Yugoslav Army (basketball team) explained

Yugoslav Army
Color1:white
Color2:
  1. 373067
Color3:
  1. db2b1d
Leagues:Yugoslav First Basketball League
Founded:1944
Dissolved:1946
Stadium:-->
Location:Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Colors:Blue, White, Red
Coach: Ratko Vlahović (last)
Ownership:Yugoslav People's Army
Championships:1 Championship

Yugoslav Army (Serbian: Југословенска армија|Jugoslovenska 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

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

Matches

Trophies

(1)

Aftermath

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080702123851/http://nsl.kosarka.co.yu/History2.aspx History of Yugoslav Championships 1945-1991
  2. Web site: KK Partizan Trofeji . kkpartizan.rs . 6 May 2020.