{{short description|Defunct basketball club in Koper, Slovenia}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = Koper Primorska | color1 = #1e00ff | color2 = #F7CF29 | logo = KK Primorska.png | imagesize = 180px | nickname = ''Tigri'' (The Tigers) | leagues = [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian League]] | founded = {{Start date and age|2016}} | folded = {{End date and age|2020|12}} | history = '''KK Sixt Primorska'''<br />2016–2019<br />'''KK Koper Primorska'''<br />2019–2020 | arena = [[Arena Bonifika]] | capacity = 3,000 | location = [[Koper]], Slovenia | colors = Yellow, blue<br /> {{color box|#F7CF29}} {{color box|#1e00ff}} | president = | manager = | coach = | sponsor = | website = | championships = '''1''' [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian League]]<br />'''3''' [[Slovenian Basketball Cup|Slovenian Cups]]<br />'''2''' [[Slovenian Basketball Supercup|Slovenian Supercups]]<br />'''1''' [[ABA League Second Division|ABA Second Division]] }}
'''Košarkarski klub Koper Primorska''' ({{langx|en|Koper Primorska Basketball Club}}), commonly referred to as '''KK Koper Primorska''', was a men's professional [[basketball]] club based in [[Koper]], Slovenia. The club was formed by the merger of KOŠ Koper and [[KK Lastovka]] in 2016, and was disbanded in 2020 due to financial problems.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavčnik |first1=Martin |title=Konec je: žalosten epilog športne zgodbe |url=https://siol.net/sportal/kosarka/koprski-pogreb-542040 |publisher=[[Siol]] |access-date=23 December 2020 |language=sl |date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
Primorska became the [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian champions]] in 2019, and also won the [[Slovenian Basketball Cup|Slovenian Cup]] three times in a row between 2018 and 2020.
== History == KK Primorska was founded in 2016 by the merger of [[KK Lastovka]] and ŠD Koš Koper.<ref>{{cite web |title=Koprska košarka v letošnji sezoni odpira novo poglavje |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/radiokoper/prispevki/novice/koprska-kosarka-v-letosnji-sezoni-odpira-novo-poglavje/403681 |work=Radio Koper |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=19 August 2019 |language=sl |date=26 September 2016}}</ref> The team finished in seventh place in its debut season in the [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian national league]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zaključni bilten – tekmovalna sezona 2016/2017 |url=https://www.kzs.si/UserFiles/File/Bilteni/Zgodovina/Bilten_zakljucni_2016_17.pdf |website=kzs.si |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |publisher=[[Basketball Federation of Slovenia]] }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In its second season, Sixt Primorska competed in the second-level regional league, [[ABA League Second Division]], where they lost in the final against [[KK Krka]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Sportal |title=Dolenjsko slavje: Krka se vrača med elito |url=https://siol.net/sportal/kosarka/druga-liga-aba-zakljucni-turnir-krka-sixt-primorska-finale-1-463928 |publisher=[[Siol]] |access-date=20 August 2019 |language=sl |date=4 April 2018}}</ref> During the 2018–19 season, Sixt Primorska won a historic "quadruple" after winning in all four competitions in which they played ([[2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League|national league]], [[Slovenian Basketball Cup|domestic cup]], [[Slovenian Basketball Supercup|domestic supercup]], and [[2018–19 ABA League Second Division|ABA League Second Division]]).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jamnik |first1=Tilen |title=Golemac o krizi Primorske: Res ne vem, kaj bo prinesel naslednji teden |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/novice/golemac-o-krizi-primorske-res-ne-vem-kaj-bo-prinesel-naslednji-teden/509064 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=16 December 2019}}</ref> As a result, they earned a place in the [[ABA League First Division]] for the [[2019–20 ABA League First Division|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=A. G. |title=Sixt Primorska bo debitirala v Ligi ABA proti Crveni zvezdi |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/sixt-primorska-bo-debitirala-v-ligi-aba-proti-crveni-zvezdi/494573 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=20 August 2019|language=sl |date=15 July 2019}}</ref> Before the 2019–20 season, the club changed its name to Koper Primorska.<ref>{{cite web |author1=T. J. |title=Državni prvaki zadržali vse nosilce in pripeljali štiri okrepitve |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/drzavni-prvaki-zadrzali-vse-nosilce-in-pripeljali-stiri-okrepitve/497324 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=20 August 2019|language=sl |date=19 August 2019}}</ref>
In December 2019 it was reported that the club became financially unstable, and that several players, including head coach [[Jurica Golemac]], have left the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finančni zlom Kopra Primorske prišel na plan na Polzeli |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1042917322 |website=[[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=17 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavčnik |first1=Martin |title=Poraz Primorske v senci novih odhodov |url=https://siol.net/sportal/kosarka/poraz-primorske-v-senci-novih-odhodov-515018 |publisher=[[Siol]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=23 December 2019}}</ref> Despite this, the club still managed to win their third consecutive domestic cup title in February 2020 with a win over [[KK Cedevita Olimpija|Cedevita Olimpija]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Čepar |first1=Primož |title=Koprčani še tretjič zapored pokalni prvaki |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/radiokoper/sport/koprcani-se-tretjic-zapored-pokalni-prvaki/514673 |work=Radio Koper |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl-SI |date=17 February 2020}}</ref> After the season, which ended early because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the club did not obtain a licence for the national top division, issued by the [[Basketball Federation of Slovenia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Koper Primorska brez licence KZS |url=https://www.delo.si/sport/kosarka/koper-primorska-brez-licence-kzs-316755.html |website=[[Delo (newspaper)|Delo]]|date=4 June 2020|language=sl|first=Eduardo|last=Brozovič|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> However, in late June 2020, the licence was granted after a successful appeal.<ref>{{cite web |author1=M. R. |title=Koper Primorska na podlagi dodatnih dokazil le do licence |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/novice/koper-primorska-na-podlagi-dodatnih-dokazil-le-do-licence/528924 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
