Budućnost–Crvena Zvezda basketball rivalry

The Budućnost–Crvena Zvezda basketball rivalry is an Adriatic League (ABA League) rivalry between Budućnost and Crvena zvezda. While the two teams have played each other since Budućnost joined the Yugoslav League in 1980, their rivalry began to develop in the 1990s through the Serbian-Montenegrin League and reached its peak in the Adriatic League during the late 2010s in two League Finals, 2018 and 2019.

Budućnost–Crvena zvezda rivalry

Sport	Basketball
Locale	Western Balkans
Teams	Budućnost Crvena zvezda
First meeting	7 December 1980 Crvena zvezda 105, Budućnost 91
Latest meeting	6 December 2020 Budućnost 67, Crvena zvezda 65
Next meeting	March 2021
Stadiums	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Statistics
Meetings total	98 meetings
Most wins	Crvena zvezda (.571)
All-time record	Crvena zvezda, 56–42
Current win streak	Budućnost, 3
Finals history
2018 ABA League Finals: Budućnost won, 3–1 2019 ABA League Finals: Crvena zvezda won, 3–2 2018 ABA SuperCup Final: Crvena zvezda won
Crvena zvezda Budućnost Locations of the headquarters of the two clubs

Budućnost

Crvena zvezda

History

Finals summaries

2018 ABA League Finals

This was the first ABA League Finals series between Budućnost and Crvena Zvezda, and the first Finals of any competition to occur between Budućnost and Crvena Zvezda since their first meeting in 1980. Budućnost hadn't made an appearance in the ABA Finals prior to 2018. Budućnost won the championship, 3–1. Nemanja Gordić of Budućnost was named the Finals MVP.[1]

2018 ABA SuperCup Final

The Budućnost and Crvena Zvezda would meet the six months after the 2018 ABA League Finals in Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Crvena Zvezda would defeat Budućnost and win their first ABA SuperCup title.[2] The Zvezda had an 89–75 victory,[3] while Budućnost lost its second Supercup Final.

The Zvezda led 48–23 in the middle of the second quarter and sustained to 57–32 to lead by 25 at halftime. As the first half ended, so did the second half. Buducnost took advantage of the relaxation of the Belgraders in the last quarter and mitigated the defeat to a more acceptable 14 points difference.[4][5][6]

The Zvezda's Mouhammad Faye had 14 points and four rebounds, and Maik Zirbes added 13 points and five rebounds. Joe Ragland recorded 10 points and the game-high 7 assists, while Stratos Perperoglou and Ognjen Dobrić both had 12 points off the bench. Budućnost was led by Filip Barović with 19 points and five rebounds of the bench, and Earl Clark added 11 points.[7] Faye was named the MVP Award.[8]

2019 ABA League Finals

The 2019 ABA League Finals saw Budućnost and Crvena Zvezda meet for the second straight season. Crvena Zvezda won Games 1 and 2 in Belgrade before the series moved to Podgorica. While Budućnost won Game 3 and 4 at home, the Zvezda took Game 5 at home, earning their fourth championship and their fourth in five seasons.

Game 2 was a more one-sided affair, with the Zvezda winning 107–69. Game 5 was a blowout victory for the Zvezda, 97–54, led by K. C. Rivers with the game-high 21 points. The Zvezda's Billy Baron was named the Finals MVP.[9]

Head-to-head

Matches

The following are the matches between Budućnost and Crvena Zvezda in the last two seasons:

Crvena zvezda mts v Budućnost VOLI

13 October 2019 2019–20 Game 1	Crvena zvezda mts	81–89	Budućnost VOLI	Belgrade
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–18, 21–22, 18–23
	Pts: Gist 27 Rebs: Gist 6 Asts: Čović 7 PIR: Gist 31	Report	Pts: Martin 17 Rebs: D. Nikolić 5 Asts: Cobbs 4 PIR: Martin 22	Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 308 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Damir Javor, Josip Radojković

Budućnost VOLI v Crvena zvezda mts

30 December 2019 2019–20 Game 2	Budućnost VOLI	20–0	Crvena zvezda mts	Podgorica
18:00
		Report		Arena: Morača Sports Center
Note: The game was not played. Budućnost VOLI won the game by a disciplinary rule.

