KK Radnički Kragujevac
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| Nickname | The Devils | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| History |
KK Kondivik, Vršac (1994–2001) KK Lions, Vršac (2001–2004) KK Swisslion, Vršac (2004–2009) KK Radnički, Kragujevac (2009–2014) |
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| Arena |
Jezero Hall, Kragujevac (capacity: 5,320) |
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| Location |
Kragujevac,  Serbia
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| Team colors | Red and White |
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| Website | kkradnicki.rs | ||
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KK Radnički (Serbian Cyrillic: КК Раднички) is a former Serbian basketball club from Kragujevac.
The club was founded on 4 April 1994 in Vršac as KK Kondivik. It began at the very bottom, competing in the lowest level of basketball pyramid in FR Yugoslavia at the time.
In 2001, after gaining promotion to the First Serbian league (third-tier competition in the country), along with securing a sponsorship from the Swisslion Takovo confectionery company, Kondivik changed its name to KK Lions. Under that name the greatest progress in club's history began, achieving promotion in three competition ranks in the period of three years.
In 2004 the club placed first in the league and changed the name again this time to KK Swisslion. After the same season, after the reorganization of the league loses the first league status which returns already in 2006.
In the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons the club won top spot in the basketball league of Serbia in superior fashion, thus gaining a spot in the Superliga as well as the national cup (Kup Radivoja Koraća) finals.
After winning the qualification playoff series over KK Vojvodina 3–0, the club got a spot in the Adriatic League. KK Swisslion Takovo was supposed to move from Vršac to Gornji Milanovac. However, the club's longtime sponsor, Swisslion Takovo company withdrew their investment in the club before the start of the debut season in the Adriatic League. According to the word of that time president of ABA league, Gornji Milanovac does not meet the requirements in the field of hotel accommodation (because the main hotel bankrupted) and changed ABA League bassketball rules about basketball terrain. Hand of rescue to the team was provided by the City of Kragujevac, specifically the city's mayor Veroljub Stevanović and his associates. The club relocated to Kragujevac on October 21, 2009 was given the name of the famous club that already existed in the city - KK Radnički.
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