ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Full name	Ženski Rukometni Klub Budućnost
Short name	ŽRK Budućnost
Founded	1949
Arena	Morača Sports Center
Capacity	4,570
Head coach	Dragan Adžić
League	Montenegrin Championship
2014–15	1st
Colours
Club colours
Website Official site

ŽRK Budućnost is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is now an independent club, having formerly been a part of former Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs society.

The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of Yugoslavia, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (Cup Winners' Cup) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country".

As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries – SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro. The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006.

ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the Varvari.^[1]

10. May 2015 they won Champions League the second time against Larvik HK, 22-26.

Records of achievements

• Champions League:
  • Winners: 2012, 2015
• Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winners: 1985, 2006, 2010
• Women's EHF Cup:
  • Winners: 1987
• Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball:
  • Winners: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Montenegrin Women's Handball Cup:
  • Winners: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Women's Regional Handball League:
  • Winners: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• 18 times the champions of SFR Yugoslavia, SR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro (1985, 1989, 1990, 1992–2006)
• 16 times the winners of the Cup, (1984, 1989, 1995–1998, 2000–2002, 2005, 2006)
• 4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia, (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)

Champions League

• 1985/86 1/2 FINAL
• 1995/96 1/8 FINAL
• 1996/97 1/2 FINAL
• 1997/98 1/2 FINAL
• 1998/99 1/2 FINAL
• 1999/00 1/2 FINAL
• 2000/01 1/2 FINAL
• 2001/02 1/2 FINAL
• 2002/03 1/4 FINAL
• 2003/04 1/4 FINAL
• 2004/05 Group Matches
• 2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
• 2006/07 Group Matches
• 2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL
• 2008/09 Main Round
• 2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
• 2010/11 1/2 FINAL
• 2011/12 Winner
• 2012/13 Main Round
• 2013/14 Runner-up
• 2014/15 Winner

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2015–16 season^[2][3]

Goalkeepers 01 Ana Rajković 12 Ljubica Nenezić 43 Marta Žderić 87 Echraf Abdallah Wingers RW 02 Radmila Petrović (captain)[4] 04 Dijana Ujkić 19 Neli Irman LW 06 Ivona Pavićević 77 Majda Mehmedović 88 Biljana Pavićević Line players 10 Itana Čavlović 66 Ema Ramusović 72 Dragana Cvijić 92 Suzana Lazović (injured )[5]

Back players LB 08 Cristina Neagu 09 Đurđina Jauković 24 Jovana Kovačević CB 03 Matea Pletikosić 14 Vanesa Agović 89 Kinga Achruk 90 Milena Raičević RB 25 Đurđina Malović 32 Katarina Bulatović

Transfers

Transfers for the 2016-17 season

Joining Itana Grbić (from ŽRK Vardar) Leaving Majda Mehmedović (to CSM Bucharest) [6] Technical staff [7] Head Coach: Dragan Adžić Goalkeeping Coach: Vlatko Đonović Physiotherapist: Aleksandar Matić Sports Director: Bojana Popović Conditional Coach: Marko Mrak Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević Notable former players Marijana "Maja" Bulatović Katica Lješković Olga Sekulić Svetlana Mugoša-Antić Ljiljana Mugoša-Vučević Mirjana Mugoša-Milović Sandra Kolaković Sanja Jovović Tatjana Jeraminok Dragica Miličković-Orlandić Bojana Popović Snežana Damjanac Mira Čelebić Aida Selmanović-Dorović Natali Cigankova () Gabriella Kindl Maja Savić Jovanka Radičević Marija Jovanović Vesna Durković Dragana Pešić () Stanka Božović Ana Đokić Ana Radović Anđela Bulatović Sonja Barjaktarović Zlata Paplacko Camilla Dalby Clara Woltering Notable former coaches Pero Milošević Vinko Kandija Nikola Petrović Duško Milić Tone Tiselj References "Varvari - "U mome srcu jedina"". YouTube. Retrieved 22 March 2012. "Ekipa [Team]" (in Montenegrin). ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica official website. Retrieved 18 October 2014. "ŽRK Budućnost EHF". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2016. http://handballme.me/2015/10/rada-petrovic-novi-kapiten-buducnosti/ http://handballme.me/2016/01/suza-uspjesno-operisana-u-danskoj/ http://www.vijesti.me/sport/majda-mehmedovic-potpisala-za-csm-bukurest-876976/ "Stručni štab". ŽRK Budućnost. Retrieved 13 February 2016. External links Official website