The club played the
2011–12 season in the
Montenegrin League. In the 2019–20 season, Podgorica won the First B League and got promoted to the
First A League for the
2020–21 season.
In June 2020, they have received a
wild card for the
2020–21 season of the
ABA League Second Division
The ABA League Second Division, also ABA League 2, is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the ABA League system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's professional clubs from six countries: Bosnia and He ...
.
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
*
Petar Mijović (2011–2012)
* Vladan Radović (2019–2020)
* Zoran Kašćelan (2020–2021)
*
Nebojša Bogavac (2021–present)
Notable players
*
Marko Mugoša
Marko Mugoša ( cnr, Марко Мугоша, born 4 April 1984) is a Montenegrin retired football midfielder.
Club career
Born in Podgorica, he played with FK Budućnost Podgorica in the beginning of his career, and beside them he also represe ...
*
Nikola Žižić
Nikola Žižić (born 23 January 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Greek club AEL.
Career
Physically strong and good at initiating attacks and finishing them, Žižić started his career in second- ...
References
External links
*
Club profileat
eurobasket.com
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Club profileat realgm.com
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Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
Sport in Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...