Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premijer Liga BiH
Founded 1992 (1992)
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to A1 Liga
Current champions Zrinjski (1st title)
Most championships Široki (9 titles)
CEO Miro Gugić
Website www.basket.ba/ksbih/bih
2018–19 Premijer liga BiH

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 14 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 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, 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
9
 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Igokea
6
 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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

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
1993–1994Sloboda Dita TuzlaJedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla
1994–1995Zenica MetalnoCenex Sarajevo
1995–1996Sloboda Dita TuzlaJedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla
1996–1997Sloboda Dita TuzlaJedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla
1997–1998Bosna SarajevoSAB Željezničar Sarajevo
1998–1999Sloboda Dita TuzlaŽeljezničar New Time Sarajevo
1999–2000Sloboda Dita TuzlaŽeljezničar New Time Sarajevo
2000–2001Sloboda Dita TuzlaŽeljezničar Sarajevo
2001–2002Sloboda Dita TuzlaŽeljezničar 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
1993–1994Čapljina Lasta?
1994–1995??
1995–1996??
1996–1997Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk?
1997–1998Široki Brijeg?
1998–1999Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk?
1999–2000Eronet Brotnjo ČitlukSirela Mljekara Livno
2000–2001Široki BrijegŽupanjac Tomislavgrad
2001–2002Široki BrijegŽupanjac Tomislavgrad

1. Muška Liga Republike Srpske champions

Season Men's champion Women's champion
1993–1994Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1994–1995Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1995–1996Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1996–1997Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1997–1998Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1998–1999Borac Nektar Banja Lukanot held
1999–2000Igokea AleksandrovacPort Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka
2000–2001Igokea AleksandrovacRB Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka
2001–2002Borac Nektar Banja LukaBijeljina

Individual awards

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Pravilnici i Odluke". Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine. www.basket.ba. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "A1 liga Herceg-Bosne 2015/2016". Košarkaški Savez Herceg-Bosne. www.kshb.ba. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eurobasket - Bosnia basketball Division II". Eurobasket. www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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