KK Lovćen 1947
Montenegrin basketball club with a history in European competition.
KK Lovćen 1947 is a Montenegrin men's professional basketball club based in Cetinje. Founded as a basketball section of the Gymnastics Society from Cetinje after World War II, the club has competed in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, the ABA League, the Balkan International Basketball League, and the FIBA Korać Cup. It currently plays in the Montenegrin Basketball League.
Quick Facts
- Leagues
- Montenegrin League
- History
- KK Lovćen / (1947–present)
- Arena
- Lovćen Sports Center
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Location
- Cetinje, Montenegro
- President
- Savo Parača
- Coach
- Petar Jovanović
- H Body
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- H Pattern B
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- H Shorts
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- A Body
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Lore & Background
Basketball in Cetinje began after World War II, and the first court was built in the city park in 1947. The club first competed in the third Championship of Montenegro in June 1949. Through the 1950s, a large gymnasium hall was made from the reconstructed 'Military flat' building. The Montenegrin league formed in 1970, and Lovćen was a leading participant. After an earthquake in the 1980s, a new sports hall was built, still used today. In 1983, the club reached the second division of Yugoslavia, playing there intermittently until 1992.
Reader's Guide
KK Lovćen 1947 represents a significant part of Montenegrin basketball history, having competed at multiple levels of Yugoslav and regional competition. Its greatest success came in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including a sixth-place finish in the FR Yugoslavia first division in 1997 and a fourth-place finish in 2001. The club earned its first European participation in the FIBA Korać Cup in 1998, facing Italian Virtus, Slovenian Krka, and Israeli Hapoel. In the 2003–04 season, Lovćen played in the regional Adriatic League. After Montenegrin independence, the club was vice-champion of the first national championship (2006–07) and reached the Montenegrin Cup final that same year. Its most successful season was 2009–10, when it reached the final four of the Balkan International Basketball League in Sofia, defeating Macedonia's Feni Industries before losing to host Levski in the final. The club has also been known as Lovćen osiguranje (2000–2001) and Lovćen 1947 Bemax (2019–2020) due to sponsorship.
Did You Know?
- The first basketball court in Cetinje was built in 1947 near the old football playground in the city park.
- Lovćen's first European competition was the FIBA Korać Cup in 1998, where they played against Italian Virtus, Slovenian Krka, and Israeli Hapoel.
- The club was vice-champion of the first championship of independent Montenegro in the 2006–07 season.
- In the 2009–10 season, Lovćen reached the final of the Balkan International Basketball League, losing to host Levski in Sofia.
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