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KK Proleter Zrenjanin

Basketball club in Zrenjanin, Serbia

KK Proleter Zrenjanin
Summary

Basketball club in Zrenjanin, Serbia

FieldValue
nameProleter Naftagas
color1#FFFFFF
color2#dd2b1d
logoKkproleter zr.png
logo_size170px
leaguesSecond League of Serbia
founded
historyKK Proleter
1947–present
arenaCrystal Hall
capacity2,800
locationZrenjanin, Serbia
colorsRed, White
presidentBojan Davidovac
coachFilip Socek
championships1 National Championship

1947–present

Košarkaški klub Proleter (Кошаркашки клуб Пролетер), commonly referred to as KK Proleter Zrenjanin, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zrenjanin, Serbia. They currently participates in the Second Basketball League of Serbia. The club is also known as Proleter Naftagas due to sponsorship reasons. They are the only club in Serbia outside Belgrade which won a national title.

History

Old club's logo

Formed in 1947, they immediately became one of the leading clubs in the Yugoslavia. The club was named after Proletariat. In the 1948 season, just one year after its establishment, the club won second place in the national championship. They also finished runners-up in 1952 and 1955, before finally won the national title in the 1956 season. At the time, the club has a notable starting five consisted of players Vilmos Lóczi, Lajos Engler, Dušan Radojčić, Ljubomir Katić, and Milutin Minja.

After more than a decade playing in the lower leagues, the club participated in the Basketball League of Serbia from 2009 to 2012.

Sponsorship naming

KK Proleter has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Players

Current roster

Coaches

  • YUG Vilmos Lóczi
  • YUG Ljubomir Katić
  • YUG Dušan Radojčić
  • YUG Marijan Novović (1987–1988)
  • FRY Kosta Jankov (1994–1995)
  • SRB Dragan Nikolić (2006–2007)
  • SRB Zoran Todorović (2007–2008)
  • SRB Zoran Bajin (2010–2019)
  • SRB Stefan Atanacković (2019–2025)
  • SRB Filip Socek (2025–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

  • Yugoslav League (defunct)
  • Second League of Serbia (2nd-tier)
    • Winner (1): 2016–17

Awards

  • Yugoslav League Top Scorer

Notable players

  • YUG Vilmos Lóczi
  • YUG Lajos Engler
  • YUG Dušan Radojčić
  • YUG Ljubomir Katić
  • YUG Milutin Minja
  • SRB Dejan Bodiroga
  • MNE Luka Pavićević

References

References

  1. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – drugi deo".
  2. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – treći deo".
  3. "POSVETA NAŠIM LEGENDAMA: Branimir Brstina snimao film u Zrenjaninu".
  4. "Stefan Atanacković novi trener Košarkaškog kluba Proleter".
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