Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry

The Crvena Zvezda–Partizan basketball rivalry, commonly referred as the Eternal derby, is a Adriatic League, Serbian League, and Belgrade-based rivalry between Crvena zvezda and Partizan. These two basketball clubs are the biggest and most popular clubs in Serbia. The two clubs both play their home games at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or Štark Arena in Belgrade. The rivalry started immediately after the creation of the two clubs in 1945 and the two clubs have been dominant in domestic basketball since then. It is present in a number of different sports but the most intense matches are in football sections of both clubs.

Main article: Eternal derby (Serbia)
Eternal derby
Native nameВечити дерби
SportBasketball
Locale Belgrade
Teams
First meeting6 September 1946
Crvena zvezda 21, Partizan 24
Latest meeting16 February 2020
Crvena zvezda 84, Partizan 85
Next meetingTBA
StadiumsAleksandar Nikolić Hall
Štark Arena
Statistics
Meetings total274 meetings
Most winsPartizan (.543)
All-time recordPartizan, 146–123
Current win streakPartizan, 1
Finals history
Crvena zvezda
Partizan
Locations of the headquarters of the two clubs

The two clubs have won the two highest numbers of national titles in Serbia: Partizan has won 21, and Crvena Zvezda has won 20. Together, they account for 17 of the 48 national titles in Yugoslavia (1945–1992), 11 of 14 national titles in Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and all national titles in Serbia (2006 onwards). Also, the two clubs have won the two highest numbers of championships in the Adriatic League. Together, they account for 10 of 18 championships. Crvena Zvezda is the defending ABA champion in the current season.[1][2]

In European competitions, Crvena zvezda won a FIBA Saporta Cup (then known as European Cup Winner's Cup) in 1974, while Partizan was the European champion in 1992 and won 3 FIBA Korać Cups.[1][2]

Aleksandar Nikolić and Zoran Slavnić are the only individuals who have played and coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers.

Home arenas

The two clubs both play their home games at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall or Štark Arena in Belgrade.

Aleksandar Nikolić Hall

The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall is a sports arena in Belgrade located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 seats.[3][4][5] It is home terrain for both rivals. During derbies Grobari are on the east stand of the hall while Delije are concentrated on the west stand. Recently, because of frequent violent clashes between two groups, the clubs have stopped selling derby match tickets.

Štark Arena

Head-to-head

Matches

The following are the matches between Crvena zvezda and Partizan in the last two seasons:

Statistics

Note: Last updated on February 17, 2020

Competitions Games played Partizan wins Draws Crvena zvezda wins
Domestic Leagues14173 (.547)563 (.463)
Domestic Playoffs7243 (.597)029 (.403)
Domestic Cups199 (.474)010 (.526)
Adriatic League4221 (.500)021 (.500)
Total274146 (.543)5123 (.457)

Common individuals

Players

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

  • Strahinja Alagić – Partizan (1946); Crvena zvezda (1947–1951)
  • Aleksandar Aranitović – Crvena zvezda (2016–2017); Partizan (2017–2019)
  • Darko Balaban – Partizan (2007–2010); Crvena zvezda (2010–2011)
  • Boris Bakić – Partizan (2004–2007); Crvena zvezda (2007–2011)
  • Milan Blagojević – Crvena zvezda (1947–1948); Partizan (1950–1955)
  • Luka Bogdanović – Crvena zvezda (2002–2004); Partizan (2004–2007, 2014–2015)
  • Nebojša Bukumirović – Partizan (1980–1984); Crvena zvezda (1990–1991)
  • Aleksandar Cvetković – Crvena zvezda (2010–2013); Partizan (2015–2016)
  • Goran Ćakić – Crvena zvezda (2002–2003); Partizan (2003–2004)
  • Borislav Ćurčić – Crvena zvezda (1950–1955); Partizan (1958–1965)
  • Dražen Dalipagić – Partizan (1971–1980; 1981–1982); Crvena zvezda (1990–1991)
  • Vlade Divac – Partizan (1986–1989); Crvena zvezda (1999)
  • Milan Dozet – Partizan (1996–1998); Crvena zvezda (2001–2004)
  • Strahinja Dragićević – Partizan (2006); Crvena zvezda (2009–2011)
  • Vladimir Đokić – Partizan (1997–2000); Crvena zvezda (2000–2001)
  • Aleksandar Gajić – Partizan (2000–2002); Crvena zvezda (2002–2003)
  • Aleksandar Gilić – Crvena zvezda (1988–1990, 1993–1996); Partizan (1998–1999)
  • James Gist – Partizan (2010–2011); Crvena zvezda (2019–present)
  • Milan Gurović – Partizan (2004); Crvena zvezda (2005–2007)
  • Stefan Janković – Crvena zvezda (2017–2018); Partizan (2018–2019)
  • Ljuba Janjić – Crvena zvezda (1965); Partizan (1967–1968)
  • Nemanja Jelesijević – Partizan (1999–2000); Crvena zvezda (2004–2005)
  • Raško Katić – Crvena zvezda (2004–2005, 2012–2014); Partizan (2010–2012)
  • Tarence Kinsey – Partizan (2013–2014); Crvena zvezda (2016)
  • Đorđe Konjović – Crvena zvezda (1953–1957); Partizan (1958)
  • Mirko Kovač – Partizan (2000–2001, 2003–2005); Crvena zvezda (2006–2009)
  • Đorđe Lazić – Crvena zvezda (1947–1948); Partizan (1951–1957)
  • Marko Lekić – Partizan (2002–2003); Crvena zvezda (2008–2009)
  • Sava Lešić – Partizan (2009–2010); Crvena zvezda (2010–2012)

