ŽOK Luka Bar

ŽOK Luka Bar is a Montenegrin women's volleyball club founded in 1992. Based in seaside town of Bar, named after Port of Bar (Montenegrin: Luka Bar), it's the most successful Montenegrin women's volleyball club, with the most titles in domestic competitions.

ŽOK Luka Bar
Full nameŽenski odbojkaški klub Luka Bar
Founded1992
GroundTopolica Sport Hall, Bar, Montenegro
(Capacity: 2,625)
ManagerMontenegro Vladimir Milačić
LeagueMontenegrin women's volley league
2015–161st
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History

Founded as a part of Port of Bar, ŽOK Luka Bar soon became most successful Montenegrin club, and the only club from Montenegro which played in FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro First League.[1] Since the middle of nineties, Luka Bar is continuously playing in the elite-round of women's volleyball, often with participation in European Cups.[2]
From 1994 to 2006, biggest success of Luka Bar in domestic competitions was placement to the Yugoslav Cup finals on seasons 1997-98 and 2002-03.[3]
After the Montenegrin independence, Luka Bar became first winner of Montenegrin women's volley league and Montenegrin women's volleyball Cup.
For the first time in club's history, Luka Bar participated in CEV Women's Champions League during the season 2016-17, but eliminated in first leg against Estonian team Kohila VC (2-3; 1-3).[4] Luka Bar continued international season 2016-17 in Women's CEV Cup - eliminating VC Tirol Innsbruck (3-1; 1-3) in first leg, but then defeated against Budowlani Łódź (0-3; 0-3).
Until today, Luka Bar won numerous trophies in domestic competitions and became the greatest women's volleyball club in Montenegro, and among most successful at the territory of former Yugoslavia.

Honours and achievements
  • National Championship:
    • winners (10): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
    • runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • National Cup:
    • winners (7): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
    • runners-up (5): 2007-08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2018–19
  • FR Yugoslavia Cup:
    • runners-up (2): 1997-98, 2002–03

European competitions
Season Competition Round Opponent Result Venue
1998-99
CEV Cup
Round 2
 Germany USC Münster
0:3
 Münster
Switzerland Kanti Schaffhausen
0:3
 Münster
Luxembourg Volley 80 Pétange
3:0
 Münster
2007-08
Challenge Cup
Round 1
 Poland Muszynianka
0:3
 Bar
Poland Muszynianka
0:3
 Muszyna
2008-09
Challenge Cup
Round 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jedinstvo Brčko
0:3
 Bar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jedinstvo Brčko
0:3
 Brčko
2009-10
Challenge Cup
Round 1
 Germany Dresdner SC
0:3
 Dresden
Germany Dresdner SC
0:3
 Bar
2012-13
Challenge Cup
Round 1
 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
1:3
 Bar
Cyprus Apollon Limassol
1:3
 Limassol
2016-17
CEV Women's Champions League
Round 1
 Estonia Kohila VC
1:3
 Kohila
Estonia Kohila VC
2:3
 Bar
Women's CEV Cup
Round 1
 Austria VC Tirol Innsbruck
1:3
 Innsbruck
Austria VC Tirol Innsbruck
3:1
 Bar
Round 2
 Poland Budowlani Łódź
0:3
 Bar
Poland Budowlani Łódź
0:3
 Łódź

Team squad

Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[5]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
Montenegro Dragana Peruničić Outside hitter 1.87 65 (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Montenegro Danijela Barjaktarović Setter 1.75 60 (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996
Montenegro Marija Bojović Setter 1.79 65 (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991
Montenegro Melisa Cenović Libero 1.69 60 (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998
Montenegro Ksenija Dević Libero 1.65 50 (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001
Montenegro Sejla Duraković Outside hitter 1.82 68 (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999
Serbia Vesna Joksimović Outside hitter 1.82 70 (1984-12-25) 25 December 1984
Montenegro Tijana Kruta Middle blocker 1.82 68 (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998
Montenegro Jasna Rosić Outside hitter 1.79 53 (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001
Montenegro Mirjana Rosić Middle blocker 1.87 70 (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995
Montenegro Milana Rovčanin Outside hitter 1.78 69 (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992
Montenegro Anja Vujanović Middle blocker 1.87 71 (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995
Montenegro Dijana Vuković Opposite 1.87 68 (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999
Coach: Montenegro Vladimir Milačić

See also

References
  1. "Istorijat ŽOK "Luka Bar"". www.lukabar.me. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11.
  2. "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". www.cev.lu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
  3. "Kup Srbije za seniorke 1990-2010". www.ossrb.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07.
  4. "Competition". www.cev.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-07-05.
  5. "Luka Bar - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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