First Men's Basketball League Explained

First Men's Basketball League
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Country:	Croatia
Confed:	FIBA Europe
Founded:	2017
First:	2017–18
Promotion:	HT Premijer liga
Levels:	2nd

First Men's Basketball League (Croatian: Prva muška liga) is a 2nd-tier men's professional basketball competition in Croatia. The league was founded in 2017 replacing the A2 Basketball League.^[1]

League champions are promoted to HT Premijer Liga and runners-up are playing playoffs with 11th placed team from HT Premijer Liga.

History

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2017–18	Gorica	Bosco
2018–19	Sonik-Puntamika	Dubrava
2019–20	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Cedevita Junior	Dinamo Zagreb
2021–22	Dinamo Zagreb	Bosco

Current teams

The following is the list of clubs for the 2022–23 season.^[2]

• Dubrovnik
• Hermes Analitica
• Jazine
• Kvarner 2010
• Mladost
• Omiš Galeb
• Ribola Kaštela
• Samobor
• Sonik-Puntamika
• Stoja
• Vrijednosnice Osijek
• Zagreb

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-10-03. Goran Gunjević: Prva liga će biti poprilično zahtjevna Crosarka.com. 2020-11-29. Crosarka.com - Nezavisni hrvatski košarkaški portal.
2. Web site: FOTO/ Prva muška liga: Ždrijeb za sezonu 2022/23. 11 September 2022. 22 August 2022. Croatian Basketball Federation. Croatian.