Montenegrin basketball clubs in European competitions

Clubs from Montenegro are playing in European basketball competitions since the 1980s. Until 2006, they represented SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia. Almost all European seasons by Montenegrin clubs are played by KK Budućnost. Exceptions are two single seasons in European competitions played by KK Lovćen Cetinje and KK Mornar Bar.

Most successful period was end of the 1990s and beginning of the 21st century. At that time, KK Budućnost played in the finish phases of EuroLeague. In that period, Budućnost often played games against greatest European basketball teams like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Maccabi Tel Aviv etc.

On season 2018-19, KK Budućnost made a comeback to EuroLeague. During that campaign, team from Podgorica made notable wins against CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Performances by season edit

Below is a list of games of all Montenegrin clubs in FIBA/ULEB competitions.

Season Competition Round Team 1 Team 2 Game 1 Game 2
1986-87 FIBA Korać Cup Round 2   Karşıyaka KK Budućnost Podgorica 71-82 82-85
Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   Estudiantes 94-108 88-99
  Juvecaserta KK Budućnost Podgorica 99-87 90-84
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Challans 87-84 97-114
1996-97 FIBA EuroCup Group H   Türk Telekom KK Budućnost Podgorica 90-82 53-62
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Scaligera Basket Verona 66-70 75-85
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Körmend 77-81 101-103
KK Budućnost Podgorica   London Towers 103-96 58-71
  Vita Tbilisi KK Budućnost Podgorica 104-86 56-93
1997-98 FIBA Korać Cup Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   Slavia Sofia 94-78 97-83
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Darüşşafaka 69-64 59-68
  Strumica KK Budućnost Podgorica 71-90 70-97
Round of 32 KK Budućnost Podgorica   Statyba 83-69 61-69
Round of 16   Peristeri KK Budućnost Podgorica 76-57 60-78
1998-99 FIBA Saporta Cup Group C KK Budućnost Podgorica   Hapoel Eilat 75-80 78-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Brocēni 87-84 78-86
  Valencia KK Budućnost Podgorica 78-68 78-71
  Śląsk Wrocław KK Budućnost Podgorica 68-70 82-89
  Sankt Pölten KK Budućnost Podgorica 66-69 69-95
Round of 32   AEK Athens KK Budućnost Podgorica 66-61 63-74
Round of 16 KK Budućnost Podgorica   Slovakofarma Pezinok 86-68 85-81
Quarterfinals KK Budućnost Podgorica   Tofaş 67-65 82-64
Semifinals   Benetton Treviso KK Budućnost Podgorica 76-60
FIBA Korać Cup Group M   Hapoel Galil Elyon KK Lovćen Cetinje 97-90 69-94
  Krka Novo Mesto KK Lovćen Cetinje 62-49 75-61
KK Lovćen Cetinje   Virtus Roma 63-71 67-92
1999-00 Euroleague Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   Pau-Orthez 68-71 72-68
  Cibona Zagreb KK Budućnost Podgorica 69-63 90-95
  Anadolu Efes KK Budućnost Podgorica 73-67 80-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Fortitudo Bologna 75-83 73-72
  Caja San Fernando KK Budućnost Podgorica 75-73 65-88
Stage 2 / Group G KK Budućnost Podgorica   Maccabi Tel Aviv 59-67 60-74
  Olympiacos KK Budućnost Podgorica 89-61 70-82
KK Budućnost Podgorica   ASVEL 59-65 83-57
Round of 16   Panathinaikos KK Budućnost Podgorica 65-59
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Panathinaikos 77-64
  Panathinaikos KK Budućnost Podgorica 78-61
2000-01 Euroleague Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   FC Barcelona 77-85 75-92
  Skyliners Frankfurt KK Budućnost Podgorica 79-94 73-79
  London Towers KK Budućnost Podgorica 88-95 83-101
KK Budućnost Podgorica   PAOK 83-71 72-89
  Scaligera Verona KK Budućnost Podgorica 86-91 73-77
Round of 16   Real Madrid KK Budućnost Podgorica 91-63
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Real Madrid 62-76
2001-02 Euroleague Group C KK Budućnost Podgorica   Real Madrid 72-82 71-90
