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.
Women competition
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.
Champions
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.
| Club / men |
Winners |
Winning Years |
| HKK Široki |
9 |
1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| KK Igokea |
5 |
2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| KK Bosna |
4 |
1999, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| KK Sloboda Tuzla |
2 |
1994, 1996 |
| KK Borac Banja Luka |
1 |
2000 |
| KK Čelik |
1 |
1995 |
| HKK Brotnjo |
1 |
1997 |
| Club / women |
Winners |
Winning Years |
| ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo |
12 |
1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| ŽKK Čelik |
3 |
2012, 2014, 2015 |
| ŽKK Jedinstvo Tuzla |
3 |
1994, 1996, 1997 |
| ŽKK Mladi Krajišnik |
3 |
2000, 2001, 2013 |
| KK 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
| Season |
Men's champion |
Women's champion |
| A1 liga Bosne i Hercegovine champions |
1993–1994 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla |
| 1994–1995 | Zenica Metalno | Cenex Sarajevo |
| 1995–1996 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla |
| 1996–1997 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Jedinstvo Rudhem Tuzla |
| 1997–1998 | Bosna Sarajevo | SAB Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 1998–1999 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Željezničar New Time Sarajevo |
| 1999–2000 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Željezničar New Time Sarajevo |
| 2000–2001 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 2001–2002 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | Željezničar 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.
| Season |
Men's champion |
Women's champion |
| A1 liga Herceg-Bosne champions |
1993–1994 | Čapljina Lasta | ? |
| 1994–1995 | ? | ? |
| 1995–1996 | ? | ? |
| 1996–1997 | Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk | ? |
| 1997–1998 | Široki Brijeg | ? |
| 1998–1999 | Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk | ? |
| 1999–2000 | Eronet Brotnjo Čitluk | Sirela Mljekara Livno |
| 2000–2001 | Široki Brijeg | Županjac Tomislavgrad |
| 2001–2002 | Široki Brijeg | Županjac Tomislavgrad |
| Season |
Men's champion |
Women's champion |
| 1. Muška Liga Republike Srpske champions |
1993–1994 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1994–1995 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1995–1996 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1996–1997 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1997–1998 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1998–1999 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | not held |
| 1999–2000 | Igokea Aleksandrovac | Port Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka |
| 2000–2001 | Igokea Aleksandrovac | RB Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka |
| 2001–2002 | Borac Nektar Banja Luka | Bijeljina |
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player
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Top Scorer
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See also
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2015–16 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
