Premijer liga (Croatian basketball)

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The Favbet Premijer liga (English: Favbet Premier League, lit.'Favbet Premier League'), also known as simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia and therefore the Yugoslav League, and is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation.

Favbet Premijer liga
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
CountryCroatia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPrva muška liga
Domestic cup(s)Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Current championsZadar
(5th title)
(2023–24 season)
Most championshipsCibona
(20 titles)
Websitewww.hks-cbf.hr
2023–24 season

Favbet Premijer liga, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 teams. The most successful club is KK Cibona with 19 championship titles.

History

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Prior to 1991, clubs from Croatia played in the Yugoslav First Federal League. From the inaugural season in 1946, three Croatian clubs won 15 national championships in total; Zadar (six titles), Split (six titles), and Cibona (three titles).

Logos, names, and sponsorship names

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  • 1991–20090A-1 Liga
  • 2004–20050A-1 Ožujsko Liga
  • 2005–20170A-1 Liga
  • 2017–20230Hrvatski Telekom Premijer Liga[1]
  • 2023–20260Favbet Premijer Liga[2]

Title holders

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Performance by club

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Club Champions Winning years
Cibona
20
1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22
Cedevita
5
2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Zadar
5
2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Split
1
2002–03
Zagreb
1
2010–11

Playoffs finals

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Winners in matches between first & fourth and second & third in regular season play against each other for the title

Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage 1st of Regular Season Record
1991–92
Cibona
2–1
Zadar Cibona
8–2
1992–93
Cibona
2–1
Slobodna Dalmacija Cibona (2)
17–1
1993–94
Cibona
3–0
Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (3)
14–0
1994–95
Cibona
3–1
Zrinjevac Cibona (4)
12–2
1995–96
Cibona
3–1
Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (5)
25–3
1996–97
Cibona
3–1
Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (6)
19–3
1997–98
Cibona
3–1
Zadar Cibona (7)
24–2
1998–99
Zadar
1–3
Cibona Zadar
19–3
1999–00
Zadar
0–2
Cibona Zadar (2)
20–2
2000–01
Cibona
3–0
Split CO Cibona (8)
18–4
2001–02
Cibona VIP
2–0
Zadar Cibona VIP (9)
12–2
2002–03
Split CO
2–0
Cibona VIP Split CO
12–2
2003–04
Cibona VIP
3–1
Zadar Cibona VIP (10)
13–1
2004–05
Zadar
3–2
Cibona VIP Zadar (3)
12–2
2005–06
Cibona VIP
2–1
Zadar Cibona VIP (11)
14–0
2006–07
Cibona VIP
3–2
Zadar Cibona VIP (12)
12–2
2007–08
Zadar
3–2
Split CO Zadar (4)
13–1
2008–09
Cibona VIP
3–1
Zadar Cibona VIP (13)
13–1
Cibona VIP
3–2
Zadar Cibona VIP (14)
12–2
Cedevita
0–3
Zagreb CO Cedevita
12–2
Cibona
3–1
Cedevita Cibona (15)
14–0
Cibona
3–0
Zadar Cibona (16)
12–2
Cedevita
3–0
Cibona Cedevita (2)
13–1
Cedevita
3–1
Cibona Cedevita (3)
12–2
Cedevita
3–0
Cibona Cedevita (4)
13–1
Cibona
2–3
Cedevita Šibenik
21–5
Cedevita
3–1
Cibona Cedevita (5)
23–1
Cibona
4–0
Cedevita Zadar (5)
18–4
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Zadar
3–2
Split Zadar (6)
29–4
Cibona
3–2
Zadar Cibona (17)
25–7
Split
0–3
Zadar Split (2)
26–6
Zadar
3–2
Split Zadar (7)
31–2

By club

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Club W L Total
Cibona
20
7
27
Zadar
5
12
17
Cedevita
5
3
8
Split
1
9
10
Zagreb
1
0
1
Zrinjevac
0
1
1

All–time national champions

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

Club Champions Winning years
Cibona
23
1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22
Zadar
10
1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23
Split
7
1970–71, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2002–03
Cedevita
5
2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Zagreb
1
2010–11

Players with 3 or more trophies

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Championships Player
8   Davor Kus
  Davor Marcelić
7   Marin Rozić
6   Dževad Alihodžić
  Marko Arapović
  Veljko Mršić
  Davor Pejčinović
  Slaven Rimac
  Karlo Žganec
  Ivica Žurić
5   Vladan Alanović
  Lovro Mazalin
  Damir Mulaomerović
  Sandro Nicević
  Nikola Prkačin
  Josip Sesar
  Tomislav Zubčić
4   Lukša Andrić
  Luka Babić
  Miro Bilan
  Gordan Giriček
  Alan Gregov
  Mate Skelin
  Marko Tomas
  Andrija Žižić
3   Ivan Grgat
  Toni Katić
  Bariša Krasić
  Marijan Mance
  Pavle Marčinković
  Damir Markota
  Džanan Musa
  Fran Pilepić
  Zdravko Radulović
  Ivan Ramljak
  Marko Ramljak
  Damir Rančić
  Marko Šamanić
  Roko Ukić
  Josip Vranković

Source: basketball.hr

Coaches with 2 or more trophies

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Championships Coach
6   Aleksandar Petrović
  Jasmin Repeša
4   Veljko Mršić
3   Dražen Anzulović
2   Danijel Jusup
  Velimir Perasović
  Neven Spahija

Source: basketball.hr

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hrvatski Telekom postao generalni sponzor hrvatske Premijer lige". HKS-CBF.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ^ Tomičić, Zrinka (2023-09-29). "FOTO Predstavljen naslovni sponzor lige: Startala je FAVBET Premijer liga!". Hrvatski košarkaški savez (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-07-26.