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Founded | 2006 |
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First season | 2006–07 |
Country | Serbia |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 1st |
Feeder to | Adriatic Second League |
Relegation to | Second League |
Domestic cup(s) | Radivoj Korać Cup Cup of Serbia |
Current champions | Crvena zvezda (24th title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Crvena zvezda (24 titles) |
CEO | Aleksandar Grujin |
Commissioner | Darko Jovičić |
TV partners | RTS Arena Sport |
Website | kls.rs |
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The Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије / Košarkaška liga Srbije), commonly abbreviated as KLS, is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[1]
Rules
[edit]Competition format
[edit]The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of two stages: the First League which has 16 teams and the SuperLeague which has 8 teams.
Since the 2017–18 season, the top 8 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with five Serbian teams from the ABA League. Two lowest-placed teams, positioned 15th and 16th in the First League, are relegated to a lower-tier league – Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will be qualified for the next season's ABA League Second Division. The SuperLeague has 8 clubs divided into 2 groups of 4 teams. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in the SuperLeague go to the Playoff stage.
The following is the access list for current season:
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
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First League (16 teams) |
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Super League (8 teams) |
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Playoffs (4 teams) |
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Arena standards
[edit]Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.
History
[edit]Sponsorship naming
[edit]The League has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- Sinalco Basketball League of Serbia: 2006–2007
- Swisslion Basketball League of Serbia: 2007–2009
- Agroživ Basketball League of Serbia: 2011–2013[2]
- Mozzart Basketball League of Serbia: 2016–2019
- Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia: 2021–present
Champions
[edit]- 2006–07: Partizan
- 2007–08: Partizan Igokea
- 2008–09: Partizan Igokea
- 2009–10: Partizan
- 2010–11: Partizan
- 2011–12: Partizan mt:s
- 2012–13: Partizan mt:s
- 2013–14: Partizan
- 2014–15: Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2015–16: Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2016–17: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2017–18: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2018–19: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2019–20: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2020–21: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2021–22: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2022–23: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
- 2023–24: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Titles by club
[edit]Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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Crvena zvezda | 9
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2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 | 5
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Partizan | 8
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2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | 4
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FMP | 0
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4
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Vršac | 0
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3
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Mega | 0
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1
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League commissioners
[edit]- 2006–2011: Tihomir Bubalo
- 2011–2013: Predrag Bojić
- 2013–present: Darko Jovičić
League CEOs
[edit]- 2006–2014: Dragan Gogić
- 2014–2021: Leon Deleon
- 2021–present: Aleksandar Grujin
Current teams
[edit]Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Borac Mozzart | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
Čačak 94 Quantox | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
Dynamic Balkan Bet | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
FMP Soccerbet | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
Joker | Sombor | Mostonga Hall | 1,000 |
Mega MIS | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
Mladost MaxBet | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
SPD Radnički | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,750 |
Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
Spartak Office Shoes | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Sports Center | 3,000 |
Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
Vojvodina MTS | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
Vršac DOO | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600 |
Zlatibor Gold Gondola | Čajetina | Čajetina Sport Center | 1,000 |