  Fortitudo Bologna KK Budućnost Podgorica 109-79 70-86
KK Budućnost Podgorica   CSKA Moscow 72-103 83-88
  Panathinaikos KK Budućnost Podgorica 91-82 84-72
  Pau-Orthez KK Budućnost Podgorica 87-90 79-77
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Krka Novo Mesto 77-72 74-101
  Zadar KK Budućnost Podgorica 88-79 97-110
2002-03 Euroleague Group B   Panathinaikos KK Budućnost Podgorica 87-71 92-84
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Unicaja Málaga 72-78 75-87
  Olimpija Ljubljana KK Budućnost Podgorica 83-71 100-81
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Baskonia 71-81 86-103
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Žalgiris 106-102 85-101
  Maccabi Tel Aviv KK Budućnost Podgorica 107-86 89-80
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Montepaschi Siena 91-75 49-112
2003-04 ULEB Cup Group E KK Budućnost Podgorica   Eiffel Towers 103-100 91-88
  Estudiantes KK Budućnost Podgorica 90-77 84-71
  Makedonikos KK Budućnost Podgorica 87-75 74-85
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Le Mans 85-81 67-78
  Braunschweig KK Budućnost Podgorica 73-71 80-95
2004-05 ULEB Cup Group A   ALBA Berlin KK Budućnost Podgorica 86–70 85-95
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Spirou Charleroi 82-68 56-63
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Debreceni Vadkakasok 91-89 72-82
  Gravelines-Dunkerque KK Budućnost Podgorica 108–75 89-81
KK Budućnost Podgorica   PAOK 104–98 75-92
2007-08 ULEB Cup Group E KK Budućnost Podgorica   Zenit St Petersburg 66–75 65-75
  Antwerp Giants KK Budućnost Podgorica 76–79 65-76
  Fribourg Olympic KK Budućnost Podgorica 73–82 63-74
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Hapoel Galil Elyon 93–68 81-82
  Swans Gmunden KK Budućnost Podgorica 72–79 60-86
Round of 32   Hemofarm Vršac KK Budućnost Podgorica 82–56 73-78
2008-09 Eurocup Round 1   Galatasaray KK Budućnost Podgorica 85–83 62–93
Group H   Nymburk KK Budućnost Podgorica 75–70 66–63
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Bilbao 65–67 66–69
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Hemofarm Vršac 70–59 85-89
2009-10 Eurocup Round 1   Brose Bamberg KK Budućnost Podgorica 64–61 65–67
2010-11 Euroleague Round 1Q   ASVEL KK Budućnost Podgorica 64–69 84–76
Eurocup Group C   Šiauliai KK Budućnost Podgorica 76–97 66–83
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Gran Canaria 66–90 60–62
  Budivelnyk Kiev KK Budućnost Podgorica 70–56 54–69
2011-12 Euroleague Round 1Q   Lietuvos Rytas KK Budućnost Podgorica 83–64
Eurocup Group H KK Budućnost Podgorica   Turów Zgorzelec 75–50 78–73
  ALBA Berlin KK Budućnost Podgorica 88–68 72–57
  Dexia Mons KK Budućnost Podgorica 66–53 78–85
Stage 2 / Group K KK Budućnost Podgorica   Spartak St Petersburg 57–65 64–70
  Krka Novo Mesto KK Budućnost Podgorica 64–69 58–63
  Banvit KK Budućnost Podgorica 68–61 73–83
Quarterfinals   Valencia KK Budućnost Podgorica 71–75 85–63
2012-13 Eurocup Group B   Bilbao KK Budućnost Podgorica 85–78 68–66
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Academic Sofia 75–72 74–55
  Charleroi KK Budućnost Podgorica 53–66 55–59
Stage 2 KK Budućnost Podgorica   Zenit St Petersburg 90–69 66–76
  Banvit KK Budućnost Podgorica 89–80 50–66
  Budivelnyk Kiev KK Budućnost Podgorica 75–79 77–75
Quarterfinals   Lokomotiv Kuban KK Budućnost Podgorica 72–54 90–65
2013-14 Eurocup Group F   PAOK KK Budućnost Podgorica 85–84 75–69
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Ankara 80–73 75–81
  Nizhny Novgorod KK Budućnost Podgorica 83–62 91–88
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Alba Fehérvár 67–61 80–82
  Khimik Yuzhne KK Budućnost Podgorica 84–76 87–91
2014-15 Eurocup Group F   Ventspils KK Budućnost Podgorica 82–75 69–87
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Karşıyaka 79–82 78–86
  Zielona Góra KK Budućnost Podgorica 76–90 85–100
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Lokomotiv Kuban 63–77 76–79
