ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Budućnost MONET, Budućnost Brillant, Budućnost Bemax and Budućnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner of EHF Women's Champions League
The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy, the Cup of Yugoslavia, was won in 1984. In 1985, ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship, and went on to win their first European title (Cup Winners' Cup) that same year. At the time, the club was pronounced as "the best in the country". As of 1988/1989 season, ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition, and was the champion of all the now defunct countries – SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro. The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006. ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons 2012 and 2015.
ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans, the Varvari.
ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society.
Kits
HOME
AWAY
THIRD
Records of achievements International titles (6) Champions League: Winners (2): 2012, 2015 Cup Winners' Cup: Winners (3): 1985, 2006, 2010 EHF Cup Winners (1): 1987 Women's Regional Handball League: Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
National Championships (37) Yugoslav Championship: Winners (4): 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992 FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Championship: Winners (14): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Montenegrin Championship: Winners (19): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
National Cups (31) Yugoslav Cup: Winners (2): 1984, 1989 FR Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro Cup: Winners (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 Montenegrin Cup: Winners (20): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Others 4 times named The Best Club of Yugoslavia (1985, 1987, 1993, 1998)
Champions League
1985/86 1/2 FINAL 1989/90 1/4 FINAL 1990/91 1/4 FINAL 1995/96 1/8 FINAL 1996/97 1/8 FINAL 1997/98 1/2 FINAL 1998/99 1/2 FINAL 1999/00 1/2 FINAL 2000/01 1/2 FINAL 2001/02 1/2 FINAL 2002/03 1/4 FINAL 2003/04 1/4 FINAL 2004/05 Group Matches 2005/06 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner 2006/07 Group Matches 2007/08 Group Matches 3rd – CWC 1/8 FINAL 2008/09 Main Round 2009/10 Group Matches 3rd – CWC Winner 2010/11 1/2 FINAL 2011/12 Winner 2012/13 Main Round 2013/14 Runner-up 2014/15 Winner 2015/16 Final Four - 4th 2016/17 Final Four - 4th 2017/18 Quarter-final 2018/19 Quarter-final 2020/21 Quarter-final 2021/22 Group Matches 2022/23 1/8 FINAL 2023/24 Group Matches 2024/25 Group Matches
Team Current squad Squad for the 2026-27 season
Goalkeepers 1 Andrea Škerović 12 Armelle Attingré 16 Marija Marsenić
Left Wingers 5 Bojana Peličić 77 Mia Ulićević 88 Nađa Kadović 91 Ivona Pavićević Right Wingers 34 Dunja Radević 37 Nina Bulatović Line players
4 Andrijana Popović 11 Ivana Godeč 13 Žana Bulatović 45 Sofija Delević
Left Backs 9 Đurđina Jauković 23 Ivana Savić 24 Jovana Skrobić 80 Jelena Radivojević Central Backs 10 Súna Hansen 96 Itana Grbić Right Backs 25 Hannah Vuljak 99 Jelena Vukčević
Transfers Transfers for the 2027–28 season
Joining
Tatjana Brnović (LP) (from CSM București)
Leaving
Staff members Staff for the 2025–26 season Head Coach: Maja Savić Assistant Coach: Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović Fitness Coach: Danica Delić Fiziotherapeut: Andrija Damjanović Fiziotherapeut: Mitar Vujović Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League (All-Time) – Last updated after the 2023/24 season RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Katarina Bulatović85712 Milena Raičević155593 Jovanka Radičević94004 Cristina Neagu43505 Majda Mehmedović112826 Đurđina Jauković52387 Radmila Petrović102358 Dragana Cvijić62219 Marija Jovanović619410 Bojana Popović6191* There is no data available from 4 seasons (1998-2002).
Notable former players
Marijana "Maja" Bulatović Zorica Pavićević Katica Lješković Olga Sekulić Svetlana Antić Ljiljana Vučević / Stanka Božović Mirsada Ganić Vesna Durković Dragana Pešić Marta Bojanović Mirjana Milović Milanka Šćepanović Nataša Tomašević Suzana Ganić Tatjana Jovanović Tanja Raonić Željka Ratković Vesna Lekić Tatjana Jeraminok Anica Đurović Maja Savić Dragica Orlandić Mira Čelebić Aida Dorović Bojana Popović Sanja Jovović Marina Rakočević Snežana Damjanac Radmila Petrović Anđela Bulatović Sonja Barjaktarović Marija Jovanović Ana Radović Biljana Novović Suzana Lazović Mirjana Milenković Katarina Bulatović Ana Đokić Gabriella Markoč Marta Batinović Jelena Despotović Dijana Ujkić Đurđina Malović Ljubica Nenezić Đurđina Jauković Ema Alivodić Majda Mehmedović Jovanka Radičević Marina Rajčić Itana Grbić Tatjana Brnović Matea Pletikosić Milena Raičević Nikolina Vukčević Ivona Pavićević Anastasija Marsenić Sandra Kolaković Dragica Đurić Biljana Balać Danica Pavlov Tanja Tomanović Jelena Jovanović Zlata Paplacko Ljiljana Knežević Ana Vojčić Dragana Cvijić Željka Nikolić Sanja Vujović Andrea Lekić Iva Perica Dalija Erceg Sanela Knezović Dijana Jovetić Katarina Ježić Tihana Ambroš Lidija Horvat Neli Irman Barbara Lazović Dragana Ristova Elena Gjorgjievska Natalya Cygankova Natalya Anisimova Larisa Kiselyova Inna Mokhova Nigina Saidova Elena Dmitrieva Valeriia Maslova Liudmila Mochalina Larysa Karlova Lyudmyla Shevchenko Nina Getsko Tetyana Vorozhtsova Svitlana Morozova Hanna Burmystrova Izabela Puchacz Monika Marzec Kinga Achruk Gabriela Đukanović Cristina Neagu Cristina Laslo Tatyana Dzhandzhgava Tanja Logwin Irina Sirina Piroska Szamoránsky Noémi Háfra Clara Woltering Ann-Cathrin Giegerich Claudine Mendy Allison Pineau Kalidiatou Niakaté Camilla Dalby Darly Zoqbi Emily Stang Sando Bárbara Arenhart Adriana Cardoso de Castro Park Chung Hee Sakura Hauge Clara Monti Danielsson
Head coach history Pero Milošević Vinko Kandija Aleksandr Panov Nikola Petrović Duško Milić Milorad Milatović Tone Tiselj (2007–2008) Gyula Zsiga (2008–2010) Dragan Adžić (2010–2020) Bojana Popović (2020–present)
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