Basketball League of Serbia

The Basketball League of Serbia (BLS) (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије, romanized: Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[1]

Basketball League of Serbia
Founded2006 (2006)
First season2006–07
CountrySerbia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1st
Feeder toAdriatic Second League
Relegation toSecond League
Domestic cup(s)Radivoj Korać Cup
Cup of Serbia
Current championsCrvena zvezda (23rd title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsCrvena zvezda (23 titles)
CEOAleksandar Grujin
CommissionerDarko Jovičić
TV partnersRTS
Arena Sport
Websitekls.rs
2022–23 BLS season

Rules

Competition format

The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of two stages: the First League which has 16 teams and the SuperLeague which has 8 teams.

Since the 2017–18 season, the top 8 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with five Serbian teams from the ABA League. Two lowest-placed teams, positioned 15th and 16th in the First League, are relegated to a lower-tier league – Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will be qualified for the next season's ABA League Second Division. The SuperLeague has 8 clubs divided into 2 groups of 4 teams. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in the SuperLeague go to the Playoff stage.

The following is the access list for current season:

Access list for the 2022–23 Serbian League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First League
(16 teams)
Super League
(8 teams)
  • 3 highest-placed teams from the First League
Playoffs
(4 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the Super League
  • 2 group runners-ups from the Super League

Arena standards

Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.

History

Sponsorship naming

The League has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Sinalco Basketball League of Serbia: 2006–2007
  • Swisslion Basketball League of Serbia: 2007–2009
  • Agroživ Basketball League of Serbia: 2011–2013[2]
  • Mozzart Basketball League of Serbia: 2016–2019
  • Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia: 2021–present

Champions

Titles by club
Club Champions Winning years Runner-up
Crvena zvezda
8
 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
5
Partizan
8
 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
3
FMP
0
4
Vršac
0
3
Mega
0
1

League commissioners
  • 2006–2011: Tihomir Bubalo
  • 2011–2013: Predrag Bojić
  • 2013–present: Darko Jovičić

League CEOs
  • 2006–2014: Dragan Gogić
  • 2014–2021: Leon Deleon
  • 2021–present: Aleksandar Grujin

Current teams
Location of clubs in the 2023–24 season
Club Home city Arena Capacity
Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 3,000
Čačak 94 Quantox Čačak Borac Hall 3,000
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Dynamic Balkan Bet Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Hall 5,000
FMP Soccerbet Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Pendik Sports Hall 1,600
Joker Sombor Mostonga Hall 1,000
Mega MIS Belgrade Mega Factory Hall 700
Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall 1,500
Mladost MaxBet Zemun Master Sport Center 750
OKK Beograd Belgrade Mega Factory Hall 700
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
SPD Radnički Kragujevac Jezero Hall 3,750
Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Sloga Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall 3,350
Spartak Office Shoes Subotica Dudova Šuma Sports Center 3,000
Tamiš Pančevo Strelište Sports Hall 1,100
Vojvodina MTS Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina 7,022
Vršac DOO Vršac Millennium Center 4,400
Zdravlje Leskovac SRC Dubočica 3,600
Zlatibor Gold Gondola Čajetina Čajetina Sport Center 1,000
Clubs in the 2023–24 First Adriatic League
Clubs in the 2023–24 Second Adriatic League

Standings

First League
Season Clubs Top seeder (Rc) Runner-up (Rc)
2006–07
12
 Vojvodina Srbijagas (21–1) Sloga (14–8)
2007–08
12
 Swisslion Takovo (17–5) Vizura (14–8)
2008–09
14
 Swisslion Takovo (22–4) Borac Čačak (17–5)
2009–10
14
 Borac Čačak (20–6) Tamiš (19–7)
2010–11
14
 FMP Železnik (22–4) OKK Beograd (19–7)
2011–12
14
 Vojvodina Srbijagas (23–3) Radnički Beograd (19–7)
2012–13
14
 Vojvodina Srbijagas (20–6) Mega Basket (20–6)
2013–14
14
 FMP (20–6) Crnokosa (18–8)
2014–15
12
 FMP (19–3) Konstantin (17–7)
2015–16
12
 FMP (24–2) Borac Čačak (18–8)
2016–17
14
 Vršac (22–4) Borac Čačak (20–6)
2017–18
14
 Borac Čačak (20–6) Dynamic BG (19–7)
2018–19
14
 Borac Čačak (22–4) Novi Pazar (20–6)
2019–20
14
 Borac Čačak (23–3) Sloboda (20–6)
2020–21
16
 Mladost Zemun (28–2) Vojvodina (26–4)
2021–22
16
 Zlatibor (22–8) Sloga (20–10)
2022–23
16
 Zlatibor (22–8) Spartak (22–8)

SuperLeague Play-off finals
Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage SuperLeague top seeders Record
2006–07
 Partizan (14)
3–1
 Crvena zvezda Hemofarm
12–2
2007–08
 Partizan Igokea (15)
3–1
 Hemofarm Partizan Igokea
12–2
2008–09
 Partizan Igokea (16)
3–2
 Crvena zvezda Partizan Igokea
6–0
2009–10
 Partizan (17)
3–0
 Hemofarm Partizan
13–1
2010–11
 Partizan (18)
3–0
 Hemofarm Partizan
13–1
2011–12
 Partizan mt:s (19)
3–1
 Crvena zvezda Partizan mt:s
12–2
2012–13
 Partizan mt:s (20)
3–1
 Crvena zvezda Partizan mt:s
12–2
2013–14
 Partizan (21)
3–1
 Crvena zvezda Telekom Partizan
13–1
2014–15
 Crvena zvezda Telekom (16)
3–0
 Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda Telekom
13–1
2015–16
 Crvena zvezda Telekom (17)
3–1
 Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda Telekom
6–0
2016–17
 Crvena zvezda mts (18)
3–0
 FMP Crvena zvezda mts
13–1
2017–18
 Crvena zvezda mts (19)
3–0
 FMP FMP
9–1
2018–19
 Crvena zvezda mts (20)
3–1
 Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda mts / Partizan NIS
10–0
2019–20
 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
 Crvena zvezda mts (21)
2–1
 Mega Soccerbet Not held
—
2021–22
 Crvena zvezda mts (22)
2–0
 FMP Meridian Not held
—
2022–23
 Crvena zvezda mts (23)
2–0
 FMP Soccerbet Not held
—

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.[3]

Club Champions Winning years Runner-up
Crvena zvezda
23
 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, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
14
Partizan
21
 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
17
OKK Beograd
4
 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964
1
Proleter Zrenjanin
1
 1956
4
Radnički Belgrade
1
 1972–73

Statistical leaders

Awards

Notable players
See also: Category: Basketball League of Serbia players and List of foreign basketball players in Serbia

See also

References
  1. "Klubovi glasali za vraćanje KLS pod okrilje KSS: Partizan se nije pojavio, 18 od 19 bilo protiv".
  2. "Kompanija Agroživ generalni sponzor KLS". kls.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. "Crvena zvezda posle 13 godina ponovo ima više titula od Partizana". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. "Statistika igrača".
  5. "Statistika igrača".
  6. "Statistika igrača".
  7. "Statistika igrača".
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