Wikipedia - ŽKK Vršac

Ženski košarkaški klub Vršac (Serbian Cyrillic: Женски кошаркашки клуб Вршац, English: Women's Basketball Club Vršac) is a Serbian women's basketball team from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently plays in First League of Serbia. ŽKK Vršac is a holder of 9 national championships and 11 national cups. They play their home games at the Millennium Centar.

History

ŽKK Vršac was founded in 1946, under the name of unity. Throughout history, several times changed his name. The first notable steps towards preparing the ground for today's successful are headed in 1952, when the junior team became champion of Yugoslavia. In the team's talent and basketball legend of ŽKK Vršac Olgica Vukobrat, one of the best basketball players of Yugoslavia, which is still active sports official. This was followed by the onset of Vojvodina and Serbian league.

The most successful club is achieved when the sponsor was pharmaceutical company Hemofarm. Concern Hemofarm took over the club 1992, and the same year players have qualified for the First B league. The first trophy was won 1996, when they won the national cup which was played in Vršac. In the following period Hemofarm won 9 national championships and 11 national cups.

On the international scene, debuted in the Ronchetti Cup in the 1995–96 season when they won third place in the group with 2 wins and 4 losses. In the season 2001–02 they reached the knockout stages, and the next season the quarterfinals. Played in the Euroleague final in season 1997–98 to 1998–99. To them, according to the official FIBA rankings, then raised to 3rd place in Europe. The little pills, otherwise, won third place in the unofficial world championship in Brazil in 1998. year. In the Eurocup 2009, qualified for the quarter-finals.

In the season 2011/12 "The little pills" have debuted in the Adriatic League, in which they reached the play-offs. From 2012, Hemofarm has ceased to sponsor the club, so the club's name was changed to ŽKK Vršac. In the first season under that name, Vršac players have continued to compete in the Adriatic League. The creation of these results involved the little pills' Biljana Stanković, who has won 20 titles with the most successful basketball in Serbia.

Name changes through history

  • 1946 : club founded under the name of ŽKK Jedinstvo
  • 1959 : renamed to ŽKK Mladost
  • 1967 : renamed to ŽKK Inex Brixol
  • 1977 : renamed to ŽKK Agropanonija
  • 1981 : renamed to ŽKK Vršac
  • 1989 : renamed to ŽKK Inex
  • 1992 : renamed to ŽKK Hemofarm
  • 2012 : renamed again to ŽKK Vršac
Женският баскетболен отбор на Вършац е основан във Вършац, Сърбия. Отборът се състезава в Първа женска лига на Сърбия и представлява Сърбия на международни клубни турнири.

Отборът е основан през 1959 г. и печели първото си национално първенство през 1975 г. След разпадането на Югославия Вършац се състезава в Първата женска лига на Сърбия и досега е печелил титлата на страната 17 пъти. Отборът е печелил и Купата на Сърбия 14 пъти.

В международни клубни турнири Вършац е играл във финала на Еврокупа през 2017 г. и през 2021 г. Отборът също е достигал полуфиналите на Европейската женска баскетболна лига през 2016 г. и през 2018 г.

Женският баскетболен отбор на Вършац е един от най-успешните отбори в Сърбия и е представял страната на международната сцена.