Yugoslav Army (basketball team)

Basketball team in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Army

Leagues| Yugoslav First Basketball League
Founded| 1944
Dissolved| 1946
Location| Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Team colors| Blue, White, Red

Head coach|  Ratko Vlahović (last)
Ownership| Yugoslav People's Army
Championships| 1 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[edit]

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

### Roster[edit]

Yugoslav Army basketball team roster

Players | Coaches
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|  |  | Alagić, Strahinja |  |  |  |
|  |  | Dekleva, Lučano |  |  |  |
|  |  | Kostić, Pavle |  |  |  |
| 9 |  | Kovačević, Zlatko |  |  |  |
C | 4 |  | Marjanović, Mirko | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
| 15 |  | Munćan, Božidar |  |  |  |
F |  |  | Nikolić, Aleksandar | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
|  |  | Pikoli, Atilio |  |  |  |
|  |  | Tijanić, Ratko |  |  |  |
|  |  | Vlahović, Ratko |  |  |  |

Head coach

*   * Ratko Vlahović
(player-coach)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

### Matches[edit]

Win Loss

Yugoslav Army v PR Croatia 1945

Semifinals

| Yugoslav Army | 41-24 | PR Croatia | Subotica

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Yugoslav Army v PR Serbia 1945

Final

| Yugoslav Army | 21-18 | PR Serbia | Subotica

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## Trophies[edit]

* Yugoslav League: (1)
* 1945

## Aftermath[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Yugoslav Army 1945 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions

* 4 Mirko Marjanović
* 9 Zlatko Kovačević
* 15 Božidar Munćan
* Atilio Pikoli
* Aleksandar Nikolić
* Ratko Vlahović
* Lučano Dekleva
* Ratko Tijanić
* Pavle Kostić
* Strahinja Alagić

* Head coach: Ratko Vlahović

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Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League (1945–1992)

Clubs|

* Bosna
* Borac Čačak
* Budućnost
* Cibona
* Crvena zvezda
* Čelik
* Dalvin
* Dinamo Pančevo
* Eđšeg
* Igman
* IMT
* Industromontaža
* Ivangrad
* Jugoplastika
* Jugoslovenska armija
* Kvarner
* Lesonit
* Lokomotiva Rijeka
* Makedonija
* Maribor 66
* Metalac
* Milicionar
* Mladost
* MZT Skopje
* Novi Zagreb
* OKK Beograd
* Olimpija
* Oriolik
* Partizan
* Proleter Zrenjanin
* Rabotnički
* Radnički Belgrade
* Slavija
* Sloboda Tuzla
* Sloboda Užice
* Sloga
* Slovan
* Spartak Subotica
* Šibenka
* Vojvodina
* Zadar
* Zastava Kragujevac
* Zorka Šabac
* Železničar Belgrade
* Željezničar Karlovac
* Željezničar Sarajevo
* ŽKK Ljubljana
* ŽKK Maribor

Seasons|

* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

Statistics|

* Scoring leaders
* Annual
* Career

Associated
competitions|

* Clubs in international competitions
* First B Federal League

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*[No.]: Jersey number
*[Nat.]: Nationality
*[Ht.]: Height
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