ŽOK Partizan

Ženski odbojkaški klub Partizan (Serbian Cyrillic: Женски одбојкашки клуб Партизан, English: Women's volleyball club Partizan), commonly known as ŽOK Partizan, is the women's volleyball department of Serbian sports club JSD Partizan based in Belgrade. It was established in 1946 and dissolved in 1972, being re-established in 2016. The club won titles in the Yugoslav Volleyball Championship and is currently playing in the Serbian Super League.

This article is about the women's volleyball team. For the men's team, see OK Partizan. For the parent multisport club, see JSD Partizan.
For women's club which played as Partizan Vizura in 2013–14, see ŽOK Vizura.
ŽOK Partizan
Full nameŽenski odbojkaški klub Partizan Beograd
Short nameŽOK Partizan
NicknameCrno-bele (The Black & Whites)
Parni valjak (The Steamroller)
Founded1946, 2016
GroundSportski Centar Master,
Zemun (Belgrade), Serbia
(Capacity: 1,350)
ChairmanPredrag Golijanin
Head coachIvan Steljić
LeagueSuper League
WebsiteClub home page
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(Men's)		Basketball
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Volleyball
(Men's)		Volleyball
(Women's)		Water Polo
Wrestling

History

Yugoslav years

The women's volleyball department was established in 1946 and participated in the Yugoslav Volleyball Championship and Cup.[1] Its most successful period was during the 1950s and 1960s, when it won the Yugoslav Championship on eight occasions[2] and the Yugoslav Cup twice.[3] The women's volleyball department was dissolved in 1972.[1]

Serbian years

In 2013 an agreement with OK Vizura was made and Partizan's name was revived. Under the agreement, Partizan conceded its name, logo and colours to be used by Vizura's structure, creating a team called Partizan Vizura.[4] In the 2013–14 season, the team won the Super Cup, finished second in the Serbian Cup and won the Serbian Super League.[1][5][6] After that one season, the association ended.[4]

During the summer of 2016, the management of the OK Partizan, led by the president of the club, Predrag Golijanin, and at the initiative of the famous volleyball player Željko Tanasković, decided to re-establish the women's team after a 44 years absence. Renewed ŽOK Partizan became administrated by OK Partizan under the organization of JSD Partizan.[1] The women's department has teams in many categories (senior, junior, youth) competing in the 2016–17 season.[7]

Since autumn 2016, OK Partizan founded a volleyball school for girls of all ages. The school is led by coaches that have extensive experience working with all selections.[1][8] The club won its first season in the regional league, securing promotion to the national second league (Prva Liga), however the club was awarded promotion straight to the first league (Superliga) for the 2017–18 season.[9]

The club plays its home matches at the Master Sports Center, with capacity for 1,350 spectators, located in Zemun (a suburb of Belgrade).[10][11]

Honours

National competitions
1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968
  • Yugoslav Volleyball Cup: 2
1959, 1960

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of December 2017.[12][13]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Danijela Stojanović Setter 1.75 (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989
2 Maja Trajković Opposite 1.81 (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994
4 Ana Jakšić Middle blocker 1.81 (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
5 Olga Erceg Setter 1.85 (1986-12-31) 31 December 1986
6 Ana Drobnjak Middle blocker 1.82 (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002
7 Aleksandra Georgieva Outside hitter 1.91 (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002
8 Minja Tasić Outside hitter 1.75 (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
9 Jovana Bičanin Middle blocker 1.78 (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995
10 Jelena Medarević Setter 1.80 (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992
11 Milena Spremo Middle blocker 1.80 (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994
12 Jovana Ćirković Outside hitter 1.91 (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003
13 Bojana Surla Opposite 1.79 61 (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999
14 Nadica Dragutinović Libero 1.61 (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995
15 Tara Taubner Middle blocker 1.86 (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002
16 Andrijana Šejat Outside hitter 1.82 (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996
17 Jelena Vujković Libero 1.63 51 (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000
18 Aleksandra Petrović Middle blocker 1.70 (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999
19 Ana-Marija Jonjev Setter 1.80 (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000

Notable former players
  • Gordana Tkačuk
  • Branka Jaramazović
  • Danica Glumac
  • Štefanija Milošev
  • Nataša Luković
  • Desanka Končar
  • Milica Stojadinović (1956–1971)[14]
  • Rajka Grozdanović
  • Vida Nikolić - Popović
  • Mirjana Nikolić
  • Mirjana Despotović
  • Ljubica Žakula
  • Mirjana Rajačić
  • Pavlina Tolić

Former coaches
  • Ljubomir Aćimović

See also

References
  1. "Istorijat". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Pobednici Nacionalnog prvenstva". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. "Pobednici Nacionalnog kupa". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "Volleyball club Vizura history" (PDF). OK Vizura. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. "Partizan Vizura pobednik prvog Super Kupa Srbije". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) (in Serbian). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. "Odbojkašicama Partizana šampionska titula". Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 9 April 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. "Odbojka se igra, Partizan se voli". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. "SLEDIMO VIZIJU ŽELJKA TANASKOVIĆA". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. "Odbojkašice Partizana ponovo u Superligi". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. "Lična karta kluba". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. "Velika sala". Sportski Centar Master (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. "Seniorska selekcija". ŽOK Partizan (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. "Partizan Team Information 2017-2018". Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. "Obituary: Yugoslavia's Volleyball legend Milica Stojadinovic (77)". CEV. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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