OK Jedinstvo Užice
OK Jedinstvo Užice is a Serbian women's volleyball club based in Užice which currently plays in the Prva League (second highest professional league in Serbia). It has won the Serbian League and Cup on multiple occasions.
Full name | Odbojkaški Klub Jedinstvo Užice | ||
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Founded | 1969 | ||
Ground | Veliki Park, Užice (Capacity: 2,200) | ||
Chairman | Milovan Bošković | ||
Head coach | Dragoljub Janić | ||
League | Prva Liga | ||
2016–17 | 11th in Super Liga (relegated to Prva Liga) | ||
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Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Jedinstvo Užice (1968–1993)
- Jedinstvo Kuridža Užice (1993–1994)
- Jedinstvo Luna Užice (1994–1996)
- Jedinstvo Užice (1996–present)
History
The club was established in Yugoslavia in 1969 and had its most successful period after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, dominating the first decade of the new league created in 1992 for clubs in Serbia and Montenegro.[1] During the period from 1992 to 2005, the club won the Serbian league nine times (including eight consecutive titles from 1994 to 2001)[2] and the Serbian Cup eight times (five consecutive titles from 1996 to 2000).[3]
Between 1997 and 2007, the club also played in European competitions, including five editions of the Champions Cup/League and four editions of the Top Teams/CEV Cup,[4] reaching the final of the 2001–02 Top Teams Cup.[5]
The club plays its home matches at the Veliki Park hall in Užice.
Honours
National competitions
Serbian League (FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro): 9
- 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05
Serbian Cup (FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro): 8
- 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
Team
Season 2017–2018, as of December 2017.[6]
2016–2017 Team[7] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
2 | Middle blocker | 1.78 | 1999 | ||
3 | Middle blocker | 1.80 | 1998 | ||
4 | Spiker | 1.87 | 1996 | ||
5 | Opposite | 1.76 | 1999 | ||
6 | Libero | 1.65 | 1998 | ||
7 | Spiker | 1.77 | 1998 | ||
8 | Spiker | 1.84 | 1985 | ||
9 | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 1996 | ||
10 | Setter | 1.78 | 1999 | ||
11 | Setter | 1.77 | 1997 | ||
12 | Spiker | 1.80 | 1999 | ||
13 | Middle blocker | 1.84 | 1995 | ||
14 | Opposite | 1.89 | 1999 | ||
15 | Libero | 1.74 | 1990 | ||
16 | Spiker | 1.79 | 1999 | ||
17 | Middle blocker | 1.89 | 1989 | ||
18 | Opposite | 1.81 | 2001 | ||
19 | Opposite | 1.84 | 1989 | ||
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Notable players
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Mira Golubović Vesna Čitaković Suzana Ćebić Ana Antonijević Jasna Majstorović Nataša Krsmanović Jovana Vesović Sanja Starović Tijana Malešević Vesna Tomašević Aleksandra Avramović Brankica Stevanović Ivana Ostojić Jelena Kostić Katarina Dimitrijević Svetlana Ilić Gordana Bošković Aleksandra Milosavljević - Bojana Marjanović
References
- "ODBOJKAŠKI KLUB »JEDINSTVO« UŽICE". uzice.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Pobednici Nacionalnog prvenstva". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Pobednici Nacionalnog kupa". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Jedinstvo Užice - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "TOP TEAMS CUP WOMEN - 2001/2002 - Final". CEV. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Jedinstvo Užice Team Information 2017-2018". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Jedinstvo Užice Team Information 2016-2017". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
External links
- Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)