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ŽOK Partizan
Full name	Ženski odbojkaški klub Partizan Beograd
Short name	ŽOK Partizan
Nickname	Crno-bele (The Black & Whites); Parni valjak (The Steamroller)
Founded	1946, 2016
Ground	Sportski Centar Master,; Zemun (Belgrade), Serbia; (Capacity: 1,350)
Chairman	Predrag Golijanin
Head coach	Ivan Steljić
League	Super League
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away
	2017–18

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.

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

National Championship – 9

Yugoslav Volleyball Championship :
- Winners (8) : 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967–68
- Runners-up (10): 1953, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968–69, 1969–70
Serbian Volleyball Championship :
- Winners (1) : 2013–14

National Cup – 3

Yugoslav Volleyball Cup :
- Winners (2) : 1959, 1960
- Runners-up (2): 1960–61, 1961
Serbian Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14

National Super Cup – 1

Serbian Super Cup :

Winners (1) : 2013

International

CEV Women's Champions League:
- Quarter-finalists (2): 1960–61, 1961–62
BVA Cup:
- Third place (1): 2022

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 (age 35)
2	Maja Trajković	Opposite	1.81		(1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30)
4	Ana Jakšić	Middle blocker	1.81		(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)
5	Olga Erceg	Setter	1.85		(1986-12-31) 31 December 1986 (age 38)
6	Ana Drobnjak	Middle blocker	1.82		(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 23)
7	Aleksandra Georgieva	Outside hitter	1.91		(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)
8	Minja Tasić	Outside hitter	1.75		(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28)
9	Jovana Bičanin	Middle blocker	1.78		(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29)
10	Jelena Medarević	Setter	1.80		(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32)
11	Milena Spremo	Middle blocker	1.80		(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)
12	Jovana Ćirković	Outside hitter	1.91		(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)
13	Bojana Surla	Opposite	1.79	61	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)
14	Nadica Dragutinović	Libero	1.61		(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)
15	Tara Taubner	Middle blocker	1.86		(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)
16	Andrijana Šejat	Outside hitter	1.82		(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)
17	Jelena Vujković	Libero	1.63	51	(2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24)
18	Aleksandra Petrović	Middle blocker	1.70		(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)
19	Ana-Marija Jonjev	Setter	1.80		(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)

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

References

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