Red Star Belgrade
Red Star (full official name in Serbian: СД Црвена звезда or Спортско друштво Црвена звезда, SD Crvena Zvezda or Sportsko društvo Crvena Zvezda , of fans with ЦЗБГ sprayed tag on walls; German : sports club Red Star) - in German-speaking countries also known as the Red Star Belgrade - is one of the two top sports clubs in the Serbian capital, Belgrade , alongside Partizan Belgrade . Founded on March 4, 1945, Red Star Belgrade today has sports clubs in 25 different sports . The club is best known for its soccer team , basketball team , water polo team , handball team and volleyball team . In addition to numerous national titles, the sports club has also won several times at European level.
history
The association was founded on March 4, 1945 under the name of youth community for physical culture with seven sports departments ( chess , athletics , basketball , soccer , swimming , rowing and volleyball ). On October 12, 1946, the club merged with the student sports club . In 1948 the individual departments were converted into independent associations that have been operating autonomously since 1949. The umbrella organization was renamed SD Red Star in the course of the split .
successes
The greatest successes of the sports club are:
Soccer
- Winner of the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1991
- Won the 1991 World Cup
- 1979 UEFA Cup finalist
basketball
- Winner of the 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup
- Winner of the ABA League 2015
- Finalist of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 and 1975
- Finalist of the Korać Cup in 1984 and 1998, the third highest European Cup competition at the time
- Semi-finalist of the ULEB Eurocup 2013
Water polo
- 2013 Champions League win
Handball
- Semi-finals of the 1996 European Cup Winners' Cup
volleyball
- 3rd place in the Women's Champions League in 1976
- 2nd place in the Women's CEV Cup in 1986 and 2010, the second highest European Cup competition
- 3rd place in the 2008 CEV Cup
athletics
- Won the European Championship in 1989
- Vice European Championship 1981
- 3rd place at the 1976 European Championships
- Vice European Championship for Women 1989
This makes Red Star one of the most successful sports clubs in the world.
sports clubs
| sport | Club name | founded |
|---|---|---|
| Automobile sport | AK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| basketball | KK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| bowling | KK Red Star Belgrade | 1953 |
| Bowls | BK Red Star Belgrade | 1953 |
| Boxing | BK Red Star Belgrade | 1947 |
| bridge | BK Red Star Belgrade | 1995 |
| ice Hockey | KHK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| Speed skating | KK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| fencing | MK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| Soccer | FK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| Soccer (women) | ŽFK Red Star Belgrade | 2015 |
| Handball | RK Red Star Belgrade | 1948 |
| Judo | RK Red Star Belgrade | 1955 |
| karate | KK Red Star Belgrade | 1972 |
| athletics | AK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| Cycling | BK Red Star Belgrade | 1947 |
| rowing | VK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| Rugby league | RK Red Star Belgrade | 2007 |
| Shooting sports | SK Red Star Belgrade | 1980 |
| swim | PK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| Skiing | SK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| Taekwondo | TK Red Star Belgrade | 1994 |
| tennis | TK Red Star Belgrade | 1946 |
| Table tennis | SK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| volleyball | OK Red Star Belgrade | 1945 |
| Water polo | VK Red Star Belgrade | 1968 |