The Basketball championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league is composed of 12 teams, each playing against the other eleven two times, home and away. After this portion concludes, the top six clubs are joined by the country's two representatives in the Adriatic League, KK Bosna and HKK Široki,[1] and enter "League 8". The best of these four teams go to the playoffs, and in the final best-of-five series, the Bosnian champion is crowned. The eight teams who do not make the playoffs go on to compete in the "relegation league," where a team's object becomes maintaining its standing and ability to play in the competition the following year. The women's league has ten clubs and operates in a similar way, with the top four teams joined by Željezničar and KK Jablanica in the final "League Six." Meanwhile, the six teams not in playoff contention play to avoid relegation.
Both leagues are operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the end of the season in both leagues, the winners of two smaller league entities are invited to enter the next competition, while the bottom two teams (those that lost in relegation play) lose their places.
Teams for the 2010/2011 season[]
Men:[2]
- Borac Nektar BL, Banja Luka
- Brotnjo, Čitluk
- Hercegovac, Bileća
- Bosna ASA BHT, Sarajevo
- Leotar, Trebinje
- Čapljina Lasta, Čapljina
- Varda HE, Višegrad
- Slavija, Istočno Sarajevo
- Sloboda Dita, Tuzla
- Mladost MG, Mrkonjić Grad
- Čelik Zenica, Zenica
- Zrinjski, Mostar
Igokea and Široki will play at the 2010-11 Adriatic League and will join the league at a latter stage.
Women:
- Banovići, Banovići
- Borac, Banja Luka
- Brotnjo, Čitluk
- Čelik, Zenica
- Jedinstvo, Tuzla
- Mladi Krajišnik, Banja Luka
- Mladost, Banja Luka
- Rama, Prozor-Rama
- Spars, Sarajevo
- Zrinjski, Mostar
Željezničar and Jablanica are playing in the women's Adriatic League
Champions[]
Prior to 1998, there were three separate leagues in Bosnia-Herzegovina, divided by ethnicity. Since then, there has been a unified league and a single champion each year.
Champions of Bosnia-Herzegovina| Season | Men's champion | Women's champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 1998/1999 | KK Bosna | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 1999/2000 | KK Borac Banja Luka | KK Mladi Krajišnik |
| 2000/2001 | KK Igokea | KK Mladi Krajišnik |
| 2001/2002 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2002/2003 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2003/2004 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2004/2005 | KK Bosna | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2005/2006 | KK Bosna | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2006/2007 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2007/2008 | KK Bosna | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2008/2009 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2009/2010 | HKK Široki | KK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2010/2011 | HKK Široki | KK Igokea |
| 2011/2012 |
| Club / men | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| HKK Široki | 1998,2002,2003,2004,2007,2009,2010,2011 | |
| KK Bosna Sarajevo | 1999,2005,2006,2008 | |
| KK Borac Banja Luka | 2000 | |
| KK Igokea | 2001 |
| Club / women | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| KK Željezničar Sarajevo | 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| KK Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka | 2000, 2001 |
Champions of regional leagues[]
KSBiH league champions| Season | Men's champion | Women's champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1993/1994 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem, Tuzla |
| 1994/1995 | Zenica Metalno, Zenica | Cenex, Sarajevo |
| 1995/1996 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem, Tuzla |
| 1996/1997 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem, Tuzla |
| 1997/1998 | Bosna, Sarajevo | SAB Željezničar, Sarajevo |
| 1998/1999 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Željezničar New Time, Sarajevo |
| 1999/2000 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Željezničar New Time, Sarajevo |
| 2000/2001 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Željezničar, Sarajevo |
| 2001/2002 | Sloboda Dita, Tuzla | Željezničar Feal, Sarajevo |
This league was organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it was recognized by FIBA until joint playoffs in 1998.
League of Republika Srpska champions| Season | Men's champion | Women's champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1992/1993 | Borac Borovica, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1993/1994 | Borac, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1994/1995 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1995/1996 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1996/1997 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1997/1998 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1998/1999 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | not held |
| 1999/2000 | Igokea, Aleksandrovac | Port Mladi Krajišnik, Banja Luka |
| 2000/2001 | Igokea, Aleksandrovac | RB Mladi Krajišnik, Banja Luka |
| 2001/2002 | Borac Nektar, Banja Luka | Bijeljina, Bijeljina |
| Season | Men's champion | Women's champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1993/1994 | ? | ? |
| 1994/1995 | ? | ? |
| 1995/1996 | ? | ? |
| 1996/1997 | Eronet Brotnjo, Čitluk | ? |
| 1997/1998 | Široki, Široki Brijeg | ? |
| 1998/1999 | Eronet Brotnjo, Čitluk | ? |
| 1999/2000 | Eronet Brotnjo, Čitluk | Sirela Mljekara, Livno |
| 2000/2001 | Široki, Široki Brijeg | Županjac, Tomislavgrad |
| 2001/2002 | Široki, Široki Brijeg | Županjac, Tomislavgrad |
See also[]
Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notes[]
- ↑ The leagues in Serbia and Slovenia also operate in a similar multi-stage system, with Serbia's Adriatic League representatives and Slovenia's Euroleague representative exempt from the first stage.
- ↑ PRVENSTVO BiH 2009/10
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