The Belgrade Trophy (Serbian: Трофеј Београда/Trofej Beograda) is an international basketball competition between national teams, which has been held annually since 2012 and takes place in Belgrade, Serbia each summer, before the big official FIBA tournaments, such as the FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA World Cup, and the Summer Olympic Games. The tournament is organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. The competition is played under FIBA rules.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| First season | 2012 |
| Owner(s) |  Basketball Federation of Serbia |
| No. of teams | 3 or 4 |
| Countries | FIBA members |
| Venue(s) | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Kombank Arena |
| Most recent champion(s) | Serbia (5th title) |
| Most titles | Serbia (5 titles) |
All five editions of the tournament held so far have been won by Serbia, which has won all ten games it played, by an average margin of 24.8 points. The 2017 edition of the tournament was the first one with three participating teams competing in a round-robin tournament, replacing previous format with four participating teams competing in a single-elimination tournament.
Standings edit
| Year | Arena | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th Place | Tournament MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 details |
Pionir Hall |  Serbia |
 Turkey |
 Slovenia |
 Hungary |
Miloš Teodosić
| ||
| 2013 details |
Kombank Arena | Serbia |
Slovenia |
Turkey |
 Ukraine |
Nenad Krstić
| ||
| 2014 details |
Kombank Arena | Serbia |
Turkey |
 Puerto Rico |
 Argentina |
Stefan Marković
| ||
| 2015 details |
Kombank Arena | Serbia |
 Russia |
 China |
 Venezuela |
Miloš Teodosić
| ||
| 2016 details |
— | Tournament not held. See: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade | — | |||||
| 2017 details |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | Serbia |
 Greece |
 Montenegro |
— | Bogdan Bogdanović
| ||
| 2018 | — | Tournament not held. | — | |||||
| 2019 | — | Tournament not held. | — | |||||
| 2020 | — | Tournament not held. | — | |||||
| 2021 | — | Tournament not held. See: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade | — | |||||
Results by country edit
| Rank | Country | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2. |  Turkey
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3. |  Slovenia
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4. |  Russia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. |  Greece
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. |  Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7. |  China
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. |  Montenegro
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9. |  Venezuela
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. |  Argentina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. |  Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12. |  Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tournament history edit
2012 edit
Semifinals edit
3rd place match edit
Finals edit
2013 edit
Semifinals edit
3rd place match edit
Finals edit
2014 edit
Semifinals edit
3rd place match edit
Finals edit
2015 edit
Semifinals edit
3rd place match edit
Finals edit
2016 edit
Belgrade Trophy was not held in 2016, due to the participation of Serbia national team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade, one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men, which was held in Kombank Arena in July 2016.
2017 edit
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 132 | +43 | 4 |
| Greece
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 174 | −30 | 3 |
| Montenegro
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 165 | −13 | 2 |
Matches edit
| 11 August 2017 | Montenegro
|
81–83 | Greece
|
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 16–20, 17–21, 28–24 | |||
| Pts: Ivanović 22 Rebs: Vučević 9 Asts: Vučević, Rice 4 |
Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 20 Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 9 Asts: Sloukas 6 |
Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jevtović, Ninković, Prpa |
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| 12 August 2017 | Serbia
|
93–61 | Greece
|
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 22–7, 21–14, 27–25 | |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 14 Rebs: Mačvan 5 Asts: Bogdanović 9 |
Pts: Bourousis 13 Rebs: Bourousis, Printezis Asts: Mantzaris 3 |
Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Juras, Obrknežević, Prpa |
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| 13 August 2017 | Serbia
|
82–71 | Montenegro
|
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 27–13, 18–18, 18–16 | |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 25 Rebs: Kuzmić 7 Asts: Bogdanović, Micić 5 |
Pts: Dubljević 13 Rebs: Vučević 10 Asts: Rice 5 |
Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Obrknežević, Jevtović, Ninković |
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2018–2021 edit
Belgrade Trophy was not held in 2018 since there was no major FIBA-organized international tournament scheduled for that year. In 2019, no tournament was held prior to the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and in 2020, 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking another year with no major international basketball competition. In 2021, like in 2016, instead of the Belgrade Trophy, one of the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments was held in Belgrade. After four consecutive years with no tournament held, and no official announcements regarding the tournament from the Basketball Federation of Serbia, the future of Belgrade Trophy remains uncertain.