Yugoslav Women's Basketball League

Yugoslav Women's Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Founded 1945
Inaugural season 1945
Ceased 1992
Country Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
(1945–1992)
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most titles Crvena zvezda (24 titles)
Level on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup

Championship of SFR Yugoslavia in Basketball for women took place from in 1945. until 1991, the last in the dominance of one club - Belgrade Crvena zvezda.

Although all countries founded after the breakup of Yugoslavia each now have their own national domestic leagues, each of the six nations now take part in the Adriatic League, which was founded in 2001, and which is today the closest league in existence similar to the former Yugoslav Basketball League.

History

After the formation of Yugoslavia in 1945, there arose a need for athletic development in the fledgling nation. Post-WW2 Yugoslavia was (with the exception of major cities such as Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Sarajevo) for the most part lacking in competitive opportunities in sports. In response to this, 1945 and 1946 saw an explosion of new clubs and leagues for every sport, the basketball league being part of this phenomenon.

The very first competition under the newly formed Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945, drawing parallel to the Yugoslav First League (of football), was more or less a nationwide affirmation of unity. Instead of individual clubs competing in the usual fashion, there were only eight teams. Six representing each state within Yugoslavia, one representing the province of Vojvodina, and the last representing the Yugoslav People's Army.

Champions

Season Champion Runner-up
Championships of Republic
1945 Serbia Croatia
Championship for Clubs
1946 Crvena zvezda Radnički Beograd
1947 Crvena zvezda Zadar
1948 Crvena zvezda Proleter Zrenjanin
1949 Crvena zvezda Proleter Zrenjanin
1950 Crvena zvezda Split
1951 Crvena zvezda Proleter Zrenjanin
1952 Crvena zvezda Lokomotiva Zagreb
1953 Crvena zvezda Split
1954 Crvena zvezda Split
1955 Crvena zvezda Split
1956 Crvena zvezda Radnički Beograd
1957 Crvena zvezda Split
1958 Crvena zvezda Radnički Beograd
1959 Crvena zvezda Radnički Beograd
1960 Crvena zvezda Radnički Beograd
1961 Radnički Beograd Crvena zvezda
1962 Radnički Beograd Crvena zvezda
1963 Crvena zvezda Trešnjevka Zagreb
1964 Radnički Beograd Crvena zvezda
1965 Radnički Beograd Crvena zvezda
1966 Radnički Beograd Trešnjevka Zagreb
1967 Trešnjevka Zagreb Radnički Beograd
1968 Radnički Beograd Crvena zvezda
1969 Vojvodina Crvena zvezda
1969-70 Vojvodina Crvena zvezda
1970-71 Željezničar Sarajevo Crvena zvezda
1971-72 Voždovac Vojvodina
1972-73 Crvena zvezda Bosna Sarajevo
1973-74 Bosna Sarajevo Voždovac
1974-75 Voždovac Crvena zvezda
1975-76 Crvena zvezda Industromontaža Zagreb
1976-77 Crvena zvezda Bosna Sarajevo
1977-78 Crvena zvezda Bosna Sarajevo
1978-79 Crvena zvezda Monting Zagreb
1979-80 Crvena zvezda Monting Zagreb
1980-81 Crvena zvezda Monting Zagreb
1981-82 Monting Zagreb Voždovac
1982-83 Monting Zagreb Voždovac
1983-84 Partizan Monting Zagreb
1984-85 Partizan Monting Zagreb
1985-86 Partizan Iskra Delta Ježica
1986-87 Jedinstvo Aida Tuzla Crvena zvezda
1987-88 Jedinstvo Aida Tuzla Elemes Šibenik
1988-89 Crvena zvezda Elemes Šibenik
1989-90 Jedinstvo Aida Tuzla Elemes Šibenik
1990-91 Elemes Šibenik Crvena zvezda
1991–92 Crvena zvezda Vojvodina

Championship winning teams

Team Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runner-up
Crvena zvezda 25 11 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1991
Radnički Beograd 6 6 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967
Trešnjevka 2009[1] 3 8 1967, 1982, 1983 1963, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
Partizan 3 1984, 1985, 1986
Jedinstvo Tuzla[2] 3 1987, 1988, 1990
Voždovac 2 3 1972, 1975 1974, 1982, 1983
Vojvodina 2 2 1969, 1970 1972, 1991
Bosna Sarajevo 1 3 1974 1973, 1977, 1978
Šibenik[3] 1 3 1991 1988, 1989, 1990
Željezničar Sarajevo 1 1971
Split 5 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957
Proleter Zrenjanin 3 1948, 1949, 1951
Zadar 1 1947
Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 1952
Ježica[4] 1 1986

Yugoslav basketball clubs in European-wide competitions (1958-1992)

European Champions Cup

Team Finish
Champion Finalist 3rd Place 4th Place
Crvena zvezda 1979 1981 1978, 1990 1959, 1960, 1964, 1980
Jedinstvo Tuzla 1989 1988
Monting Zagreb 1983
Radnički Beograd 1962

Ronchetti Cup

Team Finish
Champion Finalist
Trešnjevka 2009 1980 1976, 1981
Voždovac 1972
Jedinstvo Tuzla 1990

References

  1. Earlier it was called Trešnjevka Zagreb, Industromontaža Zagreb and Monting Zagreb
  2. Earlier it was called Jedinstvo Aida Tuzla
  3. Earlier it was called Elemes Šibenik
  4. Earlier it was called Iskra Delta Ježica

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