Premijer Liga 03/28 18:00 27 [5] Kk 루데쉬 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] W 70-85
Premijer Liga 03/24 19:30 26 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 듀브로브니크 [6] W 71-61
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 03/22 20:00 24 [8] Kk 스플리트 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [11] W 76-83
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 03/17 17:00 23 [11] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v Kk 츠르베나 즈베즈다 [1] L 59-82
Premijer Liga 03/14 17:00 24 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 자복 [8] L 86-88
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 03/11 20:00 22 [8] 메가 트빌리시 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [10] L 80-76
Premijer Liga 03/09 18:00 23 [9] Kk 알카르 시니 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] L 73-62
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 03/05 18:00 21 [12] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v SC Derby [8] W 94-82
Premijer Liga 03/02 18:30 22 [6] 시베니크 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] W 75-89
Premijer Liga 02/27 19:15 21 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 듀브라바 자그레브 [10] W 71-53
02/17 19:00 1 KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 자다르 L 68-80
02/16 16:00 2 KK 듀브라바 자그레브 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 W 67-80
02/14 16:00 3 KK 크바르네르 2010 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 W 67-82
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 02/10 20:00 20 [12] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v Kk 클카 [13] W 91-63
Premijer Liga 02/10 16:00 21 KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 듀브라바 자그레브 - Postponed
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 02/05 20:00 19 [14] 모르나르 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [12] L 88-85
Premijer Liga 02/02 18:05 20 [4] Kk 루데쉬 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] W 89-97
Premijer Liga 01/31 17:00 19 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 듀브로브니크 [6] W 83-55
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 01/29 19:00 18 [11] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 자다르 [7] L 71-88
Premijer Liga 01/25 18:00 18 [5] Cedevita Junior v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] W 70-82
Premijer Liga 01/22 18:00 17 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v Kk 스플리트 [2] L 72-85
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 01/19 20:00 17 [11] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 부두크노스트 볼리 [3] L 66-98
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 01/15 17:00 16 [11] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v Partizan Belgrade [4] L 74-87
Premijer Liga 01/12 16:00 16 [12] Kk 보스코 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [3] W 67-77
Premijer Liga 01/08 19:00 15 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 자복 [10] L 83-89
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 01/05 18:00 15 [12] FMP v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [11] W 72-77
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 12/28 18:00 14 [10] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v KK 볼락 카카크 [9] L 97-101
아드리아해 연합 농구 리그 12/22 17:00 26 [4] 세데비타 올림피아 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [10] L Postponed
Premijer Liga 12/20 18:00 14 [11] 슈크르례보 v KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 [2] W 78-85
Premijer Liga 12/18 17:00 13 [3] KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브 v Kk 알카르 시니 [10] W 89-76

Wikipedia - KK Cibona

Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes in the Adriatic League and the Croatian League.

History

Formation and early years

Cibona's history dates to late autumn of 1945 when Sloboda (Freedom) was founded as a sports society of bank workers, craftsmen, traders, and clerks. On April 24, 1946, thanks to basketball enthusiast Branimir Volfer and his friends Ljubo Prosen and Joso Miloš, basketball section of Sloboda, the predecessor of today's Cibona, was formed. Its first game was against local rival Slavija on May 7, 1946. Sloboda did not last too long under that name as in November 1946, it merged with Tekstilac, Amater and Grafičar into Sportsko društvo Zagreb (Sports Society Zagreb). Name changing continued through the next four years. In late 1948 it was known as Vihor (Vortex) and already in 1949 as Polet (Elan). Finally, in June 1950, the club changed the name to Lokomotiva (Locomotive) and that name is going to stick for the next 25 years. Lokomotiva competed in Yugoslav top division since 1951, with only two years (1952 and 1960) spent in the second division.

Apollo Hall in Amsterdam between AMVJ and Lokomotiva from Yugoslavia (37-64) in 1955
Name through history
  • SD Sloboda (April 1946 – November 1946)
  • SD Zagreb (November 1946 – December 1948)
  • KK Vihor (December 1948 – February 1949)
  • KK Polet (February 1949 – June 1950)
  • KK Lokomotiva (1950–1975)
  • KK Cibona (1975–present)

First trophies

Lokomotiva's first major trophy came in 1969, when they won the Yugoslav Cup, led by legendary Hall of Famer Mirko Novosel. The final game against AŠK Olimpija was played in Lokomotiva's new basketball hall "Kutija šibica" (literally meaning Matchbox). Led by phenomenal trio Većeslav Kavedžija, Nikola Plećaš and Milivoj Omašić, Lokomotiva won the game 78:77.

Their first European trophy came in 1972 when Lokomotiva won the premier edition of FIBA Korać Cup. Their opponent in finals was OKK Beograd and the first game was played in Belgrade. OKK Beograd won the first game 83:71 but in a return match Lokomotiva, led by great Nikola Plećaš (nicknamed Sveti Nikola) who scored 40 points, trashed the Belgrade side by 94–73.

