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| Nickname | Mravi (The Ants) | ||
| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Dissolved | 2018 | ||
| History | KK Siget (1970–1976) OKK Novi Zagreb (1976–1991) KK Zagreb (1991–2018) | ||
| Arena | Boško Božić-Pepsi Hall (Capacity: 3,000) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (Capacity: 5,400) | ||
| Location | Zagreb,Croatia | ||
| Team colors | Yellow and Blue | ||
| Championships | 1Croatian Championship 3Croatian Cups | ||
| Website | kk-zagreb.hr | ||
Košarkaški klub Zagreb (English:Zagreb Basketball Club), commonly referred to asKK Zagreb or simplyZagreb, was a professionalbasketballclub based inZagreb,Croatia. It competed in theABA League and theCroatian League. In the 2011–12 season, the club competed in the modernEuroLeague. Now the name KK Zagreb is holding previous club: KK Zapruđe.
The club was founded in 1970 under the nameKK Siget after theSiget neighbourhood in Zagreb. In 1976 it was renamed toKK Novi Zagreb to representNovi Zagreb, part of Zagreb located south of theSava river. After Croatia became independent country, "Novi" was just dropped out and the club name got its simpler and present form -KK Zagreb. From the beginnings Zagreb players were known under the nicknameAnts as a symbol of hard work and team spirit.[1]
Since its establishment KK Zagreb worked its way up over 19 years to join the famedfirst division in ex-Yugoslavia in 1989. Though it carries the name of a great basketball capital KK Zagreb had always lived a bit in the shadow of cross-town rivalCibona but since the beginning of theCroatian League in the early 1990s Zagreb has made a name of its own, becoming one of the better teams in the country. Until the late 2000s club was mainly known for its youth categories which won numerous Croatian and European titles, while senior team was always in the shadow of Croatian basketballBig Three - Cibona,Zadar andSplit. In recent years, when its became a permanent member of theEuroChallenge Cup competition, the club increased its budget with an intention to make another step forward in its ambitious plans and won its first domestic trophies, theCroatian Cup in 2008 and 2010. It was only a matter of time, when the team will move from its traditional base in Trnsko school sports hall (capacity 3,000) to a bigger one, which happened in 2010, when they moved toDražen Petrović Basketball Hall, home of their better known rival Cibona. Moving to a new and bigger hall proved to be some kind of "growing up" for KK Zagreb as the club won double title, winning bothChampionship of Croatia and Croatian Cup in 2011.[2] Zagreb played in the2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague competition. In 2018 the club was dissolved.
Aphoenix club was established in the same year.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Croatian Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2011–12 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 5th | 6–8 | Runner-up | 1Euroleague | RS | 2–8 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 7th | 16–16 | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 5th | 17–15 | Runner-up | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 4th | 22–14 | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 5th | 24–10 | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2016–17 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 8th | 12–16 | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | A-1 Liga | 13th | 4–20 | Quarterfinalist | |||
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| Eliminated infirst qualifying round | |
