Radivoj Korać Cup

Not to be confused with FIBA Korać 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 a Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame member Radivoj Korać.

Radivoj Korać Cup
Куп Радивоја Кораћа
Kup Radivoja Koraća

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2002; 21 years ago (2002)
No. of teams	8
Country	Serbia and Montenegro 2002–2006  Serbia 2006–present
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Crvena zvezda (8th title) (2022)
Most titles	8 titles Crvena zvezda Partizan
Qualification	ABA, KLS, 2nd-tier Cup
TV partner(s)	Arena Sport
Sponsor(s)	Triglav Osiguranje
Official website	kss.rs
2022 Cup

Crvena zvezda and Partizan are tied with the most cup titles at 8 each.

History

See also: Yugoslav Basketball Cup

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.

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.^[1][2]

 

Ognjen Dobrić of Crvena zvezda holding the trophy in 2022

Title holders

Serbia and Montenegro

• 2002–03 FMP
• 2003–04 Crvena zvezda
• 2004–05 FMP (Reflex)
• 2005–06 Crvena zvezda

Serbia

• 2006–07 FMP
• 2007–08 Partizan
• 2008–09 Partizan
• 2009–10 Partizan
• 2010–11 Partizan
• 2011–12 Partizan
• 2012–13 Crvena zvezda
• 2013–14 Crvena zvezda
• 2014–15 Crvena zvezda
• 2015–16 Mega Basket (Mega Leks)
• 2016–17 Crvena zvezda
• 2017–18 Partizan
• 2018–19 Partizan
• 2019–20 Partizan
• 2020–21 Crvena zvezda
• 2021–22 Crvena zvezda

Finals

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

Performance by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner-up	Years
1	Partizan	8	6	2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
2	Crvena zvezda	8	5	2003–04, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
3	FMP	3	3	2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07
4	Mega Basket	1	3	2015–16
5	Hemofarm	0	3	—

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	Total seasons	Highest finish
Atlas	–	–	SF	QF	Defunct																2	Semifinals
Borac Čačak	–	–	–	–	–	QF	QF	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	QF	–	QF	QF	QF	QF	QF	9	Quarterfinals
Borac Zemun	Unfounded							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	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	20	Champions
Dunav	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	1	Quarterfinals
Dynamic BG	Unfounded													–	QF^C	QF	QF	QF	–	–	4	Quarterfinals
Ergonom	QF	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	–	Defunct										–	2	Quarterfinals
FMP^[i]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	QF^C	QF^C	–	SF	QF	QF^C	SF	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF	12	Semifinals
FMP^[ii]	1st	2nd	1st	SF	1st	SF	SF	2nd	2nd	Defunct											9	Champions
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	13	Champions
Metalac	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	QF	–	–	QF^C	–	QF	SF	–	QF	–	–	–	–	6	Quarterfinals
Mladost Zemun	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	1	Quarterfinals
Novi Pazar	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	–	–	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	20	Champions
Radnički Beograd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	2	Quarterfinals
Radnički KG 06	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	–	–	–	Defunct											1	Quarterfinals
Radnički Kragujevac^[iii]	Unfounded													–	–	–	–	–	QF	QF	2	Quarterfinals
Radnički Kragujevac^[iv]	–	–	–	–	–	QF	QF	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF	Defunct								8	Semifinals
Sloboda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	–	2	Quarterfinals
Smederevo 1953	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	Quarterfinals
Spartak	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	1	Quarterfinals
Sveti Đorđe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF	–	–	–	1	Quarterfinals
Vojvodina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	SF^C	–	1	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	–	SF^C	–	QF	–	–	–	–	–	13	Runners-up
Zdravlje	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	Quarterfinals
Zlatibor	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	QF^C	–	–	–	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

• Most Valuable Player Award
• The winning head coaches

See also

• Basketball Cup of Serbia
• Basketball League of Serbia

References

1. ""Žućkova levica" ponovo u Srbiji". b92.net. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "„Žućkova levica" čeka osvajača". politika.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links

• Basketball Federation of Serbia (in Serbian)