ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica

For the parent multisport club, see SD Budućnost Podgorica.

ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner of EHF Women's Champions League

WHC Budućnost BEMAX
Full name	Ženski Rukometni Klub Budućnost
Short name	ŽRK Budućnost
Founded	1949
Arena	Morača Sports Center and Bemax Arena
Capacity	6000 and 2,200
President	Ivan Ubović
Head coach	Bojana Popović
Captain	Ivona Pavićević
League	Montenegrin Championship
2023–24	1st
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of Yugoslavia, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (Cup Winners' Cup) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country". As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries – SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro. The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006.
ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons 2012 and 2015.

ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the Varvari.^[1]

ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society.

Kits

HOME
2014–15	2015–17	2017–23	2023–24

AWAY
2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2019–20	2020–21	2021–23	2023–24

THIRD
2014–15	2015–16	2019–

Records of achievements

International titles (6)

• Champions League:
  • Winners (2): 2012, 2015
• Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1985, 2006, 2010
• EHF Cup
  • Winners (1): 1987
• Women's Regional Handball League:
  • Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

National Championships (35)

• Yugoslav Championship:
  • Winners (4): 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992
• FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Championship:
  • Winners (14): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Montenegrin Championship:
  • Winners (16): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

National Cups (29)

• Yugoslav Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1984, 1989
• FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Cup:
  • Winners (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
• Montenegrin Cup:
  • Winners (17): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Others

• 4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)

Champions League

Main article: Montenegrin women's handball clubs in European competitions

• 1985/86 1/2 FINAL
• 1989/90 1/4 FINAL
• 1990/91 1/4 FINAL
• 1995/96 1/8 FINAL
• 1996/97 1/8 FINAL
• 1997/98 1/2 FINAL
• 1998/99 1/2 FINAL
• 1999/00 1/2 FINAL
• 2000/01 1/2 FINAL
• 2001/02 1/2 FINAL
• 2002/03 1/4 FINAL
• 2003/04 1/4 FINAL
• 2004/05 Group Matches
• 2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
• 2006/07 Group Matches
• 2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL
• 2008/09 Main Round
• 2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner
• 2010/11 1/2 FINAL
• 2011/12 Winner
• 2012/13 Main Round
• 2013/14 Runner-up
• 2014/15 Winner
• 2015/16 Final Four - 4th
• 2016/17 Final Four - 4th
• 2017/18 Quarter-final
• 2018/19 Quarter-final
• 2020/21 Quarter-final
• 2021/22 Group Matches
• 2022/23 1/8 FINAL

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeepers 08 Armelle Attingré 16 Marija Marsenić 87 Sakura Hauge Left Wingers 19 Masa Kuzmanovic 88 Nađa Kadović 91 Ivona Pavićević Right Wingers 02 Anastasija Marsenić 34 Dunja Radević 37 Nina Bulatović Line players 6 Clara Monti Danielsson 11 Ivana Godeč 13 Andrijana Popović

Left Backs 44 Mari Plamenova Tomova 80 Jelena Radivojević Central Backs 14 Nikolina Marković Right Backs 09 Jelena Vukčević 24 Tanja Ivanović

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Leaving

Staff members

Staff for the 2023–24 season

• Head Coach: Bojana Popović
• Assistant Coach: Maja Savić
• Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović
• Fitness Coach: Danica Delić
• Fiziotherapeut: Andrija Damjanović
• Fiziotherapeut: Mitar Vujović
• Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League (All-Time) – Last updated after the 2023/24 season[2] Rank Name Seasons played Goals 1 Katarina Bulatović 8 571 2 Milena Raičević 15 559 3 Jovanka Radičević 9 400 4 Cristina Neagu 4 350 5 Majda Mehmedović 11 282 6 Đurđina Jauković 5 238 7 Radmila Petrović 10 235 8 Dragana Cvijić 6 221 9 Marija Jovanović 6 194 10 Bojana Popović 6 191* There is no data available from 4 seasons (1998-2002).

