Montenegrin basketball clubs in European competitions explained

Clubs from Montenegro are playing in European basketball competitions since the 1980s. Until 2006, they represented SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia. Almost all European seasons by Montenegrin clubs are played by KK Budućnost. Exceptions are two single seasons in European competitions played by KK Lovćen Cetinje and KK Mornar Bar.

Most successful period was end of the 1990s and beginning of the 21st century. At that time, KK Budućnost played in the finish phases of EuroLeague. In that period, Budućnost often played games against greatest European basketball teams like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Maccabi Tel Aviv etc.

On season 2018-19, KK Budućnost made a comeback to EuroLeague. During that campaign, team from Podgorica made notable wins against CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Performances by season

Below is a list of games of all Montenegrin clubs in FIBA/ULEB competitions.

SeasonCompetitionRoundTeam 1Team 2Game 1Game 2
1986-87FIBA Korać CupRound 2 KarşıyakaKK Budućnost Podgorica71-8282-85
Group DKK Budućnost Podgorica Estudiantes94-10888-99
JuvecasertaKK Budućnost Podgorica99-8790-84
KK Budućnost Podgorica Challans87-8497-114
1996-97FIBA EuroCupGroup H Türk TelekomKK Budućnost Podgorica90-8253-62
KK Budućnost Podgorica Scaligera Basket Verona66-7075-85
KK Budućnost Podgorica Körmend77-81101-103
KK Budućnost Podgorica London Towers103-9658-71
Vita TbilisiKK Budućnost Podgorica104-8656-93
1997-98FIBA Korać CupGroup DKK Budućnost Podgorica Slavia Sofia94-7897-83
KK Budućnost Podgorica Darüşşafaka69-6459-68
StrumicaKK Budućnost Podgorica71-9070-97
Round of 32KK Budućnost Podgorica Statyba83-6961-69
Round of 16 PeristeriKK Budućnost Podgorica76-5760-78
1998-99FIBA Saporta CupGroup CKK Budućnost Podgorica Hapoel Eilat75-8078-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica Brocēni87-8478-86
ValenciaKK Budućnost Podgorica78-6878-71
Śląsk WrocławKK Budućnost Podgorica68-7082-89
Sankt PöltenKK Budućnost Podgorica66-6969-95
Round of 32 AEK AthensKK Budućnost Podgorica66-6163-74
Round of 16KK Budućnost Podgorica Slovakofarma Pezinok86-6885-81
QuarterfinalsKK Budućnost Podgorica Tofaş67-6582-64
Semifinals Benetton TrevisoKK Budućnost Podgorica76-60
FIBA Korać CupGroup M Hapoel Galil ElyonKK Lovćen Cetinje97-9069-94
Krka Novo MestoKK Lovćen Cetinje62-4975-61
KK Lovćen Cetinje Virtus Roma63-7167-92
1999-00EuroleagueGroup DKK Budućnost Podgorica Pau-Orthez68-7172-68
Cibona ZagrebKK Budućnost Podgorica69-6390-95
Anadolu EfesKK Budućnost Podgorica73-6780-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica Fortitudo Bologna75-8373-72
Caja San FernandoKK Budućnost Podgorica75-7365-88
Stage 2 / Group GKK Budućnost Podgorica Maccabi Tel Aviv59-6760-74
OlympiacosKK Budućnost Podgorica89-6170-82
KK Budućnost Podgorica ASVEL59-6583-57
Round of 16 PanathinaikosKK Budućnost Podgorica65-59
KK Budućnost Podgorica Panathinaikos77-64
PanathinaikosKK Budućnost Podgorica78-61
2000-01EuroleagueGroup DKK Budućnost Podgorica FC Barcelona77-8575-92
Skyliners FrankfurtKK Budućnost Podgorica79-9473-79
London TowersKK Budućnost Podgorica88-9583-101
KK Budućnost Podgorica PAOK83-7172-89
Scaligera VeronaKK Budućnost Podgorica86-9173-77
Round of 16 Real MadridKK Budućnost Podgorica91-63
KK Budućnost Podgorica Real Madrid62-76
2001-02EuroleagueGroup CKK Budućnost Podgorica Real Madrid72-8271-90
Fortitudo BolognaKK Budućnost Podgorica109-7970-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica CSKA Moscow72-10383-88
PanathinaikosKK Budućnost Podgorica91-8284-72
Pau-OrthezKK Budućnost Podgorica87-9079-77
KK Budućnost Podgorica Krka Novo Mesto77-7274-101
ZadarKK Budućnost Podgorica88-7997-110
2002-03EuroleagueGroup B PanathinaikosKK Budućnost Podgorica87-7192-84
KK Budućnost Podgorica Unicaja Málaga72-7875-87
Olimpija LjubljanaKK Budućnost Podgorica83-71100-81
KK Budućnost Podgorica Baskonia71-8186-103
KK Budućnost Podgorica Žalgiris106-10285-101
Maccabi Tel AvivKK Budućnost Podgorica107-8689-80
KK Budućnost Podgorica Montepaschi Siena91-7549-112
2003-04ULEB CupGroup EKK Budućnost Podgorica Eiffel Towers103-10091-88
EstudiantesKK Budućnost Podgorica90-7784-71
MakedonikosKK Budućnost Podgorica87-7574-85
KK Budućnost Podgorica Le Mans85-8167-78
BraunschweigKK Budućnost Podgorica73-7180-95
2004-05ULEB CupGroup A ALBA BerlinKK Budućnost Podgorica86–7085-95
KK Budućnost Podgorica Spirou Charleroi82-6856-63
KK Budućnost Podgorica Debreceni Vadkakasok91-8972-82
Gravelines-DunkerqueKK Budućnost Podgorica108–7589-81
KK Budućnost Podgorica PAOK104–9875-92
2007-08ULEB CupGroup EKK Budućnost Podgorica Zenit St Petersburg66–7565-75
Antwerp GiantsKK Budućnost Podgorica76–7965-76
Fribourg OlympicKK Budućnost Podgorica73–8263-74
KK Budućnost Podgorica Hapoel Galil Elyon93–6881-82
Swans GmundenKK Budućnost Podgorica72–7960-86
Round of 32 Hemofarm VršacKK Budućnost Podgorica82–5673-78