Crvena zvezda mts v Budućnost VOLI

6 December 2020 2020–21 Game 1	Crvena zvezda mts	65–67	Budućnost VOLI	Belgrade
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–27, 16–12, 10–11
	Pts: Davidovac 13 Rebs: Davidovac 10 Asts: Rochestie 3 PIR: Davidovac 24	Report	Pts: Ivanović 20 Rebs: Ejim, Nikolić 5 Asts: Ivanović 3 PIR: Ivanović 18	Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: BCD Referees: Saša Pukl, Tomislav Hordov, Josip Radojković

Statistics

Note: Last updated on December 6, 2020

Competitions	Games played	Budućnost wins	Crvena zvezda wins
Defunct Competitions[10]
Domestic Leagues	46	19 (.413)	27 (.587)
Domestic Playoffs	5	1 (.200)	4 (.800)
Domestic Playouts	2	0 (.000)	2 (1.000)
Yugoslav Cup	1	1 (1.000)	0 (.000)
Current Competitions
Adriatic League	44	21 (.477)	23 (.523)
Total	98	42 (.429)	56 (.571)

Common individuals

Players

The following players have played for both Budućnost and Crvena zvezda in their careers:

• Milutin Aleksić – Crvena zvezda (2000–2002); Budućnost (2002–2004)
• Dragan Apić – Crvena zvezda (2017); Budućnost (2020–present)
• Boris Bakić – Budućnost (2003–2004); Crvena zvezda (2007–2011)
• Goran Bošković – Budućnost (1998–1999); Crvena zvezda (1999–2000)
• Omar Cook – Crvena zvezda (2007–2008); Budućnost (2014–2016)
• Goran Ćakić – Budućnost (2002); Crvena zvezda (2002–2003)
• Tadija Dragićević – Crvena zvezda (2004–2005, 2006–2010, 2014); Budućnost (2015–2016)
• Vladislav Dragojlović – Crvena zvezda (2003–2006); Budućnost (2007–2008)
• Igor Đaletić – Budućnost (1989–1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1997); Crvena zvezda (2002)
• Vladislav Dragojlović – Crvena zvezda (1978–1980); Budućnost (1984–1985)
• Aleksandar Gilić – Crvena zvezda (1988–1990, 1993–1996); Budućnost (1996–1997)
• Goran Jeretin – Crvena zvezda (2002–2006); Budućnost (2006, 2009–2010)
• Nikola Jestratijević – Crvena zvezda (1994–1995, 1998–2000, 2004); Budućnost (2001–2002)
• Zoran Jovanović – Crvena zvezda (1987–1993); Budućnost (1997–1998)
• Siniša Kovačević – Crvena zvezda (1996–1997); Budućnost (2002–2003)
• Vladimir Kuzmanović – Crvena zvezda (1997–1998); Budućnost (1999–2002)
• Stevan Milošević – Budućnost (2004–2007); Crvena zvezda (2008)
• Strahinja Milošević – Crvena zvezda (2010–2011); Budućnost (2012–2013)
• Nenad Mišanović – Crvena zvezda (2005–2008); Budućnost (2008–2009)

• Luka Mitrović – Crvena zvezda (2012–2017); Budućnost (2020–present)
• Aleksej Nešović – Crvena zvezda (2002–2004); Budućnost (2010–2011)
• Saša Obradović – Crvena zvezda (1987–1993, 1993–1994, 1999–2000); Budućnost (2000–2001)
• Alen Omić – Crvena zvezda (2018); Budućnost (2018)
• Luka Pavićević – Budućnost (1984–1985), Crvena zvezda (1995–1996, 1998–1999, 2002–2003)
• Igor Perović – Crvena zvezda (1996–1998); Budućnost (2001–2002)
• Ivo Petović – Budućnost (1981–1983); Crvena zvezda (1983–1990)
• Igor Rakočević – Crvena zvezda (1994–2000, 2003–2004, 2012–2013); Budućnost (2000–2002)
• Boris Savović – Budućnost (2009–2010, 2015, 2016–2017); Crvena zvezda (2012–2013)
• Marko Simonović – Budućnost (2008–2011); Crvena zvezda (2012–2014, 2015–2017, 2020–present)
• Bojan Subotić – Crvena zvezda (2011–2013); Budućnost (2013–2017)
• Vujadin Subotić – Budućnost (1999–2000); Crvena zvezda (2004–2006, 2008, 2010–2011)
• Vladimir Tica – Crvena zvezda (1998–2003, 2007); Budućnost (2011–2012)
• Dejan Tomašević – Crvena zvezda (1990–1995); Budućnost (1999–2001)
• Željko Topalović – Crvena zvezda (1997–1998, 1999–2000); Budućnost (1998–1999)
• Milenko Topić – Crvena zvezda (1997–1999); Budućnost (1999–2001)
• Čedomir Vitkovac – Crvena zvezda (2003–2006); Budućnost (2009–2010, 2011–2015)
• Slavko Vraneš – Budućnost (2001–2003, 2004–2007); Crvena zvezda (2004)
• Marcus Williams – Crvena zvezda (2014–2015); Budućnost (2016–2017)

