KK Cibona Zagreb
| KK Cibona Zagreb | |||
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| Nickname | Vukovi ( German wolves ) | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
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Dražen Petrović basketball hall (5,400 seats) |
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| Homepage | http://www.cibona.com/ | ||
| president | Zdenko Antunović | ||
| Trainer | Danijel Lutz | ||
| league | A-1 League 2011/12: 1st place |
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ABA 2011/12: 7th place |
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| Colours | blue White | ||
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| European Champion Clubs' Cup (2 times) 1985, 1986 European Cup Winners' Cup (2 times) 1982, 1987
Croatian cup winner (6 times) 1995, 1996, 1999,
Yugoslavian champion (3 times) 1982, 1984, 1985
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KK Cibona is a Croatian basketball club from the capital Zagreb .
history
The basketball club KK Cibona was founded in 1946 in Zagreb under the name "Sloboda". After a few name changes in the 1950s, the association carried the name Lokomotiva for a long time and was given the final name Cibona in 1975, which goes back to a company conglomerate in the food sector (the companies that belonged to this conglomerate were Franck, Badel, Kras and others). The name is a combination of the words CIpele BOmboni NAra for shoes, sweets, Nara (a Croatian soft drink).
The club's golden age was the 1980s when world-class players like Dražen Petrović and Krešimir Ćosić played at the club. 14 titles were won between 1980 and 1987, including the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1985 and 1987 . Since 1977, Cibona Zagreb has always participated in a European competition, with the exception of 1991/92.
See also: Basketball in Croatia
Current competitions
Cibona takes part in the national Croatian league ( A-1 league ), but only in the final round. The main season is played in the NLB League . It represents a supraregional league of basketball clubs from the former Yugoslavia. After the end of the season in the NLB League, you take part in the finals of the local Croatian league. This final round consists of the four best placed teams of the 1st Croatian basketball league, as well as the z. Currently four Croatian participants in the NLB League together. The game is played in league mode and then in the best of three knockout system .
In Europe, the basketball club Cibona played continuously in the ULEB Euroleague from 1992 to 2011, with the exception of the 1998/99 season . After Cibona failed to qualify for the Euroleague in 2011/12, they play in the Eurocup.
Current squad
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| Attention: The squad information is out of date! (current season: 2020/2021) |
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