On 7 September 2020, Primorska withdrew from the 2020 Slovenian Supercup due to roster problems.<ref>{{cite web|title=Na Superpokalu Krka namesto Kopra Primorske|url=https://www.kzs.si/clanek/Na-Superpokalu-Krka-namesto-Kopra-Primorske/id/2501|website=kzs.si|publisher=[[Basketball Federation of Slovenia]]|date=7 September 2020|language=sl|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927235643/https://www.kzs.si/clanek/Na-Superpokalu-Krka-namesto-Kopra-Primorske/id/2501|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same month, the club reportedly withdrew from the ABA League due to serious financial difficulties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Koper Primorska reportedly out of ABA Liga |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Slovenia/news/644218/Koper-Primorska-reportedly-out-of-ABA-Liga |website=eurobasket.com |access-date=21 December 2020 |date=11 September 2020}}</ref> On 14 September, however, the club officially announced that they had found new partners and would play in the ABA League and the Slovenian top division.<ref>{{cite web |last=Terzič |first=Gregor|title=Zasuk: Primorska rešena |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1042938778 |website=[[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]] |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=14 September 2020}}</ref>
In November 2020, the club became a [[shareholder]] of the [[ABA League JTD|Adriatic Basketball Association]], following a transfer of [[Share (finance)|shares]] from [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FMP i dalje sporan |url=https://www.danas.rs/sport/fmp-i-dalje-sporan/ |website=Dnevni list Danas |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sr-RS |date=12 November 2020}}</ref> However, in December 2020, Primorska was disqualified from the [[2020–21 ABA League First Division|ABA League]] after failing to play two consecutive games due to financial problems.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maver |first1=Rok |url=https://www.primorske.si/sport/koper-primorska-izkljucena-iz-lige-aba |website=Primorske novice |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=sl |date=17 December 2020|title=Koper Primorska izključena iz lige Aba}}</ref> Later that month, the club also withdrew from the national league and was disbanded.<ref>{{cite web |author1=S. J. |title=Koper izstopil tudi iz domačih tekmovanj |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/koper-izstopil-tudi-iz-domacih-tekmovanj/546706 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=23 December 2020 |language=sl |date=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jamnik |first1=Tilen |title=Žakelj ob koncu Primorske: Na tak način ni moglo več iti |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/zakelj-ob-koncu-primorske-na-tak-nacin-ni-moglo-vec-iti/546869 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=sl |date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
==Season-by-season records== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" !Season !Tier !{{Tooltip|League|Domestic league}} !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}} ![[Slovenian Basketball Cup|Domestic cup]] !colspan=2|[[ABA League]] !colspan=2|Other competitions |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2016–17 Slovenian Basketball League|2016–17]] | align="center"|1 | [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|1. SKL]] | align="center"|7th | Quarterfinals | colspan=2 align=center|— | [[2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup|Alpe Adria Cup]] || align="center"|{{abbr|QF|Quarterfinals}} |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League|2017–18]] | align="center"|1 | 1. SKL | align="center"|3rd | style="background:gold"|Winners | [[2017–18 ABA League Second Division|Second Division]] || style="background:silver;"|{{abbr|RU|Runners-up}} | colspan=2 align=center|— |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League|2018–19]] | align="center"|1 | 1. SKL | align="center" bgcolor=gold|1st | style="background:gold"|Winners | [[2018–19 ABA League Second Division|Second Division]] | style="background:gold"|{{abbr|W|Winners}} | [[Slovenian Basketball Supercup|Slovenian Supercup]] || align="center" style="background:gold"|{{abbr|W|Winners}} |- |rowspan=2 style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League|2019–20]] |rowspan=2 align="center"|1 |rowspan=2 |1. SKL |rowspan=2 align="center" bgcolor=lightblue|{{abbr|Cn.|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} |rowspan=2 style="background:gold"|Winners |rowspan=2|[[2019–20 ABA League First Division|First Division]] |rowspan=2 style="background:lightblue"|{{abbr|Cn.|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} | Slovenian Supercup|| align="center" style="background:gold"|{{abbr|W|Winners}} |- |[[2019 ABA League Supercup|ABA Supercup]]||align="center"|{{abbr|SF|Semifinals}} |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2020–21 Slovenian Basketball League|2020–21]] | align="center"|1 | 1. SKL | colspan="2" style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Withdrew | [[2020–21 ABA League First Division|First Division]] | style="background:#FFCCCC"|{{abbr|DQ|Disqualified}} | colspan=2 align=center|— |- |}
==Head coaches== {{see also|Category:KK Koper Primorska coaches}} * {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Aleksander Sekulić]], 2016–2017 * {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Jurica Golemac]], 2017–2019 * {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Andrej Žakelj]], 2019–2020
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20201223162545/https://www.aba-liga.com/team/47/20/1/0/koper-primorska/ ABA League Team Profile] *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Slovenia/Sixt-Primorska-Koper/2933 Eurobasket.com Team Profile]
{{ABA League|state=collapsed}}
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