ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica

ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost 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.

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 (35)
 * 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 (16): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024


 * National Cups (29)
 * 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 (17): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024


 * 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

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2024-25 season


 * Goalkeepers
 * 12 🇲🇪 Armelle Attingré
 * 16 🇲🇪 Marija Marsenić
 * 87 🇯🇵 Sakura Hauge
 * Left Wingers
 * 88 🇲🇪 Nađa Kadović
 * 91 🇲🇪 Ivona Pavićević
 * 00 🇲🇪 Masa Kuzmanovic
 * Right Wingers
 * 2 🇲🇪 Anastasija Marsenić
 * 34 🇷🇸 Dunja Radević
 * 37 🇲🇪 Nina Bulatović
 * Line players
 * 11 🇲🇪 Ivana Godeč
 * 13 🇲🇪 Andrijana Popović
 * 00 🇸🇪 Clara Monti Danielsson


 * Left Backs
 * 9 🇲🇪 Đurđina Jauković
 * 44 🇧🇬 Mari Plamenova Tomova
 * 80 🇲🇪 Jelena Despotović
 * Central Backs
 * 8 🇲🇪 Nikolina Marković
 * 42 🇸🇪 Jenny Carlson
 * Right Backs
 * 9 🇲🇪 Jelena Vukčević
 * 24 🇲🇪 Tanja Ivanović

Transfers

 * Transfers for the 2024–25 season


 * [[Image:Arrow-up.gif]] Joining
 * 🇯🇵 Sakura Hauge (GK) (from 🇫🇷 ESBF Besançon)
 * 🇸🇪 Jenny Carlson (CB) (from 🇫🇷 Brest Bretagne Handball)
 * 🇲🇪 Nina Bulatović (RW) (from 🇷🇴 CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud)
 * 🇸🇪 Clara Monti Danielsson (PV) (from 🇫🇷 Chambray Touraine Handball)


 * [[Image:Arrow-down.gif]] Leaving
 * 🇩🇪 Ann-Cathrin Giegerich (GK) (to 🇫🇷 JDA Dijon Bourgogne Handball)
 * 🇫🇷 Kalidiatou Niakaté (LB) (to 🇫🇷 Neptunes de Nantes)
 * 🇲🇪 Katarina Džaferović (RB) (to 🇷🇴 SCM Craiova)
 * 🇹🇷 Neslihan Çalışkan (LB)
 * 🇲🇪 Vanesa Agović (CB)
 * 🇧🇷 Adriana Cardoso de Castro (RW)
 * 🇲🇪 Nikolina Vukčević (LP) (to 🇷🇴 CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud)

Staff members

 * Staff for the 2023–24 season


 * 🇲🇪 Head Coach: Bojana Popović
 * 🇲🇪 Assistant Coach: Maja Savić
 * 🇲🇪 Goalkeeping Coach: Novak Ristović
 * 🇲🇪 Fitness Coach: Danica Delić
 * 🇲🇪 Fiziotherapeut: Andrija Damjanović
 * 🇲🇪 Fiziotherapeut: Mitar Vujović
 * 🇲🇪 Statistician: Vladimir Kovačević

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

 * (All-Time) – Last updated after the 2023/24 season


 * 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
 * 🇷🇸 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
 * 🇷🇺 Natalya Cygankova
 * 🇷🇺 Natalya Anisimova
 * 🇷🇺 Larisa Kiselyova
 * 🇷🇺 Inna Mokhova
 * 🇷🇺 Nigina Saidova
 * 🇷🇺 Elena Dmitrieva
 * 🇷🇺 Valeriia Maslova
 * 🇺🇦 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

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)