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

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

Coaches

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

  • Borislav Džaković – Partizan (1982–1984, 1994–1995); Crvena zvezda (1995–1996, 1998)
  • Vladislav Lučić – Partizan (1985–1986); Crvena zvezda (1992–1994, 1997–1998, 1999–2000)
  • Aleksandar Nikolić – Partizan (1959–1960); Crvena zvezda (1971–1974)
  • Miroslav Nikolić – Partizan (1996–1998; 2017); Crvena zvezda (2001, 2002)
  • Zoran Slavnić – Partizan (1984–1985); Crvena zvezda (1988–1991, 1994–1995)
  • Duško Vujošević – Partizan (1986–1989, 1990–1991, 2001–2010, 2012–2015); Crvena zvezda (1991–1992)
  • Ranko Žeravica – Partizan (1971–1974, 1976–1978, 1995–1996); Crvena zvezda (1980–1986, 1996–1997)

The following assistant coaches have coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:

  • Predrag Jaćimović – Partizan (1999–2000); Crvena zvezda (2003)
  • Milivoje Karalejić – Partizan (1999); Crvena zvezda (2008–2009)[6]
  • Milivoje Lazić – Partizan (2010–2011); Crvena zvezda (2011–2012)
  • Veselin Matić – Crvena zvezda (1993–1994); Partizan (1994–1996)
  • Saša Nikitović – Partizan (2004–2005); Crvena zvezda (2005–2008)
  • Marin Sedlaček – Crvena zvezda (1988–1992); Partizan (1999)
  • Dejan Srzić – Partizan (1989–1990); Crvena zvezda (1990–1992)[7]
  • Petronije Zimonjić

The following youth coaches have coached both Crvena zvezda and Partizan in their careers:

  • Vladimir Bošnjak – Partizan (1987–1990); Crvena zvezda (1997–1998)[8]
  • Saša Jakovljević
  • Aleksandar Lukman

Others

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

Records

Top scorers

The following players recorded more than or equal to 40 points in a game between Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[9]

Points Player Team Result Date Ref.
59 Ljubodrag SimonovićCrvena zvezdaPartizan won, 93–8821 March 1976[10]
45 Dražen DalipagićPartizanPartizan won, 92–8222 January 1977
Borislav ĆurčićCrvena zvezdaPartizan won, 82–7510 July 1955[11]
43 Fred HousePartizanCrvena zvezda won, 105–9926 December 2003
42 Dražen DalipagićPartizan
Nebojša IlićCrvena zvezda
40 Milan GurovićCrvena zvezdaPartizan won, 91–8917 June 2007
Saša ObradovićCrvena zvezdaPartizan won, 104–10206 March 1994

Honours

The rivalry reflected in Eternal derby matches comes about as Crvena zvezda and Partizan are the most successful basketball clubs in Serbia.

Crvena zvezda Competition Partizan
Domestic Leagues
12Yugoslavia (defunct)5
3Serbia–Montenegro (defunct)8
5Serbia8
20Aggregate21
Domestic Cups
3Yugoslav Cup (defunct)8
6Radivoj Korać Cup8
9Aggregate16
Adriatic
4League6
1Supercup1
5Aggregate7
European
—EuroLeague1
1FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)—
—FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)3
1Aggregate4
35Total Aggregate48

References
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  4. Zablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić"
  5. Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra
  6. "Milivoje Karalejić Biografija" (PDF). kasta.rs. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. "DEJAN SRZIC - SUSLA". dejansrzic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. "VLADIMIR BOSNJAK CV" (PDF). vladimirbosnjakbasketballcoach.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. "Daba: Klub 30+". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. "Daba: Crvena zvezda-Partizan 252. put". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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