KK Olimpija explained

KK Olimpija
Nickname:Zmaji (The Dragons)
Zeleno-beli (The Green and Whites)
History:KK Svoboda
(1946)
KK Enotnost
(1947–1954)
AŠK Olimpija
(1955–1976)
KK Olimpija
(1976–2019)
KK Cedevita Olimpija
(2019–present)
Location:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Colors:Green, white, black
Championships:17 Slovenian Leagues
20 Slovenian Cups
8 Slovenian Supercups
6 Yugoslav Leagues
1 Saporta Cup
1 Adriatic League
2 Central European Leagues
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Košarkarski klub Olimpija (English: Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two different National Leagues since 1946, the Yugoslav Federal League (1946–1991) and the Slovenian League (1991–2019). Olimpija has won three regional league championships, one in the Adriatic League and two championships in the Central European League. They have also won 20 National Cup tournaments, 8 National Supercup titles, and one FIBA Saporta Cup. In July 2019, the team merged with Cedevita, forming a new club Cedevita Olimpija.

History

Olimpija basketball club was founded in 1946 as a section of the Svoboda Physical Culture Society. The first basketball game was played the same year against Udarnik and Olimpija came out on top with the score of 37–14. Late in 1946, the club was renamed Enotnost and was known by that name until 1954 when it assumed the name AŠK Olimpia.

Olimpija won its first Yugoslav League title in the 1957 season under the direction of the coach/player Boris Kristančić. In the following years, Olimpija won five more Yugoslav titles, in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, and 1970. A new era for the club began with Slovenia's independence when Olimpija won eight consecutive league titles between 1992 and 1999.

On the international stage, the 1993–94 season was the club's best season as they won the European Cup against the Spanish ACB League club Taugrés under the direction of coach Zmago Sagadin. In the 2001–02 season, Olimpija won the "Small Triple Crown", taking the Slovenian League championship, Slovenian Cup, and the Adriatic League.

On 8 July 2019, Olimpija merged with Croatian team Cedevita, forming Cedevita Olimpija.[1] [2]

The club was a founding member of the Adriatic Basketball Association in 2015.[3] In November 2020, the club's shares were transferred to Mornar Bar.[4]

Names through history

The club was established in 1946 as the basketball department of the larger sports club Svoboda. Later, the name of the club was changed several times. Since 1976 and until its dissolution in 2019, the name of the club included the sponsorship name.

Names
  • KK Svoboda (1946)
  • KK Enotnost (1947–1954)
  • AŠK Olimpija (1955–1976)
  • KK Olimpija (1976–2019)

Between 1976 and 2019, the names of the club included the sponsorship names:

  • Brest (1976–1978)
  • Iskra (1978–1982)
  • ZZI (1982–1983)
  • Smelt (1983–1997)
  • Union (1997–2017)
  • Petrol (2017–2019)

Arenas

See also: Tivoli Hall and Arena Stožice. The team's first venue was Tabor Gymnasium, before they moved to the 4,500 capacity[5] Tivoli Hall in 1965. In 2010, the club moved into their new arena, Arena Stožice, with a capacity of 12,480.

Notable players

The following players are regarded as the most important for Olimpija by the club's official website.

A total of 16 former Olimpija players have played in the NBA:

Retired numbers

Olimpija retired numbers
NoPlayerPositionTenureDate retiredRef
12 1994–1997, 1999–2000, 2006–2009 2015 [12]
13 1956–1970 2007 [13] [14]

Players in the NBA draft

PositionPlayerYearRoundPickDrafted by
PF Marko Milič19972nd round33rdPhiladelphia 76ers
C Vladimir Stepania19981st round27thSeattle SuperSonics
C Primož Brezec20001st round27thIndiana Pacers
SG/SF Jiří Welsch20021st round16thPhiladelphia 76ers
SG/PG Yotam Halperin#20062nd round53rd Seattle SuperSonics
PG Goran Dragić*20082nd round45th San Antonio Spurs
PF Dāvis Bertāns20112nd round42nd Indiana Pacers
PG Issuf Sanon#20182nd round44th Washington Wizards
PF Luka Šamanić20191st round19thSan Antonio Spurs

