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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1960 |
First season | 1960 |
Ceased | 1992 |
Country | Yugoslavia (1960–1992) |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Most titles | Crvena zvezda (6 titles) |
Cup of SFR Yugoslavia in Basketball for women took place from in 1960 until 1992. The most successful team in the tournament's history was Belgrade's Crvena zvezda.
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Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runner-up |
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Crvena zvezda | 6 | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1992 | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
Trešnjevka 2009 [1] | 4 | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982 | 1962, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986 |
Partizan | 2 | 2 | 1985, 1986 | 1978, 1983 |
Voždovac | 2 | 1 | 1972, 1984 | 1974 |
Radnički Belgrade | 2 | – | 1960, 1962 | – |
Bosna | 2 | – | 1977, 1983 | – |
Šibenik | 2 | – | 1987, 1990 | – |
Jedinstvo Tuzla | 2 | – | 1988, 1991 | – |
Ježica | 1 | 4 | 1989 | 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
Željezničar Sarajevo | – | 2 | – | 1973, 1992 |
Olimpija | – | 1 | – | 1960 |
Vojvodina | – | 1 | – | 1972 |
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