Notable former players

• Marijana "Maja" Bulatović
• Zorica Pavićević
• Katica Lješković
• Olga Sekulić
• Svetlana Antić
• Ljiljana Vučević
• / Stanka Božović
• Mirsada Ganić
• Vesna Durković
• Dragana Pešić
• Marta Bojanović
• Mirjana Milović
• Milanka Šćepanović
• Nataša Tomašević
• Suzana Ganić
• Tatjana Jovanović
• Tanja Raonić
• Željka Ratković
• Vesna Lekić
• Tatjana Jeraminok
• Anica Đurović
• Maja Savić
• Dragica Orlandić
• Mira Čelebić
• Aida Dorović
• Bojana Popović
• Sanja Jovović
• Marina Rakočević
• Snežana Damjanac
• Radmila Petrović
• Anđela Bulatović
• Sonja Barjaktarović
• Marija Jovanović
• Ana Radović
• Biljana Novović
• Suzana Lazović
• Mirjana Milenković
• Katarina Bulatović
• Ana Đokić
• Gabriella Markoč
• Marta Batinović
• Jelena Despotović
• Dijana Ujkić
• Đurđina Malović
• Ljubica Nenezić
• Đurđina Jauković
• Ema Alivodić
• Majda Mehmedović
• Jovanka Radičević
• Marina Rajčić
• Itana Grbić
• Tatjana Brnović
• Matea Pletikosić
• Milena Raičević
• Nikolina Vukčević
• Sandra Kolaković
• Dragica Đurić
• Biljana Balać
• Danica Pavlov
• Tanja Tomanović
• Jelena Jovanović
• Zlata Paplacko
• Ljiljana Knežević
• Ana Vojčić
• Dragana Cvijić
• Željka Nikolić
• Sanja Vujović
• Andrea Lekić
• Iva Perica
• Dalija Erceg
• Sanela Knezović
• Dijana Jovetić
• Katarina Ježić
• Tihana Ambroš
• Lidija Horvat
• Neli Irman
• Barbara Lazović
• Dragana Ristova
• Natalya Cygankova
• Natalya Anisimova
• Larisa Kiselyova
• Inna Mokhova
• Nigina Saidova
• Elena Dmitrieva
• Valeriia Maslova
• Larysa Karlova
• Lyudmyla Shevchenko
• Nina Getsko
• Tetyana Vorozhtsova
• Svitlana Morozova
• Hanna Burmystrova
• Izabela Puchacz
• Monika Marzec
• Kinga Achruk
• Gabriela Đukanović
• Cristina Neagu
• Cristina Laslo
• Tatyana Dzhandzhgava
• Tanja Logwin
• Irina Sirina
• Piroska Szamoránsky
• Noémi Háfra
• Clara Woltering
• Ann-Cathrin Giegerich
• Claudine Mendy
• Allison Pineau
• Kalidiatou Niakaté
• Camilla Dalby
• Darly Zoqbi
• Emily Stang Sando
• Bárbara Arenhart
• Adriana Cardoso de Castro
• Park Chung Hee

Head coach history

• Pero Milošević
• Vinko Kandija
• Aleksandr Panov
• Nikola Petrović
• Duško Milić
• Milorad Milatović
• Tone Tiselj (2007–2008)
• Gyula Zsiga (2008–2010)^[3][4]
• Dragan Adžić (2010–2020)^[5]
• Bojana Popović (2020–present)^[6]

References

1. "Varvari - "U mome srcu jedina"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
2. "Buducnost Podgorica". European Handball Federation.
3. MTI (2010-01-18). "Zsiga Gyula elhagyta a Podgoricát". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
4. JÓZSEF, HEKA LÁSZLÓ, SIMON (2008-06-22). "Zsiga Gyula a montenegrói Buducsnoszt Podgoricánál folytatja - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. "Sport365.hu - Kikaptak a Győrtől, távozott a Buducsnoszt edzője". sport365.hu. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
6. "Bojana Popovic to lead ZRK Buducnost Podgorica". Handball Planet. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

External links

• Official website
• ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica on Facebook