2008-09EurocupRound 1 GalatasarayKK Budućnost Podgorica85–8362–93
Group H NymburkKK Budućnost Podgorica75–7066–63
KK Budućnost Podgorica Bilbao65–6766–69
KK Budućnost Podgorica Hemofarm Vršac70–5985-89
2009-10EurocupRound 1 Brose BambergKK Budućnost Podgorica64–6165–67
2010-11EuroleagueRound 1Q ASVELKK Budućnost Podgorica64–6984–76
EurocupGroup C ŠiauliaiKK Budućnost Podgorica76–9766–83
KK Budućnost Podgorica Gran Canaria66–9060–62
Budivelnyk KievKK Budućnost Podgorica70–5654–69
2011-12EuroleagueRound 1Q Lietuvos RytasKK Budućnost Podgorica83–64
EurocupGroup HKK Budućnost Podgorica Turów Zgorzelec75–5078–73
ALBA BerlinKK Budućnost Podgorica88–6872–57
Dexia MonsKK Budućnost Podgorica66–5378–85
Stage 2 / Group KKK Budućnost Podgorica Spartak St Petersburg57–6564–70
Krka Novo MestoKK Budućnost Podgorica64–6958–63
BanvitKK Budućnost Podgorica68–6173–83
Quarterfinals ValenciaKK Budućnost Podgorica71–7585–63
2012-13EurocupGroup B BilbaoKK Budućnost Podgorica85–7868–66
KK Budućnost Podgorica Academic Sofia75–7274–55
CharleroiKK Budućnost Podgorica53–6655–59
Stage 2KK Budućnost Podgorica Zenit St Petersburg90–6966–76
BanvitKK Budućnost Podgorica89–8050–66
Budivelnyk KievKK Budućnost Podgorica75–7977–75
Quarterfinals Lokomotiv KubanKK Budućnost Podgorica72–5490–65
2013-14EurocupGroup F PAOKKK Budućnost Podgorica85–8475–69
KK Budućnost Podgorica Ankara80–7375–81
Nizhny NovgorodKK Budućnost Podgorica83–6291–88
KK Budućnost Podgorica Alba Fehérvár67–6180–82
Khimik YuzhneKK Budućnost Podgorica84–7687–91
2014-15EurocupGroup F VentspilsKK Budućnost Podgorica82–7569–87
KK Budućnost Podgorica Karşıyaka79–8278–86
Zielona GóraKK Budućnost Podgorica76–9085–100
KK Budućnost Podgorica Lokomotiv Kuban63–7776–79
PAOKKK Budućnost Podgorica80–6081–76
Stage 2 / Group H Dinamo SassariKK Budućnost Podgorica87–7086–93
KK Budućnost Podgorica Gran Canaria83–8869–92
BanvitKK Budućnost Podgorica87–7474–68
2015-16EurocupGroup DKK Budućnost Podgorica Banvit83–7068–76
ArisKK Budućnost Podgorica75–5756–75
TrabzonsporKK Budućnost Podgorica75–7182–79
KK Budućnost Podgorica UNICS73–6377–91
Steaua BucureștiKK Budućnost Podgorica81–7556–89
2016-17EurocupGroup C MurciaKK Budućnost Podgorica86–7786–75
KK Budućnost Podgorica Zenit St Petersburg95–9779–84
Bayern MunichKK Budućnost Podgorica80–6668–44
KK Budućnost Podgorica Unicaja Málaga62–8675–93
FIBA Champions LeagueRound 1Q IgokeaKK Mornar Bar71–6960–83
Group DKK Mornar Bar Oostende74–7260–80
TenerifeKK Mornar Bar103–5789–72
KK Mornar Bar Mega Leks87–8553–60
Cibona ZagrebKK Mornar Bar90–7292–81
KK Mornar Bar Avellino67–7660–53
KK Mornar Bar Juventus Utena73–7574–82
SIG StrasbourgKK Mornar Bar93–6283–70
2017-18EurocupGroup B Bayern MunichKK Budućnost Podgorica85–8276–60
KK Budućnost Podgorica Galatasaray87–7861–82
Reggio EmiliaKK Budućnost Podgorica77–7174–82
KK Budućnost Podgorica Lietkabelis76–6279–86
Hapoel JerusalemKK Budućnost Podgorica81–8675–92
Group GKK Budućnost Podgorica Lokomotiv Kuban62–6866–77
TrentoKK Budućnost Podgorica105–10666–79
KK Budućnost Podgorica Cedevita84–5278–75
Quarterfinals DarüşşafakaKK Budućnost Podgorica57–5478–71
FIBA Champions LeagueRound 2Q Avtodor SaratovKK Mornar Bar88–7070–62
FIBA Europe CupGroup CKK Mornar Bar Kataja76–7176–81
PortoKK Mornar Bar68–5570–81
KK Mornar Bar Kapfenberg Bulls74–5875–69
Group KKK Mornar Bar Bakken Bears76–8792–93
Tsmoki MinskKK Mornar Bar84–4576–83
KK Mornar Bar Szolnoki Olaj73–6892–89
Round of 16 OostendeKK Mornar Bar84–7163–90
QuarterfinalsKK Mornar Bar Donar73–6774–101
2018-19EuroleagueRegular seasonKK Budućnost Podgorica Olimpia Milano71–8294–111
DarüşşafakaKK Budućnost Podgorica71–6374–75
KK Budućnost Podgorica Maccabi Tel Aviv68–7876–81
Real MadridKK Budućnost Podgorica89–5560–73
KK Budućnost Podgorica Panathinaikos67–7267–87
KK Budućnost Podgorica Žalgiris60–7276–84
KK Budućnost Podgorica Baskonia99–8462–82
BC KhimkiKK Budućnost Podgorica85–6998–90
KK Budućnost Podgorica CSKA Moscow93–9269–99
OlympiacosKK Budućnost Podgorica92–7089–76
KK Budućnost Podgorica FC Barcelona67–6483–95
Gran CanariaKK Budućnost Podgorica95–8570–75
Anadolu EfesKK Budućnost Podgorica106–6891–84
KK Budućnost Podgorica Fenerbahçe65–8967–76
Bayern MunichKK Budućnost Podgorica93–8889–75
EurocupGroup DKK Mornar Bar UNICS74–9773–90
Unicaja MálagaKK Mornar Bar111–7696–85
KK Mornar Bar Skyliners Frankfurt83–8775–98
Lietuvos RytasKK Mornar Bar91–6792–69
KK Mornar Bar Torino86–8384–80
2019-20EurocupGroup DKK Budućnost Podgorica Unicaja Málaga81–8270–83
GalatasarayKK Budućnost Podgorica84–8378–94
KK Budućnost Podgorica Oldenburg83–8599–102
TrentoKK Budućnost Podgorica69–7677–68
KK Budućnost Podgorica Arka Gdynia59–6278–61
FIBA Champions LeagueRound 2Q BenficaKK Mornar Bar68–9682–71
Group CKK Mornar Bar Nymburk66–9874–91
TenerifeKK Mornar Bar91–6181–74
KK Mornar Bar Nizhny Novgorod87–6669–89
PeristeriKK Mornar Bar72–6773–65
KK Mornar Bar Brose Bamberg77–7376–81
GaziantepKK Mornar Bar86–7977–84
KK Mornar Bar VEF Rīga106–9974–80

