Košarkaški klub Borac Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Борац Земун, transl. Borac Zemun Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Borac Zemun, is a men's basketball club based in Zemun, near Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia.
Borac Zemun | |
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Leagues | Second League of Serbia |
Founded | April 2009 |
History | ZKK Mladost 2009 2009–2014 KK Borac 2014–present |
Arena | Pinki Hall |
Capacity | 1, 000,000 |
Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
Team colors | Blue, white, orange |
President | Slobodan Srezoski |
Affiliation(s) | Mladost Zemun 2009–2014 |
History
editThe club was found in April 2009 as a farm team of Mladost Zemun under the name ZKK Mladost 2009 (Zemunski košarkaški klub Mladost 2009). In 2014, the club was disaffiliated from Mladost and changed its name to KK Borac Zemun.[1] The club used to play in the 3rd-tier First Regional League of Serbia, Center Division.
In September 2020, they got a wild card and promotion to the Second Basketball League of Serbia for the 2020–21 season following withdrawal of Zemun.[2] In January 2022, the club won the 2nd-tier Cup of Serbia, after a 86–79 win over Radnički Kragujevac in the final.[3][4] It qualified them for the 2022 Radivoj Korać Cup.[5]
Home arena
editBorac Zemun plays its home games at the Pinki Hall. The hall is located in the Zemun Municipality in Belgrade and was built in 1974, and renovated in 2015. It has a seating capacity of 5,000 seats.[6]
Players
editHead coaches
edit- Vedran Popović (2019–2021)
- Siniša Matić (2021–2022)
- Pavle Trifunović (2022)
- Marko Boras (2022–present)
Trophies and awards
editTrophies
edit- League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Winner (1): 2021–22
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "O klubu KK Borac Zemun nekad". wordpress.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Ogluke upravnog odbora KSS od 8.9.2020" (PDF). lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "KUP KSS II stepen m. – finale, Borac Zemun – SPD Radnički d.o.o., 86:79". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Iznenađenje u finalu Kupa Srbije: Čelebić i Sinovec vodili Borac iz Zemuna do pehara i pobede nad Radničkim!". telegraf.rs. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Iznenađenje: Borac iz Zemuna osvajač Kupa KSS". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Velika sala Pinki". pinki-zemun.co.rs. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at Belgrade Basketball Association