The following players have played for one club in youth career and for rival club in senior career:

• Vladimir Micov – Crvena zvezda (youth team), Budućnost (senior team)

Coaches

The following head coaches have coached both Budućnost and Crvena zvezda in their careers:

• Vlade Đurović – Crvena zvezda (1986–1988); Budućnost (2002)
• Momir Milatović – Budućnost (N/A); Crvena zvezda (1999)
• Miroslav Nikolić – Budućnost (1998–2000); Crvena zvezda (2001, 2002)
• Dejan Radonjić – Budućnost (2005–2013); Crvena zvezda (2013–2017, 2021–present)

Others

The following individuals have also played and/or coached both Budućnost and Crvena zvezda in their careers:

• Momir Milatović – Budućnost (N/A player, N/A coach); Crvena zvezda (1999 coach)
• Saša Obradović – Crvena zvezda (1987–1993, 1993–1994, 1999–2000 player; 2020 coach); Budućnost (2000–2001)
• Luka Pavićević – Budućnost (1984–1985 player; 2015–2016 coach), Crvena zvezda (1995–1996, 1998–1999, 2002–2003 player)
• Mihailo Pavićević – Budućnost (1979–1981, 1988–1989 player), Crvena zvezda (1997, 1998 coach)
• Dejan Radonjić – Budućnost (1991–1993, 1998–2002 player; 2005–2013 coach); Crvena zvezda (2013–2017 coach)
• Zoran Sretenović – Crvena zvezda (1985–1986, 1995–1996 player), Budućnost (2001–2002 coach)
• Milenko Topić – Crvena zvezda (1997–1999 player; 2018 coach); Budućnost (1999–2001 player)

Honours

The rivalry reflected in derby matches comes about as Budućnost is the most successful basketball club in Montenegro, while Crvena zvezda is the second most successful basketball club in Serbia.

Crvena zvezda	Competition	Budućnost
Domestic Leagues
12	Yugoslavia (defunct)	—
3	Serbia–Montenegro (defunct)	3
5	Serbia / Montenegro	12
20	Aggregate	15
Domestic Cups
3	Yugoslav Cup (defunct)	3
6	Serbia / Montenegro	13
9	Aggregate	16
Adriatic
4	League	1
1	SuperCup	—
5	Aggregate	1
European
1	FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)	—
1	Aggregate	0
35	Total Aggregate	32

See also

• Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry
• List of sports rivalries

References

1. "Playoffs MVP: Nemanja Gordić". www.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
2. "ZVEZDA OSVOJILA SUPERKUP ABA LIGE: Crveno-beli srušili Budućnost i pokazali ko je gazda na Jadranu". novosti.rs. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. "2018 ABA SuperCup Final". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
4. "Crvena zvezda ostavila Budućnost bez šanse i osvojila Superkup". sportnet.rtl.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
5. "Kakva dominacija Zvezde! Srpska momčad osvojila ABA Superkup, Budućnost bez šanse". germanijak.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
6. "KOŠARKAŠI CRVENE ZVEZDE POBJEDNICI OVOGODIŠNJEG ABA SUPERKUPA Nakon polufinalne pobjede protiv Cedevite, u finalu deklasirali podgoričku Budućnost". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
7. "Crvena zvezda mts is the winner of 2018 ABA Super Cup". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
8. "ZVEZDI PRVI TROFEJ U SEZONI Faje MVP Superkupa ABA lige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
9. "Playoffs MVP: Billy Baron". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
10. "Daba: Zvezda-Budućnost, istorijat susreta". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

• Budućnost Website
• Crvena Zvezda Website