Performances by clubs

During the overall history, three different Montenegrin clubs played in FIBA/ULEB competitions. KK Budućnost played in every competition (Euroleague, Eurocup/ULEB Cup, Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup, FIBA Korać Cup), while KK Lovćen played one season in FIBA Korać Cup, and KK Mornar in Basketball Champions League.

TeamSeasonsFirstLastGWL
KK Budućnost Podgorica231986-872019-20285107178
KK Mornar Bar42016-172019-20581939
KK Lovćen Cetinje11998-991998-99615
As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

Scores by competitions

During the history, Montenegrin basketball clubs played in Euroleague, Eurocup/ULEB Cup, Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup and FIBA Korać Cup.
Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs in every single European basketball competition.

CompetitionGWL
Euroleague912863
Eurocup/ULEB Cup15958101
FIBA Champions League32824
Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup271314
FIBA Europe Cup1697
FIBA Korać Cup241113
OVERALL349127222
As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

Scores by opponents' countries

Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs against opponents in FIBA/ULEB competitions by their countries (basketball federations).

Opponents' countryGWL
Austria660
Belarus211
Belgium1284
Bosnia and Herzegovina211
Bulgaria440
Croatia844
Czech Republic404
Denmark202
431
Finland211
France16412
Georgia211
Germany22616
Greece31823
Hungary844
Israel14311
Italy291316
Latvia633
Lithuania15510
220
Netherlands431
Portugal422
Poland862
Romania211
30426
Serbia633
Slovakia220
Slovenia826
Spain48642
Switzerland220
Turkey401723
As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

See also

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