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

Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment. Zadar is also known for its fanatical die hard supporters, .

History
Early years
The first basketball ball and game rules of basketball were brought to Zadar by Italian soldiers during World War II. At that time all basketball games being played in Zadar were played on an outdoor, concrete court. KK Zadar was formally founded after World War II in 1945 as FD Zadar ( Fiskulturno Društvo Zadar – Physical Culture Club of Zadar). Shortly after this club's founding, its basketball section went independent and became what is today's KK Zadar. played his first game for Zadar in 1945; he later became one of the club's most famous players.

The 1949, KK Zadar entered first basketball division, remaining there until the country's break-up in 1990.

1960–1970
On November 28, 1964, Krešimir Ćosić played his first game for Zadar, while being only 16 years old.

In 1965 KK Zadar won a Yugoslav League national championship. They again became champions in 1967 and 1968. In that championship year, Kreso Cosic often knew to score even a 60 points per game. The club's new arena, Jazine, was built in 1968 in only 70 days. Also in 1966, Zadar played in the Euroleague final four; they were beaten in the semi-finals and ended the tournament in third place. In 1969 Krešo Ćosić left for the United States to play college basketball at Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1973.

1970–1980
In 1973, Zadar was almost relegated from the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League. In this time of crisis, Krešo Ćosić returned to the club and with 36-year-old Giuseppe "Pino" Giergia Zadar once again became Yugoslav Champions, only to repeat this success two years later.

In 1976 Giuseppe Pino Giergia retired and Krešo Ćosić left the club to fulfill his obligations toward the Yugoslav Army (At this time, conscription was mandatory). During that time club was in a very difficult situation and once again were close to relegation. The club was once again saved by Krešo Ćosić who, after his military service, became the coach of Bresto in Italy. While he was the coach of Bresto he played basketball games for KK Zadar and once again saved the club from relegation.

1980–1990
In the 1981–82 season another legendary Zadar play made his debut: Stojko Vranković. During that season club has made it to the semifinals of FIBA Korać Cup. They repeated this success the very next season. In 1986 another milestone for the club was achieved: the club got its first world record holder, Zdenko Babić, who has scored 144 points against Apoel from Cyprus in the FIBA Korać Cup.

made his debut for Zadar in 1986, and he, along with Stojko Vranković, would play a crucial role in the years to follow. After 11 years of waiting, Zadar won its sixth national championship in 1986. In the finals of that year, KK Zadar met , and in a historic and legendary match, Zadar beat Cibona by 111:110. They won the game after two overtimes and thanks to an excellent performance by Petar Popović who scored 35 points. In 1987 the club won fourth place in the . In 1989 Krešo Ćosić and Giuseppe "Pino" Giergia took charge of the club.

1990–2000
Krešo Ćosić left the club in August 1990 because of a disagreement with the club leadership. Ćosić would never return to the club, and was soon diagnosed with cancer. He died shortly after, in 1995. In the first, newly founded, Croatian national championship, in the 1991–92 season, the club has played in the finals. That year club has also played in the Euroleague. They were the finalist of the national cup in the 1992–93 season.

In years to come the club began to stagnate in the national championship and in the European competitions. In 1996 with a new coach at the helm, , Zadar reached the playoffs of the national championship, where they lost to Cibona. They repeated this success the following year with Emilio Kovačić as Zadar's key player, yet Cibona won the title once again.

In 1998 Zadar won the Krešimir Ćosić Cup, Croatia's basketball cup competitions. Marko Popović, the son of Petar Popović made his debut in 1998 for Zadar at age 16. In the summer of the 1999 Arijan Komazec returned to Zadar from Olympiacos, and the club had also signed Dino Rađa from Panathinaikos. In the season 1999–2000 Zadar had won its 2nd Krešimir Ćosić cup and had played, once again, in the semifinals of national championship and Saporta cup. Dino Rađa and Arijan Komazec proved as crucial players for the success in that season.

2000–present
In the seasons of 2000–01, 2001–02 Zadar played in the playoffs of national championship twice and once in Krešimir Ćosić Cup, yet they did not win any of the possible three titles. In the season of 2002–03 returned to the club as head coach. During that season, with Marko Popović as a lead player, Zadar won its third Krešimir Ćosić Cup, as well as the newly established regional , founded on the ashes of the Yugoslav league and containing the best teams from the former Yugoslav republics. Zadar beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final.

In the summer of 2003, Marko Popović left Zadar as Emilo Kovačić returned. Going into the for a third season in 2004–05, Zadar once again missed the playoffs by a single win. In the season of 2004–05 Zadar finally won the Croatian national championship, after a 19-year wait. That season Zadar has also won their fourth Krešimir Ćosić Cup in a truly historical season. In 2006, they repeated their success from previous season in the Krešimir Ćosić Cup winning their fifth cup. Zadar returned to the national league final in each of the last two seasons, but KK Cibona stood on its way to another league title.

