KK FMP
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| Nickname | Panteri (Panthers) | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| History |
KK ILR Železnik, Belgrade (1975–1986) Club disbanded (1986–1991) KK FMP Železnik, Belgrade (1991–2003) KK Reflex, Belgrade (2003–2005) KK FMP, Belgrade (2005–2011) KK Crvena zvezda Beograd, Belgrade (agreement with KK Crvena zvezda, Belgrade) (2011–2015) KK ILR, Belgrade (2015) |
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| Arena |
Železnik Hall, Belgrade (capacity: 3,000) |
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| Location | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Team colors | Red and White |
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| Championships |
2 ABA League 4 National Cups |
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| Website | kkfmp.ksb.rs | ||
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KK FMP (Serbian Cyrillic: KK ФMП) was a Serbian basketball club from Belgrade. The club played its home games at the 3,000 capacity Železnik Hall and have won the regional ABA League twice, in the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons.
In 2011, the club started cooperating with KK Crvena zvezda and competed under their name until 2015. In 2015, the club disbands its senior team and changed the name to KK ILR Železnik. In 2013, KK Radnički Basket adopted the name and the logo of KK FMP, and renamed to KK FMP Beograd.
The club was established under the name KK ILR Železnik in 1975 on the joint initiative of Ivo Lola Ribar machine factory and Železnik 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.
During its beginnings, the club competed in the Belgrade municipal league (Belgrade zone), playing its home games on the outdoor concrete court belonging to Braća Jerković primary school. Since the municipal league ran in the spring-summer period, ILR Železnik also entered the Belgrade municipal 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 a youth system by adding various age categories.
In the 1980s, 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 the 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.
The club was inactive until 1991 when it got reestablished under the name KK FMP Železnik on the initiative of the Fabrika 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 a promotion to the First Provincial League. For the 1994–95 season, FMP made it to the Second Federal League in FR Yugoslavia, the second highest level of competition in the country. In a memorable season they won top spot with only four league losses, winning promotion to the top Yugoslav league. On club's 20th anniversary in the 1995–96 season, Železnik competed in the country's highest division. The club finished the regular season in third place, gaining entry into Yugoslav Basketball League where they managed to avoid relegation, finishing in ninth place. The club won its first major trophy in 1997, when they won the Yugoslav Cup. In 1997, 1998, and 2003, the club finished as the runners-up in the country's top division.
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