ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica

Montenegrin handball club
   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Website
Official site
Active sport clubs of
SD Budućnost Podgorica
BasketballFootballRugby
Basketball
Women		Football
Women		Handball
Women
VolleyballBoxingAthletics
Volleyball
Women		JudoShooting
HorsingTable tennisTaekwondo
KayakingRowingSambo
ChessBocceHiking
KendoAikidoSavate
BallooningFishingFly Fishing
Kung FuJiu JitsuUnifight
Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu		Karate

ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner of EHF Women's Champions League

The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of Yugoslavia, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (Cup Winners' Cup) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country". As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries – SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro. The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006.
ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons 2012 and 2015.

ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the Varvari.[1]

ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society.

Kits

HOME

2014–15

2015–17

2017–23

2023–24
AWAY

2014–15

2015–16

2016–17

2017–18

2019–20

2020–21

2021–23

2023–24
THIRD

2014–15

2015–16

2019–

Records of achievements

International titles (6)
National Championships (34)
National Cups (28)
  • Yugoslav Cup:
    • Winners (2): 1984, 1989
  • FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Cup:
    • Winners (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
  • Montenegrin Cup:
    • Winners (17): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Others
  • 4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)

Champions League

  • 1985/86 1/2 FINAL
  • 1989/90 1/4 FINAL
  • 1990/91 1/4 FINAL
  • 1995/96 1/8 FINAL
  • 1996/97 1/8 FINAL
  • 1997/98 1/2 FINAL
  • 1998/99 1/2 FINAL
  • 1999/00 1/2 FINAL
  • 2000/01 1/2 FINAL
  • 2001/02 1/2 FINAL
  • 2002/03 1/4 FINAL
  • 2003/04 1/4 FINAL
  • 2004/05 Group Matches
  • 2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
  • 2006/07 Group Matches
  • 2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL
  • 2008/09 Main Round
  • 2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
  • 2010/11 1/2 FINAL
  • 2011/12 Winner
  • 2012/13 Main Round
  • 2013/14 Runner-up
  • 2014/15 Winner
  • 2015/16 Final Four - 4th
  • 2016/17 Final Four - 4th
  • 2017/18 Quarter-final
  • 2018/19 Quarter-final
  • 2020/21 Quarter-final
  • 2021/22 Group Matches
  • 2022/23 1/8 FINAL

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season
Goalkeepers
Left Wingers
Right Wingers
Line players
Left Backs
Central Backs
Right Backs

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Staff members

Staff for the 2023–24 season
  • Montenegro Head Coach: Bojana Popović
  • Montenegro Assistant Coach: Maja Savić
  • Montenegro Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović
  • Montenegro Fitness Coach: Danica Delić
  • Montenegro Fiziotherapeut: Andrija Damjanović
  • Montenegro Fiziotherapeut: Mitar Vujović
  • Montenegro Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated after the 2022/23 season[2]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1 Montenegro Katarina Bulatović 8 571
2 Montenegro Milena Raičević 15 559
3 Montenegro Jovanka Radičević 9 400
4 Romania Cristina Neagu 4 350
5 Montenegro Majda Mehmedović 11 282
6 Montenegro Đurđina Jauković 5 238
7 Montenegro Radmila Petrović 10 235
8 Serbia Dragana Cvijić 6 221
9 Montenegro Marija Jovanović 6 194
10 Montenegro Bojana Popović 6 191*
  • There is no data available from 4 seasons (1998-2002).

Notable former players

Head coach history

References

  1. ^ "Varvari - "U mome srcu jedina"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Buducnost Podgorica". European Handball Federation.
  3. ^ MTI (2010-01-18). "Zsiga Gyula elhagyta a Podgoricát". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ JÓZSEF, HEKA LÁSZLÓ, SIMON (2008-06-22). "Zsiga Gyula a montenegrói Buducsnoszt Podgoricánál folytatja - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Sport365.hu - Kikaptak a Győrtől, távozott a Buducsnoszt edzője". sport365.hu. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ "Bojana Popovic to lead ZRK Buducnost Podgorica". Handball Planet. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

External links

  • Official website
  • ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica on Facebook
  • v
  • t
  • e
Sportsman of The YearSportswoman of The YearMen's Team of The YearWomen's Team of The Year
Team Sport Athlete of The YearYoung Athlete of The YearCoach of The Year
  • v
  • t
  • e
Sportsperson of The Year
Young Male Athlete of The Year
Young Female Athlete of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Women's Team of The Year