Yugoslav Army (basketball team)

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Yugoslav Army
LeaguesYugoslav First Basketball League
Founded1944
Dissolved1946
LocationBelgrade, Yugoslavia
Team colorsBlue, White, Red
     
Head coachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ratko Vlahović (last)
OwnershipYugoslav People's Army
Championships1 Championship

Yugoslav Army (Serbian: Југословенска армија, romanizedJugoslovenska armija) was a men's basketball selection based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army. The Yugoslav Army later founded KK Partizan and most of the players moved to the new club.

1945 season[edit]

Team won the first Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945 against state selections of the Yugoslav states.[1]

Roster[edit]

Yugoslav Army basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Alagić, Strahinja
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dekleva, Lučano
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kostić, Pavle
9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kovačević, Zlatko
C 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marjanović, Mirko 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Munćan, Božidar
F Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikolić, Aleksandar 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Pikoli, Atilio
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tijanić, Ratko
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vlahović, Ratko
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Matches[edit]

  Win   Loss

1945
Semifinals
Yugoslav Army 41–24 PR Croatia Subotica
Report
1945
Final
Yugoslav Army 21–18 PR Serbia Subotica
Report

Trophies[edit]

Aftermath[edit]

The Yugoslav Army established Partizan on 4 October 1945. Marjanović, Kovačević, Munćan, Nikolić, Alagić, Kostić and Vlahović played for Partizan during the 1946 season.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ History of Yugoslav Championships 1945-1991
  2. ^ "KK Partizan Trofeji". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 6 May 2020.