Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

Liga BiH
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Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confed:FIBA Europe
Teams:12
Relegation:Three 2nd-tier leagues
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Mirza Delibašić Cup
Champions:Igokea (10th title)
Most Champs:Široki
Igokea (10 titles)
Ceo:Miro Gugić
Current:2024–25 season

The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Competition format

The league is composed of 12 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 6". 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 the playoff race play to avoid relegation.

Title holders

Prior to the 1997-1998 season, there were three separate leagues in Bosnia-Herzegovina, each divided by ethnicity. Between 1997-1999, there were two leagues in the country divided by the two official entities. Since the 1999-2000 season, there has been a unified league and a single champion each year.[1] [2]

Titles by club

ClubTrophiesYears won
Široki1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021
Igokea2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Bosna Royal1999, 2005, 2006, 2008
Borac Banja Luka2000
Zrinjski2018

All–time national champions

Total number of national champions won by Bosnian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992).

ClubTrophiesYears won
Široki1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021
Igokea2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Bosna Royal1978, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008
Borac Banja Luka2000
Zrinjski2018

Current teams

TeamCityVenue
Borac WWinBanja LukaBorik Sports Hall
Bosna Visit SarajevoSarajevoMirza Delibašić Hall
Igokea m:telLaktašiLaktaši Sports Hall
JahorinaPalePeki Sports Hall
LeotarTrebinjeMiloš Mrdić Sports Hall
MladostMrkonjić GradNova Banka Sports Hall
MostarMostarBijeli Brijeg Sports Hall
Orlovik NansiŽepčeCatholic school center "Don Bosco"
PosušjePosušjePosušje City Sports Hall
PromoDonji VakufPeace and Friendship Sports Hall
RadničkiGoraždeMirsad Hurić City Hall
Slavija 1996Istočno SarajevoIstočno Sarajevo Sports Hall
SlobodaTuzlaMejdan Sports Hall
SparsSarajevoGoran Čengić Sports Hall
ŠirokiŠiroki BrijegPecara Sports Hall
Teams that play in the 2024–25 Adriatic League First Division
Teams that play in the 2024–25 Adriatic League Second Division

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Division I Basketball 1999-2000, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards . eurobasket . 2024-04-22.
  2. Web site: Šutvić . Dragan . Prije 20 godina Borac Nektar osvojio premijerno prvenstvo BiH! . Mondo Bosna . 2020-05-27 . 2024-04-22.