Basketball League of Serbia
The Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије/Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).
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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 (20th title) (2018–19) |
| Most championships | Partizan (21 titles) |
| CEO | Leon Deleon |
| Commissioner | Darko Jovičić |
| TV partners | RTS Arena Sport |
| Website | kls.rs |
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Rules
Competition format
The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of Serbian First League which has 14 and Serbian Super League which have 12 teams.
Since the 2017–18 season, the top 8 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with 4 Serbian teams from the Adriatic League. Teams positioned 13th and 14th in First League will be relegated to a lower league – Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will qualify for next season's ABA League Second Division. Super League has 12 clubs divided into 2 groups of 6 teams - A and B. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in Super League go to the Playoff stage.
Arena standards
Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.
History
League names
Champions
- 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 None declared
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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| Partizan | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | ||
| Crvena zvezda | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 | ||
| Vršac | |||
| FMP |
League commissioners
- 2006–2011: Tihomir Bubalo
- 2011–2013: Predrag Bojić
- 2013–present: Darko Jovičić
Current teams
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 2,000 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall | |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Lazarevac | SRC Kolubara | 1,700 |
| Mega Bemax | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| Napredak JKP | Aleksinac | Aleksinac Sports Hall | 1,400 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| Pirot | Pirot | Pirot Kej Hall | 835 |
| Radnički | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,750 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | WAI TAI - STC Zlatibor | 712 |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Second Adriatic League |
Play-off finals
| Season | Home court advantage | Result | Home court disadvantage | 1st of Regular Season | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan (14) | Crvena zvezda | Hemofarm | |||
| Partizan Igokea (15) | Hemofarm | Partizan Igokea | |||
| Partizan Igokea (16) | Crvena zvezda | Partizan Igokea | |||
| Partizan (17) | Hemofarm | Partizan | |||
| Partizan (18) | Hemofarm | Partizan | |||
| Partizan mt:s (19) | Crvena zvezda | Partizan mt:s | |||
| Partizan mt:s (20) | Crvena zvezda | Partizan mt:s | |||
| Partizan (21) | Crvena zvezda Telekom | Partizan | |||
| Crvena zvezda Telekom (16) | Partizan NIS | Crvena zvezda Telekom | |||
| Crvena zvezda Telekom (17) | Partizan NIS | Crvena zvezda Telekom | |||
| Crvena zvezda mts (18) | FMP | Crvena zvezda mts | |||
| Crvena zvezda mts (19) | FMP | FMP | |||
| Crvena zvezda mts (20) | Partizan NIS | Crvena zvezda mts / Partizan NIS | |||
| Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia | |||||
All–time national champions
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.
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan | 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 | ||
| Crvena zvezda | 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 | ||
| OKK Beograd | 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 | ||
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1956 | ||
| Radnički Belgrade | 1972–73 |
Clubs in international competitions
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Regional | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euroleague (1958–) | Eurocup (2002–) | Saporta Cup (1966–2002) | Korać Cup (1971–2002) | ABA League (2001–) | Balkan League (2008–) | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | ||||||
| Partizan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| OKK Beograd | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Crvena zvezda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Radnički Beograd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vršac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FMP Železnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mega Basket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FIBA European League and EuroLeague
So far, 17 Serbian teams took part in a FIBA or Euroleague Basketball Company club competition since 1958. The most successful club by participation and trophies is Partizan. They had a total of 39 seasons of which 22 in the elite competition, EuroLeague. Partizan won four trophies, the Champions Cup in Istanbul in 1992 and 3 Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989. The second most successful is Crvena zvezda with 30 seasons and one trophy in Europe. They won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1974.
Statistical leaders
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Notable players
- 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
- 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
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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
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
References
- "Kompanija Agroživ generalni sponzor KLS". kls.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links
- Official website (in Serbian)
- Basketball League of Serbia at eurobasket.com
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