The Development of the Cibona Basketball Club from its Founding to the Present

Cilj je utvrditi kako je KK Cibona uspjela uz zlatnu generaciju osamdesetih godina prošloga stoljeća dva puta zaredom osvojiti Kup prvaka, odnosno najelitnije klupsko košarkaško natjecanje, današnju Euroligu. 35 godina kasnije situacija je malo drukčija, klub je u jednom trenu bio pred gašenjem, istina jest da su osvojili regionalno natjecanje, tzv. ABA ligu 2014., međutim sve je to daleko od ondašnje Cibone koja je nekada harala europskom košarkom. Štošta se toga promijenilo od te generacije osamdesetih, Cibona, istini na volju, više nije tako konkurentna kao nekad, na financijskom planu još uvijek dobro kotiraju iako se od hrvatske košarke očekuje više. I to je cilj istraživanja, zbog čega je hrvatska košarka tako pala na niske grane, zašto više nema Cibone među klubovima u Europi, što im je potrebno da bi ostvarili veliki povratak na košarkašku scenu. Bila je tu i Cedevita koja je igrala jedno vrijeme i Euroligu, ali zaljubljenici u košarku se nisu uspjeli stopiti s momčadi u vlasništvu Emila Tedeschija, koji su zatim otišli u Sloveniju. Mogu li Vukovi s Tuškanca na sličan način preuzeti model od Cedevite i vratiti se na staze stare slave?The aim is to determine how the basketball club Cibona managed to win twice in a row in the Champions Cup (the most elite club basketball competition, todays’ Euroleague) with the golden ‘80s generation. 35 years later the situation is rather different – the club was almost shut down at one point. It is true that they won a regional competition in 2014, the so-called ABA League, but that is not much in comparison with the then Cibona that used to raven the European basketball. The research was conducted in July 2020 and the used method was in-depth interview. Much has changed since the ‘80s generation – Cibona, truth be told, is not as competitive as it used to be. Regarding the financial plan, it is still well-positioned, although much more is expected from Croatian basketball clubs. This is the aim of the research, to find out why has the Croatian basketball fallen so low, why Cibona is no longer among the European clubs, and what is needed in order for it to accomplish the big comeback to the basketball scene. Cedevita, which played the Euroleague for a while, was here as well, but basketball fans could not connect with the team owned by Emilio Tedeschi, which is why the team then moved to Slovenia. Can the Wolves from Tuškanac in a similar way take over Cedevita’s model and return to their former glory