Basketball League of Serbia

Basketball League of Serbia

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Basketball League of Serbia
Official KLS logo
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2006
Inaugural season	2006–07
CEO	Darko Jovičić
No. of teams	18
Country	Serbia
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Crvena Zvezda (2014–15)
Most titles	Partizan (21 titles)
TV partner(s)	RTS Arena Sport SOS Channel
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Serbian League B
Domestic cup(s)	Radivoj Korać Cup
Official website	kls.rs (Serbian)

The Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije), abbreviated as KLS, is the highest men's professional club basketball competition in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia.

Rules

Competition format

The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of Serbian First League which have 14 and Serbian Super League which have 8 teams.

For the 2013–14 season, the top four teams in First League will be promoted to Super League with four Serbian teams from the Adriatic League. The team positioned 14th in First League will be relegated to a lower league - Basketball League of Serbia B. The best 4 clubs in Super League goes to Playoff stage and top four teams in regular part will qualify for the next season of the Adriatic League.

Arena standards

Currently, clubs must have home arenas with capacity of minimum 1000 seats.

History

Names of the competition

• 2006–2007: Sinalco Basketball League of Serbia
• 2007–2009: Swisslion Basketball League of Serbia
• 2009–2011: Basketball League of Serbia
• 2011–2013: Agroživ Basketball League of Serbia^[1]
• 2013–present: Basketball League of Serbia

Commissioners

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

Other competitions

• Serbian Basketball Cup
• ABA League

Teams for 2015–16 season

Belgrade

Mladost

Spartak

Vršac

Smederevo

Vojvodina

Konstantin

Borac

Sloga

Jagodina

Napredak

Tamiš

Mega Leks

Metalac

Belgrade clubs:

Crvena Zvezda
FMP Železnik
OKK Beograd
Partizan
Beovuk 72
Mega Vizura

Location of teams in the 2015–16 Basketball League of Serbia

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Head coach
Spartak	Subotica	SC Dudova Šuma	3.000	Predrag Borilović
Borac Mozzart Sport	Čačak	Hala kraj Morave	2.000	Raško Bojić
Crvena Zvezda Telekom	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	8.150	Dejan Radonjić
Napredak Rubin	Kruševac	Kruševac Sports Hall	2.500	Boško Đokić
Beovuk 72	Beograd	Vizura Sport Center	1.500
Mladost	Zemun	Pinki Hall	2.300
Konstantin	Niš	Čair Sports Center	5.000	Marko Cvetković
Mega Vizura	Belgrade	Sports Hall Pinki	3.000	Dejan Milojević
Metalac Farmakom	Valjevo	Valjevo Sports Hall	1.500	Vladimir Đokić
OKK Beograd	Belgrade	SC Šumice	2.000	Vlade Đurović
Partizan NIS	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	8.150	Petar Božić
FMP Železnik	Belgrade	Železnik Hall	2.000	Milan Gurović
Jagodina	Jagodina	JASSA Sports Center	2.600	Aleksandar Ićić
Sloga	Kraljevo	New Ribnica hall	3.350	Vladimir Đokić
Smederevo 1953	Smederevo	Sports Hall Smederevo	2.600	Zoran Todorović
Tamiš	Pančevo	Strelište Sports Hall	1.100	Darko Jovičić
Vojvodina Srbijagas	Novi Sad	SPC Vojvodina	1.100	Dušan Alimpijević
Vršac Swisslion	Vršac	Millennium Center	5.000	Oliver Popović

Teams that play in the 2015–16 Adriatic League

Title holders

2006-07 Partizan (14) 2007-08 Partizan (15) 2008-09 Partizan (16) 2009-10 Partizan (17) 2010-11 Partizan (18) 2011-12 Partizan (19) 2012-13 Partizan (20) 2013-14 Partizan (21) 2014-15 Crvena Zvezda (16)

Titles by club

Club	Champions	Winning years	Runner-up
Partizan	8	2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14	1
Crvena Zvezda	1	2014-15	5
Vršac	0		3