  PAOK KK Budućnost Podgorica 80–60 81–76
Stage 2 / Group H   Dinamo Sassari KK Budućnost Podgorica 87–70 86–93
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Gran Canaria 83–88 69–92
  Banvit KK Budućnost Podgorica 87–74 74–68
2015-16 Eurocup Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   Banvit 83–70 68–76
  Aris KK Budućnost Podgorica 75–57 56–75
  Trabzonspor KK Budućnost Podgorica 75–71 82–79
KK Budućnost Podgorica   UNICS 73–63 77–91
  Steaua București KK Budućnost Podgorica 81–75 56–89
2016-17 Eurocup Group C   Murcia KK Budućnost Podgorica 86–77 86–75
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Zenit St Petersburg 95–97 79–84
  Bayern Munich KK Budućnost Podgorica 80–66 68–44
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Unicaja Málaga 62–86 75–93
FIBA Champions League Round 1Q   Igokea KK Mornar Bar 71–69 60–83
Group D KK Mornar Bar   Oostende 74–72 60–80
  Tenerife KK Mornar Bar 103–57 89–72
KK Mornar Bar   Mega Leks 87–85 53–60
  Cibona Zagreb KK Mornar Bar 90–72 92–81
KK Mornar Bar   Avellino 67–76 60–53
KK Mornar Bar   Juventus Utena 73–75 74–82
  SIG Strasbourg KK Mornar Bar 93–62 83–70
2017-18 Eurocup Group B   Bayern Munich KK Budućnost Podgorica 85–82 76–60
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Galatasaray 87–78 61–82
  Reggio Emilia KK Budućnost Podgorica 77–71 74–82
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Lietkabelis 76–62 79–86
  Hapoel Jerusalem KK Budućnost Podgorica 81–86 75–92
Group G KK Budućnost Podgorica   Lokomotiv Kuban 62–68 66–77
  Trento KK Budućnost Podgorica 105–106 66–79
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Cedevita 84–52 78–75
Quarterfinals   Darüşşafaka KK Budućnost Podgorica 57–54 78–71
FIBA Champions League Round 2Q   Avtodor Saratov KK Mornar Bar 88–70 70–62
FIBA Europe Cup Group C KK Mornar Bar   Kataja 76–71 76–81
  Porto KK Mornar Bar 68–55 70–81
KK Mornar Bar   Kapfenberg Bulls 74–58 75–69
Group K KK Mornar Bar   Bakken Bears 76–87 92–93
  Tsmoki Minsk KK Mornar Bar 84–45 76–83
KK Mornar Bar   Szolnoki Olaj 73–68 92–89
Round of 16   Oostende KK Mornar Bar 84–71 63–90
Quarterfinals KK Mornar Bar   Donar 73–67 74–101
2018-19 Euroleague Regular season KK Budućnost Podgorica   Olimpia Milano 71–82 94–111
  Darüşşafaka KK Budućnost Podgorica 71–63 74–75
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Maccabi Tel Aviv 68–78 76–81
  Real Madrid KK Budućnost Podgorica 89–55 60–73
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Panathinaikos 67–72 67–87
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Žalgiris 60–72 76–84
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Baskonia 99–84 62–82
  BC Khimki KK Budućnost Podgorica 85–69 98–90
KK Budućnost Podgorica   CSKA Moscow 93–92 69–99
  Olympiacos KK Budućnost Podgorica 92–70 89–76
KK Budućnost Podgorica   FC Barcelona 67–64 83–95
  Gran Canaria KK Budućnost Podgorica 95–85 70–75
  Anadolu Efes KK Budućnost Podgorica 106–68 91–84
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Fenerbahçe 65–89 67–76
  Bayern Munich KK Budućnost Podgorica 93–88 89–75
Eurocup Group D KK Mornar Bar   UNICS 74–97 73–90
  Unicaja Málaga KK Mornar Bar 111–76 96–85
KK Mornar Bar   Skyliners Frankfurt 83–87 75–98
  Lietuvos Rytas KK Mornar Bar 91–67 92–69
KK Mornar Bar   Torino 86–83 84–80
2019-20 Eurocup Group D KK Budućnost Podgorica   Unicaja Málaga 81–82 70–83
  Galatasaray KK Budućnost Podgorica 84–83 78–94
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Oldenburg 83–85 99–102
  Trento KK Budućnost Podgorica 69–76 77–68
KK Budućnost Podgorica   Arka Gdynia 59–62 78–61
FIBA Champions League Round 2Q   Benfica KK Mornar Bar 68–96 82–71
Group C KK Mornar Bar   Nymburk 66–98 74–91
  Tenerife KK Mornar Bar 91–61 81–74
KK Mornar Bar   Nizhny Novgorod 87–66 69–89
  Peristeri KK Mornar Bar 72–67 73–65
KK Mornar Bar   Brose Bamberg 77–73 76–81
  Gaziantep KK Mornar Bar 86–79 77–84
KK Mornar Bar   VEF Rīga 106–99 74–80

