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OK Jedinstvo Užice
Full nameOdbojkaški Klub Jedinstvo Užice
Founded1969
GroundVeliki Park, Užice
(Capacity: 2,200)
ChairmanMilovan Bošković
Head coachDragoljub Janić
LeaguePrva Liga
2016–1711th in Super Liga (relegated to Prva Liga)
Uniforms
Home
Away
2017–18

OK Jedinstvo Užice is a Serbian women's volleyball club based in Užice which currently plays in the Prva League (second highest professional league in Serbia). It has won the Serbian League and Cup on multiple occasions.

Previous names

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Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Jedinstvo Užice (1968–1993)
  • Jedinstvo Kuridža Užice (1993–1994)
  • Jedinstvo Luna Užice (1994–1996)
  • Jedinstvo Užice (1996–present)

History

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The club was established in Yugoslavia in 1969 and had its most successful period after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, dominating the first decade of the new league created in 1992 for clubs in Serbia and Montenegro.[1] During the period from 1992 to 2005, the club won the Serbian league nine times (including eight consecutive titles from 1994 to 2001)[2] and the Serbian Cup eight times (five consecutive titles from 1996 to 2000).[3]

Between 1997 and 2007, the club also played in European competitions, including five editions of the Champions Cup/League and four editions of the Top Teams/CEV Cup,[4] reaching the final of the 2001–02 Top Teams Cup.[5]

The club plays its home matches at the Veliki Park hall in Užice.

Honours

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National competitions

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1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003

Team

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Season 2017–2018, as of December 2017.[6]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Serbia Danica Popović Opposite 1.79 (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
2 Serbia Anđela Nenadić Middle blocker 1.78 (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25)
4 Serbia Sara Vojnić-Purčar Outside hitter 1.87 (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
5 Serbia Katarina Dumanjić Opposite 1.76 (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25)
7 Serbia Katarina Glišović Outside hitter 1.77 (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
10 Serbia Marija Borčić Setter 1.78 (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
12 Serbia Marija Tomašević Middle blocker 1.80 (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)
16 Serbia Andrea Kovačević Outside hitter 1.79 (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 25)
17 Serbia Kristina Stanković Libero 1.70 (1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 25)
18 Serbia Anđela Jovanović Opposite 1.81 (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)
20 Serbia Marija Bogdanović Middle blocker 1.75 (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "ODBOJKAŠKI KLUB »JEDINSTVO« UŽICE". uzice.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Pobednici Nacionalnog prvenstva". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Pobednici Nacionalnog kupa". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Jedinstvo Užice - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "TOP TEAMS CUP WOMEN - 2001/2002 - Final". CEV. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Jedinstvo Užice Team Information 2017-2018". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Jedinstvo Užice Team Information 2016-2017". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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  • Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
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