Play-off Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
2006-07	Partizan	3–1	Crvena Zvezda	Hemofarm Vršac	12–2
2007-08	Partizan	3–1	Hemofarm Vršac	Partizan	12–2
2008-09	Partizan	3–2	Crvena Zvezda	Partizan	6–0
2009-10	Partizan	3–0	Hemofarm Vršac	Partizan	13–1
2010-11	Partizan	3–0	Hemofarm Vršac	Partizan	13–1
2011-12	Partizan	3–1	Crvena Zvezda	Partizan	12–2
2012-13	Partizan	3–1	Crvena Zvezda	Partizan	12–2
2013-14	Partizan	3–1	Crvena Zvezda	Partizan	13–1
2014-15	Crvena Zvezda	3–0	Partizan	Crvena Zvezda	13–1

All–time champions

• 1945–46 to present (includes the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League)

Club	Champions	Winning years
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
Crvena Zvezda	16	1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15
OKK Belgrade	4	1958, 1960, 1963, 1964
Proleter Zrenjanin	1	1956
Radnički Belgrade	1	1972–73

Serbian basketball clubs in international competitions

	Tier 1				Tier 2								Tier 3												Regional
	Euroleague (1958 - )				Eurocup (2002 - )				Saporta Cup (1966 - 2002)				FIBA Europe Cup (2015 - )				EuroChallenge (2003 - 2015)				Korać Cup (1971 - 2002)				ABA League (2001 - )				Balkan League (2008 - )
	C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF		C	RU	SF
Partizan	1	0	4		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		3	1	1		6	2	3		0	0	0
OKK Beograd	0	0	3		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	0		0	0	0
Crvena Zvezda	0	0	1		0	0	1		1	2	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	2	4		1	1	6		0	0	0
Radnički Beograd	0	0	1		0	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0
Vršac	0	0	0		0	0	3		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	1	0		1	1	4		0	0	0
FMP Železnik	0	0	0		0	0	2		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		2	1	1		0	0	0
Radnički Kragujevac	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1		0	0	0
Mega Basket	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1

FIBA and Euroleague Basketball Company

So far, 17 Serbian teams took part in a FIBA or Euroleague Basketball Company club competition since 1958. The most successful club by participation and trophies is Partizan. They had a total of 39 seasons of which 22 in the elite competition, Euroleague. Partizan won four trophies, the Champions Cup in Istanbul in 1992 and 3 Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989. The second most successful is Crvena Zvezda with 30 seasons and one trophy in Europe. They won the Cup Winner's Cup in 1974.

ABA

Since its formation in 2001, a total of 8 clubs from Serbia took a part in the regional ABA League. KK Partizan became a champion in six seasons (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013), where first five trophies were won consecutively. FMP Železnik won 2 titles in 2004 and 2006, Crvena Zvezda won two titles in 2015, 2016, and Hemofarm won one title in 2005.

Statistical leaders

Points Season Player Team PPG 2006–07 Miloš Bojović Sloga 21.9 2007–08 Zoran Erceg FMP Železnik 18.1 2008–09 Zlatko Bolić Radnički Invest 22.8 2009–10 Miroslav Raduljica FMP Železnik 21.1 2010–11 Branko Milisavljević Mega Vizura 20.5 2011–12 Miloš Bojović Železničar 23.5 2012–13 Marko Popović Sloga 18.6 2013–14 2014–15

Rebounds Season Player Team RPG 2006–07 Kebu Stewart Crvena Zvezda 6.2 2007–08 Nikola Ilić Borac Čačak 4.8 2008–09 Uroš Mirković Mašinac 8.5 2009–10 Miroslav Raduljica FMP Železnik 8.6 2010–11 Sava Lešić Crvena Zvezda 10.9 2011–12 Darko Balaban Smederevo 1953 8.8 2012–13 Boban Marjanović Mega Vizura 11.7 2013–14 2014–15

