ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile

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ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile

Founded	1949
Full Name	Ženski Rukometni Klub Budućnost T-Mobile
Arena	Morača Sports Center
Head Coach	Nikola Petrović
Website	www.zrkbuducnost.cg.yu/

ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society.

The club was established on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost was won in 1984, and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia Trophy. The very next year, ŽRK Budućnost became the champion of Yugoslavia. The same year (1985), girls from Podgorica won their first European title, the Cup Winner's Cup. Until then it was the most succesfull season for Buducnost, and the club was announced "the best club in the country".

From the season of 1988/1989, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the home competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries - SFR Yugoslavia, FRY Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro, and will likely be the first champion of the independent Republic of Montenegro.

The last trophy ŽRK Budućnost won, was a Cup Winner's Cup (2006). This trophy was won by playing the final matches with Gyor. The first match was played in Podgorica - May 13 (the result was 25 - 25). The second match was played in Hungary, Gyor - May 20 (the result was 23 - 26 for ZRK Buducnost)

ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost's support group, the Varvari.

[edit] Records of achievement

ŽRK Budućnost was :

18 times the Champion of the country, (1985,1989,1990,1992-2006)
11 times the winner of the Cup, (1984,1989, 1995-1998, 2000-2002, 2005, 2006)
3 times the winner of a European competition
- 1985 the Cup Winner's Cup
- 1987 the IHF Cup
- 2006 the Cup Winner's Cup
4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia, (1985,1987,1993,1998)