This past weekend, CEV President Roko Sikirić travelled to Montenegro to attend the National Cup Finals contested on March 30 in the city of Budva. In the men’s competition, hosts OK BUDVA claimed the trophy for a seventh time, defeating Budućnost Volley 3-1 in the final. In the women’s competition, the trophy was retained by OK HERCEG NOVI, marking their third consecutive victory in the competition. In the final, they defeated Luka BAR 3-1.
OK BUDVA were crowned winners of the men’s national cup of Montenegro to cement their domestic supremacy
In the packed hall at the Mediterranean Sports Centre in Budva, the President of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro, Nikola Kažić, presented a special thank-you note to the CEV President.
More high-profile guests from across the Volleyball family attended the event in Budva as well – namely CEV First Vice President Ivan Knežević, the legendary former Volleyball player, FIVB Vice-President and President of the Serbian Volleyball Federation Đula Mešter, Volleyball legend and First Vice-President of the Serbian Volleyball Federation Jelena Nikolić, President of the Croatian Volleyball Federation Frane Žanić, President of the Balkan Volleyball Association Milutin Popović, Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of North Macedonia Filip Despotovski, member of the Board of Administration of the Volleyball Federation of North Macedonia Zoran Karanović, and many other Volleyball officials from across the region.
The matches were also followed by Deputy Prime Minister Aleksa Bečić, Minister of Sports Dragoslav Šćekić, President of the Municipality of Budva Nikola Jovanović, and President of the Municipal Assembly of Budva Petar Odžić, while the event was further honoured by the presence of Serbian Minister of Sports and celebrated Volleyball coach Zoran Gajić.
OSCG President Nikola Kažić shared a thank-you token of appreciation with the CEV President
The 2025 Montenegrin Cup trophy in the men’s competition was awarded to the OK BUDVA team by CEV President Roko Sikirić. The trophy for the best team in the women’s competition, OK HERCEG NOVI, was presented by the President of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro, Nikola Kažić.
Medals for the women’s Cup winners were awarded by Ivan Knežević, CEV First Vice President, and Frane Žanić, President of the Croatian Volleyball Federation. The medals for the men’s Cup winners from OK BUDVA and their coaching staff were presented by Nikola Jovanović, President of the Municipality of Budva, and Petar Odžić, President of the Municipal Assembly of Budva.
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the women’s final was Anamarija Galić from OK HERCEG NOVI, who received her award from Ksenija Božović, a member of the Board of Administration of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro. The MVP of the men’s final was the receiver of OK BUDVA, Vasilije Milenković, with the award presented by Đula Mešter, FIVB Vice-President and President of the Serbian Volleyball Federation.
The CEV President and his counterpart from the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro presented the trophies to the captains of the winning teams
Silver medals for the Cup finalists, the players and coaching staff of Luka BAR, were presented by Jelena Nikolić, a European champion and First Vice-President of the Serbian Volleyball Federation, and Ivan Bošković, Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro (OSCG). The silver medals for the players and coaching staff of Budućnost were presented by Radule Raonić and Petar Vukčević, members of the Board of Administration of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro.
The plaque for the captain of Luka BAR, Dušanka Petrović, was presented by Milan Franović, President of the Assembly of the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro. The plaque for the captain of Budućnost, Nikola Radović, was awarded by Milutin Popović, President of the Balkan Volleyball Association.
OK HERCEG NOVI claimed the women’s title for the third year in a row
The director of competition Nikola Pješčić, as well as the referees of the Montenegrin Cup finals, Sonja Simonovska, Dragana Vučinić, Slobodan Kovačević, and Jelena Mitrović, as well as the supervisor of both matches, Anka Ivanović, received their acknowledgments from Nevena Terzić, a member of the OSCG Board of Administration.