Cibona's glory years

Nakić, D. Petrović & Knego's jerseys hanging in the rafters of the Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall

In November 1975, the basketball club split away from the Lokomotiva sports society and came under the direct control of the municipal authorities of the city of Zagreb. Politicians such as Slavko Šajber became very influential in the club during this period and set about getting the club some financial support. In that regard, the club's main sponsors became four SR Croatia-based food industry giants (all of them state-owned at the time): Kraš, Franck, Badel and Voće. The club took the name Cibona, taken from the Latin cibus bonus, which translates to good food.

For the first trophy under the new name Cibona, they had to wait until 1980, when they won the Yugoslav Cup. The Final match was played in Borovo, and Cibona's opponent was mighty Bosna, led by Bogdan Tanjević on the bench, and Mirza Delibašić on the court. But Cibona, led by impressive Andro Knego, managed to beat them 68:62. This trophy marked the beginning of Cibona's golden era, influenced by two great basketball players and Hall of Famers – Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. Between 1980 and 1988, Cibona won 14 major trophies: 3 Yugoslav League championships (1982, 1984, 1985), 7 Yugoslav Cups (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988), 2 FIBA European Champions Cups (1985, 1986), and 2 Cup Winners' Cups (1982, 1987).

At the beginning of the war in the Former Yugoslavia in 1991, the team was forced to emigrate in order to play their games, and in an area with the minimum guarantees required by FIBA. For this reason, the club played in Spain for two years (seasons 1991–92 and 1992–93), specifically in Puerto Real (Cádiz).

Croatian powerhouse

In independent Croatia, Cibona became a dominant force strongly backed both politically and economically. The crisis of traditionally powerful Dalmatian clubs Split, Zadar and Šibenik also came in hand and Cibona won 11 national titles in a row (from 1992 to 2002). They were also regular Euroleague participant, reaching quarterfinals in 1996/97 and 1999/00.

Cibona's dominance in the national championship was broken in 2003 when Split CO led by coach Petar Skansi, legendary Dino Rađa and revived talent Josip Sesar won the championship. Cibona regained the title next season but was beaten in finals by Zadar season after. In 2005–06 and 2006–07 Cibona won championships beating Zadar in the final series twice but then shockingly missed the final series in 2007/08 after Split eliminated them in semifinal series.

In 2001 regional basketball league called Adriatic League was formed and Cibona took part in it. After disappointing first and second season, Cibona hosted Final Four and reached the final game in 2003/04 but was defeated on the home court by FMP Reflex.

Recent seasons

Recent seasons have been a mixture of success and failure for Cibona.

In national championship, Cibona won four out of five recent league titles but this dominance is seriously put on test by the rise of large company backed Cedevita.

In European competitions, Cibona lost its Euroleague license for the 2011/12 season after competing in Euroleague since its formation. During 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons Cibona competed in Eurocup but failed to win any game.

In regional ABA League Cibona had a great 2009/10 season. Cibona entered the Final four held in Arena Zagreb as a top-seeded team. After beating Union Olimpija in semifinals, Cibona faced Partizan in the final game. Partizan won the title thanks to an off-the-glass three-pointer by Dušan Kecman from half-court at the buzzer, bringing the celebration of Cibona players and staff (who already invaded the floor as Bojan Bogdanović scored a corner three-pointer for Cibona with just 0.6 seconds left on the clock) to an abrupt end. The final score was 75–74 and Cibona once again didn't manage to win a title at the home court. The next three seasons in the regional league were disappointing for Cibona, finishing 12th, 7th, and 11th.

In the 2013–14 season, under head coach Slaven Rimac, Cibona won the ABA League championship, despite huge financial problems the club was facing. As a champion of the league, Cibona had direct spot in the Euroleague, but withdrew from it in order to stabilize financially. Eventually, Crvena Zvezda, as third in the standings, took its spot in the Euroleague.

**KK 시보나 VIP 자그레브**는 크로아티아 프로 농구팀으로, 자그레브를 연고로 한다. 1945년에 창단되었으며, 시보나라는 이름은 초대 감독인 드라젠 페로비치의 아내 이름에서 따왔다. 유고슬라비아 농구 리그에서 16회 우승했으며, 크로아티아 농구 리그에서 18회 우승했다. 또한, 유로리그에서 2회 우승했으며, 코라치 컵에서 2회 우승했다.

시보나는 전통적으로 크로아티아 국가대표팀의 주요 공급원으로 여겨져 왔다. 드라젠 페로비치, 페타르 스카니치, 즈드라브코 라두로비치, 디노 라자, 토니 쿠코치, 드라젠 페트로비치, 블라도 디바츠, 고란 드라기치 등이 시보나에서 뛰었다.

1991년 유고슬라비아가 해체된 후, 시보나는 크로아티아 농구 리그에 참가하기 시작했다. 1992년부터 2002년까지 시보나는 크로아티아 농구 리그에서 11회 연속 우승을 차지했다. 2003년에는 Cibona VIP로 이름을 바꾸었다.

시보나는 2010년대에 재정난을 겪었고, 2018년에는 크로아티아 농구 리그에서 강등되었다. 하지만 2019년에 다시 1부 리그로 승격했다.

시보나는 현재 크로아티아 농구 리그에서 활약하고 있다. 홈 경기는 Dražen Petrović Basketball Center에서 치른다.