| FMP | |
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| Nickname | Panteri (Panthers) |
| Founded | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) |
| Dissolved | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) |
| History | List
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| Arena | Železnik Hall |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Team colors | Red and White |
| Championships | 2ABA League 4National Cups |
| Retired numbers | 7 (4,4,5,10,12,14,20) |
Košarkaški klub FMP (Serbian Cyrillic:Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to asKK FMP, was a men's professionalbasketballclub based inBelgrade,Serbia. The club played its home games at the 3,000 capacityŽeleznik Hall and have won the regionalABA League twice, in the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons.
In 2011, the club started cooperating withKK Crvena zvezda and competed under their name until 2015. In 2015, the club disbanded its senior team and changed the name toKK ILR Železnik.[1][2][3] In 2013,Radnički FMP (formerly Radnički Novi Sad) adopted the name and the FMP logo, and renamed itself toKK FMP. However, not only according to the club's official website,[4] but also according to the official website of the Adriatic League, this club still competes in the Adriatic League.[5]
The club was established under the nameKK ILR Železnik in 1975 on the joint initiative of the Ivo Lola Ribar Machine Factory (named after Yugoslav communist politician and military leaderIvo Lola Ribar) and theŽeleznik local community administrative board. Initially, the club was part of the Ivo Lola Ribar Sports Society, which, in addition to basketball, also fielded teams in football, handball, volleyball, boxing, bowling, archery, and chess.[6]
During its beginnings, the club competed in the Belgrade Municipal League (Belgrade Zone), playing its home games on the outdoor concrete court belonging to the Braća Jerković Elementary School. Since the local league was run in the spring-summer period, the club also entered the Belgrade Winter League in order to maintain the fitness level until the start of the next season. The new club was well-received by Železnik residents who often packed the small home court. Over time, as interest in basketball grew throughout the community, the club started developing ayouth system by adding various age categories.[6]
In the 1980s, the Železnik's senior squad starting posting notable results as the club progressed from the lower leagues. By the mid-1980s, they made it to Serbian Provincial League. However, with promotion to a higher level of competition, the operating costs also started rising. Unable to cover the costs of renting a basketball hall in which to compete, ILR Železnik effectively folded in 1986 as basketball activities ceased.[6]
The club was inactive until 1991 when it got reestablished under the nameKK FMP Železnik on the initiative of theFabrika metalnih proizvoda (Metal Products Factory), which became the club's owner. Almost immediately, the reestablished club continued where it had left-off in 1986. Following a season in the Second Serbian Provincial League, the club gained promotion to the First Provincial League. For the 1994–95 season, FMP Železnik made it to theYUBA B League, the 2nd-tier league inFR Yugoslavia. In this season, they won a top spot with only four losses, winning promotion to theYUBA League. On the club's 20th anniversary, in the1995–96 season, FMP Železnik competed in the national top-tier league, finishing third the Group Three and gaining qualification into the second stage, the Championship League, where they finished ninth with a 19–17 record.[7] In 1997, the club won its first major trophy, theYugoslav Cup, after a 105–92 win overPartizan Inex inNiš.[8] The club has never won a National League title, even they went into three finals (1996–97,1997–98, 2002–03).[6]
In the2003–04 ABA season, the team, competing under the nameKK Reflex, won the regionalABA League, defeating Croatian sideCibona in the final.[9] Two years later, the club won another ABA title winning over Partizan in the Final.[10]
FMP played in the final of the 2011Radivoj Korać Cup againstPartizan, where they lost 77–73.
In August 2011, the club has reached a five-year agreement withKK Crvena zvezda after which the club used the Crvena zvezda's name, emblem, and colors in that period.[11] The agreement stipulates that all the club's results within the specified period (including trophies) will be attributed to the Crvena zvezda. After this period, the contract stipulated that Crvena zvezda will continue where the FMP has left off.
