First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro

The First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Montenegro. It was founded in 2006 after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro.

First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro
SportBasketball
Founded2006
Inaugural season2006-07
No. of teams6
Country Montenegro
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Budućnost
Most titlesBudućnost (10 titles in independent Montenegro; 12 overall)
TV partner(s)RTCG
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Montenegrin Women's Basketball Cup
Official websitehttp://www.kscg.me

History

Before independence

Since 2006, Montenegrin women's basketball clubs played in the league system of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Teams as ŽKK Budućnost, ŽKK Roling, ŽKK Primorje and ŽKK Jedinstvo played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.

Most successful was ŽKK Budućnost, the only Montenegrin women's basketball club who won national trophy in Yugoslav League. First time, Budućnost won the championship at season 2001-02, after defeated ŽKK Hemofarm in playoff final series (3:2). Next year, Budućnost defended the trophy against ŽKK Vršac.
Below is the list of Montenegrin clubs' champion titles in the First League of Yugoslavia.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
2
-
 2000-01, 2001-02

After independence

Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Basketball Federation of Montenegro founded its own competitions, with the First A League as a top-tier women's league.
ŽKK Budućnost won first two seasons, but after that dominated ŽKK Jedinstvo with three consecutive trophies won. In period 2012-2019, all champion titles won ŽKK Budućnost.
Montenegrin clubs are playing in regional WABA league since its founding. Most successes had ŽKK Budućnost, who won the competition on seasons 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2019-20.[1]

Champions

From the inaugural season (2006/07), two clubs won the champion titles in Montenegrin Basketball League. ŽKK Budućnost had 10 titles, and ŽKK Jedinstvo three.[2]

Titles by season
Season Winner Result Runner-up Champion's Coach Player of the season
2006–07 Budućnost 3-1 Jedinstvo Momir Milatović Snežana Aleksić (Budućnost)
2007–08 Budućnost 3-1 Jedinstvo Aleksandar Čurović Iva Perovanović (Budućnost)
2008–09 Jedinstvo 3-0 Budućnost Aleksandar Čurović Snežana Aleksić (Budućnost)
2009–10 Jedinstvo 3-0 Roling Stojna Vangelovska Sanja Knežević (Jedinstvo)
2010–11 Jedinstvo 3-0 Budućnost Aleksandar Čurović Sanja Knežević (Jedinstvo)
2011–12 Budućnost 2-0 Roling Željko Vukićević Biljana Turčinović (Roling)
2012–13 Budućnost 2-1 Primorje Zdenko Grbavčević Ana Baletić (Budućnost)
2013–14 Budućnost 2-0 Primorje Miloš Kovač Haleigh Lankster (Budućnost)
2014–15 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Goran Bošković Jovana Popović (Budućnost)
2015–16 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Goran Bošković Jovana Popović (Budućnost)
2016-17 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Goran Bošković Božica Mujović (Budućnost)
2017-18 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Goran Bošković Dragana Živković (Lovćen)
2018-19 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Goran Bošković Dragana Živković (Budućnost)
2019-20 Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic[3]

Montenegrin League

Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Basketball League.

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears Won
Budućnost Podgorica1022007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje322009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić-2
Primorje-2
Lovćen Cetinje-5

Overall

Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Basketball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears Won
Budućnost Podgorica1222001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje322009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić-2
Primorje-2
Lovćen Cetinje-5

Placements by season

Since establishing, in Montenegrin basketball league participated 13 different teams. Only ŽKK Budućnost played all the seasons in the highest tier competition.

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Antivari ---4-5-------
Budućnost 1123211111111
Castel Nuovo 445----------
Herceg Novi 363-4-----6--
Jedinstvo 22111--455---
Kotor -7-----------
Lovćen -----65322222
Nikšić --------33433
Primorje ----6322-4344
Roling -34252356655-
Rožaje -5-----------
Rudar -86534464----
Studentski Centar 5------------

07 = season 2006/07

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in Regional League's

WABA League

Women Adriatic Basketball League, or WABA League is founded at 2001, and Montenegrin clubs are part of it since 2004. Most successful Montenegrin representatives in WABA League were ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica and ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje. While ŽKK Budućnost won three champion titles (2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20), ŽKK Jedinstvo finished one season as a finalist in playoffs.
Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of WABA League.

Season Club Pos G W L Note
2004-05 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
3
15
2005-06 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
4
14
ŽKK Herceg Novi
9
18
4
14
2006-07 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
6
20
9
11
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
7
20
7
13
ŽKK Herceg Novi
10
20
5
15
2007-08 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
2
18
15
3
 Final four: Semifinals
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
6
18
6
12
2008-09 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2
16
12
4
 Final four: Finals
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
7
16
5
11
2009-10 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
6
18
8
10
2010-11 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
5
22
14
8
2011-12 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
7
11
2013-14 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
10
5
5
 Final four: Semifinals
2014-15 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
3
10
8
2
 Final four: Semifinals
2015-16 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
1
18
17
1
 CHAMPIONS
2016-17 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
3
18
13
5
 Final four: Semifinals
2017-18 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
1
20
16
4
 CHAMPIONS
2018-19 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
2
16
11
5
 Final four: Finals
2019-20 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
1
20
17
3
 CHAMPIONS

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in European competitions
Main article: Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in European competitions

Women's basketball clubs from Montenegro participated in FIBA competitions since the start of century. Clubs which played in European Cups until today are ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica and ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje.
ŽKK Budućnost played in EuroLeague Women during the one season, but finished it after the group phase.

Team Seasons G W L
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
4
34
12
22
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
1
6
0
6

As of the end of FIBA competitions 2015–16 season.

See also

References
  1. http://www.mzrkl.org/box.php?id=76
  2. http://kscg.me/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=ranking&p=79&Itemid=554
  3. "U Crnoj Gori poništena sezona". b92.net. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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