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Premijer Liga BiH
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toA1 Liga
Current championsŠiroki (10th title)
Most championshipsŠiroki (10 titles)
CEOMiro Gugić
Websitewww.basket.ba/ksbih/bih
2020–21 season

The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top tier basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. Both leagues are operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the end of the season in both leagues, the winners in the second tier leagues are invited to enter the competition, while the bottom two teams (those that lost in relegation play-outs) lose their places.

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.

Top tier competition

The Basketball championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top tier basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men.

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 representatives in the Adriatic League, and enter "League 6". 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, in the final "League Six". Meanwhile, the teams not in playoff race play to avoid relegation.

Title holders (Men)

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.

Titles by club

Club Trophies Winning Years
Široki
10
 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019
Igokea
7
 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
Bosna Royal
4
 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008
Sloboda Tuzla
2
 1994, 1996
Borac Banja Luka
1
 2000
Čelik
1
 1995
Brotnjo
1
 1997
Zrinjski
1
 2018

Title holders (Women)

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.

Titles by club

Club Trophies Winning Years
Željezničar Sarajevo
12
 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Čelik
3
 2012, 2014, 2015
Jedinstvo Tuzla
3
 1994, 1996, 1997
Mladi Krajišnik
3
 2000, 2001, 2013
Cenex Sarajevo
1
 1995

Second tier competition

Main article: A1 Liga (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The A1 Liga is a second tier of men's basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina that sits below the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Prvenstvo Bosne i Hercegovine), composed of three regional divisions: A1 liga Bosne i Hercegovine (Division I per eurobasket.com), A1 liga Herceg-Bosne (Division II per eurobasket.com), and 1. Muška Liga Republike Srpske (1. ML RS for short).[1][2][3]

Champions of A1 leagues

A1 liga Bosne i Hercegovine champions
Season Men's champion Women's champion
1993–1994 Sloboda Dita Tuzla Jedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla
1994–1995 Zenica Metalno 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.

A1 liga Herceg-Bosne champions
Season Men's champion Women's champion
1993–1994 Čapljina Lasta ?
1994–1995 ? ?
1995–1996 ? ?
1996–1997 Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk ?
1997–1998 Široki Brijeg ?
1998–1999 Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk ?
1999–2000 Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk Sirela Mljekara Livno
2000–2001 Široki Brijeg Županjac Tomislavgrad
2001–2002 Široki Brijeg Županjac Tomislavgrad
1. Muška Liga Republike Srpske champions
Season Men's champion Women's champion
1993–1994 Borac Nektar 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

Individual awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Pravilnici i Odluke". Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine. www.basket.ba. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "A1 liga Herceg-Bosne 2015/2016". Košarkaški Savez Herceg-Bosne. www.kshb.ba. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Eurobasket - Bosnia basketball Division II". Eurobasket. www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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