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KK FMP
Basketball club in Belgrade, Serbia
Košarkaški klub FMP (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to as KK FMP or as FMP Soccerbet due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club plays in the ABA League, the Basketball League of Serbia, and the Basketball Champions League.[1] Their home arena is the Železnik Hall.
| FMP Meridian | |||
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| Nickname | Panteri (Panthers) | ||
| Leagues | ABA League Basketball League of Serbia | ||
| Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Železnik Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,700 | ||
| Location | Serbia: Novi Sad (1970–2009) Belgrade (2009–present) | ||
| Team colors | Red and White | ||
| President | Zoran Tošković | ||
| General manager | Vladan Mitrović | ||
| Website | kkfmp.rs | ||
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The club was founded in Novi Sad in 1970 as KK Radnički, and was later relocated to Belgrade. The club considers itself as the successor of the 'original' FMP.[2][3][4]
The Radnički era (1970–2013)
1970–2009: Based in Novi Sad
The club was formed in 1970 as KK Radnički from Novi Sad. The club had played in regional leagues until 2006, when new sponsors on board, Invest Inženjering and Park Hotel.[5] The club moved to the top-tier Serbian League in 2007 and played in that competition in their last two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09). During the 2008–09 season, guard Zlatko Bolić led the league with 22.8 points per game.
2009–2013: Based in Belgrade
In 2009, Radnički was relocated to Belgrade and changed its name to KK Radnički Basket[6] to distinguish it from well-known Radnički Belgrade. Two years later, the club changed its name to KK Radnički FMP.[1]
FMP (2013–present)
In the 2016–17 season, FMP made a debut in the ABA League and finished in 9th place in the end of the season. Power forward Jonah Bolden was awarded the ABA League Top Prospect title after averaging 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season.[7]
In December 2020, the club became a shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of shares from Metalac Valjevo.[8] On 18 November 2021, the club changed its name to FMP Meridian for the 2021–22 season due to sponsorship reasons.[9][10] In June 2022, FMP confirmed to join the Basketball Champions League for the 2022–23 season, hosting a qualifying round in Belgrade.[11][12]
Names of the club
The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- Radnički Invest Inženjering (2006–2009)
- FMP Meridian (2021–present)
- 1970–2009
- 2011–2013
- 2013–present
- SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad (2006–2009)
- Belgrade Basket City, Belgrade (2009–2011)
- Železnik Hall, Belgrade (2011–present)
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Players with multiple nationalities
Milutin Vujičić-
Andrija Vuković
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Ognjen Kuzmić | Marko Pavićević | |||
| PF | Aleksa Stepanović | Andrija Vuković | |||
| SF | Nikola Manojlović | Ranko Simović | Ognjen Matović | ||
| SG | Nikola Šaranović | ||||
| PG | Jordan Walker | Milutin Vujičić |
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| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | W–L | National Cup | Adriatic competitions | European competitions | ||||
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| Radnički Novi Sad | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 2 | BLS B League | 1 | None | 21–5 | DNQ | — | — | ||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | BLS First League | 9 | DNQ | 9–13 | DNQ | — | — | ||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | BLS First League | 9 | DNQ | 12–14 | DNQ | — | — | ||||
| Radnički Basket | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLS First League | 12 | DNQ | 9–17 | Quarterfinalist | — | — | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | Second League | 2 | None | 15–4 | Quarterfinalist | — | — | ||||
| Radnički FMP | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | BLS First League | 3 | SL 5th | 22–18 | Quarterfinalist | — | — | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | BLS First League | 7 | DNQ | 14–12 | DNQ | — | — | ||||
| FMP | ||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | BLS First League | 1 | SL 5th | 25–15 | Semifinalist | — | — | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | BLS First League | 1 | SL 6th | 23–13 | Quarterfinalist | — | — | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | BLS First League | 1 | Semifinalist | 29–6 | Quarterfinalist | — | — | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | BLS Super League | 3 | Runners up | 11–8 | Semifinalist | ABA League | 9 | 10–16 | — | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | BLS Super League | B1 | Runners up | 13–5 | Semifinalist | ABA 1st League | 8 | 9–13 | — | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | BLS Super League | A2 | Semifinalist | 9–4 | Semifinalist | ABA 1st League | 6 | 10–12 | — | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BLS Super League | Abandoned | Semifinalist | ABA 1st League | Ab | 10–11 | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BLS Super League | NH | Quarterfinalist | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | ABA 1st League | 8 | 11–15 | — | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BLS Super League | NH | Runners up | 0–2 | Semifinalist | ABA 1st League | 6 | 14–14 | — | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BLS Super League | TBD | — | — | TBD | ABA 1st League | – | – | Champions League | QR | 2–1 |
Trophies
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Since 2013, the club considers itself a successor of the "original" FMP and in that sense incorporates the trophies won by that club.[13][14] Trophies are:
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Individual awards
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009)
- Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013)
- FMP (2013–present)
Jonah Bolden- Isaac Humphries
- Duop Reath
Paulius Valinskas- Bojan Subotić
Michael Ojo
Finn Delany
Jurij Macura- Matic Rebec
- Dragan Apić
- Filip Čović
- Dejan Davidovac
- Ognjen Dobrić
- Ilija Đoković
- Radovan Đoković
- Stefan Đorđević
- Marko Gudurić
- Marko Jeremić
- Ognjen Kuzmić
- Sava Lešić
- Stefan Pot
- Aleksa Radanov
- Marko Radovanović
- Boriša Simanić
- Radoš Šešlija
- Aleksa Uskoković
Okben Ulubay
Bryce Jones- Trent Frazier
- Charles Jenkins
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| Basketball Champions League | |||
| 2022–23 | Qualifying rounds | Eliminated by Bakken Bears in Group D Final (82–88) | |
- "FMP Beograd - club history". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "FMP postaje Crvena zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Opet samo jedna Zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Zvezda preimenovana u Ivo Lola Ribar". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "RADNIČKI INVEST INŽ". kls.rs. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "RTV saznaje: "Radnički invest inžinjering" napušta Novi Sad". rtv.rs (in Serbian). 6 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "2016/17 Top Prospect: Jonah Bolden". ABA-Liga.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Zvanično: FMP dobio vlasnički udeo u ABA ligi". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "FMP i Meridian u istom timu!". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "ZAJEDNO U ISTOM TIMU – Kompanija Meridian naslovni sponzor KK FMP!". meridianbetsport.rs (in Serbian). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "FMP će naredne sezone igrati evropsko takmičenje". Telesport.rs (in Serbian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- "FMP domaćin kvalifikacionog turnira FIBA Lige šampiona". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "History of KK FMP". kkfmp.rs. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "KK FMP: Adriatic League Club Profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- Official website
- Profile at eurobasket.com