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    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, romanized: 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

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

    Roster

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    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
    • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ratko Vlahović
      (player-coach)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured Injured

    Matches

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      Win   Loss

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

    Trophies

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    • Yugoslav League: (1)
      • 1945

    Aftermath

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    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

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