Performances by clubs edit

During the overall history, three different Montenegrin clubs played in FIBA/ULEB competitions. KK Budućnost played in every competition (Euroleague, Eurocup/ULEB Cup, Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup, FIBA Korać Cup), while KK Lovćen played one season in FIBA Korać Cup, and KK Mornar in Basketball Champions League.

Team Seasons First Last G W L
KK Budućnost Podgorica 23 1986-87 2019-20 285 107 178
KK Mornar Bar 4 2016-17 2019-20 58 19 39
KK Lovćen Cetinje 1 1998-99 1998-99 6 1 5

As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

Scores by competitions edit

During the history, Montenegrin basketball clubs played in Euroleague, Eurocup/ULEB Cup, Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup and FIBA Korać Cup.
Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs in every single European basketball competition.

Competition G W L
Euroleague 91 28 63
Eurocup/ULEB Cup 159 58 101
FIBA Champions League 32 8 24
Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup 27 13 14
FIBA Europe Cup 16 9 7
FIBA Korać Cup 24 11 13
OVERALL 349 127 222

As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

Scores by opponents' countries edit

Below is the list of performances of Montenegrin clubs against opponents in FIBA/ULEB competitions by their countries (basketball federations).

Opponents' country G W L
  Austria 6 6 0
  Belarus 2 1 1
  Belgium 12 8 4
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1
  Bulgaria 4 4 0
  Croatia 8 4 4
  Czech Republic 4 0 4
  Denmark 2 0 2
  England 4 3 1
  Finland 2 1 1
  France 16 4 12
  Georgia 2 1 1
  Germany 22 6 16
  Greece 31 8 23
  Hungary 8 4 4
  Israel 14 3 11
  Italy 29 13 16
  Latvia 6 3 3
  Lithuania 15 5 10
  Macedonia 2 2 0
  Netherlands 4 3 1
  Portugal 4 2 2
  Poland 8 6 2
  Romania 2 1 1
  Russia 30 4 26
  Serbia 6 3 3
  Slovakia 2 2 0
  Slovenia 8 2 6
  Spain 48 6 42
   Switzerland 2 2 0
  Turkey 40 17 23

As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season.

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