| Leotar | |
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| Leagues | Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship |
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) |
| History | DTV Partizan 1948–1974 KK Leotar 1974–present |
| Arena | Miloš Mrdić Sports Hall |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Location | Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Team colors | Blue and white |
| Head coach | [ Đorđe Mišeljić |
| Website | kkleotar.com |
Košarkaški klub Leotar (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Леотар, transl. Leotar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Leotar or Leotar Trebinje, is a men's professional basketball club based in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship.
History
The club is formed in 1948 as DTV Partizan and renamed as KK Leotar in 1974 after the mountain located just north of Trebinje.
The club won the First League of Republika Srpska in the 2018–19 season and got promoted to Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship for the 2019–20 season.
Sponsorship naming
The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- SL IAT Leotar (2008–2011)
- SL Takovo Leotar (2011–2012)
- Swisslion Leotar (2015–2017)
Home arena
Leotar plays its home games at the Miloš Mrdić Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Bregovi Neighbourhood in Trebinje. It has a seating capacity of 4,000 seats.
Players
Main page: Category:KK Leotar playersCurrent roster
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Head coaches
Main page: Category:KK Leotar coaches | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2020) |
Rade Aleksić
Aleksandar Glišić (2006–2007)- Petar Rodić (2007)
- Miroslav Popov (2007–2008)
- Radomir Kisić (2008–2012)
- Marko Ičelić (2013–2014)
- Dragoljub Vidačić (2014–2016)
- Vuk Stanimirović
Dražen Šegrt (2018–2019)- Miro Vukoje (2019–2021)
- Marko Ičelić (2021–present)
Trophies and awards
- First League of Republika Srpska (2nd-tier)
- Winners (2): 2002–03, 2018–19
See also
- FK Leotar (football club)
References
- "Basketball history in Trebinje". kkleotar.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Leotar prvak Srpske poslije drame u Boriku!". mondo.ba. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "KK Leotar plasirao se u košarkašku Premijer ligu BiH". hercegovina.in. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Sportska dvorana "Miloš Mrdić"". trebinjesport.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Radomir Kisić vratio se na klupu Košarkaškog kluba Leotar". glassrpske.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Profile at sportsport.ba
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at realgm.com
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