Radivoj Korać Cup

Not to be confused with FIBA Korać Cup.
Radivoj Korać Cup
Куп Радивоја Кораћа
Kup Radivoja Koraća
SportBasketball
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
No. of teams8
Country Serbia and Montenegro
2002–2006
 Serbia
2006–present
ContinentEuropean Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Crvena zvezda (10th title)
(2024)
Most titles10
Crvena zvezda
QualificationABA, KLS, 2nd-tier Cup
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Sponsor(s)Triglav Osiguranje
Official websitekss.rs
Current sports event 2024 Cup

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.

Belgrade-based club Crvena zvezda have the most cup titles at 10.

History

See also: Yugoslav Basketball Cup, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Basketball Cup, and Basketball Cup of Serbia

In 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]

Ognjen Dobrić of Crvena zvezda holding the trophy in 2022

Title holders

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia

Finals

Source[4]

Year Host Final
Champion Score Runner-up
2003
Details 		Čair Sports Center
Niš 		FMP 88–67 Hemofarm
2004
Details 		SPC Vojvodina
Novi Sad 		Crvena zvezda 91–89 (OT) Reflex
2005
Details 		Millennium Centar
Vršac 		Reflex 88–84 Partizan Pivara MB
2006
Details 		Pionir Hall
Belgrade 		Crvena zvezda 80–65 Hemofarm
2007
Details 		Jezero Hall
Kragujevac 		FMP 73–61 Partizan
2008
Details 		Čair Sports Center
Niš 		Partizan Igokea 73–64 Hemofarm
2009
Details 		Partizan Igokea 80–65 Crvena zvezda
2010
Details 		Partizan 72–62 FMP
2011
Details 		Železnik Hall
Belgrade 		Partizan 77–73 FMP
2012
Details 		Čair Sports Center
Niš 		Partizan mt:s 64–51 Crvena zvezda
2013
Details 		Jezero Hall
Kragujevac 		Crvena zvezda 78–69 Partizan mt:s
2014
Details 		Pionir Hall
Belgrade 		Crvena zvezda Telekom 81–80 Mega Vizura
2015
Details 		Čair Sports Center
Niš 		Crvena zvezda Telekom 80–74 Mega Leks
2016
Details 		Mega Leks 85–80 Partizan NIS
2017
Details 		Crvena zvezda mts 74–64 Partizan NIS
2018
Details 		Partizan NIS 81–75 Crvena zvezda mts
2019
Details 		Partizan NIS 76–74 Crvena zvezda mts
2020
Details 		Partizan NIS 85–84 (OT) Crvena zvezda mts
2021
Details 		SPC Vojvodina
Novi Sad 		Crvena zvezda mts 73–60 Mega Soccerbet
2022
Details 		Čair Sports Center
Niš 		Crvena zvezda mts 85–68 Partizan NIS
2023
Details 		Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 96–79 Mega MIS
2024
Details 		Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 85–79 Partizan NIS

Performance by club

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

Total 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

The 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
  1. ^ Includes record as Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2010–2012)
  2. ^ Includes record as Reflex (2003–2005)
  3. ^ commonly referred to as SPD Radnički
  4. ^ Includes record as Swisslion Vršac (2008–2009)
  5. ^ Includes record as Hemofarm (2003–2012)
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Историјат - Куп Радивоја Кораћа". kss.rs. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ ""Žućkova levica" ponovo u Srbiji". b92.net. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ ""Žućkova levica" čeka osvajača". politika.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Žreb za Kup: Derbi u polufinalu, Zvezda prvo na Borac Mozzart, Lukajić sam sebe "častio" Partizan Mozzart Betom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.