ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
| ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
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| Full name | Ženski Rukometni Klub Budućnost | ||
| Short name | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Arena | Morača Sports Center | ||
| Capacity | 6000 | ||
| President | Radmila Petrović | ||
| Head coach | Dragan Adžić | ||
| League | Montenegrin Championship | ||
| 2018–19 | 1st | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site [7] | |||
ŽRK Budućnost is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner of EHF Women's Champions League
The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of Yugoslavia, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (Cup Winners' Cup) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country". As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries – SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro. The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006. ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons 2012 and 2015.
ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the Varvari.[1]
ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society.
| ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ženski Rukometni Klub Budućnost | ||
| Short name | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Arena | Morača Sports Center | ||
| Capacity | 6000 | ||
| President | Radmila Petrović | ||
| Head coach | Dragan Adžić | ||
| League | Montenegrin Championship | ||
| 2018–19 | 1st | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site [7] | |||
Records of achievements
Champions League: Winners: 2012, 2015
Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winners: 1985, 2006, 2010
Women's EHF Cup: Winners: 1987
Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball: Winners: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Montenegrin Women's Handball Cup: Winners: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Women's Regional Handball League: Winners: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
28 times the champions of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro (1985, 1989, 1990, 1992–2006)
21 times the winners of the Cup, (1984, 1989, 1995–1998, 2000–2002, 2005, 2006-2016)
4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)
Champions League
1985/86 1/2 FINAL
1989/90 1/4 FINAL
1990/91 1/4 FINAL
1995/96 1/8 FINAL
1996/97 1/2 FINAL
1997/98 1/2 FINAL
1998/99 1/2 FINAL
1999/00 1/2 FINAL
2000/01 1/2 FINAL
2001/02 1/2 FINAL
2002/03 1/4 FINAL
2003/04 1/4 FINAL
2004/05 Group Matches
2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
2006/07 Group Matches
2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL
2008/09 Main Round
2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
2010/11 1/2 FINAL
2011/12 Winner
2012/13 Main Round
2013/14 Runner-up
2014/15 Winner
2015/16 Final Four - 4th
2016/17 Final Four - 4th
2017/18 Quarter-final
2018/19 Quarter-final
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2019–20 season
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2019-20 season
Technical staff
Staff for the 2019-20 season.[5]
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Sporting director: Bojana Popović
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[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Assistant Coach: Bojana Popović
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x|Serbia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Fitness Coach: Danica Delić
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x|Slovenia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Fitness Coach: Marko Mrak
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Physiotherapist: Mitar Vujović
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x|Serbia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Physiotherapist: Bojan Milošević
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Notable former players
Notable former coaches
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Pero Milošević
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[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x|Montenegro|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Nikola Petrović
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x|Serbia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Duško Milić
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x|Slovenia|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Tone Tiselj