KK Leotar
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Leagues | Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship |
Founded | 1948 |
History | DTV Partizan 1948–1974 KK Leotar 1974–present |
Arena | Miloš Mrdić Sports Hall |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Location | Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Team colors | Blue and white |
Head coach | [ Đorđe Mišeljić |
Website | kkleotar.com |
Košarkaški klub Leotar (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Леотар, transl. Leotar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Leotar or Leotar Trebinje, is a men's professional basketball club based in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship.
History
[edit]The club is formed in 1948 as DTV Partizan and renamed as KK Leotar in 1974 after the mountain located just north of Trebinje.[1]
The club won the First League of Republika Srpska in the 2018–19 season and got promoted to Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship for the 2019–20 season.[2][3]
Sponsorship naming
[edit]The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- SL IAT Leotar (2008–2011)
- SL Takovo Leotar (2011–2012)
- Swisslion Leotar (2015–2017)
Home arena
[edit]Leotar plays its home games at the Miloš Mrdić Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Bregovi Neighbourhood in Trebinje. It has a seating capacity of 4,000 seats.[4]
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Head coaches
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Rade Aleksić
Aleksandar Glišić (2006–2007)
Petar Rodić (2007)
Miroslav Popov (2007–2008)
Radomir Kisić (2008–2012)[5]
Marko Ičelić (2013–2014)
Dragoljub Vidačić (2014–2016)
Vuk Stanimirović
Dražen Šegrt (2018–2019)
Miro Vukoje (2019–2021)
Marko Ičelić (2021–present)
Trophies and awards
[edit]- First League of Republika Srpska (2nd-tier)
- Winners (2): 2002–03, 2018–19
See also
[edit]- FK Leotar (football club)
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball history in Trebinje". kkleotar.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Leotar prvak Srpske poslije drame u Boriku!". mondo.ba. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "KK Leotar plasirao se u košarkašku Premijer ligu BiH". hercegovina.in. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Sportska dvorana "Miloš Mrdić"". trebinjesport.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Radomir Kisić vratio se na klupu Košarkaškog kluba Leotar". glassrpske.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile at sportsport.ba
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at realgm.com