Clubs in the 2023–24 First Adriatic League | |
Clubs in the 2023–24 Second Adriatic League |
Standings
[edit]First League
[edit]Season | Clubs | Top seeder (Rc) | Runner-up (Rc) |
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12
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Vojvodina Srbijagas (21–1) | Sloga (14–8) | |
12
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Swisslion Takovo (17–5) | Vizura (14–8) | |
14
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Swisslion Takovo (22–4) | Borac Čačak (17–5) | |
14
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Borac Čačak (20–6) | Tamiš (19–7) | |
14
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FMP Železnik (22–4) | OKK Beograd (19–7) | |
14
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Vojvodina Srbijagas (23–3) | Radnički Beograd (19–7) | |
14
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Vojvodina Srbijagas (20–6) | Mega Basket (20–6) | |
14
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FMP (20–6) | Crnokosa (18–8) | |
12
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FMP (19–3) | Konstantin (17–7) | |
12
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FMP (24–2) | Borac Čačak (18–8) | |
14
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Vršac (22–4) | Borac Čačak (20–6) | |
14
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Borac Čačak (20–6) | Dynamic BG (19–7) | |
14
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Borac Čačak (22–4) | Novi Pazar (20–6) | |
14
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Borac Čačak (23–3) | Sloboda (20–6) | |
16
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Mladost Zemun (28–2) | Vojvodina (26–4) | |
16
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Zlatibor (22–8) | Sloga (20–10) | |
16
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Zlatibor (22–8) | Spartak (22–8) | |
16
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Vojvodina (26–4) | Spartak (24–6) |
SuperLeague Play-off finals
[edit]All–time national champions
[edit]Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992) and First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well.[3]
Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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Crvena zvezda | 24
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1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 | 14
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Partizan | 21
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1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | 18
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OKK Beograd | 4
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1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 | 1
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Proleter Zrenjanin | 1
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1956 | 4
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Radnički Belgrade | 1
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1972–73 |
Statistical leaders
[edit]Awards
[edit]Notable players
[edit]Nemanja Aleksandrov
Stefan Birčević
Nemanja Bjelica
Bogdan Bogdanović
Luka Bogdanović
Zlatko Bolić
Branko Cvetković
Marko Čakarević
Tadija Dragićević
Zoran Erceg
Marko Gudurić
Milan Gurović
Nikola Jokić
Stefan Jović
Nikola Kalinić
Raško Katić
Dušan Kecman
Marko Kešelj
Ognjen Kuzmić
Dragan Labović
Branko Lazić
Vladimir Lučić
Milan Mačvan
Marko Marinović
Boban Marjanović
Stefan Marković
Branko Milisavljević
Dragan Milosavljević
Nemanja Nedović
Ivan Paunić
Kosta Perović
Vuk Radivojević
Miroslav Raduljica
Igor Rakočević
Milovan Raković
Aleksandar Rašić
Boris Savović
Marko Simonović
Miloš Teodosić
Milenko Tepić
Milenko Topić
Uroš Tripković
Novica Veličković
Čedomir Vitkovac
Rade Zagorac
Jonah Bolden
Nathan Jawai
Aleks Marić
Steven Marković
Ratko Varda
Milt Palacio
Filip Videnov
Ivica Zubac
Jan Veselý
Jamar Wilson
Joffrey Lauvergne
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
Léo Westermann
Stéphane Lasme
Maik Zirbes
Rawle Marshall
István Németh
Dāvis Bertāns
Corey Webster
Bo McCalebb
Pero Antić
Predrag Samardžiski
Omar Cook
Vladimir Dašić
Predrag Drobnjak
Aleksandar Pavlović
Nikola Peković
Slavko Vraneš
Jaka Blažič
Goran Jagodnik
Edo Murić
Duşan Çantekin
Semih Erden
Vonteego Cummings
James Gist
Dominic James
Charles Jenkins
Curtis Jerrells
Michael Lee
Quincy Miller
DeMarcus Nelson
Lawrence Roberts
Michael Scott
David Simon
Omar Thomas
Nate Wolters
Terrico White
Marcus Williams
See also
[edit]- Radivoj Korać Cup
- Basketball Federation of Serbia
- Serbia national basketball team
- Yugoslav Basketball League
References
[edit]- ^ "Klubovi glasali za vraćanje KLS pod okrilje KSS: Partizan se nije pojavio, 18 od 19 bilo protiv".
- ^ "Kompanija Agroživ generalni sponzor KLS". kls.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Crvena zvezda posle 13 godina ponovo ima više titula od Partizana". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Statistika igrača".
- ^ "Statistika igrača".
- ^ "Statistika igrača".
- ^ "Statistika igrača".
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Serbian)
- Basketball League of Serbia at eurobasket.com