Premier A Slovenian Basketball League

1. SKL
Founded 1991 (1991)
First season 1991–92
Country  Slovenia
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 2. SKL
Domestic cup(s) Slovenian Cup
Supercup Slovenian Supercup
International cup(s) Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions Olimpija (17th title)
Most championships Olimpija (17 titles)
TV partners RTV Slovenija
Šport TV
Website Official website
2017–18 Slovenian Basketball League

The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (Slovene: 1. Slovenska Košarkarska Liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia, consists of 10 clubs. The most successful team is Olimpija with 17 titles.

History

The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia gained its independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. Olimpija, Ljubljana, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, Lesonit, and Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal League.

Names

Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:

  • Liga Kolinska (1998–2001)
  • HYPO Liga (2001–2002)
  • 1. A SKL (2002–2006)
  • Liga UPC Telemach (2006–2009)
  • Liga Telemach (2009–2016)
  • Liga Nova KBM (2017–present)

Competition format

Regular season

In the first phase, 10 teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (22 games total).

All teams advance from the regular season, to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.

Second phase

The top eight teams from the regular season advance to the championship phase. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.

The top four teams at the end of this stage advance to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.

Relegation playoffs

The bottom two teams enters a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the first, second, third, and fourth-place teams from the second league, with the two teams finishing on top of the mini-league, taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.

2017–18 teams

Finals

SeasonChampionRunner-upResultFinals MVPChampion's Coach
1991–92Smelt OlimpijaPostojna
3–0
N/ASlovenia Zmago Sagadin
1992–93Smelt OlimpijaKoper
3–1
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1993–94Smelt OlimpijaMaribor
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1994–95Smelt OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1995–96Smelt OlimpijaKrško
3–1
Slovenia Žarko Đurišić
1996–97Smelt OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–1
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1997–98Union OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1998–99Union OlimpijaPivovarna Laško
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
1999–00KrkaPivovarna Laško
3–1
Croatia Ivan Sunara
2000–01Union OlimpijaKrka
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
2001–02Union OlimpijaKrka
3–0
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
2002–03KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
Croatia Neven Spahija
2003–04Union OlimpijaPivovarna Laško
3–0
Slovenia Sašo Filipovski
2004–05Union OlimpijaSlovan
3–2
Slovenia Sašo Filipovski
2005–06Union OlimpijaSlovan
3–2
Slovenia Zmago Sagadin
2006–07HeliosUnion Olimpija
3–2
Slovenia Memi Bečirovič
2007–08Union OlimpijaHelios Suns
3–1
Serbia Aleksandar Džikić
2008–09Union OlimpijaHelios Suns
3–0
Slovenia Jure Zdovc
2009–10KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
Slovenia Smiljan PavičSerbia Aleksandar Džikić
2010–11KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
Slovenia Zoran DragićSerbia Aleksandar Džikić
2011–12KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–1
Israel Afik NissimSlovenia Aleksander Sekulić
2012–13KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–1
Slovenia Matjaž SmodišSlovenia Gašper Potočnik
2013–14KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
Slovenia Jaka KlobučarSerbia Aleksandar Džikić
2014–15TajfunRogaška
3–1
Slovenia Dragiša DrobnjakSlovenia Dejan Mihevc
2015–16Helios SunsZlatorog Laško
3–1
Croatia Marjan ČakarunCroatia Jakša Vulić
2016–17Union OlimpijaRogaška
3–1
United States Devin OliverSlovenia Gašper Okorn
2017–18Petrol OlimpijaKrka
3–2
United States Devin OliverSlovenia Zoran Martič

Titles by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Olimpija
17
 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018
Krka
7
 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Helios
2
 2007, 2016
Šentjur
1
 2015

Finals appearances

NumTeamWL
24Olimpija177
10Krka73
4Helios22
1Šentjur10
4Zlatorog Laško04
3Hopsi Polzela03
2Slovan02
2Rogaška02
1Koper01
1Krško01
1Maribor01
1Postojna01

Statistical leaders

SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
2007–08 Canada Dejan Grković19.19 Croatia Miroslav Jurić19.58 Canada Dejan Grković8.81 Slovenia Jure Močnik4.85
2008–09 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King31.26 United States Gilbert Goodrich22.15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King14.79 Slovenia Jure Močnik4.59
2009–10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King27.61 Slovenia Sandi Čebular20.69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King11.30 Slovenia Tadej Koštomaj5.44
2010–11 United States Gregg Thondique22.84 United States Benjamin Raymond17.68 United States Gregg Thondique10.53 Serbia Igor Mijajlović4.68
2011–12 United States Travis Nelson20.88 United States Travis Nelson17.46 Serbia Miloš Miljković8.57 Slovenia Luka Rupnik5.33
2012–13 United States Kervin Bristol20.07 Slovenia Sašo Zagorac17.50 United States Kervin Bristol10.86 Slovenia Daniel Vujasinović5.81
2013–14 United States Ousman Krubally20.03 United States Ousman Krubally17.17 United States Ousman Krubally9.07 Slovenia Daniel Vujasinović7.63
2014–15 Slovenia Sašo Zagorac20.41 Slovenia Sašo Zagorac18.86 Slovenia Smiljan Pavič8.86 Slovenia Jan Močnik6.96
2015–16 Slovenia Jan Barbarič23.20 Slovenia Jan Barbarič18.60 Slovenia Smiljan Pavič8.39 Slovenia Matic Rebec5.59
2016–17 Slovenia Igor Tratnik19.45 Georgia (country) Duda Sanadze17.32 Slovenia Jakob Čebašek8.63 Slovenia Daniel Vujasinović8.29
2017–18 Slovenia Smiljan Pavič19.63 Slovenia Blaž Mahkovic18.97 Slovenia Dino Murić8.27 Slovenia Žan Mark Šiško7.03

See also

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