The Radivoj Korać Cup (Serbian: Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame member Radivoj Korać.
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Serbia and Montenegro2002–2006  Serbia2006–present |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Crvena zvezda (10th title) (2024) |
| Most titles | 10 Crvena zvezda |
| Qualification | ABA, KLS, 2nd-tier Cup |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
| Sponsor(s) | Triglav Osiguranje |
| Official website | kss.rs |
 2024 Cup | |
Belgrade-based club Crvena zvezda have the most cup titles at 10.
History
editIn 2003, the Cup got its name on proposal from Hemofarm, due to the abolition of the eponymous European competition and the name change of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. After the separation of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, the Cup has become the national cup in Serbia.[1]
According to the agreement from 2011 between the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) and FIBA, KSS supported to give the original replica of the trophy of the FIBA Korać Cup to a national cup winner in Serbia. So this trophy (named Žućkova levica, transl. The Žućko's Left Hand) was first awarded to the Cup winner in 2013.[2][3]
Title holders
edit- Serbia and Montenegro
- 2002–03 FMP
- 2003–04 Crvena zvezda
- 2004–05 FMP (Reflex)
- 2005–06 Crvena zvezda
- Serbia
- 2006–07 FMP
- 2007–08 Partizan
- 2008–09 Partizan
- 2009–10 Partizan
- 2010–11 Partizan
- 2011–12 Partizan
- 2012–13 Crvena zvezda
- 2013–14 Crvena zvezda
- 2014–15 Crvena zvezda
- 2015–16 Mega Basket (Mega Leks)
- 2016–17 Crvena zvezda
- 2017–18 Partizan
- 2018–19 Partizan
- 2019–20 Partizan
- 2020–21 Crvena zvezda
- 2021–22 Crvena zvezda
- 2022–23 Crvena zvezda
- 2023–24 Crvena zvezda
Finals
editSource[4]
Performance by club
edit| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 10 | 5 | 2003–04, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| 2 | Partizan | 8 | 7 | 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 |
| 3 | FMP | 3 | 3 | 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07 |
| 4 | Mega Basket | 1 | 4 | 2015–16 |
| 5 | Hemofarm | 0 | 3 | — |
Serbian all-time Cup winners
editTotal number of national cups won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav Basketball Cup (1959–1992) and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Basketball Cup (1992–2002) as well.
| Club | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Partizan | 16
|
1979, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Crvena zvezda | 13
|
1971, 1973, 1975, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| FMP | 4
|
1997, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
| Beograd | 3
|
1960, 1962, 1993 |
| Mega | 1
|
2016 |
| Atlas | 1
|
1987 |
| Radnički | 1
|
1976 |
All-time participants
editThe following is a list of clubs who have played in the Radivoj Korać Cup at any time since its formation in 2002 to the current season.
| Defunct | Defunct/Unfounded clubs | |||||
| 1st | Champions | |||||
| 2nd | Runners-up | |||||
| SF | Semifinals | |||||
| QF | Quarterfinals | |||||
| C | Teams won Cup of Serbia (2nd–tier) | |||||
| Team | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Total seasons |
Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | – | – | SF | QF | Defunct | 2 | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||
| Borac Čačak | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | QF | – | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| Borac Zemun | Unfounded | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Crnokosa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Crvena zvezda | SF | 1st | QF | 1st | SF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 22 | Champions |
| Čačak 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | 1 | Semifinals |
| Dunav | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Dynamic BG | Unfounded | – | QFC | QF | QF | QF | – | – | – | – | 4 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Ergonom | QF | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| FMP[i] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | QFC | QFC | – | SF | QF | QFC | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | 14 | Semifinals |
| FMP[ii] | 1st | 2nd | 1st | SF | 1st | SF | SF | 2nd | 2nd | Defunct | 9 | Champions | ||||||||||||
| Hercegovac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Konstantin | Unfounded | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Lavovi 063 | – | QF | – | Defunct | 1 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mašinac | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| Mega Basket | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | QF | QF | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | SF | SF | SF | 2nd | SF | 2nd | QF | 15 | Champions |
| Metalac | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | QF | – | – | QFC | – | QF | SF | – | QF | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| Mladost Zemun | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Novi Pazar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Novi Sad | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| OKK Beograd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| Partizan | SF | QF | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | QF | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 22 | Champions |
| Radnički Beograd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Radnički KG 06 | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac[iii] | Unfounded | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac[iv] | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | Defunct | 7 | Semifinals | |||||||||
| Sloboda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Smederevo 1953 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Spartak | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Sveti Đorđe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Vojvodina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SFC | – | QF | SF | 3 | Semifinals |
| Vojvodina Srbijagas | – | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | – | – | QF | QF | – | QF | – | Defunct | 9 | Quarterfinals | |||||||
| Vršac[v] | 2nd | QF | QF | 2nd | SF | 2nd | SF | SF | QF | SF | QF | – | SFC | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | Runners-up |
| Zdravlje | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Zlatibor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QFC | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
- Notes
- Participants from Montenegro (2003–2006)
| Team | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Total seasons |
Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | QF | SF | SF | QF | 4 | Semi-finals |
| Lovćen | QF | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| Rudar | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarter-finals |
Honours
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Историјат - Куп Радивоја Кораћа". kss.rs. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ ""Žućkova levica" ponovo u Srbiji". b92.net. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ ""Žućkova levica" čeka osvajača". politika.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Žreb za Kup: Derbi u polufinalu, Zvezda prvo na Borac Mozzart, Lukajić sam sebe "častio" Partizan Mozzart Betom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
edit- Basketball Federation of Serbia (in Serbian)