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

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 Kyiv	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 Kyiv	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

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

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

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.

See also

• Montenegrin Basketball League
• Second Basketball League
• Montenegrin Basketball Cup

External links

• Official Website
• Montenegrin league on Eurobasket