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (17): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18

Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19

Winners (20): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017

Runners-up (3): 2004, 2007, 2014

Winners (8): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017

Runners-up (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018

Winners (6): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969–70

Runners-up (8): 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1968–69

Runners-up (5): 1960, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1981–82, 1986–87

Winners: 1984–85, 1986–87

Winners: 1946, 1947

European competitions

Semifinalists: 1961–62

Third place: 1966–67, 1996–97

Final Four: 1967, 1997

Winners: 1993–94

Semifinalists: 1968–69, 1982–83, 1991–92

Regional competitions

Winners: 2001–02

Runners-up: 2010–11

Winners: 1993, 1994

Other competitions

Fourth place: 1998

Notable performances in European and worldwide competitions

See main article: KK Olimpija in international competitions.

SeasonAchievementNotes
EuroLeague
1959–60Quarter-finalseliminated by Rīgas ASK, 79–95 (L) in Ljubljana and 63–79 (L) in Riga
1961–62Semi-finalseliminated by Real Madrid, 105–91 (W) in Ljubljana and 53–69 (L) in Madrid
1962–63Quarter-finalseliminated by Spartak ZJŠ Brno, 86–83 (W) in Ljubljana and 72–79 (L) in Brno
1966–67Final Fourthird place in Madrid, lost to Real Madrid 86–88 in the semi-final, defeated Slavia VŠ Praha 88–83 in the third place game
1970–71Quarter-finalsthird place in a group with Ignis Varese, Slavia VŠ Praha and Olympique Antibes
1996–97Final Fourthird place in Rome, lost to Olympiacos 65–74 in the semi-final, defeated ASVEL 86–79 in the third place game
1999–00Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 67–70 (L) in Barcelona, 71–64 (W) in Ljubljana & 66–71 (L) in Barcelona
2000–01Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by Kinder Bologna, 79–80 (L) in Bologna and 79–81 (L) in Ljubljana
FIBA Saporta Cup
1967–68Quarter-finalseliminated by Slavia VŠ Praha, 64–95 (L) in Prague and 82–70 (W) in Ljubljana
1968–69Semi-finalseliminated by Slavia VŠ Praha, 76–83 (L) in Ljubljana and 61–82 (L) in Prague
1982–83Semi-finalseliminated by Scavolini Pesaro, 78–97 (L) in Pesaro and 92–107 (L) in Ljubljana
1991–92Semi-finalseliminated 2–1 by PAOK, 81–68 (W) in Ljubljana, 61–79 (L) & 86–104 (L) in Thessaloniki
1992–93Quarter-finalsthird place in a group with Efes Pilsen, NatWest Zaragoza, CSKA Moscow, Hapoel Tel Aviv and ASK Brocēni
1993–94Championsdefeated Taugrés 91–81 in the final of the FIBA European Cup in Lausanne
1995–96Quarter-finals6th place in a group with PAOK, Dynamo Moscow, Zrinjevac, Kalev and Nobiles Włocławek

The road to the FIBA European Cup victory

1993–94 FIBA European Cup

RoundTeamHome  Away  
ThirdBye
Top 12 Rabotnički89–7780–66
Tofaş87–78103–90
Taugrés86–7363–67
Fidefinanz Bellinzona77–6253–50
Croatia Osiguranje68–7684–79
Semi-final Sato Aris84–7879–83
74–61
Final Taugrés91–81