In July 2015, Crvena zvezda became financially consolidate, and the agreement between the clubs ended a year before it was originally planned.[1] In the meantime,KK Radnički Basket (formerly Radnički Novi Sad) changed its name toRadnički FMP and subsequently toKK FMP in 2013 with headquarters at the same address where the "original" FMP was based. Radnički FMP used the same team colors and partially modified logo, while "the original" FMP has changed its name toKK ILR Železnik and started competing with ayouth system only.[2][3]
| KK FMP retired numbers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
| 4 |  | Miloš Teodosić | PG | 2004–2007 | |
| Bojan Popović | PG | 2001–2005 | ||
| 5 |  | Reggie Freeman | SG | 2002–2003, 2003–2005 | |
| 10 |  | Goran Bošković | SG/SF | 1996–1998 | |
| 12 | | Goran Nikolić | PF/C | 1997–2003 | |
| 14 | | Ognjen Aškrabić | PF/C | 1998–2004 | |
| 20 | | Duško Savanović | PF | 2003–2004; 2005–2006 | |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
| Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF |  Vladimir Radmanović | 2001 | 1st round | 12th | Seattle SuperSonics |
| SG | Mladen Šekularac# | 2002 | 2nd round | 55th | Dallas Mavericks |
| C | Mile Ilić | 2005 | 2nd round | 43rd | New Jersey Nets |
Momir Milatović (1996–1998)Boško Đokić (1998)Aleksandar Petrović (1998–2001)Miodrag Baletić (2001–2002)Vlade Đurović (2002–2004)Boško Đokić (2004–2005)
Vlada Vukoičić (2005–2008)Slobodan Klipa (2008)Milovan Stepandić (2008–2009)Slobodan Klipa (2009)Vlade Đurović (2009–2010)Boško Đokić (2010–2011)Aleksandar Petrović (2011)| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | W–L | National Cup | Adriatic competitions | European competitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMP Železnik | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 2 | YUBA B League | C | — | N/A | N/A | — | |||||
| 1995–96 | 1 | YUBA League | N/A | CL 9th | 19–17 | N/A | — | |||||
| 1996–97 | 1 | YUBA League | 3 | Runners up | N/A | Winners | — | |||||
| 1997–98 | 1 | YUBA League | 5 | Runners up | N/A | N/A | 2EuroCup | T32 | 7–5 | |||
| 1998–99 | 1 | YUBA League | 7 | Not held | 11–11 | Runners up | 3Korać Cup | RS | 3–3 | |||
| 1999–00 | 1 | YUBA League | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 12–12 | N/A | 3Korać Cup | 2R | Wd | |||
| 2000–01 | 1 | YUBA League | 3 | Quarterfinalist | 15–10 | Semifinalist | 3Korać Cup | T32 | 4–4 | |||
| 2001–02 | 1 | YUBA League | 3 | Semifinalist | 19–9 | N/A | — | 2Saporta Cup | T16 | 8–4 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | YUBA League | 2 | Runners up | 22–7 | Winners | — | 2ULEB Cup | QF | 11–3 | ||
| Reflex | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | BLSM Super League | 6 | — | 5–9 | Runners up | ABA League | C | 21–7 | 2ULEB Cup | SF | 13–3 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | BLSM Super League | 2 | Semifinalist | 10–6 | Winners | ABA League | SF | 21–11 | 2ULEB Cup | RS | 5–5 |
| FMP | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | BLSM Super League | A2 | Semifinalist | 11–4 | Semifinalist | ABA League | C | 21–8 | 2ULEB Cup | T16 | 8–4 |
| 2006–07 | 1 | BLS Super League | 2 | Semifinalist | 12–4 | Winners | ABA League | 2nd | 23–7 | 2ULEB Cup | SF | 12–4 |
| 2007–08 | 1 | BLS Super League | 2 | Semifinalist | 13–4 | Semifinalist | ABA League | QF | 16–13 | 2ULEB Cup | RS | 3–7 |
| 2008–09 | 1 | BLS Super League | A2 | Semifinalist | 3–6 | Semifinalist | ABA League | 10 | 10–16 | 2Eurocup | RS | 4–6 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLS Super League | 5 | — | 6–8 | Runners up | ABA League | 12 | 10–16 | 3EuroChallenge | QF | 9–5 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | BLS First League | 1 | Semifinalist | 31–12 | Runners up | — | — | ||||
Yugoslav Cup /Radivoj Korać Cup
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Nemanja AleksandrovOgnjen AškrabićBranko CvetkovićZoran ErcegMile IlićDragan LabovićBranko JorovićDušan KecmanBranko LazićMilan MačvanMarko MarinovićDejan MilojevićVeselin PetrovićBojan PopovićVuk RadivojevićVladimir RadmanovićMiroslav RaduljicaAleksandar RašićDuško SavanovićAleksandar SmiljanićMiloš Teodosić
Filip Videnov
Guy Pnini
Kimani Ffriend
Predrag SamardžiskiGoran BoškovićNikola BulatovićGoran NikolićLuka PavićevićDejan RadonjićMladen ŠekularacSlavko Vraneš
Chris Warren
Reggie FreemanBrandon Bowman| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| EuroCup | |||
| 2006–07 | Semifinals | Eliminated byLietuvos rytas, 139–147 (1–1) | |
| 2003–04 | Semifinals | Eliminated byHapoel Jerusalem, 146–148 (1–1) | |
| 2002–03 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated byDKV Joventut, 143–148 (1–1) | |
| 2005–06 | Top 16 | Eliminated byAdecco ASVEL, 145–159 (1–1) | |
| 2008–09 | Regular season | 4th in Group G withPamesa Valencia,Artland Dragons, andFortitudo Bologna (1–5) | |
| 2007–08 | Regular season | 5th in Group B withBeşiktaş Cola Turka,Ventspils,Köln 99ers,Élan Chalon, andOvarense Aerosoles (3–7) | |
| 2004–05 | Regular season | 4th in Group D withDynamo Moscow,Lukoil Academic,Aris Egnatia Bank,Vertical Vision Cantù, andTürk Telekom (5–5) | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 2001–02 | Round of 16 | Eliminated byTelekom Baskets Bonn, 172–174 (1–1) | |
| 1997–98 | Round of 32 | Eliminated byASVEL, 136–145 (1–1) | |
| FIBA EuroChallenge | |||
| 2009–10 | Quarterfinals | Eliminated byGöttingen, 2–0 | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 2000–01 | Round of 32 | 4th in Group C withDarüşşafaka,Levski Sofia, andKhimki (2–4) | |
| 1998–99 | Regular season | 3rd in Group D withPanionios Nutella,Keravnos Keo, andFribourg Olympic (3–3) | |
| 1999–2000 | Second round | Withdrew; Group O withAris,Apollon Limassol, andLevski Sofia | |