In 2008, Zadar became the Croatian champion for the second time, beating KK Split 3–2 in the best of five series. The final game of the series, which Zadar won 89 to 65, was the last game ever played at Jazine, affectionately called "The Temple of Croatian Basketball" by many fans and basketball aficionados.

Then after a long wait, season 2019/2020. Zadar won the Croatian Cup and was on its way to winning the Croatian Championship when the season was canceled due to COVID-19. The following year Zadar won yet another cup beating Split and finally won the championship again, again beating Split.

Domestic league and cup winning rosters
  • 1964–65: Vladimir Ćubrić, Đuro Stipčević, Miljenko Valčić, Marko Ostarčević, Bruno Marcelić, Jure Košta, Josip Đerđa, Petar Anić, Petar Jelić, Mile Marcelić, Krešimir Ćosić, Željko Troskot, . Coach: .
  • 1966–67: Josip Đerđa, Krešimir Ćosić, Coach: Đorđo Zdrilić.
  • 1968–69: Valčić, Stipčević, Laura, Komazec, Troskot, Košta, Giergia, Ćosić, G. Brajković, Bruno Marcelić, Mile Marcelić. Coach: Đorđo Zdrilić.
  • Cup 1970: , Đuro Stipčević, Goran Brajković, Bruno Marcelić, , , Vlado Gruškovnjak, Krešimir Ćosić, Nedjeljko-Mišo Ostarčević, Nikola Olujić, Petar Jelić. Coach: . Priloziarhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr
  • 1973–74: , Jure Fabijanić, Bruno Marcelić, Čedomir Perinčić, Branko Skroče, , Krešimir Ćosić, and Tomislav Matulović. Coach: Lucijan Valčić
  • 1974–75: Čedomir Perinčić, Jure Fabijanić, Boris Babić, , Bruno Marcelić, Branko Šuljak, , Krešimir Ćosić, , Darko Fabulić, Nedjeljko Ostarčević, Tomislav Matulović, Branko Skroče, Josip-Pino Grdović, , Žarko Bjedov. Coach: Lucijan Valčić, , .
  • 1985–86: Darko Pahlić, Petar Popović, Milan Mlađan, Ante Matulović, Zdenko Babić, Dražen Blažević, Stojko Vranković, Veljko Petranović, , , Drago Čiklić i . Coach: Vlade Đurović Priloziarhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr

Honours
Total titles: 23

Domestic competitions
  • Croatian League
Winners (6): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Runners-up (11): 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13
  • Croatian Cup
Winners (9): 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24
Runners-up (7): 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Yugoslav League (defunct)
Winners (6): 1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1985–86
  • Yugoslav Cup (defunct)
Winners (1): 1969–70

European competitions
Semifinalists (2): 1967–68, 1974–75
4th place (1): 1986–87
  • FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
Semifinalists (1): 1999–00
  • FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
Semifinalists (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89

Regional competitions
Winners (1): 2002–03

Other competitions
  • FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)
4th place (1): 1999

Top performances in European & worldwide competitions
1965–66Quarter-finals4th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, AEK and CSKA Cherveno zname
1967–68Semi-finalseliminated by Real Madrid, 62-76 ( L) in and 65-68 ( L) in
1968–69Quarter-finals3rd place in a group with Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and
1974–75Semi-finalseliminated by Real Madrid, 82-109 ( L) in and 117-130 ( L) in
1975–76Quarter-finals6th place in a group with Mobilgirgi Varese, , Maes Pils, &
1986–87Semi-final group stage4th place in a group with Tracer Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Orthez, Žalgiris & Real Madrid
1970–71Quarter-finalseliminated by Spartak Leningrad, 59-63 ( L) in and 78-98 ( L) in
1979–80Quarter-finals3rd place in a group with Emerson Varese, FC Barcelona and Eczacıbaşı
1993–94Quarter-finals5th place in a group with , Sato Aris, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Overense Aerosoles & Levski Sofia
1999–00Semi-finalseliminated by AEK, 75-70 ( W) in and 67-82 ( L) in
1981–82Semi-finalseliminated by , 92-84 ( W) in and 78-99 ( L) in
1982–83Semi-finalseliminated by Šibenka, 78-70 ( W) in and 69-89 ( L) in Šibenik
1988–89Semi-finalseliminated by , 63-75 ( L) in and 84-88 ( L) in
1990–91Quarter-finalseliminated by Mulhouse, 84-84 ( D) in and 67-80 ( L) in
1991–92Quarter-finalseliminated by , 80-95 ( L) in and 91-83 ( W) in
2002–03Quarter-finalseliminated by , 84-105 ( L) in and 93-80 ( W) in
2008–09Quarter-finalseliminated by , 67–76 in
2002–03Championsdefeated Maccabi Tel Aviv, 91–88 in the final of the in

