Košarkarski klub Koper Primorska (), commonly referred to as KK Koper Primorska, was a men's professional

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club based in

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, Slovenia. The club was formed by the merger of KOŠ Koper and

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in 2016, and was disbanded in 2020 due to financial problems. Primorska became the Slovenian champions in 2019, and also won the Slovenian Cup three times in a row between 2018 and 2020.

History

KK Primorska was founded in 2016 by the merger of

and ŠD Koš Koper. The team finished in seventh place in its debut season in the Slovenian national league. In its second season, Sixt Primorska competed in the second-level regional league,

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, where they lost in the final against

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. During the 2018–19 season, Sixt Primorska won a historic "quadruple" after winning in all four competitions in which they played (

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, domestic cup, domestic supercup, and

). As a result, they earned a place in the ABA League First Division for the 2019–20 season. Before the 2019–20 season, the club changed its name to Koper Primorska. In December 2019 it was reported that the club became financially unstable, and that several players, including head coach

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, have left the club. Despite this, the club still managed to win their third consecutive domestic cup title in February 2020 with a win over

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

. After the season, which ended early because of the

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, the club did not obtain a licence for the national top division, issued by the

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. However, in late June 2020, the licence was granted after a successful appeal. On 7 September 2020, Primorska withdrew from the 2020 Slovenian Supercup due to roster problems. In the same month, the club reportedly withdrew from the ABA League due to serious financial difficulties. On 14 September, however, the club officially announced that they had found new partners and would play in the ABA League and the Slovenian top division. In November 2020, the club became a

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of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of

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from MZT Skopje. However, in December 2020, Primorska was disqualified from the

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after failing to play two consecutive games due to financial problems. Later that month, the club also withdrew from the national league and was disbanded.

Season-by-season records

Head coaches

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, 2016–2017 *

, 2017–2019 * Andrej Žakelj, 2019–2020

References

External links

ABA League Team ProfileEurobasket.com Team Profile
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