Assists Season Player Team APG 2006–07 Miloš Teodosić FMP Železnik 5.4 2007–08 Omar Cook Crvena Zvezda 7.3 2008–09 Bojan Jovičić Tamiš 6.3 2009–10 Vid Žarković Proleter Zrenjanin 7.2 2010–11 Marko Ljubičić Metalac Valjevo 6.4 2011–12 Miljan Pavković Radnički Kragujevac 6.9 2012–13 Marko Popović Sloga Kraljevo 8.1 2013–14 2014–15

Awards

First League MVP Award Season MVP Team 2006–07 Miloš Bojović Sloga 2007–08 Nikola Ilić Borac Čačak 2008–09 Uroš Mirković Mašinac 2009–10 Aleksandar Mladenović Ergonom 2010–11 Nenad Šulović Napredak Rubin 2011–12 Darko Balaban Smederevo 1953 2012–13 Boban Marjanović Mega Vizura 2013–14 Andrija Bojić OKK Beograd 2014–15 Vuk Malidžan OKK Beograd

Super League MVP Award Season MVP Team 2006–07 Miloš Bojović Sloga 2007–08 Nikola Ilić Borac Čačak 2008–09 Novica Veličković Partizan 2009–10 Miroslav Raduljica FMP Železnik 2010–11 Marko Ljubičić Metalac Valjevo 2011–12 Miloš Dimić Radnički FMP 2012–13 Boban Marjanović Mega Vizura 2013–14 Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda 2014–15 Boban Marjanović Crvena zvezda

Playoff MVP Award Season MVP Team 2006–07 Milan Gurović Crvena Zvezda 2007–08 Nikola Peković Partizan 2008–09 Novica Veličković Partizan 2009–10 Bo McCalebb Partizan 2010–11 Curtis Jerrells Partizan 2011–12 Omar Thomas Crvena Zvezda 2012–13 Dragan Milosavljević Partizan 2013–14 Bogdan Bogdanović Partizan 2014–15 Milan Mačvan Partizan

Notable players

Nemanja Aleksandrov Nemanja Bjelica Bogdan Bogdanović Dejan Borovnjak Zlatko Bolić Branko Cvetković Marko Čakarević Tadija Dragićević Zoran Erceg Milan Gurović Nikola Jokić Nikola Kalinić Raško Katić Dušan Kecman Marko Kešelj Dragan Labović Vladimir Lučić Milan Mačvan Marko Marinović Boban Marjanović

Stefan Marković Branko Milisavljević Dragan Milosavljević Nemanja Nedović Ivan Paunić Miljan Pavković Kosta Perović Vuk Radivojević Miroslav Raduljica Igor Rakočević Milovan Raković Aleksandar Rašić Boris Savović Miloš Teodosić Milenko Tepić Milenko Topić Uroš Tripković Novica Veličković Čedomir Vitkovac Vladan Vukosavljević

Nathan Jawai Aleks Marić Steven Marković Ratko Varda Milt Palacio Filip Videnov Jan Veselý Joffrey Lauvergne Stephane Lasme Rawle Marshall István Németh Dāvis Bertāns Bo McCalebb Pero Antić Predrag Samardžiski Omar Cook Vladimir Dašić Predrag Drobnjak Nikola Peković Slavko Vraneš

Jaka Blažič Goran Jagodnik Duşan Çantekin Vonteego Cummings James Gist Dominic James Charles Jenkins Curtis Jerrells Michael Lee DeMarcus Nelson Lawrence Roberts Michael Scott David Simon Omar Thomas Terrico White Marcus Williams

Sponsorships and broadcasting rights

• Molten
• RTS
• Arena Sport
• SOS Channel (highlights only)

See also

• Radivoj Korać Cup
• Basketball Federation of Serbia
• Serbia national basketball team
• Yugoslav Basketball League

References

1. "Kompanija Agroživ generalni sponzor KLS". kls.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2013.

External links

• Official website (Serbian)
• Basketball League of Serbia at eurobasket.com