Court Champions: Glorious Victories of Crvena Zvezda and Partizan
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Serbian sports have an interesting history, with numerous clubs and teams achieving international success. Two of the most prominent clubs in Serbian sports history are FK Red Star Belgrade and KK Partizan Belgrade, which both won major European championships in the early 1990s.
FC Red Star Belgrade is a professional football club based in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. The club was founded in 1945 and has a long and storied history, having won numerous domestic and international titles over the years. However, the club's crowning achievement came in the 1990-91 season, when they won the European Cup.
The 1990-91 season was a tumultuous one for Red Star. Despite challenges, the team managed to make it to the European Cup final, where they faced Olympique de Marseille of France.
The final was held at the Stadio
San Nicola in Bari, Italy, on May 29, 1991. Red Star scored two goals and won.
That win made Red Star the first team from Eastern Europe to win the European
Cup.
KK Partizan Belgrade is a
professional basketball club that was founded in 1945. Like Red Star, the team
has a long and storied history, having won numerous domestic and international
titles over the years. However, their crowning achievement came in the 1991-92
season, when they won the EuroLeague.
Partizan made the most of their opportunity, making it to the final where they faced Joventut Badalona of Spain. Aleksandar Đorđević led the team to a 71-70 victory over Joventut. That win made Partizan the first Yugoslav team to win the Euroleague.
Today, Red Star and Partizan remain two of the most prominent and successful sports clubs in Serbia. While they may not have achieved the same level of success in recent years as they did in the early 1990s, they continue to inspire and motivate sports fans throughout the country and around the world.
Milos, OLS Community Manager – Serbian