Season-by-season records

Key

SeasonTierDomestic leagueDomestic cupSupercupAdriatic LeagueEuropean competitions
1991–9211. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners
1992–9311. A SKL1stWinners
QF
1993–9411. A SKL1stWinners European League
European Cup align=center bgcolor=goldW
1994–9511. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners European League
1995–9611. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stRound of 16 European League
1996–9711. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners Euroleaguealign=center bgcolor=#cc99663rd
1997–9811. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners Euroleague
1998–991Liga Kolinskaalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners Euroleague
1999–001Liga Kolinska3rdWinners EuroleagueQF
2000–011Liga Kolinskaalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners EuroleagueQF
2001–021HYPO Ligaalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinnersWinners Euroleague
2002–0311. A SKLalign=center style="background:silver"2ndWinnersSemifinals Euroleague
2003–0411. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stRunners-upWinnersSemifinals Euroleague
2004–0511. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinnersWinnersQuarterfinals Euroleague
2005–0611. A SKLalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinnersWinners10th place Euroleague
2006–071Liga UPC Telemachalign=center style="background:silver"2ndRunners-up9th place Euroleague
2007–081Liga UPC Telemachalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinnersWinnersSemifinals Euroleague
2008–091Liga UPC Telemachalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinnersWinners9th place Euroleague
2009–101Telemach Leaguealign=center style="background:silver"2ndWinnersWinnersSemifinals Euroleague
2010–111Telemach Leaguealign=center style="background:silver"2ndWinnersRunners-upRunners-up Euroleague
2011–121Telemach Leaguealign=center style="background:silver"2ndWinnersRunners-up6th place Euroleague
2012–131Telemach Leaguealign=center style="background:silver"2ndWinnersRunners-up8th place Euroleague
2013–141Telemach Leaguealign=center style="background:silver"2ndRunners-upWinners10th place Eurocup
2014–151Telemach League5thSemifinalsRunners-up5th place Eurocup
2015–161Liga Nova KBM4thQuarterfinals7th place Eurocup
2016–171Liga Nova KBMalign=center style="background:gold"1stWinners11th place EuroCup
2017–181Liga Nova KBMalign=center style="background:gold"1stSemifinalsWinners7th Champions League
2018–191Liga Nova KBMalign=center bgcolor=silver2ndSemifinalsRunners-upalign=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"12th Champions League

Head coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R. K. . Rimac trener Cedevite Olimpije, prva okrepitev Edo Murić . . 8 July 2019 . Ljubljana . sl . 8 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Assemblies confirmed new club BC Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana . kkcedevita.hr . 8 July 2019.
  3. Web site: REGIONALNA KOŠARKA PREŽIVJELA Klubovi postaju vlasnici nove ABA lige . 16 June 2015. hr. sportske.jutarnji.hr . 16 December 2020.
  4. Web site: FMP i dalje sporan . Dnevni list Danas . 21 December 2020 . sr-RS . 12 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Hala Tivoli (dvorana in drsališče Tivoli) – Šport Ljubljana . sport-ljubljana.si . 23 June 2020 . sl.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190510225541/http://www.petrol.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/ivo-daneu. 10 May 2019. Ivo Daneu. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija.
  7. Web site: 12 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712153235/http://cedevita.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/borut-bassin-taubi. Borut Bassin Taubi. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija.
  8. Web site: Marko Milić. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715005705/http://www.cedevita.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/marko-milic. 15 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Vinko Jelovac. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija. 15 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715005820/http://www.cedevita.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/vinko-jelovac.
  10. Web site: Peter Vilfan. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720131006/http://cedevita.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/peter-vilfan. 20 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Jure Zdovc. sl. 8 March 2018. KK Olimpija. 8 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231418/http://www.petrol.olimpija.com/olimpija-nekoc/jure-zdovc. dead.
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060240/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6ftyy53davptcqvl Union Olimpija Ljubljana retires Marko Milic's jersey.
  13. http://www.fiba.basketball/news/Olympic-Legends-Ivo-Daneu Olympic Legends – Ivo Daneu.
  14. http://www.fiba.basketball/news/SLO-Daneu-reflects-on-amazing-Hall-of-Fame-career2 SLO – Daneu reflects on amazing Hall of Fame career [part I].

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