HKK Čapljina Lasta
HKK Čapljina Lasta (Croatian: Hrvatski košarkaški klub Čapljina, English: Croatian Basketball Club Čapljina) is a Croat-founded professional basketball team from Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| Leagues | Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Arena | Športska Dvorana Čapljina | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Team colours | Blue and white | ||
| Head coach | Josip Jelčić | ||
| Website | hkkcapljina.webs.com | ||
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History
HKK Čapljina Lasta was founded as KK Borac - Čapljina in 1973. The first official game was played against "Mladost" - Lištica (today HKK Široki). Its biggest success was promotion to Yugoslav First B Federal Basketball League. The club stopped competing with the start of the Bosnian War. In 1993 the team was renamed to HKK Čapljina Lasta, and started competing in the Herzeg-Bosnia Basketball League winning the inaugural season.[1]
Honours
- Herzeg-Bosnia Basketball League
- Winner (4): 1994, 2007, 2008, 2019
Famous players
Jasmin Repeša started his basketball career in Čapljina
References
- FOTO / VIDEO: Predstavljamo Hrvatski košarkaški klub "Čapljina - Lasta" Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
External links
- Team profile at Eurobasket.com
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