Season by season
In Yugoslavia
19451946 Yugoslav League rowspan="37"rowspan="14"rowspan="13" colspan=2
19461946 Yugoslav LeagueRunners-up
19471947 Yugoslav LeagueRunners-up
19481948 Yugoslav League
19491949 Yugoslav League
19501950 Yugoslav League7th
19511952 Yugoslav League4th
19521951 Yugoslav League3rd
19531953 Yugoslav League
19541954 Yugoslav League
19551955 Yugoslav League
19561956 Yugoslav League
19571957 Yugoslav League
19581958 Yugoslav League4th
19591959 Yugoslav League5th?
19601960 Yugoslav League3rd?
19611961 Yugoslav League4th
19621962 Yugoslav League3rd?
19631963 Yugoslav League5throwspan="6"
19641964 Yugoslav LeagueRunners-up
19651965 Yugoslav LeagueChampions
19661966 Yugoslav League3rd
19671967 Yugoslav LeagueChampions
1967–681967–68 Yugoslav LeagueChampions
1968–691968–69 Yugoslav League4th?
1969–701969–70 Yugoslav League6thChampions
1970–711970–71 Yugoslav League7th?
1971–721971–72 Yugoslav League10th?
1972–731972–73 Yugoslav League9th?
1973–741973–74 Yugoslav LeagueChampions?
1974–751974–75 Yugoslav LeagueChampions?
1975–761975–76 Yugoslav League8th?
1976–771976–77 Yugoslav League11th?
1977–781977–78 Yugoslav League6th?
1978–791978–79 Yugoslav League10thRunners-up
1979–801979–80 Yugoslav League6th?
1980–811980–81 Yugoslav League3rd?
1981–821981–82 Yugoslav LeagueSemifinalists4th?
1982–831982–83 Yugoslav League6th6th?
1983–841983–84 Yugoslav LeagueSemifinalists3rd?
1984–851984–85 Yugoslav LeagueSemifinalists3rd?
1985–861985–86 Yugoslav LeagueChampions2nd?
1986–871986–87 Yugoslav LeagueQuarterfinalists7th?
1987–881987–88 Yugoslav LeagueQuarterfinalists5th?
1988–891988–89 Yugoslav League5th5th?
1989–901989–90 Yugoslav LeagueSemifinalists3rd?
1990–911990–91 Yugoslav LeagueSemifinalists4th?

In Croatia
1992Runners-up (2nd)4th placerowspan="10"
1992–93Quarterfinalists (4th)Runners-up
1993–948th place (5th)4th place
1994–95Quarterfinals (6th)Last 16
1995–96(9th)4th place
1996–97Quarterfinals (4th)Last 16
1997–98Runners-up (2nd)Champions
1998–99Runners-up (1st)Semifinalists
1999–2000Runners-up (1st)Champions
2000–01Semifinalists (4th)Runners-up
2001–02Runners-up (2nd)Runners-up7th
2002–03Semifinalists (3rd)ChampionsChampions
2003–04Runners-up (2nd)Runners-up8th
2004–05Champions (1st)ChampionsQuarterfinalists
2005–06Runners-up (2nd)ChampionsQuarterfinalists
2006–07Runners-up (2nd)Champions7th
2007–08Champions (1st)SemifinalistsSemifinalists
2008–09Runners-up (2nd)Semifinalists5th
2009–102009–10 Croatian LeagueRunners-up (2nd)Semifinalists8th
2010–112010–11 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (2nd)Runners-up
2011–122011–12 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (4th)Semifinalists
2012–132012–13 Croatian LeagueRunners-up (2nd)Semifinalists12th
2013–142013–14 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (3rd)Semifinalists13th
2014–152014–15 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (3rd)Runners-up8th
2015–162015–16 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (3rd)Runners-up6th
2016–172016–17 Croatian LeagueQuarterfinalists (5th)Semifinalists12th
2017–182017–18 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (2nd)Semifinalists6th
2018–192018–19 Croatian LeagueSemifinalists (1st)Semifinalists11th
2019–202019–20 Croatian LeaguecancelledChampionscancelled
2020–212020–21 Croatian LeagueChampions (1st)Champions10th
2021–222021–22 Croatian LeagueRunners-up (3rd)Semifinalists12th
2022–232022–23 Croatian LeagueChampions (2nd)QuarterfinalistsQuarterfinalists
2023–242023–24 Croatian LeagueChampions (1st)ChampionsQuarterfinalists
2024–252024–25 Croatian LeagueChampions (1st)Quarterfinalists9th

Home courts
3,0001968–2008
8,500

Players
Current roster

Depth chart
Notable players
1940s
  • Tullio Rochlitzer

1950s

  • Marko Ostarčević

1960s
  • Bruno Marcelić
  • Marko Ostarčević
  • Đuro Stipčević
  • Željko Troskot

1970s
  • Krešimir Ćosić
  • Tomislav Matulović
  • Nedjeljko Ostarčević
  • Čedomir Perinčić
  • Douglas Richards
  • Branko Skroče

1980s
  • Zdenko Babić
  • Draženko Blažević
  • Dragomir Čiklić
  • Ante Matulović
  • Milan Mlađan
  • Darko Pahlić
  • Veljko Petranović
  • Petar Popović
  • Stojko Vranković

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Head coaches

Members of the Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Krešimir Ćosić
  • Dino Rađa

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